Riva by Wolfgang Puck

I should have read the breakfast reviews before settling on this café. I got an omelet that was overpriced ($ 18 for two eggs, some mushrooms, some cheese) but it was the SERVICE that was terrible.
Despite being one of about 5 occupied tables, our server was scarce and barely gave us the time of day. I had to refill my water with my own water bottle. Never was able to flag him down for condiments like ketchup. Had to ask a different server to find him so we could get our bill and then THAT SERVER FORGOT. Eventually we had to get up and grab our own server who didn’t even realize our food had come (despite the fact that we’ve been here about an hour). He got the check but again was gone so fast we didn’t even have a chance to ask him if we could charge our breakfast to our room.
Also, just FYI, the receipts have no way to bill to your room, so you will have to track down your server and have them write it out – but NOTE if you have not made a separate call to the front desk to authorize charges to your room, they will tell you that you (not them, despite being part of the hotel) have to find some way to call them. This was a bummer since we did not bring phones (or credit cards) to the pool… had to go back all the way to our rooms after wasting so much time already.
UGH. Save yourself the trouble and go grab an $ 8 panini from the CBTL inside the Venetian.

This place was perfect for a quick lunch. My mom and I came here to eat because we were tanning in the pool area and needed some shade and food. We both ordered a Caesar salad. The salad was good; however, the chicken I had on mine was a bit dry. The service here was great and multiple servers kept refilling my water when it got to halfway. It was perfect because of how hot it was outside.
I knocked off one star because when my mom received our bill, the waitress left another person’s bill next to ours so we were able to see what someone else spent. I felt a little uncomfortable seeing someone else’s bill next to ours and I wouldn’t want someone seeing my bill. Otherwise, perfect place for a quick lunch outside.

This Review is for BREAKFAST ONLY. Located nicely outside of the pool area of the Venetian. Seated and presented Breakfast menus. Keeping it Simple to our Server Quinn.
Yogurt Berry Parfait. Apparently pre-​maid. can’t screw that up…
American Breakfast 2 Eggs Over Medium — Toast — Potatoes Bacon. $ 18.00 ok I get it but jeez.
Coffee was not overly hot and no server found without an ear shot to get it warmed up or refilled Strike 1
25 Minutes with less than 30% of table occupied this morning. to get breakfast Strike 2
Eggs were not over medium but a FRIED EGG. only 1 piece of toast cut in two with 2 strips of bacon with a small amount of breakfast potatoes. Took us 5 minutes to find someone to return the meal than Manager came out and brought it and apologized.
Unfortunately at that point toast was Ice Cold and was not replaced… Strike 3
Cashier actually OVERPAID us on the change but we gave it back… given the fact that you screwed up an utterly impossible meal not to mention its outrageous price tag we probably should have kept the extra 10 bucks… NOT MY STYLE
Strike 3… And this to the rest of the failures on the Venetian /​Palazzo Properties…
NEXT!

PARKING :
free self parking in LAS VEGAS!
PLACE:
Located in Venetian Hotel at the fifth floor next to the pool area. Atmosphere is pretty nice because of the view .
SERVICE:
slow and staff is very unattentive, but the person who refills our drink is the only person who is attentive. it wasn’t busy but it looks like they are very unorganized. after the first person took our orders, although i believe he wasn’t the waiter but he is probably trying to help his co worker taking orders, i assumed because the second and the third guy whos taking our orders have the same uniform except the first guy who is in dark blue polo shirt .
Second guy came to our table and asking for our order and after we gave again our order, the third guys asking if we are ready to order. it was like circus 3 people taking your order without other knowing. the first person told them he already took the order after we got totally confused who is the person in charge.
After we finished eating it took them so long to process our bills
FOOD:
I did order the American Breakfast: just what you normally get in american breakfast. I asked for scramble egg, bacon instead of sausage, with half cut of strawberry, too stingy for a fruits and 1 very thin sliced of orange for simple decoration. with one piece of white bread cut in half served with 2 jam and butter. portion are pretty small but price is standard.
Coffee:
they refill your coffee and you can ask for milk or cream. not the best but its alright.

Nice ambience and service was okay. I’m disappointed that the waiter was too lazy to call front desk so we can charge our meal to our room. He just said we could not do it and front desk says we can. Pancakes were okay and the first batch of bacon we ordered was nice and crispy. Second order of bacon was chewy even though we asked them to crisp it up more.

It surprises me what celebrity chefs are willing to put their name on. Riva is a poolside (all outdoor) restaurant at The Venetian. We went here for lunch and I was completely underwhelmed by the choices on the menu and by the food itself. Really? This is what a celebrity chef comes up with? Sad.
Very few choices so you better want a pizza, a club sandwich, or a standard salad. That’s it. My daughter had the cheese pizza. I had the club sandwich, which came with fries. And I got a strawberry colada swirl. $ 60 later, we called that a lunch and left. I could have gotten that anywhere. Why on earth would that be what Wolfgang Puck offered up? Seems crazy to me.
If you want to overspend on something you can get better at your local diner… come here.

