Ricardo’s Restaurant

Had a great dinner w my husband on Saturday night here. Everything was very good — the food, service & atmosphere. We are glad we found Ricardos & will be back again soon!

Have been here since starting to eat cleaner and they accommodated me extremely nice. I ordered grilled chicken in olive oil and garlic with a side of vegetables, our nice waiter suggested zucchini and squash. Not only did it look delicious when it came out, it tasted even better. It was so nice of them to make a custom dish for my specifications and the waiter didn’t seem bothered by it at all and suggestive. I love it here, feels like home.

Just really really mediocre food. Everything we had I could have very easily made at home myself significantly better. Acceptable service and no one getting food poisoning saved them from a 1 star rating. The only reason to go here is if you want to see the world’s smallest shrimp.

Had this place deliver food for a business meeting. Have to say I am less than impressed, as are my colleagues. We had salads and pizzas. The pizza just had a terrible look, and an even worse taste. The salad was wilted, and there was an abnormal amount of water at the bottom of the container. Heard great things about this place here on Unilocal,however i must disagree and say that I will not be back.

++++WE WERE ASKED HOW LONG UNTIL YOU LEAVE++++
We just went there last night, a party of 8 made a reservation 2 days in advance. It’s our local go to place, food usually good. Food was also good this time, but service was rude and terrible this time! First no bread until we asked for it, they brought one small basket for our big table, we had to ask for more. We just started the salad then the dinner started to come out! We were clearly being rushed out! But at the same time my daughter ordered a grilled chicken on a house salad, that did not come out until we were done! We wanted to cancel it (because she shared with her sister) but they brought it out, finally! We wanted to know if the deserts had peanuts in them (one of the kids has an allergy), they DID NOT know!
We paid and just finishing our drink, then the «I don’t know who» head waiter/​manager comes and sit and say «I know I’m not suppose to ask, BUT how long until you guys LEAVE!!!» The whole think was about 1 hour and 15 minutes barely!!! I’m sorry guys! But that made you loss all the other stars, and we used to try to go there to benefit a huntingdon valley establishment, but that was it for us!

OK food… awfully pricey! Decided to go on a date with my husband and we got an appetizer, pizza, and entrees; total came out to about 80 bucks! Gotta say, the brick oven pizza wasn’t all I expected! Nice place to go if you’re in a jam. love the BYOB!

I grew up in Bryn Athyn when Ricardos took over the former «Cheese Shop.» I’ve been visiting yearly ever since. The food, especially their pizza, has always been great. The building is beautiful and the staff have always been friendly. The food costs are a bit higher than your suburban food costs, but I can get over that if the food and service are great. Unfortunately, the latter is not.
Every time I’ve been to Ricardo’s we always order at least one, if not two pizzas. In some cases we do order salads and or apps. It feels like an eternity until the pizza arrives. Last time I actually clocked it at 56 minutes. The time prior was over an hour. I’ve gone at varying times (lunch, early dinner, late dinner) and service has always been so slow.
The food receives 5 starts, but the service is a 2 or 3 at best. If the service was better I would be back more often. I have yet to visit again this year as it’s hard to set aside 2+ hours for dinner, plus the drive there and back.

Amazing from beginning to end.
Wanted to go to a new restaurant so we typed in «Mediterranean» on Google Maps and were brought to this place. It isn’t far from my house and although it wasn’t what we asked for initially, we decided to give it a try. Went to this restaurant on a Saturday afternoon with a friend and wasn’t sure which building it was because it is right on the corner. When we got there, we were seated immediately. The ambiance is great and during our meal, the server gave us a little history about how old the place actually was. (Dating back to the Mid– 1700’s). The meal was great. I got Lobster Ravioli and my friend got Tortellini. Bread was warm and Caesar salad was good as well. Everything was timely and to our standards. Prices were normal. (Whole meal totaling $ 34.76) We left a great tip. Will definitely recommend to friends and family.

The pizza is a little over priced, but good flavors and toppings, great crust. Service is horrible, so we do take out every once in a while. Unless they don’t answer their phone to take our order, which has happened more than once. Rings 20 times then goes to voicemail on a Thursday night? Weird.

We have been going to Ricardo’s for about 3 years. The food and service are always top notch. We have called and made reservations several times and have just been driving by and said lets eat at Ricardo’s and even when busy find you a table. Keep up the great service!

