Cobalt Grille

Cobalt Grille reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

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   Peggy VIP

   Richmond6 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Exquisite meal and drinks! Beautiful music! Great evening!!
   

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   David

   Richmond10 reviews

   3.0

   Dined 5 days ago

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 3

   Food was good (not great) Overall and good dinner. Received a surprise at the end when paying the bill. . .3% was added because I paid with a credit card-I never saw anything written or posted about this until I noticed that the check I received and the credit card receipt were different.
   

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   OpenTable Diner

   Richmond2 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 6 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   The portobello mushrooms "fries" are fantastic, and the duck was perfectly prepared.
   

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   baldmd VIP

   Richmond12 reviews

   2.0

   Dined on March 7, 2025

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 3

   Service was good, space was loud. We have memories of the food being very good here though we have not been in a few years. Our main courses were too salty, my wife’s fish so salty as to be inedible. Side dishes were not tasty either. Mashed potatoes were cold, broccoli undercooked. The manager did apologize and did not charge us for my wife’s fish which I commend. We won’t be returning.
   

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   Beth

   Richmond7 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on February 26, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Went on a Wednesday night with a friend so it was quiet and not too crowded. Service was attentive, food always excellent and we enjoyed catching up at a nice booth. I had the salmon with a cup of she crab soup to start, she started with the tomato mozzarella salad which was a little more interesting than most, more greens and blueberries with cherry tomatoes and burrata. She had the mushroom Swiss burger with their delicious French fries as well and I had a couple glasses of wine, both of which complemented my courses nicely. We had no room for dessert and took half our entrees home.
   

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   Melody VIP

   Richmond8 reviews

   3.0

   Dined on February 24, 2025

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   The menu on Open Table was not current. The chocolate cake was dry. The chicken in the entree was a bit over cooked. The salmon was ok, not dry. We appreciated the champagne to celebrate my birthday, that was a nice perk!
   

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   Chris VIP

   Richmond5 reviews

   2.0

   Dined on February 22, 2025

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 1

   Where to begin….our final thoughts as we left the establishment….needs a complete makeover from atmosphere to menu to chef to bartenders!! We are big fans of trying new restaurants. We arrive, inform our server it’s our first time being there. The only reason for 2 stars was the server. She tried her best to explain away a poorly made old fashioned, crab dip that was torched similar to crème brûlée and the oh so unfortunate entree. Hubby got the Wellington, I ordered the pork special. Holy cannoli, ok, the beef was ok. We have had better experiences in other restaurants regarding the Wellington. The special, I do enjoy pork medallions. What was described on the menu did not meet expectations. The pork was covered, I mean smothered, with a ground mustard sauce that was indescribably horrible. Server asked if we wanted a to go box. We politely declined. Her face was confused. She could have asked follow up questions regarding the entree but she did not and we did not complain. Politely declined dessert. Paid as quickly as possible and walked to The Butcher’s Son to salvage the evening. Do not send feedback questionnaire unless the chef and managers are prepared for constructive criticism.
   

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   Trish VIP

   Richmond17 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on February 22, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Excellent every time! Great wine list, food and everyone is so friendly!
   

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   Casey

   Richmond1 review

   2.0

   Dined on February 16, 2025

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 3

   The service was horrendous. There was something very wrong with our server from the get go. Every time she returned to our table she made our experience worse. It started when she brought us glasses of water. She sat them down on the absolute edge of the table so I had to grab them in hopes they would not fall off but she didn’t seem to notice that because she was immediately asking if we wanted to order dinner. But we were still looking at the wine list & drink menu. When we ordered our drinks she kept repeating it to me incorrectly & I was happy to correct her but of course we received incorrect drinks anyway. We had to flag her down to ask for the missing ingredients for our drink which we did receive but it was not enough to correct the mistake. We just decided to keep dealing with it because we understood everyone makes mistakes. For some reason she kept pressuring us to order our food fast yet she never asked if we had any questions about the menu or specials. We also never received a specials menu. Then she came back to our table with the specials menu & a pitcher of water to top off my glass but proceeded to pour most of it all over our table instead. It poured onto the floor & the chair next to me that had my purse on it. She went to get something to wipe up all the water which turned out to be a paper napkin which was a joke in comparison to the spill. So she just started pushing all the water to the floor. The strangest part of everything was her reaction. She just didn’t seem concerned or apologetic she just kept saying “I know what’s going on,” & oddly continued on. We had to talk to the manager because of the following incident, when she finally came back to our table we had finished our drinks & ordered a bottle of wine. But she brought the wrong bottle & no glasses. That was it on top of everything else! We received a new server who was just lovely. Sadly, the food was just ok. Over cooked scallops & fish. Far too many negatives we will not return.
   

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    OpenTable Diner

    Richmond1 review

    5.0

    Dined on February 15, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 5

    The food and ambiance were wonderful. Our server was ok. We felt rushed, and she appeared almost annoyed that we didn't want to rush through our dinner. Even when we expressed we wanted to dine in a relaxed pace
    

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