Riverview Restaurant & Tavern
1320 S Main St, Algonquin, IL, 60102
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Address :
1320 S Main St
Algonquin, IL, 60102 - Phone (224) 255-5639
- Website https://www.riverviewpizza.com
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Opening Hours
- Mon :12:00 am - 1:00pm
- Mon : 12:00 am - 1:00pm
Specialities
- Takes Reservations : Yes
Delivery : Yes
Take-out : Yes
Accepts Credit Cards : Yes
Good For : Dinner
Parking : Private Lot
Bike Parking : Yes
Good for Kids : Yes
Good for Groups : Yes
Attire : Casual
Ambience : Casual
Noise Level : Average
Alcohol : Full Bar
Outdoor Seating : Yes
Wi-Fi : No
Has TV : Yes
Waiter Service : Yes
Caters : Yes
Categories
Pizza
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D L.
Come for the beer nuggets, stay for the karaoke. The bar can be a lot of fun on karaoke night if you go with friends. Great place to celebrate a birthday with a large crowd. Seriously, the beer nuggets are otherworldly. Great sauce, too. The restaurant is decent, but the bar is where the magic happens.
(4)Colleen D.
Really like this place. Been driving by forever finally got the chance to stop in. Dat in the bar - well attended by bartender. Had the Chicken Pot Pie special...OMG! We talked about going back today just to get that again! We could see them making it in the back so it was freshly made to order and wow! They have some sort of all you can eat Buffett on Saturdays and the pizza looked and smelled delicious. We will be back!
(4)Greg H.
Just ordered their pizza for the first time. Very good! We just ordered their pepperoni and sausage th in crust.. nothing special but this was probably the best pizza we've had in a while. Will definitely go back and try their deep-dish and/or another pizza...
(5)Steven H.
I've been ordering from here for years, and have rarely been disappointed. Their pizza is one of the best around, and I love the Slim Jim Riverman sandwich. Haven't done the fish fry so I can't comment on that, but I did see some rather harsh comments pertaining thereto. I can say that their sandwiches are very good though.
(4)Peter T.
"Since 1936" the sign out front says. This is a big endorsement for me, usually, if a place has been around that long, they must be doing something right. Right? Used to be I chose restaurants based solely on another sign criteria: "most credit cards accepted." But these days my standards are different. The Riverview is a neighborhood tavern in search of a neighborhood. And one can't see the river from any location at the joint, tho surely one could back in 1936. Now there are houses and strip malls in the way. What's great about the Riverview is a lengthy menu and nightly specials; Friday nites you'll find the local ubiquitous fish fry. Sundays nites, it's all you can eat "broasted" chicken. The bird comes with slaw, a roll, and choice of fries, baked, or mashed. Tried the onion rings, which were panko coated, very crispy, quality onions, great flavor. Came with a ramekin of ranch, I sure don't know whomever decided that ranch was the ultimate dipping sauce (lobbyists from Hidden Valley?) but it doesn't do it for me; nor does thousand island, for that matter. The chicken was great, came with fries and slaw, the fries seemed baked, but the waitress affirmed they were deep-fried. The question only arose because they weren't greasy. (Which is a good thing). There was a patty melt somewhere on the table, it wasn't prepared exactly as ordered, but was satisfactory nonetheless. Returned for the Friday nite AYCE fish fry. Big pieces of cod, choice of tater, and slaw. Less than $10. Add a buck and a half and you can get two pieces of broasted chicken with your fish. Good deal.
(4)Liz M.
Awesome food! The best beer nuggets! Great drinks and friendly staff! Low key, perfect to have dinner with family or grab a quick drink and bite to eat with friends! Love it!
(5)Tony P.
Two words... BLT Pizza. Seriously it sounds weird but is the best pizza around. Their poppers are also amazing. Not feeling the BLT then shoot for the Beer Pizza. A little spicy though. They deliver to LITH too!
(5)HG C.
