Fun American - Italian place. Go more for the atmosphere than the food, which is great and not so great depending on what you get. The chicken piccata and anything baked are all delicious. Drinks are great here. A montrose institution by now. Go.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
Daniel Maxwell
We always have a great time at Rivas. It is the tital experience between the foid, great prices, customer service, and its lots of fun.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Lasagna, Soup and Salad, Chicken Picatta, Side Salad, Chicken Parmesan, Fettuccine, Fettuccine with Grilled Chicken & Shrimp
Orlando Godoy
Terrible Service. Food is disgusting. They use cheap labor to cook their food. DO NOT GO HERE. Racists owners. BE WARE.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Janie Garcia
The food is always great. Most entrees include soup and salad. Their soups are delicious. The lentil is so good you wish they had more. The waitstaff and very friendly and have a fantastic sense of humor. The atmosphere here is very fun.Parking: There is a parking lot but this fills up quickly. Parking on the street is close by so a quick walk.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Tiramisu, Chicken Picatta, Fettuccine with Cream Sauce, Fettuccine, Fettuccine with Grilled Chicken & Shrimp
Sharon McElroy
We Love this place! Randy and Mike are the best huge portions prepared to perfection
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chicken San Pietro
Eric Freytag
Went there for date night to have dinner and then later a show.The staff is pleasant and attentive during service.The atmosphere is cheerful, it's Montrose ; )This review is mixed with detractors.The crab cake was a delicious 10/10.The bottle of Kendall Jackson Reserve cabernet sauvignon was devine.The Capellini w/ olive oil, basil & tomatoes was a 6/10.The Veal Marsala was horrible, tasted like a bad chinese meat and vegetable dish and the marsala sauce a fail. Super disappointed.Our waiter was quick to take it off my bill and I appreciate that.It's time to replace the old silverware.My wife came back from the restroom to say it was very bad and not clean.So I've been to Rivas for brunch and this time for dinner. I'd like to see the restaurant make improvements and for now I'll stick with their brunch.Parking: It's well lit and secure with fencing.Kid-friendliness: Mature environment so kids 12 and under not allowed.Wheelchair accessibility: I saw a ramp.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 5
Onyi
I had the most amazing lasagna here! The staff was so wonderful. The lasagna was even better the next day! Generous portions, perfectly seasoned and delicious.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Lasagna, Soup and Salad
Grant Ellis
Great place to eat. I’ve been here many times and will continue going back. Excellent service, excellent food, and NO DAMN SCREAMING KIDS.Keep it up guys, the people too cheap to get a baby sitter should stay home anyway.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Todd Williams
Great place for catching up with old friends in an awesome atmosphere with wonderful food!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Fettuccine with Cream Sauce
Juston Baze
The Rosa sauce is so good. You will certainly have leftovers, no matter how big your appetite may be. The staff is just as good as the food too!
My wife and I have enjoyed this place for years. We tend to come here for a pick me up do to the decorum and memories. Tonight, there was a miscommunication with a server concerning our entrée and it apparently sent this person into a fit. They refused to return to our table all the while serving others. If not for Randy and other servers, we would not have gotten to-go boxes or a check without getting up and asking for it. This ruined our night and made us regret spending money for a night out here. I think the rest of the crew noticed, but we did not get a sorry, or anything .... A huge disappointment.
