Getaway Cafe

I’ve been coming here for years. They have the best pizza and the beer is cold. I recommend the blazing chicken pizza. So good

Mediocre café food. Uncomfortable furniture. They haven’t made any big upgrades that make it more comfortable and enjoyable for customers in over 20 years. Well they did add the 60 inch LCD to replace the old projector TV about 2 years ago.
I wouldn’t bring someone here to impress them. Needs some serious upgrade. If it wasn’t for the college community and the fact there is no other bars/​cafes in walking distance, this place would be RIP.
I’d rather drive to BBW or somewhere else, and that is disappointing because I like to support local and small businesses.

If you are around UCR this is the best place to hang out with friends, cold beer, hot food, quiet place unless you want to play pool and get loud with the jukebox.

My good friend and I decide to take a nice stroll down memory lane and visit our alma mater. I haven’t been in years… So, later in the day (Jan. 24, 2016) I realllyyy want some onion rings before I hit the road, heading back to LA. I use Unilocal of course :) and realize that the getaway café is open, and that’ll be even nicer because we get to continue on campus so to speak.
Soo, I pretty much know I’m gonna get a burger and some onion rings. In an effort to not make this review too long, …It’s now about 6:15pm, I ask the man at the counter if I can substitute the fries and he says no,…“we’ve been trying to tell the owner”, «but the owner says no».
So I’m disappointed and he says there’s nothing he can do, so I end up substituting for a salad as he offers that as an option, and buy onion rings as well– coming out to $ 15 and some change. :/​ (I got a bottle water too, Crystal Geyser.)
…and before I order, I ask him if the onion rings are really good, basically how are they and he says depending on what you think is good. (Okkk)
So all the while smiling, but praying that those onion rings are delish, I order.
…they come to the table and are quite dark. (I’m not use to that all.) but okk, I don’t wanna judge by the appearance, so I take a hard/​crispy bite and realize they’re unpleasant. Very herby, and generic to say the least. …so my friend suggest that I take them back for a refund. (I had only eaten one, and not even all of it.)
She politely ask the man and he says no, walks away, she’s still standing there, he kind of gives her some attention and says no again. He says there’s nothing he can do and then says, «and I knew you were gonna do that!» He walks off.
.We’re speechless at this point. He was soo rude and just mean. (and for the record, we had absolutely no intention of «returning» the rings when I ordered them, and quite honestly was most disturbed by his delivery and choice of words.)
My friend then decides to go to the counter as she wasn’t able to really speak with him because he walked away. She ask what they normally do if someone doesn’t like something (their policy) and he says it never happens and that’s what we ordered so there’s nothing he can do. He also feels the need to mention something about he’s short on cash (which I used a card).
…And further, my friend informed me that she asked if we could get something else in place of the onion rings. He said no. She then went on to let the guy know that we don’t normally do this we just didn’t like the onion rings. His reply, «yeah you guys do do this!»
That was the second time he accused us.
(I wasn’t aware of this encounter until we left as I was at the table.)
…My friend and I, being who we are, ultimately decide to just head out. …when my friend asked about speaking to a manager, as this guy was unbelievably rude and we were not at all even, he said that «Shawn» would be in tomorrow and that we can talk to him.
…she returns to the table, she lost her appetite of course and we decide to leave. I needed to go anyway to drive home. …I went to the counter, asked for some to-​go boxes, he asked how many, I said three and that was it.
Such a horrible experience.
…who says, «I knew you were going to do that!»
I could say even more, but I’ll stop now.
…I hope that the management, or whoever is above them, correct that wrong.

Ordered delivery on Sunday night around 6:15 (one medium pizza w/​everything) was surprised to hear we would be expecting out pizza in about 20 – 25 mins (only living 3 miles from the location but still) then after FIFTY minutes of waiting call to check the status of our pizza to hear the delivery guy had «car trouble» and should be there any minute… (Thanks for the heads up prior to us calling) Another 20 mins pass and finally the guy shows up with our cold pizza the box wasn’t even warm when he handed to me… Then to top it off when I ask for cheese and crushed red peppers & he says «Oh I don’t have any of those… My bad» no apology for the late service or cold pizza and no cheese or peppers? I understand accident happen but where is the customer service? Horrible horrible horrible.
Even after heating the pizza up it still wasn’t that great. Don’t waste your time or money.

The hills across the valley of the Rio Seco were close and tan. At a table in the shade, outside the building, the beers were cold. There was a painting of the most interesting man in the world on the wall inside. «Who is that man?» the boy said. On the other side of the wall were the sidewalk and the students. They passed by every 50 minutes. At the other tables were the grad students. They were all waiting reasonably for their degrees. «I feel fine,» the boy said.

I made a Unilocal account just to post my experience. Came in on Sunday night at 8:40ish. There were 2 other parties (of 3 ppl each) there already but 3 people working. Date and I ordered southwest pizza and waited 30 min so I went to ask the hold up and they said my pizza got burnt and had to be remade. No biggie. But why wasn’t I told that? I had to go up myself, and I was offered nothing for the wait. Finally get pizza at 9:30. Didn’t have time to really eat too much because of time crunch. Packed remainder up in a box. Bounced. Not comin back

Name speaks for itself! Good place to get away with friends. The food here is really good, I’ve been here before and I’ve never had a bad experience. Staff is very friendly, place is clean, and good food! Ultimately a good place to hangout and grab some food!

Good place!

