Cozy pub with great service and excellent thin crust pizza! When in St Charles, this is a great place to relax with a cold draft and hot pie. Stopped by Riverside Pizza & Pub on a Thursday during happy hour around 5:30 p.m. and had a terrific experience. The place had a nice crowd without feeling overly busy, creating a lively but comfortable atmosphere. We ordered a 16-inch thin-crust pizza with sausage and black olives, and it was outstanding. It arrived piping hot right from the oven, with plenty of melted cheese and a satisfying cheese pull that pizza lovers will appreciate. The crust was thin and crisp, and the toppings were generous and flavorful. The service was friendly, attentive, and efficient throughout our visit. Our server checked on us regularly without being intrusive and made sure we had everything we needed. Stopped by Riverside Pizza & Pub on a Thursday during happy hour around 5:30 p.m. and had a terrific experience. The place had a nice crowd without feeling overly busy, creating a lively but comfortable atmosphere. We ordered a 16-inch thin-crust pizza with sausage and black olives, and it was outstanding. It arrived piping hot right from the oven, with plenty of melted cheese and a satisfying cheese pull that pizza lovers will appreciate. The crust was thin and crisp, and the toppings were generous and flavorful. The service was friendly, attentive, and efficient throughout our visit. Our server checked on us regularly without being intrusive and made sure we had everything we needed. read more

Riverside Pizza & Pub - Thin crust sausage pizza - Pizza Near Me - St Charles, Illinois

Always a good time at riverside, the service varies depending on how busy they are and the people working. We've had great service and also not so great. The food is always good and sitting upstairs is always fun especially around parade times. read more

Riverside Pizza & Pub - First time trying NY style pizza - Pizza Near Me - St Charles, Illinois

Right across from the Arcada Theatre you'll find Riverside Pizza & Pub. With a pub & a pizza parlor type of atmosphere at their St Charles location it's a great place to go. Their stuffed crust pizza is unlike any other type of deep dish, so cheesy & delish! I also had their arancini, it is some of the best I have ever had, stuffed with cheese & spinach it will leave you wanting more! Their Cesar salad is so good as well, you can get a big one to share and it's more than enough. Their pasta & other appetizers are all great too. All of their locations have been a great experience. Service at each location is different, most being spectacular with a couple times I've had a not so friendly waitress. Otherwise service is quick & attentive, and very good. This is a great location, across from the Theatre if you have concert or just wanna walk around downtown St. Charles, there's a lot in this area. You should definitely give Riverside a try, you won't regret it! read more

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Amazing burger and great vibes. Food was also affordable and the location was in the heart of Saint Charles!

This is the cutest little log cabinish restaurant. Pizza is delicious as are the Arty chips. Drink the best ole' fashion served on a homemade macrame coaster and enjoy small town family vibe. Monthly pizza flavors range from BLT to crab ration. No stuffy, plain pizzas here, unless that is what floats your boat. My husband and I stick to sausage, mushroom, onion and enjoy it every time. Side salads are delicious too. Great place to grab a bite during the week as they are not open Saturday and Sundays. read more

We had a party yesterday on the top floor. We had such a great experience . GREAT food, Shelby, Nancy were so great to work with. Everything ran smoothly. If you're looking for a place to have a private party for up to I'd say 65 people??? this is the perfect place to go:) read more

Grabbed dinner here after a full day of class for school. Very laid back, great staff! We grabbed a seat at the bar on arrival because the place was packed. We were able to order food and have our meal there without issues. Fun spot close to the river. Laid back atmosphere, accommodates the customers, and serves great food. We did the antipasto and riverside salads, both got a thumbs up. Then split a pizza with sausage on one side (apparently this area is known for their sausage), and garlic/mushroom/spinach/tomato on the other. I'm not a huge fan of sausage...but it was actually pretty good. The veggie side was YUM! Stop in and check them out! read more

