Food: 4/5 Good flavor and giant portions. Didn't love my Salisbury steak but my hubby enjoyed his biscuits and gravy. Service: 5/5 The wait staff were all friendly and knowledgeable. It felt like going to a mom and pop cafe because that's what it is. Very casual and very cool. Ambiance: 3/5 The vibe is sort of old school meets homey but they could do with a declutter. The adverts on the tables I can deal with but the walls are covered with pictures and they are not spaced or positioned well. There was decorations but it felt haphazard in the worst way. You can do cute and kitschy clutter, but only if you do it well. read more

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The food has always been great. The Slop is great for a big breakfast. The waitresses are really nice slso.

The service is what you remember- the food is always good! Paul and his team rescued the original Derby Movie theater to make a hometown cafe. The locals know and you'll frequently find multi generations enjoying a meal. Breakfast is always ready and the prices fair. Remember to check daily specials! read more

Wait time on my to go order wasn't too bad maybe 10 minutes max, but food was cold and found a hair in it. very disappointed. This was not a complicated order either. read more

Alot of food for the money. It is so good love the Catfish dinner. The breakfast are delicious love the biscuits and gravy also. Thanks paul delicious food read more

Good prices Always good good. They have the BEST all you can eat catfish EVER!!! Never had a bad meal there! The pie is wonderful!!! read more

A+ rating across the board for their welcoming home town diner feel with friendly service to their heaping helpings of old fashion comfort foods. I especially liked their burger and sweet potato fries read more

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Breakfast is great. Service great, staff is friendly. The restaurant is clean. Convenient location.

My favorite place to eat in Derby KS Locally owned Relaxed atmosphere Ample portions Plenty of selections Daily specials read more

Some years ago, I'll say about 5 or so, I went with my friend Jeremiah to try one of the places that had been in Derby for some time that we just hadn't gotten to. We sidled up amidst a lazy midday sun and got ourselves seated. The place was eminently local and had a long menu with a lot of options. We, being the ornery high schoolers we were, were enamored with two things: hush puppies and something called a "pickle and onion sandwich". I couldn't, for the life of me, tell you what else was supposed to be on it, but I could, for the life of me, tell you it was supposed to have had more than just pickles and onions. We ordered the puppies and the sandwich, both of us intrigued by the idea of pickles and onions as a central sandwich theme and the waiter, in their horror, agreed to deliver. I cannot understate our shock at the plated monstrosities that landed before us. What had been delivered to each of us was a centralized mound of raw onions and pickles carefully sandwiched between two slices of bread. Jeremiah, smartly, had at least asked for his to be toasted. I, stupidly, did not. Nonetheless we ate our sandwiches and puppies in full and I have to admit that neither of us really minded our odd meal at all. I still wouldn't recommend you order a pickle and onion sandwich, anyhow. The psychic horror inflicted on us at the restaurant that day is something we all might carry to the grave. The hush puppies were good, though. read more

My order was wrong and they didn't seem to want to fix it so I choked down the poached medium eggs. and it came with a complimentary side of Trump rhetoric. Sometimes you just want to enjoy breakfast politics free. read more

Great service, amazing food! Overall 10/10 experience. We had the burgers, chicken strips and while they were amazing, every breakfast looked divine! read more

Went there for Breakfast, food was good ( Not Great ), the restaurant is a nice family friendly place to eat, if you don't mind the attitude you get from some of the wait staff and the fowl language you here from the people around you, good portions for the price, over all not the worst place in Derby to eat. read more

The food is a breakfast delight! Great eggs, meats, and browns. Service has always been fantastic and it is a cool little spot. Price is very fair! read more

I absolutely LOVE this restaurant. It's so quaint and the food is delicious. You get more than enough yet you don't have to spend an arm and a leg. Any company from out of town get treated to this gem. I've had breakfast, lunch and dinner here and never disappointed. You will not be disappointed. read more

