The Daily Kitchen & Bar Richmond VA

Sandra Williams

This used to be a favorite go-to, however, the last three times I’ve been the service and the food have been sub-par at best. Let’s start with the service. Why is it that if I sit at the bar literally nobody greets us for a solid 7-10 minutes (the last four times this happened)? When there are plenty of other patrons being spoken to, served, asked for drink refills, etc — why were we consistently overlooked and ignored. On all four occasions of late, sitting at the bar, my friends and I have had to flag someone down to ask for waters, not to mention drink and appetizer orders, refills, and last time even cutlery (AFTER our appetizer had arrived and was sitting there getting cold). And this has not just been one group of servers. This is consistent with all of the bar staff I have encountered on my last four visits (have not seen the same staff member repeated). One staff member behind the bar this past Sunday was visibly annoyed with anything and everything, obviously angry, and ignoring us. Another one, who seemed new, ignored my party as well and went on to ask people who got seated after us if she could get them food menus, as she brought them waters. My guest, in from out of town, and I were appalled and almost left. One young woman stepped up and took over for our angry bartender when we had to stop her mid-stomp off to ask if we could put in a food order, as we both had deadlines and had already been sitting there for 20 min without anyone asking for our order. Then there was the food. Every time I’ve been I’ve ordered their famous Brussels sprouts. The last several times, they were sorely disappointing. Pipping hot, but lacking in the normal amount of the toppings and generally not edible (my guest took one bite and could not eat any more). The salad I got was lacking in flavor as well and my $9 salmon add-on was smaller than my half of avocado. It all sat there, waiting with me for the bartender for several minutes as I tried to flag someone down for salt — we had to leave soon, so sending it back for an appropriate sized piece of fish was not an option. Our brunch tab was $70, I tipped $15 hoping that a nice tip would turn some attitudes around, but am doubtful and now regretful that I treated such service with over 20% kind of gratuity. I will not be returning for some time, if ever. And anyone I know going will be verbally dissuaded if I can help it. This Richmond staple has become an utter disappointment. Four times in a row! 👎🏻👎🏻

April M.

Service and food were great but the cleanliness of the place could definitely be better. Bathrooms were gross (all of them, I checked), my dining seat had crumbs and floors had food/crumbs everywhere. Restaurant was well staffed but there was a lot of sitting, standing and talking with no cleaning at all. It was also clear that the place hadn't been dusted or wiped down in a while. I like this place; please do better!

embarnesdc

Three of us popped in for snacks on a breezy Saturday ~3p. Not crowded at all. Loved our table location half inside, half outside at sun-drenched window. Ordered brussel sprouts, fries, calamari with peppers. Delicious! Wonderful server and ambience.