Rakuda Kitchen and Cocktials in Plymouth

We came to Rakuda for lunch, we arrived at 12:10pm and the menu said they served brunch until 12:30pm so we decided to order brunch. We looked at ordering 2 eggs any style because this was a simple dish for the chef to make in 20 minutes before brunch was over. We were told that they were not serving brunch any more, I questioned this as the menu clearly stated 12:30pm and the restaurant was not busy at all, there were only 3 other tables full, the server shrugged her shoulders and said we are not serving anymore. My partner ordered the carbonara instead. This was poor quality, the sauce was very watery and really didn’t taste great - especially for the price we paid. We are regular customers at Rakuda, especially for drinking but the food was very average and the service was poor. Not sure I’ll be coming back for food again.

If you are near the Barbican and want food, Bar Rakuda is a great choice. I regularly go here and it is great for many occasions, meeting friends, nights out, and having food. Highly recommend! The last time I came to Rakuda I had the pizza and it was mouthwatering, full of flavour and a perfect portion. They play music outside and lots of the time it is live. Great friendly atmosphere.

Fantastic location on the harbour but that's the only good thing. Food was terrible, we had pasta dishes and they were not pleasant. Pretty poor customer service, they take payment when ordering and therefore don't care if the food or experience is good, so there's no opportunity to discuss food quality until plates are collected.

Cheesiest pizza ever and that’s over 40+ years of experience! Reasonable price at £15 for a big pizza and pint (we had wine). Will definitely return.

Always good pizza that arrives quickly. Great location Good weekday deal of pizza and pint. Please add Shipyard to the deal as standard!

My friend and I decided to have a bite to eat. She had been for a pizza and recommeded the place. We had 3 for £14. Loaded fries which had a kids pasta sauce splashed on it and a bit of melted mozzarella. Gross, I'm afraid, we fed it to the dog. we also chose bruschetta which was one tiny piece of toast plain diced tomatoes and too much tasteless white stuff, (mozzarella)this was grim, the chicken bites were lovely. the two tiny pots of coleslaw had most definately been sat around for days, totally off colour and quite brown. Itried to tell the waiter and he said, im just collecting the glasses! Don't waste your money, there are far better places. We paid and left, we should have complained we know but coudn't be bothered.

Great pizza and great music! Staff were lovely and the food was really great - probably the best pizza I’ve outside of Italy!

10/10 say no more. Sophie is the best. Fantastic spot on the Barbican with good food and music. I shall return.

Came here for breakfast/brunch! Lovely service! Really nice view on the outside area and covered so was nice and warm! We both had the pancakes which tasted great!

Friendly bar/restaurant by the waterside with inside and outside seating. We went with the kids and had pizza. The staff are really welcoming and helpful. Pizzas were great - very good size portions and we were offered boxes to take away what we couldn’t manage.

We shared a pizza and pasta as we wanted to have some of each. Both really tasty and amazing choice. You must visit

This was the liveliest place on the harbour side. The live music was bouncing, so we stayed and had some food and drinks. The food was quick and tasty. As it was such a busy Saturday night we were expecting a long wait but our starter and mains were ready in about 15 mins. The food was good value and was tasty. After the live music there was a DJ which was equally as good. Atmosphere was great and we really enjoyed the night.

We stumbled upon this amazing restaurant near the pier which catered to our hunger. The pepperoni pizza is a must try, so fresh and warm. This is sure a dogs friendly sit out place. The staff is friendly and accommodating. Please go give it a try & you will not regret.

Food was ok - sat inside as lots of people just getting drunk outside. Swift service and fine for a quick dinner. Not sure I would head back and would look at other Italian options first

Odd night with a jazz saxophonist and a Monday night. Food good, menu not fully online until after 1900hrs. Barman was a bit distant

both the food and drinks here were delicious and reasonably priced. This place is perfect for lunch, dinner or evening drinks. the service was good but some staff members could be a bit more friendly. They sometimes have a live DJ and live music which is cool. Great for students! And has great views of the barbican.

The pizzas were lovely and the staff really friendly. The location is great overlooking the water. There are plenty of tables outside which are covered in case it rains.

Great lunch stop waiting for the ferry. On the Quay, lots to look at , lovely thin crust pizza and friendly fast service. Looks like it would be fun in the evening too.