Chicken Fried Steak turned out pretty good. Service turned out well also. Just an hometown dinner with decent food. Also Liked the Country music playing in background. This Riverside Cafe will come back to vs the one in Wichita. read more

Horrible experience, order for pickup was missing a major food item and had to return to the restaurant a second time. Staff seemed put out having to wait on me a second time. Upon returning home, both orders of children fried steak was pink and very under cooked. Do yourself a favor and stay away to avoid a very frustrating experience plus might save your own life by not eating undercooked food. read more

As always, a great breakfast! Plump well cooked sausage, perfectly cooked eggs over easy and the best service anywhere. The quintessential home town dinner. I usually eat at the Derby location since the 13th Street location was closed due to a fire. At one time I ate at the West location which was the worst meal in service I've ever had but I believe that that was sold to someone else and was only using their name thank goodness. I recommend this for the greatest breakfast read more

Riverside Cafe - eggs, sausage, hash browns and toast - American Near Me - Derby, Kansas

Fast, friendly, service. The food is always great! It has a nice homey feel to the place. My favorite go-to on Saturday mornings with my family. read more

From what I could tell Riverside Cafe is a local chain in the Wichita area, and this location in Derby certainly served up that local diner vibe along with some tasty food! Don't come here looking for anything fancy, rather enjoy some legit hash browns and take in the local diner flair. read more

Riverside Cafe - American Near Me - Derby, Kansas

my favorite breakfast place closed so i had to find a new one. i'm so glad i tried this one because the food is amazing! staff is friendly and has a good atmosphere as well. lots of cool decor to look at while you wait for food as well. i go frequently now read more

We stopped here on our way home from camping for the weekend. We usually eat at the Riverside Cafe on 13th St in Wichita. This location has the same menu options. I ordered The Slop. It has hash browns, eggs, sausage, bacon, peppers, etc. it's a huge serving. My husband and I could share it and leave full. Our waitress was very friendly. We were happy with our visit. read more

This place looks like the average store front of a strip mall until you get inside. This is a mash-up of old-time diner, divey eatery, yet it is clean, cheery and looks huge with those high ceilings. Surprise! The proprietor was sitting toward the back, leaned back in a chair at the end of a booth. As we stood in front of the register counter, he hollered at us, waved his arm and told us to sit wherever we want. Just casual, like you walked into a friend's kitchen. We selected a roomy booth. The place was mostly empty, so I took a few pics. Up on the far wall is a chalkboard that runs all the way across the room, loaded with daily specials. Then, the waitress brings us a menu on top of that, so I took a few more pics. We asked for water. There are drinks, but I can't review them because we always drink water. The Saturday special was chicken fried steak and all-you-can- eat spaghetti and meatballs. I was going with that until hubby pointed out the giant burgers. There is a 3-patty Farina burger ( named after someone, no doubt) and a 4 or 5 patty. Hand parties, 1/2 pounders, no squished up pre-pattied things here! I tried the smallest, since I hadn't seen what the patty looks like and didn't want to overload myself with 1 and 1/2 pounds of meat on a big bun. That came with fries, also hand cut. Nothing frozen here! Worth every bite! Everyone kept walking by to see me tackle that behemoth! Hubby said the chicken fried steak was hand battered, so that is good in our book. This is one of those places that serves liver and onions, meatloaf, good comfort foods. You can bet we'll be back! A word about the bathroom. Charming! It looks like one at your friend's house, too! Has a window with a curtain in it, and the toilet paper was on a little metal stand. There is a long hallway down to it that has little wire racks full of local free magazines chock full of sales, advertising, pictures and other good reading material. I don't mention a bathroom unless it is charming and homey like this one. Hubby said the men's was " nondescript". He's lazy. Lol! I'm sure it was just as cute. We'll be back to work our way through the menu! read more

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My favorite place to go eat breakfast in Derby. Good chicken fried steak and eggs and we always get very good service there. The owner is very friendly and welcoming. read more

Hole in the wall kind of look place. Great breakfast menus. I happened to be partial to their liver dinner. My husband loves the lasagna or pot roast. Rolls are always very good. Not gourmet food but most good! read more

