Rivas Reviews
Submitted by Bird Torr on 12/05/2021
Bird Torr 2 stars rating.
Used to love this place until today! ????BE WARNED: “NO KIDS UNDER 12! READ THE SIGN!” Is what we were so rudely told as with a door slam in our face.
My family and I used to dine here, and my u husband and I loved their food until we were treated poorly today. We walked up to the fun Christmas inflatables and as we adoring them , we were looking to grab a patio table. There were not many people there so we thought it was a perfect time. As we wait at the door to be seated, a gentleman came out and abruptly tells us “no kids under 12 , read the sign! “ and returns back inside slamming the door on us. Wow. Mind, u we have my 8 year old with us who was saying or doing anything. I thought “wow, when did that change??” What ever the reason for not allowing kids in, I don’t really care, but you don’t have to be rude and slam the door in our face. We used to love this place but after today, wow, no thanks even if it’s just my husband and I, forget it. Teaching my daughter that it’s not okay to be treated this way was the bigger picture. However we did not let it affect our holiday joy and walked across the street to Nikos. As much as I liked their food, there’s no way I let someone talk to my family that way. Sad , becuase we always had wonderful service before.
Tracey Del Rio 5 stars rating.
This was my first time and I was blown away!!!! It's amazing!!! I highly recommend it. The ambiance was fabulous, staff beyond excellent, food out of this world!! Get there if you can! This is my leftovers ????
Submitted by Tracey Del Rio on 08/23/2022
Eddy Rodriguez 5 stars rating.
Great place for brunch. Good music, not too crowded. Nice crew and clean place. Food and drinks were great too. Lasagna was special and bloody Mary too. They also celebrate events and very cool interior design. Recommended.
Submitted by Eddy Rodriguez on 07/08/2022
Aric Villarreal 5 stars rating.
Wonderful hidden Italian restaurant treasure right off of Montrose at 1117 Missouri steet. My first visit was 23 years ago. Staff is still Exceptional, Professional, Knowledgeable, Polite and Friendly. You can go for great ???? lunch, nice Dinner, have a drink at their ???? bar ????and if your lucky, you'll get to enjoy the sound of a live ???? piano player. Ask for "Little Misty", she's awesome.
Submitted by Aric Villarreal on 07/07/2022
Timothy Cwick 5 stars rating.
Riva's has become our go to place while in Houston. Intimate, kinda loud but we like that. Super friendly service can't be beat. We have tried multiple dishes and always have enjoyed our meals.
Wine selection we found to be adequate and reasonably priced. The tarimuso is ridiculously awesome. Do yourself a favor and save room for it.
Submitted by Timothy Cwick on 06/29/2022
Richardine Baker 5 stars rating.
Oh heaven! I loved it. Best 100 times than Olive Garden. I'm telling you. Their service so wonderful, friendly, very good.. I want to go there again when I'm visiting my daughter in Houston, Texas. I'm from St Louis, Mo.
Submitted by Richardine Baker on 06/10/2022
Evyn Williams 5 stars rating.
The food here was so flavorful and delicious. Wow. I am walking away quite impressed. Our server, Hannah, was so sweet and really took care of us - I wasn’t aware the pasta sauce had beef (my mistake) and when she realized that I would have ordered the marinara had I known it had meat, she was very kind to give me another portion of pasta with meatless marinara. 10/10 service. Looking forward to coming back here.
Submitted by Evyn Williams on 04/05/2022
CYRUSS POWELL 5 stars rating.
Great atmosphere, very romantic for a date. The food, is delicious with generous portions. I got the Chicken Funchezzi, very satisfying. The service is very quick and the server was very polite. Highly recommend if looking for authentic Italian food.
Submitted by Cyruss Powell on 02/14/2022
Melanie Gruss 1 stars rating.
I’ve never been to a restaurant as awful as this one ????. This is microwaved frozen food they heat up and serve. It’s not worth the money and a complete SCAM. The waiter was bizarre and even appeared to be flirting with the children and patrons. I am honestly shocked this place has that many stars. Rivas is also extremely dirty and even has black mold in the air vents. I was scared some of it would fall on my food. I cannot imagine what the kitchen looks like. And this restaurant smells gross!! You are better off going to McDonalds if you want edible food (not saying much) Don’t listen to the other reviews. The food is poorly cooked and just thrown together lazily, i CANNOT believe how expensive the meals were. The experience was so disappointing. If I could give it ZERO stars I would but the lowest is a one star. BEWARE!
Submitted by Melanie Gruss on 12/26/2021
