Riva at The St. Regis Longboat Key Resort

Riva at The St. Regis Longboat Key Resort reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

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1. B

   Brett VIP

   New York City97 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Wonderful food. Prepared with care and presented beautifully by Jose our server . The Hotel is beyond amazing. Riva is worth it on every level.
   

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   Danielle

   Cleveland4 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 3 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Great service and amazing food. Would highly recommend!
   

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   Merrie VIP

   San Francisco3 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 4 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   The food was magnificent! Tom was a fabulous waiter!
   

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   Jim VIP

   San Francisco10 reviews

   1.0

   Dined 4 days ago

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 3

   This was my second time at Riva and, sorry to report, the experience was disappointing on several fronts. Service was virtually non-existent after our order was taken. Nobody kept water or iced teas filled on a scorching day. Finally, after a long wait, the food arrived and two dishes were off. A "Cobb" salad was little more than drenched lettuce leaves, the costly burger was dry as a brick and served in a soggy bun sitting on paper. A redo of the burger came back messy and unappetizing. The ambiance? Hot, hot hot even in the shade, and no views to justify the drive. We are locals and were hoping for something special to justify the drive and parking. The place was maybe 20% occupied, and it was a quiet Monday, so it's not like we picked a busy moment. Other guests were commiserating about the long waits for everything. Honestly, Riva needs to improve radically front and back. Two employees sparkled but seemed equally frustrated. A manager appeared at the very end and listened attentively, but where was she as this poor experience unfolded?
   

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   Jennifer VIP

   Northern MI1 review

   2.0

   Dined 5 days ago

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 5

   The server didn’t fire our entrees and came to ask what we would like for dessert not knowing we hadn’t had our entrees. Dirty plates sat in front of us over 20 minutes and when we finally got our entrees I had no silverware in which I had to get up and go get myself from another table. I expect a level of service far above what we had at the St. Regis
   

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   Amanda VIP

   New York City12 reviews

   1.0

   Dined 7 days ago

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 3

   Our experience at Riva was extremely poor. We were told we could not be seated earlier then our reservation but when we were finally sat more then half of the tables were empty. It took our server a long time to come to the table and take our order. Bread was not brought ovet until we asked for it. When bread arrived it was stale. All of the food that came was ok - definitely not worth the price. We love the hotel but would not return to Riva for dinner.
   

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   Clay VIP

   Cincinnati1 review

   1.0

   Dined 7 days ago

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 4

   Horrible service, sadly one of the worst restaurants I’ve been to in a long time. Such a beautiful hotel but they really need to work on the food and service.
   

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   Donna

   Philadelphia24 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on April 17, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 5

   What a lovely lunch experience. Food was good and the setting is beautiful! The weather was lovely and we had a relaxing, unhurried lunch!
   

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   Lauren VIP

   New York City2 reviews

   2.0

   Dined on April 14, 2025

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 2

   Waitress, Nathalie, was great, but food and atmosphere was not worth the price at all
   

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    Gina

    Tampa62 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on April 12, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 4

    I’ve been to Riva twice for lunch. Beautiful spot to dine alfresco and a great addition to LBK. Lunch menu is very limited and should add handhelds other than the 3 paninis. Perhaps, offer fish sandwiches or healthy vegetable (unfried) options. The octopus was tender and pleasantly NOT over salted. The hummus platter was perfect with all of its accompaniments. The gem salad is light and refreshing but the dressing could use more zing (or offer several choices). The beef panini was flavorful but was a bit chewy and lacked tenderness (most likely due to the less desirable cut). Looking forward to trying their dinner menu.
    

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