Fuel was terrible. They were so rude and unorganized. We tried to book seating for a wedding party to enjoy a lunch together. We had a reservation. When we walked in no one treated us and just started walking away from our group. We had to follow her up to the front to let her know we were the party. After telling us they had it ready but then got busy which defeats the point of a reservation in my mind. She just sort of pointed to the distance to tell us to separate into a bunch of different tables. There was a guy who I assume was the manager was very rude and argumentative when we asked to add on 2 extra people. He was very rude to the groom and we decided to just leave. There were crumbs all over the table. Overall it was just very gross and unclean. I do not recommend them at all.
Frank C.
My wife and I went on Valentine's Day and had the Lobster with pasta and desserts. The food and service were excellent. If you want low key served with excellence I would recommend this place. Very quaint!
Mike M.
New find for us tonight. We will definitely finding our way back to Fuel in the near future. Very tiny inside and a few outside seats in front. Those will be great come summer. Crystal provided us with great service as well!
Katie-Lynn Farrell
Good soup and sandwiches. The man (manager or owner) needs a course on workplace manner, how to treat his employees and customers. Yelling aggressively across the restaurant makes everyone feel awkward and uncomfortable.Kid-friendliness: Not stroller or carseat friendly. Compacted with small tables and small pathways.Wheelchair accessibility: Not wheel chair accessible. Compacted with small tables and small pathways.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 5
Service: 1
Recommended dishes: Grilled Cheese and Tomato Soup, Monte Cristo Sandwich on French Toast w Raspberry Jam & Ham & White Bean Soup
Bryce Raisanen
Best sandwich ever !
shahika aytay
I am local in Ridgefield, just moved to this area. It was a pleasant surprise to find this place. Food is delicious and atmosphere is good. Staff is very friendly and their service is good as well. I sure will be back to try other things in the menu.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Michelle T.
This was a spontaneous decision and we were very pleasantly surprised! Right off the freeway - easy access. Cute little place. We sat by the little decor-only fireplace. Food was creative and very tasty. Our server, Crystal, was both friendly and professional. Glad to find it. Will go there again!
Brooke Maxwell
Reposting review about how this place treats their employees.
Service: 5
Brittany Brownlee
I am extremely disappointed in my experience at Fuel. Although the food is okay (average), the atmosphere and interactions witnessed between the manager and waitress was extremely upsetting. On multiple occasions the manager was heard by the entire restaurant scolding the waitress. Even at a table he proceeded to talk down to the waitress, while including the couple in the conversation, belittling her knowledge of wine. The waitress was visibly upset (understandably) but continued working. She was nothing but appropriate and helpful. The manager, Brandon, continued to hassle her over little details. His actions were very unprofessional and upsetting. It was difficult to even enjoy my meal with my family due to the awkwardly inappropriate and distasteful manor in which the staff were treated. If we had not already ordered, with two hungry young children, we would have left. Toward the end of our meal, Brandon was disrespectfully correcting her actions regarding dishes for the retire restaurant to hear…she very politely and calmly asked him to “please stop talking to her that way” and he proceeded to hit the counter and tell her she was done and could leave. It was apparent the whole restaurant was aware of the situation since another table stopped us on the way out to discuss the lack of good leadership.Although I did like this little local lunch spot, my family and I will not be returning. I hope the owners addresses this issue and sincerely apologize to their waitress.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 3
Service: 1
Brittany Brownlee
I am extremely disappointed in my experience at Fuel. Although the food is okay (average), the atmosphere and interactions witnessed between the manager and waitress was extremely upsetting. On multiple occasions the manager was heard by the entire restaurant scolding the waitress. Even at a table he proceeded to talk down to the waitress, while including the couple in the conversation, belittling her knowledge of wine. The waitress was visibly upset (understandably) but continued working. She was nothing but appropriate and helpful. The manager, Brandon, continued to hassle her over little details. His actions were very unprofessional and upsetting. It was difficult to even enjoy my meal with my family due to the awkwardly inappropriate and distasteful manor in which the staff were treated. If we had not already ordered, with two hungry young children, we would have left. Toward the end of our meal, Brandon was disrespectfully correcting her actions regarding dishes for the retire restaurant to hear…she very politely and calmly asked him to “please stop talking to her that way” and he proceeded to hit the counter and tell her she was done and could leave. It was apparent the whole restaurant was aware of the situation since another table stopped us on the way out to discuss the lack of good leadership.
Although I did like this little local lunch spot, my family and I will not be returning. I hope the owners addresses this issue and sincerely apologize to their waitress.
We never go thru Ridgefield without making a stop at Fuel. My boyfriend absolutely loves the Elk chili & I love it all! Great atmosphere!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Randy Dickson
Top of the line bistro with very compassionate staff. Attentive, professional staff with great food, wine, beer. Huge selection of wine. Fuel Bistro is our go to placeRandy and
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Grilled Cheese and Tomato Soup
Jessica Felts
Their Elk Chili is AMAZING!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Chad Smith
Awesome hole in the wall. Found this place while traveling for a Facebook marketplace sale. After my experience anytime I'm going between Washington and Oregon I will definitely make this one of my stops.Super friendly staff and the sandwiches were stellar. Highly recommend the gunman.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
A B
Food was decent. Portions are way too small for the price, very expensive. Service was horrible, took almost 30 minutes to get a beverage and was ignored by staff. Will not be back and will not be recommending this place to local friends.
