The best service ever, good environment and Monica, Danny, Aby, Jari y Xóchitl are now my friends!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jose Avila
La Rivera is hands down one of the best spots in Charleston! The food is always fresh and full of flavor—my absolute favorite is the Agua Chile Verde, it never disappoints. What really makes this place stand out, though, is the service. GM Xochilt and her team consistently go above and beyond to make sure every visit feels special. You can tell they truly care about their guests.
If you’re looking for a place with incredible food, amazing hospitality, and a welcoming vibe, La Rivera is it. Highly recommend!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
romeo perez
Nice place good atmosphere and its sea food 😋
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Henry Mendez
The best restaurant in the area drinks and food amazing!!!
Alan Morales
Great service, the waitress are very friendly i had a great time with my family very friendly and overall great!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
David Dominguez
Food was great! Drinks were delicious ! Went on a Sunday with some friends and had a great time !
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Dale Bailey
It was awesome, we were the only non-hispanics in the restaurant, but we never felt out of place. The food and service was OUTSTANDING.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Camarones Cucaracha, Camarones Empanizados, Mary Tierra, Aguachile Verde
Mi BG
Very friendly service. New place so working out the kinks.
For the purpose of what we went for, a delicious hot seafood soup, it was a fantastic find! I love shrimp soup or the Seven Seas which includes crab, lobster, two sizes of shrimp, calamari, crab, fish, and octopus. It was fantastic because aside from all the protein, it also had carrots, celery, and potatoes. The shrimp one also had a decent amount of shrimp, large shrimp, and the carrots, celery, and potatoes. They provided plenty of lime when we asked for more, and they also gave me bits of jalapeños as well I requested, aside from onions and cilantro they had already brought. I appreciated this because I love spicy soup and spicy everything. The reasons I gave them a three are the following: Their drinks, Horchata and Jamaica are very, very bad. They taste so horrible that I asked for the Horchata after trying the Jamaica, and they charged me twice. Later, they removed it because they have refills, and it was my second one, and they didn’t tell me they would charge an extra one just because I changed it. Maybe they should inform people first. The reason why I didn’t want their Jamaica was because they didn’t add enough leaves when they brewed it and too much water. It didn’t have the rich and bitter flavor it should have had, and it tasted just like water and sugar with a minor taste of Jamaica. The Horchata was just as bad. I truly do not recommend that you try them at all or pay money for them. They are not worth it. They’re also expensive at 5.00 dollars, but they are not worth it. They taste like they’re from a bag not true Jamaica boiled lose leafs and rice water for the Horchata. So, I would never get them again. But, the soups were amazing. If they had deveined my shrimp and their drinks would have been good, and if they had brought salsa and chips, I would given them a five. I’m not used to walking into a Mexican Restaurant for lunch and not be greeted with salsa and chips. It’s regrettable. I would definitely recommend the seafood soup though!!
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 3
Bianca Serrano
My husband and i wanted to try a good mexican seafood place. We stumbled upon La Rivera and decided to give it a try. Firstly let me state, it was LOUD. I could barely hear myself think, let alone my husband speaking. Secondly, we felt rushed by the waitress. Had to ask her to give us more time about 3 times. The second and third time we asked for more time she suggested food for us. Thirdly, we ordered just water for the both of us, and an alcoholic beverage. My husband got his water, I didnt. When i received my mixed drink, it looked nothing like the picture….but i will say it was strong….probably the only thing i liked. Fourth, the food i ordered looked great in the picture and when it came out…but the taste, NO THANK YOU. Shrimp was dry, rice was sticky, and the fries….the fries were great. When my husband received his ceviche mixto…let’s just say they couldve just put all the ingredients in the one water bottle they gave us. The waitress only checked on us once because once her man walked in she completely forgot about us. When she did think of us we asked her for the bill. Took her forever and when she did give it to us, she said “sorry guys i forgot.” This place shouldnt be called “Mariscos: La Rivera” instead it should be called “Mariscos: EL TERRIBLE.”
Antonio Alonso
This is one of the worst restaurants I've ever been in my life, not because of the food quality, it's terrible because of the service and management. Our server wasn't taking care of us at all and when we were trying to let the manager know she was even terrible, she doesn't know how to treat a costumer and their employees, I saw how bad she was being with some servers. I'll never come back and wouldn't recommend it to anyone with this current management, changes need to be done sometime soon 😰
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 3
Service: 1
Karina Rojas
Ashley was the best waitress! Food was so good.. will be coming back
Some excellent Civieche or Aguachile
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Excellent service, I like it
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The best service ever, good environment and Monica, Danny, Aby, Jari y Xóchitl are now my friends!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
La Rivera is hands down one of the best spots in Charleston!