Lovely cocktail bar, we sat outside and were well covered with heaters as the rain came down. Service was quick via online ordering. Only downside was the bramble cocktails we ordered came in gin goblets rather than the traditional short glass muddled with crushed ice. Gins were great and martinis were great!

Excellent authentic pizza and pasta. Friendly staff especially Colino and Lucy who looked after us. Good singer. Great place to spend a couple of hours if you don't mind it being noisy because so many young people are enjoying themselves.

Very expensive place They have no idea of how the drinks are made,They make mistakes ALL the time with the orders,When you complain the order is wrong, they argue back... The girl behind the bar black hair with Big nose she is very rude and have no idea making drinks She send Slush on your table and charge £10 for itThey are all young and do not have idea about how to look after customers....

Great staff, great atmosphere, lovely waitress called molly who is a credit to the team looking out for her customers x

Vine a Bar Rakuda con un par de amigos anoche. Estaba conduciendo, así que sabía que solo podía tomar 1 trago y luego limitarme a los refrescos.Saqué 10 pensando que esto sería más que suficiente para conseguirme un trago para mí y un compañero, para ser cortés. Ella pidió ginebra rosa y limonada y yo tomé ron con coca cola. El total fue 11. 40! Sí, lo leiste bien. ¡La ginebra rosada y la limonada en este establecimiento cuesta 7!Una ginebra rosada con limonada no es una bebida cara. He estado en muchas ciudades de todo el país por trabajo y nunca había conocido una empresa que cobrara precios tan ridículos por un solo y un toque. ¡Esos son los precios de Londres!Eres un bar mediocre en el centro de Plymouth Barbican, no un bar de cócteles elegante en Soho. También servido en un vaso de plástico por una joven bastante melancólica que claramente preferiría estar en otro lugar que Bar Rakuda. No puedo decir que la culpo realmente. Me fui después de esa bebida y no volveré.Buena suerte con los negocios posteriores al coronavirus.

Visited for a late lunch and was recommended the smoked pizza by Eseilla which was amazing. Was also served by Margarita. Both really friendly and professional. Will definitely come back. Also the ipa on tap is really good

El servicio inicial del camarero fue bueno, desafortunadamente aquí es donde terminan los aspectos positivos.Pedí una pizza que era normal en el mejor de los casos, también pedí una hamburguesa y patatas fritas de las cuales la hamburguesa no era comestible, así que lo dejamos. Al pedir bebidas en el bar, el servicio del barman fue muy pobre, por decirlo suavemente, simplemente no tiene un concepto de la palabra servicio, no estaba interesado en absoluto y pensó que le estaba haciendo un favor con solo hablar con usted. cuando vienen a recoger sus platos mientras la camarera se lleva un cóctel casi lleno.Nunca volveré a entretener a ir a este lugar.

Vinimos aquí para almorzar. Recibido por un buen tipo que nos llevó a nuestro asiento y nos explicó que teníamos que pedir comida y bebidas en el bar. Marcadores en el suelo que te guían. Le di el número de la mesa a la chica y luego la orden que procedió a ordenar en la caja, pero lo puso en la orden de las otras personas del bar, obviamente no estaba escuchando el número de la mesa que di. La comida tardó años en salir y todo por separado, pero en general la comida era buena y el personal era amable, un poco más espacio en las mesas sería mejor. Me senté más cerca que un metro de la familia al lado de nosotros.

Los procedimientos de COVID parecían un poco complejos, pero el personal fue amable al explicarlos y educado si los entendía mal. El personal de espera y el personal del bar muy amable y servicial en general. Algunos alimentos se cocinan en la cocina y otros al aire libre, por lo que es probable que no llegue toda la comida al mismo tiempo. Esto se aclara en el menú. Tuvimos una hamburguesa, kebab vegetariano (a la parrilla) y 2 pizzas de la cocina. Todos estaban bien, especialmente las pizzas. Los refrescos parecían un poco caros a las 3. En general, recomendado :)

La ubicación en el Barbican era encantadora, sin embargo, al llegar, no estaba muy claro cuáles eran los arreglos debido a las nuevas circunstancias de Covid - 19. Cuando ordené, la señora del bar fue bastante grosera y ágil, ya que no estaba al tanto del proceso de cómo ordenar y del hecho de que necesitaba mi número de mesa ya que no se dieron instrucciones. La espera por la comida después del pedido fue de casi una hora y otros clientes también se quejaron de este retraso. Tenga cuidado si pide del menú BBQ y su menú normal, su comida no saldrá al mismo tiempo. Nuestras pizzas estaban bien, pero la margarita era un poco sosa.

