Riverside Bistro

Closed, don’t know if they are re-​opening or not. View was excellent, food was bad.

Appears closed; not a good sign. Hopefully someone who knows how to run it will go in next. Could not get past the «Wings!» «Sushi!» «Now Serving Breakfast» «New Menu!» «New Chef!» «Coronaville Tiki Bar!» «Art Exhibition Today!» «Music Sunday!» aspects of the exterior signage. Died a slow tortured death in full public view.

so we heard it was under new management gave it another try. We sat a the bar the bartender didn’t know how to make a sangria? Really? I had a beer instead obviously she doesn’t know her job. the meal was horrible not much on the menu. I ordered a coffee drink at end of meal no whipped cream or cherry helloo that’s what makes it
attention to detail will Never go back Prediction they will be out of business soon…

The food is average, the view is fabulous, but the waitstaff is surly. If you feel like getting into an argument with your waitress, come on down. Three tries, same every time. Done.

The only reason this place is getting any stars is because zero is not an option. They are located ON the river and the menu highlights very few of the local items this area is known for. The renovation is a huge improvement & the view is one of the best in town. This does not overcome for me the absolutely horrendous experience I had at breakfast a few weeks ago. In a town where NO ONE does a full breakfast, they should be more prepared to draw a crowd. We sat outside & were there so long I actually got tan lines at 10:00 a.m. Our food came in shifts so by the time I got my toast, my eggs were cold. At least they were warm to begin with — not so much for my husband. The waitstaff was only two servers doing the best they could with people waiting out 40 – 60 minute ticket times. It seemed that by 11, when were finally leaving after almost 2 hours, people started showing up to work. The service we received from our server was good but if we didn’t know her, there is a good chance we would have walked out. If I hear they have figured out how to do breakfast I might be willing to give them another chance since its such a novelty in this town but I can’t imagine that will ever happen.

I wish I could give this place negative stars. I think this place should be closed before they serve a disgusting meal to one more person. I ate here in 2012 and it was very good. Thinking the menu would be similar if not the same I ate here in April 2013 and the experience was beyond bad. The decorations look like they were purchased in the luau section of Party City. The menu was limited and over priced. My date ordered a stake and cheese quesadilla it was on the menu as stake and cheese. It came to the table with cheese and vegetables. My meal came to the table cold. The french fries i got with almost frozen fried haddock. We told the waitress who took it and rolled her eyes. The hostess came to the table to apologize. Then the owner came to the table and asked us if he could buy us a drink. Other than the drink there was nothing done to make us want to stay. I could not wait to leave this plave BUT It took over 45 minutes for the wrong quesadilla to come out and about 30 for the second one to come out. My date finished his meal and I was trying to eat mine, I was mid bite and the waitress came over and took my plate. I was not finished. The lady at the table saw what happened and said that they had issues with service that evening too and that they would not be coming back. I agree with that lady and will NEVER be returning to that disgusting pit of a restaurant.

Sandy the waitress was on top of things! We felt that the portion to price ratio was not good. We ordered a fisherman’s platter for $ 26.00…none to share. small portion. But it tasted excellent. Sandy was great to our kids and the kids enjoyed their food too. We will try it again. Hope this new business works out the kinks. I would recommend them.

Awful guy bartender didn’t know wines or drinks. Sat at bar and watched mass confusion. Didn’t dare eat there. Got up and left

Went here on a lark because i wanted a sit down lunch eaten without the craziness that is Woodman’s. Ordered the mussels ($ 11) and lobster ($ 14) and it was great and very reasonably priced! Frankly, it’s hard to screw up mussels and lobsters but the side grilled vegetables were great too. Beautiful view from the outside deck. Some flies and bees buzzed us while eating but that’s what you get when sitting on a marsh! Sam Adams Octoberfest on tap – what more could you want? Plenty of parking in their lot across the street.

Very disappointed. Was hoping for a higher end resteraunt, instead a very boring bar menu for the whole place. Did we really need another place that served haddock like 100 other places in the area. Someone put money into fixing this place up– the mistake was to then go and hire a cook from the 99 resteraunt. Hire a good chef and this place could make it, if not good luck.

My brother and I went by last Sunday to try it out, figuring we could sit at the bar and see the river and sample some lunch. We sat at the bar and quickly noted the odor of paint and the place looked like it was decorated with stuff found at a bad yard sale.
The bartender was clearly more interested in eating her lunch than catering to us. Eventually she asked us if we wanted anything and we ordered a beer. She didn’t ask us once if we wanted to see a menu, so my brother asked for one when we got our
beers.
The menu has nothing on it to suggest it’s a bistro, it’s all pub food and standard entrees. Riverside Pub would have been a much more appropriate name. Now skeptical, we decided to just try a cup of clam chowder to gauge the food before ordering more.
After 20 minutes, the bartender — still downing her fries — shows up with
them saying she didn’t know she was supposed to go get them. Really? What we got was a bland, thick, pasty cup of fairly-​tasteless glop. During our wait, we saw an endless stream of confusion from the staff, as if they were given zero information about the menu or procedures.
We finished our beers and left, likely to never go back.