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The Pizza is a 'Crapshoot'... Drive up and down the Fox River and you're likely to find a 'Riverside Pizza' in a town near you! It's Pizza with an identity problem! Order a 'Thin' at any location and it never leaves the oven the same way twice! Cross your fingers and hope to hell it's better than the last one, and the one before... read more

Riverside Pizza & Pub - Saucy - Pizza Near Me - St Charles, Illinois

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The pizza selection is very diverse and they have all the crust options. Excellent staff and upstairs old building atmosphere. I liked the visit and will return. read more

We had a reserved table on the second floor for a celebration. I brought in our own cake and then guests could order their own drinks and I purchased pizza for all of us. Everyone loved the atmosphere and food received great reviews! Riverside gained many fans!! read more

I've only been there once, but the service was outstanding. The food was delicious. I have no complaints whatsoever. read more

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I must say, the way the treated a recent customer was appalling. The pizza he ate in its entirety was undercooked and even made him pay full price. I will not be coming back here. Unacceptable! Check their google reviews as well! Shame on you! read more

We had a very enjoyable meal at Riverside Pizza and Pub located on Main Street in Saint Charles Illinois. The service was excellent. The ambience was charming with brick and mortar exposed walls. Three of the meals were very good. We enjoyed an appetizer of Sriracha Shrimp, Penne Pasta with Sun-dried Tomatoes, Chicken Bruschetta Sandwich with Fries, and Chicken Bruschetta Salad. The meals were served hot and served in large portions, enough for a second meal to take home. We also ordered a Margarita Pizza which was disappointing. We expected fresh tomatoes, fresh mozzarella, and fresh basil, and instead the pizza appeared to be made of canned stewed tomatoes with regular mozzarella cheese. We had the experience of a very good pizza in the past so perhaps our choice just wasn't in season. Overall a very good experience, and we would return in the future. read more

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We went in for a quick lunch and everything looked fresh and well maintained the crust was light and crispy

I decided to pop into Riverside Pizza and Pub before the Arcada Jon Anderson of YES concert. Upon entering the pub, I was told to sit wherever I was comfortable. The place was almost empty so, I took a seat. I decided upon the thin 10" deluxe with the addition of green olives and a coke with ice. The pizza arrived piping hot. It did not disappoint. The bartender was as attentive as she could be as within the time I sat, ordered and got served, the place filled up. I recommend this establishment. I will, after seeing pictures posted of the salads and burgers try them in return visits to the Arcada. Thank you Riverside for a very nice experience. read more

I've ordered pizza twice, mostly because it's close. Never again. There's too many better choices. Their pizza is just plain sub-par. Nothing special about the sauce. Nothing special about the crust. Meh. read more

We didn't know there'd be a high school parade - but we were stuck cause we had parked in the middle of it all. Sudden accidental happiness. I wish I remembered the name of the person helping us - she was awesome. Manager / server? And she knew the parade that we were stuck in, that made it all more enjoyable. She moved a table so we 3 could watch the parade together & eat lovely food. We had several appetizers. All good. We had wings with habanero sauce but I didn't taste it - looked good tho. My focus We had pizza with sausage - the sausage was more spicy than the cheapo generic junk pizzas I usually buy - was really good, a very nice treat. Highly recommend. Crust was hefty enough to handle the cheese & sausage but was still light & crusty. Lovely balance. We finished off our pizza leftovers before midnight As always I check out the bathroom. It's a small restaurant, the ladies bathroom is a single seater. Clean, attractive, plenty of soap & paper, well maintained. Overall I'd say - YUM. Go & enjoy. read more

We had carry out on Friday for a last minute office party. This was my first time and I thought it was great. The price was pretty reasonable 3 large two topping for about 80 bucks, not bad. I'd recommend to anyone. read more

Stop with the convenience fee. Why not offer cash or card? Automatically charging me something isn't going to fly. Raise your prices or add the cost somewhere else? read more

