It's rare that I find a dining experience so enjoyable from beginning to end. Our server, Ruth extraordinaire, should have a side gig master class in exceptional service. Vibe: elevated yet relaxed neighborhood feel. Esthetic: 1920s Baton Rouge warm Southern hospitality. It's no wonder both new and staple patrons leisurely linger. Appetizers: the whipped trout dip with house made potato chips is a must. Meals: snatch their double chop over roasted asparagus. Salmon perfectly cooked over jasmine rice. And make no mistake. Their fried chicken sandwich with House is a marvel. Yes you read that correctly. I've now incorporated a mimic version at home. Desserts: absolutely all of them that night (refer to my pics). We were traveling through the area and spotted this gem. If your local, you probably already know about this fabulous spot if you're driving through, it's most definitely worth the stop. Outdoor seating as allows. Ample parking, although a bit off the beaten path. read more

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The patio was cold but tolerable sitting in the under the heater. The salmon and brussel salad was delicious as were the short rib empanadas. The service was great too! read more

Hobnob - Salmon and brussel salad - Sandwiches Near Me - Richmond, Virginia

Just had one of the best spontaneous lunch meals ever..had a few Aperol Spritzers and maybe a Falcon Smash or 2.. Got the Fried Chicken Cobb salad and the grilled peaches and pimento toast..everything was fantastic!! read more

Met a friend here for lunch. Cute little restaurant tucked away in Lakeside. I wondered if I had made a wrong turn as I turned down a residential street before spotting the restaurant. We had made a reservation (lunch on Friday). The indoor dining room filled up pretty quickly but there were tables available on the patio, which must be heated as there were a few people eating out there who didn't look like they were freezing. When you walk in, the desserts are on display ... and they all looked delicious! Definitely makes you want to save room for dessert. My friend ordered the shrimp and grits. I ordered the Rockfish BLT with the beet/mandarin salad on the side. We also split the chocolate peanut butter pie for dessert. All of the food was delicious, although my friend thought the shrimp and grits portion was smaller than she expected. I'll be back another time... maybe just for the desserts! read more

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I took my spouse here for a date night and really enjoyed our experience. We sat at the bar due to not making a reservation (limited seating for indoor dining) but our service and atmosphere was great. We ordered the mushroom toast (starter), salmon salad, and the mushroom burger and were very pleased with the fresh ingredients and wonderful flavors. I have been here once before and enjoyed it as well. This will definitely be a go to for us. read more

We have been there for brunch and dinner and have been very pleased every time. The food is fantastic, and we love their outdoor dining experience. read more

Ambiance: very cosy place a bit crowded but overall it looked clean and charming. Sat outside and that can be a little noisy but that is what you get for being right next to road. The service was very good. Nothing to complain about. Food: I had the chicken sandwich and I thought it was fine but the bun was soggy. Also the chip were stale and I asked to get a fresh/hot order but was told that is how they come and suggested I get fries instead. The fries were overcooked and seemed not fresh (soft and not crisp) I usually finish my fries but I couldn't eat more than a handful. Overall I felt the side dishes I tried wasn't fresh or served hot and were overcooked. Not a fan. I'll try again but very skeptical it will be any better. read more

Hobnob - Menu - Sandwiches Near Me - Richmond, Virginia

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Went through the menu. We are here for a late brunch. So some items are gone already, fortunately what we want is available. I ordered the cinnamon bun pancakes. There was one left. Spouse ordered the almond croissant French toast. You can get in with a wheelchair. But the parking is tight. There is no space for the wheelchair to exit a car. Spouse got me out then pulled into the parking spot. Place is small so the talking is loud. It came with fruit or bacon. We choose the bacon bacon is excellent. Server was efficient but no real personal touch. read more

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Good food. We enjoyed the variety of the small plates. Service was very good too. We ate out on the back deck and enjoyed the sunshine.

My wife and i brought my 80 year old mother to Richmond to see a show. I asked for recommendations and a local Richmond resident suggested Hobnob. There were other suggestions but Hobnob takes reservations. We were going to a show and wanted to make sure we weren't waiting or standing in the cold. Online it let me pick 10:45 on the patio. I called and asked if it was heated. I was assured it was. Well the patio isn't really enclosed in glass or plastic but a mesh screen. They did have heaters at the top of the room pointing down in a few locations but at by he bottom it was still cold, especially by the screens. The patio was not full when we got there. There were three open 4tops. The table they set us at was right next to the screen. My mother was clearly cold but not wanting to bother anyone to move to the tables closer the the physical building. It seemed like a really easy fix. Well i was wrong. The waitress acted like it would be impossible to move even though there was no one at two other tables. I asked the hostess and she was even more weird about it and came up with all these excuses why they couldn't move us to the empty table we wanted. No one was waiting. So they moved us to the table a little closer the wall. Im still confused why it was even an issue. The waitress came and asked for drinks and starters. Cool we ordered drinks and got the cider donut holes which were very good. We were eating the appetizer before the other table arrived finally. Not even all the people but the hostess acted really happy to see them....like she knew them. Waitress offered zero suggestions as "everything was just so good". Anyway it was brunch so my wife got a salmon salad which she said was meh. My mother got the French toast which ended up being the real highlight. I got biscuits in gravy which was good not great. They did have parking which was nice. I probably wouldn't go back. read more

