Ria Mar Restaurant & Bar Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Everything was absolutely delicious."
• "The portions of food are immense and delicious. No way you can finish it. What’s remarkable is the amount you get for the price."
• "The appetizers were perfectly cooked and the rice and shrimp was delicious and served in a huge rice pot (probably enough to feed a family of four)."
• "The sangria was great, the clams in garlic sauce was great, the mariscada ria mar was fantastic."
• "Delicious salad and broiled captains seafood assortment with hearty bread."
• "The vegetable soup before our meal was Very Delicious; everybody LOVED that one and the deserts were very good too."
• "The food was phenomenal."

Cons:

• "I had a baccala dish which was mostly salty and not well seasoned."
• "But the food was up to my expectations😓.. thought it would've been better than usual but my veal dish had a very bland taste."
• "Food was generally bland except that the prime rib they served tasted old and was overcooked."
• "If the food had any seasoning, it was impossible to detect."
• "Second, all the food for the buffet was cold, looked like it was also leftovers or for the most part reheated which made it rubbery."
• "The paella was more wet than I would've liked."
• "The food was horrible i mean horrible no taste sloppy and very poor."

Service

Pros:

• "We had a repass there that was handled with such professionalism, excellent food, beautiful surroundings, excellent staff."
• "Staff here is amazing and have helped us during the whole planning process."
• "Staff was very friendly and saved them from a two star review."
• "Waiters were polite and on the ball."
• "Service was quick and friendly."
• "Service is impeccable. Friendly and attentive without hovering, very professional and polite."
• "Service is first-class!!!!!"

Cons:

• "Told waiter, make sure to bring me the check, he did not follow my request, no good."
• "Their service is now rude and unreliable."
• "The waiter was also not attentive and did not make the experience better."
• "Don't go when it's crowded! We waited an hour and 45 minutes between the time we ordered and the time the food had arrived at our table."
• "Our server was not much attentive to us. Only stopped at our table once."
• "Was ignored by the server a bunch of times."
• "Our original waiter took his lunch and we basically never saw him again which I thought was unprofessional."

Ambiance

Pros:

• "You will love the decor. Try and see the grand chandelier in the catering hall it is breath taking."
• "The ambiance here is always on point."
• "The banquet rooms are also beautiful. Great for weddings, graduations, Christmas Parties, Baby Showers, etc."
• "The place is small but quaint. Very personal experience."
• "The atmosphere is homey and there's a tendency for one to extend their stay."
• "Although the dining room was full, sound levels were very good, and we found it easy to converse despite the many people present."
• "The space and interior are beautiful."

Cons:

• "It's a tight noisy place so it's not for romantic or an intimate dinning experience."
• "The people busing the tables were crazy annoying."
• "There was also a lot of banging as they were having renovations done."
• "The atmosphere was a little break and there was no music playing so that made it a little boring."
• "Normally, I love the atmosphere, however, the restaurant is undergoing a huge renovation, and the dining room is temporarily in what would is normally a ballroom."
• "Very loud….. chicken in garlic looked like it was sitting and baking under a heat lamp Lobster tail was tough and sent back."
• "The neighborhood surrounding the restaurant looks a bit run down, but the interior of the restaurant was very nice."

Value

Pros:

• "Prices are more than fair, given the quality of the ingredients and the care of presentation."
• "Prices were very affordable."
• "We think very reasonable pricing. Definitely I would give it six stars if I could."
• "Delicious Portuguese food, large portions at reasonable prices."
• "Prices are very good. One of my best dining experiences in a long time."
• "For the price you get a lot of food. One dinner entree will give me 2 full sized meals."
• "The food is amazing and well priced."

Cons:

• "Definitely not the presentation or quality of food that I have experienced in other Portuguese restaurants. Total waste of money."
• "The food is always bland and insultingly overpriced."
• "Our check came close to $100.... and, that was with no alcohol! What a stinking waste of money!"
• "I liked the food but there is a big difference in prices from lunch to dinner, I don't know the pk if the dish is the same with the same quantified of eating, the difference is almost double."
• "Meals can be pricy but service and quality makes up for it."
• "The meat was so dry, it was inedible."
• "I feel deep inside me I was given cat fish instead of red snapper."