I can’t say enough good things about the food and the service here! Whether it’s something as practical as spaghetti and meatballs or something more exotic as Bitoque, Ricardo’s always delivers a great meal. Make sure to bring a nice bottle of wine or some beer to enjoy the BYOB experience. The pricing is right, the portions are plenty so I highly recommend a visit to Ricardo’s.

My inlaws just went there with my three kids over the weekend. The food was all quite good. However, the service was atrocious. The wait was long to take the order, no one came back to ask how everything was and it took forever to get boxes to take the extra food and the check. They will not go back.

The food was quite good, the server upbeat and helpful, the décor lovely. So why not 5 stars? Well, when you spend $ 24 for a seafood dish, you don’t expect bay scallops the size of large peas or small shrimp you normally associate with Chinese shrimp fried rice. At these prices? It’s a shame, though, because otherwise our experience was wonderful. We might go back for their pizza, which everyone seems to like, but certainly not for their seafood entrees.

Honestly, this place was a disappointment. We ordered the caprese salad, and it was the smallest and most pathetic thing I’ve ever seen. They presented us with 5 tiny tomatoes with the smallest pieces of mozzarella I’ve ever seen.
The onion rings were obviously from a box. The sunrise pizza was OK, but not wonderful. The service was fair.
Nothing annoys me more than being overcharged for small portions– and this place certainly did…

The salad is fresh and delicious the cappuccino is good but the pizza I did not like it’s suppose to be a brick oven pizza
To me it look like it came out of frozen box
Than it’s pre heated but it does not taste that bad it over powered with garlic
It’s like you re eating garlic bread …,
Not happy with the pizza I can make away better pizza than this one

For the location and price Ricardo’s is as good as it gets, and it’s better than its pricier neighbors. My wife and I have been regulars ever since we moved to Abington from Philly and missed the availability of quirky, good places for casual eating on a busy schedule. Traditional Italian fare, the Portuguese items, the custom pizzas, and regular Philly favorites… yeah, cheese steaks, make Ricardo’s a great place to bring visiting relatives or just handle your current mood. Nothing we’ve tried has been off the mark. And the staff is friendly and always courteous and helpful. Maybe not Nobu, but 4-​stars as a superior neighborhood restaurant.

My boyfriend and I used a
certificate here the other day. We enjoyed all of our food, and our waiter was very nice. He did not give us any trouble about the certificate either. We shared the fried calamari appetizer, which was pretty good, a tad chewy, but with a great batter and a great tomato sauce. We also had Portuguese sodas, which was a fun change from our normal beverages. I had an entrée of chicken pasta puttanesca and it was out of this world. I couldn’t stop raving about it throughout the meal. My boyfriend had the lobster ravioli with crabmeat, which he also loved. We shared the coconut pudding for dessert, and it was a great choice. Very unique. A great meal overall!

I have never had anything other than take-​out pizza from Ricardo’s, but I think it is absolutely delish, the prices are reasonable and the variety is awesome. Take out service is slow, but when you know that ahead of time, you plan accordingly.

I haven’t given many one stars but this restaurant deserves it. We started off with the lobster bisque soup which tasted like it came from an expired can of Campbell’s soup. The muscles in white sauce were very salty. And my entrée, the paella mareinheira, was awful. On the bright side, our waitress was very nice.

Notice there aren’t many recent reviews? My guess is anyone young enough to «yelp» doesn’t come here! I live within walking distance — this was only my 2^nd time here.
Kinda know why…
Where to begin… if you’re under, say, 60 & [god forbid] have kids — maybe reconsider?
Talk quiet, prepare to be stared at, & don’t come hungry. Seems this is a neighborhood (-? Confusing because this is a nice neighborhood, yet place seemed «clicky») haunt that is very UNsocial-​?
Ashame– Our Food:
house salads with balsamic vinaigrette = YUMMY!
Soup of the day was great.
Entrees — tilapia with crabmeat special– very good
Steak & sirloin kabobs were fantastic
Our kids had the ravioli & spaghetti & loved it.
The service was SOOOO slowwww!!! With the kids entrees even slower than ours. Spaghetti — ??? How does that take longer than steak & fish dishes???
Anyway if not for the extremely slow service [at least 10 minutes before anyone even came to open our wine or offer drinks] & «stuffy» atmosphere this could be a really cute neighborhood go-​to spot!
Maybe one day…, for now… won’t be back