The Raymond Restaurant - Brunch, Dinner & Happy Hour Pasadena CA

"Great place! Cool vibe! The servers were very attentive and the manager is also hands on with table touching. The alcohols are pretty strong, worth every penny! We came here during Sunday brunch to celebrate my birthday and we enjoyed our time here! The food were all delicious in a very unique American style and portions are mostly shareable. My favorite one is oddly the cinnamon roll! I can’t describe it but I got it as an appetizer and also for dessert. Yes, I ordered it twice! We were seated outside on a February morning and the atmosphere and temperature were perfect. Reservation is highly recommended although we were walk in. Kid friendly, no wheelchair access, valet parking but there might be parking spots on the street if you get lucky. It’s a little walk down the Railroad St though. This is my second time at this place. My first time was dinner on a summer night. It was intimate and perfect spot for a date. I mostly review food, but I really appreciate the employees here. Our server, the manager, the busboy, our cocktail waitress, the bartender… they were all so attentive, friendly, very welcoming and just in general nice people!"

"Grade A- (90): Nice restaurant, unusual location and great setting specially in the patios. Plenty of heaters make you feel like you're eating inside with great surroundings. The food was good but the presentation was sub par. While my NY Steak tasted very good, (I called it peekaboo steak) it was hidden under piles of vegetables (see picture), seemed a bit like the chef called in sick and the cook took over, the recipe is there but the artist was not. Plating is a part of the overall taste. The pork chop was very tender and tasty. The short rib was excellent. I would definitely go back. It would definitely be an "A" of the presentation of the food is better. Parking is Valet ($8.00) and very convenient."

"Food is kind of disappointed. My Sea Bass is so fishy with other ingredients to cover it. Rib eye steak is decent and juicy. I will use interesting to describe the Octopus Appetizer. Most customers are celebrating Birthdays. They serve you a mini birthday cake, very nice. Deserve a good tips of course. The environment is romantic. Valet parking is available or you can park on street. I prefer an early bird dinner and take some photos."

"Definitely one of my most favorite meals recently! I was in town visiting a friend, took me out for a birthday lunch here, and they had a specific birthday menu (at least it said happy birthday at the top). We had happened to come during dine LA week, which is one of my favorite weeks are in LA (I've literally made the joke before that it's LA 's birthday gift to me), so wound up eating from the prefix menu, which she ordered the salad (it had pomegranate areoles and some other yummy stuff, I did try a bite although I generally don't eat salad), the beef cheek and the apple tatin. I ordered the pulpo tostado, also the beef cheek (I personally found the mashed potatoes overly mustardy and wasn't able to eat most of them) as well as the flourless chocolate cake, but because it was my birthday they also brought me out a butter, sweet biscuit thing that was actually my favorite dessert of what we got. I know before the pandemic they only had one small patio, but now they've extended it to three larger patios, we were lucky enough to sit on the one that had running water, and we sat right next to it, which was amazing! the place is super hidden and for years I hadn't realize how large it was on the inside. Drinks why is my friend ordered the Moscow mule, but she said was delicious and I received a tasty virgin Mojito basically."

"My wife and I have been enjoying The Raymond and the 1886 Bar for about 15 years. There's something special about this place--the cozy/romantic interior, the amazing bar, the way the staff seems to always recognize and welcome us. They make us feel at home there. The bar is particularly noteworthy--you'll be hard-pressed to find a better cocktail not just in Pasadena, but in Los Angeles. We are frequent visitors to the best cocktail bars and speakeasies here and in NYC, and the quality of the bar program at 1886 is of the highest level. Even with changes of management, ownership, and staff over all these years, they have kept a focus on hospitality and the overall quality has remained high across the board--an impressive accomplishment. We dine out often, but for us, after all these years there's still no substitute for The Raymond."