La Riv - Georgetown

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   Richard

   VIP

   Palm Springs

   43 reviews

   4.0

   43 reviews

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 3

   Everything we’ve tried on the menu is very good. The Bolognese, Papparadelle, Caesar salads all excellent. But the garlic bread is the absolute bomb. Old Fashion is expert level.
   

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   Stephanie

   VIP

   Austin

   77 reviews

   4.0

   77 reviews

   Dined 3 days ago

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 5

   It is always nice to see local restaurants doing well - watching it fill up with guests as the evening progressed. They have a good menu and for the first time we tried one of their pizzas - excellent! The Dirty Martini was quite dirty, they could scale back by half, but the beer selection was good. The shrimp appetizer was very good and paired with a salad, made for a perfect meal.
   

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   Mary

   San Diego

   6 reviews

   4.0

   6 reviews

   Dined 3 days ago

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Food and service was fabulous. The table where we were seated though was terrible; it was so small that every time our waiter brought food we had to move our drinks to make room (mind you there were only two of us). And the biggest disappointment is that my husband and I were celebrating his 70th birthday which was noted in the reservation and not once acknowledged. Very disappointing.
   

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   Lauren

   New York City

   2 reviews

   4.0

   2 reviews

   Dined 4 days ago

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Wait staff was lovely, food was great but I have 4 stars as it didn’t have any vegetables besides broccolini and not vegetarian friendly. Yes a couple of options but a vegetarian pizza with real veggies would have been welcome for the price!
   

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   Janet

   Austin

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 5 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Beautiful restaurant with perfect ambiance for a nice quiet dinner out with friends. Location is nice, but parking can be a challenge at holidays, though valet nearby is an option besides all of the street parking around.
   

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   frank

   Amarillo

   2 reviews

   3.0

   2 reviews

   Dined 6 days ago

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 4

   This was a holiday dinner for my family. We attended to play afterwards a Christmas play. dinner was just OK little things in a restaurant of that level and the prices very high, didn’t reflect the overall experience. For instance, we ordered a Caesar salad our waiter never offered to bring cracked pepper our tiramisu was basically a crème brûlée in my main meal was pasta and braised beef. The braised beef was extremely fatty and the pasta portion skimpy , but the overall flavors and sauces were excellent perhaps next time things might be better. I will try them again.
   

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   Trey

   Austin

   5 reviews

   5.0

   5 reviews

   Dined 6 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   This was my second time eating here, and both times have been fantastic. The menu is small, but as far as I can tell, there are no bad choices on it! Service has been great each time
   

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   Genevieve

   Austin

   2 reviews

   5.0

   2 reviews

   Dined 6 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Our server lady was excellent and very attentive and fun. The food was awesome and they were great at adjusting our reserved table to accommodate our 4 extra guests.
   

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   Michael

   Austin

   2 reviews

   4.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on 19 December 2024

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 3

   This was our first time dining at La Riv. First impression as we walked in was a great aroma coming from the open kitchen. Good start! Atmosphere was vibrant and very busy at 6:30 PM. We were seated right away and greeted by our server quickly. Our server was exceptional all evening, very attentive and great knowledge of the menu and wine list. She helped us select a great Barolo and it was wonderful. The menu is straight forward and an abundance of selections. We started with the grilled garlic bread, perfect. Next, we split the Wood Grilled Wedge, excellent and the Blue Cheese dressing was perfect. My wife ordered the Branzino - whole fish. Perfectly prepared, fresh and a great choice. I eyed the numerous steak offerings which all looked exceptional, but decided to go with a pasta specialty, Bucatini Al La Riv. Pasta very fresh, abundance of ingredients, but lacked a "wow" factor. Flavors were good, but didn't pop. Next time I am definitely going with the Bistecca Ala Fiorentina, the table next to us ordered it and it looked exceptional! We topped off the evening and shared their tiramisu. Perfect execution, great way to end our meal. We'll certainly be back as we felt the prices were reasonable, service excellent and atmosphere vibrant!
   

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    Morven

    VIP

    New York City

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on 15 December 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5

    Food was great. Beef tartare and Cacio e Pepe were standouts. Location is very convenient. Service was excellent. Will definitely be back.
    

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