Cocina Chente in Riverdale gave my friends and me a great experience last Friday. Making a reservation via Google was easy, and staff responded promptly, showing politeness and cheerfulness, creating a good first impression.
The restaurant had a fun, energetic vibe with many tables occupied, creating a lively ambiance perfect for the weekend.
The guacamole and chips were superb—fresh, thick, and satisfying. I ordered beef nachos, and my friends had chicken quesadillas; all arrived hot and tasty. The rice on the side was well-seasoned.
For drinks, I had the Rosa Colada—visually impressive with smoke for a dramatic effect—and my friends enjoyed Passion Fruit Mojitos. Both drinks were not overly sweet, a nice change.
Overall, Cocina Chente offered a fun dining experience with great food, drinks, attentive staff, and a lively vibe. It’s a must-visit in Riverdale. We're returning, especially for their guac and chips—our favorites!
Eduardo Hernandez
Chente restaurant, excellent food presentation, refreshing and very delicious drinks, first-class service, very attentive and they recommend the best Juliana, excellent service, thank you, we will return with friends to enjoy more drinks and food, I highly recommend it.
Ale
The food is fantastic, highly recommend. Drinks as well. Best chicken quesadilla I’ve had in a while.
Diana Vivaldo
The food was good—appetizers were better than the main course, but overall it wasn’t bad. The service, however, really lacked. The food took a long time to come out—we received one plate, then another five minutes later, and another five minutes after that.We had to call the server over just to order appetizers, then again for drinks, again to order our mains, and once more to ask for extra tortillas. Finally, we had to call them over again just to get the check. It felt like we were constantly having to take the initiative. Despite this, the servers were all super nice. Still, I believe in good customer service, and for an empty restaurant, there really wasn’t much of it. We were also given a check with an automatic 18% gratuity, which felt a bit off considering the experience. The server fixed the check and we left what we thought was appropriate for the service.
Jasmyn Allen
We visited cinco de mayo weekend and had a great time. We thought it would be packed but there was plenty of seating. The outdoor seating is cute but had a larger party at the time. We ordered the fish tacos which had more breading than fish. The beef nachos were hearty and had more meat than other places but still more chips than anything else. The margaritas were good, not too strong but you could taste the tequila which is my preference. The service was really good. Our waitress was really attentive.
Hilda
This place is a great ambience. Music amazing omg and Ruben the bartender was so lovely pleasant was always asking if we were ok. He is the best. Will definitely recommend this place.
Pablo Silverio
Amazing place to hang and just have fun. Great food and hostess. All around amazing . Ruben is the best
Vonalis Pina
This is my favorite restaurant in Riverdale! It has an exquisite tequila bar, excellent food, and an ambiance that makes for a great ladies' night out! My favorite dish.....chimi tacos! . This restaurant is still my go to in Riverdale! Jorge makes you feel at home, going above and beyond, the service he renders is truly an art. And they are dig friendly!
Order for my partner was not served after mine came out for 10 minutes thinking suspicious. When asked, the manager was surprised and went to the kitchen to resolve the situation. Clearly they were jumping around. However, the server did not apologize at all. When asked, she gave me a BS telling me one of the ingredients took longer to prepare. So I asked again, then gave me another BS telling me she thought that was an appetizer. Another lie. Bad service.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 1
Roberto Negrin
Great food and ambience!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Sophie Taylor
This place has such great food and a cute atmosphere with outdoor seating. Even tho it is small it is such a great place to check out! Everyone should try the quinoa balls they’re SO good.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Margarita Ovando
The food and the margarita were amazing. The staff were very professional and friendly. I will go back soon. ❤️ ?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Guacamole and Chips, Churros, Steak
G C
Don’t ask how we been here ! Was a gift from the Gods. Excellent food good environment. I love the decoration. Simple and smart. Clean place. Service was excellent and know to make you to enjoy your time. Very good drinks. Very fair at the prices on drinks normal at the food for the quality they offer. Ceviche,nachos, sea bass and salmon our choices all are so good. Almost try all the cocktails and was really good. Love it ! Our server was Jorge and he was excellent !
