Vagabond

Vagabond is currently not open for dinner service, only private events. Good luck getting in touch with them to find this out though. The phone is disconnected and getting them to respond to a Facebook message is like pulling teeth.

First time here for a birthday celebration on a Wednesday night!! (Jazz night) and I must say..I'm quite impressed. We had a private party with about 17 people. They had our section ready for us upon arrival..immediately starting bringing water to the table. Taking drink orders..etc. our server Brooke was extremely patient with us and we did have one concern about the AC being unbearably cold..she even adjusted the temp for us with no complaints!!! Food-- Wings!!!!! Yum. The breaded wings were super crunchy! I opted for the Eddy's sauce which was kinda a spicy bbq but our server said was most popular! It was delicious. Drink-- Cozumel ** good & can tell they use top shelf liquor! Only needed one drink for the night to get a good tasteOverall I would return & try other menu items & it doesn't hurt that the service was exceptional also!

Solid dinner spot from the son of the owners of Mama J's. Surprisingly not busy even on a Saturday night though. Food: Started with fried green tomatoes and Wingettes, which were both solid. The wings were fried well and fell off the bone - amazing. After that I had the fried trout and added jumbo shrimp, with sides of fries and mashed potatoes, as well as cornbread. Trout was pretty tasty and cooked well, but I wish the shrimp weren't so dry. My friends had the chicken dinner, the ribs, and the chicken and waffles. Can't speak for them personally but everyone enjoyed their meals! Drinks: I had the Bix mezcal cocktail which was great, basically a mezcal margarita with an edge of spice. Try it. I also tried the Rye cocktail which was also solid, crisp. Pros:FoodDrinksAmbianceCons: Service was somewhat slow even though not many people at restaurantRather expensiveRan out of Mac and cheese... which simply didn't make sense on a relatively empty Saturday night.

I'm not understanding the 4 and 5 star reviews. We came on a slow night. In fact, we were the only group seated on the lower level with the exception of one couple. It took FOREVER for our food to be served (and I don't think the couple ever got their food).My ribeye was good enough. The Brussels sprouts were tart (ewww). The tacos were very uninspiring, and the pot pie was good enough. No standout dishes here. And service... again, the kitchen was definitely slow, but our waitress was a little lackluster as well.That said, the speakeasy juke joint through the tunnel next door is all the way live. GREAT jazz band was playing (didn't get their name), and the atmosphere is perfect for a night of jazz.Highly doubtful I'd ever return for food, but I would certainly go back for jazz.

Stopped in to eat before a show at the National at about 6:30pm and was easily able to sit at the bar.We got wine to start with and boy was it a healthy pour! Delightful!I got their special, a shrimp poboy and it was good! Also their fries were tasty! Fiancé got the burger and really enjoyed it! Would come back! This was maybe my 5th visit.

I've heard a lot of praise for Vagabond and finally came here for lunch. They offered quite a variety of dishes and I opted to try their fried chicken bento box which included fried chicken, a salad, fried rice, and a chocolate chip cookie. The chicken was nicely fried without being over battered and had good flavor but it was also really fatty and I wished the pieces had been trimmed better. The fried rice was bland and seemed like an after thought. I think the most disappointing part of the box was their cookie. It was overbaked and very hard which made it inedible. The food took a while to come out so we didn't want to huff about it.Our server was attentive and nice and even obliged when I made a special request to have a slice of their cake served (which they usually reserve just for dinner) since it was my friend's birthday. The dulce cake had good flavor, but was a little on the dry side. Their dinner menu looks more promising so I may come back to give that a try. Food: 1.5Value: 2Service: 4

Seriously awesome. It's right next to the National Theater and the food is pretty awesome. The only thing that I would say that sucks about this place is trying to find parking. :( It's on Broad street, so you better learn how to parallel park and to read the parking signs. There are some tricky signs that say that you can park here and there, but for a certain amount of hours and after what time. SO..be sure to read the signs and bring change if you need to. Most parking reads that it is a free for all after 6pm. :)As for the place, it's pretty roomy and the atmosphere is very nice. My husband and I were coming here to double date with a coworker and they've always wanted to try this place as well. We started out with a bubble wine, I don't remember what it was called, but it was great choice (haha, I'm so sorry that I can't be helpful with the drinks). I would suggest getting different plates of food so that you get to try as many as you can! :)We ended up splitting this medium and large plates: evening special of seasoned ribs (very delish), Ancho Cocoa Smoked Lamb Shoulder Tostada, Double Fried Duck, Duck Gumbo, Chicken Fried Rabbit, and Fried Rockshrimp Po'boy. All dishes were really great. I love how each dish was pretty unique and savory. I would say that this place seems better for the savory dishes rather than desserts. My favorite dish was most likely the duck gumbo. It was so tasty and had the right amount of spice. It seriously worth a shot to try there. The staffs were very friendly and super helpful. I will def be coming back again!

Not sure what has happened to this establishment but the change since my first visit around a year ago is quite drastic. The food is very basic and uninteresting or well-prepared add to that immature staff that congregates at the bar and is loud and obnoxious. Who does that? The one bright spot was Diamond a lovely bartender who was kind enough to adjust my tab after noticing I barely touched my entree. Clearly management or ownership has shifted and is not aligned with the true potential of this place.

Restaurant is nice ! Location is easy to find broad Street ,next to the national venue. Cons :the service is extremely slow! Waited in a crowded bar area for at least an hour before they called us. No reservations are taken at this establishment, which is a bad idea!maitre D was very slow and seemed sluggish to inform guest that their tables were ready.Not to many options for health conscious people. A big southern influence ..salty and fried!The pork chop bites were tender but salty!Would return for the music in the Rabbit Hole! Great venue for weekly jazz, karoke and networking .

DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME !!!!!Purchased tickets at Eventbrite for the Legacy Band performance at Vagabond 3/9/24 at 8:30 PM. No one answers the phone. Waited on line outside for 20 minutes to enter the venue. The so- called is dark, dim, dirty and serves food in Styrofoam trays. The "Rabbit Hole" lives up to its name. There was a bar with no stools, band instruments on display with no musicians and a DJ spinning. There were three sitting areas with couches. There were four people sitting on one of the couches as soon as we walked in and the other sitting areas had "Reserve "signs. Shocked by the exploitation, disrespect and subpar-treatment to the minority patrons, I sought out the manager who informed that the Vagabond advertises "very limited seating" and that he was well aware of the fact that there was only one couch available for open seating! I explained to him that four available seats in a venue is unacceptable and seating should in fact NOT be advertised all. Unapologetically, this white young man was more than inclined to acquiesce to my request for a refund and escorted my friend and I to the front to return our wristbands.Being fairly new to VA and having never patronized the Vagabond before, I would certainly caution against patronizing this venue for paid events as it was an all-around disappointing and negative experience, so save yourself a trip!!.