Open faced roast beef is always a good choice, comes with mashed potatoes and gravy. Good gravy. Pies are always good. Usually take a slice home. read more

Normally I love Riverside, but lately the service is pretty disappointing. Could not believe my eyes tonight. Brown gravy with my chicken? I have to ask now for the correct gravy? And I ordered mashed. So now mashed means a smashed baked potato? Do better Riverside! read more

We waited forever for marginal food Dirty poor service, May I recommended Macdonalds read more

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Solid entry in the comfort food arena. Great Corned Beef Hash for breakfast, and tasty Cabbage Rolls for dinner. Great selection of homemade pies for dessert, service sometimes is a little slow, but I guarantee you won't go home hungry. read more

Service is stellar! Lilly went above and beyond for my grandma and I. She checked in often always having the most positive attitude! We will DEFINITELY be coming back very soon with the rest of the family! read more

My wife and I were across the street from the restaurant on business and we decided to take a chance on the food. I ordered the grilled chicken sandwich and it was delicious, it reminded me of a chicken club sandwich, it came with chips and crinkle cut pickles. It was enough to fill me up. We will be eating there again soon. My wife ordered the cheese omelette with diced fried potato's and toast It too was delicious, she said. The waitress was very helpful and extremely courteous, she even checked on the pickles for me because I have a dye allergy. Come on in and give them a try. The place was clean and restrooms were nice too. read more

Homestyle meals at a reasonable cost. Good service and a Denny's like atmosphere. Get a seat at the back window and enjoy the birds.

Had steak and eggs and asparagus omelette for breakfast. The steak was cooked exactly as ordered,so good. Will come back again and again for the asparagus omelette. read more

My grandparents lived in the area so we always came here for breakfast when we came up to visit them. My girlfriend and I were passing through on the way up north for the weekend so we decided to see if it was as good as I remember from my childhood. It was even better then I remember! The friendliest staff paired with classic diner food done right. Not a bad thing about the experience. Can't wait to go back next time we are passing through. read more

Riverside Family Restaurant - a picture of a squirrel - Desserts Near Me - Freeland, Michigan

Honestly terrible all round, was good the first time I came here which was 2 years ago, flies were everywhere around my table, and the food was not good, don't recommend read more

One will find ... Good food, great service, and super pies! Too full after dinner, take your pie home.

Poorest service ever - never got served. People who came in after us had ordered and got their starter salads and we did not have a waiter come to our table. After about 15 minutes of being ignored we left. Instead of other wait staff including the manager stepping in to help, even after we asked, they did nothing. No excuse read more

The floor was beyond dirty and no one seemed to care. Tables needed to be cleared and cleaned. Food was marginal at best. The worst was the army of flies. I recommend going somewhere else!! read more

We love Riverside. The food is always great with large portions and great service. They have the best pies on earth! Make sure to sit by the window facing the river for added enjoyment. read more

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Sadly we had a bad experience today at Riverside. Employees are nice. Food this time was not. My western omelette was bad not flavor at all but what most bothered us was the tons of flies around the tables and windows. We had to eat faster and go out of the place bc that, but before that I shared my discomfort with the cashier which take it as "oh well". They need to fumigate the whole place because we won't back if this issue is not fixed. read more

The pie! Worth the wait to have their coconut cream pie. I ordered the day before and was ready at pick up, inside is really nice and spacious. Great people! Very friendly. read more

Good food good prices! Pies are yummy! Lots of choices Servers are great and friendly. read more

Nice place. Food quality was very good. Get a booth near the window overlooking the River at watch the Aquilla on the corn wheel - entertaining. Service was friendly, but slow. Portion size was not as expected - the omlet was small for a "3 egg" omelet. read more

Always excellent service, hot food, affordable - omelets and pancakes are great here too - busy but they are still quick and the waits are not long to get your food. Great staff! Trey was my waiter - very pleasant and friendly. read more

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After having an unpleasant experience next door at "the other side", we came here. The place could be spruced up a bit but our waitress was nice and the food was made to order and pretty darn good. A lot of meat and the portions (other that the side salad which needs a lot more lettuce), we're good. It has a beautiful view out back. I'm glad we went here instead of ensuring the overwhelmingly loud/lack of service crazy bar/eatery next door. Avoid that at all costs. Not family friendly at all, the inside is loud drunks. read more

We came for dinner , dirty tables, people waiting to pay, a large group waiting to be seated also, we waited 15 minutes, 3 employees walked past us, never acknowledged our presence, guess we're invisible!! We waited another 5 minutes, thinking someone would show up, nope!! We left, walked next door, immediately seated, friendly staff!! I guess Riverside needs HELP!! We have come here for many years and never had this poor service!!! Must be taking their good reputation for granted!! read more

The food is always good and the staff is very friendly. The view of the rive is wonderful!

Great family restaurant, thee service is always friendly, the home cooked meals always good. And they have the best homemade pies anywhere!

