The Riverside: Tap & Table — Restaurant in Winnipeg

Honestly I'm not one who enjoys giving a bad review just for the sake of it but sadly I can't say too many positive things about the Riverside. Firstly, service was well below par. I sat for quite some time before having to get up and go to the bar to place an order. I am well capable of doing so but it defeats the purpose of having serving staff (of which there were two of) if they're not going to take your order. Then once I got to the bar I was literally ignored for about 7 or 8 minutes while the entire staff chatted approximately ten feet away looking at me as if I was a nuisance for wanting to place an order. Then finding a table that looked like it had been cleaned in this decade was a challenge to say the least. I know it sounds like nitpicking but if you're trying to entice people into coming into your establishment, correcting some of these things might be looked into - as well as maybe learn when to cut some people off. There were two individuals in there that were well past the point of the night being called for them. I get it - it's a bar and people are there to drink and enjoy themselves, but screaming at the top of their lungs and falling out of their chairs and noting being said or done is not pleasing for your other...

I have been frequenting this place since I moved to the area. The vendor guy is the rudest person I have ever met. This morning when I got off work at 830am I stopped by to buy some beer but since the vendor doesn't open til 10 am I sat on the lounge and was playing vlts. THE waitress and I were the only ones there and she came and opened the machine next to mine and then slammed the door causing my vlt to stop and I lost all my credits along with the 85.50 I was up. When I asked about it she stated any malfunction made it null and void. She stated it sometime s did this so obviously knew about it so why not start with the other ones where nobody was playing? .I asked to speak to the manager who said "we have dealt with your kind before " I took great offence to this as I am native. The machine only malfunctioned because she slammed the door to the vlt next to mine. The waitress was extremely rude and racist. I too give this place a negative 5! I don't recommend this place to anyone especially if your not white! I will be drawing up a petition for people to sign if they have had issues concerning the vlts as I believe this was done on purpose due to the fact that the waitress could have started checking the vlts that...

I have been going to The Limelight with my friends now for many years. it is like a Cheers bar, from the famous sitcom, in that we always have had a good time, because we see other people we know there, that we did not expect to see. It is always good to see my friend, one of the bouncers, who I used to see doing security in the 1980s. I grew up in Fort Garry and we used to frequent The Norlander because they always had the best bands there. We always felt safe there and the security was very good. I find now that many of the bars in Winnipeg, seem to have a big drug problem with the younger crowd. I am from the older crowd and we don't seem to fit in with the patrons of most of these bars, nowadays. Perhaps, because the staff knows me here, they treat me better, but I can't believe how friendly the staff are, considering I am not a big drinker and maybe bad for business profits. At The Limelight, we always feel safe, the singers are great and the food is superb. Try their pizzas, you won't be...