Riley's Place

Made the trip to Riley’s last Sunday for their Blues Music Sunday. You would never know it was a restaurant/bar just by driving by. It looks like an old farm house. It’s a two level venue with a bar up top and high tables and a stage and low seated tables down bottom. Really cute place. The staff were all so friendly and attentive. Drinks were reasonably priced and great food selection. So fun to eat and listen to people jamming to blues music. I got the pulled pork on their homemade cheddar biscuits. AMAZING! I didn’t know there were three sliders, so I had leftovers for the next days lunch. I’d highly suggest taking a trip on a Sunday to check it out. They also have a large outdoor seating area in the back.

Went with my wife for our annivesary and brought our daughter. The restaurant was freezing cold, and the food was terrible. Probably fine if all you want is a bar. Complete waste of an evening and $120. EDIT While my wife and daughter said that their meals were "fine", they were being polite. My wife's steak tips were overcooked, the baked potato was undercooked, she brought it home and had to cook it further to be able to eat it. My daughter's meal was flavorless. They were simply too polite to tell the truth. My first bite of chicken was fat and gristle, and it was also flavorless, like you get when you microwave a piece of chicken. The salad was almost entirely lettuce, with a small amount of tomato, onion and cucumber and a couple of croutons as decoration. It was not good bu

Got take out today for my wife on my way home from work. First time for Riley’s place, definitely the last. The place looks neat so I don’t have anything bad to say about that. The food however was mighty disappointing. Let’s start with the steak tip I asked to be medium rare they were definitely over cooked to medium well, also very bland and taste unseasoned. The Mac and cheese they were on top of was also extremely underwhelming, lacked flavor and tastes like oil and butter, barely taste like cheese at all. The side Caesar Salad I ordered ended up being some other salad and to my surprise came with no dressing at all and also looks underwhelming. Can’t believe I spent 35$ on this food. Never again, you have been warned.

Riley’s is a hit with locals. The food is very good? The atmosphere is cozy/small friendly bar atmosphere. Wait staff is terrific. Not a place for business meetings but great with friends who like a few drinks and live music (Soultown funk band plays there regularly).

Super quaint hide away tucked North of the Oval. Must haves: Half moon mozzarella, Wings! Best tip for management: Need to put some cushions on the benches. Bikini Martini 10/10