My job pissed me off big time recently, and I needed to drink like NOW. Called my Buddy up and asked him if he was down for a few pitchers or something. Lo and behold he was also having a shitty day thanks to his job as well, and happened to be on-​campus doing some research at the library. He agreed we should meet up and vent over some drinks. He recommended this place.
Got dressed and had my DD (Wifey) drive me over there. I couldn’t find the entrance at first, despite the sign, because the entrance looks like the doors to a maintenance room. The patio doesn’t have door knobs on the outside, but I found it after a minute. Weird architecture.
I walk in, and the owner greets me and makes me feel welcome immediately. Didn’t even need to look at the menu, because a sign at the counter called out to me,…“Bacon Cheeseburger Fries $ 8.99″. Dope. Just what I needed. Ordered it, and since Proabition Amber Ale sounded bomb and was on special, grabbed a pitcher of that. Frosted mugs are always a plus.
Poured me a perfect head and got to sippin. Fries came out with the quickness. I was pleasantly surprised that the portion was huge! They weren’t joking around with the cheeseburgerness. ACTUAL hamburger chunks, julienned pickles and onions, bacon chunks. Grips of cheese. Only thing that was missing was ketchup and mustard, not that it needed it. This plate was different and delicious. Paired well with my beer and need for comfort food.
My Bro showed up and we shared our woes and turned them into laughs. Three pitchers later, my DD showed up and took me home. Not gonna get into what happened after, just gonna say that the Getaway helped turn my frown, upside-​down.

I love the beers here and it definitely a great place to hang out with friends.
They have various kinds of beers and the sandwiches here are juicy and yummy.
The service is great and the owner is a sweet old guy.
They also have a lot of things to play with. Try beers here!!!

Honestly, this bar is kind of janky. The food is mediocre at best, and this place is pretty dead most of the time. Half of the televisions are on, and they weren’t even showing the Dubs game when it was Game 4. They instead had about 4 tv’s off and a hockey game on the other ones. The tvs are also pretty small, and the service is gruff. Place could use a makeover. Beer selection is decent though, so that’s the only thing that helped this place earn 2 stars. Otherwise, get some cheap food (you can get a grilled cheese, fries, and a beer for under $ 10) and a pretty cheap beer if you’re just hanging in the neighborhood for a little bit and have to kill some time. Don’t know what you’d do here though because the sports they show aren’t extremely entertaining.

subpar food, cheap beer, pub environment, local campus bar.
Getaway is overall a great place. easy to access and convenient. I have been a regular at this place for a while for both food and drinks. they have a great staff and lots of sesting. the best is that sports is always showing on their large TV. Check this place out if you are in the area for a sports game or cheap beer.

First time here ever. Didn’t know there was a bar here… if you find this on Unilocal well good luck finding it. Its a hole on the wall… the only reason why i came here was after a game my team comes here, so i came to check this place out. It was a Sunday afternoon and the place had 2 or 4 customer plus like 15 of our teammates. I liked how it was well taken care of, compare to other bars. They have arcade games, pool tables. I had pizza with a pitcher of course. Pizza was surprisingly good, it definitely had a different taste from other places I’ve been. Staff was very nice… i didn’t have any issues but then again the place was empty also lol.

ATTENTION DOG OWNERS
Called in advance to ensure they would allow dogs in the patio. They said yes no problem. Drove from grand terrace with a group of friends and was turned away when we got there. We have a very well behaved Pitbull & German Shepard. He took one look at our Pitbull and said «those dogs are dangerous» and wouldn’t allow us to stay. I reminded him of the phonecall and he said «I assumed they were small dogs».
Disgusted that they would discriminate against us based on the breeds of our dogs.

Getaway is my go to place if I’m hungry and don’t want to go anywhere far from my apartment. Usually delivery since I normally end up ordering from here when I feel too lazy to cook or buy food from elsewhere.
The portions are huge so I normally have leftovers afterwards for later. The food isn’t phenomenal which I don’t expect it to be, but it’s good enough for me when I’m really craving a burger and don’t want to go far or leave my apartment.

Pizza is really good. The crust is on point. The wings kinda suck, it’s a good hole in the wall spot for pizza. Big patio area. Pool tables.
Only thing that sucked is they didn’t take the Unilocal coupon. They said that Unilocal just put that up and they don’t honor it. Weird. Still worth coming too.

Our soccer team came after our game and received our food quickly it was great!
I ordered the philly steak sandwich with no cheese (I’m lactose-​intolerant) and it was still really delicious and juicy.
Great friendly service and the manager accommodated our team by putting a soccer game on the television. My teammates enjoyed their dishes. Overall great experience here I would come back to explore the menu more. It has several interesting options for burgers, pizzas, and sandwiches!

Used to come here all the time for happy hour. They have a really good menu when it comes to bar foods and beer. The look of this café is kind of grunge-​like filled with some arcade games and pool tables. Despite this «look» it was a really fun atmosphere. Many graduate students came to this place to hang out after seminars. The patio area is great because it totally facilities an environment for a large group to gather and hang out. It might be a little noisy on a Friday or Saturday night but this contributes to the fun. It is a very informal and casual place to spend a Friday evening hanging out with friends.
I came here during lunch time and was very surprised by the quality of their food. They have great salads and sandwiches that again, are very affordable. The location of this café is convenient too because you don’t have to step off campus to find a quick bite to eat.

This is a local business with local charm… and this is Riverside so interpret that as you will.
The food is always good and the workers are nice, I just wish they were open to flexibility with their menu items.
I asked if I could order just the spicy tuna melt without fries and he said «no because it’s already figured into the price.»
Well logic would say that you deduct the price of a side of fries from the– you know what never mind sure I’ll take the fries.
The melt was good and flavorful but it’s hard to watch what you eat when they aren’t open to substitutions.