The Gas Light

One of my favorites!!! I’ve never had a bad meal here and everyone is friendly and welcoming.

Nice atmosphere. Fantastic service. Very polite. The food was delicious. Nice selection. First time I’ve been here in 20 years. I will be back.

Went per hotel recommendation. No parking to speak of except a tiny lot already full. Parked far and walked in the rain. No one to greet you. Pulled a waitress aside who told me to wait s few minutes. Waited 10 minutes no one came do I left. This after driving 3.5 hours from CT.

I would give it two stars but I’m not that mean and I knew what I was getting into food wise. I liked the bar itself a lot it was an older style and dressed up for Halloween. It smells fishy in there because of the food/​its an older building. They also have a really nice outdoor seating area in the back.
Okay sooo i lessened the stars even though it was alright beer and a nice place because the food bummed me out. When I first walked in I kind of knew what was coming by glancing over the menu but my friend ordered food anyways.
He got «seafood bisque» «fried mozzarella» and crab dip. I put the quotations in because the seafood bisque soup was actually clam chowder and my friend asked about that and was reassured it was actually sea food bisque.
The «fried mozzarella» was actually mozzarella sticks. I had it in my head that it would actually be fried mozzarella like at an italian place but that wasnt as big of a deal to me. The cheese came out luke warm so we asked them to heat it more and they didn’t give us any problem with that. The bread with the crab dip was meh.
The bar tender was super friendly and nice and I personally enjoyed talking to him. He had really good service and caught us whenever we needed another drink or water.

Excellent food– I usually get the filet on the stone grill. And it’s totally worth the experience! I’ve had the bananas foster for dessert and that was perfect.
Service is always good too the people are always nice I love this place. Good martinis too!

All of us, except the poor vegetarian who was downwind of our food, ordered the steak or scallops on the stone. This was a lot of fun. It was a perfect night to sit outside and we did — with an almost full moon, and great weather.
The food quality is great, and the stone is awesome. The service is friendly, and the owner came out and chatted with us to make sure we enjoyed it — and even asked for recommendations.
The only thing I would recommend — either put the steak on the stone once it gets outside, or serve it immediately after putting it on the stone. By the time the steak came to us (we were a party of 8) the one side was burnt. Still, I plan on coming back

I don’t know what happened here. Either this place has gotten worse since last year, or my eyes have been opened.
Upon entering this past weekend, a wicked smell fluttered into our noses. It smelled like fish and steak mixed with poop. It was disgusting. My mother sniffed out the culprit (a scented candle next to the hostess stand) and promptly took it upon herself to snuff it out. What restaurant would light a scented candle? People should be smelling your food, not some vanilla cookie candle that smelled like it was purchased from the dollar store.
Anyway, after we were seated we had a chance to take in the décor. I don’t know if we were seated in a place where we couldn’t really observe it before, but we all agreed that this is where old people come to die. It wasn’t themed, it wasn’t cute, it was… scary and dirty and gross.
All that aside, the food last time we were here was good, so we still had high hopes for that. However, my «Athens chicken» looked like a pile of vomit and came with unseasoned vegetables and «mashed» potatoes that consisted of one giant potato covered in some mashed potato. Those were also unseasoned. I swear, the meal reminded me of something you’d get at a hospital cafeteria.
My husband’s meal was no better than mine.
I almost forgot — our French onion soups came out covered in CHEDDAR cheese. Excuse me? Cheddar? That’s like, a major violation of the French onion soup rules. Who puts cheddar cheese on French onion soup?
My mother’s meal, a plate of shrimp scampi (like last time), was totally fine. Not the best, not the worst. Totally edible.
My theory on this place is that their pasta is good. Beyond that, stay away. Last year we all got pasta and we all left content.
Another negative about this place was that the waitress was clueless. Like, didn’t know what beers were on draft, didn’t know what types of white wine they had.
The whole experience was just bad, and I hated shelling over $ 120 for a meal that none of us really enjoyed.

Don’t let my opinion steer you away from this place. Everybody is entitled to bad day. But our visit here was horrible. It’s a shame because me & my wife just moved to Ridley Park and really wanted to love this place. Love the old décor & neighborhood/​homey feel the place has to it. But we received shitty service and an overpriced menu for an average meal. Bummed out but we won’t be returning here.

This is the place to go if you want quality food. From the juicy fresh cut steaks to the freshest seafood everything is a good proportion and a great quality. Biggest and most delicious scallops I’ve ever had. Crab cakes are the best, lumpy with plenty of crab meat and light on the filling, makes them the best around. Staff is friendly and the deck is great for dining on nice days. Highly recommended

Tonight I finally made it to The Gas Light. Sat at the bar and experienced great service from the bartender. Had French onion soup — meh. Had Caesar salad — way over dressed and rye bread croutons? Seriously? The filet was extremely disappointing for a place that’s supposed to be a great steakhouse. Scalloped potatoes were tasty. Corn out of a can. Disappointed. Expected more.

