Address: | 11430 W Huguenot Rd, Midlothian, VA 23113, USA |
Phone: | +1 804-897-9518 |
Site: | rivercitydiner.com |
Rating: | 3.9 |
Working: | 8AM–9PM 8AM–9PM 8AM–10PM 8AM–10PM 8AM–11PM 8AM–11PM 8AM–9PM |
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Great Contrarian
Is there any way to give zero stars? The bar wench, which is exactly what she was, kept butting into our conversation to offer her most unwelcome 2 cents about the place. This served to only make us more furious about sitting at the bar. And WHY were we having to sit on wobbly stools at the bar, you may ask? There was booth after booth after booth sitting unoccupied (it seemed like half the restaurant) which we were told by the fresh faced lad barely out of puberty...were not used. Not used??? Then what are they there for? Ambiance?? Oh, just not cleaned off yet because "were only human" interrupted the the nosy bar wench. "Only human" is the reason for having 6 or 7 unused booths that seemed awfully clean to me. Whatever. Hire more staff, then. Listen, friends, dont go here. Go to the REAL River City Diner downtown on 17th Street. A FAR better place. Not some cheap 50s Gunther Toodys rip-off. If you must eat in this area, get Burger King instead. I guarantee youll be much happier. You also wont be followed out by red-faced shouting bar staff when you voice your displeasure. Yikes...
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Sean Fallon
So I just went to this place with my buddys to have some dinner except I ordered breakfast. I have 2 friends that work there one with me and one working. As I walk in my friend is about to seat us and we chose where we want to be seated, a manager simply incested we sit in the section he wants us to. He treated me and my friend as if we where not customers but like we worked there with my friends and complained So we sat where he wanted us to . So we dont get to sit in the seat we want to and now this guy is our server. We order our food and it takes 25 minutes and our appetizer was cold our food comes out and as I eat its cold so I didnt even touch my entree I went all out on it with extra items , my friends burger was pink to the point where he could have gotten food poisoning , and our bacon fries where dried cold. Since my friend works there he tells us we get half price off but turns out we dont so I just payed for the worst dinner/breakfast Ive ever eaten in my life , 30.00 for this value is awful and the food is gross in my opinion.
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Jonathan Greenhill
River City Diner is a nice typical diner with a lot of flair from the 50s and 60s. They serve breakfast all day as well as a ton of other diner food. I usually choose from the breakfast options which are numerous. The eggs and bacon are typically cooked the way I ask and the coffee isnt bad at all. I once had the chicken and waffles which was really good. It is a lot of food though so make sure your eyes arent bigger than your stomach. In reality, I would rate this a 3.5 to a 5 star. Diners are always iffy. Ive gone on days and gotten wonderful service, but Ive also gone when it was slow or my food wasnt super hot. Its a diner. You should kind of be expecting that when you go. Its part of the appeal of heading to a diner. On the good days this place is a 4-5 star. On an bad day its like a 3. The last time I went it was great. Awesome food, awesome coffee, awesome service. Definitely worth a trip back in time!
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Tom F.
Solid diner food, good service, walls full of crazy stuff for your kids to look at, and a life-sized statue of Elvis when you enter. I mean, come on. Do you even need to read more?! There isnt anything youd expect from a diner that isnt here, except for less-than-clean silverware, dishes, tables, etc. The place is spotless. A great place to grab very good diner food, kid friendly, clean, fun, and fast. Zero complaints! Oh, and the garbage plate breakfast was wonderful, especially when a tad hung over. Add the chicken strips to it. There is so much food you can easily get 2-3 meals out of it. I suppose some might be able to finish it in one sitting, but if thats the case and you arent a professional athlete of some kind, you will probably be full of both food and regret. The garbage plat is not to be consumed in a single sitting!!
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Kiley Davies
We had a pretty nice server. He seemed very anxious for something. I got a vanilla milkshake and it was brought to me in a glass that easily couldve shattered in my hand had i grabbed it. Not go mention it tasted like ice and freezer burnt ice cream. And NO manager came to talk to me. I got the pepper jacked burger It was brought to me with a full section of raw white onion a pewny tomato and no bacon. When i asked about the bacon my server seemed pretty annoyed with the cook in the kitchen. Fries were eh. Not fresh. Fried apples were canned apples warmed with cinnamon. Very disappointed. Will not be back
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Kyle McCall
The food took a little while to get to us, due to reasons out of anyones control, and our server arranged for the manager to comp our entire meal for the inconvenience. We had no intentions of remarking about the time issue, but the fact they took the initiative to right the situation stood out in the best way possible. Our server was fantastic, personable, and cut jokes just enough without distracting from our conversations; the food was excellent with an accommodating menu, and is now one of our favorite places. Not bad for our first time there.
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Nauhteeboy
I had the Egg Chop breakfast dish with home fries. The fries were luke warm and tasted of apples. The Chops were not fresh but were frozen battered and deep fried instead of fresh cut and pan fried. The biscuit was hot and tastey. Eggs over easy were done correctly. Over all a very lacking experience and disappointment considering all hype RCD gets from the local talks show mouthpiece Jeff Kats. Sad to say I will not be returning to this restaurant any time soon.
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Julia Hawthorne
This is my favorite local diner. The food is always exactly what we are expecting. I highly recommend the garbage plate (even though it doesnt sound appetizing). Also in autumn they have the most incredible pumpkin pancakes. Seriously, they are the best and I wish I could make them as well at home. :) It is a diner, so my rating is only judging it based on similar restaurants.
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Christy S.
The food was good, but the wait staff were terrible. Our waitress was on a smoke break for the entirety of our meal. Did not check to see is we needed refills or if our food was okay. When she did come back, she reeked of cigarette smoke and then only asked if we wanted dessert since we were completely done eating and had been for some time.
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Zoey Davis
I love this place!! Food was great and came out very quickly. Its a very loving, caring place as well. The server was very understanding with our pickiness. I will definitely be back and recommend this diner to anyone with kids or anyone any age. It has a cool theme, great food, and awesome hospitality! 10 out of 10!
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MICHAEL WHITE
I was here several years ago and had the blackened catfish sandwich for lunch. WOW! I have had catfish many places on the east coast and this was the best ever. Id be willing to drive 4 hours from home for a road trip to eat it for lunch and go back home if It wouldnt make me look crazy to do it. Lol.