Best Contemporary American Restaurants in Glen Allen

Beautifully decorated for a romantic Thanksgiving dinner for two. From the valet to our server, employees were friendly and attentive. Food and wine were good. We really enjoyed our first dining experience there and will be back.

I had read raving reviews about Thanksgiving at the Boathouse/Short Pump, and they were right. The food was delicious, well prepared, the staff, very attentive and friendly. Our server Lucy was the best, always checking on us. If you're looking for a Thanksgiving buffet, this is the place.

My favorite restaurant in Richmond. Outstanding food, service and ambience. Very friendly staff who always make you feel welcome. We’ve eaten here several times over the years and the quality of the food is consistently top notch. Special thanks to Anja, our server.

We've come to appreciate West Coast as a close, reliable purveyor of truly fresh ingredient-focused, great dinners. We've even ordered (beef) filet there. (And it was great!) We usually vier toward the raw fish/seafood items and vegetable salads, but the last couple of fish tacos and/or s "simply prepared" salmon with vegetables have proven the kitchen's skills beyond promised "Aligot" potatoes that are little more than predictably "mashed." And there are occasional reliances on showy kitchen flourishes -- like a hearty scattering of fresh thyme leaves on roasted potatoes --for which a MUCH lighter hand would serve to taste if not, so much, to appearance. But our past few months' experiences with raw seafood, roasted or grilled entrees, deep-fried fish tacos, and -- most recently -- filet of beef have been outstanding in creativity and consistency. We do not want to take this ostensibly "seafood" outpost while they serve so many dependably excellent salads, sandwiches, steaks, etc. West Coast is an amazing neighborhood gathering place -- one that has MUCH better than "neighborhood gathering spot" food. Go for the food. All of it..

Perfect early dinner choice. We actually called in 45 minutes before our reservation time, to ask if we could come in a bit early. "Come in as soon as you get here" was the cheerful response. The menu is not expansive, but we each found entrees that sounded intriguing. The appetizer (calamari) was a perfect start. Our waitress was very attentive, and inviting. She even noticed that we were following a football game score on my phone, and asked the bartender to change the channel so that we could actually watch the broadcast!