La Riv Kitchen & Bar

#16069, 7410 W Adams Ave, Temple - 76502
185 reviews
Italian Wine Bar Pizza
(254) 231-3661

The Hostess was friendly, as was our waitress, even though our table was neglected and two sodas took about 15 minutes to come out, and our food came out made incorrectly. I ordered the NY Strip - medium rare, and somehow it was cooked rare, even a little burnt so the heat was too high and I'm guessing they didn't bother doing a temp check. The sauce on the steak was horrible and there was too much; the flavor was too strong and it overpowered the taste of the steak. If I'm paying 36$ for just a steak with no sides it better be damn perfect. (ALSO why was there cheese on a slice of tomato???)My partner ordered a rib pasta dish that also had an overpowering sauce, and the pasta was undercooked, the meat was not cooked to completion as well thus he did not finish his meal. Even so, we left without a complaint and I left a 15% tip for our server. One thing that bothers me is places like these assume we don't have money due to the way we dressed coming in (we came in blind to what kind of restaurant it was) and we become neglected due to this. He works a manual labor job and I like to be comfortable.So, 1 star for the decent enough waitstaff (they were friendly enough) but no stars for the food. Honestly, I'm sure they have some nice dishes but I've never been so disappointed by a place that I've seen classified as "upscale" by reviews.

This was incredibly disappointing. There were six of us so we had a broad selection to experience. They charge like a gourmet restaurant. The prices are outlandish for what you get and the quality. We ordered Caesar salad (a medium size plate of mostly lettuce) for $10 but chicken breast (5-6 bite size pieces) were $6 extra and croutons (roughly 5) were a dollar extra. A small mac and cheese (the size of a creme brulee) was $12 and nothing special regarding taste. They serve little more than a thin sliced tomato with a NY Strip Steak which was good but certainly not special for $38 (Get same or better quality for half the price at Texas Roadhouse). When I asked for bread, it was a dollar per thin slice of burnt French bread. The Braised short Beef Ribs meal was literally 4 bite size pieces of meat with about 2 tablespoons of macaroni cooked in a broth ($22 each). Even when we mentioned that we were there to celebrate a birthday, the waitress joked that she would sing Happy Birthday for $5. It is clear that quality and value are not the signatures of this facility. I have been to many fine restaurants. This is certainly not one of them.

Good food, really not bad.I taught them how to make an Aperol spritz..I suggest to have in your menu..• 3 parts of Prosecco• 2 parts of Aperol• 1 splash of Seltz or Soda or sparkling mineral water• slice of orange

FREAKING AMAZING! We sat in the wine cellar between here and Bombay. Got the fig and arugula pizza and the cheese board. Both were jaw droppingly good. The cheese board made the night by itself. Highly recommend.

Our experience was outstanding! My husband has a neurological condition that causes sensitivity to sound. He has hearing devices to help control the condition. Due to a large party we asked if there were any other tables available. Our hostess found us another table immediately. She was so warm and welcoming. The exceptional service continued with our server. She was amazing and the food worth every penny. We look forward to returning and will recommend to all our friends. Thank you!!

This place has real potential; however, is in need of some refinement. Service is incredibly slow and the food was inconsistently seasoned. Additionally, mark up on food and wine was pretty incredible considering some of the portion sizes. For example the short rib pasta comes with 3 incredibly small short ribs—not saying it needs more, but if you charge $30+ for a dish, it better be worth the $$$.

Food was good but service was as not! My wife and I are the only two people in the place and sat for more than ten min waiting on a check while the waitress plaid on her phone.

This restaurant is wonderful. My husband surprised me here last night for a birthday dinner and reserved the biggest table (I think) in the restaurant, but unfortunately a bunch of people got sick and couldn’t make it. Felt super bad for the server, whose name I unfortunately forgot. She was awesome. Absolutely on top of her game, informative, sweet and fun.The restaurant is in a cute little strip that I had never been to before. Definitely not something I would have expected to find in this area.The interior is beautiful and cozy, yet modern. The food is absolutely delicious.We got a charcuterie board, bread, pizza, steak and salmon and ALL of it was on point. I grew up in Europe and in Italy and usually am not impressed by Italian-inspired cuisine in the US, but this place is absolutely worth it.I will definitely be back in the near future.

This restaurant is wonderful. My husband surprised me here last night for a birthday dinner and reserved the biggest table (I think) in the restaurant, but unfortunately a bunch of people got sick and couldn’t make it. Felt super bad for the server, whose name I unfortunately forgot. She was awesome. Absolutely on top of her game, informative, sweet and fun.The restaurant is in a cute little strip that I had never been to before. Definitely not something I would have expected to find in this area.The interior is beautiful and cozy, yet modern. The food is absolutely delicious.We got a charcuterie board, bread, pizza, steak and salmon and ALL of it was on point. I grew up in Europe and in Italy and usually am not impressed by Italian-inspired cuisine in the US, but this place is absolutely worth it.I will definitely be back in the near future.

Everything was amazing! Food, service, atmosphere. We had steaks, truffle macaroni and cheese, garlic mashed potatoes, and garlic herb infused ciabatta. Topped off our meal with delicious sea salt caramel cheesecake. Probably the best cheesecake I’ve ever had. The steak and sides rival our favorite steakhouse in Las Vegas. Perfection!