Nice, clean, friendly, family run restaurant. Right on highway 47. Lots of parking in a big lot. Breakfast, lunch and dinner. Breakfast served all day. Good basic food. Obviously a hit with locals because the place was full by 5:3o pm. Good selection of items with daily specials on a board inside. My burger was medium rare as requested (which rarely happens elsewhere). Fries were crispy and onion rings were hot and crunchy. Table mates has liver and onions and the Italian beef sandwich. Both were happy. Famous for their pies. Dutch apple was very good. Waitress Ashley was very friendly and attentive. In Freeland not far from airport. Check them out. read more

The waitress was nice and helpful. The service was very good and the food was great at a good price

staff is very mean yelling at people my drink came 10 minutes after every one at my table git theirs.

Excellent service, quality and portion sizes. My family has been eating at Riverside for 23 years. They are the go to for breakfasts and a wide variety of menu items. That being said the same goes for their other meal offerings it's just that we love eating breakfast out. MUST try their Riverside Harvest Salad! It's very satisfying to the taste buds and it's filling. My choice for a lunch item. read more

Good home cooking in a clean and friendly atmosphere. It's a nice place for family meals.

Great comfort food and great service. Staff was very friendly and they all gave you a smile. Made you feel like you were special. I heard the pies are delicious and did not have time to Try one but I was told to try the Dutch apple pie by the young lady cashing us out. She gave us the vibe to Come back again . read more

Great pie nice family place and service is excellent they treat you very well. Owned by a very nice family good people who know how to make a pie and treat a coustmer read more

Stopped in Friday morning at 8 and it wasn't too busy. Sat ourselves and the waitress came over quickly to get our drink order. Coffee is average, food is good and they did fill our drinks often. Parking is plentiful and sitting near the windows out back is nice. They have a beautiful view but the need to fill the bird and squirrel feeders! Overall a nice visit, nothing spectacular but enjoyable. read more

Our new go-to breakfast spot! I've been pleased with everything I've gotten here. Kid's meals are a good value. The delicious homemade raspberry jam is a treat on my toast! My only complaint is that the omelets routinely are over-cooked for my taste. My husband will push through anything, but even he's commented that they are overdone. We'll be back! read more

Perfect place to get a home cooked meal. Great prices and service, cute scenic view by the window. read more

This place has always had great homemade food. Specials are a sure bet for a great deal! Portions are generous, food is made with quality ingredients. They do very well with pie! Got curbside service Friday night, food was as good as ever. Service was sincerely pleasant. They're doing well by patrons to serve great food safely in these times! I'll be back next week! read more

Unfriendly manager today who approached my table, unrequested, after I was eating my remade hot sandwich. She tried to grab the plate that had the sandwich that was made incorrectly, but it had my only fries (cold) that I'd ordered. She said I'd have to pay for the incorrectly made sandwich if I took it home, and I was only trying to eat my French fries with my remade hot sandwich! The fries were not remade so were not hot when remade sandwich arrived. I didn't complain or ask for hot fries but I certainly didn't expect her rudeness. She also said the waitress was new, as if that had anything to do with the situation! Very disappointing meal I was trying to have with my elderly father since I live out of state , and it's one of his favorite places and doesn't have much time left with loved ones. Definitely not the norm for Riverside. I'd demote her if it were my restaurant. She's not very smart or customer service oriented. read more

Comfort food and pies. Breakfast the way you would expect. Overall a fine local place

food was cold and sent a simply turkey and which back and took another20 minutes! good food pay all that money and can't get it hot. service sucked! read more

Decided to stop here after driving around in nearby countryside and have lunch. The place was hopping around noon on a Saturday. Upon entering you're greeted by a bulletin listing their dozen or so types of pie and I knew I was in the right place. I would have loved to just have a sampling of each type of pie and called that my meal but I don't think it was an option. The menu was extensive with all the favorites such at hot roast beef sandwich, burgers and all day breakfast if you wanted. I decided to eat light with soup as I needed to have room for the pie! I figured I better get my pie order in right away so they wouldn't be out of my chosen favorite before I was done with soup. The chicken noodle soup had very wide noodles, not enough chicken and broth was too thin and had no flavor. Thank goodness the strawberry rhubarb pie met all expectations though-very large piece, good consistency, and excellent crust! My sister had the roast beef sandwich which had a fat layer of thinly sliced beef and a nice gravy on the mashed potatoes. Brother elected to have a breakfast meal of eggs and a large serving of corned beef hash. They both felt their meals were great. It's obvious this restaurant is quite popular and worth stopping at if you're going through Freeland, Michigan. read more

Me and my family when there and they had some of the best food I have ever had I. My life highly recommend

Seated right away at 9:30 on a Sunday morning, order taken right away and food out quickly! Awesome veggie omelet and one big huge pancake for a side! Love this place for dinner and pies ......but now a breakfast favorite too! read more

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