Ate at Riva twice while staying at the Venetian — once for lunch and once for breakfast. It has a great handy location outdoor by the pool and was very nice in the morning. The food was very average for a hotel of the Venetians standard — I had a club Sandwich for lunch — which was OK but the fries were cold and soggy. I had a breakfast Burrito was OK but very greasy — the salsas were good — would be a superb hangover breakfast but I wasn’t hungover. Service was OK. Nice for a quick bite — but not cheap for the standard of the food.

The food was awesome, my boy and I got the prime rib and short rib, but our waiter was a dumbass. Guy never came by to grate

Went there, Waited for 10 min no one came to talk to us! Then finally a waiter with food filling his mouth came to us with water. He didn’t even say a word.
I looked at my wife and walked out the resturant immediately.

Nice place to have a quick lunch before hanging out at the pool. The chinese chopped salad was very nice.

I try to make it a point to eat at as many different restaurants as I can when I am in Vegas. This time, I found my way to Riva by Wolfgang Puck by the Venetian pools.
THE MOOD:
The restaurant is located in the middle of the hub bub of the Venetian pools. Riva is prime location because it is a bit elevated from the pool deck so you get to soak up sun and people watch at the same time. The Vegas sun can be awfully hot, but not to worry, there is mist that is gently sprinkled as you eat and umbrellas.
THE FOOD:
I ordered the Margherita Pizza, but they ended up giving me a plain cheese pizza. I don’t usually send food back, so I just went ahead and ate the pizza anyways… Meh. I also ordered a Bellini. Andrew D. got an omelet with potatoes. The food overall was average tasting. Pizza was a bit on the oily side and crust was really hard. Andrew D’s omelet was not extremely tasty either.
THE ‘TUDE:
The hostess in the front is great at what she does. We were walking by the restaurant and she was great at convincing us to have a seat in the shade from the sun. As for the waitress we got, she was super slow in coming around and I don’t believe she ever checked in on us. Not only that, but we had to wave her down for our check.
OVERALL:
Great location for people watching at the Venetian Pools and getting some shade from the hot Vegas sun, but the overall food and service is average.

Sitting poolside in Vegas and you are already in a pretty good mood. We stopped here for a quick snack and were really quite impressed. The Sangria was awesome! Serving size was really large and the food was fresh and decent, maybe not quite world class that you might expect from a Puck establishment, but good none the less. The stand out was the service, I think he may have been a trainer as he had several other servers asking questions, but he was ON IT! Even offered a discount if we booked a reservation at another Puck place. Kudos!

Food is relatively bad but in a pinch.
The only plus is the outside seating. Good people watching.

We stopped here to pick up lunch while we were staying at the Venetian. Really, that’s the only time that it makes sense to stop here at all if you’re not living in Vegas and have little time to explore the city’s culinary delights.
We had the 1.) Grilled Beef Satays, the 2.) Crispy Salt & Pepper Calamari and Popcorn Shrimp, and the 3.) Margherita Pizza.
Not sure why Wolfgang Puck continues to allow his name to be associated with such mediocre over-​priced food, really. Does the empire not care about retention?
Everything was somewhere between Meh and A-​OK.

2.5 stars.
Today Riva displayed some of the worst service I’ve seen a very long time. Food and drink that took painfully long to be delivered on an afternoon where the restaurant was perhaps 75% full. 25 minutes to refill an iced tea? Yikes.
Food was 3.75 stars with extra props to some nice grilled shrimp on my fellow diner’s salad. When you are paying 18 bucks for a sandwich or a salad, though, there ought to be something special on the plate. Sadly, the other sandwiches were good, but not great.
Vegas prices, spotty service, decent but not spectacular food. Wolfgang, do you really put your name on this? Nicht so gut…

This restaurant is located near the pool area and a must if you are staying at the Venetian. My food was really good.
Yes, very expensive but worth it.

This restaurant is a great, fun place to eat when staying at the Venetian. If you have a choice, definitely go for breakfast over dinner, as the food is significantly better.
My girlfriends and I had a great time eating here, as it is outside and right by the pool so it is a very relaxing atmosphere with really good service as well. Breakfast was delish, but lunch was mediocre. I ordered a pizza that left something to be desired.
Overall, this place is a great, relaxing place to eat when you want to chat with friends or family and eat some good food.

Expensive for what it is. Meh.
Great service though. Truth.

Another Wolfgang venue (roll eyes) Breakfast was prepared correctly, and tasted fine but not memorable.
Toast, scrambled eggs & ham, and some potatoes. $ 20?!! Gouging, but to be expected because you can afford the Venetian.
The service was excellent however.

The location is great and the food is yummy. There’s nothing better than reserving a chair by the pool then sauntering over to the shaded and cool area to get a nice base to start off the day =)
Ordered the Spanish Scramble, which came with organic eggs, tasty chorizo, onions, tomatoes, cheese, and some country potatoes. Also had some of the strong and good coffee. Great way to start the day. Service is competent, but nothing special.
On the way out, however, had to get one of their yard-​length frozen drinks. The cocktail waitresses by the pool don’t sell these; you gotta get them from Riva or from the bar in the Ventian Retail shops area. Got the Lava Flow, I think for 18 buck, with refills being cheaper. Super sweet, for sure, but hey, doctor it up with a bit (or a flask) of your own rum, and poolside just got better =)
I’d totally eat here again. Great location and nice atmosphere.