My husband and I had lunch here today, and all I can say is: we made an excellent choice! The food was delicious, the staff were incredibly friendly, and the restaurant was clean and beautifully decorated. The atmosphere was lovely, and the value for money was fantastic! We can't wait to come back. Thank you, Riviera 89, for such a wonderful experience! read more

Went for lunch, the sandwiches and quiche were amazing! Very fresh and large portions! Thank you, can't wait to go back for dinner.

Superb experience ! The dishes are exceptional ,flavorful ,and beautifully presented .Impeccable service and a topnotch atmosphere-you can really feel the professionalism . A must visit ! read more

You are in for a treat , Riviera 89 is a quaint little restaurant with wonderful ambiance . very extensive menu with something to please everyone. Signature drinks like the "Riviera 89" all freshly prepared , We had the lasagna bolognese, Italian side salad and a smash burger . The food was delicious , generous portions, served hot , beautiful presentation almost too perfect to eat. Service was great, Jeanina was very attentive and had great menu suggestions for us. We plan on making this new restaurant find for our go to restaurant in the future. Can't wait try some of the other entrees soon. read more

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I'll be rooting for Riviera 89, but I'll likely not be back until they get their act together. We stopped by on a Friday afternoon for lunch, hoping that it would be a charming experience. They've done an excellent job on the renovation, and the location is much more attractive than the prior restaurant - it's now open, airy, bright and colorful. Our server came over quickly and shared that it was his first day, asking for some level of grace. We were happy to offer a little extra understanding, noting that his other coworkers / team members did not know his name. I won't comment on the service experience, other than sharing that it was a standard experience of a first day employee with minimal training. I don't blame him, I blame ownership. The food itself was fine, albeit unexceptional. I had the lasagna which was overcooked - it was a huge dish, I would have rather had more quality and less quantity. Pricing is a bit higher end, especially for lunch - if they had advertised this as a soft opening, I would have been more forgiving, but for an average of over $30 per person for lunch, a patron should expect better food and better service. I am again hopeful that the leadership of this restaurant invests more time and effort in the food, service and engagement with their patrons, and if they do they will likely find success in a neighborhood hungry for this type of higher-end experience. If however they continue to offer average food, disjointed service and higher pricing without leadership engagement, I think they will have challenges in Nocatee. read more

Riviera 89 - Italian Near Me - Nocatee, Florida

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Ok- I know the haters will be sending me messages for this one... This is a very forgiving 3 stars. It could very easily be lower. The good- appetizers. We got the fried arancini with cheese sauce, the fried burrata with pesto verde, and the garlics cheese bread. All three tasted great! Flavorful, hit, fresh. The bad- everything else. First of all- we walked in and said we didn't have reservations and asked if they'd be able to seat us. "We can put you on the list and it should be 10-20 minutes." 40 minutes later and still looking at the same 6 empty tables- I went and asked how much longer it would be and the hostess said that she would get us seated as soon as she could. A total of one hour and 5 minute wait- we were seated. We understand it's a new place and they're trying to figure things out. It's not that they were understaffed- we asked. The entrees did not taste good. I got pasta with the pear and walnut special sauce. Did not taste good. My wife got the gnocchi. It tasted BAD. My daughter got spaghetti, not good. My son got a pinsa with burrata and ham. The bread was so hard he had to get a steak knife to cut it and it tasted bad. I hope they figure things out. We will give them another chance after a while. read more

This place is so cute and very pretty and and the food is very good and the staff is so nice and friendly and kind and very helpful and it is beautiful place and the service is fantastic and it very clean and sanitary and very colorful and bright place and very clean and organized and the food made fresh always so good and absolutely delicious and I love it and so kind and amazing and beautiful and I appreciate the staff for all the hard work and determination to the community and others and the community and it is wonderful I really appreciate it so much thank you for all you're help and hard work excellent food and service I am definitely coming back again soon bring family friends and etc I love it so much Happy fall everyone read more

