I enjoyed an excellent dinner after a long hike (bring plenty of cash). Started with a cold can of cider and some complementary focaccia, which was quite good, warm and moist, dipped in a bit of good olive oil in a bottle on the tabletop. Started with burrata, served with peppers and portabello mushrooms (needed a little salt). My entree was a special -- curried cauliflower linguine. It was surprisingly tasty. The cauliflower was sliiiightly too al dente, but the texture of the pasta and the other veggies was good and the saltiness and sauciness levels (the sauce was basically spiced oil; there may have been some parm) were perfect. Not sure why; I sorta expected mediocre primavera, the kind so many places serve. This wasn't that. My wife, who isn't on Yelp, had the orange salmon with frisée salad. Delicious, she says. We share the chocolate mousse, which we agree was fantastic. Firmer than expected. read more

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My fiancé and I took a day trip from NYC up to Cold Spring over the weekend and stumbled upon the Riverview Restaurant on Saturday night for dinner. We did not have a reservation but we're promptly seated. The restaurants has a very nice feel to it. It would be great for dinner with family, friends or to celebrate a birthday. The patio area looks out to the Hudson river. There is a barroom and a formal dining room. We were seated in the dining room. There was lite music in the background and there was pleasing artwork throughout. Our server was lovely and gave us an iPad to look at the specials. Service was solid. We shared an order of fried calamari to start. It came out hot and tasty. For mains we ordered two specials. I had a orecchiette pasta with a garlic vegetable medley and he had a sirloin burger with shoe string fries. Our dishes were both tasty. He said his burger was good, but not special. My pasta was tasty and the noodles seem to be made fresh. All in all, it's a nice spot to visit. read more

This is our to go to place in Cold Spring. In the summer we go there to sit on the deck to eat. Sometimes we go to have appetizers and drinks. I took my mom there and now this place is her and her friend's best place to go to. Her friends have started taking their families there. This place Is the best place to go when in Cold Spring. This place will never disappoint. read more

Food was delicious. Wine and beverages were great. Many options with a variety of pricing. Pizza crust was clearly homemade and delicious. They were able to sub some gluten free pasta in one of their dishes for someone in our party. read more

If you asked my parents they'd probably rate this spot a 4.5, I however am not as convinced. We came here on a day trip adventure and after researching a few spots, we landed on Riverview based on the menu. While reservations were available and we made them, not sure how much it counts for as it was difficult to get anyones attention and we ended up sitting at the bar. So that said, service was spotty... we ordered wine and a cocktail, wine was good, cocktail was subpar, I ordered an amaretto sour and while I saw the bartender pour the liquor, it was 99% sour mix. For food we ordered the Cod, Swordfish and Sita pizza. According to my parents the fish was delicious as for the pizza I didn't find it to be anything special. The atmosphere was what we were looking for but the lack of staff guiding folks coming in caused a docking of points. If I return to the area I will likely try another spot. However, I will note there were several locals so it might be a better fit for others than myself. Pricing was decently average $120 w tax which is expected for a tourist area and having ordered 3 entrees and drinks. read more

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My review is not so much for the food (which was OK, nothing to rave about) but for the customer service and their cash only policy. First off, we were not notified that there was a cash only policy. Whenever I go to a restaurant that is cash only I always see a sign because (a) not everyone has cash on them (b) this helps individuals make an informed decision if they want to eat here. This isn't the problem with my interaction with the restaurant. When my group was ready to pay for our meal, we didn't have enough cash for the whole meal but saw on the check that the restaurant would reimburse us for the $2 transaction fee. We thought that this was a good company policy for being cash only and used their ATM. However, when I provided the receipt showing I used their ATM and the sequence number (as requested) to my male server he told us "not to worry" and simply took the cash and NEVER returned with our receipt or change. Granted the difference was approximately a 20% tip, I did not appreciate that (1) it was assumed we were going to tip that much (what if wanted to tip more??) and (2) that we never received a receipt indicating that we had paid for our meal. We waited for a while wondering if our server was going to come back with our change and receipt. It never happened so we left. Not only was I NOT reimbursed for the $2 transaction fee that the ATM charges as per restaurant policy but given it was a generic ATM my bank charged us an additional $2.5 fee for using a generic ATM. It's really not about the $4.5 that we loss but the lack of respect we were treated at the end of our meal and lack of transparency with their supposed "reimbursement" policy. read more