He visitado aquí dos veces, una vez con un gran grupo de amigos y otra con la familia. El menú, como te imaginas, está bastante basado en pescado. Disfruté de la comida, el ambiente del restaurante es mucho más relajante que la zona del bar (mucho más ruidosa y más estrecha). La zona de estar al aire libre es preciosa y si nunca has visitado Plymouth, te recomendaría comer junto al Barbican.

Great freshly cook food that was enjoyed by all. Large portions. My only negative comment is the timing the food came out. The lasagna came out last and was about 5 mins behind everyones meal. But all tasted great.

A good value quick bite, a few snacks and a couple of pizza’s shared around the table..... & always a good place to go after a hard days graft to chill with a drink with the live music.

Vino a almorzar pizza compartida, dejó más frío que cuando llegamos allí.No entiendo cómo se puede vender un poco de harina y agua con pedazos de carne y queso por 15, ¿quizás debería haber salido antes de ordenar?Base de pizza muy delgada y ligeramente quemada, tenía la "carne" con cebolla roja adicional, esto era un extra 1 y probablemente era 1/20 de una cebolla estándar.Todo un poco decepcionante.

Fuimos aquí a tomar unos cócteles y no había nadie más esperando en el bar y dos empleados en el bar, una niña y un muchacho con caras bastante hoscas. La chica nos dio el menú de cócteles y dijimos lo que queríamos, pero luego nos dio otro menú especial y luego se fue. Mientras tanto, entró un gran grupo y el muchacho comenzó a servirles. Luego, la niña comenzó a salir para traer hielo de algún lugar y siguió dejando la puerta abierta a pesar de que soplaba un viento helado, tuvimos que levantarnos y cerrarla nosotros mismos. Luego comenzó a jugar detrás de la barra y parecía evitar deliberadamente el contacto visual con cualquiera que esperara en la barra. Ella nunca volvió a tomar nuestro pedido. Finalmente, después de 20 minutos, el muchacho nos sirvió y obtuvimos algunos cócteles, pero incluso él era bastante miserable y no había nada que sugiriera que incluso quería estar allí (posiblemente porque tenía que hacer todo el trabajo). Eventualmente nos quedamos y tomamos dos cócteles porque estaban bastante buenos y era hora feliz, pero en ese momento no vimos a la chica servir a nadie. Ni siquiera voy a entrar en el fiasco que otros clientes tuvieron que trataron de pedir vino caliente y algunos clientes que volvieron a entrar y salir después de ver que nunca serían atendidos.Es una pena, ya que el bar parecía bastante agradable e imagino que sería genial sentarse afuera en el verano, pero no hay nada que pueda excusar un servicio tan terrible, especialmente porque todos los demás bares en los que fuimos en el Barbican fue todo lo contrario, genial servicio con gente feliz y amigable.

Today with my family we eat the most tasty starter's 🤗😍 and pizza wow...yami 😍😍 Very friendly stuff.Thank you ♥️

Stopped off for cocktails with a bruschetta and garlic bread with cheese and everything was absolutely fantastic. Service, staff and food could not be faulted really enjoyed every moment here at the sea front. Even if you just stop for a cocktail (2 for £12) it’s worth it the stop!

Convinced my grandkids not to eat in Pizza Express but an independent restaurant . Rakuda serves “proper” stone baked pizzas in an outside restaurant area that was buzzing , the fact that the weather was fantastic did contribute.If you are in the Barbican area of Plymouth and you fancy a pizza ....then this is the place.

Lovely position really nice waitress to seat us however shocking bar staff! Too interested in young girls not trained as gave a bottle of Magners without asking about ice or glass.Bar staff too young and inexperienced Shame!

