The Riverview

(718) 392-5000

2-01 50th Ave
Long Island City, NY 11101 40.743556 -73.958369

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Neighborhood: Hunters Point

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Hours:

Lunch:

Mon - Sat: 11:00am- 3:00pm Dinner:

Mon - Thur: 3:00pm - 11:00pm

Fri - Sat: 3:00pm - 1:00am

Sun: 3pm - 10:30pm

Brunch Sun: 11:00am - 3:00pm

Lounge:

Mon - Thur & Sun: Till 1:00am

Fri - Sat: Till 2:00am

Price:

$$$$

Last updated 11.15.09

Payment Methods:

American Express, Discover, Visa, MasterCard

Catering Services:

Restaurant Management

Restaurant Special Features:

Casual Date Spot, Romantic Dining, Fine Dining, Waterfront Dining, View Dining, Private Parties, Bar Scene

Cuisine:

Traditional American, Seafood

What People Are Saying About The Riverview

Featured Review

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Patrons dine on dressed-up American fare while enjoying views of Manhattan from the dining room or outdoor patio; also late-night lounge.

ambiance
93.24999809265137% positive
  1. If you want to enjoy the view go the park across the street.
  2. best food and service and view
  3. the atmosphere and ambiance is great here
  4. Great view of the city skyline
  5. best view ever,cute servers and yaaaaaaaaaaaaami food
  6. Great food, great music, amazing view & good times!
  7. Awesome location
  8. the best food,great view and service
  9. Great food but hard to find location
  10. Lets say the food and decor was amazing now on to the service.
  11. went to riverview with my wife, and I have to say that's the most romantic place I've ever been to.
  12. Great atmosphere, service, food
  13. the view is spetacular and the service excellent.
  14. Most romantic views, and great fresh fish
  15. went to riverview on monday with my wife and i had a great time the food was exellent and the service was to the point i would highly recomemend it to anyone the place is just beautiful i would say that riverview has the best view in new york
  16. Weather was perfect and so was the atmosphere.
  17. The price was reasonable and the location is great.
  18. We sat outside and enjoyed the magnificant view.
  19. took my visiting parents here for the skyline view, only to have the worst restaurant experience I have EVER had.
  20. The pre fixed menu is great, the staff is great, and everything is really fun to be apart of.
  21. People were leaving because they had been waiting for hours, however we decided to stay and have a complimentary drink at the bar which was absoloutely beautiful along with the view, the only plus.
  22. We had a wonderful night the food was excellent, the view was great and the bathrooms were really cool.
  23. He took me to RiIVERVIEW, five minutes outside the city, but close enough to dine looking over the most romantic view of the city skyline.
  24. Even though the view of the city was beautiful it couldn't replace a lacking meal.
  25. We decided to go there because of their supposed great view of the NYC skyline, however we were seated next to a solid wall so we had no view at all.
  26. Great food, great atmosphere, great service.
  27. Outside seating with a great view
  28. Other than night if you need a place with a great view, ultra modern this is the spot!
  29. The decor was very nice but the very open space results in great acoustics.
  30. The view was nothing amazing.
  31. The view was fantastic, however that was about it.
  32. The view is amazing
  33. The view is stunning, but not worth the hastle.
  34. the most romantic place in ny
  35. had been wanting to go out to a romantic meal with my GF and sit waterside.
  36. The view of Manhattan is incredible, but more than that, the experience was one of my best restaurant experience.
  37. This is a million dollar view and an amazing spot, the food if and when you get it, is very good, not fabulous.
  38. best food view and customer service
  39. Lovely décor and view but horribly slow services, which there was no excuse for since the restaurant was, empty (our group of 14 and about 6 other patrons).
  40. If you're looking for a nice view and nice decor this is the place, do not go on a holiday, there was one waitress for the whole restaurant.
  41. Wasnt bad though either, the service made up for that, the view of manhattan was nice, booked on opentable.com and reqested a window seat which we got.
  42. Restaurant has a wonderful view of the city i.e. Riverview :)
dessert
50.0% positive
  1. Well I'm glad I did, the restaurant is beautiful, the service was great and upon dessert being served the sax player came out and played Happy Birthday for my friend.
