Went there for the first time. Food was okay but the Greek Salad had so many large chunks of onions it was ridiculous. How anyone can serve chunks like this in a restaurant is beyond me. Pure laziness. read more

Riverview Diner - Went there for the first time. Food was okay but the Greek Salad had so many large chunks of onions it was ridiculous. - American Near Me - Montgomery, Illinois

Love the breakfast here! The Mexican skillet was so good. Sorry I forgot to take a picture of it! While Nikarry's still has the best tasting pancakes, they are not bad here. My mom had a burger and she said it was very good. This is our top go to. Next is Blueberry Hill, Grandma's Table and then Nikarry's. read more

Best food ever!! Everything I've tried has been amazing. The staff is super sweet and the management as well. This is a local business that I love to support read more

I walked in and the first thing i noticed is the interior of the restaurant. It's got that country-rustic feel while still being modern. All new hand stained trimming and little details that give it great touch with a great smell of crispy bacon in the air. Very clean! I had a server/host by the name of Barto who was the only guy on the floor (understandable for 5:30am on a Saturday) he was fantastic. Well dressed, clean cut, professional, and nice as could be! I got the corned beef hash skillet. Amazing. Lightly salted, eggs over easy and the cheese just ooooooozed. Delicious. Highly recommend. My experience of this place was so good, i just had to write a review. I'll be a regular customer for sure. read more

Had breakfast. For July 4th, service was good considering the holiday. Prices seemed a bit high, but that's just how everything is now. Overall good place for breakfast. read more

Lets see...this place is AWESOME!! Why is it so hard to find a good diner?! Anyway, the location of this place is nice since you get a good view of the river which is surprisingly fun to watch if you actually pay attention lol. The food? Yes its amazing! From the italian beef to the fish and all the appetizers! Home made potato chips and the milkshakes! French onion soup...Hell yeah! Who cries about portion size? The more the merrier if you ask me specially with food this good! The clientele seems to be mainly family and older folk but I see plenty young couples going too. Great place for a quiet date ;) lol. Service was very tentative, very quick to please. Not many places like this. I will continue to return as long as I live here and hmm even if I ever leave I'll come back for this place. Definitely check it out! read more

Riverview Diner - My AWESOME cheesy Italian beef! - American Near Me - Montgomery, Illinois

Was passable ordering other dishes before, but when getting a ribeye that is so tough and tasting bad is beyond the $20 price anywhere. Ive had great $13 steaks but a tough ribeye is either fake or worst quality. No one cared to fix it. They work on 1st time customer then lose them. read more

All I can say is this place is a HIT and Miss. One they are a hit the next time is a miss. Well the miss came with the service. Then the little thimble of French onion soup. Yes thimble and the cheese...the mysterious cheese that never melted. Almost got burned trying to put my baby size spoon in the soup. I am done. Cause cheese does melt...one day. read more

For a very reasonable price, you get hardworking polite staff and a filling meal. The turnover of tables was reasonably fast - you get a ticket with a call number when you walk in. We went on a Saturday night. A suggestion is to order the dinner, which includes salad, soup, and dessert. Of note: This restaurant in Montgomery is 7 minutes from the Paramount Theater in Aurora ( a theater for many reimagined, well performed musicals). You can Tip the staff well for their persevering pleasant attitude as they serve so many customers with attractively priced meals read more

We went there for brunch. Great selection from the menu. The location was perfect for us. Food portions were generous and very well prepared. Wait staff was friendly. read more

We have been here twice. First time for breakfast second time was Dinner a week later. Breakfast was a smash hit! Both my wife and I enjoyed our meals. I had the omelette and pancakes. Both hot and fresh. Dinner was a bit underwhelming. I had a hamburger that was ok. My wife had the fish. (We went on fish fry Friday) I tried her fish and liked it better than my burger. My daughter had the ceased salad with grilled chicken and had mixed reviews. Overall the atmosphere was nice. The service was very good and friendly. We will be back. read more

This is going to be a short review. This is the place for breakfast in this area. Unassuming, inexpensive but large portions. Good coffee. Great staff. It's were locals have come to eat for years. My favorites are the country fried steak or skirts steak with eggs. I like some biscuits and gravy on the side. You won't be disappointed. read more

