Eh, the staff were nice. The food was edible and salty. Cook at home and save money. It's too pricy for what you get, though the portions are decent sized. It's a place to go, definitely not the worst. Ambiance? It's a clean diner. read more

I visited Riverside restaurant Café with my MIL. I have a gluten allergy. The waitress was familiar with my gluten allergy and was able to guide me through the menu. I got an omelette with gluten-free toast, bacon and home fries. Everything was very good. My mother-in-law also got a omelette with toast. Hers was very good as well. Service was good, food was good, and I didn't get sick from any cross-contamination. All in all, a good visit. read more

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Let me start by saying, your customers are what keep you going, but to blatently lie and try to screw them over, will only get you negative reviews as well as chase business away. I called an order in for 4 bacon egg and cheese sandwiches on hard rolls, and according to the menu they were 5.45 each with cheese slices on the menu on line reading .45 each. WHEN I ARRRIVED I WAS TOLD THAT THE ORDER CAME TO 36.50. When I questioned as to why so much, the waitress explained the slices of cheese were now .80 per slice, then she tried to say the cost of eggs, etc....total lies. Too compound the story I got, I called back to speak to an owner or manager and spoke with a kid who said they are charging for the boxes????!!!!! Keep your boxes, keep your sandwiches, and just watch your business fall off the grid as the word thru Bristol spreads. read more

Love the food and service here. I have been here like 3 times in the last few months and it was great every time

Excellent food & service. Large portions reasonable prices . I got a skillet and brought enough home for another full meal!

What a great place. Food was very good. Service was top notch! Neat little place that has the feel that is been here a long time. I had breakfast and the amount of food was huge. Everything was freshly cooked and hot. I highly recommend this place. read more

Its the place to go if you like egg shells in your omelets. Absolutely disgusting to crunch on sheets for breakfast

Lovely organic food, clean and happy environment. It's a shame some of the staff do not know how to handle constructive complaints/feedback. Expecially if the customer is speaking calmly and firmly to them about serving food issues. For example; I only ordered pudding and the older worker could not even serve me a spoon with my food. Although customers are supposed to help them self's to cutlery, this person managed to serve a full table of people with lots of food, plus their cutlery. I had to get up and leave all my bags and get a spoon using my walking stick, having a disability. read more

It was a nice dining experience at this breakfast place. They have a very large menu. The waitresses were warm and attentive. It was busy, but the service was quick. read more

Foods good, But staff Is clearly Not experienced except There is one waitress. There is the reason why I still go. If she leaves, I'll move on. But the real reason why they get too starz is. They do not like service dogs. The owner of the restaurant Kix them out. Doesn't matter if your service dogs are not. I find this extremely Disrespectful to the.Disability community read more

It's one of the best breakfast place in CT. The customer service and food taste are amazing. I would like to stop by once a month because I am far away from them, otherwise I could be there every morning. See you soon. read more

Love this spot. Everything is well portioned, fresh, and comes out quickly. Can't say enough about the service staff and their continued excellence. This has easily been one of the staples of breakfast/lunch service in Bristol for many years and will continue with its imminent local support. As a BC alum the dark red booths have always done it for me read more

I have been here a couple of times now over the weekend and have enjoyed each time. I Have food allergies and very much appreciate how accommodating the staff has been with me . This morning when we came , our waiter was not not friendly or accommodating at all. I told him my food allergies and how the staff would cook my food separately and he said he would not do that for me. He told me to look for something else on the menu and left. The waiter would not make any recommendations at all. when the waiter returned I told him that I couldn't have anything and he just walked away. I will not return and search for another accommodating restaurants in the area but I recommend going forward to be more respectful about people allergies . I fully understand that every resturtant haven't accomodate everyone but at least but friendly about it. read more

The food is really good. My brother and I go there and the waitress (Susan ) is super nice. I love their breakfast.