  2. Avoid the soup and deserts--- overpriced and nothing to rave about.
drinks
100.0% positive
  1. The music was nice, the service was good, the drinks were delicious, the fish was fresh, my GF had salmon, and I had halibut.
  2. The food was great, they play cool funky music and they have a cool bar and lounge area.
  3. Riverview has a tasty drink menu as well - try the mojitos.
  4. People were leaving because they had been waiting for hours, however we decided to stay and have a complimentary drink at the bar which was absoloutely beautiful along with the view, the only plus.
  5. The music is always nice, the drinks are incredible.
  6. We order a battle of wine and after maybe 20 minutes AFTER the food arrived and we complained twice we got it
  7. the food is modern italian cuisine,very tasty and big portion,i had to take some home,the waiter was very knowlgebale about wine,we had a botle of frensh red wine ,its was a good choice.
  8. The kicker for this dinner adventure was our wine order.
  9. Very pleasant staff and we even sat at the bar to watch the rest of the yankee game.
  10. He insists I taste the RED wine before I change it, which I didn't and finally was able to order a Sauvignon Blanc.
food quality
83.33000183105469% positive
  1. The food was wonderful as well.
  2. food is wayyyyyy too pricey considering its frozen.
  3. Great atmosphere, service, food
  4. all i have to say that riverview is one the best restaurant that ive dinned at the food was exellent the service is professionel and i would highly recommended to anyone
  5. We had a wonderful night the food was excellent, the view was great and the bathrooms were really cool.
  6. Decor is very trendy, but aside from those things, food is waaaaaaaaaaaaay expensive considering it's just "OK.
  7. best food and service and view
  8. Great food, great music, amazing view & good times!
  9. the food is modern italian cuisine,very tasty and big portion,i had to take some home,the waiter was very knowlgebale about wine,we had a botle of frensh red wine ,its was a good choice.
  10. had the jumbo shrimp coctail, and the talapia for dinner, my girlfriend had the pasta and seafood which was a perfect portion.
  11. Cool funky music, Cool vibe, Great food!
  12. The food was acceptable, nothing special.
  13. The food was great, they play cool funky music and they have a cool bar and lounge area.
  14. Even though the view of the city was beautiful it couldn't replace a lacking meal.
  15. We enjoyed the quality, quantity, and variety of food on the menu.
  16. The food was just mediocre at best.
  17. The music was nice, the service was good, the drinks were delicious, the fish was fresh, my GF had salmon, and I had halibut.
  18. Everything was absolutely delicious.
  19. Avoid the soup and deserts--- overpriced and nothing to rave about.
  20. Great food but hard to find location
  21. The strip steak is horrible.
  22. Truly awful food
  23. went on a date and we both had a fantastic time and the food was great.
  24. best food view and customer service
  25. had been wanting to go out to a romantic meal with my GF and sit waterside.
  26. The menus took about 15 minutes to come, the menu were already set up for Valentines day the salad was good my dinner was a soup of about 2 or three shrimps, THAT'S IT!
  27. the food is delicious
  28. Best frozen food in long island city and way too expensive
  29. Most romantic views, and great fresh fish
  30. The food is superb, and everything about this place is just surreal.
  31. The salmon I ordered was dry, nothing of note.
  32. First the staff is very professional, and the food is just phenomenal.
  33. the best food,great view and service
  34. The food was mediocre.
  35. If your looking for a place that has good food, great service, and friendly management.
  36. best view ever,cute servers and yaaaaaaaaaaaaami food
  37. The food is the best I've had in a long time.
  38. Location is great I wanted to have my anniversary dinner there with our family (they have a nice party room) but I dont think I can eat their food again.
  39. The food was delicious.
  40. cancelled. After all it was my best friend's birthday and I didn't want bad service, mediocre food and a big check.
  41. went to riverview on monday with my wife and i had a great time the food was exellent and the service was to the point i would highly recomemend it to anyone the place is just beautiful i would say that riverview has the best view in new york
  42. high recommend this restaurant and would encourage anyone who likes Modern American cuisine to visit.
