Rivera Italian Restaurant

Connor Scanlon _{on Google}

Apr 6th, 2024

Great food, good atmosphere. Super nice staff! Had a wonderful lunch here.

james willis _{on Google}

Apr 4th, 2024

The main dishes are great,
but the stuffed mushrooms are not good

Brian Hays _{on Google}

Apr 2nd, 2024

Great place for Italian food. The only issue was there were few parking spaces, and the dining floor felt cramped. However, this was due to the fact that the restaurant was very busy, which is a good sign. I had the spaghetti works and the tiramisu. Both were fantastic! Definitely try this place! :)

April Lester _{on Google}

Mar 28th, 2024

Very very small place. Not nearly enough tables for the volume they trying to serve. Table of 6 and thats half of the restaurant's tables and chairs! We waited 35 mins by bery gusty windy entry door then got seated at the table about a foot away further into place. Still by the door and wind gusts and people milling about waiting for a table. They should be reservations only. They basically dont have dining area worth mentioning. 8 tables total maybe. And on my visit 2 larger doubled up and tripled tables so it really was already maxed out the whole time. Good enough food. And meh on prices. Bread good, my chicken i cant remember name with shrooms was very large and tasty. My son got the ziti. It was not so good and much smaller sized portion, too. Service really good. Got to be in such a cramped place. You move one arm and you bound to make contact with anoter person close by. Atmosphere is the reason i probably wont return. Food aint all that to make me wait in cramped spot while watching all the too close by eaters feeling like they must hurry it up to free up a table. They are well liked...take the leap to a bigger place. You will get alot more business. People aint eating there for the ambiance of that shobox room. Theres only about 3 good italian places in central arkansas. Get a better place and you can be one of them. (No, Olive garden isnt on the list! & would pick fazolis before OG any day!) Sadly, Arkansas doesnt attract many good Italian restauranters. Yall are pretty good. Tenderest chicken I have EVER ate. But would be better in a better suited environment that could give customers time to enjoy the meal. No restaurants are know for their inability to seat and serve eaters properly. Infamy aint what you want known for having....alot of family dollar stores in area have closed recently, large sized spaces to work with one of those. Alot of space to make it what you want, pretty much blank canvas. Could you imagine all the tables you could fill? Just sayin'... They gotta get someone in there to pay the rent on those empty buildings, why not you?! Thinkin out loud, that is all.
Parking: Parking sucks. Its lot is also where burger king drive thru begins. And its a cramped strip mall with like 3 spots per business with back out atea and lanes also the way to drive thru to bk , all going thru middle of lot plus add burger kings parking lotopposite side driving lanes. BK had the only spots open at like 5 to 6 pm on a saturday. Also in area of strip mall, theres vape store next door that constantly revolves a few spots.
Poor design all the way around and for all the businesses within this tiny area. It will take u 30 mins to get a spot to park that isnt in walmarts lot some hundreds feet behind the area. Lots parking at walmart. But lots of walking too!
Wheelchair accessibility: Yea right. Im amputee. Hadicap spot, what? Manual closers on entry door and then if u got in the wind pulled first door, better get ready for another one too! And only one person can fit in the entry area, no wheelchair can pass if anyone is coming in or out. And they have pull non auto non ADA door system. Have to wait to get let into both doors if rolling in there. No ramp up curb anyplace nearby, over 8 inch curb without rounded edges. Very challenging for me to have leg room at tiny place. Only wheelchair spot is probably gonna be in the way of everyone voming going waiting tables and bathroom...hold it. Chair couldnt make corners to get in there! Order delivery dont dine in!