The lady that answers the phone on Friday nights does an outstanding job. I've never dealt with someone as well spoken and thorough as her. She speaks clearly and repeats every item back to you to ensure you know what you are ordering. Foods great and some of the best customer service around. Not to mention Bob, Tom, Don and everyone always take great care of me. I can't believe I only gave them 4 stars before
(5)Savannah B.
It was Friday night and I ordered carry out so I'm sure I caught them at a busy time. My Alfredo hardly had any sauce at all I literally opened a jar of my store bought Alfredo to add to it. The garlic bread was indelibly hard by the time we got to it, probably just the cold got to it but still hate to waste money. Then the fries were just plain no good. Just a very weird potato flavor and texture. But the service of employees was great as far as I know! It all just looked much better than it actually tasted.
(2)Kate C.
About two weeks ago I went out to dinner here with my husband and Mother in Law, the experience overall was not good. We really enjoy when we order Riverview and Beer Nuggets at home and have rarely had a problem. When we sat the pop tapper was not right, the pop selection is also strange they do not have diet coke or pepsi. Our waitress was fabulous and got me some lemonade. The food was not good one guest had the fish fry and it was gross. It was rubbery and ill prepared. The saving grace of the night was a good waitress. We may order Pizza from here in the future, but I don't think we will be back to the dinning room.
(2)Donna R.
I feel as though I have just found a little gem...and the funny thing is, I know I have driven past this place a million times. Was on a hunt for Fish Fry with another couple, they live in McHenry we live in Schaumburg -- Algonquin is usually a great meeting spot. And through just one search of "Friday Fish Fry", this baby was #1 on my list. The place was PACKED. We had to park next door (hope thats ok!), yet we only had to wait about 10 minutes for our table. Definitely not a fancy joint, but thats how I like my fish fry places to be, they always seem to be the best. Our server was just delightful and helped us pick an appetizer (though we had NO idea beer nuggets came complimentary as well!--those, btw, were delicious). After we stuffed our faces with deep fried goodness, another great deep fried option was in our faces, the wonderful bloomin' onion. It is not a huge portion, so I was grateful for that and the sauce was pretty darn good. Once our actual food came, we were all pretty stuffed, though the boys managed to get seconds. Fish was flaky and tender, the batter was light and spot on. OH! And Mai Tais were on special on Friday, only $5 for a TALL glass.. lets just say I was pretty happy/full when I left Riverview :)
(4)J P.
We love this place! Our primary experience is delivery and they get it right every time. No matter what we order, pizza, ribs or fish, it taste great and arrives HOT. Great job Riverview! Thanks
(5)Julie R.
My husband and I met some friends to go biking on the Fox River trail last Saturday, and we wanted to grab a bite to eat beforehand. I have not ventured too far into Algonquin, so we took to the Internet to find us a local restaurant near the path. One of the first blips that came up was for the Riverview Restaurant in Algonquin. There were quite a few reviews that mentioned the pizza being pretty good, and the overall look of their website seemed fun and carefree. so we were sold. They even showed pictures of an outdoor seating area. Another huge selling factor for us was the fact that they had advertised $1.00 Jello shots as well as a variety of other Saturday drink specials right on their home page. Upon arriving, my husband and I thought the restaurant was closed from the lack of patrons and lights on the outside at 12:30 Saturday afternoon. They were open, so we met our friends and walked into the front door. Here we encountered our first problem. To our left was the bar area and door to the outdoor seating, to the right was what appeared to be banquet style seating. We went left and found ourselves standing in a bar with a handful of people in complete silence and no waiter or bartender to be found. Maybe they were in the back grabbing some food? We waited for a good 7 to 8 minutes until finally I went over to the banquet area to get some help. Here I found a young man arranging cupcakes on a platter where he mentioned we could seat ourselves outside and he would bring us some menus. Score! The sun was out, and the patio was actually pretty nice, with clean outdoor tables and plenty of decorations to make you feel like you're in the fun chill-out zone. All but one of us ordered waters to start out with while my friend ordered a coke. The waiter came back and accidentally spilled the Coke on my friend's phone, which was on the table. Now, I