Good food and atmosphere. Great place to meet friends and socialize and have great food

We have eaten at Hobnob multiple times and are always extremely happy with the food. Fig and prosciutto flatbread, short rib empanadas, fried chicken cobb salad, roasted brussels, home made soups ALL winners! Even the side dishes are memorable. Fairly priced! Service is always on point and friendly. They have made improvements to the outdoor patio area- better side walls and a separate door. Much better for year-round dining. :) read more

took my mom here for Mother's Day and it didn't disappoint! this was both of our first times here and we loved every minute of it! Kristy was our server and she was fantastic. I got the fried green tomato blt, and my mom got the salmon avocado Benedict. we both got a brunch cocktail as well. my phone did not eat first as I completely forgot to take any pics, but we cannot wait to return! would definitely recommend making reservations if you can as it's a small place and they fill up quick. read more

Very cute place nestled on Hermitage Road. Small and quaint. Parking is limited, but there is street parking available. Serving staff very attentive and friendly. We sat outside on the patio, but I had a sneak peek inside... very nice, but seemed loud. Our food was good but not as good as I expected. We ordered pimento BLT with onion rings and crab cake sandwich with fries. The BLT needed to have more filling but the onions were AMAZING. My crab cake sandwich was very tasty but the fries were over done for my preference. However...the desserts made up for it all!!! Homemade and delicious! Key lime pie and lime blueberry cheesecake!! Yum!! This place has potential and worth the drive. read more

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Tracey Thoroman is an artist. The food is flawless. The presentation almost too beautiful to disturb by eating. The service, first rate. Been coming here over six years now. I don't know how, but it just keeps getting better. read more

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Racist treatment Last Sunday, my good friend, a 92-year-old black woman and I were having lunch at Hopp knob. It was extremely noisy and the food was just average. We were crammed in. When we were just finishing and talking. We were asked to leave because they had a "reservation". We also noticed that there were lots of other white people who have been there much longer than we had, and they were not asked to leave. We were very upset. read more

We stopped in for an impromptu date night on a Tuesday night. The outdoor seating was really cute and it wasn't too hot, so we sat outside. The patio was very cute, but would definitely be too hot for me personally if it were any hotter out. The food was really good, and they were super great about adjusting meals for allergies at the table, which was great. The only qualm is that we went most of our time without even water on the table- the waitstaff seemed to forget about us! read more

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The fried chicken sandwich is delicious and appears to stay on the menu (been here multiple times). I love how they have a seasonal menu sourcing what's fresh at the moment. read more

Excellent lunch at Hobnob! We were driving from Monticello over to Williamsburg, and my son found this little gem. At first, I was surprised by the location, as it is tucked away inside of a residential neighborhood. The ice tea is great. There is a surprising beer and wine and cocktail menu. Lots of great choices. We got the crab dip to start - my son inhaled it. Then, he got a shrimp po boy with onion rings. The bread on the po boy was perfect and the shrimp were perfectly fried. I got the fried green tomatoes with blackened shrimp - amazing! The best blackened shrimp ever. Finally, for dessert we shared a piece of chocolate peanut butter pie - so delicious. So glad we stopped here during our vacation. P.S. Ask for Craige (thats's her middle name) for the best service)! read more

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Stopped in for lunch. Potato soup, fried chicken sandwich and the shrimp and succotash salad were amazing!! Service could not have been better. Will definitely plan to come back!! read more

I love Hobnob. The quality of their dishes is equal to or better than any fine dining in Richmond (Lemaire, L'Opossum, Grisette, Buckheads, to name a few that I've been to) at an affordable price in a great local area. My wife and I had our rehearsal dinner for our wedding here, and come here frequently, and will keep coming here forever. Please expand and let all of Richmond know how freaking awesome you are! read more

Really great upscale comfort food. Fun vibe as well. I really liked our waiter Cointreau. Lots of fun!