Party of five eating a mix of pizza and pasta, all of which was very tasty. Good portion size, plenty of pizza choice and extra toppings, well cooked pasta al dente and equally flavoursome. Good, friendly and accommodating service. Great beer choice and equally groovy indoors. Try the Hop13 if you like a Guiness-brewed lager. We sat outside, sheltered from the warm rainshowers under the ample umbrellas with heaters, if that's your thing. Great views over the harbour for people watching. Lively atmosphere - the live music wasn't the best I've enjoyed there but only on this occasion. All in all a great night at good value

3 of us stopped by for some food and drinks. Busy Saturday night but managed to get a table within 10 minutes. 2 for 12 on cocktails is reasonable and they were good quality once they arrived. Food was reasonably priced and very nice. 2 prawn linguine dish’s and 1 carbonara were ordered.

Food was quick and to a good standard. Waitresses were really helpful, giving advice to tourists and always with a smile. Live music was brilliant from both guitarists and ale went down well.

Friends & I were in plymouth for a matinee show at the Theatre Royal. Afterwards we wandered down to the Barbican & were drawn to Rakuda as there was outdoor seating. We were lucky with a sunny evening & then we had the surprise of live music being played which was fantastic. The service was friendly & food arrived quickly. A very relaxed place to sit & watch the world go by

Perfect for after work drinks. Didnt eat there. Majority of staff plus owner manager really rude. But good setting with hit or miss music

Más de cuarenta minutos de espera de pasta y langostinos, que me habrían llevado diez minutos para armar en casa. Parmesano es uno de una coctelera en lugar de fresco. Mi consejo es comer en otro lugar, hay muchas opciones.

Sat outside in the sun by the harbour which was nice, but the cocktails were not very good. Not much more to say !

The only restaurant terrace that was full, all enjoying and listening live music. Nice view and easy to find.

Llamado aquí por un capricho al pasar

One star is too much. Sticky tables, rude staff , they served us first and then later manager came over and asked for our ids ! such an uncomfortable place and environment to be. Rakuda is a waste of money and time

We stoped for a cocktail on a busy Saturday, we chose the outside seating area as it was a sunny day. You need to order at the bar and note your table number, there was a 45 minute wait for food so we didn’t bother. Drinks were good and reasonably priced.

Thoroughly enjoyed our trip to Rakuda. Menu was good, opted for the swordfish special - was delicious and reasonably priced. Service& atmosphere were great. Returned later for cocktails - 2 for 1 offer and delicious! Highly recommended and hope to return.

I dropped in and had a Caesar Chicken Saled. The leaf quality and chicken were excellent and service very friendly. A shame to see mixed reviews but as a discerning global business and leisure traveller my encounter was 100% good.

Are here with my son and although it was very busy the service was swift and friendly. Had two courses and struggled to finish, calamari was lovely as was my burger, my son has the prawns and the seafood pasta, both were exceptional, wouldn't hesitate to eat here again.

After hunting for calamari, I came across Rakuda. Staff were lovely and helpful, food delicious and, although the outside bar area gets very busy, I could always find somewhere to sit in the shade safe from the 30deg heat!

Very dissapointed....not worth our money! We had to wait for an hour for our food...and when it arrived was very dissapointed...not met the expectations and not worth the money that we paid. When we asked about how long we have to wait....we were given a very ambiguos answer and were told to speak with a manager...who didn't even bother to show his/her face. We've ordered the monk fish with a white wine sauce - the sauce was basically water mixed with oil; the "sauted potatoes" were actually fried potatoes mixed with that unpleasant sauce which then became soggy. The ribs ordered were burnt in parts and the chips that accompanied them were reheated. The beer was flat...no fizz and warm... Not recommended!

Having read so many poor reviews recently I wasn't expecting too much when using my Groupon voucher here this week, but I was pleasantly surprised.

Ate here as a stop before boarding ferry, staff don’t speak good English and the waiter brought our food but he forgot one of the meals as he thought my mum and dad were sharing for some unknown reason which meant my dad ate 30 minutes after we had all finished! Quite pricey but food was very good in the end. Lots more restaurants available that looked better.

We visited Plymouth to watch Michael McIntyre and before we went we had a walk to the Barbican. We were hungry so stopped here . The service was excellent, and the food was amazing, I would definitely go back again. As you can see with the photos I enjoyed as much as I could. The cod and chips was fantastic.

Decided last minute to pop down Plymouths historic barbican as the weather was so glorious.

