We’ve been to Richard’s pier table two times (Feb 07 & Feb 08) and I want to say first that the tenderloin was absolutely delicious (I think we had it both times!)
The first year they gave us a 2-way radio for requesting service. They were very busy and took a while to get out to us, but we had the whole evening and were not in a rush. It was great.
It was so pleasant an evening that we reserved the pier table again for this year. This time they didn’t have the radio and again the staff was very rushed - no real problem, we have all evening and we’re on island time. Once the meal was served, we had to go to the main restaurant area and request service or hand signal to catch a server’s attention. No big deal, but an annoyance.
They had a small boat tied to the pier this year that banged against the pier every 10 – 15 seconds. That gave the whole pier a shake that became very annoying as the evening progressed. We mentioned to the server about the banging and she just said “Oh.” We didn’t stay too long after finishing our meal. So, 2007 was top-notch but we were a bit disappointed this year. The food was very good both years, but Richard’s is not inexpensive and we expected a higher level of service. We haven’t got it on our list of restaurants to go back to next year.
Just to let people know, it can get cool out on the pier and it’s windier than in the main restaurant – bring a light sweater or jacket just in case.