understand mistakes happen and it wasn't a big deal at all, but this waiter just gave it a shrug, giggled, and offered an oops instead of an apology or offer of a napkin. The menu itself was about 12 pages long. This scares me right off the bat because most of their dishes must be frozen, as fresh items at this quantity would be highly unlikely. My husband went with a safe choice and ordered the chicken tenders meal, my friends ordered the fried shrimp, and I ordered a side salad. After ordering our meals we decided to ask about those drink specials. We were excited to try the $1.00 Jello shots. To our disappointment our waiter mumbled once again that they probably don't have the Jello shots because the person the night before many times forgets to make them for Saturday. This seems completely absurd when you're advertising them as one of the main Saturday drink specials. By this point I was not at all surprised to hear that the other drink specials were absent as well. A Coors light was my last choice since I noticed a sign on the way in that they were the drink of the month at $2.00 a pint. Our food came out pretty quick, but left nothing to be desired. It was your basic fried bar food with no extra flavor or appeal. My salad was just plain scary. It was clearly the lettuce used to top off the burgers or garnish my friend's fried shrimp platter. There was also some brown gunk on most of the leaves that I had never seen before. I took a few bites and couldn't endure any more. I would wash it down with my pint of beer, but that too left my stomach uneasy when I found floaties at the bottom of the glass of my freshly placed drink. Item after item at the Riverview ended up being either a huge disappointment or absent altogether. Our waiter had absolutely no understanding of the menu, drink or food, and could easily have been their driver for the day. My friend tried to explain we came here, in large part, for the $1.00 Jello shots and would like something else for that price. He offered Apple Pie shots. This was nice, but we should have passed, as it was clearly heavily sweetened apple cider in a glass. We got our checks and were ready to head out and leave this restaurant a forgettable memory, but I noticed he overcharged our pints. When I brought this up to our waiter, his ignorance showed itself once more when he giggled to me that he must have forgotten they were running that special. He fixed it, but by the end of our experience I felt I knew more about his job than he did. I would not recommend the Riverview Restaurant in Algonquin to anyone. I am baffled at how they can keep the place open since it was pretty large in size. Maybe the local townies that we originally found sitting in silence are keeping the place running; I'm not sure. All I know is my friends and I will not be returning and would have been better off grabbing cheaper, tastier food at the Dairy Queen down the street.
(1)jan l.
Well, this was a really crappy experience, sorry to say. I called for delivery, and the guy that answered the phone was incredibly rude and abrupt. As in shockingly so. I felt like I was in a rude version of a "freaky fast" commercial. I seriously sat after he hung up in my ear and was a little amazed..Next, the delivery guy sat in the driveway for 5 mins before he finally got out of the car, and delivered a large lukewarm pizza. The pizza sauce has a weird taste, the crust was so mushy you couldn't really tell there was any crust, it just blended into the cheese and toppings. When taking a bite of the pizza, it was just blah. And that's with sausage, bacon and onion on top. And halfway cooked bacon, that had that grey color that old bacon gets. Parts of it were raw, and literally just thrown on the pizza in clumps. Such a disappointment.
(1)Peter H.
Would've rated 2.5 if possible but you cannot. Anyway I ordered a small cheese pizza by way of delivery. It arrived fast, but I feel like it was almost rushed as the pizza appeared to have slid and the cutjob was nothing short of atrocious. The pizza was good albeit slightly undercooked. Maybe next time I'll catch them on a good day.
(2)Michael D.
Good food - have gone in to sit down and have gotten carry out. A good variety on the menu - many suggestions/varieties listed for the panzeratti and pizzas. Beer nuggets are a novelty, and wish they had these at other restaurants - basically fried pieces of pizza dough with Parmesan and pizza sauce for dipping. Service was good, it was busy, so I like that they don't get overwhelmed trying to keep all the tables going - the ability to still get good & timely service when you are busy is always a plus in my book. Only thing that I would change is the tavern fries - over the years, they have gone back and forth from fresh cut to krinkle cut, to something in between. The fresh cut fries version was the best. The other versions are ok, but not as good. Keep the fresh cut!
