We have the unofficial menu for Belmont’s newest restaurant, Bel Rio. Unofficially, soups, salads and small plates are $5 to $10; big plates are $15 to $20. The menu is not finalized, but it should give you a good idea of what’s in store. Word is the restaurant already has all the licenses and is waiting for the blessing from the health department. Expect it to open in about a week. Menu is after the break…
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oo yum.. my unofficial analysis.. menu looks like a compilation of Charlottesville’s favorite dishes.. BOY O BOY that’s really smart if they can pull it off..
shrimp and grits = rev soup
fried oysters = cassis
bistro steak = zinc
meatloaf = bizou
gyro = that place on the corner
curry = just curry
dumplings and gyoza = ten?
mac and cheese = petit pois
oh and the fries better be delicious. I’m sick of shitty fries in charlottesville.
Awesome review is awesome.
Except wait… no location? No price?
Awesomeness revoked pending hearing.
Bel Rio is in the place where Saxx’s used to be. I totally think they read this thread before making the menu:
http://cvillain.com/2007/10/03/oys-top-10-meals-in-cville/
OY IS AN EVIL CONSULTANT. BURN HIM AT THE STEAK.
Byo… it’s where Saxx used to be.BTW I reserve the right ahead of Anoop to critique their curry.
Was that pun intended Thor?
@5, yes.
This is the guy from C&O right? I’m sure it will be good.
Bel fries? As in, “Bats in the”?
walked by last night and the papers in the window said that abc licenses are still pending.
bel rio means beautiful river.
laugh O loud i just made that up.
what does bel rio mean?
OY IS AN EVIL CONSULTANT. BURN HIM AT THE STEAK.
I take my steaks medium rare, so that would just tickle for a bit…
/unless I’m pan seared first. Owee!
@7 which guy, the chef? when did he leave C&O?
@10, um yes, bel rio means beautiful river in spanish.. are you making a joke?
@13 i’m not really making a joke, i was just testing my lingual skills.
it’s a p/f course and i p’d!
don’t p in the p’ool.
don’t f in public.
@14 I’m sure your lingual skills are up to par…
-lie
@16- reference to something in the Hook today…
don’t obstruct justice by being difficult getting out of the car in a walmart parking lot over the hill after paying someone of the same sex money to fellate said person while drunk and sitting in the driver’s seat with the keys in the ignition.
/dui, obstruction of justice, prostitution, and that carnal knowledge of the wrong sort.
/four charges
/that you are 69=priceless.
who wrote that? was that bloggy-paraphrased with a beer in hand, or was that from the print edition? @19?
bloggy-paraphrased. no beer. pajamas on.
Great menu, although that location seems to be cursed. We’ll see.
Chili and miso? Are you kidding me? That menu is a joke. It sounds like they just took all the leftovers in their fridge and threw them together.
Monte Cristo? I’m there at least once…
Looks real good. But then, so did The Local, and it disappoints every time, IMO.
Here’s hoping for solid execution.
@23, I suppose the Miso is to make up for the fact that Belmont will probably never have a Chinese restaurant.
does red lantern not count?
Menu seems all over the place!
But I’m excited for them to try a new concept. I like C&O, but their food is not exciting to me; it’s too traditional, too old school. I like more modern cuisine, so I’m excited to see what they’ll come up with
Crepes, falafel, and steak? Wtf? Were they like, “let’s take a dish from every country in the world and that’s our menu.”
@29, or every restaurant.. i’m telling you they read this blog to make the menu!
Then where’s the tartare?
or the Aioli
aioli and tartare on on the endless quest of suck
Cassis’ dijon aioli for the steak and fries is awesome. I never want to eat fries with ketchup again.
I fucking love aioli. Bearnaise is a close second. They need to open up a restaurant where everything comes with aioli. Mmmmmm.
i like fries with the sauce that comes with the steak at, e.g., the local (not saying the local doesn’t suck, just saying the sauce is good), bizou (ditto), & zocalo (mmmmmmmmm).
@35 they did. it’s called mas.
While this looks good, I really want a good italian resturant or sushi place to take the place for the old Tokyo Rose. Ten is ok but pricey, can’t I just have great fish without all the high rent extras?
Sorry to rant but it’s what I think this town could use. This menu better be done well because it’s darn sure done elsewhere.
@38 The sushi at Ten sucks. A lot. Much of the fish at Miyako is excellent and there aren’t any high rent extras.
This menu…what a jumble. I will be blown away if they are able to put out anything worth eating from this list.
@37: LOL!
Except for I think creme fraiche is more widely used thatn aioli.
their website is http://www.belriocharlottesville.com
If they insist on having that stupid pipe in their name “Bel|Rio” instead of just “BelRio” or “Bel Rio” (even “Bel-Rio” would be fine), I can never support them, nor wish them well. It’s like those stupid people that whenever referring to Yahoo, they have to type Yahoo! with the exclamation point. Or the stupid band “Panic! At The Disco”. Punctuation/special characters do not belong in proper names like this.
“Ya know what grinds my gears…”
lulu’s right. either the pipe goes, or i go.
also, i’m confused: are you the same person as “lulu fishpaw,” or are you a separate, regular lulu?
@44: Yeah, sorry… I’m a regular Lulu. When I was villainized, I picked “Lulu”, and only later realized there was already a Lulu Fishpaw. I asked her if she wanted me to change my name, since she was here first, but she said “no, people would know the difference.” I’ll still change if people think it’s all too confusing.
no don’t do that, just tell people to do the math. that’ll shut ‘em up.
Wait, all I have to do to get all you fackers to shut the hell up is tell you all to do the math??? How did I not know this?
space around the pipe.
oh man.
I like to tell people that move here that Rio Road is actually pronounced “re-oh”. Hopefully that will make them move back to Northern Virginia, or Buffalo or some place that is super nice.
The place is actually fantastic….i havent actually read a comment here where anyone has been there. While the menu looks like it is all the over the world–it is…..the atmosphere is fantastic….the food is wonderful, and actually–they have a new female chef…..Live music for their opening–and yes, it is owned by the same owners as C&O…..they care alot about it, and i know it will be fabulous. So, rather than speculate about it, just check it out, taste it for yourself, and possibly………maybe……be pleasantly pleased, rather than synically speculative. As for location:
407D Monticello Road C’ville
979-5299 for reservations
I went there on Saturday night-what a swizz. I spent the best part of an hour in the shower with a hand mirror and a packet of Gillette Lady Venus razors because they advertised it as a ‘Brazilian Night’, arrived excited and turns out it was just a fecking band. Now I’ll be Madame Scratchy Snatch all throughout the Thanksgiving festivities.Wankers.
@53 in the words of the Karate Kid “wax on, wax off”
@52 – hold your horses; we’ll review it soon enough
Pay me to go there.
Dieter…. I challenge you to get your ‘nads waxed and let me take a photo cos your fucking face is going to look just like Mr Miyagi with his cock caught in a car door.
@48, Ideally there is no space around the pipe.
@58: If there’s space around the pipe: ur dooing it rong.
THATS WHAT SHE SAID
Yes, that is exactly what I said.