I was looking for a local place to eat while in the area. Based on reviews, i figured I'd give this restaurant a try. Unfortunately, we left highly unsatisfied with the food and the service. First, we made a reservation online, they were able to seat us quickly and early. We ordered the fried green tomatoes as a starter and then the Gouda smash burger as our main. The service was horrible. We couldn't find our waitress for nearly all of our meal, we had to grab another waitress and we noticed the table sitting next to us was also having difficulty getting the attention of our waitress for our section. The fried green tomatoes were average. There wasn't nearly enough dressing so they lacked flavor. We ended up asking for ranch dressing which helped the flavor. After, we tried the smash burger which we ended up not eating because of the strong taste of cumin, think taco night. Which was incredibly off putting considering the burger was supposed to have tastes of Gouda and pesto. The fries were so small that I wouldn't even consider them fries. Overall, we were not pleased with our experience. The restaurant is cute on the outside and there is lots of outdoor seating. Parking is available. Would recommend you skip this restaurant and try out something else! read more

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Local favorite. May have to make reservations during peak hours. Love the patio when not too hot or cold. The food is always delicious and specials change frequently. read more

Their smash burger is maybe my fav in RVA. The food is always solid; it gets pretty busy so best to make a rez if you can. Service is fantastic and I LOVE the art inside. There are like 2 or 3 seats at the bar, so not as much seating there. read more

My best friend and I were visiting Richmond for the day when most of our plans began to fall apart due to snow closures. We quickly needed to grab food before we headed back to Hampton Roads and away from the snow. We searched a couple of options but this one's reviews and menu options really stood out. We showed up without any reservation but luckily due to inclement weather we were able to get seated... at the bar. The ambience of the location is incredibly adorable and classy, but the location of the bar is almost directly in front of the front door so every time it opened you got a gust of cold air making it slightly uncomfortable. There was a heated area outside in a tent but we chose to sit at the bar instead. After we were seated the bartender approached us and asked if we were ready to order, we did ask for some suggestions between a couple of items since we were a little bit torn however because the bartender said she was new, that she's only seen the food selections and has not tried them so she was unable to provide any feedback over possible choices. I would recommend that she try the menu so she can give feedback or references to customers. She was super nice. We ordered a carafe of mimosas which we split evenly and the ham biscuits from the starter menu. The ham biscuits were a 3/5 for me personally. The ham was extra salty and tough to bite into. It could really use some sort of jam to make it not so dry. For our entrées I'll ordered the banana foster French toast and my bestie ordered the Chesapeake quiche. The French toast was delicious! I would absolutely order this again, 10/10. It did not need the maple syrup that came with it. The bacon was burnt so that didn't get eaten. The Chesapeake quiche was absolutely incredible, it tasted fresh and there wasn't a crumb left on the plate. It came with a nice little salad which was good and some fruit which was fine. Overall I would definitely come back and try other items on the menu since the entrées were so good. If i could I'd give it a 3.5 but I'd definitely lean closer to a 4 than a 3. If we had more time I would've probably sent the bacon back or not order in at all. read more

Hobnob - Menu Brunch Winter 2022 - Sandwiches Near Me - Richmond, Virginia

Hobnob is one of my favorite restaurants. Words can't describe the food, drinks, service and ambiance. I love that the menu rotates with the seasons but they keep a few staple items on there. The brunch is probably one of the best in the area. Lastly, the carrot cake has been a staple since I first visited. The best cake you will ever eat. read more

Patio seating on a gorgeous day was made even better with the amazing meals and service we received. Dinner was served promptly! We got Rock Fish served with the most scrumptious lima beans (never have I said those words) and the Shrimp Salad with roasted red peppers, capers & whipped feta was heavenly! Had good wine and great service, and we couldn't have asked for better! read more

Hobnob - Rockfish with Lima beans - Sandwiches Near Me - Richmond, Virginia

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This spot is becoming a Saturday or Sunday tradition for my partner and I. I very much prefer this brunch destination over others in the immediate area for its price and consistent quality. It's not chaotic which is nice, but very busy on weekend mornings. I recommend calling ahead or you'll sit at the bar like we do all the time. read more

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This place is AMAZING. The outdoor seating was great and there were fans etc and the service was great. The thing that stood out the most was the duck bacon wontons. At first I was skeptical a little but I am so glad I tried them because they were SO SO SO AMAZING. PLEASE TRY THEM YOU WILL NOT REGRET IT. I also got the chicken cobb salad which was reeeeeeally good too. 6/5 stars. read more

Yum! We stopped here before visiting the gardens and we were immediately able to be seated even without reservations. We sat outside in the uncovered part (that was the only available place, super busy even on a Thursday- just tells you how good it is!). I ordered the smash burger and fries and they were both great! The fries has just the right amount of seasoning and were crispy. Other members in my party got the poboy (they loved it and said it had more oysters than you'd expect at other places!), the green tomato Brie sandwich (also loved it and the fries), and a shrimp salad (had tons of shrimp and the dressing was great!). Definitely recommend this to anyone in the area and we will hopefully be back! read more