Conveniently located near one of my favorite fishing spots! (like you care) (oh shoot, I just gave away a good fishing spot) This place has one big honkin' menu. Everything from breakfast stuff to sandwiches to chinese food to mexican food. I haven't had all the ethnic stuff, but I will tell you, this place has some killer burgers. HUGE burgers. I am a member of the clean-plate club, always have been. But... I have a confession to make. Rarely do I leave a lonely french fry on the plate. I've been known to eat the parsley on the side of the plate. But, here goes. I, Tommy M., hereby confess that I left one or more bites of my burger on the plate, as I could not finish the meal due to its massive size. Burger, 1. Tommy M, 0. We will rematch someday, and I will be victorious! read more

I want to love this place, but their portioning is just ridiculous on every level. I know having omelettes so huge they're practically falling off the plate is a selling point in 2014's America... But for those of us with a normal body mass index, I wish I could pay less and just get a normal amount of food. This seems to be a common problem across most (all?) midwestern diners. The reviews on the lower end of the spectrum are pretty on point with what I've experienced. When you're making omelettes this huge, you've got to overcook them. It's simple physics, as to get the inside of a 6" wide omelette cooked you're going to have to overcook most of the outside. Again, back to normal sized food, and being able to cook it, well, normally. I've never tried anything outside of the breakfast menu, but know this is the kind of place that has EVERYTHING. Want some Chinese? They got it. Pasta? Got it. Seafood? Got it. This might contribute to why everything is so resoundingly mediocre, as how do you be a restaurant that has great stir fry, pasta, breakfast, steaks, salads, and more? If a chef exists that can knock each of those respective cuisines out of the park, chances are they wouldn't be working at a converted Pizza Hut in Aurora. You can tell the clientele who go here truly don't care about this kind of stuff as they just want two days worth of food for a small amount of money. If that's your thing, you'll absolutely love the Riverview Diner. Oh, and the coffee isn't great, pretty watery store brand stuff, nothing special. read more

Fantastic fish fry. On Fridays, they have the all-you-can-eat fish fry, also all-you-can-eat fried chicken. For the chicken and cod, it's $9.95, for the all-you-can-eat walleye, it was $12.95. I went for the chicken, my best friend went for the cod. Both were fantastic. Next I will try the walleye. When he re-ordered the cod, the 2nd plate didn't come with two little bits like most places. It was 4 or 5 nice thick pieces. It even comes with soup and a dessert, of which they had about 10 choices of pie (delicious), ice cream, and I think it was rice pudding. Even the potato choices are insane...fries, baked, mashed, hash browns, sweet potatoes, home fries, maybe even another option or two. Or you could even opt for mac n' cheese! There was a guy sitting next to me that had the mac n' cheese and it looked delicious. I would recommend this place to Jesus, Mary, and Joseph if they found their way out to the SW burbs. Certainly a place that doesn't care about the bottom line. It seemed to me like their biggest concern is repeat business. And the line out the door this past Friday spoke volumes to that effect. Our bill for the 2 all-you-can-eats and a pop and an iced tea was $23. I was so satisfied with the experince and our wonderful waitress (wish I would have gotten her name for you fine folks, very friendly young hispanic girl if you go there, you know who to ask for) I left an $8 tip, which isn't the biggest tip, but for a broke MF like me, a 35% tip means something. read more

Hands down, the best value in the suburbs. Where else can you get a good breakfast (coffee, skillets, pancakes) or full dinner (soup, soda, entree and dessert) for two people under $20? Seriously I can't name one place that isn't fast food. Just because it's cheap in price doesn't mean it's cheap quality either. This is some good eatin' going on. Breakfast is excellent. Dinners are great home cooking fare. The selection is huge. They have everything from American and Mexican to Italian and Chinese. And it's all good too. I have to give props for chicken fried steak and banana cream pie. Those two dishes are outstanding. When it starts to get packed, service can be a little slow though. That's the only drawback. Other than that it's a good little diner with some inexpensive great food. read more

A stand-up diner. Housed in an old Pizza Hut down on route 25. This place is exactly what you'd expect from a little diner, with exceptionally happy waitresses. We went for a busy breakfast. Their list of skillets and omelettes is lengthy, but served quick. The coffee is garbage. Also, I hope you love chorizo because they aren't stingy. For the lack of breakfast places in the area, this place is probably killing it. read more