  43. so conlusion the area is nice and all some of their food is good, but the service can be slow, the portions are small and the prices are up there for sure.
  44. the bartender makes outrageously delicious martinis and the food was so good.
  45. beautiful restaurant, very good food and attentive service.
  46. Friendly staff, with excellent food.
  47. Excellent Fish, delicious Mojitos.
  48. Great food Decor horrible service staff and management
  49. The food is great, and the prices are super reasonable.
  50. Try the seafood platter delicious.
  51. The food is great.
  52. Food outstanding ( shrimp salad with payaya and mangos).
  53. We order a battle of wine and after maybe 20 minutes AFTER the food arrived and we complained twice we got it
  54. Riverview has a tasty drink menu as well - try the mojitos.
  55. What a great meal!
  56. Great food, great atmosphere, great service.
  57. Lets say the food and decor was amazing now on to the service.
  58. The food tasted great and your prices are affordable.
  59. This is a million dollar view and an amazing spot, the food if and when you get it, is very good, not fabulous.
menu variety
81.25% positive
  1. The pre fixed menu is great, the staff is great, and everything is really fun to be apart of.
  2. In town that loves brunch, why on earth would you change the menu to an all dinner menu on Sunday at 11:00am?
  3. We enjoyed the quality, quantity, and variety of food on the menu.
  4. the service was very slow and his knowledge of the menu wasnt that good.
  5. Riverview has a tasty drink menu as well - try the mojitos.
  6. The menu seems to fit everyones taste with prices that don't necersarly dictate whate u might order.
  7. Cool chef who came to our table to explain the menu and even made us something not on the menu.
  8. The menus took about 15 minutes to come, the menu were already set up for Valentines day the salad was good my dinner was a soup of about 2 or three shrimps, THAT'S IT!
overall
93.33000183105469% positive
  1. If you're looking for a nice view and nice decor this is the place, do not go on a holiday, there was one waitress for the whole restaurant.
  2. great place for the holidays
  3. all i have to say that riverview is one the best restaurant that ive dinned at the food was exellent the service is professionel and i would highly recommended to anyone
  4. went to riverview on monday with my wife and i had a great time the food was exellent and the service was to the point i would highly recomemend it to anyone the place is just beautiful i would say that riverview has the best view in new york
  5. The view of Manhattan is incredible, but more than that, the experience was one of my best restaurant experience.
service
80.13999938964844% positive
  1. Our waitress was really nice and helpful, the chef came out to our table to answer our questions and even modified some of the entrees to our liking.
  2. the service was very slow and his knowledge of the menu wasnt that good.
  3. What a fantastic restaurant - from the owner, manager, assistant manager, bartenders, hostess and staff - we had an amazing experience for our wedding!
  4. Great time, had a great waiter by the name of Alfred on Friday July 25.
  5. the best food,great view and service
  6. Great service
  7. best food and service and view
  8. great service
  9. sometimes i go there and its a great expereince, other times i go and the service is slow.
  10. Great food Decor horrible service staff and management
  11. Very pleasant staff and we even sat at the bar to watch the rest of the yankee game.
  12. seemed like they were trying to make it a point of good service.
  13. went to riverview on monday with my wife and i had a great time the food was exellent and the service was to the point i would highly recomemend it to anyone the place is just beautiful i would say that riverview has the best view in new york
  14. best view ever,cute servers and yaaaaaaaaaaaaami food
  15. can only imagine what the place is like if there were more people in there.
  16. Well I'm glad I did, the restaurant is beautiful, the service was great and upon dessert being served the sax player came out and played Happy Birthday for my friend.
  17. beautiful restaurant, very good food and attentive service.
  18. cancelled. After all it was my best friend's birthday and I didn't want bad service, mediocre food and a big check.
  19. It seemed like every person on duty that night came by our table and offered us great service.
  20. Friendly staff, with excellent food.
  21. If your looking for a place that has good food, great service, and friendly management.
  22. Great food, great atmosphere, great service.
