Reviews for Riviera Restaurant in East Providence, RI
Unbelievably excellent Portuguese food & portions. Prices are really reasonable & the staff was accommodating. We got the... littlenecks Spanish style & shrimp Mozambique ???? Beautiful atmosphere and plenty of room for parties & banquets! Read more
We went there to celebrate our 58tn wedding anniversary. The music was a little annoying, so I asked the manager if he could... possibly change it to something more appropriate for an anniversary dinner. He immediately agreed and proceeded to change themusic to something more enjoyable. He wished us a happy anniversary and brought us a complimentary drink. The wait staff wasattentive and the food was delicious! Will definitely return! Read more
Ladies and gentlemen please don't order the Portuguese soup. I worked there in the kitchen,in Bristol. Joe the main cook a... quack. The owners cousin who comes from Portugal is a hot hot mess. I was chopping kale for the soup and came across bugs. Itold her we can't use the kale. Well she did. Just ???? awful ????. The owner is a fantastic man. I doubt that he knows whatwent on in the kitchen. He's just a kind man. His daughter did the paperwork for employees nice young lady. He just needs tobe present when they prep. The staff waiters and waitresses are great . Read more
Very delicious food. Octopus grilled to perfection, crispy on the outside and soft inside. Shrimp Mozambique cooked well with... good flavor and not too sour. Everything tasted fresh. Restaurant has good atmosphere and service was good. Highly recommended! Read more
This is a restaurant we would go regularly. It used to be delicious with excellent service. We even used the banquet facilities... for so many events. They just lost our business. We ordered pickup tonight and it was awful. The pork tasted like it was boiled.It looked like it was a soup rather than pork snd littlenecks.The seafood combination was gross. Cod was rough, lobster did nottaste right, Calamari tasted like rubber. We actually went back to make them aware and the owner was going to offer us the samefood again and defended that this never happens. We even showed them a picture of the food and they were surprised in just theappearance. The owner almost walked off with my fiancés phone to show the kitchen. I don?t know how the chef would be okayserving that and how the owner offered a poor solution. There was no refund or no gift card offered. We were offered to wait foranother of the same dishes?yeah I?m good. And last we were there we ordered the seafood combination which the big ingredient islobster and did not find out until we got our meals that they were out of lobster. The waiter was even upset bc the kitchendidn?t let him know and they did nothing at the time about that either. My in laws who were regulars are disgusted. We threw outover $50 in food last night. They lost our business. I don?t want people to waste their money the way we did. If you?rePortuguese this is not what pork and little necks look like?tasted worse. Read more
Great food, bread, and beer. I came here with a friend. The server brought fresh and warm bread to start. The bread was really... good. I had the Portuguese steak for dinner. It was really good. The fries were fresh. We had a good time. It was a littlenoisy. I think there was an event going on, so music was a little loud. I will definitely come back. Read more
My sister & I decided to celebrate my nieces baby shower ???? 3/14/21 with restrictions & all from the management,... staff,food,pricing ect....we are more than content with the outcome of our brunch ????every detail was on point & fullyrecommend this beautiful place I will gladly come back ????Thanks again for this wonderful event you made easy to coordinateblessings to all????? Read more
I've been here several times before but this time was the first in a while. The room they put us in was kind of like the... greenhouse room. It was very large and decorated for Christmas beautifully. For food and drink, I had house merlot and orderedthe grilled cod with veg and chickpeas. It was very good. They give you good portions here so you won't leave hungry. Theservice review: Underwhelming, kind of like you and your child play pretend the game "restaurant" with you. Nice kids but theinexperience bleeds through. Example, I had to ask half way through the meal to please put water in my water glass. That shouldhave been done as we sat down. Not a huge deal, but I added that so you get my drift. The older wait staff is what you hope for. I'll definitely go back and hope for the best with the service next time. Read more