Almost gave 4-stars because they can be slow to serve your food at times. That said, we go there once a week for breakfast. Staff is friendly, owner is involved, nice, and welcoming. I'm only rating the breakfast, because I haven't tried anything else. If your looking for a small friendly restaurant with great breakfast I would recommend highly. read more

There was a busser that was extremely rude he was sassy and had an attitude he was blond and fit and was really rude

One of my favorite places to grab breakfast in Derby. There's a nice counter to give a true diner feel making it my son's favorite place to sit. The waitresses are all very friendly and make each experience fun. Tucked into the old strip mall where the movie theater was when I was a kid, it's conveniently located within walking distance for me. Since it's located on K-15 it's a an easy stop for almost everyone. The portions are by no means small so bring your elastic pants. I'm looking forward to trying the pies in the future. read more

Absolutely the filthiest and most rundown bathroom ever used, and the long dirty hallway leading to it. Concerned that the kitchen food prep area would likely be unsanitary, as well, we respectfully relayed that to the server (owner?) when coming to take our order as the reasons we would not be dining there. read more

Best breakfast in town! It doesn't end there they also have the best chicken tenders & much more. Every time I take my family there the staff is always friendly and goes above and beyond to make sure we have a good time. If you still have room after your meal they also have a list of great pies to choose from. This is a family favorite! read more

Pretty interesting place all I know is your breakfast is fantastic chicken fried steak us very friendly I've never gone in there and ever had a bad meal I have not tried the one in Derby though chicken fried steak a service world can't go wrong especially helpful when you use a coupon read more

4/3/21 Stopped for Breakfast at the Derby Riverside Cafe. I ordered the Philly Cheesesteak Omelette. It was magnificent! He had diced the steak into crumbles, the peppers and onions were the same. It was, so, wonderful. Hash browns were nice and crisp! read more

Went in for breakfast with my grandpa we're here working from out of town and we just found our new favorite spot food was excellent the staff was excellent overall great experience will be coming as much as we can while here! read more

I was pretty unimpressed. I had heard good things about Riverside Café here, and it was busy the day we visited... But the service was poor, and the restaurant was extremely dirty. Whatever you do don't look at the floor or the ceilings... Especially the air vents- Unless you wanna lose your appetite. All of the light fixtures and everything we're just nasty, covered with dust. I can only imagine what the kitchen looks like. We had coffee and due to another appointment, and waiting so long to have our order taken... We had to leave. It seemed like a good choice anyway!! read more

The inside is not very clean. Floor needs a good cleaning and waxing. Wait staff is friendly. Fair prices. Food ok.

Good service and atmosphere but the food did not hold up its end of the bargain. Maybe better for breakfast. Fries chicken was crisp and juicy but it had contained pockets of oil in the batter like it did not rest before being served. Club sandwich looked like the best out of our four plates. Friendly folks, nice place. The food came up short. read more

Have yet to find anything to complain about! Meatloaf is always great. Servers... great, place... classic American neighborhood dive diner. Everything I have tried is good. Will and have eaten there again. read more

Fabulous breakfast. We always enjoy Riverside any time we have been there. Chicken fried steak is one of the best in town.

Excellent food with great prices. Wait staff was friendly and outgoing and food came out very quickly even though the store was busy.

Home town pride is oozing from this little spot which I adore. The walls are decorated with WSU memorabilia, photos of Wichita thru the years as well as planes that have been built right here in the air capital of the world. I visited the Derby location with a party of 4 on a Sunday morning just after noon. The service as quick and courteous. They brought our drink orders out within mins and they had our food out in less than 10. I had the chicken fried steak with a side of hash browns. My other half ordered the 1/2 lb hamburger steak with eggs. We both walked out with left overs and were totally stuffed. The tab came to a total of $22.00 with tip. I would say over all I was satisfied and would definitely come back if I am ever in the area. Support your local business! read more