Pretty decent take out, pizza is tasty & quick. Lots of old timers at the bar who give (some) newcomers the look of death when you walk in...whatever lol. Doubt I'd sit & eat but I'll check the atmosphere when the weather warms & hopefully the crowd diversifies. Love that they have a seasonal menu & take phone orders. Cash or checks (lol) only. read more

More like "ParkingLotView". Food is mediocre. Staff seems on edge and I don't blame them with their presumed owner staring at all of them with a cracked-out expression. Go somewhere else. Cold Spring is a beautiful place but it has little to offer as far as the cuisine goes. This place is suitable for geriatrics, just like every other establishment around here. Get some Chinese at Ming Moon and sit on a bench for a better experience. read more

Wow - what a gem of a restaurant. I stopped here for dinner on a Wednesday evening late July - they are doing socially distanced dining with covid-19 safety protocols in place - and sat outside with beautiful views across the Hudson River. The staff and owners were beyond friendly and hospitable with a nice family-owned vibe. A semi-famous reality star was seated near me and it kind of seemed like a low-key off duty New Yorker scene. The food was DELICIOUS. I got the cucumber gazpacho and Eggplant Parmesan - both were excellent. The takeout menu (served dining style) was an unbelievable deal - 2 courses for $18.95 - and the portions were very generous. I can't recommend this place enough - looking forward to coming back and trying more off the menu. Thank you to the hardworking staff! read more

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Pretty good place but not a good view. Service staff was excellent. Small and local vibe. Food was similar to the view - just OK. The pasta was over cooked but the price wasn't too expensive. The mushroom and spinach pizza was great. Cash only is a bit sus. Probably won't be back. read more

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Food was great. Ambiance was fantastic. Really nice little town that's about a 20 minute drive from West Point. Excellent pizza(dave portnoy reviewed it). Good drink selection, too. As many others have noted and it states, this is a cash business. They do NOT accept credit cards. read more

Outstanding food with top-notch service in Cold Spring. Highly recommend the polenta special as well as the wedge salad and eggplant parmesan. If you're visiting the Hudson Valley, be sure not to miss Riverview. Our date night here was the highlight of our weekend getaway to the area. read more

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We love this restaurant - they have delicious high-end entrees but also some of the best pizza I've ever eaten. We have been here twice when visiting our West Point cadet. The servers are awesome - you can tell there is a great relationship between the kitchen and floor staff, we've always gotten great recommendations for the best of the best being served that night. The pomodoro pizza is not to be missed and any "stuffing" with seafood tastes like a high end fish cake. Salads are fresh and dressings are homemade - drinks are generous and the ambiance is happy but not raucous. We love this place! read more

We had a great experience here! Super friendly staff, yummy food and cozy, warm vibes. Definitely recommend!

Great place with best and quality food. Good service. It has outdoor seating as well. read more

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One of my favorite restaurants in Cold Spring to dine. The food is always outstanding and the service is spectacular. Love Jimmy and Lori and Natalie. The entire staff is Amazing. Highly recommend ..Best pizza and desserts .. read more

We spent the day in Cold Spring & after walking a total of 6 miles we were STARVING for dinner! My boyfriend ended up finding this & we took a chance! Immediately when we walked in it was BUSY which is a GREAT sign, especially for an ALL CASH business! Wow! The wait for 3 people was only about 10 minutes which wasn't bad at all. We were seated in the "outdoor" covered & heated patio. It was beautiful with how they had the string lights & the set up looks like it was meant to be this way. It was hard to imagine it as just the building! We ordered the Fungi Pizza no cheese to start & I got the clams / mussels with linguine. It usually comes with a tomato sauce but I kindly asked if they could substitute for a garlic wine sauce since I'm not really a fan of red sauces. The server brought us out bread to start. It was a bit cold but it tasted REALLY good!! It had some herbs in it & we dipped it in olive oil. The pizza (which was our appetizer) & our friend's soup took a REALLY long time to come out. We did expect this since we read it in the reviews. The waiter kept bringing over more bread to hold us over which is nice. Luckily, we were all in a good mood & didn't mind waiting since it was so busy. Just be prepared to wait some time if you go during a busy service. Finally, the pizza & soup came out. The pizza was fluffy & crunchy & FULL of flavor with just the spinach & mushrooms! We really enjoyed it. My boyfriend asked for a side of red sauce which was really nice too. 10/10 for the pizza! Yum!!!!! My friend's white bean soup came & it wasn't really what he was expecting but it he still really enjoyed it! It was more like a baked bean soup, not really white, as a tip!! For my entree I got the linguine with mussels & clams in the garlic wine sauce. As you can see from the picture they do NOT skimp on the mussels & clams!!! The sauce was beautiful, light & flavored packed!!! The pasta was cooked perfectly & it was just overall an amazing meal. The servers were so friendly & understanding & we had a great time there! We'll be back FOR SURE next time we're in the area. read more

