The Continental Westhampton — Restaurant in Richmond

This place is really a diner, but if you went sorta upscale. They have a good menu with lots of delicious offerings, some great, some just so-so. Good drinks, fast service, big well designed booths. Outdoor seating too which is nice for people watching.

I've tried many things, some recommendations are: Calamari Continental Wings Gruyere Mac N Cheese Continental Club The Sailor Kentucky Hot Brown Continental Pancake (savory, not sweet!) Any of the burgers Easthampton Salad Muffeleta

BRUNCH: Lots of good options, recently tried the Benedict Continental and the Benedict Stockholm. Both are a play on eggs benedict on top of housemade pop overs. The pop overs are baked great, with just the right amount of flavor. The Benedict Continental is topped with quite a lot of delicious beef brisket which I was able to eat half as leftovers later on with some eggs at home. The Benedict Stockholm is a bagels and lox meets eggs benedict. The salmon was just ok and had a mix of cold / warm pieces and it only came with a small amount vs the Benedict Continental which came with a lot of beef. I would have liked to see more salmon. Overall the Benedict Stockholm was too salty due to the seasoning and the capers together.

The coffee is decent, not too strong. Tastes like Folgers.

We had a limeade to wash it down, I enjoyed the tartness of it, but I would have liked it to be a little sweeter. Your experience may vary, as drinks always do.

I've had the waffle, french toast, and omelettes before, those are definitely recommended over the Benedict variations. Perhaps with some fine tuning they will be better. I'd give both Benedicts we tried just 3/5's.

OVERALL: Definitely a great place to visit. It's a little hit or miss...as you might expect from a diner. Compared to other diners in town like Joes Inn and Galaxy, I would say this place beats them both with overall food quality.

BIGGEST GRIPE: NO DAIRY ALTERNATIVE for coffee. So no soy, almond, or heck even oat milk. This is CRAZY to me in 2019. I've asked Continental for almond milk for about 5 years now since I first went. I know this can't cost...

Looks like a very cool bar but there is a great chef in the kitchen! Really eclectic music and menu ( Turkey au jus with cranberry sauce) who does that? The Continental! And they do it sooo well!

We arrived during happy hour and made ourselves comfortable in an oversized booth. Friendly staff, the obligatory sports channels but this place is the real deal.

We tried the dirty house made chips. Fresh real bacon, cheese and other deliciousness cover the crisp chips accompanied by an insanely delicious ranch inspired dipping sauce. This ain’t grocery store ranch. Thank goodness! You’ll eat way to many I promise! And you won’t regret it.

The smoked blt was delightful, not noticeable smokey but, delicious and the real barrel pickle was memorable. And that Turkey dip was really yummy. Loaded with Turkey, lightly cheesy and the cranberry sauce and kale kept it light while giving a really nice nod to Thanksgiving! The Apple jimica slaw was crisp and apple-y with a wonderfully bright flavor. Feeling at home in a new place can be a series of challenges, but it’s the small victories that can keep you encouraged. Can lunch really do all that? Sometimes. I felt at home today at the...

Ummm two words.. Baked Alaska! Hmmm, hmm... I read about this dessert in a book once and then little to my surprise it really does exist!!!!

The most tantalizingly delicious cake, topped with ice cream, then meringue, set on fire, then drizzled with a fruit sauce and fresh berries.... Uh insane.

Everything here tastes great - so good, if fact, you will most certainly overlook over any little issues here or there. Cause you won't care when you are stuffin your face! Mac and cheese, oh yes! Burgers and fries, right on! Eat it all, it's good stuff.

Service Note: I often take my food to go and they wrap that dessert up for me everytime and let me tell you ...something that elaborate is a challenge. They have never complained once, but they did put a row of flag toothpicks to make it look like a castle and used two rigged to-go boxes to keep it stable, which is above and beyond in my book and earns them FIVE stars. Well played, Continental Westhampton,...