Cocina Chente in Riverdale gave my friends and me a great experience last Friday. Making a reservation via Google was easy, and staff responded promptly, showing politeness and cheerfulness, creating a good first impression.
The restaurant had a fun, energetic vibe with many tables occupied, creating a lively ambiance perfect for the weekend.
The guacamole and chips were superb—fresh, thick, and satisfying. I ordered beef nachos, and my friends had chicken quesadillas; all arrived hot and tasty. The rice on the side was well-seasoned.
For drinks, I had the Rosa Colada—visually impressive with smoke for a dramatic effect—and my friends enjoyed Passion Fruit Mojitos. Both drinks were not overly sweet, a nice change.
Overall, Cocina Chente offered a fun dining experience with great food, drinks, attentive staff, and a lively vibe. It’s a must-visit in Riverdale. We're returning, especially for their guac and chips—our favorites!
Chente restaurant, excellent food presentation, refreshing and very delicious drinks, first-class service, very attentive and they recommend the best Juliana, excellent service, thank you, we will return with friends to enjoy more drinks and food, I highly recommend it.
The food is fantastic, highly recommend. Drinks as well. Best chicken quesadilla I’ve had in a while.
The food was good—appetizers were better than the main course, but overall it wasn’t bad. The service, however, really lacked. The food took a long time to come out—we received one plate, then another five minutes later, and another five minutes after that.We had to call the server over just to order appetizers, then again for drinks, again to order our mains, and once more to ask for extra tortillas. Finally, we had to call them over again just to get the check. It felt like we were constantly having to take the initiative. Despite this, the servers were all super nice. Still, I believe in good customer service, and for an empty restaurant, there really wasn’t much of it. We were also given a check with an automatic 18% gratuity, which felt a bit off considering the experience. The server fixed the check and we left what we thought was appropriate for the service.
We visited cinco de mayo weekend and had a great time. We thought it would be packed but there was plenty of seating. The outdoor seating is cute but had a larger party at the time. We ordered the fish tacos which had more breading than fish. The beef nachos were hearty and had more meat than other places but still more chips than anything else. The margaritas were good, not too strong but you could taste the tequila which is my preference. The service was really good. Our waitress was really attentive.
This place is a great ambience. Music amazing omg and Ruben the bartender was so lovely pleasant was always asking if we were ok. He is the best. Will definitely recommend this place.
Amazing place to hang and just have fun. Great food and hostess. All around amazing . Ruben is the best
This is my favorite restaurant in Riverdale! It has an exquisite tequila bar, excellent food, and an ambiance that makes for a great ladies' night out! My favorite dish.....chimi tacos!
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This restaurant is still my go to in Riverdale! Jorge makes you feel at home, going above and beyond, the service he renders is truly an art. And they are dig friendly!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Quinoa Croquettes, Chimi Tacos, Tequila-Lime Salmon
They sell a can of coke for $5
The food was ok , but nice place for dinner with friends
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
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Order for my partner was not served after mine came out for 10 minutes thinking suspicious. When asked, the manager was surprised and went to the kitchen to resolve the situation. Clearly they were jumping around. However, the server did not apologize at all. When asked, she gave me a BS telling me one of the ingredients took longer to prepare. So I asked again, then gave me another BS telling me she thought that was an appetizer. Another lie. Bad service.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 1
Great food and ambience!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
This place has such great food and a cute atmosphere with outdoor seating. Even tho it is small it is such a great place to check out! Everyone should try the quinoa balls they’re SO good.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The food and the margarita were amazing. The staff were very professional and friendly. I will go back soon. ❤️ ?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Guacamole and Chips, Churros, Steak
Don’t ask how we been here ! Was a gift from the Gods. Excellent food good environment. I love the decoration. Simple and smart. Clean place. Service was excellent and know to make you to enjoy your time. Very good drinks. Very fair at the prices on drinks normal at the food for the quality they offer. Ceviche,nachos, sea bass and salmon our choices all are so good. Almost try all the cocktails and was really good. Love it ! Our server was Jorge and he was excellent !
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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