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Such a wonderful, almost on the Hudson River, restaurant. Food is American but yet eclectic and unique, drinks are fabulous and it's cozy but comfy inside. Not quite the place for super large groups but under 5 ppl and you'll be dandy. The only two downsides to this place is that they only take cash. In this day and age and also for the price point of this restaurant, there is no excuse. The other thing is that it's often riddled with city hikers which are just hella annoying. But that isn't the venues fault read more

Stopped by this quaint riverside spot for lunch and it was wonderful! I had the black bean soup and the beet salad. So yummy! The bread was amazing! Hubby had a pizza and really liked it too. Our server was very welcoming and attentive. read more

Best restaurant in Cold Spring by a wide margin. Consistently good food and very fine staff. Jim Ely is hands on and I only wish that the alcoholic beverages were not so small so that I could hit that 5th star. Beautiful view of Storm King Mountain at sunset, so if you are not a cocktail enthusiast, don't miss it! read more

Food was just ok typical bar food kinda of a one and done place if your not buying drinks. Our waitress was amazing the ambience is very nice Nostalgia type feel. But the food was very very average. read more

Loved the food! I had the BLT Taco and my wife had the Salmon. Both were fantastic. The Cherry Cobler for desert was also amazing.

After coming back to Cold Spring to visit friends, we took the opportunity to have dinner at Riverview with our hosts. It was nice to be greeted and remembered by the owners. The food choices were varied and appealing. Once are orders arrived, none of our party was disappointed with our entres. Dinner at Riverview has alway been a memorable experience and after 5 years away, it is nice to see the quality of food and service has remained high. We look forward to visiting Riverview again on our next visit to Cold Spring! read more

Riverview is the perfect neighborhood restaurant: delicious, creative cuisine served by attentive wait staff in a warm, friendly space. We always look forward to an evening at our favorite restaurant in Cold Spring. read more

My boyfriend and I shared the cucumber gazpacho, duck liver terrine, and eggplant Parmesan. The food was delicious and interesting. Service was courteous and attentive. The space was lovely. As suggested by the name, the view added to the charm. Having spent time in both Beacon (8 miles north) and Cold Spring, the Riverview feels more like it belongs in Beacon. The staff was welcoming and warm. There was diversity among both the staff and diners. read more

The finest seafood and steak in Cold Spring! A wonderful and cozy bar area too. The service is extremely friendly and knowledgeable too. In a village with so much tourism, Riverview maintains a small town feel with world class food. read more

Beautiful location. View of the river and surrounding mountains. We did not know this was cash only until we went to pay our bill. My calamari appetizer was good. Tender, cooked nicely. My partner had the black bean soup. It was extremely bland, in my opinion. The pizzas were really unappealing. I'd ordered an Alsatian flammkuchen style pizza. Menu says "lardons" which usually is flecked with small pieces of bacon. What came out was a literal bacon pizza. An entire package of bacon-edge to edge, covering the entire pie. It was really over the top and extremely unappetizing. The "Diablo" pizza did not live up to its name. No spice at all. The cocktails I ordered were not shaken and chilled. They were also extremely watered down. Service was friendly, but server did not seem very knowledgeable. Always wanted to try this place, but now I know we won't return. read more

Great food and just as good service and atmosphere. We were traveling and decided to grab the three course meal here during their restaurant week. The portions were good and I personally loved the pumpkin tiramisu and the soup. Their burger was pretty good too. All in all a good restaurant for a chill evening. read more

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Very nice restaurant with a nice view of the Hudson River. Very friendly wait staff. Cash only but the have an ATM..

