Thought I'd give this place a second chance,still the worst chicken curry I've ever tasted sloppy pre boiled chicken, the cheapest green salty curry sauce, hardly any onion 2 button mushrooms absolutely disgusting never again, beef in black bean sauce was like eating oversalted leather and tiny portion of that.
stephen bowden
Had a delivery and in fairness great foo yung but the worst tasting Chinese chicken curry I have ever tasted extremely salty and a real strange unappealing colour also sweet and sour pork comes saturated in the sauce which makes the batter sickly and soft.
Elijah Bowen
Absolutely shocking, the service was one of the worst and they kept on mixing up our food. Plus the food was terrible. NEVER COMING BACK AGAINKid-friendliness: IT WAS ALRIGHT
Phillippa G
Tried to order takeaway two days running. No reply on the phone. Appalling . Tried again to get takeaway four times today still no reply. Absolutely dreadful!!!
Trek30750515457
The restaurant was chosen based on fond memories of previous visits whilst in Cowbridge a number of years ago. However, on this occasion the meal was an intense disappointment. The food was glutinous and tasteless, one dish ( allegedly beef in black bean sauce) was utterly inedible. Sticking a single pea on a cocktail stick did little to improve presentation, the flavours were beyond redemption. The young waiting staff did their very best to be cheerful and provide a reasonable service, they cannot be held responsible for such a dreadfully poor meal. The establishment is a shadow of its former self and it was embarrassing to take a friend to dinner. Given the quality of the other Cowbridge venues we visited over the weekend ( Penny Farthing, Arboreal and the Yard), River View was simply appalling. That it was almost deserted on a Saturday night was a warning which we foolishly disregarded.
Janet Williams
The worse Chinese I have ever had Most of it (£24 worth) Went in the bin.?
jason light
Friday night take away...Outstanding tonight. Crispy beef, Satay Chicken, Chicken chow mein and sweet and sour house special.. Fried rice and some chips...Well made, nice and hot and very tasty.
98haydnm
Our first visit last night as we couldn’t get into our normal place to eat. We had lovely food everything was very tasty , friendly service but it was very expensive.
Gareth M
Always delicious and served hot. Never sat inside but plenty of takeaways both collected and delivered. Not had any mistakes or missed items. Very happy
We have had several takeaway deliveries and enjoyed them. Unfortunately our last takeaway from the Riverside will be our last, we were so disappointed as the whole order was tasteless even the chips were awful, I actually took a covid test as I couldn’t taste what I was eating, my test was negative so sadly it was the food.
Cilinnie Nefertiti
Had appalling service yesterday. Ceri is so rude. When the food eventually turned up it was awful. The rice was like easy cook rice, the Aldi 45p sort, and the duck tasted like loofah. Truly awful.
Kerry B
We eat here while on holiday, the manager was lovely we had the Buffett style the food was cooked and served fresh , nothing was to much to ask for, whatever extra we would like the manager really looked after us.
Dan Gibbins
This was our first time visiting this restaurant and it definitely won't be our last. The place was clean and welcoming and the food was absolutely delicious. The staff went above and beyond to ensure we had a pleasant experience, even entertaining our three year old and really making her feel like the most important part of their evening. We went with the buffet option and all the food was tasty and brought out fresh and at no point were we waiting for service. I really can't recommend this place enough. If the staff do read these comments then I'd like to say a huge thank you to them. You were fab and your restaurant is wonderful. We look forward to visiting again
Mary-Ellen Roden
A lovely Chinese Restaurant serving scrumptious first class food. Meat and vegetables are really tender. I had the Beef with Cashew Nuts and Noodles, which was superb. The China Tea was certainly different to what I usually drink, but it was nice. Lovely furnishings too.
Great food thank
Thought I'd give this place a second chance,still the worst chicken curry I've ever tasted sloppy pre boiled chicken, the cheapest green salty curry sauce, hardly any onion 2 button mushrooms absolutely disgusting never again, beef in black bean sauce was like eating oversalted leather and tiny portion of that.
Had a delivery and in fairness great foo yung but the worst tasting Chinese chicken curry I have ever tasted extremely salty and a real strange unappealing colour also sweet and sour pork comes saturated in the sauce which makes the batter sickly and soft.
Absolutely shocking, the service was one of the worst and they kept on mixing up our food. Plus the food was terrible. NEVER COMING BACK AGAINKid-friendliness: IT WAS ALRIGHT
Tried to order takeaway two days running. No reply on the phone. Appalling . Tried again to get takeaway four times today still no reply. Absolutely dreadful!!!
The restaurant was chosen based on fond memories of previous visits whilst in Cowbridge a number of years ago. However, on this occasion the meal was an intense disappointment. The food was glutinous and tasteless, one dish ( allegedly beef in black bean sauce) was utterly inedible. Sticking a single pea on a cocktail stick did little to improve presentation, the flavours were beyond redemption. The young waiting staff did their very best to be cheerful and provide a reasonable service, they cannot be held responsible for such a dreadfully poor meal. The establishment is a shadow of its former self and it was embarrassing to take a friend to dinner. Given the quality of the other Cowbridge venues we visited over the weekend ( Penny Farthing, Arboreal and the Yard), River View was simply appalling. That it was almost deserted on a Saturday night was a warning which we foolishly disregarded.
The worse Chinese I have ever had Most of it (£24 worth) Went in the bin.?
Friday night take away...Outstanding tonight. Crispy beef, Satay Chicken, Chicken chow mein and sweet and sour house special.. Fried rice and some chips...Well made, nice and hot and very tasty.
Our first visit last night as we couldn’t get into our normal place to eat. We had lovely food everything was very tasty , friendly service but it was very expensive.
Always delicious and served hot. Never sat inside but plenty of takeaways both collected and delivered. Not had any mistakes or missed items. Very happy
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We have had several takeaway deliveries and enjoyed them. Unfortunately our last takeaway from the Riverside will be our last, we were so disappointed as the whole order was tasteless even the chips were awful, I actually took a covid test as I couldn’t taste what I was eating, my test was negative so sadly it was the food.
Had appalling service yesterday. Ceri is so rude. When the food eventually turned up it was awful. The rice was like easy cook rice, the Aldi 45p sort, and the duck tasted like loofah. Truly awful.
We eat here while on holiday, the manager was lovely we had the Buffett style the food was cooked and served fresh , nothing was to much to ask for, whatever extra we would like the manager really looked after us.
This was our first time visiting this restaurant and it definitely won't be our last. The place was clean and welcoming and the food was absolutely delicious. The staff went above and beyond to ensure we had a pleasant experience, even entertaining our three year old and really making her feel like the most important part of their evening. We went with the buffet option and all the food was tasty and brought out fresh and at no point were we waiting for service. I really can't recommend this place enough. If the staff do read these comments then I'd like to say a huge thank you to them. You were fab and your restaurant is wonderful. We look forward to visiting again
A lovely Chinese Restaurant serving scrumptious first class food. Meat and vegetables are really tender. I had the Beef with Cashew Nuts and Noodles, which was superb. The China Tea was certainly different to what I usually drink, but it was nice. Lovely furnishings too.