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A photo of Cafe Frank restaurant
4.8
Exceptional(541)
€€€€
• Contemporary French / American • Charlottesville
Booked 12 times today
We enjoyed our experience at Café Frank. It exceeded our expectations. It had the vibe of eating at a great local establishment. The food was quite good, especially for the region. It's not over the top nor a culinary experience. But we didn't look at it that way. Service was, however, impeccable. The team there was friendly, engaging, and attentive. This is definitely a place we'd go back to when visiting. In closing, I'd say it is the combination of good food with great service that made this place memorable.
A photo of Hamiltons' At First & Main restaurant
4.7
Exceptional(2653)
€€€€
• Contemporary American • Charlottesville
Booked 21 times today
We hadn’t been to Hamiltons in years, but when good friends from California visited we took the opportunity. Everything, especially the food, was as good as we remembered. The shrimp and grits were especially noted.
A photo of The Ridley restaurant
4.1
Excellent(658)
€€€€
• Southern • Charlottesville
Booked 11 times today
Wonderful service by Katherin. All our meals were excellent. Had a great time!
A photo of Rapture restaurant
4.3
Awesome(252)
€€€€
• Southern • Charlottesville
Enjoyable dinner. Food was delicious. Waiter and Manager were very attentive.
A photo of matchbox Charlottesville restaurant
3.8
Excellent(242)
€€€€
• American • Charlottesville
Booked 1 time today
This afternoon I brought my partner to Matchbox to celebrate her birthday because we both enjoy Matchbox. I had made a reservation so when we got there everything was ready to go. Also my partner's family join us today to celebrate this special day. The 7 of us had a great time and fun afternoon plus the food was delicious. My partner was so happy and excited. Also, her family had never been to Matchbox before and they enjoyed themselves and the food as well. Her family said that they will be back. Also, our waitress Rachel was awesome. She was very attentive, engaging and social. She did an excellent job serving us today on this special day. Overall it was a super duper and satisfying Saturday afternoon at Matchbox. We will be back again soon.
A photo of Ruth's Chris Steak House - Reston restaurant
4.8
Exceptional(380)
€€€€
• Steakhouse • Reston
Booked 14 times today
The service was absolutely impeccable for my husband’s birthday! We will definitely return to this location.

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  • Richard
    Virginia •19 reviews
    5.0
    Dined 1 day ago
    Starting with bartender. He is consistently terrific. My Dark Horse (Manhattan) was perfect. Our waiter was attentive and knowledgeable about the menu. I started with the fried oyster appetizer which was a generous serving of 7 oysters accompanied by red cabbage, which was excellent. My wife had the vegetarian soup of the day, also superb and served hot. I had the crab cakes (two) entree which was very good, although I would prefer larger lump crab meat with a little less filling. The portion was large and I took one home to reheat the next day in the air fryer. My wife enjoyed the vegetarian blue plate special. We will return.
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    Hamiltons' At First & Main$$$$• Contemporary American• Charlottesville
    •
    4.7
  • JonathanGold
    Asheville / Western North Carolina •44 reviews
    5.0
    Dined 3 days ago
    We enjoyed our experience at Café Frank. It exceeded our expectations. It had the vibe of eating at a great local establishment. The food was quite good, especially for the region. It's not over the top nor a culinary experience. But we didn't look at it that way. Service was, however, impeccable. The team there was friendly, engaging, and attentive. This is definitely a place we'd go back to when visiting. In closing, I'd say it is the combination of good food with great service that made this place memorable.
    More info
    Cafe Frank$$$$• Contemporary French / American• Charlottesville
    •
    4.8
  • BrianGold
    Washington, D.C. Area •10 reviews
    5.0
    Dined on 24 Oct 2026
    Enjoyable dinner. Food was delicious. Waiter and Manager were very attentive.
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    Rapture$$$$• Southern• Charlottesville
    •
    4.3
  • BradGold
    Virginia •4 reviews
    5.0
    Dined on 18 Oct 2026
    Wonderful service by Katherin. All our meals were excellent. Had a great time!
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    The Ridley$$$$• Southern• Charlottesville
    •
    4.1
  • David
    Washington, D.C. Area •1 review
    5.0
    Dined on 10 Oct 2026
    This afternoon I brought my partner to Matchbox to celebrate her birthday because we both enjoy Matchbox. I had made a reservation so when we got there everything was ready to go. Also my partner's family join us today to celebrate this special day. The 7 of us had a great time and fun afternoon plus the food was delicious. My partner was so happy and excited. Also, her family had never been to Matchbox before and they enjoyed themselves and the food as well. Her family said that they will be back. Also, our waitress Rachel was awesome. She was very attentive, engaging and social. She did an excellent job serving us today on this special day. Overall it was a super duper and satisfying Saturday afternoon at Matchbox. We will be back again soon.
    More info
    matchbox Charlottesville$$$$• American• Charlottesville
    •
    3.8
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