Best Casual Restaurants in Bellwood

We went to The Hard Shell for my daughter’s 21st birthday. With impending snow, they graciously changed our reservation and were served by Brett who was fantastic. Very attentive, funny and so nice. The food was amazing, especially the shrimp and lobster potstickers, she crab soup and bourbon glazed ribs. A great birthday dinner with a free dessert for my daughter. Love The Hard Shell!!!

We had holiday brunch with friends. The restaurant is lovely, the service was on point, and the food was great!

As always, the food, ambiance, and service were excellent. My husband and I have been talking about L'Opposum to my husband's brother, my brother, and their wives since our first meal there in 2018. We wanted to take my brother and his wife to L'opposom because he is a chef, and she is the best cocktail maker. They both have an amazing wine collection. They are foodies, and we knew they would appreciate this restaurant and its offerings. My brother and I grew up in France. Luckily for both of us, cooking was only done with high-quality fresh food in our family. Every Sunday, we all cooked together and sat at the table enjoying conversations and laughs, and adults dutifully paired wines with the dishes of the day (of course, while educating us children about the need to do so) I am sharing this because L'Opposom offers a colorful environment with a skilled staff, a witty and excellent menu, a tremendous thought-through music list, and a great cocktail and wine list. In some ways, each time I have been there, I am taken back to my Sunday meals, where food and drinks were always delicious, laughter was plentiful, and you could hear each other talk (I do not know how it's done, but you can actually have a conversation without having to raise your voice or ask someone to repeat). Enjoy!! PS: Our server Candle was amazing.

Delicious food and loved the decorations. Just wish I could have gotten a River Monster, hopefully they will be back soon!

Always a staple when in Richmond. We had half half pizzas and it was great!