The food is always fresh and full of flavor—my absolute favorite is the Agua Chile Verde, it never disappoints. What really makes this place stand out, though, is the service. GM Xochilt and her team consistently go above and beyond to make sure every visit feels special. You can tell they truly care about their guests.
If you’re looking for a place with incredible food, amazing hospitality, and a welcoming vibe, La Rivera is it. Highly recommend!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Nice place good atmosphere and its sea food 😋
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
The best restaurant in the area drinks and food amazing!!!
Great service, the waitress are very friendly i had a great time with my family very friendly and overall great!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Food was great! Drinks were delicious ! Went on a Sunday with some friends and had a great time !
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
It was awesome, we were the only non-hispanics in the restaurant, but we never felt out of place. The food and service was OUTSTANDING.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Camarones Cucaracha, Camarones Empanizados, Mary Tierra, Aguachile Verde
Very friendly service. New place so working out the kinks.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
Best tacos in town by far
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
For the purpose of what we went for, a delicious hot seafood soup, it was a fantastic find! I love shrimp soup or the Seven Seas which includes crab, lobster, two sizes of shrimp, calamari, crab, fish, and octopus. It was fantastic because aside from all the protein, it also had carrots, celery, and potatoes. The shrimp one also had a decent amount of shrimp, large shrimp, and the carrots, celery, and potatoes. They provided plenty of lime when we asked for more, and they also gave me bits of jalapeños as well I requested, aside from onions and cilantro they had already brought. I appreciated this because I love spicy soup and spicy everything. The reasons I gave them a three are the following: Their drinks, Horchata and Jamaica are very, very bad. They taste so horrible that I asked for the Horchata after trying the Jamaica, and they charged me twice. Later, they removed it because they have refills, and it was my second one, and they didn’t tell me they would charge an extra one just because I changed it. Maybe they should inform people first. The reason why I didn’t want their Jamaica was because they didn’t add enough leaves when they brewed it and too much water. It didn’t have the rich and bitter flavor it should have had, and it tasted just like water and sugar with a minor taste of Jamaica. The Horchata was just as bad. I truly do not recommend that you try them at all or pay money for them. They are not worth it. They’re also expensive at 5.00 dollars, but they are not worth it. They taste like they’re from a bag not true Jamaica boiled lose leafs and rice water for the Horchata. So, I would never get them again. But, the soups were amazing. If they had deveined my shrimp and their drinks would have been good, and if they had brought salsa and chips, I would given them a five. I’m not used to walking into a Mexican Restaurant for lunch and not be greeted with salsa and chips. It’s regrettable. I would definitely recommend the seafood soup though!!
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 3
My husband and i wanted to try a good mexican seafood place. We stumbled upon La Rivera and decided to give it a try. Firstly let me state, it was LOUD. I could barely hear myself think, let alone my husband speaking. Secondly, we felt rushed by the waitress. Had to ask her to give us more time about 3 times. The second and third time we asked for more time she suggested food for us. Thirdly, we ordered just water for the both of us, and an alcoholic beverage. My husband got his water, I didnt. When i received my mixed drink, it looked nothing like the picture….but i will say it was strong….probably the only thing i liked. Fourth, the food i ordered looked great in the picture and when it came out…but the taste, NO THANK YOU. Shrimp was dry, rice was sticky, and the fries….the fries were great. When my husband received his ceviche mixto…let’s just say they couldve just put all the ingredients in the one water bottle they gave us. The waitress only checked on us once because once her man walked in she completely forgot about us. When she did think of us we asked her for the bill. Took her forever and when she did give it to us, she said “sorry guys i forgot.” This place shouldnt be called “Mariscos: La Rivera” instead it should be called “Mariscos: EL TERRIBLE.”
This is one of the worst restaurants I've ever been in my life, not because of the food quality, it's terrible because of the service and management. Our server wasn't taking care of us at all and when we were trying to let the manager know she was even terrible, she doesn't know how to treat a costumer and their employees, I saw how bad she was being with some servers.
I'll never come back and wouldn't recommend it to anyone with this current management, changes need to be done sometime soon 😰
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 3
Service: 1
Ashley was the best waitress! Food was so good.. will be coming back
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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