Riverside Pizza & Pub - South Elgin — Restaurant in South Elgin

Edit: 10/21/25 OMG have the pot roast sandwich! HAVE IT! So tender, not overly salty which is good! Served with onions and or mushrooms on their garlic bread, and mozzarella, braised in a nice gravy/sauce. Exemplary conversation and service from Sara. Always nice to have input on their delicious menu items. I haven't had a bad meal or appetizer yet. So good! I recommend the potroast sliders too!

Edit: 2/4/25 FANTASTIC Chicago style pizza. Returned later after pizza carry out. Ordered the Bruscetta to go. WHERE'S THE CHEESE? I'm not a fan. Doesn't Bruschetta normally have fresh mozzarella? C'mon, guys, ya dropped the ball on this one.

Edit: Had the chicken parm on my second visit. Great place to meet girlfriends for lunch. Excellent service.

Seems like a fun place. It was hoppin! I am extremely happy with the service. Loud but to be expected with the warehouse acoustics, so no big deal. Ordered carry out pizza, arrived early, and was able to sit at the vast bar until my order was ready. There is plenty of bar seating and high tables to accommodate many. Nice variety of food options from pasta to chicken parm. Highly recommend. CLEAN, cordial bartenders and wait staff. Highly recommend! Can't wait to go back! Excellent thin crust pizza! Tasty sauce. Cannot reiterate enough,...

Okay, so we went to Riverside for lunch on Saturday around noon. Right off the bat, we could tell things were gonna be a bit chaotic. There was only one waiter working, and he seemed super overwhelmed. We had to wait like 7 minutes for him to even acknowledge us because he was busy taking orders from other tables.

Once we finally got seated, I knew this wasn't going to be a smooth experience. They completely skipped asking how I wanted my burger cooked, which is a major red flag. We started with the nachos, and honestly, they were a bit of a mess. Some of the chips were burnt, and the toppings weren't evenly distributed.

The burger itself was decent, I guess. Nothing to write home about. But the fries? Oh man, those were a disaster. They tasted old and definitely had been reheated. And just like the nachos, some were burnt to a crisp.

The final straw was the kids' Mac and Cheese. They used nacho cheese! Seriously? Who does that?

Overall, we were pretty disappointed with our experience at Riverside. The service was slow, the food was inconsistent, and some of it was just plain bad. I wouldn't...

This Monday, my wife and I went for dinner for the first time at the South Elgin location. I had been to the one in Batavia a few times and on my last visit there I really enjoyed their chicken bruschetta pasta, so I thought I'd have it again. Unfortunately, it was nothing like what I had in Batavia. The alfredo sauce was watery and had no flavor. The chicken was buried underneath the pasta and had no searing as if it were boiled instead of "grilled". The bruschetta mix was tasty however the balsamic glaze was overused. Maybe if the alfredo sauce weren't so watery, the dish would have been better balanced.

My wife did the Build Your Own Burger which was really good and had an order of onion rings. Very tasty.

The staff was attentive, engaging and friendly which is very consistent for the Riverside "label". A very nice and relaxing atmosphere. Our waitress in particular took very good care of us.

Although my dish was a swing and a miss, everything else was spot on. I'll gladly go there again. I just won't order that dish at South...