The Rumbleseat Grill - Manakin Sabot

If you haven 't ventured to the extreme West End to go to the RumbleSeat, you MUST! What a great little find! Great American food in a lovely automotive chic : atmosphere at great prices. In case you don 't know, a rumble seat is that extra fold out back seat (instead of a trunk in old cars. That 's where the automotive chic theme comes from. Old gas pumps, gas station signs, license plates, hubcaps and so forth adorn the space. If it sounds gross, it 's not. Everything is sparkling clean. It 's a spacious place, and I 'd guess that they hold (or would hold private parties there, too. It 's a really huge space. Don 't be in a hurry. Service isn 't slow, but it certainly isn 't rushed. Just sit back and enjoy a good meal. The crabcakes were good (you can actually see and taste the crab , the Caesar salad was fresh and delicious, the green beans were whole and cooked perfectly al dente, and the chocolate chess pie was incredibly delicious (but oh so rich that you only need a bite or two to be satisfied . This is Richmond 's (Manakin Sabot 's best kept secret. And my new hideout! Happy Hour 2 7 p.m. and great deals!

This restaurant is just 5 minutes away from Short Pump, so if you'd like to escape from the mall as soon as possible, but are hungry and in need of some food, this is the place for you. The food does not come out quickly, so be prepared to relax a bit in this charming place. The fried green tomatoes were very tasty. The sandwiches we had were good, not great. The waitresses were very friendly. The soda was flat--blech.

Stopped by this place for the first time on a Friday night. Place is a little tricky to find, hidden away from Broad Street a bit... near Sunset Grill and behind Enzo 's. I was there to see a band perform and decided to order a late dinner too. Service is friendly, but slow... at least it was on this busy Friday night. Had the buffalo wings $7) and a side order of loaded mashed potatoes $3.50). The wings were hot/spicy and somewhat greasy. The mashed potatoes were served room temperature... even the toppings weren 't melted. I was going to complain about the cold potatoes, but it took so long to get a bartender 's attention, I decided just to eat some of it and leave the rest. This is a cute little place to come hear a band perform. Feels kinda folksy ... almost like being in a General Store out in the middle of nowhere. Dance floor is tiny... only enough room for maybe 4 couples. Based on my experience, I wouldn 't be anxious to order dinner again... at least not late at night. They have several TVs around the bar showing sports... even while bands perform.

We had reservations for Saturday night at 6:30 and a band was going to play at 7p. We had to wait 2 1/2 hours for food and the waitress never filled our drinks and you had to go to the bar to settle your check. I WILL never go back again. The food was OK ... nothing to write home about but the service was beyond poor.

Thought we would try this based on some of the reviews. I ordered the country fried steak and was very disappointed. Very bland with little to no flavor. I had to kill it with salt to try to bring some life back to it. My son had one of the burgers. He liked that and didn't leave much behind. I would be willing to try this one more time and try something different. The service was decent. I did find the noise level a little loud in restaurant.