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    Riverbend Pizza

    4.1 (49 reviews)
    InexpensivePizza, Italian
    Open 11:00 am - 9:00 pm

    Order Riverbend Pizza Takeout or Delivery

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    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Good for groups
    Good for kids

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    Pizza? Look close. Almost no sauce. Thin crunchy bland stale tasting crust. Basically raw, just melted the cheese. Then it arrived ice cold.
    Andy H.

    As bad as pizza can be. Stale and crunchy crust, barely any sauce, overall just bland. The picture looks okay but it lies. Ordered delivery, took 1 3/4 hours to arrive cold. If we didn't have an oven to finish cooking it, we wouldn't be able to eat it!

    Slap the calzone.
    Steven M.

    Riverbend Pizza was a staple when I was temporarily a Plainville resident all the way back in 2009. This small little pizza place tucked away in a plaza is definitely a hidden little gem if you aren't paying attention. I was back in Connecticut visiting family over the weekend and decided it was time to revisit this place with some takeout! I ordered a calzone with sausage and meatball and since I'm never here I definitely some of my moms chicken Parmesan sub as well. The calzone was just as delicious as I remembered and although the calzones here are pretty small, they do pack a tasty punch! The half of chicken Parmesan sub I had was a banger as well. The chicken was delicious and the same goes for the cheese and sauce it was slathered in. If you live in the Plainville/Southington area you owe it to yourself to give Riverbend Pizza a try, it's a decision you won't regret!

    Greek pizza and meatball and pepperoni
    Tina D.

    Eh thicker crust then I like. A definite harder pizza then I like. No enjoyable flop. But for a Greek pizza it's good so would I go again for Greek pizza but only Greek pizza.

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    Our go to pizza place. Love the staff. Love the food! Pizza is outstanding but many other options.

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    Big portions nice people excellent pizza choices 20 inch grinders unique pizza options

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    This restaurant is my favorite! They have amazing pasta dishes as well as pizza. Highly recommend

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    Pizza is so good from this mom and pop shop. A little off the beat but worth the drive!

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    Some of the best pizza in CT the Italian combo beyond flavorful and the French onion soup to die for

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    Awesome food and waitstaff big portions too parmigiana eggplant grinder was HUGE and delicious

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    Had a delicious sausage pizza from Riverbend tonight with good friends. It was so good I can't wait to have it again!

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    Love their pizza and grinders! It's a nice small hometown feel with delicious food every time we visit!

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    We had planned to go somewhere else but it was late on a Saturday night and that place was busy so…read morewe last minute pivoted to here. Upon arriving we'd realized we'd eaten at this restaurant before (when it was in a different location) and eaten in this building before (when it was a different business). Caesar salad appetizer was excellent. Kids Mac and cheese was maybe one of the best Mac and cheeses we'd ever had, kids or not. And it was great as a pizza topping. My wife and I split a wagyu burger and The Craft Pie. The burger we believe we got someone else's, it was missing the espresso aioli and prosciutto jam. It wasn't until we finished it that we realized it was way different than we expected. The pizza was excellent however. I could have done without the pears but so many other flavors that were excellent, though the real winner was the sour cherries. I'd come back again just for this pizza.

    A friend of mine and I went to Craft Kitchen for lunch on this Thursday…read more There was plenty of parking to the right of the restaurant, and the side entrance was right there. As I walked through the front doors, I noticed kegs alongside on the floor. This was kind of a turn off, kind of reminds me of a dive bar. So my mentality kicked in that we were going into a dive bar serving food. I kinda get the sketchy feeling. Once we were seated, and menus placed, we were served iced water A few minutes later, the server came back and took our order. My friend ordered a cheeseburger with lettuce, tomato, and some string french fries. I ordered the 1/2 smoked chicken, which came with two sides. I chose the rattlesnake beans and the creamy macaroni and cheese. Also include included was cornbread I originally wanted the street corn, as a side, but it was not available. Our lunches came quick, and my friend only ate half the french fries and cheeseburger, as she wasn't really turned on by them. The smoked chicken was fairly dry, with a very interesting smoked flavor to it that I can't put my finger on. I eat about 1/3 of it. Left the rest on the plate. The creamy macaroni and cheese was out of bounds top-notch. I could've eaten this all day. The rattlesnake rice and beans were just OK. The rice was cooked pretty good, and was seasoned well. The beans had a weird taste. Now thinking of this side dish, I was hoping for raw onions to be on top, but they were nowhere to be found. It'll be nice if there was chopped raw onions to go with this. The cornbread was delicious. I ate about half of it. It was a generous slice. While the server was fairly attentive, as she only checked in to fill the water glasses and ask how lunch was. She didn't ask us if we wanted a desert or coffee. Being old folks this would've been a great up for us, but it didn't happen. I had to ask for the check. I'm not sure if I would come back. I think this might be a one and done. The vibe just didn't hit it for me. Restrooms were clean. The restaurant was clean; the silverware clean. I don't know. It just was like a funky type layout and those beer kegs kinda sent the wrong tone to me as a guest. Lunch for the two of us was $40 and change and I left a $10 tip. We didn't have any cocktails or mock tails, we didn't have coffee or dessert either. From what I understand, the owner was near the exit when we left, not even a smile or a thank you for coming in...

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