So we wanted to try this place. Keep in mind. It's only been open for four days so they are still working through several issues. We arrived at 5 o'clock so it wasn't very busy. Then when we left at 6 :30 it was filling up quickly. It took a while for someone to take our order, but once someone came to our table, the service was delightful. She did let us know that she was the "just the bartender" but she was super nice. I ordered the lasagna Bolognese. It was a huge portion. However, it had an overwhelming spice that I really couldn't identify. Not sure if it was rosemary or oregano, but it was pretty overwhelming. All in all it was tasty. The side salad was delicious. Very fresh and I loved their dressing. My friend had the lobster risotto. It was rather pricey, but was an adequate portion. She said it was very good but for the price they could've added more lobster. The ambience was rather nice. Much brighter than the previous restaurant. They have just a few booths, but the tables are well spaced. After reviewing the menu, I'm not sure if this is a place that I would visit frequently. I am more of a seafood person and not so much into creating my own pasta dish. I wish they offered more dishes containing fish like shrimp or scallops. It's exciting to have a new restaurant in our Nocatee bubble. I wish them well and I hope they continue to streamline their processes, update their menu, and, post any updates on their website. read more

Riviera 89 - Side salad - Italian Near Me - Nocatee, Florida

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We visited Riviera 89 on a Thursday just after 1 PM. Overall, I'd say it was about a 3-star experience for us, although I do believe they're fairly new and may still be working out some of the kinks. When we arrived, it seemed pretty busy, though no one was sitting at the bar. We were told to sit anywhere and that someone would be with us shortly. The restaurant cleared out fairly quickly and then picked back up again, but it still took a while to get menus and get settled. We both ordered mojitos, which were fine. Small detail, but the straws were comically long for the glasses they were served in. The staff seemed understaffed and a little overwhelmed. They were trying to juggle making espresso/cappuccino drinks, greeting guests, taking orders, and serving tables. It felt somewhat disorganized, almost like there weren't clearly defined roles. No one was rude, but the service was very basic and transactional--drinks, food, check--with not much warmth or interaction. The food came out quickly. We ordered the Meatball Vodka Rigatoni, a side Caesar salad, and the calamari. The Caesar salad was served in a noticeably hot bowl, almost as if it had just come out of the dishwasher, which was strange for a cold salad. Unfortunately, the salad itself wasn't very good either. I took a couple of bites and left the rest. The rigatoni was okay, but for the price I expected more. It was $21 for the pasta without protein and another $7 to add meatballs. The pasta itself was fine but nothing memorable. The meatball was actually better than the pasta and was pretty decent. We weren't offered fresh Parmesan, mozzarella, or cracked pepper with any of the dishes. When we asked for Parmesan, we were given a pizza-style Parmesan shaker, which felt a little out of place given the pricing. The calamari was easily the best part of the meal. It was tender, with a nice peppered batter, and importantly, it didn't leave me feeling heavy or greasy afterward like some fried calamari can. It came with an aioli that tasted mostly like mayonnaise to me, but after squeezing some lemon into it and mixing it together, it worked well. I finished the entire dish. Overall, I think the biggest issue was that the pricing felt a little high compared with the food and service experience we received. That said, they appear to have opened fairly recently, so I'm willing to give them some time to settle in. I'll probably check back in a few months and see if they've worked out some of the service and consistency issues. read more

Day one. VIP opening for those who received an email invitation. I feel overall this is a GREAT addition to our community and our food service/sit down restaurant scene in Nocatee Community. There is a light and bright atmosphere as soon as you step inside. It's still a relatively small footprint, but the illusion works with the striped vertical and wallpaper - the yellows and blues. Chairs quite comfortable, too. Reservations will be needed, to manage both expectations of diners and the comfort of those dining. No true wait area - so, lots of traffic blocks at the door. Service was a bit of a slow start - and all six meals didn't get to the table at the same time ... but it was lunch and the ladies continued to chat - not a problem. Everyone agreed their dish had promise -- perhaps one a bit more salty; perhaps another light on marinara; and another with a bit a gamey smell -- but the one to watch - a companion order pasta with vodka sauce and salmon ... her dish arrived with salmon AND shrimp ... for a shellfish allergy this could have been the beginning of the end. My companion had no issue with the mistake ... but without an epi-pen handy - could be a very different experience! I would offer a bit of remedial training to the servers ... number one - get those allergies for the entire table so noted right at the beginning of taking an order AND repeating the order back to the customer after inserting into their handheld device. Portions were good size - especially for lunch - took 1/2 home for leftovers! Will definitely return -- the afternoon menu and the dinner menu offer a few more options too. Riviera 89 is brings a taste of European coastal charm right to the heart of Nocatee. Founders, Anthony and Emeric Roy Perruccio ... WELCOME! Check out the menu here: www.riviera89.com/ * 100 Marketside av, Ste 305 Ponte Vedra, FL, 32081 Open 7 days a week Sunday through Thursday : 11 a.m to 10 p.m Friday & Saturday : 11 a.m to 12 a.m Reservations: 904-871-5914 read more