Ceniamo in questo delizioso ristorante nel famoso quartiere barbican di Plymouth, sul molo del porto, il personale gentilissimo, l'ambiente accogliente e gradevole.

We have been here before and I like it because you sit outside under the canopy and enjoy the sunshine. We decided to have the breakfast and for £6.50 we thought it was very good value and tasted delicious. All washed down with a pint of ale. A nice sit in the sunshine

We went out, originally, looking for a greasy spoon type café for a full English following a late night on the beer. Following directions from our hotel reception we went to the Barbican and found Rakuda offering an all day breakfast for £6.50. The breakfast is substantial - 2 sausage, 2 bacon, 3 eggs, grilled tomato, mushrooms, beans and toast and cooked to perfection.

Early evening stroll led us into the Barbican

Half of the cocktails on their menu are available two for £10, and Sunday-Thursday 5-7 all the cocktails are 2 for 1. The cocktails were made really well and we were never kept waiting for long.

Couldn't believe the portion size, too much for me and I very rarely leave anything on my plate. Delightful views, beer and service. Good food. Great all round.

Popped in on a day trip with the family.

I have mixed feelings about this restaurant. It serves delicious food with very fair portions. And it locates at a...

Stopped for cocktails on our first evening in Plymouth, and it felt like the south of France, out on the...

Stopped off at the Rakuda for lunch whilst on a family day out. The location was excellent right on the...

We had a feta panini and side order of olives. Came with side salad and tortilla chips. Tasted delicious and...

This restaurant managed to totally ruin a family meal. We had travelled from all around the country to meet up....

What great place. On the quay next to the boats, we could have been in the med or Canary Islands....

Had a great meal here last night - nice prawn starter to share and then one of their own burgers for me and pasta bog for my wife. Burger was perhaps a little under seasoned but otherwise meal was good - eating outside helps with the atmosphere. Waitresses was friendly and accommodating- they can get very busy here and it's a small team. We ate early but by the time our mains had arrived they were telling people it's a 45min wait for food.Didn't have a cocktail but many did around us and they looked great.Will certainly use them again.

After watching a show at the theatre and then getting something to eat we went down to the Barbican to try to find a bar that was still open, this one was and was fairly busy , plenty of people sat outside drinking and inside the small bar. Very friendly guy who organises the live music helped us secure a table and had a nice chat with us, next time we visit Plymouth we will try the food here. We got here around midnight and it closed at 1am.

Really great food but very large portions so beware - maybe see each plate as a meal for 2 - that way you can save a fortune!! Good selection for vegetarians and fussy eaters. After other really bad experiences in Plymouth, this place was like being in heaven.

The vibe is absolutely lovely as the majority of seating is outside. The cocktails are wonderful and I had the mac n cheese, it was unreal. My family thoroughly enjoyed their food aswell. Some meals are great value for money and the portion sizes are huge. The nachos are a family fave. Beautiful place!

Posizionato sul lungomare in posizione gradevole. Possibilità di mangiate con menù tipico di pub con scelta e prezzi nella media. Offre cocktail decisamente migliorabili.

Must be a great place with nice music and good food, but I was unsuccessful at attracting the wait staffs' attention, so I guess I'll never know for sure. Too bad☹️

Picked this place after walking around Barbican searching for a place to eat.The food was very good, the drinks a bit limited in the beer selection, the service quite quick and friendly.I chose the outside area which could have done with a clean between customers, but the adjacent restaurant had a couple of musos playing good blues, so it sort of made up for it.

Went here as a party of 8, probably the worst service and food i've ever had, not going to go into details but it was woeful, avoid!!!!!!!!!!!

I have been to this restaurant many times before, the food is always lovely as was on my recent visit, what let it down badly was the wait. We ordered fish and chips with a salad and a bowl of cheesy chips this took the grand total of 45-50 minutes to arrive and this was only after I had been into the bar to chase our food up. The bar person was very friendly and apologetic and within minutes our food arrived, the waitress however was a different story, she was unfriendly and certainly not approachable which is why I decided to back into the bar to chase up the missing food, it was in fact the bar person that eventually brought our food out to us.