  23. The inside is well lit with generous lighting, and the staff is really friendly.
  24. Granted it was a tuesday night but nevertheless I have been to restaurants where you never get good service regardless of the day.
  25. the view is spetacular and the service excellent.
  26. Wasnt bad though either, the service made up for that, the view of manhattan was nice, booked on opentable.com and reqested a window seat which we got.
  27. best food view and customer service
  28. First the staff is very professional, and the food is just phenomenal.
  29. The service was horrible.
  30. When we left, at least five different members of the Riverview staff wished us a nice evening with huge smiles.
  31. so conlusion the area is nice and all some of their food is good, but the service can be slow, the portions are small and the prices are up there for sure.
  32. the food is modern italian cuisine,very tasty and big portion,i had to take some home,the waiter was very knowlgebale about wine,we had a botle of frensh red wine ,its was a good choice.
  33. the service was pleasant
  34. The funny thing was that he wore a ridiculous black vest while the others waiters didn't.
  35. Great place, SLOW service.
  36. Wait service was slow.
  37. Lets say the food and decor was amazing now on to the service.
  38. The service was excellent, very humble folks, was welcomed twice before we were even seated.
  39. The service was terrible.
  40. The pre fixed menu is great, the staff is great, and everything is really fun to be apart of.
  41. The rude waiter never nformed us his name he appeared like we were bothering him.
  42. love the bartender too!
  43. all i have to say that riverview is one the best restaurant that ive dinned at the food was exellent the service is professionel and i would highly recommended to anyone
  44. the bartender makes outrageously delicious martinis and the food was so good.
  45. The music was nice, the service was good, the drinks were delicious, the fish was fresh, my GF had salmon, and I had halibut.
  46. If you're looking for a nice view and nice decor this is the place, do not go on a holiday, there was one waitress for the whole restaurant.
  47. Great atmosphere, service, food
value
66.66999816894531% positive
  1. Avoid the soup and deserts--- overpriced and nothing to rave about.
  2. The price was reasonable and the location is great.
  3. When we left, at least five different members of the Riverview staff wished us a nice evening with huge smiles.
  4. The inside is well lit with generous lighting, and the staff is really friendly.
  5. The food tasted great and your prices are affordable.
  6. so conlusion the area is nice and all some of their food is good, but the service can be slow, the portions are small and the prices are up there for sure.
  7. food is wayyyyyy too pricey considering its frozen.
  8. The food is great, and the prices are super reasonable.
  9. The menu seems to fit everyones taste with prices that don't necersarly dictate whate u might order.
  10. Took advantage of the great prices.
  11. Save your money and go to other good queens places or drive over the bridge and find some manhattan places!
  12. Decor is very trendy, but aside from those things, food is waaaaaaaaaaaaay expensive considering it's just "OK.
  13. Best frozen food in long island city and way too expensive
  14. This is a million dollar view and an amazing spot, the food if and when you get it, is very good, not fabulous.
  15. The view is stunning, but not worth the hastle.
wait time
65.0% positive
  1. We order a battle of wine and after maybe 20 minutes AFTER the food arrived and we complained twice we got it
  2. so conlusion the area is nice and all some of their food is good, but the service can be slow, the portions are small and the prices are up there for sure.
  3. Wait service was slow.
  4. the service was very slow and his knowledge of the menu wasnt that good.
  5. The menus took about 15 minutes to come, the menu were already set up for Valentines day the salad was good my dinner was a soup of about 2 or three shrimps, THAT'S IT!
  6. Lovely décor and view but horribly slow services, which there was no excuse for since the restaurant was, empty (our group of 14 and about 6 other patrons).
  7. He took me to RiIVERVIEW, five minutes outside the city, but close enough to dine looking over the most romantic view of the city skyline.
  8. sometimes i go there and its a great expereince, other times i go and the service is slow.
  9. The food is the best I've had in a long time.
  10. Best frozen food in long island city and way too expensive
1 Star Rating: Poor