When we were sat, we asked if we could sit closer to the window, but the server was reluctant to do so, even tho there were empty tables... so we just accepted whatever seat was given. I really wish that they told us they accept only cash as payment BEFORE entering the dining space. But they only mentioned it at the end of our meal (which was not tasty). We didn't have cash, so we used their ATM, and it did not work. After trying the ATM four times, one of the managers said I could Venmo her instead.... Again, they should've said that at the beginning too. Super disorganized. The internet in the area was not working well, so it was very inconvenient. I finally connected to their wifi and paid after all of these different attempts. The manager came behind me and told me to tip her more. Bc this was so chaotic and the food wasn't great, I didn't think it deserved much of a tip due to bad service and experience... to make matters worse, the manager commented this rude remark on my Venmo transaction (see photo). I always tip 20%, but this was a very rude encounter and I do not want to give extra money to something that pretty much ruined my trip to cold spring. read more

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Horrendous food. Pork belly tacos really means slice of bacon in a taco. Taco was dripping water. 19 dollars haha. I could have gone down the street for a BLT and been much happier. read more

We came to cold spring for a day trip and was highly recommended to have dinner at the Riverview restaurant. Our view of the mountain was breathtaking! The service was exceptional and we ordered chicken Parmesan with pasta. This was not a selection on the menu, but the chef went ahead and prepared it for us. Yummy! My mother enjoyed her meal and couldn't stop talking about how great her chicken Parmesan was prepared. Con: they only accept cash. read more

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Looked online last eve' to see what I would order today when I went there. There was a duck pate app & codfish entrée that interested me. They didn't even ask if I wanted a drink initially; I volunteered, "Hugo"...had to tell them how to make it. Something must be wrong with their ice OR something...it was funky tasting. I make these at home & had them elsewhere so I CAN readily compare. Waitress said they were out of the duck pate but would ask the kitchen about it. It was available (hoping it wasn't frozen or whatever??). Duck pate was served to me; it had a 1/4" "gel" across the top (WTF) that PEELED off easily. I set that gel aside as it was NOT appealing at all. The duck pate was HARD...should have been spreadable, at least, ya think. Sent back to the kitchen with the "GEL" to slightly warm up but NOT hot...just wanted to make it spreadable. Came back spreadable; too spreadable....NO gel...??? Codfish entrée was served; served with spinach mixed with corn kernels & mushrooms. An odd mix but edible. Ordered espresso & sambuca. While waiting for espresso, this waitress told me the desserts; ordered the peach melba. I mentioned to her that the duck pate was NOT good & when I sent it back to the kitchen it had the gel with it but it did NOT come back with the gel. She said, "The gel was not with the pate." This insinuates that I was lying & is fighting words to me...!!! I told her it was when I sent it back. AND I said, "Maybe you should ask one of the idiots." She asked me to leave. Me: "FINE." I went to another restaurant; had a drink (Hugo, NOT funky testing) & dessert, all the while b*tching about Riverview. Won't be back...!!! So be it..!!! La Di Da... read more

Great location and remarkably informed and friendly staff with a passion for the menu. The pizzas were second to none, each with its own flair. I wish I could remember the name of the one I ordered, but it was the one with lardons and caramelized onions, while my girlfriend's was the pomodoro, a traditional pizza. The crusts on each were distinct which exemplifies the attention to detail the chef brings, when designing the menu. They were not the same crusts, just with different toppings. All Covid precautions were taken. Dog friendly. Make this a part of your day in cold spring. read more

wonderful food great service delicious pizza, fresh entrées, beautiful and great prices I recommend

We came for New Years weekend and the service was excellent. I ordered one of the chef's specials and it was delish!! Highly recommend as this is probably the best restaurant in town. read more

I was so excited to find this seemingly lovely spot post-hiking in Cold Spring. The hosts were wonderful, and we were seated in a very comfortable spot. When our server came, I asked for something other than American cheese on my burger, and even though the menu has multiple cheeses on it the server blatantly said "I'm sorry, we have no other cheese." As a customer, I really don't appreciate being lied to, just tell me honestly you don't do substitutions, but the menu did not state this. My burger came (and 4 others at the table). We all ordered them medium, and they all came well done. The were flavorless, overcooked, dry slabs of poor quality meat. The only redeeming aspect of this meal were the shoe string fries that were quite yummy. read more

Food is really delicious and the place is nice but service is bad for how expensive it is. When you're paying $30+ an entree you usually expect the service staff to be a little more seasoned. Calamari is delicious, drinks are just ok. read more

Buratta appetizer was delish, roasted chicken was juicy and salmon was tender. They accommodated my dietary restrictions in the best possible way. Did I mention the river view? Cash only. read more

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This place is superb, the ambiance and the food was truly wonderful. For our anniversary dinner, we ordered stuffed clams, flank steak and swordfish. The clams were very tasty, fresh, baked to perfection. The steak was juicy and the garlic mashed potatoes were on point. I have not tasted such swordfish since the famous Paradise Cove Beach Cafe in LA. You will leave with good memories. Make a reservation ahead of time, cash only. read more

Riverview Restaurant - New American Near Me - Cold Spring, New York