(4)Jennifer S.
Friday Fish Fry! With chicken? Too weird, but really appreciated. I've only been here once with my dad and stepmom. He wanted fish fry and that sounded good. They visit Riverview fairly often, so we headed in. The parking lot is a little weird and if you aren't careful, other people will block you in. There is a ramp up to the front door (handicapped accessible!). The hostess is hilarious! She walked around singing to herself all night. Awesome! And when my dad teased her...she chuckled and played along. He's such a dork! I love him regardless. Our server was quick and he too put up with my Dad's b.s. I didn't even look at the full menu. They gave us a paper daily special sheet. All you can eat fish (cod...I think) with two pieces of chicken. It was only $1 or so more than the all you can eat fish alone. And I was able to get white meat only...no extra charge. Bonus! Before the food came out, beer nuggets with a side of pizza sauce showed up. I switched to ranch dressing, but these things are yummy! Fried pizza dough. Not fancy. But tasty. And smart. I'll eat less fish if I eat these things. My step mom refrained. Dad and I did not. ;-) The fish was pretty good. Not my favorite, but okay. The chicken on the other hand was awesome! Winner, winner, chicken dinner!!! I loved it! Crispy. Juicy. Seasoned well. Sooooo good!!! It's a simple place with a lot of locals. Not necessarily a destination restaurant (except maybe for the chicken). This is the second location with only three owners in over 60 (I think) years. If you're in the neighborhood, you should probably stop by. If not for the 70's decor, go for the singing hostess and the juicy chicken.
(4)Max K.
This place is a nice local place to eat. The food is good. The drinks are good. The sit down side tends to be a little under staffed so the service can be a little slow. After 4 on the sit down side you get free beer nuggets(deep fried pizza dough balls). They also have a great buffet on Saturday nights you get to try a little of almost everything they offer.
(4)Kristin P.
Our favorite place to deliver from. The drivers are always so incredibly nice. The service is excellent. There delivery is fast. There food is delicious. Love this place!!
(5)Phil C.
Something fishy about these beer nuggets... On Good Friday we ordered take out and some beer nuggets which are usually awesome but not this time. Each bite of the doughy delights had the smell and taste of fish...Yuck! Amazingly, someone there wasn't changing the oil or perhaps using a separate fryer for foods other than fish (i.e. beer nuggets, fries, onion rings). To add further insult to injury we found deep fried shrimp tails mixed in with our order so that made things all the more special. Poor quality control and oversight leads to gross "cock ups" like this. We'll be ordering from elsewhere going forward. If you smell fish with your order or you have in the past....now you know you aren't imagining it, you are dealing with something fishy.
(1)Nick K.
Never ate here before but my wife has and she was craving the beer nuggets. We ordered the beer nuggets and cream cheese poppers. The poppers were alright, but it crumbled into pieces with the first bite. The beer nuggets were flavorless hockey pucks. Not sure how those could get any positive reviews. It makes me cringe thinking about them. My wife was so disappointed. We may try it again in the future but not anytime soon.
(2)Tim N.
We love the Riverview. Always good food, cold beer and priced reasonable. Try the beer nuggets. Pizza is awesome. Our town is awesome. Although we're mute "local townies" we're not programmed to drone over to the RV and endorse our paychecks right after the lobotomy. So pedal your bike over to PizzaHut 1 star reviewer and keep venturing!
(4)Richard A.
You're in a small town and looking for that next place you may find featured on the Food Channel for best chicken. If you stepped into Riverview, you'd have found the spot. It's the kind of place you would go where you always know you'll get good service and can count on the homely quality. You don't come here for the decor or flair of the place - no, you come because the beer biscuits and chicken are the best. Be sure to catch a night with the buffet! Youe belly will be fuller than that time 20 years ago when you spent Thanksgiving with Grandma.
(4)Jared W.