11/13/11

would NOT go back.Service ok but unfriendly,filthy bathroom.

by NyEclass

The high prices you're going to pay is for the view not for the food. The bar drinks were Eh, ok to say the least. The stuff tilapia was horrid...tasted like cardboard. We thought the dessert would be better, Wrong! $170 down the toilet...oh speaking of bathroom , the mens bathroom was disgusting. The floor was wet, the trash can filled with hand towels n all over the floor, no soap, and no hand towels left.

Go to son cubano in edgewater nj instead.

5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

08/01/11

Great place to relax and enjoy your dinner

by LisaMzz

There is something about their atmosphere that makes me come back nearly every week. Place is open till late, no dress code. Good food: my favorite is the seafood spaghetti. Highly recommended!

1 Star Rating: Poor

04/16/11

BEWARE - Bait & Switch Shake Down Artists At Work!

by MetsWin1

Wish there was a no stars option because they don't even deserve one! Where do I begin? Maybe it's by saying that if you're thinking about having an event at this place, learn from my mistake and don't take a chance with allowing them to ruin it the way they ruined my sister-in-law's wedding reception. Let me provide some specific examples and start with the worst, which was the fact that these "decent" people actually called the cops and threatened to have the bride and groom arrested over a billing dispute for services they claim were provided which were not covered in the contract. And no, they didn't call the cops while the bride and groom were there, they waited until they left and were on their way home, claiming that they ran out on a bill for extra charges that were left unpaid!!!!! And what were those services? 1) asking the Manager, Tom, to put it a CD and play cocktail hour music, as well as other CD's for the bride & groom's first dance with each other and their respective parents! As Tom said in his pathetic attempt to justify his stance, "it's like you got a DJ for free." Our response to Tom was if there was a problem with the request, why didn't you say so when it was made? The answer became clear that it was because they were keeping a running list of all of these little extras to justify hitting the bride & groom up with $1000 bill, not even at the end of the night, but before they even got to cut their cake! There's the "decency" of this place shining through again. 2) Asking their wait staff, who we thought were assigned to our event, to help light candles as part of the decor. Real time-consuming manual labor involved here! At the time, there was more wait staff working than there were restaurant guests. I could list five more ridiculous examples but I think you get the point, which is that this place does not put your satisfaction above anything. To think that they would ruin a couple's wedding night, never show any bit of remorse for the misunderstanding and try to handle it professionally, and basically dare me to write this review with a snide comment of "we don't care about any web sites you want to make a comment on," just shows their arrogance and complete lack of regard for making your event the best it can be. As Tom said, "we're just a restaurant and not a catering hall," which is exactly why you need to move one to a more reputable place and give them your money because these guys will take it and figure out how to wring more out of you. The shake-down artists part of this review has to do with the fact that they clearly were watching what we were doing to only be able to throw it in our faces later. As with the CD example earlier, they also provided specific arrival times for guests who arrived earlier than the scheduled start time or for family members who arrived early to decorate. NEVER did they inform us that there was any problem with anything. They just made their notes and kept everything in their back pocket for six hours until the time came for the shake down to begin! Wouldn't the decent thing to do be to apologize for the dispute, try to put the wedding couple at ease, and talk it out rationally? Instead, they came on so strong that other family members had to intercede when it became apparent that there was a problem because of the animated way that the restaurant staff was speaking to the bride and groom. Guess disputing the charges wasn't something they wanted to hear. At the end, the bride and groom returned to the restaurant, under threat of arrest, and the police shortly left because even they saw how ridiculous the restaurant's claims were because they even questioned what the amount the restaurant was looking to charge. Do yourself a favor and don't consider giving this place a penny of your money, unless you could care less about losing it and being left completely unsatisfied.

4 Star Rating: Recommended

02/20/11

Restaurant with a view

by JoseHerrera

Celebrated my fathers birthday here. The food tasted very good. The family seafood entree was very good. The main entree was also very good. We order a bit of everything on the menu. Price is high but the food is good, so I would come back again.

1 Star Rating: Poor

01/01/11

Good food, but could care less about music choices

by FoxyDaisy

This is a good place, the location is nice. The food was great. The choice of dancers that performed for our new years dinner was very good.

But 3 straight hours of spanish music from salsa, bachatta and reggaeton made things unbearable. Now before you throw your race card, my wife is spanish and so was my best man who were there. One song was fine but the constant drone of spanish music plus the cheesy 70's and one 50's "white music" came on (as the DJ called them). We just had to leave.

This place hires DJs that only cater to a certain crowd of his choice and not the crowd that is actually there. After bearing it for 3 hours straight, we decided we didnt feel welcomed there (we went outside and met others that felt the same).

Do not go here for any big holidays unless you like to hear music that sounds the same from one song to the other.

The Details on The Riverview

Place Categories:

  • great frozen food
  • great food view
  • great customer service
  • great place
  • great restaurant experience
  • slow wait service
  • beautiful riverview restaurant
  • great funky music
  • fresh fish
  • great location
  • affordable prices
  • very nice decor
  • very professional staff
  • great meal
  • very tasty portion
  • great atmosphere
  • helpful waitress
  • very reasonable total bill
  • wonderful dining
  • incredible drinks
  • horrible management
  • favorite spot
  • rude waiter
  • mediocre food
  • really fun everything

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