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Vira C.
We are chef inspired restaurant focusing on Steaks and Seafood with Italian inspired flavours! We strive to bring freshest ingredients and chef inspired dishes. We serve locally sourced and highly crafted menu from chef, and craft cocktails, beer and wine. The restaurant's décor is elegant and modern, using design elements such as high calling, clear glass light fixtures with a chandelier, glass panel doors, and traditional Tuscan barn doors. We have a large wine cellar with a great selection of wines from all around the world!
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- Dorothy A.Belton, TX03Mar 13, 2024
A must dinner spot in central texas.
Great service and food is unmatched in the area.
Try it and you'll be hooked!.
Family friendly also.Helpful 0Thanks 0Love this 0Oh no 0 - Deborah H.TX, TX1361937Mar 20, 2024
We enjoy dining here regularly! It feels like each dish is made with love! I recommend the grilled Caesar salad. It's delicious. Shrimp scampi is amazing! When the weather is nice be sure and enjoy the outdoor seating. Service is always great!
Helpful 0Thanks 0Love this 0Oh no 0 - Steve G.Salado, TX189Feb 14, 2024
Well at first, I thought I was going to be disappointed. I saw a dish on the on line menu that I really wanted. Well it wasn't available on today's menu! Service started off a little slow but there was a big group there. I tried the short rib pasta and was not disappointed! Short ribs melted in my mouth and the pasta was perfectly cooked. My wife had the filet and it was also cooked to perfection. Will go back in the evening to sample the full menu. The restaurant was clean and had a great neighborhood feel.
I also heard the wood oven pizza is really good! For you over in West Temple you need to try this place!Helpful 1Thanks 1Love this 0Oh no 1 - 98114289Apr 17, 2023
We drove 1h to get to this place cause my friend said I would be pleasantly surprised with their food and their osso buço is gluten free.
This is a relatively small restaurant, but a very nice one. They even have a piano!
My husband ordered the beef short ribs pasta and he said it was very flavorful and tasty. I had to have the Ossobuco with polenta. I could taste that the Ossobuco had been slow cooked as it was very tender and the sauce was thick. The polenta was also perfect! It was very smooth and I could taste some butter. It was a big dish, but I could eat it all by myself and in fact, I wish I had a bit more of the polenta.
There was only missing a tad bit of salt, but this was it.
Will definitely be back!Helpful 1Thanks 0Love this 0Oh no 0 - Sheina R.TX, TX031Apr 4, 2024
Delicious atmosphere quite sophisticated. A neighborhood gem. I've dined and also gone to happy hour which was amazing.
Helpful 0Thanks 0Love this 0Oh no 0 - Mar 1, 2023
Why has it taken me so long to discover La Riv Kitchen & Bar? Last week I met a friend for lunch here. I loved it so much, I met two more friends today.
On my first visit we shared the wedge salad. I was a little skeptical at first because it has bleu cheese on it. I'm not a fan of bleu cheese, but wanted to be a good sport, so agreed to trying it. Grilled romaine, candied bacon, cherry tomatoes, and bleu cheese works. Who knew? During the same visit, I had Bolognese rigatoni and my friend had the shrimp scampi. Both were large portions and we each took a 'doggy bag' home.
I couldn't stop thinking about the wedge salad, so today, two more friends and I met for lunch. This time they were unsure about ordering a salad with bleu cheese on it, but at my insistence they gave it a go. Yep. They loved it too.
In addition we ordered pizza. One would have been enough to share, but at the advice of our server, we each got one and once again I had food to take home. I got the vegetarian, one friend got the Margherita and the other got the pepperoni. We agreed the pepperoni was our fav. Next time, we will share the salad and a pepperoni pizza. Loved the chew on the chargrilled crust and the ratio of toppings to cheese to sauce.
We also ordered a margarita each and thought it was well made.
La Riv has great food, ambience, and service. I look forward to bringing the Mr. here for date night soon!Helpful 1Thanks 1Love this 1Oh no 0 - Marie A.Austin, TX265Mar 29, 2024
Super upset we were not attended. They are understaffed we Waited a while almost 2 hours for our dinner, and the steaks that we ordered were red with some blood inside super upset this was a meal that was as a birthday gift. All they said was sorry didn't even care nor did I even met or was able to speak with the manager. So we just paid and left.
Helpful 0Thanks 0Love this 0Oh no 0 - Gary R.Far North Central, San Antonio, TX11213Mar 18, 2024
Wife and I tried for the first time after hearing mixed reviews. The food was decent but definitely overpriced for what you get. If I had to give a quick summary I'd say this restaurant gives off high class vibes but definitely doesn't meet the expectations. Wouldn't return.
Helpful 0Thanks 0Love this 0Oh no 0 - Marguerite P.TX, TX082Mar 16, 2024
Food and Service are always excellent! The Bleu Cheese Wedge is great and the meatballs are tasty!! Steve likes the short ribs.
Helpful 0Thanks 0Love this 0Oh no 0 - James C.Killeen, TX0112Feb 14, 2024
A very nice addition to the Temple restaurant scene. Both the food and atmosphere were great.
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