The Riverside Market Cafe
| Address: | 608 SW 12th Ave, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312, USA |
| Phone: | +1 954-358-8333 |
| Site: | theriversidemarket.com |
| Rating: | 4.7 |
| Working: | 8AM–12AM 8AM–12AM 8AM–2AM 8AM–12AM 8AM–2AM 8AM–2AM 8AM–12AM |
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Jessica Day
GREAT ATMOSPHERE Friendly staff. The best tacos for #tacotuesday! The BEST homemade cookies- huge and delicious. Pray youre there when theyre freshly baked and thats all you can smell throughout the entire restaurant. Its the perfect place to meet friends or have a relaxed date night over hundreds of craft beers. Pick your beer from the cooler. You pay by bringing your bottles to the front and they tally your check (dont even try ditching a bottle.) If you havent been before you sure as heck need gps. Its tucked away in a neighborhood and in an unassuming white building with a few outside wood tables. Walk in and youre immediately distracted by about 10 coolers full of beer, hightop tables, big comfy couches, the decor like a bike on the ceiling, and the many faces of happy patrons. I have yet to have a bad experience and I pray I never do. Hands-down a usual go-to for my boyfriend and I; and many locals!
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cecilia c
I will never go back, horrible service and very rude people... My friends and I were having a good time and a worker decided to be very rude saying oh everyone left and you guys are still here.. "Its not like everyone just left or its not like youre last people here & Im sure you guys want to go home cause I do.." Even though there were still other people also finishing up and getting ready to pay. Then he makes another comment about 2 minutes later as my friends were finishing up their drinks saying something along of the lines of oh you guys stay I love to work and stay here. Then as we are paying he gets a phone call and says yeah everyone just left but we arent closing for other hour... Ive never been disrespected like this and Im extremely mad! Ruined our entire mood. I refuse to go back.. Very uncalled for of the guy..
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Frank Kudrna
Is it a restaurant or is it just a local Hangout? This place is amazing. The staff is super friendly and so casual. People come here to eat, have a few beers and hang out with their buds, or just play some board games and spend their day. Feels like a "locals" Hangout. The big thing here is the beer selection. Three of the four walls of the entire restaurant are basically beer coolers. Its all self serve so you can have a variety of beer at your leisure, plus they have beer on tap. They do the Honor System so you bring up your empty bottles to pay when you leave. The atmosphere is comfortable and casual and the people are super nice. We got a pizza and a few beers and loved it. Definitely will be back!
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Tom Robey
Very unique bar with a very unique experience. Huge variety of beer with a pretty good menu to boot. Here is the basic concept: Inside the bar the walls are lined with glass door refrigerators, each filled with dozens of different types of beers. There are literally hundreds of different beers available to you. Servers do not bring you your beers, they are only there to order food. You go up and grab your own beers. At the end you bring your empties to the cashier who then adds everything up for your bill. So yes, this bar is on the honor system. A very cool concept. My favorite fridge is the one with all the local beers. This place is almost always packed (with good reason) so plan accordingly.
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Jacqueline Douches
Dont be alarmed if when you put Riverside Market Cafe into your GPS and it takes you through a very residential neighborhood. Its tucked away and inside a converted home. The moment you walk in, the interior is lit with the beer coolers with hundreds to choose from. They have a self-service model where you go up and grab what you want, and at the end you bring your empties to the cashier and pay that way. Its a concept that really works for them and the locals respect and dont abuse that at all! Food here is stellar and the prices are even better! Overall, a very chill and casual spot to have a few drinks over amazing pizza!
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Lauren Locke
The food was good after we waited over an hour for it! We were starving after traveling all morning. We chose this place because of the high google reviews. There was not much help with selecting a beer for us non-beer drinkers. The waitstaff was friendly but not very good at explaining why the food took so long, they kept saying "the omelets take 25 minutes because they are baked" but that didnt explain why it took over an hour! They didnt seem overly busy as a reason why the food took soo long, maybe it just wasnt a great day. I dont think I would go back the next time I am in Ft. Lauderdale, unless we order ahead.
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A Private User
Too bad I am required to give any stars to leave this review.A group of us (6 altogether) ordered for pickup. The sweetpotato fries were burned to a crisp and that's not an exaggeration. The grilled cheese (which says Panini in the menu) was just a cheese sandwich, they weren't even grilled.. plus it tasted like processed cheese. The pastrami sandwich tasted like "leather" and was just thrown together. Not a single person enjoyed their meal. I would have never guess this was prepared by an honest to goodness restraunt... the owner(s) / staff should be embarrassed they let this food out the door.
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sarah-jane Laubscher
Awesome bar and restaurant, right in the middle of the New River neighborhood. If you like craft beer and good wholesome food, this is the place to be. The bar works on an honor system - there are fridges thoughout the venue where you can pick your own beverages - crafts beers, wine and sodas (at least 200 different beers). At the end of the evening you just bring your bottles to the till to pay. They have a garden in the back, so most of whats on the menu is organically grown - great pizza, wings, humus and so much more. Youll love this eclectic little place!
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Tony Russell
This is Ft. Lauderdales hidden gem! Just a couple minutes away from Las Olas, the Riverside Market is tucked away in a neighborhood and has a much more relaxed and quiet atmosphere than the bars and clubs found on the downtown strip. Beer lovers rejoice!: this is your self-service beer heaven! They have nearly every craft beer imagineable in stock and customers can freely pick and choose whatever they want from their freezer-lined walls. Very laidback and not loud. Great for hanging out and conversing with friends or a date.
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Erin Carr
I love this place! Biggest selection of beers and craft beers in South Florida. They work on an honor system. You grab the beer(s) you want out of the extensive line of coolers. You keep the bottles and when youre ready to leave carry them to check out. The food is a-maze-balls. I havent had anything I dont like. Whenever we have family/friends in town we always hit up Riverside Market. Also they are dog friendly, bring you pooch inside with you! Very cool vibe, great beers, yumm food. All around winner!
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Jose Sierra
Unbelievable beer selection. Great atmosphere until it gets super full of people, and then its just really crowded. The food used to be great, but quality has gone down as popularity has gone up. Similarly, pricing used to be one of the strongest points but the place has gotten popular, and prices have gone up significantly. Theres alternatives that are equally fun and priced more reasonably, though if you catch this place early in the day its a great place to chill and hang over a few beers.