Sigh. This was always mine and my fiancés favorite breakfast spot in Bristol. We took a ride out today specifically to come here for breakfast. We were greeted promptly & received our meals quick, like always. While waiting, I glanced around & noticed that the place needs some updating as well as a good cleaning. The floor was dirty from the table before us & coffee cup rings were still apparent on the table. We ordered the exact same thing that we ordered several years ago which 3 years ago was $25. Today? We paid $45 for the exact. same. thing. My fiancé always loved the apple pancakes, the apple is essentially pie filling. However, it was $1.95 to add a few pieces of apple per pancake.. $1 to add onions to home fries, there used to be no charge for onions & onions are relatively inexpensive. Service was decent, like always.. food came out fresh and hot. But to me? I just can't justify a $20 increase in 3 years. I understand inflation, but $45 for 2 people to eat breakfast is unreasonable for me. read more

Great local spot for an excellent breakfast. I always judge a breakfast place by how cook they can cook my over easy eggs. This place hits it out of the park every time. Staff is super friendly and makes sure you get exactly what you want. The homefries with the onions added are an excellent touch! Once you order the food typically comes out very quick. read more

Riverside Restaurant Cafe - One of several skillet meals - A breakfast skillet featuring three fried eggs with runny yolks, crispy bacon, and cooked potatoes is presented on an oval ceramic plate. The dish is placed on a wooden table, with a person in a black shirt sitting nearby. The background includes a red booth and a napkin. The eggs are seasoned with black pepper and herbs, and the skillet appears well-portioned. - Diners Near Me - Bristol, Connecticut

I ordered on door dash for pick up today. Waitress told me she didn't have my order and refused to make the food or give me any other information. Very poor service. Used to love this place read more

Great, friendly and quick service! This is one of my favorite local places to stop in and get breakfast! The portions are huge for the price. read more

Riverside Restaurant Cafe - Home Fries Toast Ham Omelet Plain Golden Brown Pancakes Bacon - The image shows a breakfast setting at Riverside Restaurant Cafe, including a plate with an omelet containing ham and a slice of toast, alongside a serving of hash browns with onions. In the background, there is a plate with pancakes and a small container of butter, and another plate with toast, scrambled eggs, and breakfast sausages. The table is wooden, and utensils are placed near the plates. - Diners Near Me - Bristol, Connecticut

Stopped in for breakfast this morning w/ the wife, we were 1st timers to Riverside Restaurant. She ordered the Mediterranean Eggs Benedict (w/o feta cheese), I went with three pancakes and a side of sausage. Meals came out after a very short wait, my wife liked her meal, eggs were cooked well. Potatoes were good also (she liked that the waitress had asked if she wanted onions in her potatoes, she passed on the onions, but the potatoes still had decent flavor). VERY generous portion of pancakes for me, only finished about half of them. Pancakes were fluffy, but a bit bland, honestly, I would not order them again unless it was with blueberries. We were both checking out the Belgian waffles at another table, they looked very appetizing. Service was outstanding, our waitress was very friendly & attentive. Didn't get her name, but she was pretty busy, was busting her butt this morning to make everyone there happy. We'd certainly come back to Riverside Restaurant in the future. read more

Riverside Restaurant Cafe - Mediterranean Eggs Benedict at Riverside Restaurant in Bristol, CT. - Diners Near Me - Bristol, Connecticut

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** PLEASE READ IF YOU ARE A PERSON OF COLOR** Leaving this place in tears because the discrimination we just experienced was overwhelming. Heard great things from a coworker so my bf and I decided to try it out since we are new to Bristol. You have to seat yourself which is fine. We found an empty table, sat down, and waited for the server in that section to come to us. She was tall with a short blonde buzz cut. We watched for over 10 minutes as she took care of EVERYONE but us. She didn't even bother to acknowledge us when she walked past our table to clean the empty booth next to us. A couple came and sat at that table and were IMMEDIATELY taken care of. They were greeted, given menus, coffee, etc. Eventually a nice Hispanic woman brought us water and menus and told us that our server would be over soon. She never came. We got up and left feeling so sad and uncomfortable. I called the restaurant to let them know about our experience and a kind woman named Tuly (I apologize if I spelled your name wrong) answered the phone and apologized for what had just happened. Apparently this server has a history of doing this. If you are a POC reading this, avoid that server's section at all costs and ask for Tuly if she is working that day so you can be serviced by her. The owners need to be better about who they hire because their servers are a representation of their entire business. Bristol is a diverse city and it's disheartening that things like this are still happening. read more

Great food and service! I highly recommend if you are in the area. One of my favorite spots to eat in Bristol!