Wouldn't know how the food is. Never got there. Has to be the absolute dumbest group of workers I've ever seen. My girlfriend and I arrive at the upstairs bar around 6:45 on Friday night. It's busy but not ridiculous. There's 3 empty bar seats at the end. There's stuff left over from the previous patron.. no biggie. We walk up, say hi. Bartender says "hi guys, I'll get that stuff off the bar for you." We say "okay, great, no rush." After a few minutes she takes our order, we put in drinks and food. We wait, and wait, and wait. 15 mins goes by. She still hasn't taken the old dishes / check / etc. off the bar. She's taking tons of other orders to different tables. Her and the other bartender are back there talking. The whole time they both look confused about literally everything. Just no clue what's going on. We're trying to get her attention to say uhhh hey, can you at least bring our waters? Clear the bar off like you said you would? Anything?? She continually walks right past us. Nada. Finally, we get up and put our coats on. This absolutely lost broad looks at us and says "oh, are you guys moving!?" Us: "yeah to a different restaurant." We went over to Flagship on the Fox and had amazing service and even better food. Go there instead!! How those space cadets have a job is beyond me! Will never be back. read more

Wow pizza is amazing !!! Were pizza people stumbled across this place. Ambience super chill. Good service. Full bar! Great drinks.! A must go !! read more

Jimi chose this spot for his recent St Charles Summit and a delicious choice it was. And like yoda Jimi talks apparently. Saucy the wings were and much integrity had the pizza. Divine tasting cherry coke was. Painful to write this is. 5 stars read more

Waitress was super rude, beyond acceptable. Was very condescending. when taking our order after ignoring our party of six for at least 20 mins She was very rude not only when we asked about portion sizes but comments were snippy and unprofessional. We do visit the Batavia location alot, this was our first time to the St Charles location and we will never go back there. She even told one of our members he had an attitude ... and all our members must have said please and thank you 10 times each. What a liability for the restaraunt. food was good but not worth the attitude. read more

Pizza is very good. Always ready when they say. Price is good. A regular for us. I like the bbq chicken pizza well done and they always come though. read more

Great Pizza! My first time here because I was attending a Concert across the street at the Arcada Theatre. I was surprised how good the Pizza was. The Service was Good even though they were exceptionally busy. And the atmosphere was really Nice as Well. read more

We always stop in for pizza at The Riverside when we go to a concert at the Arcada Theater in St Charles. The thin crust pizza is awesome. Nice and crispy crust with a perfect amount of toppings. I see other people with a thick crust and a stuffed pizza. Those look wonderful also. Stop in before a show for a pizza and a beer. I can't say enough about it. read more

Fantastic night at Riverside Went with a group of 8 co workers on a Tuesday night and they accommodated our party perfectly. Wings, onion rings, mozzarella sticks were great starters, all of them tasting super crisp. Their deep dish pizza didn't disappoint, and chicken Parmesan pasta was delicious too. Very fair prices, great beers on tap and solid service. Will be back. read more

We are regulars at Riverside and their pizza is always good, Tonight kudos to the guys in the kitchen our thin crust ham/pepperoni, 1/2 olive pizza was exceptionally good. Service was great. read more

Planned a semi-private 30th birthday party upstairs. 1) They will only reserve tables for you - still public seating around you. $20 per person to reserve table and get pizza, salad, soft drinks. When we arrived, no tables said reserved - they had room/chairs for 20 people. We reserved for 27. They scrambled to get more tables chairs. While they did that we had to turn away other diners from taking the tables we had since they weren't marked as reserved for us. 2) Didn't have a designated server for our large party. I asked manager Shelby - she said we had one girl. Problem is - this girl was also behind bar and waiting on other tables. Couldn't get drinks all night. They missed out - 27 people - 25-30 years old - lots of alcohol sales they missed. 3). Ordered cheese, sausage, and pepperoni pizza. They delivered 8 pizzas. Only half were what we ordered. I don't know who decided to order everything on it pizzas but wasn't us. 4) Space - the tables they set up for us were so close together we couldn't walk around or talk to each other. The pizza/salad was on a separate table and you couldn't get to it because there was no space to walk down an aisle. 5). Charged us wrong. They charged for 30 people instead of 27. Had to argue and get it changed. 6). Deposit - charged us $100 ahead of time for deposit. Didn't deduct from bill. Waitress said it doesn't go towards food. Argued that as well - finally changed bill. I made manager aware that we were unhappy with space, waitress availability etc. She just shrugged. Couldn't care less. We go to Riverside in S Elgin weekly - have a waiter Sage there who is awesome but they don't have room for large party like this so we tried STC location. Will never go back here. read more

