Riccardos Ristorante

Average at best. Has gone downhill. Overpriced by a large amount. They can“t even make a decent panini. If you order the soup and salad for lunch you will go away hungry. Our panini’s were not pressed as Italian ones are, ever heard of a panini press Riccardo?

Came for lunch on a June weekday with my daughter and ate on their lovely outdoor patio. Service was a touch slow, but very friendly and knowledgeable. Despite having a nice wine list I stuck to just water.
My daughter ordered the pasta of the day which was a spaghetti. She got it with their ragu sauce and it was only ok. The pasta is boxed and was a touch over done while the sauce was fairly flavorless with questionable meat.
I had the porcini tortellini with sage browned butter sauce. I’m very sad to report that the chef failed to actually brown the butter and it was just a regular butter with a hint of sage. The pasta was a tad dry and the filling didn’t even taste remotely like porcini.
Luckily, I utilized an entertainment card that I own. It affords a BOGO and made the lunch worth having. We will definitely try this place again, but will be mindful of what we are ordering.

Pasta so tender it will make you want to slap your Nonna. Ragu Bolognese in the lasagna is to die for. And you won’t find a better wine list in Oregon. One of two or three best Italian dining experiences I have ever enjoyed in the US. Great service, warm ambiance, and a tribute to the community

I’m here on a business trip and found this place via Unilocal.I was promptly greeted and given a table by the window. The place is small, but well decorated and comfortable. My waiter was very helpful and immediately made recommendations for a glass a wine, salad and entrée. I had the spinach salad and pork medallions with a side of polenta. The pork was served medium rare with a savory sweet currant sauce that was excellent. I’m normally not a big fan of polenta, but this was done really well and I loved it. This is a great place and they do a great job with service and quality. Give it a try.

The food was very overpriced. The decoration is old and not elegant at all. The pasta did taste pretty good but again it was totally overpriced and I would not pay that much for pasta anymore.

My pet peeve is restaurants that advertise open til 10 and you show up at 9:15 to a locked door (for a simple to-​go order) and they smile and say «sorry for wasting your time with our false advertising. You’re really not that important to us. «the good part is it only happens once…

I admit the inside is cramped.
I don’t go here for excellent seating I go here for great food.
The arriabiata is very good. My wife gets it everytime. I take mine home and eat hers.
I have gotten the lamb many times in the past and it was great.
You should disregard anyones opinion who says that the olive garden is better. What a joke.
The summer seating outside is nice.
I highly recommend eating here.

Great food and wine! Authentic and delicious. Nice patio out back. Friendly service. Definitely would recommend!

Great food, great wine. They have oso bucco and it is the best. They have wine maker’s dinners and always have Italian wine sellers come and they put up a special menu for these guys. Service is great, particularly a young waiter who is a real gem. Parking can be a bit of a challenge.

We really loved this place! Went there for a late lunch. Lasagna and Arrabbiata were delicious. The deep Italian wine selection added to the great experience. Cheryl was an attentive and efficient server making us feel very welcome. Looking forward to our next visit!

I went to Riccardos with my boyfriend because we got a positive recommendation from a friend, and unfortunately it was quite disappointing. The prices were way too high for what we got, and the décor was dated and reminiscent of a nursing home. They had all the clichéd «Italian» wall art and decorations. I have a feeling that most of their clientele is old white people.
We started with the scallops that were tiny and overcooked. They also were drizzled with a bland, broken vinaigrette. Luckily the server insisted on a fabulous Chardonnay.
My boyfriend got the veal salti. It was reddish and raw. It didn’t look like veal, but whatever. I noticed that they served the same veggies with all the meat dishes, which is an indicator of a lazy kitchen. There was also raw sage on the dish, and a soupy sauce that seemed just like a store bought veal base. Disappointing. Especially for a 30 dollar plate.
I got the lasagne. I could tell it was microwaved before service. It was drizzled in bechemel and doused with a weak marinara sauce. I just couldn’t get over the rubbery texture of it. What a disgrace.
I would rather have gone to the Olive Garden

Just great, the owner here is a delight he goes to each table separately and greets the guests and checks on their experience.
Waiters are also efficient and entertaining, our waiter for the most part has been Walter (on 3 visits). He did excellent work.
Food is top notch Italian. We tried the meatballs, 2 of the fish dishes which were very fresh and tasty and some of the soups, the tomato soup was to die for.
The no flour chocolate cake has been our favorite dessert. The cappuccino is nutty and creamy, absolutely the best cappuccino I’ve had.

man I hate writing reviews like this (and I’m not even sure if anyone in the burbs checks out Unilocal before making dinner plans) but here’s the thing: people talk about riccardo’s ambiance: it has none. it’s packed in like sardines. but who cares if you get decent food, right? well, it’s doesn’t have that either. 3 different pasta dishes and a forgettable cup of green pea soup were the proof.
Tagliatelle was overdone with the brown lumpy mushroom glob poured over it (not finished IN it and then served) and the completely random ‘grilled sausage on the side’ was done about a week ago and could have been used as a doorstop. Regular olé spaghetti with marinara had absolutely no salt and the sauce could have come from a can. Farfalle with eggplants was edible, after you fished it out of vat of oil it was served in. I’m gonna say it: Olive Garden could have done better.
one star for the quick, friendly, exceptionally-​knowledgable-​about-​wines waiter. and another for, I dunno, just because I can’t get myself to give 1 star.

