The Rivers Restaurant and Bar Restaurant,Bar in Gisborne

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#70 From 170 in Gisborne
8.5
597 Review
Ambience
8.5/10
Food
8.5/10
Interior
8.5/10
Prices
8.5/10
Service
8.5/10
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$$ Irish , New Zealand
Establishment type
Restaurant, Bar
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If you appear to be near Tairawhiti Museum, you can visit this bar. Luckily you can try Irish and New Zealand cuisines. Come to The Rivers Restaurant and Bar to taste good walnut salads, seafood chowder and cheese salads. Tasty pudding is the tastiest dish. You will appreciate delicious draft beer, scotch or chardonnay at this place. Visitors don't like coffee at this spot. At this bar, you can order a takeout. A lot of reviewers think that the bar staff is nice at this place. At The Rivers Restaurant and Bar, guests can enjoy the comfortable atmosphere. Google users awarded this place 4.3.
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Gorgeous food, relaxed and inviting atmosphere and the customer service was incredible! My daughter dropped a plate, accidentally and the staff tended to it real quick and reassured me that it happens often, lol. 1st time having a meal there, if I'm ever in town again and have enough time to spare, I'd pay another visit. Worth every dollar :) Service Dine in Meal type Lunch Price per person $30–40 Food: 5 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 5 Recommended dishes Chicken Calypso
Great friendly atmosphere. The staff, even though busy, would always come and check on me. The onion rings were incredible. Crunchy and golden. I ordered the Pib wings, supposed to be Buffalo style. Unfortunately, I miss that memo on Buffalo. The wings were dry and had a sweet chili type glaze. If you advertise Buffalo wings, they should be moist and coated in sauce. Very disappointing. I also ordered the chicken calypso. Very tasty dish. Nice and simple with a creamy mango sauce. The plate came with salad and the sauce in separate bowls/ramekins. I dont see why because the dish would look a hell of a lot more eye-catching with just all the elements nestled together on the plate. The chips were warm at best, but the highlight of the dish was the chicken. It was plump and moist. The coating was cooked perfectly, with a golden crust. Food: 3 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 4
The Surf and Turf was meke!! But the wait time was 40mins 😬 "bit long". The milkshake was bit budget tasting for the price they charge, just a little suggestion maybe use Nesquik or Cadbury drinking chocolate to make them, it will definitely taste better. Highlights. The place is great for social events and catching up, the vibe is buzzing. The Kai is decent 👌 Location is perfect, right across the road from the Turanga River. Service Dine in Meal type Dinner Price per person $50–60 Food: 4 Service: 3 Atmosphere: 3 Recommended dishes Surf N Turf
Just awful. The staff seemed welcoming and we sat at our booked table. Then we were subjected to the most awful swearing and shouting from the nearby pool table so we moved. The server said she’d ‘spoken to them about this earlier’. This table was worse - there was a diner at the next table having an extremely loud conversation on his phone with the speaker turned on. Not confident that anything would be done to change this, we left. Not nice clientele at all and very rough, unfriendly-looking diners at other tables too. Glad we left as we had a lovely meal elsewhere. Service Dine in Meal type Dinner Price per person $1–10 Food: 1 Service: 2 Atmosphere: 1
Service was slow. Waited nearly two hours for my meals being served and they were cold. When I asked for my order chicken burger meal and response was ohh I gave it away. But have this steak burger meal. Had to take it or would've waited another hour. Went to pay 4 meals explaining what happened and the lady said really. I asked 4 a discount as meals cost the same but got a firm NO. Waitresses were both sulking throughout the evening and as a family group of 36 you would've expected better. Meal was substandard NEVER will I go there again. We were all so patient too with the service. You suck The Rivers. Would've expected better with such a big group. They didn't care no smiles SAD Service Dine in Meal type Dinner Price per person $50–60 Atmosphere: 2 Recommended dishes Chicken Calypso
Food was amazingly good, well cooked meals. Staff was so helpful an friendly. I would highly recommend this Restaurant. Service Dine in Meal type Dinner Price per person $30–40 Food: 4 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 4 Recommended dishes Sizzling Sirloin Steak and Fries a D Salad
Rocked up with our family of 8 without a booking visiting from Wellington. Food was done well. Portion sizes were perfect especially for big eaters in our family. I had the gangsta burger. Not flash but simple and cooked to perfection. Would happily go back for that burger. All burgers should be like that, simple ingredients but just done really well. Drinks were nice. Service was exceptional. Would happily go back next visit Service Dine in Meal type Dinner Price per person $20–30 Food: 5 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 5
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Manu Peipi
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10 months ago
Went for group lunch. Nice Kai. Enjoyed my afternoon. We all ordered different plates, all really nice. Good service. Update: Super busy, but the staff handled it like champs 🏆. I can't say anything bad about my meal or the entrees, but 1 of my guest sent his plate back as it wasn't cooked properly. No biggie, no drama. Good vibes at The Rivers. Service Dine in Meal type Dinner Price per person $60–70 Food: 4 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 4 Recommended dishes Starter Cobb Loaf Drunken Onions and Wedges Work
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Gary Burling
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10
A month ago
Honestly can't fault it. Best cooked steak in ages. Walked in not booked and was accommodated without question. Staf were all friendly. Sent my thanks to the Chef Service Dine in Meal type Dinner Price per person $40–50 Food: 5 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 5
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Michael Zhao
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10
5 years ago
Generous portions. Nice location. Had a dinner here. Service was slow since there were a few big groups but all waitresses and staff worked very hard, especially the girl working at the bar, busy but always with beautiful smiles. If you stay in Gisborne for one night. Here is your best bet for dinner.
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