The Rivers Restaurant and Bar

Rocked up with our family of 8 without a booking visiting from Wellington. Food was done well. Portion sizes were perfect especially for big eaters in our family. I had the gangsta burger. Not flash but simple and cooked to perfection. Would happily go back for that burger. All burgers should be like that, simple ingredients but just done really well. Drinks were nice. Service was exceptional. Would happily go back next visit

Very busy place. Good food and reasonably priced. On street parking which can mean a short walk. Good menu with board specials. Pleasant staff under the pump.

A bit noisy for me as it was Father's Day, but great food and the Cider on tap was just brilliant! We'll be back again.

I was at this place only one. It was good but not great for me. The staff was nice, the atmosphere ok the good was good. Maybe I'm to picky. Lol
You can park around the corner there are some parking places.

Good place for kids for food n drawings and room to roam around. Steak and salad was beautifully cook but mushroom sauce out of a packet‍️ why! Love the soup of the day. Seafood chowder not bad needing alittle more meat and the big seafood platter is good, just not to keen on just marinated mussels out of a punnet. Love the older bar staff awesome and inviting and engaged with the kids. Owner is abit grumpy. And Still gutted about the mushroom. Best place for a Guinness

Food was supperb especially Beer battered fish Cooked to perfection Lovely staff very nice and clean premises Would recommend this place again Thanks

Went for group lunch. Nice Kai. Enjoyed my afternoon. We all ordered different plates, all really nice. Good service.

Update: Super busy, but the staff handled it like champs. I can't say anything bad about my meal or the entrees, but 1 of my guest sent his plate back as it wasn't cooked properly. No biggie, no drama. Good vibes at The Rivers.

We stopped in here for drinks. It was a busy Easter Saturday early afternoon and there were a lot of groups dining. Some of our group had a play on the pokies with some success!

Value for money, food was delicious- wonderful friendly service.nice vibes.keep up the great teamwork

Warmed Steak, blue cheese and walnut salad would be the best I have had.
Place is always busy which is a good indication of food and service.

Good food and good customer service. The waiting time are long, because they have a huge large selection. Maybe they have very few chefs inside the kitchen. Lucky they have a good customer service. I will be back again.

One of the best services you could ask for. Beautiful food and reasonable pricing. Lovely seating areas too.

Is a nice clean bar/restaurant to eat and drink at, staff are very welcoming, helpful and accommodating. They have a very wide variety on their menu and the meals i have tried have been delicious.
I also found the prices of meals wer very reasonable.
Will definitely be back to try more of the menu.
Highly recommend. 5 stars

Always great value for money and fantastic service. We love it as a family friendly venue with loads of atmosphere and central to everything. Gorgeous views over the river and lots of different styles of seating. Love this place. Love the board specials as well as the comprehensive everyday menu!

We been their just to visit Gisborne and have dinner here at Rivers Resto.i can say the food is not too great and too long to wait. Specially chowder soup is not worth the price overall is not worth for the food you eat.plus there is a mosquito"s under the table

The food was good, the beef in my salad was a bit overdone and I would have given a 5 otherwise. This place has the friendliest staff and best service. A large menu with lots of choice.

We were 1st patrons at 12pm. 4 adults, 2 kids. We waited a whole hour for our 3 small starters!? ! Then almost 40 minutes for our main. My son's were starving and we were all hangry once we received our meals. The food was ok but not worth the wait nor the price. The waitresses were nice, the manager was very rude & insulting. I do not recommend this restaurant.

Simply food is way over priced and was utter garbage. I Was thoroughly disappointed as it was a nice setup and menu sounded delicious but steak was overcooked and cold we asked for medium ($38).
beef and prawn salad ($28) was meat on burger salad with noodles on it and 12 pub wings - chicken wings ($18) tiny little wings looked like they were picked off baby chickens, I could have honestly cooked better at home.the whole experience was below average and very disappointing and would try the places across the river.

From an out of towner coming to experience Gisborne

I found the waitresses 2 out of 3 and the owner of the business very rude, offensive and unhelpful. Out of the 6 varieties we ordered 1 was worth the price we paid. We purchased a $25.00 "seafood platter which was similar to a $10.00 pack I could've ordered from the local fish and chip shop. My first and my last it's business's like this that remind me of why I don't enjoy restaurants

Great and friendly service, sorry didn't take a pic. Myself and family (partner, 12 & 11yr old) left absolutely full. Free satisfying. Recommend to others.