Jeeeez, loooouise, the breaky food here was AWESOME. The place was packed, but seating & service were quick (for a party of 2, larger may have to wait some time), and the food was quick and yummy. No wonder this place has such great rewviews - awesome stop! read more

Found this place while looking up diners in the suburbs. Don't be fooled, they call themselves a diner, but there is nothing "diner-ish" about this place. It is a family restaurant through and through. But we love those so we still ate. Sunday afternoon, packed, which was a good sign. First thing I noticed was how much real estate was wasted in here. They could easily fit a handful more tables and booths to ease with the wait times, and the counter (which has about 7 seats) was not being used. Why not? 15 people were waiting for a place to sit. Prices are fairly steep, and this is the first time I've ever had to pay to get fries with a burger. Speaking of, I got the "Island Burger." Which they say is "smothered" in thousand island dressing. Sign me up! Turns out "smothered" here means 1/4 of my bun was lightly patted with dressing. How disappointing. Burger was average, fries were pretty good. The creamy chicken and rice soup was very good. Before we got our food, we were planning to travel here again to try the breakfast, now we will pass. read more

My family's go to place for just lazy weekend brunch or dinner. Friday's a fish fry heaven for those who look for a chuckload of fried favorites. Really good homey and traditional cabin dining feel plus you got a view of the fox river. They serve breakfast the entire day and the price are very reasonable. Tried majority of the skillet combinations and they're very good. Just don't order for the pasta dishes since majority of the staff and maybe the cook are latinos unless you want your spaghetti tasting like salsa and taco spices. Eveything else is awesome though and did I say free dessert choices for any dinner orders (go for the pies)? Friday's are FishFry AYCE. I can only have enough fish and chips per meal, but you could substitute for a mash/bake potatoes if you want to mix it up. Some of the choices are cod, walleye, and perch. You can't switch to a different fish for every plate though and would need to stick with cod if you initially ordered cod. My personal favorite is perch, I find it more flavorful and lightly breaded. The broasted chicken is also a must try. Enough balance of crunch and moist on the chicken to go along with the mashed potatoes, the veggies are a little overcooked and not lightly steamed as I would prefer it. The service is fast and they're very attentive to order details. Everyone's very friendly, like every knew each other. One time we accidentally left my son's ipad and they found it while cleaning up our table. The hostess kept it safe and I got it after an hour when in most cases it won't be returned. Kudos to your honest staff. I'll keep on going here and so far have really good dining experience. read more

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Always a great option for breakfast. Sunday buffet is full of great breakfast foods, but the eggs benedict is always on point. My daughter orders the biscuits and gravy and she said they were very good. Great food at a fair price. read more

I went here for lunch with a friend who lives in Montgomery and said it's the local fav restaurant. They had just opened the new rest that week. I had a fiesta burger and fries and it was great. I went back 3 days later for Sunday breakfast and it was packed! waited for a table for about 10mins. My friend said lunch/dinner was good but breakfast was the BEST. And it definitely was! I had the "Hungry Man breaksfast" (which is gender neutral btw); scrambled eggs, hash browns, bacon and eggs and THE most delicious pancakes I have had to date! They are getting 5 stars for those pancakes! Next time I plan to get the strawberry stuffed French toast. Just go straight down Montgomery rd and left onto Mill St and this great place pops up! read more

The guy who brought us said it wasn't as good as usual-hope that's true. Food was average to below average. The place is nice and clean but the food is not very good. read more

Riverview Diner - Philly cheese steak was not very edible. I had prime rib and it was average. . - American Near Me - Montgomery, Illinois

Had a very good experience here. The staff here was very friendly and accommodating. Our server was very attentive and helpful. She took our drink orders as we were still getting the kids in their seats and getting our son in his high chair. The food came out quickly and was exactly how it was ordered. It was very good and our oldest daughter enjoyed the strawberry waffle with ice cream which was a big serving but lucky for her she had 2 sisters that insisted she shared. If you are looking for a great breakfast in a friendly environment then check this place out! Thx! read more