Heard a lot of great things about this place and it did not live up to the hype. Very outdated dining room which some find unique but I did not. I first order clam casino which was the worst excuse of clam casino i’ve ever seen. The clams were small and literally just had a few sprinkles of pepper bread and maybe scallions? Very disappointed by that. Ordered a filet and ordered med rare and when it got to my table it was more like medium well. I could have sent it back but our waitress, who was nice but was dressed like she just out of a halfway house looked like she was waiting on most of the tables that night so I did nit want to bother her. I will try it again because of the good reputation this place has but was not impresses my first time!

I have eaten here about 4 or 5 times while on business trips to Philly and never had a bad meal. Service is great, the atmosphere is nice and the beer is good. Tonight I got the Baked Stuffed Scallops and the were great. I highly recommend!

One of the best family owned restaurants on the east coast. Every time I’m in the Philadelphia area I make it to Ridley park Thanks for the meal

First visit here for dinner. I couldn’t believe it when the waiter informed us that they were out of house salad! Only offering Ceasar salad. Oh – and out of drink straws too. Really?!? One would think you would run to Acme and buy 8 or 10 heads of lettuce. Wow! Not a good first impression.
We had the French onion soup which was very good and had a French bread sized slice of toast coated in a good amount of cheese.
I had a Ceasar salad which was good and acceptable. I’ve had better. I’ve had worse.
Our entrees were: the classic cheeseburger, the scallops and the lobster ravioli.
The scallops were tasty and tender. Served with roasted potatoes and carrots.
My ravioli was very good with a cream sauce and five tasty shrimp.
The burger wasn’t all that great. The meat was dry and only ¼ of it was eaten. As the waiter took away the plate… he never even asked if it was okay or was there a problem.
All in all… not bad but not good enough that I’d bother to return.

The Gas Light was recommended to us as the best restaurant in Ridley. While that might not be a terribly high honor, either way, not sure Gas Light fits the bill.
The atmosphere inside is nice enough. It’s a little different, like being in a nice old house with a bar in it. It’s so dark from the outside that we couldn’t even tell it was open until we tried the door. Parking in the area is spotty, because of the train station, but you can find something.
Service was mediocre. We were seated quickly enough, but after that it went downhill. Our server came around rarely, slowly, and unpleasantly. I asked for a recommendation about the menu, she kinda shrugged, pointed at one of my options, and rolled her eyes afterwards. Not that impressed there.
The food itself, pretty good, by Ridley standards. It’s a shame the service as so lacking, otherwise I’m sure I would have liked The Gas Light a lot more, but in the end, it just didn’t meet the standard.

I had heard good things about this place from locals so I figured it would be a nice close place to take my mom for her birthday dinner. A few of us arrived early for our reservation so we found seats at the bar and got a drink while we waited for the rest of our party. Our bartender was nice and I think i would enjoy drinks here over coming for dinner. The table ordered the fried cheese, the crab dip, and the clams casino for appetizers. The clams were teeny tiny and only came with 6, which didnt seem like much on the large plate it sat on, especially for $ 9. The mozzarella sticks were the better choice, not adventurous, but a solid choice The crab dip was the best appetizer out of the threeFor dinner I ordered the lobster ravioli and my fiancé ordered the penna a la vodka. The 5 ravioli were covered in a white bland sauce with a few shrimp on the side. Overall, it didn’t have much flavor, was a bit fishy tasting, and for $ 20 it seemed expensive for what you got. My fiancé’s pasta was better, but for $ 14 for just pasta and sauce, it seems steep for the area. The service was good and the restaurant has a cool old look to it, but for dishes that taste to the same caliber as the erin pub, it doesn’t seem worth the higher price tag.

I SO want this place to do well, but their food is just not consistent with the prices. They really need to offer lunch, as well. I hope they get better. Also, don’t sit next to the bar area. It’s very loud.

My wife is a terrific chef. When I want over the top food… I go home. But I have to say that the Gas Light is a pleasant stop.
No…it’s not food for «foodies», but a comfortable place to go when you just don’t feel like cooking, or you know you can get a really great meal for a really great price, and, the owners and staff are great. If you go there twice and you are the least be friendly, you become family.
My wife and her friend from work had «girls’ night out» on Friday, and I met with some friends there last evening. We are never disappointed!
I am a vegan… and that seems to be tough at the best of restaurants. Chefs who balk at having to leave the printed menu, to my mind, aren’t really chefs, their recipe followers.
At the Gas Light, they see me coming, and the vegetables get going.

I used to live within walking distance of this place. It’s probably one of, if not, the only «fine dining» restaurants in the area. Like if you are in the mood to take your significant other out to a nice meal and don’t feel like driving to Media or, gasp, Philadelphia the Gas Light will fill the void.
That is, unless you like freshly prepared food. Any place that serves me canned vegetables pretty much gets one star. The only reason I’ve bumped it to two is that the prime rib is passable, the décor representative of a by-​gone era, and I have some nostalgic moments when I think of the place.
In the end, though, I’d never recommend it to anyone.

Worth four. My wonderful other half and I came over unannounced and left fully satisfied. No, it’s not Le Bec Fin. But the friendly staff, obsequious but not pedantic; knowledgeable but not pretentious, made the day. The food was outstanding. We each had the stone grill dinner that came with a salad and vegetable.
Service was both friendly and knowledgeable. The food was outstanding. A novelty to have the stone grill. And the 1920 décor was quaint and lent the place an air of mystery.
I was impressed.