Richmond Republic - Staten Island (NY)

1 /5 Sandy La Rosa: Do not eat here. I was served the worst meal I ever had. Not edible. I got a bad vibe when we walked in and no one was there. Not one patron. It was late on a Monday so I thought maybe that was the reason. It wasn’t. The food is absolutely vile. We were a party of six and were seated at a tiny table with the most uncomfortable metal chairs. We ordered 2 appetizers to share, and we all ordered burgers as our entrée. The pretzel was more like soft bread than a pretzel and the cheese sauce tasted nothing like cheese. The chicken wings were dry and cold. Definitely sitting around for a couple of days. Everyone got the smash burger and I got the Richmond burger. I asked for it to be well done. It arrived pink and cold. I sent it back. When it came back it was on a new bun. But when I cut it in half I noticed it was still pink and cold but it was very thin and falling apart. What they did was they cut the top off and left the bottom of the burger that was cooked a little bit more. They never put it back on the grill. It was ice cold and when they cut the top off they also cut the cheese off so all that was left was a thin layer of beef. When I called the waiter over to show him he said he couldn’t do anything about it because the kitchen staff left already. That tells me that they never put it back on the grill, all they did was cut it in half and send it back. It was a shred of beef masked in a lot of lettuce. Wish I took a pic. Won’t ever return here.

1 /5 Susan J Thorsen: With a great regret, we leave this review. We have been to Richmond Republic, many times in the past the service is steadily gone downhill. The food has also went downhill this past Sunday went to watch the football game, terribly understaffed. The food took forever to come out, the wings were overcooked. The waiter was nowhere to be found. Had to get our own drinks from the bar. Don’t understand what’s going on with this establishment with a total of 10 people in the bar. The service should’ve been adequate but was not we regret to say that we would not go back again

1 /5 mendel levertov: It was edible. I got full Flavor was scarce It was OKAY. The fried pickles were still half frozen and mushy at the same time, the onion rings had a great outer crunch, but alas mushy inside as well. The fries were crunchy but also cold. The steak sandwich was decent

5 /5 Blaine Maples: Love this place! Its a semi- regular restaurant for this girl when Im in Staten Island! Everything Ive eaten is good and they have a great selection of drinks. On my last visit I had the marinated flank steak and it was amazing! The matrix burger is also one of my favorites. Sometimes we just order appetizers...

1 /5 Maria Rodriguez: I get there with a reservation for two. They seat us at a table for 6 and in the uncomfortable chairs they have. My husband and I were uncomfortable so I went back to the hostess and ask for a booth as there were 5 booths open. A woman behind the desk tells me she can’t seat me in one bc they have reservations for those tables. I say okay and go back to my uncomfortable table and proceed to watch those booths remain mostly empty the entire meal. I then order nachos and drinks. Nachos never come the entire meal. Then I go to order the beyond burger. I’m a vegetarian. I went here because their menu had a behind burger on it. The waitress says they don’t have it anymore and haven’t updated their online menu. I order the only thing on there that’s vegetarian, the grilled cheese with caramelized onion and substitute fries for the soup as the soup isn’t vegetarian. About an hour later my grilled cheese shows. It is about the size of a crouton. It is absolutely the smallest grilled cheese I have ever seen in my life. My husband ordered the burger and he said it had gristle in it and was sub par. So basically the metal chairs are uncomfortable, the staff is awful and the food was not good. Not to mention the online menu doesn’t even match what they have currently. I can see why it was mostly empty at 7 on a Saturday night.