We've been coming here couple times a year for over a decade now, well before they remodeled. My bride and I love their broasted chicken and potatoes. A classic diner with friendly staff and downhome feel. This time, however, wasn't their best showing. Maybe they are still trying to figure the reopening after the year it was, but the chicken wasn't as good as it used to be. Not bad, just not great. The 4th star is for all the previous visits that they delivered greatness. We will back soon read more

For diner food this place is pretty spot on. Most meals come with a cup of soup and the variety of options on the menu offer plenty to chose from, even for the mosy picky diners. Turkey is made on premises and the club on white toast is very good. I have eaten here twice and would come back. Pretty decent coffee, served in old style ceramic mugs with ads on them read more

Miguel and his brother ( i forget his name) are the best servers here! Miguel was my fav at aurora pancake house now we come to visit him here. Food is always great! read more

My husband and I arrived with 3 guests on a Sunday afternoon. It was not busy, but I counted 2 servers for the whole floor. We were set at a large booth which was littered with someone's spilled lunch on the floor. Our order was slow. Our guests ordered the club sandwich plate with chips. The turkey and chicken meats were dry, and the chips too greasy. One of our guests spent the afternoon in our bathroom. Our server was slow to get back to us, and we waited forever trying to get our water glasses refilled. But my grilled chicken wrap was the worst. It had 3 ingredients: a tortilla wrap, a cup of lettuce and a couple tablespoons of grilled chicken cubes. No other veggies, dressing, anything. Very dry and no flavor. Will not return. S Shields of Oswego read more

If you are looking for that small town diner that used to be a Pizza Hut, then this is your place. I love breakfast food. So I stopped for lunch and grabbed some eggs. It was a late lunch so there was only a few people in the joint. The eggs were overcooked and nothing was stand out. This seems to be a place that old people love because the food is bland and never changes. I got a meh meal served up with the staff complaining about each other. George's is about 45 seconds away and serves up a tasty breakfast. read more

This place is awesome!!! I'm so impressed with the service and prices. Not to mention the quality and taste of the food. I've had a few things from here and nothing has ever left me disappointed. By the way, the burgers are HUGE!!!! Finally a place you can take your family that doesn't end up breaking the bank. read more

My husband and I come here from time to time. We love this place. We don't venture out too much of steak here. There soup is to die for

Nice little diner across from the River walk area. I had a cup of French onion soup and a Turkey club. Good portion of bacon..not too much lettuce. Good service. read more

I like this place! Good food, good prices and never too busy. Located in an old Pizza Hut it's the perfect size for a local family place. Service is fast, breakfast seems to only take 2 minutes from ordering to arrival. This is were we go when we are in a hurry or want something good and cheap. Being only a minute from home helps too! read more

Classic diner! The menu is fairly typical for diner fare, but that being said, the service and quality of food here is far above typical. The chicken-fried steak with mashed potatoes are my daughter's favorite. The soups are home made (chicken & dumplings...yum!), the burgers are consistent, and the salads are always big enough for two to share. I can honestly say that the pancakes are some of the BEST I have ever had, And the skillet breakfasts are a great choice. Bring your appetite to Riverview Diner. You won't walk away disappointed, and usually you will have more than enough leftovers to bring home. Delicious! read more

One of the best places to eat breakfast or really any meal. On the weekends it can be pretty busy like most other restaurants that serve amazing breakfast options; the wait is definitely worth it though. read more

Good food, no waiting on Saturday morning even though the saloon was full. Great service during the complete visit. Food had good taste and presentation. It is very close from home and we will come back. read more

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Excellent food, their freshly squeezed OJ is a delicious addition to any breakfast. Love coming here to sit down and share a meal with the family. read more

This is by FAR the best place to eat in town. I have eaten there many many times. The food is Great and the staff is Terrific!!!! When my family and I think about eating out, we think of this place FIRST!!! read more

The diner is outdated but the food is far from it. Yummy diner food!! Workers are very welcoming and nice. Very attentive. I would recommend this place. read more

Riverview Diner - Stuffed french toast - American Near Me - Montgomery, Illinois

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Wonderful restaurant. I went to the new now open building with bae and we got a wonderful breakfast. I got the crepes and he got the strawberry waffle. Both were wonderful. I love the new building. It's clean and open and the service is great. read more

Riverview Diner - Crepes and strawberry waffle - American Near Me - Montgomery, Illinois

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