A must-try Portugese restaurant in Rhode Island. The restaurant space feels cozy and casual, staff…read moreare friendly, and the food is phenomenal. When dining in I'd highly recommend trying the steamed littlenecks--once you finish the clams, keep the sauce for dipping the complementary bread in! Bife A Case is my family's go-to entree, always ordered medium rare and with round potato fries. I'm sure you can't go wrong with any other entrees, but the opportunity cost is too high for me to try them--we eat here about once a month, and the order's always 4x Bife A Casa plus a couple apps. There's no bar seating, but they do serve alcohol including a number of red and white wines, and a few specialty cocktails.

My husband and I attempted to go here last evening, were told for a party of 2 it would be a 20-25…read moreminute wait, we waited for an hour and were skipped over. The owner asked if she could bring us out drinks and never came back to get our drink order. I understand that some family owned restaurants have favorite regulars and give preferential treatment to certain guests. And I also understand that on busy nights (especially when World Cup futbol is on) things can get overlooked and forgotten. But this was a very disappointing experience and we will go to other Portuguese restaurants in the future. It's not a great feeling when you are made to feel not as important, at a restaurant that claims to pride itself on making you feel like family. The Lima's

We kicked things off with their fresh, in-house Gouda cheese that was literally made that…read moreday-YUMMO!!! Then came the shrimp.... I'll be honest, they didn't look like much at first, but one bite in and I was sold. Perfectly grilled, simple, and that pimento sauce was absolutely bomb. For the main event, we "split" the paella for one... which turned out to be a feast. We powered through and finished every last piece of rice because it was sooooo good. And dessert? Passionfruit mousse. I don't even like passion fruit, but this was hands-down the best mousse I've ever had in my life. The restaurant itself has a quirky, endearing vibe, kind of like walking into a summer party at your grandma's house, complete with fun, kitschy touches. It somehow transports you to old-school southern Spain but maybe that's just me. Jury's still out on the house wine, but with food this good, I'd come back in a heartbeat. Still gets a 5 from me.

Our favorite local go-to spot for Portuguese food. My husband and I will come here on date night,…read moreand more recently we came mid-week for the special. Bread, soup, entrees for two, PLUS a bottle of wine; all for $35.00! Yes you read that right. I am a bife a casa (Portuguese steak) aficionado, and if you are too, you won't be disappointed. Portions are generous; I always leave with tomorrow's lunch. Service is friendly and cordial. Highly recommend!

Was there last week, the service was ok, I had to ask for everything, no one came to ask if we…read moreneeded anything? The older person that sat us, was not welcoming at all. The place was not busy, it was like, 4:30 pm. The food was mediocre, will I go back? absolutely not! I don't mind paying good money for quality food, this was a 3 out of 5 for me. The only positive was soup of the day was good. Caldo verde, Portuguese rolls were good. The sangria tasty vinegary not good.

Yum!! What a great family run spot. We went in on a Thursday night and had a wonderful dinner. This…read moreis one of my cousin's favorite spots and I had been hearing about it for so long. It did not disappoint! Service was friendly and I'm pretty sure it was the owner who was basically doing everything that evening. I love that they give you pap sec's to start off, those rolls are so tasty. We got little necks in the wine and butter sauce. Yum! A pretty large portion to for the price. For dinner my husband and I split the larger portuguese steak. It was awesome! I'm picky with steak and this one was super flavorful, tender, and just all around delicious. The fries and rice that come with it were great as well. Overall super delicious food at a very reasonable price point for the high quality!

Went to celebrate a 70th birthday. Large party of 10. Food was delicious, or server was on point…read more You won't be disappointed.

Food - I so badly wanted to give this one a higher rating but unfortunately I can't. For an…read moreappetizer I had the kale soup, it was very oil forward it had no potatoes, no meat just kale and broth which I found different than many other kale soups I've had. For my main dish I ordered the shrimp Mozambique which was extremely bland and over cooked, the white rice and fries were great! I also ordered a pitcher of sangria it tasted like water, as if it was diluted, the server was nice enough to ask the bartender to remake it but it came out the same. Service - the waiter was friendly and nice! Ambiance - we sat outside it was nice with plenty of seating, inside is also very large with a space upstairs to rent for private event

When Kevin Andrews and RISD Professor Bill Drew cook -- you get quality food....and drinks are…read moreinexpensive too. Great group of people go to the club regularly--nice spot....... Try the Portuguese -American Social Club-- PASC has a menu thats a hit-list....

I like the restaurant better than I used to, and so does my husband and two sons. I was wondering…read moreif they have a new chef because everything we got was delicious. My husband and I and one of my sons got the book of Aledsjena. We also got the soup in the grilled cheese. We can afford your prices because there's a lot of places that we go to that we can't afford your prices. We shall be back now that we know the food is tasting better.

Ate lunch there on Tuesday, May 27th and had the steak with the ham. It didn't taste authentically…read moreportuguese, which I am. It was disappointing. Brought the rest home and probably won't even eat the rest. I get cutting costs and probably hiring chefs who don't know authentic portuguese cooking. I would rather pay more at the other Portuguese restaurants in the area for a great meal.

Baked shrimps were delicious and service was good given that the restaurant was super busy ! The…read moreoutside seating is beautiful !

Riviera used to be a family favorite of ours growing up and I was so excited to take my husband…read morehere when we traveled back to visit my family - unfortunately the service and food has gone downhill FAST. My husband and mother both ordered a beer but were told by either the manager or owner that, and I quote "we're a Portuguese bar we don't serve that shit"; I think my mouth quite literally hit the floor. They have a FULL bar and you expect me to believe you do not carry a single beer, specially Portuguese beer like Sagres or Super Block if you claim to be a Portuguese bar? We were told they could not make a bourbon on the rocks for whatever reason and settled water and soda because it was exhausting trying to figure out what the bartender was capable of making or what they had in stock. I have NEVER been treated with such an attitude within 15 minutes of being seated and would never come back here after this meal, the other waiter who eventually took care of us for the rest of the meal was very kind and did his best to make up for what had occurred. There are so many other Portuguese restaurants in East Providence that Riviera doesn't even compare at this point, overall super disappointed.

The food is very good, but VERY spicy. I thought I could handle spice - until I tried this. Be…read morecautious with which spice level you choose!

Tried Tribos for first time; ordered chicken (medium) and a side of veggies. The menu has a lot of…read moreoptions and took a while to decide. I was keeping it "healthy" but there were so many other tempting things i want to go back to have. The chicken was very flavorful, not dry but spicy! I probably will ask for mild next time but it was still great. Service was fast, went on a sat afternoon and there weren't a lot of people there. The server was friendly and patient. The restaurant looks casual, a lot of seating options but parking in that area can be difficult. Will definitely go back to try other items and have more peri peri chicken soon!