3 ½ stars overall. We have been going for several years. Ricardo’s is a great spot for good consistent Italian cuisine. Complete wine list with good values, with very good waiter service. The waiters know their wines and make good pairing recommendations. The food is always good. Scallops, egg plant Parmesan, and any pasta dish is fantastic. Indoor and outdoor seating both are comfortable and the spaces are rarely overly noisy. Oh and reasonable prices.
So, Ricardo’s is one of our «go to» places in L.O. area if you want pasta or veal dishes, and especially in the summer on the patio.
Update. There are rarely any «specials» on the menu, so it is essentially the same menu carried over 30 years. The owners and management could be friendlier. To walk through the dining room and say hello and ask about the food/​service would go a long way.

Lunch was really good! Also there wine selection is carefully crafted. The owner really cares about the quality of his wines.
Ordered the special. Puttenesca! Fabulous as was my friend lasagna.
The patio was not open due to weather however we had a great three hour lunch. Yea, we had alt of catching up to do.
Great place, and will be back.

Thank you for a lovely sunny lunch on the patio. Amazing soups, spinach salad, tuna and tiramisu. What a wonderful way to celebrate our anniversary. Friendly service and fresh ingredients.

Thoroughly mediocre. The staff is appropriately attentive and the outdoor ambiance is really nice, but indoors is lackluster and the food is… meh.
The prosciutto e melone ($ 12!) was two hard, thick pieces of melon with the rind on with two tough pieces of prosciutto draped over. The pasta arrabiata had nice zing but the pasta itself was overly starchy, as if it had been cooked in too little water or with too much other pasta in the pot. There was so much Parmesan on top that the whole dish was dry.
Some excellent wines, and the wine/​coffee shop next door is great. Fine with a large group outdoors, where the focus is on the fun, but you’re left wanting more if the group is four or fewer and there are fewer distractions from the average-​ness of it all.

The exterior of this restaurant is almost perfect. Grape vines, flowers It is very pretty. To bad the interior doesn’t live up.
The interior is white walls, and a mix of modern abstract and religious paintings. The tabletops are imitation granite, not to convincing tough. The chairs are metal, they look like they were probably meant for outdoors, with cushions on them. The colors are cool lots of grays and white in al kind of generic looking other then the odd art.
The service is very good, very professional and knowledgable.
The food is quite good, The soup I had was excellent. The main dish was very good, Though not really what was described on the menu. It had a lot of tomatoes maybe 20 percent of the volume were not listed on the menu.
The prices seem quite high for what you get. This is why I give it 3 stars, at their prices the interior should be much nicer and the food… the menu should do a better job at listing main ingredients even then prices seem high.

I grew up in the Italian community in Portland, a lot of Italian restaurants have come and gone… My mother taught me how to cook at the age of 6 – 7 years old.
This is the true style, authentic in every way, the pasta, always fresh, salads crisp and bright, soups… delicious. What I come here for is the arrabbiata sauce on
the capelinni. Only Italian wines, the best of the best… only at Riccardo’s on the patio.

Six of us went to Riccardo’s for a company dinner last night. I have been there a few times before and this place is consistently very good. Last night was no exception so I decided I should write a review. Our waiter, Walter, was awesome. Very knowledgeable about the food and the wine list and took great care of us.
The food was great. Three of us had a razor clam special (including me) and we all raved about it. The other three dishes were great too. I would recommend this place to anyone.

What a lovely little jewel of a place this is! It’s been years since I’ve eaten here and I was so glad I was in the area to go again. The service was impeccable and friendly and the food outstanding.
Also loved our server, he was very efficient and friendly.
Cannot say enough about this darling little place, hope they’re around another 30+ years!

Mmmmmmmmm
Never disappointed!
I’m disappointed with myself for not coming here more! My pocket book is probably ok with it!
I am a fool for red sauce and red wine! That is pretty much all I want to consume!
Coming here is a great treat!
The wine list is SUPERB! They have an extensive list! I usually just order the darkest reddest one they have or the cheapest chianti! SO good! Never sad from the first to last drop!
If you’re a girl on a budget be sure and tell the manager dude! You might get the 25 $ glass! FYI! It is LO and I’m sure they are all used to the Jaguar type clientele!
If however you get Walter, which I strongly recommend, he’ll give you the heads up on price points! He’s also the resident Italian server! Very fun!
They did a lovely job with my «to go» order tonight! Beautiful salad with a lot of bread! I am usually SO disappointed with «to go» orders! They put the perfect amount of sauce on my pasta! So happy!
I recommend the patio for dine in! They were packed tonight!