Truth be told, we wanted to give this place a 3.5 but that's not an option so we were closer to 4 stars. We did really enjoy it here and honestly, we find a lot of gems at 3.5stars. The bartender was awesome! Super friendly and attentive, with great recommendations. We went with three that she mentioned. The jalapeño poppers, which were pretty average but good and their ranch is amazing. The tortilla soup was top notch! Tastes like Coopers Hawk, which is my fave, and they said it was made IN HOUSE!! I had the Bruschetta Salad, which was really good. They should include some type of garlic toast for the leftover bruschetta because there's a lot! My boyfriend had the wings and they were amazing! The spicy garlic was delish! Overall, great little spot and we will be back. read more

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Gia was so attentive, personable! Made my whole dining experience WONDERFUL!! Pizza was great! read more

I love Riverside, they have probably my favorite pizza. However I will never again return to this location. My friends and I went here for the half price pizza deal since I was home for just a day and was craving some pizza. We got there around 7:30 and ordered at 7:45 ish. Our food which was a large 2 topping pizza and some appetizers didn't arrive until 8:50. Our server forgot to punch in the order and then didn't punch it in until 8:30. For the inconvenience they offered us 3 dollars off our tab. Which if it hadn't been over an hr wait would've been enough. But after some arguing they management comped the pizza for us. It is hard to find staff these days but I have never seen such questionable staff. Our server cared more about flirting with the girls at the bar then serving our table. So I recommend spending your money at one of their other locations! read more

Good fried apps. Awesome pizza especially the thin crust. True to Chicago bar Square cut pizza. The deep dish pizza was good but not the best by any means for the Chicagoland area. Small place and I suggest bringing a jacket if sitting in the main bar area on a cold day. read more

Riverside Pizza & Pub - Deep dish pepperoni pizza - Pizza Near Me - St Charles, Illinois

Had the thin crust sausage. We thought it was okay. Expected better based on the reviews.

Great good all around, wings are the best! Appetizers are usually all fantastic. Pizza is much better if you dine in!! Clean restaurant and service is great read more

Been here 4 times so far in the past year, would definitely be here more often if I lived around the area. The food is always delicious. The service is great!The prices are absolutely fantastic. read more

Ordered a cheese deep dish for pizza. That was the saltiest pizza I have ever eaten. Kicking myself for spending so much on a pizza I regret. read more

I have been in this place many times, and every time I'm greeted by a staff that is legendary and seems genuinely happy to work with one another, and is exceptional to their customers. Today, there was an American flag out front with 13 beers, representing the 13 service members lost overseas. This is a beautiful sign of patriotism and a heartfelt way of connecting Americans. I cannot thank you enough for that display, and for your thoughtfulness. Every time I am in town, I will continue to come to your establishment, and be deeply grateful for your bold kindness in a time of mourning. read more

The pizza & appetizers were delicious!! Not a fan of the dessert bites, they we're kinda weird for me , they do give you A LOT though!

THE BOURBON BBQ SAUCE IS THE BEST SAUCE I EVER HAD! I WILL PAY SOMEONE FOR THE RECIPE! I even get pizza and dip my pizza in It. Low key all the food here is good. Nd I never feel shitty after eating it. Clean ingredients have you feeling like you ate from home read more