Hobnob - Smash Burger - Sandwiches Near Me - Richmond, Virginia

We had a great celebration dinner at Hobnob! I love that they change their menu with the season so this menu was different from our last visit. We started with brussel sprouts and oysters. Both were a hit with the table. The flavors on the brussel sprouts was fantastic. Our table had the shrimp and grits, hanger steak, grilled shrimp and rosemary chicken. Delicious all the way around. Service was great and the restaurant wasn't very loud despite being packed. read more

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The Mahi Mahi - which two of us had - was tasteless. Even with asking for the "pineapple" sauce - as one of our friends said - "BLAH". The crabcakes - had by two friends - had too much filler for the price they paid. They were less than happy. My husband's ratatouille was equally blah. We were so disappointed as we had been before for lunch and brunch. But none of us are coming back. read more

Excellent lunch but be sure to get reservation even for off times. Especially if weather doesn't lend to sitting outside (although they do have some nice heaters). Mushroom Swiss burger very good. Friend had fish and chips which he liked a lot (and he just came back from England so picky) Must stop in location. read more

Went for a cute date night. Made a reservation and was seated immediately. Cute small little higher scale restaurant in the middle of Lakeside. Variety of food options and both entrees were delicious. Known for their desserts and brunch as well. Would highly recommend for date night and a morning brunch with friends or family. I will be back! read more

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I'm so annoyed at myself for having never reviewed Hobnob in the past. I'm not sure how this review slipped through the cracks in my brain, as I've been several times and they're one of my favorite restaurants in the Richmond area. I hadn't been since before the pandemic (so at least a year) until I placed an order on Tuesday. A photo of their king cake dessert for Mardi Gras on Instagram drew me back in, and I ended up placing an order for that, the roast pork sandwich with fries, a pint of pimento cheese, and the chocolate raspberry cake. Yes, two desserts! The same as I did the first time I visited with a friend from out of town two years ago. Actually, if you scroll back in time, you'll find Stephanie S.'s review from 3/2019 that sums up our experience that day. I ordered at 11 am, which is the time they start taking orders for the day. They begin to cook at 11:30, and my meal was ready when I arrived at 11:40. The drive-thru set up is really easy. You just pull up to a table, give your name, and they bring out the food. My food had just finished getting bagged, and the 5-minute drive back to my apartment was painful -- that aroma! The roast pork was absolutely incredible and could rival some you'd find in Philly. The fries were thin and stringy, and very good. I've already eaten all the chips that came with the pimento, and I still have about half of the pint left. I had previously had the pimento burger there a couple times, so I knew it was good stuff. The cakes were also top tier. I do hope the cheesesteak makes a menu return sometime, as that was my favorite item and I had ordered it repeatedly. I'm that person who adds mayo, and I recall the kitchen loading it on. I was in heaven. I'm glad they're able to remain open and operate safely in the pandemic. I can't wait til the threat is gone and I can have another meal here! read more

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I made a reservation for 5. Only option was for the patio. On this date the temperature was in the 40's. The 3 wall heaters were not able to battle the cold. The patio does not have solid walls on 2 sides. I asked whether we could be seated inside (a Sunday at 10:30 am) and was told no. I asked whether we could be seated closer to the heaters, as there were multiple open tables on the patio. Our waitress touched base with shift manager, who told her no. She told me she was told by the manager that people had specifically reserved remaining empty tables on the patio. Interestingly, no other customers arrived to eat at the patio until 1 hour later (i.e., 11:30). I do feel the food was good, and reasonably priced. The food came promptly, and our waitress was attentive. I would not return because I feel that I can't trust them. read more

Hobnob is the most charming little restaurant located right in The Lakeside area. The restaurant has a cute little bumble bee motif and opulent tin ceiling! So cute! They serve American style food. I opted for the chicken sandwhich. What impressed me most about this sandwich was how juicy the inside was !! The outside had a nice little crispiness to it and the sweet pickle was very complimentary!! Personally I like my chicken sandwiches to be a little more crunchy but this one still tasted pretty good. There is also a private parking lot and street parking which is great! read more

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Food was amazing. The prices are a little higher but you pay for the quality. My husband ordered the pork chops on the fall menu and loved them. I got the Butternut squash lasagna which was amazing. We also got a huge piece of carrot cake to go to enjoy for breakfast. Excellent! read more

We have had great service and fantastic food every time we go there Great service inside and outside read more

Hobnob - Fabulous service and great food every time we go there over the last 3 years - Sandwiches Near Me - Richmond, Virginia