Came here for the first time last night with my wife, and we'll definitely be back. I had the fish fry, and she had the chicken, and we both loved our food. The prices are low for the amount of food they give you, and the service for us was EXCELLENT. Our waiter was very attentive and friendly. The food did take a little while to get to us, but when it came, it was piping hot, so I can't really complain. We didn't go into the bar area at all, but we liked that the bar and restaurant are kept separated. In all, we'll be back again, and soon, because we want to try more of the menu.
(4)Krystle H.
Very quiet this afternoon, a few locals sitting at the bar, thought that would make great service but I was wrong. The waitress/bartender was nice and got us drinks/refills right away and that's why I gave it one star. For starters we got wings and they were cold. The sauce one our sandwiches was over flowing and they were also cold. The fries were ok but you can totally tell the cheese to dip them in was fake and not good, that was also cold. Guess we should've tried something they were known for! I would not go back! With the kitchen being that quiet there should be no reason why our food was cold!!!!!
(1)Mark N.
The pizza here is fantastic. Top 5 in the area. Salads are good. Drink specials ok. And that's about it. The bar is a dive. Never play any music and just a weird creepy atmosphere. The people in the bar are very strange. Ive been here quite a few times and the same guy is always there drunk off his ass.
(3)Kat K.
Very kid friendly and great food. I used them for cater before. Very good food and great portions.
(4)Dorothy P.
I finally tried the Saturday night buffet...let me tell you, I could make a gut busting meal out of just their tomato/green beans! I love this place :-)
(4)Catherine S.
Your typical small-town Illinois pizza pub: bar on one side, casual dining on the other. Dining room was quiet on a Saturday night, bar was not. Short form: - Pizza: decent. Good crust. - "Beer nuggets:" basket of deep-fried pizza dough. Appears on your table with dipping sauce as you peruse the menu. - Spinach/artichoke dip: skip it. - Draft beers: typical Midwestern spectrum of Miller products, Blue Moon. - Bar scene: inflatable Bud Lite chair (mounted to wall), stuffed bison head (also on wall) with lighted eyes *and nostrils,* loud jukebox followed by locals singing karaoke.
(3)Colleen W.
Riverview is an Algonquin staple, for a small town restaurant, it sure has some great food and service. I have become a Friday night regular, if I am not in the bar, than I am ordering a pizza for delivery. I am one of the very few young (mid-20's) people that you see sitting at the bar. (Not every Friday, but often) This bar is definitely a place where the older crowd of men meet just to have a beer. I enjoy Riverview's bar because I like to converse with the people that I am having a drink with. Most other bars in Algonquin have their t.v.'s blaring or music so loud that I have to scream to have a conversation. The food is very good; I have never had a dish or pizza that I have not liked. However, I have noticed lately that the pizzas are not very consistent (and I order the same pizza every week). The pizza used to be the same but lately is has come out overly greasy; the crust is either burnt or too soft. Not sure what is causing this, but it is something that I have started noticing. The broasted chicken dinner is delicious. I have never tried the all-you-can eat fish fry, but it is something that is constantly being brought out to patrons in the bar. Amy is one of Riverview's bartenders and she is great. She remembers her customers (and their drinks) and provides wonderful service. The times that I have sat in the dining room, I have always had excellent service from the waiters/waitresses.
(5)Denise J.
My friend was taking me out for my birthday and we had no idea where to go, we were kinda driving around until we found Riverview Restaurant. I had heard of it before but never been. The yankees were on tv so I wanted to sit in the bar area(the dining room is seperate). There were 3 or 4 people sitting at the bar eating, but we took one of the tables. Our waitress(also the bartender) came right over with menus and asked us our drink order. I ordered a Coors light and my friend ordered a miller. The beer on tap is only 2.50 on tuesdays!! I figured that while she got us our drinks I could look through the menu and decide what I was having...I was wrong!! This menu is HUGE, I could not decide between like 4 choices, the poor waitress came and left 3 times before I finally could decide on one meal. While I was looking at the menu she brought us dough nuggets for free!! They were really hot and good, a perfect starter when you can't decide on what to order! I ended up ordering the grilled chicken panini deluxe. This came with fries(i changed them to cheese fries) and a pickle. The chicken was so tender and seriously melted in your mouth. The lemon pepper seasoning was not over powering for the chicken. and the garlic tomatos were a perfect finishing piece for the sandwich, and I usually HATE tomatoes, but the way these were combined with the lemon pepper chicken was amazing. During dinner we ordered an apple pie shot(only 2 bucks). This was one of the better apple pie shots that I have had, and it came in a regualar glass...wayyyyy more then a shot : ) After we were done and got our to go boxes the waitress brought us out another apple pie shot for free! I thought this was really sweet of her and a happy birthday to me!! : )
(5)Megan W.