Fuel was terrible. They were so rude and unorganized. We tried to book seating for a wedding party to enjoy a lunch together. We had a reservation. When we walked in no one treated us and just started walking away from our group. We had to follow her up to the front to let her know we were the party. After telling us they had it ready but then got busy which defeats the point of a reservation in my mind. She just sort of pointed to the distance to tell us to separate into a bunch of different tables. There was a guy who I assume was the manager was very rude and argumentative when we asked to add on 2 extra people. He was very rude to the groom and we decided to just leave. There were crumbs all over the table. Overall it was just very gross and unclean. I do not recommend them at all.
My wife and I went on Valentine's Day and had the Lobster with pasta and desserts. The food and service were excellent. If you want low key served with excellence I would recommend this place. Very quaint!
New find for us tonight. We will definitely finding our way back to Fuel in the near future. Very tiny inside and a few outside seats in front. Those will be great come summer. Crystal provided us with great service as well!
Good soup and sandwiches. The man (manager or owner) needs a course on workplace manner, how to treat his employees and customers. Yelling aggressively across the restaurant makes everyone feel awkward and uncomfortable.Kid-friendliness: Not stroller or carseat friendly. Compacted with small tables and small pathways.Wheelchair accessibility: Not wheel chair accessible. Compacted with small tables and small pathways.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 5
Service: 1
Recommended dishes: Grilled Cheese and Tomato Soup, Monte Cristo Sandwich on French Toast w Raspberry Jam & Ham & White Bean Soup
Best sandwich ever !
I am local in Ridgefield, just moved to this area. It was a pleasant surprise to find this place. Food is delicious and atmosphere is good. Staff is very friendly and their service is good as well. I sure will be back to try other things in the menu.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
This was a spontaneous decision and we were very pleasantly surprised! Right off the freeway - easy access. Cute little place. We sat by the little decor-only fireplace. Food was creative and very tasty. Our server, Crystal, was both friendly and professional. Glad to find it. Will go there again!
Reposting review about how this place treats their employees.
Service: 5
I am extremely disappointed in my experience at Fuel. Although the food is okay (average), the atmosphere and interactions witnessed between the manager and waitress was extremely upsetting. On multiple occasions the manager was heard by the entire restaurant scolding the waitress. Even at a table he proceeded to talk down to the waitress, while including the couple in the conversation, belittling her knowledge of wine. The waitress was visibly upset (understandably) but continued working. She was nothing but appropriate and helpful. The manager, Brandon, continued to hassle her over little details. His actions were very unprofessional and upsetting. It was difficult to even enjoy my meal with my family due to the awkwardly inappropriate and distasteful manor in which the staff were treated. If we had not already ordered, with two hungry young children, we would have left. Toward the end of our meal, Brandon was disrespectfully correcting her actions regarding dishes for the retire restaurant to hear…she very politely and calmly asked him to “please stop talking to her that way” and he proceeded to hit the counter and tell her she was done and could leave. It was apparent the whole restaurant was aware of the situation since another table stopped us on the way out to discuss the lack of good leadership.Although I did like this little local lunch spot, my family and I will not be returning. I hope the owners addresses this issue and sincerely apologize to their waitress.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 3
Service: 1
I am extremely disappointed in my experience at Fuel. Although the food is okay (average), the atmosphere and interactions witnessed between the manager and waitress was extremely upsetting. On multiple occasions the manager was heard by the entire restaurant scolding the waitress. Even at a table he proceeded to talk down to the waitress, while including the couple in the conversation, belittling her knowledge of wine. The waitress was visibly upset (understandably) but continued working. She was nothing but appropriate and helpful. The manager, Brandon, continued to hassle her over little details. His actions were very unprofessional and upsetting. It was difficult to even enjoy my meal with my family due to the awkwardly inappropriate and distasteful manor in which the staff were treated. If we had not already ordered, with two hungry young children, we would have left. Toward the end of our meal, Brandon was disrespectfully correcting her actions regarding dishes for the retire restaurant to hear…she very politely and calmly asked him to “please stop talking to her that way” and he proceeded to hit the counter and tell her she was done and could leave. It was apparent the whole restaurant was aware of the situation since another table stopped us on the way out to discuss the lack of good leadership. Although I did like this little local lunch spot, my family and I will not be returning. I hope the owners addresses this issue and sincerely apologize to their waitress.
Restaurantji Recommends
We never go thru Ridgefield without making a stop at Fuel. My boyfriend absolutely loves the Elk chili & I love it all! Great atmosphere!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Top of the line bistro with very compassionate staff. Attentive, professional staff with great food, wine, beer. Huge selection of wine. Fuel Bistro is our go to placeRandy and
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Grilled Cheese and Tomato Soup
Their Elk Chili is AMAZING!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Awesome hole in the wall. Found this place while traveling for a Facebook marketplace sale. After my experience anytime I'm going between Washington and Oregon I will definitely make this one of my stops.Super friendly staff and the sandwiches were stellar. Highly recommend the gunman.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Food was decent. Portions are way too small for the price, very expensive. Service was horrible, took almost 30 minutes to get a beverage and was ignored by staff. Will not be back and will not be recommending this place to local friends.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 3
Service: 1