Savannah Kizachatéra
Pros-Kids under 12 arent allowed-Portions are large-Cute xmas decorCons- The male waiter calls EVERYONE pet names (ex: handsome, babe, etc.)-This place serves you like latin soup prior to meal and the recipes are def not authentic italian-Prices are mid-Bar is super dark
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Felicia Pirritino
Very unique place. Cool to visit one time. We went during the holidays so decorated adorable. Not pricey at all just surprised at the reversed way the meal came. I'm Italian and cook all the time. Was craving chicken franchise. Very surprised at what I got. I wanted classic style and in the pic is what I got. Tasted ok. Not bad but different. Sauce on the side as well. 3 stars. Nothing to rave about.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
E P
Italian food for diners who don’t know what good Italian food really tastes like. If Riva’s charged 20% less for their dinner menu items, I’d be fine with it. It would be mediocre food for a fair price. But since Americans are so easily duped into paying a premium for “Italian” food… well… Riva’s capitalizes on this without actually serving authentic, delicious Italian food. Save your money and go somewhere else. Houston is a cornucopia of wonderful restaurants. Riva’s just isn’t one of those unfortunately.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 4
Rodney Bell
Now, this place was good. I can say this food had good flavor. It tastes like it was all homemade. I had lamb. Now they only had 3 I wish I could have had more. It was worth it. Check them
Fun American - Italian place. Go more for the atmosphere than the food, which is great and not so great depending on what you get. The chicken piccata and anything baked are all delicious. Drinks are great here. A montrose institution by now. Go.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
We always have a great time at Rivas. It is the tital experience between the foid, great prices, customer service, and its lots of fun.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Lasagna, Soup and Salad, Chicken Picatta, Side Salad, Chicken Parmesan, Fettuccine, Fettuccine with Grilled Chicken & Shrimp
Terrible Service. Food is disgusting. They use cheap labor to cook their food. DO NOT GO HERE. Racists owners. BE WARE.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
The food is always great. Most entrees include soup and salad. Their soups are delicious. The lentil is so good you wish they had more. The waitstaff and very friendly and have a fantastic sense of humor. The atmosphere here is very fun.Parking: There is a parking lot but this fills up quickly. Parking on the street is close by so a quick walk.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Tiramisu, Chicken Picatta, Fettuccine with Cream Sauce, Fettuccine, Fettuccine with Grilled Chicken & Shrimp
We Love this place! Randy and Mike are the best huge portions prepared to perfection
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chicken San Pietro
Went there for date night to have dinner and then later a show.The staff is pleasant and attentive during service.The atmosphere is cheerful, it's Montrose ; )This review is mixed with detractors.The crab cake was a delicious 10/10.The bottle of Kendall Jackson Reserve cabernet sauvignon was devine.The Capellini w/ olive oil, basil & tomatoes was a 6/10.The Veal Marsala was horrible, tasted like a bad chinese meat and vegetable dish and the marsala sauce a fail. Super disappointed.Our waiter was quick to take it off my bill and I appreciate that.It's time to replace the old silverware.My wife came back from the restroom to say it was very bad and not clean.So I've been to Rivas for brunch and this time for dinner. I'd like to see the restaurant make improvements and for now I'll stick with their brunch.Parking: It's well lit and secure with fencing.Kid-friendliness: Mature environment so kids 12 and under not allowed.Wheelchair accessibility: I saw a ramp.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 5
I had the most amazing lasagna here! The staff was so wonderful. The lasagna was even better the next day! Generous portions, perfectly seasoned and delicious.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Lasagna, Soup and Salad
Great place to eat. I’ve been here many times and will continue going back. Excellent service, excellent food, and NO DAMN SCREAMING KIDS.Keep it up guys, the people too cheap to get a baby sitter should stay home anyway.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great place for catching up with old friends in an awesome atmosphere with wonderful food!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Fettuccine with Cream Sauce
The Rosa sauce is so good. You will certainly have leftovers, no matter how big your appetite may be. The staff is just as good as the food too!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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My wife and I have enjoyed this place for years. We tend to come here for a pick me up do to the decorum and memories. Tonight, there was a miscommunication with a server concerning our entrée and it apparently sent this person into a fit. They refused to return to our table all the while serving others. If not for Randy and other servers, we would not have gotten to-go boxes or a check without getting up and asking for it. This ruined our night and made us regret spending money for a night out here. I think the rest of the crew noticed, but we did not get a sorry, or anything .... A huge disappointment.
Pros-Kids under 12 arent allowed-Portions are large-Cute xmas decorCons- The male waiter calls EVERYONE pet names (ex: handsome, babe, etc.)-This place serves you like latin soup prior to meal and the recipes are def not authentic italian-Prices are mid-Bar is super dark
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Very unique place. Cool to visit one time. We went during the holidays so decorated adorable. Not pricey at all just surprised at the reversed way the meal came. I'm Italian and cook all the time. Was craving chicken franchise. Very surprised at what I got. I wanted classic style and in the pic is what I got. Tasted ok. Not bad but different. Sauce on the side as well. 3 stars. Nothing to rave about.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
Italian food for diners who don’t know what good Italian food really tastes like. If Riva’s charged 20% less for their dinner menu items, I’d be fine with it. It would be mediocre food for a fair price. But since Americans are so easily duped into paying a premium for “Italian” food… well… Riva’s capitalizes on this without actually serving authentic, delicious Italian food. Save your money and go somewhere else. Houston is a cornucopia of wonderful restaurants. Riva’s just isn’t one of those unfortunately.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 4
Now, this place was good. I can say this food had good flavor. It tastes like it was all homemade. I had lamb. Now they only had 3 I wish I could have had more. It was worth it. Check them
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5