Natalie's

"I order a platter with skewer. $26 serving decent amount of food even though I wished skewer could be bigger. First timer for Lebanon cuisine. I really like the taste of it. However, the dessert is over priced for sure. $14 for a piece of knafeh as dessert which disappointed me at the end. Plus cocktail and tips. Easy $60+ which is getting close to fine dining price. Here is my recommendation for restaurant owner. Either stick around lower price or go fine dinning route. With all your effort in decoration, cuisine …. Etc, I would suggest you go with fine dinning route."

"I really wanted to like Natalie's because really love what they're doing to employ disabled people; however, I was let down by the experience. I spend a significant amount of time in Lebanon, so my review is constructive and hope that they can improve to make these tastes of Lebanon better. The restaurant was completely empty for the entire one and a half hours I was there on a Thursday peak dinner service. FOOD / PRICES: - Ordered the Mixed Platter for 2 for $65 - included Shish Tawouk (Chicken), Kofta Kebab, Lamb, and Short Rib. It was ultimately a hit or miss with the tastes here - the chicken was juicy but lacked flavor, the kofta was rubbery, but the short rib was flavorful and tender. - Meze was the highlight - the hummus and baba gannoush were flavorful and the highlight of the night. The pita was inconsistent as the first batch was undercooked and didn't puff or brown, but the last batch was exactly what you'd want in pita. - There was no Manakish on the menu, nor Chankleesh PRICES: - $65 for 4 small skewers on the Mixed Platter is extremely pricey even compared to upscale NYC/DC Lebanese restaurants. - Every single item on the Menu is priced for ultra fine-dining. There are no budget options, even the vegetarian options are at least $26 for crispy cauliflower. - This is not a fine dining experience, but priced like one. Other restaurants in RVA that are fine dining have far more competitive prices for food because they make up their margin on drinks. SERVICE: - We didn't feel welcomed by any means - we walked in to a completely empty restaurant and thought it was closed. It felt like there was no hospitality the whole time, and we had to ask the waitress a few times for refills. Overall, their pricing is completely off point and makes the restaurant inaccessible to the people they're trying to serve. The food itself has a good foundation and I'm confident they're capable of doing far better. The service lacked warmth. While the food has potential, it doesn't fully capture the essence of Lebanese cuisine. I hope they improve so we can have a place in Richmond that we can confidently take our friends to."

"I didn’t have a good experience in this restaurant. I waited a long time by the entrance for someone to come talk to me but nobody came even though there were only two tables taken with two people sitting on each. I had to walk to the back and ask for attention. I ordered take out and the dishes were expensive but I was ok to pay for it; however, the food didn’t come at all the way it was depicted online. Online the picture was showing kafta, rice and some salad but I got only rice and kafta. I think they should show a more realistic picture or specify what comes with every dish. Personally, I didn’t enjoy their kafta. I also ordered knafa. The menu also showed one picture and then I got something else that didn’t look like the knafa in the menu. I also didn’t enjoy that dish. To complete me experience, I got a complain about my review (which is something they do often when people are not happy about their service or food). I have had Lebanese food many times in my life and I was disappointed with this one."

"Food is great representation of Lebanese food or Mediterranean cuisine in general. Plating is appealing. Taste is good, but seasoning or some foods minimal. I do not know if a spice tray is available but there are no condiments on the table. Staff if friendly, but frequency of wait staff to check on table could improve. Bartender available."

"5/5 Stars!! Extremely wonderful service and food. I ordered the mixed grilled kebab and my girlfriend ordered the watermelon and cucumber salad with the flat bread w/ cheese. Everything that was edible was utterly delicious and fantastic. This is definitely the best Mediterranean restaurant I've eaten at since coming back from the Mediterranean in '92. Highly recommend this place to everyone looking for something out of the ordinary and craving something different, this gives both in abundance. The service is absolutely outstanding. Our waitress was on point!! She was extremely knowledgeable about the dishes and how they were prepared. Very impressive."