My aunt and uncle come here on a somewhat regular basis and really enjoy it. Unfortunately, we had a new server when they brought me. Well, we don't know if she was new or not. My aunt and uncle just hadn't seen her there before. My aunt's crepes came flat with fruit on top. My fish and chips were good. The server eagerly encouraged me to get gravy AND cheese on my fries (a new and positive experience). We asked for a couple extra things that never came. Our server accidentally brought someone else's food to our table. It was just a mess. Although we thought she was friendly, she seemed really scatter-brained. Since the food wasn't impressive (good, but not THAT good) and our service was shoddy, I think it deserves two stars: "Meh. I've experienced better." read more

Riverside Restaurant Cafe - My fries with my fish and chips. They have gravy and cheese on them. - Diners Near Me - Bristol, Connecticut

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Hands down Riverside is ranked in my top 3 restaurants for breakfast. Every single time I'm not disappointed. Just came home from there. Biscuits with sausage gravy were very good. Portion size could have been a bit better but the flavor was very good. Needed black pepper so I added it and we were good to go! Omelets are always perfect whenever I'm there. Also ordered a side of Oreo Pancakes. Wow. All I can think of. Everything you would want in an Oreo Pancake! They also did a little redesign with some new booths. Restaurant looks really good and the staff always very friendly! read more

First time... FANTASTIC! Food, service and breakfast atmosphere. See my photo. Service better than perfect... Had House Omelette with three eggs, onions, bacon, ham and sausage, home fries with onions and rye toast. Attention to detail, spice and presentation. My man had fresh Belgian waffle, egg and cheese sandwich and crispy golden hash brown patties (3 in a serving for $2.25!) The BEST breakfast and service Evvver.. We left a 30% tip. What does that say? Hurry... read more

Riverside Restaurant Cafe - House Omelette; 3 eggs, cheese, ham, sausage, bacon and onion, home fries with onions and rye toast X6.95 8/18/13 - Diners Near Me - Bristol, Connecticut

I was searching for a place close as I was driving through Bristol. This wad close so I chose to try it. Very impressed it faster than a so called fast food restraunt. Very good food and a great selection. I would recommend a visit if you are in the area. read more

Riverside is a fantastic diner! The staff has always been friendly and attentive. The food is extremely affordable, and comes in very large portions. Overall a great breakfast experience. Could be slightly cleaner, but definitely nothing worth worrying about. read more

The biggest and best blueberry pancakes in Bristol. Never had a bad breakfast there. Love this place: The waitresses we had were awesome too. read more

I've been coming to this restaurant for 15 years and just had the worst experience of any restaurant that forces me to never come back again. I'll have to look to Kizzles across town. Our waitress was extremely rude to us and our surrounding tables (blond highlights in dark hair, and drawn on eyebrows). She snapped at my 65 year old mother for asking for an ice water - she had to ask 3 times. It was very uncomfortable and incredibly unprofessional. read more

Riverside Restaurant Cafe - Diners Near Me - Bristol, Connecticut

This is a breakfast favorite in all of Bristol for me. Huge portions, friendly service and good food. Morning specials are a bargain. Get the hashbrowns with onions and you will go to heaven. They are golden brow crispy and creamy. Be sure to ask for the hot sauce. The place is outdated but who cares, I'm there for the food. You can take out too. read more

Riverside is one of the many breakfast and lunch diners located in Bristol. Every time I've been there throughout the years, the staff seems to have mostly remained the same, and I'm sure they have a ton of regulars (as most diners do). Nothing on their menu is jump-out-at-you spectacular, but they have all the classic diner favorites - omelettes, waffles, pancakes, eggs, bacon, everything you'll see on just about any diner menu in the country. They offer their full breakfast and lunch menus all day, which is a nice plus if you're in the mood for a BLT at 9:00am or an egg sandwich at noon. So while nothing is necessarily amazing at Riverside, there's just something about a friendly staff and an order of bacon, eggs, and toast on a Saturday morning that'll keep you coming back! read more

Best breakfast burrito I've ever had. Home fries were perfect and offered cooked onions on them. Quick service, nice waitresses. I will be back. read more