Best Beer Nuggets Ever! Pizzas are different...in a good way and the small is certaintly enough to share! Santa Fe Chicken Salad is devine! One of the tastiest honey mustard sauces...great to dip fries, sandwiches, etc. in! Try the chocolate cake...it melts in your mouth!!! Panzarati's may as well have originated here because they do not get better than here! BEST Bacon...go for the Sunday breakfast and get yourself a plate of their BACON! YUM!!!!
(5)Jason H.
This place is sort of an Algonquin institution. Pretty good pizza--not the best in the area but definitely one of the best. Their Triple Cheeseburger pizza is delicious!! Watch out for the cheesy crust--it's real thick and chock full of mozzarella. French fries are nothing special here. They're sort of soggy. Too bad they can't seem to get the fries right. A good fry is gently crispy on the outside and soft and moist on the inside. I've had the ribs here, they're usually decent, though not incredible. Once they served me ribs that had a bunch of extra fat that they forgot to trim off, that was sort of gross. And another time I got a Beer Pizza that was soooooo hot (spicy) I could barely eat it. Somone diced up some habeneros or something in there. Other than those two mix-ups service has always been good and the quality of ingredients overall seems high.
(4)Paul M.
An underrated restaurant that does everything right. So, the Riverview isn't much to look at from the outside. It's pretty plain and easy to miss if you're heading down 31. And the interior is, honestly, not amazing. It's comfortable, which is good. The food is very good, though. It's a fairly standard selection of American food, but they also do broasted chicken - and it's marvelous. The special this past weekend was an all-you-can-eat chicken dinner with slaw and a potato for 9 bucks. Nine bucks! Portion sizes are big, as you may expect. And meals come with complimentary "beer nuggets" - that is, fried dough - as an appetizer, served with marinara sauce. Tasty. Service is friendly, polite, and good. Anytime I've been here, I've had a good waiter or waitress - which has convinced me that they're all good. This is a great place for kids, too. Good food, great prices, good service. Can't go wrong here.
(4)Sven B.
Wow. Seriously wow. First time here and we were blown away. Had the buffalo chicken pizza, broasted chicken, and appetizer plate of chicken cordon bleu bites and taquitos. The beer nuggets were super good too. Definitely will be back and it is Sooo cheap. New hangout spot for sure. Go check it out!
(5)Marin C.
Well played, chicago suburbs. Yum Yum. We loved our friday fish-fry this evening. The chicken parmesan and lemon pepper broiled fish were great as well. Large portions, lively service. Cozy place, though we got there early, at like 3 or 4pm because we had a group of seniors with us and they love to eat early early. The drive from Crystal Lake is pleasant too.
(4)A R.
I really wanted to like this restaurant. It's a local independent place with a cozy feel and a huge menu. Each time I came and experienced bad service and nasty food, I gave the place another chance.. I really wanted it to work out but alas it's now on my "never again" list. Most of the other reviews focus on the takeout pizza, or the bar itself. Maybe those are the Riverview's strengths.. it would explain how they are still in business. My experiences with the Riverview have all been seated in the dining area of the restaurant. Almost every time I've been there, the restaurant area was deserted and the waitress looked surprised to have a sit down customer. Service was extremely slow, and the food always disgusting. Hint: When a small restaurant has a huge menu with 200 items on it, you know the ingredients aren't fresh and the kitchen probably doesn't remember how to prepare what you've ordered so they will just make it up as they go with whatever they find in the freezer. This place looks like the setting of the next "Kitchen Nightmares".
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