Been coming here for a few years now and have never had a bad experience with the establishment or it's employees.
It's a great place with good food and a cozy atmosphere. The bar staff are very attentive, even when they are swamped and they make sure you are taken care of.
For food, it's your standard American style menu with burgers and sandwiches and the like. One of my personal favorites though has to go to the Chili Cheese Tots that they serve here. House made chili and delicious Queso go on top of some nice and hot tots to really give a wonderful savory appetizer or meal if you want to satisfy that craving.
A great place to have fun for a while, or as a stop in weekend shenanigans.
I've been coming to Buddy's since I was old enough to drink (over on Robinson)! The people are a close knit family who always have room for more! Always a great time, good food, and good company!
Great service! The food was awesome and don’t get me started on the insanely dope music selection. Looking for a chill spot where you can have a conversation and still hear great music, this is your place!
Buddys rules. Don't listen to the 1 star reviews, they are trolls who are intentionally trying to sabatoge the ratings of this local hangout.
Never been to Virginia but wouldn't go to this place when they kicked out clyde and the ground zero gang, their my friends you censor them thank goodness their not like that at paradise lounge in Portland Oregon I guess Portland isn't as up tite if I was clyde I would never go back to Virginia in less Ron was kidding but i don't think so.
I sincerely love their food, drinks, bartenders/staff, and the environment. I specifically enjoy it on weeknights as it isn't as packed as it is on weekends. It's a small place and can get crowded with the old regulars on weekends, but it's on my street which is incredibly convenient and it's my favorite spot out of the three I have in walking distance.
Great brunch. Great prices. Great staff. Great neighborhood bar and restaurant. Mimosas and Bloody Mary Bar on Saturdays and Sundays.
It's like Cheers but in Richmond, VA. Friendly patrons and bartenders alike. Can't go wrong with their food and drinks!
Great place, good atmosphere, really friendly people, live music...the perfect ending to my last stay in Richmond. I'm sure if I return to Richmond for any reason, I'll visit again.
Some of my better memories originate here. Amazing staff, not like some of the other snarky servers I've had else where, and the event nights are fantastic!
For my wife and I, this place is another home. It’s our favorite bar in RVA.
Always a great time with friends! Awesome service and being able to just hang out and feel right at home is one of the reasons I come back as often as I can! Heather is always so much fun and welcomes you right on in! Since moving to Richmond this has been my go to spot with friends!
We go to Buddy's every Monday night. The staff is awesome. Tucker and Heather are a great bartender/server team. Everything comes out promptly, and they make you feel right at home. The ribs are delicious, and they serve apps late night if you are looking for something to nibble on a little later in the evening. They do karaoke on Mondays also, and Brian is a great, and fair, KJ. They also usually do live music on Thursdays! If you are looking for a fun place to hang out and feel like you are just drinking a beer with your friends, this is the place to go.
Awesome staff, food, and atmosphere. I love karaoke Mondays and trivia Tuesdays! It's a fantastic establishment
Sunday brunch, bloody Mary bar, basket of tots decadent!
Justin the bartender was outstanding. Very friendly and attentive.. The burger was good not great but its a burger..jalapeños were good but the bacon was burnt. Overall I really like this "dive bar" experience. Had a wheat beer and it was really good.
We were out on a Monday night just looking for a karaoke place. We got there very early but spent the evening talking with the locals and our bartender. All I can say is this, Buddy’s reminds me of Cheers. It was a great place to just go hang out with friends. Enjoy good conversations, food, drinks and then when it was karaoke time, the place was so much fun! Don’t miss going there. They’re a Richmond establishment and I look forward to going again soon! Cheers!
Good local spot feel and service!! Waitstaff and bartenders move with purpose, and they don't stop! Philly cheese was good, burger was really good, tater tots are great! Oh yeah, the wings are HUGE-order them if you like your wings to be perfectly cooked with lots of meat on them!(aka pterodactyl wings)!
anna newbold (hammy2458)
+5
i love this place so i’ll keep my rating high but I just had a very rude experience with the younger girl who was opening today. never seen her serving at night so i guess she’s a morning gal.
popped over to buddys when i was pumping gas at 10:47 ish to ask about buying a t-shirt. she grumpily answered the door (which i get, opening a restaurant sucks!) and when i asked her hey would you
sell me a t-shirt right now? she was so rude and replied no. you’ll have to wait until 11. and closed the door, rolled her eyes and walked away.
if i was arriving at 10:20 or even 10:30 I would soooo get it… but you’re literally opening your doors in 10 mins and you can’t sell me a t-shirt…?!??! ah. that’s ok i just wish she wasn’t so rude!!!! so, i took myself over to joes inn and bought a t-shirt there.
i spend about two nights a week at buddys and really hope she doesn’t serve me in the future. happy holidays tho!!!
Can’t say enough great things about Caroline. Wonderful bartender, truly cares about her job and everyone at Buddy’s. I would go again just for her to be my bartender
It's where I met my girlfriend at 1:00 am on a Sunday night / Monday morning for karaoke night. One year later and we're still together ( despite her best efforts to murder me in my sleep ). You'll meet a very diverse group of local weirdos there🤪
Their brunch was amazing! We tried their stuffed jalapeños, BLT with pimento cheese, chicken and waffles, and their burger. We got tater tots on the side - fabulous! Their amazing bartender made us a Bloody Mary that was to die for. He was also an amazing waiter!
That bartender woman with braids was the nicest person i ever seen for a very long time drinks also good too. %100 percent recommended
YOOOO that Texas Burger tho!
That thing was incredible, but then you used frozen crinkle fries.... all the love, tenderness and thought in that Burger was brought down a tiny bit. But I'm still getting one next time I'm in town
This place is a gem! The burgers and sandwiches are really good, not to mention huge. You could easily make two meals out of them. The service is excellent as well, we had multiple servers come by to check on our table and refill drinks. Prices are very fair.
Great spot for lunch, dinner or a karaoke night. The palmetto shrimp wrap is to die for if you like palmetto cheese and old bay. Sounds strange but trust me, it's worth it! Steak and cheese is bomb too. Be prepared for an older man crowd though.
Claudia Villalovos (Beaudacious81)
+5
Very pleasant atmosphere cool place to hangout with your friends. Really good food and bartender service. Friendly staff and awesome menu. Great prices on food and drinks! Highly recommend buddy's Place.
My boyfriend and I wanted to try something new, so I googled around and found Buddy's. Good decision too! We liked the atmosphere, the food selection and prices were good. More importantly, our bartender Norein was awesome! She definitely is what made the experience so great! As a bartender myself I'm always about good service and she nailed it. We will be back!
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