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I'd ask this be taken constructively, but after our dining experience, I don't think it's worth a second try. Nothing was done well. For instance. We never knew the name of any of the staff taking care of us. It was as impersonal an experience as I can remember. Getting service took an exceedingly long time, even getting water was a challenge. Kids meals arrived late and our salads showed up with the meal. The food was a 2/5 with the salmon being really disappointing. I was honestly surprised at the presentation of the meal. Everyone on the staff seemed brand new and untrained and we didn't spot a manager anywhere lending them a hand with running food, bussing tables or checking on guests. The whole staff was clearly underwater without any help. There is a lot of work to do here, and I wish them luck. read more

This restaurant has been open in the Nocatee town center area for only a few weeks. We decided to give them a try for lunch today around 11:30. Upon arrival there were only a few tables occupied so we pretty much got our choice of a table. The interior looks completely different than the prior restaurant and I must say much better. It is light, bright and colorful with wonderful music playing. The menu offers appetizers, pastas, salads, sandwiches, burgers, pizza, quiche and desserts. I opted for the Riviera sandwich on a croissant. Other options are a baguette or homemade foccacia. The sandwich had mortadella, burrata, pistachio pesto, and lemon zest. It was a very tasty sandwich. Side options were fries or a side salad. My husband had the bolognese lasagna. It was a hearty portion. My mother in law had the quiche with a side salad. She enjoyed the salad and the contents of the quiche but not the crust, which was too hard. read more

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So let's start with the ambience of the place, looks great. I'll give it a 10 out of 10. The beautiful yellow and blue decor transports you to another country.We ordered the fried Burrata which was excellent, as an appetizer. Then we got to the downslope of our experience. I am not exaggerating when I say that the food took 45 minutes to get there and it wasn't even that busy!! My husband ordered the lobster risotto and I ordered the spaghetti carbonara. My dish was a knockout 10 out of 10. I loved it and It tasted good. It was fresh. It was great however, my husband's dish tasted like mush. It fell flat. You could barely taste the lobster. The risotto kind of tasted mushy. I wanted to love everything about this place. I was hopeful. I was excited, but if I need three hours to have a mediocre meal, it might not be worth it .so I'm a little torn, which is why I'm giving it a three out of five because I really wanted to love it and I was very hopeful and I was looking forward to be transported to a different place and was really underwhelmed, but I'll have to try it again and tell you if they fall flat. *Small note to the restaurant, the ambience is great. The service people are pretty good. They're good, but we have to do better with turning the plates around and another small detail that rubbed me the complete wrong way. I ordered two drinks. I ordered a a spritz that was recommended by the bartender and a red wine. both times I watched my bartender use the same drying towel he had been using to clean all the glasses to clean my glass which is OK, but sometimes when you use a dish towel over and over again on multiple glasses, it tends to be more damp than dry and sometimes can carry an odor so that odor is what the customer is left smelling . My spritz was not bad but my wine smelled like a dirty rag. That's the first thing you smelled when you smelled the wine glass instead of the Beautiful notes from the wine so that's a small fix. We can fix that. Please get some new towels or make sure your glasses don't smell like an old rag. It is just unpleasant for your customers. Also don't let the food take 45 minutes. It just is just an unpleasant experience for your customers. Nobody has that much time to come and sit in a restaurant and wait and wait and wait and there's no bread. There's nothing you're doing, but just sitting there waiting and on top of that, the drinks take forever to get there ( and I was sitting at the bar) , We have to do something about that speed. In conclusion, I am not gonna give up on you. I will be back. I'll try some more different items on the menu and then I'll give a proper judgment.. read more