My wife and I dined here with my inlaws who were on holiday from Germany.First of all let me start by explaining that my inlaws who are in their seventies are not "GUYS" they are Sir/Madam or Mr and Mrs Snider.Every time the waitress approached us it was "GUYS" this and "GUYS" that which is unacceptable.The food (Fish and chips and mushy peas) was well presented and tasted fine but at £13 per head was I believe the most expensive iv'e ever ordered.Lastly and most importantly the floor of the Cobbled diner was a most disgusting carpet of litter and cigarette butts.If this diner had been "inside" no doubt it would have been closed down by the health and safety bunch but somehow dining outside, this disgusting floor seems to have been overlooked.The dining furniture was also in a tired and uncared for condition with "battered legs and grubby fabric.We have eaten here many times over the years but this will be the last for sure.

We popped in here for a drink over the bank holiday weekend. Drinks we thought very expensive. £4.80 for a bottle of cider! Over charged on the other beers we ordered, bar staff seemed uninterested and not too helpful. Nice place to sit and watch but don't think I will be in a hurry to come back

We were there for a nice dining due to the amazing views this restaurant has, the staff was nice, but the burguers we ordered were way too oily, and the "prawns with tagliatelle" was tasteless. Not worth the price.

Food was ok at best, chips were soggy which was disappointing. The staff were lovely and very attentive but the boss didn't speak to them very well. Cocktails were lush and would return for drinks again.

On saturday 22nd April we had our first trip to the Barbacan, we were visiting friends and their 9 week old baby. We decided to have our lunch here as there was a pirate ship coming in and this was a great location for the view. Ordered a couple of cocktails and 2 burger and chips, we had to pay extra for sweet potato or cheese fries (the menu says you can select ANY fries with the meal!!), this came to £40. At this price I was expecting some great food! The couple we were with ordered straight after us and we were complained at for not ordering together.... its not like they let you know this!Cocktails were okay! 10 minutes later and our fries arrive, we were hungry so started nibbling only to find they were still raw in the middle!! The Sweet potato fries were still soft and looked like they were covered in a white flour (everyone knows sweet potato fries should be crispy on the outside)! It took over 10 minutes for our burgers to arrive (Fries weren't an extra, they were actually supposed to be part of the meal). At this point I informed the waitress the fries were raw, she apologised and took them away to get them replaced. The burger was quite tasty but it was served in a cheap white sesame seeded bun.At this point the couple with us needed to go and change their young baby, she went into the establishment and asked if they had a baby changing facility to which the MANAGER..... yes MANAGER rudely told her "no, of course not, this is a bar", his tone was disgusting! She got him changed on one of the tables inside the 'bar that serves food' then returned to her food.We all finished our burgers but our fries never arrived, the waitress was shocked when I asked her for a partial refund trying to fob us off saying the fries were just a small part of the meal! I simply asked for the amount that fries cost on there own, I could have easily demanded half of the cost of the meal!! She gave us our refund and we thankfully left!It was clear we weren't the only people having issues as there was a cyclist demanding a refund and arguing with the manager.I would highly recommend NOT going here for lunch! Not until they at the very least SACK the MANAGER and CHEF (hard to call someone a chef if they can't even cook some chips)

Came in today and its the second time been this place and the food is amazing the lady danni was fantastic! Always made sure we was OK good food and nice drinks at good prices!

We stopped here for lunch and had the battered fish and chips. It was absolutely delicious and SO filling. We sat outside , under cover. The service was excellent. I would thoroughly recommend this restaurant

Ordered four burgers with four portions of chips . Chips came out first they were still raw so sent them back and asked for new ones to come out with burgers . Twenty minutes later burgers came out with no chips . After forty five minutes of waiting we had finished our burgers then they brought our chips out however we had finished our food so asked for a refund only to be met with attitude from staff . Won't be visiting again !!!

