On 4/20/24 my wife and I went to Rafael's for dinner.We sat at the bar, that was being waited on by a dark-haired woman, with zero interest in being there. No warm welcome, no smile, and horrible people skills. She only smiled at her co-workers when they came to chat. I tried to make conversation and she complained about being there all day and all night. This was at 6:00 ish.We both had beers and were never asked if we wanted refills. I ordered a burger with an extra charge for a slice of cheese and bacon. The over-cooked burger arrived with a see-through piece of cheese and one skinny slice of bacon. One! I showed it to the bartender and she said she would run back and get another slice. "Forget it", I said, "just take the bacon off the bill". We were not offered condiments, so I asked another worker waiting for drinks. We had no silverware, so I asked yet another worker waiting for her drinks.Now I will say, this woman hustles and was pumping out drinks. Maybe they should have her make drinks for the restaurant, and hire a friendly, competent person to wait on the bar.My wife ordered the Salmon BLT and she liked it.The place looks great and the acoustic music was wonderful, but we will not go back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 1
Libby Hochhalter
Nice place for lunch with friends. Attentive server and good crab cake. We're not a group that tastes other's food but all of it looked great!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Rick Richard
Service as always is great But the quality of food has slid some. I always enjoyed the burgers up until now buns are not that good nor are they toasted the meat seems to be a lower quality not fresh My wife had a salad with chicken on it The chicken was not cooked and rubbery
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 5
Angela Shirey
Great prices and nice atmosphere.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Ahi Tuna, Cream of Crab Soup, Wings, Sandwich
Ashton K
Went to Rafael's for brunch Sunday. We had high hopes after seeing the reviews but were quickly disappointed. Took forever to place our order and even longer to get it. We ordered the cream chip beef which was good but had to be sent back because it was cold, the Rafs platter and the scrambled (which were ordered soft scrambled) eggs had to be re done because they were so over cooked and brown (came out twice like this), the omelet and pancakes. The omelet was okay and the pancakes were decent. The breakfast potatoes were flavorless boiled potatoes. If you want brunch in Westminster there are other options.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 2
Bert Stauffer
The lettuce was old and rusty in my Caesar salad. The $42 steak was a quarter of an inch thick, and I asked for a medium rare, and I got it pretty much well done, and the other table beside me was also complaining about their hamburger for which the waitress, but said well, you’re not the first to complain terrible experience.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 4
KEVIN DARBY
The excellent breakfast/brunch was only surpassed by the excellent service! Well seasoned, tasty food and a outstanding Bloody Mary! Decent size portions. Looking forward to visiting for lunch and dinner.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Bill Davis
If you like food, you will like Rafaels.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Bang Bang Shrimp
Benjamin
I went here for trivia two weeks ago. Trivia was really fun and the servers are nice. But the food poorly made and lacks quality, control. The cheese dip is oily and the burgers are dry over all the food is just not good. The atmosphere feels cheap rushed gimmicky And the service is incredibly slow both drink and food service. The only upside to this place are nice servers, fun trivia night and cheap beer. The only reason I’m giving this place an stars is the servers were kind.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 2
Crushdem
Our reservation was given to another party. Finally seated after a long wait. Service was terrible. The server kept disappearing. A table near us just walked out mid service. Bathroom dirty. The management here really needs to reevaluate the job they are doing and ask, "What am I doing wrong"?.
Went here for breakfast with my wife and daughter. The atmosphere is relaxing and the service was great. Food was amazing. Can’t wait to go here again.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Mandy Rogers
Food was served cold. Very tasteless and no seasoning. We went for brunch. Two of us got the chip beef and gravy. For the price it was such a small portion and wasn’t very good.Plum Crazy diner has chip beef for 3$ less and there’s so much more and tastes so much better.Oh and the owner treated his employees horribly in front of patrons.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 3
Brie Wroten
Food was very good, expensive. Was very displeased with the waitress Rachel we had the evening we dined here. She was very slow, took our crab dip appetizer before we were finished, I asked her for an extra fork and she never brought it. I had to get up and take one off another table to eat my dinner.Bar portion of the restaurant is very loudParking: Parking very limited, small parking lot with free parking after 5pm weekdays
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Bang Bang Shrimp Tacos
Rigo O
Great service and great food. The creamy Crab soup was absolutely perfect!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Cream of Crab Soup, Wings
Cinnamon Bunny
Rafaels is a gem of Westminster. Their food is wonderful and despite being a somewhat fancy place it's also one of my favorite places in town to get a good burger. Seriously don't sleep on the burgers here. They're excellent. The staff is so nice every time I go in. I can't say enough about the service and professionalism of the people here. The building itself is very cool with an old brick wall paired with a modern aesthetic that works really well together. On a Friday and Saturday night it gets crowded so make those reservations! Overall you will not regret going here. It's a great place to take a date or head out with friends.Parking: There are several parking lots available in the vicinity of the restaurant. Most of them are metered until 5pm so bring those quarters if you're coming in before 5pm. Westminster is not modern. We do not have credit card meters. It's quarters or nothing ?Kid-friendliness: While people can and do bring their young children to Rafaels I would not recommend it on busy evenings. There is just a lot going on and it's very crowded and a toddler who decides to run around might get tripped over. During the day when it's less crowded might be more okay. YMMV
