La Riserva
“The owner is a very nice man, and Dennis has always been the nicest of waiters.”
“A local (and not-so-local) favorite, with an upstairs party room for larger groups and special occasions.”
“Delicious food, generous portions, gracious service and newly renovated.”
La Riserva
Takes Reservations: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Caters: Yes
Price range.
$$$ Price range $31-60
2 reviews
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I suppose ill rate this restaurant by going through the course of events in the night. What I first noticed is parking is extremely scarce and a bit of a hard maneuver when it is full. I enjoy the decor because it is set up nice, however it is a bit drab and boring. Looks like your typical "fancy restaurant." I ate here for my step mothers birthday so it was about 10 people eating and the service was exceptionally good. We had bruchetta to start which was also very good, as was calamari that we ordered. The bread unfortunately was not good. In a setting like this, I'm fully expecting a brick oven producing fresh bread…the loaves being served certainly were not being baked right there, and in fact one of them was cold. This I did not like. My other complaint of the night was there was a waitress who for some reason or another found it necessary to keep bumping into me when she came over to take our orders or to refill or pellegrino. I understand space may be a bit tight in there, but me a bit more conscious of where walk. This was annoying. For entrees everybody got something different and I made sure to taste it all! I'll start with my entree, the chicken with Gorgonzola. Though I rarely salt my food, this dish was a bit bland it certainly needed it. after a few dashes though, it was extremely tasty. More of a cream sauce than an actual cheese sauce, but I was not complaining. It was served with standard buttered veggies and a delicious potato croquet. That was actually my favorite part of the meal. My girlfriend had the Pollo Duca D'Alba which was the thinnest piece of chicken I have ever seen with arugula endive raddichio and tomato. This was also very good. The deserts were all amazing with the Italian cheesecake being my favorite. I've never had it, and it had a lemon taste to it and was made with fresh ricotta cheese. Overall a solid meal despite some of its setbacks. If these were fixed however, this place could easily be 4 or more stars.
Went to La Riserva with a party of 12 for my grandmother's 75th birthday. The restaurant was hand-picked by my grandparents because, as G-ma Trudy so eloquently put it, "your grandfather likes their whiskey sours." Hey, whatever makes them happy makes me happy.
As for the food, it wasn't anything great. The Shrimp Scampi ($22) was served over risotto that was soaked in oil and butter and was barely edible, and the Eggplant Parm ($18) sauce wasn't particularly good. I tried some Veal Verbena ($20) which was better than the Eggplant but still just okay.
I found the prices to be high for the quality (the house wine was $30 per carafe), and could never seem to get anyone's attention to refill water glasses, get soda refills, etc. Maybe because we already had a fixed gratuity?
I must say that everyone had a fantastic time at the dinner, but that had much more to do with the company and the celebration than the food. Wouldn't recommend this place unless you're looking for a particularly good whiskey sour 🙂