Went to Rakuda for a few drinks and was so impressed with the staff, and in particular the owner. He goes out of his way for his customers and you can tell he genuinely cares. Asked him if there were any shops nearby and he said there was one round the corner that shut in 3 minutes. He offered to run there for us before it closed which we obviously said no to but he insisted and went anyway for us! The atmosphere is incredible, live music every night and reasonably priced drinks with a great view of the harbour. So so so impressed and will definitely be returning! I can't stress enough how amazing the owner is, it really makes a difference when there is excellent customer service as it adds a personal touch, and it really shines through. Rakuda u da best xxx

We had just arrived in Plymouth and were told by friends to visit the Barbican for food & drinks so we decided to ! Obviously there are many places to eat, but we liked the look of the Rakuda Kitchen, on entering the restaurant we saw that there were no other people eating but we were greeted by a lovely waitress that said that they were open and serving food, she sat us down and gave us a menus and promptly took our order ! , there were a couple of chaps sorting out the sound system for the restaurant which I found uncomfortable and all the other staff seemed to be taste testing either new dishes or every dish on the menu, so my partner asked if we could move to somewhere quieter, which she kindly allowed ! Our meal arrived , my partner was thrilled with his as he had a super sized piece of fish with chips, which he thoroughly enjoyed, I chose to have the calamari I found this cold and certainly not crispy, My partner thought it was ok, so I did consume it ! And didn't complain ... not sure if I visited Plymouth again that I would eat at the Rakuda Kitchen .

Ordered crispy squid. It was about as crispy as porridge. This was partly due to having almost no batter and partly due every item on the plate swimming in oil. We were the only people eating and one of our squid dishes was missing the tartare sauce. It seems difficult to argue that the kitchen was overworked.We have not had food this poor for a long time.The waitress asked if the food was okay and we replied that it was greasy. It was difficult to tell if she pretended not to hear and walked away or if she quickly walked just out of earshot to avoid hearing the complaint, which must be fairly common.

Little bite to eat Food to share sat out side with a pint Very friendly reasonably priced and very tasty meal Share platter of Olives, bread and humous with calamari Good size portions for 2 to share and very tasty reasonably priced Didn't have to wait long friendly staffDefinitely will return

Dropped in here late Sunday lunchtime as weather was good and seating plentiful. Only ordered light lunch of calamari and a sharing plate of humus, pitta, salad, olives etc.Service was efficient and friendly and food of a good quality. (Calamari not overlooked) Have previously had dinner here in the summer and again food was excellent and overall experience very good

Great food, fish was great. Really nice place. Nice staff. Seafood pasta was great too. Would come again.

On business in Plymouth found Citadel area despite rather cold in March. Live music etc addto atmosphere.Not too busy but staff v attentiveDelicately fried gurnard fillets & mixed salad with mustard vinaigrette for a tenner! They don't oversell themselves but this is great simple food beauitifully done.I'll comeback!

Morning and afternoons in the weekdays are great for food, but for me different on the weekends. Hand full of the staff are lovely and couldn't say a bad word and know there stuff about drinks and cocktails but the rest of the staff are rude, especially the manager or over seeing manager. Place has great potential, they have live music every day and a lovely man Colin sorts everything. So if you want a quiet drink outside listening to music, this is good.

After walking round which seemed like ages found this eatery omg food was absolutely fabulous , really nice atmosphere waiter was really nice and friendly (sorry didn't get your name) don't know why it's not busier ,this is a seafood platter you can just see hubby's which was just as fabulous shame I don't live nearer defo eat here again well done

This is how it's done!! Ok so there was a mix up as to whether they had 2 steaks left late on a Friday night, the lady that served us dealt with it very well and we even joked about the situation with her. She was honest with us and offered us complimentary starters.The food was good and we enjoyed our meal. Nice to eat with live music outside too.We would definitely return.Oh, but only if they start stocking a non alcoholic beer or two!!

We went as two families last week and we're well looked after by attentive staff and a nice warm inside table. The service was slow despite being the only customers but we did have 8 different things and there was only one chef on. Lovely food when it came though and good size portions. We'd go back and would recommend.

After a nice meal in the summer I visited here in January. Without the sunshine and the busy ambience this place was just ok. The two or three staff whilst friendly and polite were on winter go slow and were more interested in speaking to friends than us. The food was ok and that just about sums up the evening.

After struggling to find an eatery with any lunchtime tables available, we chanced upon the Rakuda Kitchen, at first it looked as if we were going to be unlucky here too, but thanks to a very enterprising and helpful young waiter,who took the trouble to rearrange some tables and chairs to fit us in, we were able to have a superb lunch, the food was great, the portion sizes enormous, and the cost was surprisingly reasonable especially as the Rakuda is situated in the heart of the Barbican over looking the marina. We will definitely be back to sample some more from the menu next time we are in Plymouth