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    Riva

    3.4 (29 reviews)
    Closed 11:00 am - 8:30 pm

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    Outdoor seating
    Dogs allowed

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    Red Snapper

    We had a chance to check out Riva in Sidney by the marina. The food was wonderful with excellent service and great outdoor seating. We'll be back next time we're in the area. I'm downloading the 4 dishes our table ordered.

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    Lindsay N.

    We were driving around on Saturday and decided to pop into Rivas as we hadn't been here since they rebranded a while ago. We waited at the 'please wait to be seated' sign for what seemed to be a long time. The hostess walked past us and the couple ahead of us 6x before seating them and then us. We ended up asking for a better table since the folks behind us moved and that offered a beach view. Our server was lovely and didn't mind at all. I had the Saltspring Island mussels which were really good and NOT over cooked - and my hubby got the clam chowder. They had one of my favourite beers on tap - fat tug in a Category 12 glass (both faves). We enjoyed the food and our server was great. The restaurant is quite pricey to be honest. A Cobb salad goes for $26 and my mussels were $28 (sorry I forgot to take the picture before I ate them, lol). The entrees hit $38-50 which seems a little much as this is not exactly fine dining and needs an over haul on the chairs, tables and decor. A nice, if pricey, pit stop on a beautiful Saturday afternoon in Sidney, BC.

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    Stuart C.

    Wonderful service and live Jazz on Thursday evenings, you will need reservations for dinner and live Jazz preferably. Pasta was spot on and worth the evening dinner with music

    Entry to the restaurant right on the water.
    Tristen M.

    Our party of four was on a road-trip for work, Our Air BnB was located in East Saanich - we planned on an evening out together and Riva's came highly recommended by the owner of our Air BnB With just a short drive, you arrive at the end of a culdesac right on the waters edge of Glass Beach. With an upscale and very homey interior it felt as if you walked right into mom's Italian kitchen. The first of your instincts is blasted by the delicious aroma of fresh Italian delicacy's. We were sat on a very busy Friday evening quite quickly. Our waiter was unpretentious even given the high class of the establishment. We ordered drinks the negroni sbagliato is full bodied and strong without the over bearing taste of alcohol, and came recommended by our waiter as it's his favourite after work drink. My partner ordered the Bellini with fresh peach purée, and then a second. We were served fresh bread with balsamic vinaigrette prior to ordering our mains. Mains came quickly, even with one of our party ordering the Lasange al Bisonte - made to order baked bison pasta. Words simply cannot capture the flavours, taste and texture that whisk around your mouth delicately. The mascarpone crema over my risotto blended smoothly with the rosé sauce elevating it even further. With a fair priced menu, especially given the area and city Riva's is located it makes for a perfect evening out. Thank-you again for the absolutely wonderful dining experience I look forward to coming through those doors again soon.

    I give it three stars only because I came home with 3 pieces of cheese cake priced at $14 a piece. like that's as much as my kids meal.

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    Food was great had the dine out menu & Service was amazing server was ontop of everything

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    Absolutely delicious food. Warm inviting acoustically superior if you were hearing aids to any other restaurants in town.

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    We discovered this spot on our recent trip and it was INCREDIBLE! What we loved:…read more- Our waiter was very cool & great to talk to - The cocktails (a lot of which our waiter had invented I believe) were amazing including my husband's Canadian Tuxedo whisky drink that included a red wine foam. I also loved my frozen espresso martini - The wine list was great and reasonably priced - The food was delicious and a great price for the quality. The brown sugar tart dessert, for example, was so good and tasted a bit like an amazing cheesecake. All the appetizers and mains were perfect too! As we were finishing dinner around 8:30 pm-ish on Friday night, new guests arrived for their Happy Hour which included great food options (that we skipped since we were full from dinner) and specialty cocktails were around $13. Such a great price for such delicious and fun drinks! We'd hoped to come back the following night again but ended up getting tied up with kids' bedtime and missed it. We were bummed since we really wanted to go back to try the Happy Hour and more cocktails!

    Amazing doesn't even begin to describe my experience at Atelier in Sidney…read more The service by Cade was beyond anything I've experienced - his brilliant demeanour and knowledge of all the dishes and drinks were top notch. The food we had were the following; freshly made bread + whipped butter, the decadent prawns , chicken pot pie and 3-course tasting menu (pork belly, stunning scallops and he best chocolate torte I have ever tasted. I can't say enough about this food and service. Our only hiccup was the cold draft coming in - but the food and service was so good, that we can overlook. We can't wait to come back!! Thank you for an amazing experience!!

    Riva - italian - Updated May 2026

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