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Riverview International Buffet
5 reviews for Riverview International Buffet
5 reviews in English
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Review from Cat C.
8/2/2011
This was the buffet we had to go to for lunch on our Niagara Falls tour. It was...Not the best thing in the world. The roast beef was all right, a little salty (the gravy was WAY too salty). In fact, most of the food was a little salty. The fruit they had at the dessert station didn't look appetizing at all. The soup was all right, as well as the salad (I had cranberry vinaigrette dressing that was pretty good). There's a very limited selection of food, though, which is disappointing.
The service seemed all right (except for the fact that you had to get your own drinks, which is something I hadn't really experienced at a buffet before). A server came by to pick up our plates when they were emptied, which I guess is all you really need if the drinks are self-service at a restaurant. -
Review from Melissa M.
5/25/2011 1 photo
This place was so bad I don't even want to waste my time reviewing it.
First, I will say that I traditionally hate buffets anyway, but my friends wanted to go and I was outnumbered... ya know, go along to get along kinda thing. I come to expect mediocre food at buffets. It is my experience that people usually go to them to eat in large quantities and regret it later.
Anyhoo, we found out at the register that you have to pay extra for drinks. Even iced tea? How cheap is that!! The buffet itself cost, gulp, $16.95. Really? I have to pay for ice tea? Well, OK. Upon further observation, I see that they have employed someone to man the drink area. Also, after inquiry, I realize fountain sodas are $3.15 a piece! What!? I WAS offered a cup of water served in a paper cup (what a frickin' waste) from guarded pitchers positioned by the drink station. To get more water, you get another paper cup. Why not get rid of the drink guard and just include drinks in cost of the meal. That way, people aren't angry as they enter the door.
Food was traditionally blah. My friend liked the soup.
Not a busy place, but the restrooms were nasty. I found the other review of this place funny because I also wondered if people pretend to use the restroom and just stay. Its a massive place where you can just get swallowed into the room.
Unfortunately, this place will probably stay open and thrive only because there are not a lot of food options at Niagara and when its raining, you just look for the closest place to go inside and hang out. I just hope I save someone from wasting their time and money there with this review. -
Review from Monica S.
8/9/2011
The food @ this restaurant is sub par to say the least. The veggies were either too salty or too bland. It seems their mission is to obliterate any taste or texture the proteins might have had. After a round of badness, I served myself some chicken nuggets and a few meatballs from the "old favorites" section. My dad liked it, but he just came home from eating MREs for 3 weeks... The only thing I was looking forward to was some soft serve at the end, and that ran out before I got there and was not replaced. International buffet? I'll stick to the Taco Bell inside the hotel.
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Review from Mark T.
8/5/2010
Words fail me when describing my dining experience here... probably the WORST restaurant I have had the displeasure of experiencing.
DO NOT DARKEN THIS DOORPLACE. RUN SWIFTLY FROM THIS PLACE...
Service... none and I mean none. No waiters, no bus boys, no nothing. Water? You have to go to the counter to pour it yourself.
"What do you mean the buffet price does not include soft drinks?"
Food... really bad, meat overcooked and overly salted and a very poor selection.
I do not like to leave a mistaken impression that they didn't do something right... the "Jello" was good.
Unfortunately they decided to serve food that included fruit that was spoiled.
The restaurant is dirty, floors are a mess. It is really a shame since the location across from Niagara Falls is promising. They should just gut the interior, fire the cooks and start from scratch.
By the way, the "chef" when I went back to check looked like he was 18. -
Review from Inigo M.
9/12/2010
The only thing redeeming about this overpriced high school / military buffet arrangement is the trusting front desk person who admits people purporting to only use the washrooms. It's very possible that these folks shimmy up to the buffet line and chow down the institution-like food.
When the drink station was left unmanned, some patrons casually took beverage cups that were supposed to pay for.
Two stars (not one) because the food wasn't all that bad; just a very limited selection. Not much veggies.