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If I could give zero stars, I would. This restaurant isn't even worth one star. When we first arrived, there were crumbs all over our table and chairs. The service was extremely poor from the start. When our food came out, we quickly realized it was cold. We tried to find our waitress to let her know, but she was nowhere to be found. The man sitting at the front eventually came over, and I told him that the soup was cold and that the food overall was not what we expected. His response was, "Yeah, because the soup is cold. I'll heat it up." He then took it back and had it microwaved. At this point, it was very obvious that we were unhappy with the meal and the service. Yet, rather than apologize or offer any kind of reasonable solution, he came back and took $2 off a $16 soup. No apology, no acknowledgment of how unacceptable the experience was, just a smile as if nothing was wrong. And then there was the sandwich I ordered... I honestly don't know how this was considered acceptable to serve. The presentation was awful, and there was literally a huge block of cheese hanging out of the sandwich. See the picture below. I don't expect a sandwich to be perfect, but this looked like something that was thrown together without any care. Between the poor service, cold food, lack of communication, and overall presentation, this was an extremely disappointing experience. I will never return, and I would absolutely not recommend this restaurant to anyone. There are plenty of places where you can spend $16 on soup and expect it to at least arrive hot and your concerns to be taken seriously. read more

Riviera 89 - Italian Near Me - Nocatee, Florida

My wife and I stopped in for lunch last Friday. The place was really busy but the service was still quick and efficient. Both of our lunches were top notch. My wife had the Croque Monsieur and I had the Milano sandwich. Both were made with high-quality fresh ingredients and prepared perfectly. We will be back soon! read more

I went for lunch with my daughter Sunday, the service was great and the food and drink were great! I ordered the Gnocchi special with Shrimp - SO GOOD. Loved it. We will definitely be back. The ambiance was nice too - more light and cute decorations. read more

My daughter and I went to lunch today at Riviera89. So glad this has opened in Nocatee. We both got the Croque Monsieur. It was large and delicious and you wanted to lick the bechamel sauce off the plate, but our good manners prevailed. We got the pain au chocolat to finish and delicious does not cover it. Warm and buttery with melted bittersweet chocolate. The best! As they have just opened please give them grace for timing. Worth the wait! Worth a drive if you don't live in Nocatee! They have cocktails, beer and wine, too. We didn't imbibe at lunch! read more

Riviera 89 - Croque monsieur - Italian Near Me - Nocatee, Florida

Cute tiny place. Service was slow but they have only been open a week so i'll cut them slack. Fyi, its wine based cocktails, not full bar. My pasta tasted good, arribiatta sauce was great.. paid extra for the "bowl" which looks like a pizza crust in the menu photo...its literally a thick pita and not so great. Friends lasagna tasted great but was a little burnt on top. I'll try again after they are open for a bit! read more

Riviera 89 - Rigatoni arribiata , ricotta with "bowl" - Italian Near Me - Nocatee, Florida

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Disappointed. With the limited amount of restaurants in Nocatee it's really frustrating we can't get something good. Service was bad, took forever to get drinks, they were brought out one at a time? But a long wait in between. But then food took an alarmingly short amount of time. Burrata was for sure not cooked fresh. It was soggy (we think just reheated) . Pinsa was so hard we couldn't cut it aka my daughter wouldn't eat it. Shrimp was pitiful, like little scraps. Just overall bad. Ugh, to the owners, please process improve! There is potential, maybe. read more

Great service by Jeanine! Food choices were excellent and atmosphere most enjoyable. Support our newest in Nocatee.

There is nothing special about this restaurant. Too many tables are jammed into this space, and the background music is loud contributing to the noise level making conversations difficult. The burrata was cold, and the main dishes were average at best. Our server was nice but she did not know the menu and hadn't tasted anything to give a recommendation. One of the owners stopped by to clear our table but did not introduce himself or ask us how our meal was. This was not a good experience. Would not recommend. read more

Excellent French restaurant! The food is delicious, the ingredients are clearly of very high quality, and the flavours are authentic and beautifully balanced. As a French expat, I truly appreciated the care and quality behind every dish. Highly recommended! read more

Our first visit to this new restaurant was a delight. Decor was comfortable, food was terrific, and our waitress, Jeanina was exceptional . We'll be back. read more