We made the big mistake of showing up at 1:00 PM for lunch. The hostess seated us by telling us to sit anywhere and we were given menus. We spent five minutes or so looking at the menus when the waitress walked up to take the order. We said we needed more time, she said "we're closing". We should have left right then. We had no idea they closed at 1:00 for lunch and felt they should have warned us when we walked in. The air conditioning was turned off, the restaurant became extremely hot, the mops came out and we were rushed through our meal. The big greasy burger I had was OK. The coffee was exceptionally bad. read more

The breakfast was horrible. I had a steak and cheese omelet with hash browns and a side of bacon. The bacon was way over cooked, dry and very hard. It was probably really old. It was not appetizing at all..... and it was bacon! It's not difficult to please someone with a side of bacon! The hash browns......... you could smell the old dirty grease from the deep frier on them. I have worked in restaurants and I know what old grease smells and tastes like after 5 days....... it's safe to say that this place had not changed the grease in a very long time. This was disgusting and made me feel nauseous. The steak in the omelet looked, smelled and tasted gross. Im not even sure that it was steak. The only part of my breakfast that was worth eating was the egg. I hate to give a place a bad review, but I was thoroughly disgusted and felt sick after eating here. ....However, this place always seems to have a lot of customers. The service was very friendly. It was pretty packed on a Tuesday morning. The people next to us ordered a salad and it looked pretty fresh and appetizing....... maybe I just ordered the wrong thing on that day ....... regardless, I will not be back! read more

If you're looking for your average hole in the wall, family run diner- this is it. The food is overall what you would expect- except the breakfast meat. It tastes like the sausage links are deep fried and the bacon is hard and unappealing. The waitresses are friendly and I have never had an issue service-wise. The food comes out fast- almost too fast. Makes you wonder if they saw me coming down the street LOL! But that's never something to complain about, and probably the best part of Riverside Diner. The only other big issue is parking. Unless you come for brunch or lunch (after 11 am), the parking is tight and it is hard to find a spot. read more

Riverside is a working mans diner with hearty meals and amplr portions. Breakfast is my meal of choice and their omlettes are grand in sscale and very tasty with a wide assortment of fillings. My faverite being kielbassa and cheese It is loaded with lots of meat and held together nicely by the cheese. Let me speak a moment about the homefries. They have fried homefries, but I am a fan of their grilled home fries. They are hand cut and left to grill and develop that crispy brown caramalization that is wonderful to crunch while revealing the creamy smoothness of the potatoeBreakfast at Riverside also features buttermilk pancakes that fill the plate edge to edge and are too big to finish but too good not to. A wonderful dilemma to be faced with when you eat at Riverside. read more

I like the food but the customer service is so bad. Every time I order the food is wrong and the servers give you an attitude about it! One time I had a server argue with me infront of customers and follow me from behind the counter screaming I was wrong. Never coming back again. read more

It's a family tradition to meet up on Sunday and have breakfast with the cousins. I can't speak to the rest of the week, but Sandy always takes care of us and has a mind like a steel trap. It's amazing the things she remembers. The food is great too. I mean, it's a diner, but the breakfast special is a great deal for $5 and change. And the food is real--none of that prepackaged potato garbage. It's a great place for breakfast, filled with regulars, and has a feel of familiarity about it. Definitely worth checking out for some bacon and eggs. Delicious. read more

We ate breakfast here twice, once was on a Sunday morning and had to wait in a long line but waiting in line for mediocre, below-average "breakfast" fare is unwarranted here. The coffee is very, very weak and tasteless. The home fries are not seasoned and are tasteless. The toast was barely toasted, more like warm, small slices of bread. The bacon was cold and hard. The place looks dirty, especially the floor. Outside, there was quite a bit of litter in the parking lot. On the other hand, The eggs were cooked to order and my companion liked his pancakes. Prices are seem standard, but they're saving a lot on the weak coffee. Servers are very nice. read more

Hands down best breakfast spot in Bristol, they have a house special that comes with eggs homesfries toast meat and a pancake or french toast .the homefries with fried onions crispy is the way to go, and pancakes were fluffy and hot Hugh as well, prices our decent as well I will definitely be back. read more

I absolutely LOVE this place! The staff is extremely friendly and welcoming. Good prices for the food. Food is delicious! Also, they waste NO time! Hot and fresh food comes within minutes! Friendly service again on the way out! You can definitely tell they appreciate every customer that walks in the door. Sometimes, servers are spread thin there, so be patient. It is worth the wait! My favorite place in Bristol! read more