Riverside Vegetaria Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "It has always delivered consistently good food."
• "Reasonable prices, tasty food."
• "Food arrived quickly. And was fresh hot and delicious."
• "The falafel tasted fresh and tender."
• "They have excellent variety of vegan and vegetarian Indian food."
• "Organic, wholefood and healthy food with clear labelling for special diets."
• "The food is so so good - Potato, Cashew Nut and Spinach Stew and the Courgette, Mushroom and Lentil Bake are HIGHLY recommended."

Cons:

• "The food obviously microwaved, was cold in the middle."
• "The food was very overpriced for what it was."
• "Food tasted like straight from the tin unfortunately."
• "Food was a little bland, but lots of it."
• "Food was overcooked slop."
• "The lasagna, if you could even call it that, resembled nothing more than a sad bowl of soupy mess with an excessive amount of cheese lazily sprinkled on top."
• "The Jamaican stew didn't taste of anything and it wasn't really a stew - just some beans and a bit of veg boiled in coconut milk."

Service

Pros:

• "Service was incredible (thanks Joss) and food equally so."
• "Very friendly. Great service."
• "The service was attentive and friendly and the food is delicious."
• "The staff were very attentive."
• "Great food, lots of vegetarian and vegan choices."
• "The staff are very friendly made me and my family feel very welcomed."
• "Personally greets us all and treats us like royalty."

Cons:

• "The staff exhibited a level of rudeness that was simply unacceptable."
• "Service was terrible, there were three tables in use outside by the river. The two staff were chatting."
• "Again the rude senior man came, pushed him aside and told him 'I am taking the order'. Totally undermining his staff in public."
• "Manager was rude beyond belief and appeared totally void of any social skills what so ever."
• "Bossy manager came and ordered us off the table onto a small square table."
• "Customer service was extremely poor."
• "Left after 15 minutes as nobody came to the table."

Location & Ambiance

Pros:

• "Riverside view was stunning."
• "Beautiful location by the riverside."
• "You have a nice view from the terrace."
• "In summer, it is a lovely location, with its doors opening out to the Riverside walk."
• "An extremely popular restaurant in a perfect location."
• "Vegetarian/vegan restaurant right on the edge of the Thames, lovely food and atmosphere."
• "Lovely view of the river."

Cons:

• "The entire ambiance of the restaurant was tacky and unsightly."
• "Despite making a reservation and clearly expressing our seating preference, they callously refused to accommodate our request."
• "The place is drab."
• "Don't be put off by the messy entrance way."
• "It is not disability accessible, steep stairs up to the toilet and stairs down to the restaurant."
• "We ended up sitting in a small dining area (also used for storage) upstairs and not the riverside view we had planned with a round and rectangle table pushed together."
• "Also, staff unprofessional and high prices!! Stay away!"

Pricing

Pros:

• "Reasonable prices, tasty food."
• "Very reasonably priced."
• "It is a really nice place to have a meal nice atmosphere very reasonably priced."
• "At moment 30% off to celebrate 30 years business until end of November 2019."
• "Friendly staff, excellent food (pricey, but in line with the area)."
• "My only small criticism is the desserts are on the pricey side but you do get some great choices on it too but hey, it is a very reasonably priced restaurant for mains."
• "Something different. Great menu choice. Great service. Reasonable price great outlook to thames riverside."