On 4/20/24 my wife and I went to Rafael's for dinner.We sat at the bar, that was being waited on by a dark-haired woman, with zero interest in being there. No warm welcome, no smile, and horrible people skills. She only smiled at her co-workers when they came to chat. I tried to make conversation and she complained about being there all day and all night. This was at 6:00 ish.We both had beers and were never asked if we wanted refills. I ordered a burger with an extra charge for a slice of cheese and bacon. The over-cooked burger arrived with a see-through piece of cheese and one skinny slice of bacon. One! I showed it to the bartender and she said she would run back and get another slice. "Forget it", I said, "just take the bacon off the bill". We were not offered condiments, so I asked another worker waiting for drinks. We had no silverware, so I asked yet another worker waiting for her drinks.Now I will say, this woman hustles and was pumping out drinks. Maybe they should have her make drinks for the restaurant, and hire a friendly, competent person to wait on the bar.My wife ordered the Salmon BLT and she liked it.The place looks great and the acoustic music was wonderful, but we will not go back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 1
Nice place for lunch with friends. Attentive server and good crab cake. We're not a group that tastes other's food but all of it looked great!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Service as always is great But the quality of food has slid some. I always enjoyed the burgers up until now buns are not that good nor are they toasted the meat seems to be a lower quality not fresh My wife had a salad with chicken on it The chicken was not cooked and rubbery
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 5
Great prices and nice atmosphere.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Ahi Tuna, Cream of Crab Soup, Wings, Sandwich
Went to Rafael's for brunch Sunday. We had high hopes after seeing the reviews but were quickly disappointed. Took forever to place our order and even longer to get it. We ordered the cream chip beef which was good but had to be sent back because it was cold, the Rafs platter and the scrambled (which were ordered soft scrambled) eggs had to be re done because they were so over cooked and brown (came out twice like this), the omelet and pancakes. The omelet was okay and the pancakes were decent. The breakfast potatoes were flavorless boiled potatoes. If you want brunch in Westminster there are other options.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 2
The lettuce was old and rusty in my Caesar salad. The $42 steak was a quarter of an inch thick, and I asked for a medium rare, and I got it pretty much well done, and the other table beside me was also complaining about their hamburger for which the waitress, but said well, you’re not the first to complain terrible experience.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 4
The excellent breakfast/brunch was only surpassed by the excellent service! Well seasoned, tasty food and a outstanding Bloody Mary! Decent size portions. Looking forward to visiting for lunch and dinner.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
If you like food, you will like Rafaels.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Bang Bang Shrimp
I went here for trivia two weeks ago. Trivia was really fun and the servers are nice. But the food poorly made and lacks quality, control. The cheese dip is oily and the burgers are dry over all the food is just not good. The atmosphere feels cheap rushed gimmicky And the service is incredibly slow both drink and food service. The only upside to this place are nice servers, fun trivia night and cheap beer. The only reason I’m giving this place an stars is the servers were kind.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 2
Our reservation was given to another party. Finally seated after a long wait. Service was terrible. The server kept disappearing. A table near us just walked out mid service. Bathroom dirty. The management here really needs to reevaluate the job they are doing and ask, "What am I doing wrong"?.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 3
Service: 1
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Went here for breakfast with my wife and daughter. The atmosphere is relaxing and the service was great. Food was amazing. Can’t wait to go here again.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Food was served cold. Very tasteless and no seasoning. We went for brunch. Two of us got the chip beef and gravy. For the price it was such a small portion and wasn’t very good.Plum Crazy diner has chip beef for 3$ less and there’s so much more and tastes so much better.Oh and the owner treated his employees horribly in front of patrons.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 3
Food was very good, expensive. Was very displeased with the waitress Rachel we had the evening we dined here. She was very slow, took our crab dip appetizer before we were finished, I asked her for an extra fork and she never brought it. I had to get up and take one off another table to eat my dinner.Bar portion of the restaurant is very loudParking: Parking very limited, small parking lot with free parking after 5pm weekdays
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Bang Bang Shrimp Tacos
Great service and great food. The creamy Crab soup was absolutely perfect!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Cream of Crab Soup, Wings
Rafaels is a gem of Westminster. Their food is wonderful and despite being a somewhat fancy place it's also one of my favorite places in town to get a good burger. Seriously don't sleep on the burgers here. They're excellent. The staff is so nice every time I go in. I can't say enough about the service and professionalism of the people here. The building itself is very cool with an old brick wall paired with a modern aesthetic that works really well together. On a Friday and Saturday night it gets crowded so make those reservations! Overall you will not regret going here. It's a great place to take a date or head out with friends.Parking: There are several parking lots available in the vicinity of the restaurant. Most of them are metered until 5pm so bring those quarters if you're coming in before 5pm. Westminster is not modern. We do not have credit card meters. It's quarters or nothing ?Kid-friendliness: While people can and do bring their young children to Rafaels I would not recommend it on busy evenings. There is just a lot going on and it's very crowded and a toddler who decides to run around might get tripped over. During the day when it's less crowded might be more okay. YMMV
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Ahi Tuna, Hamburger