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Riverview

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2-01 50th Ave., Queens, NY 11101
at 2nd St.  See Map | Subway Directions Hopstop Popup
718-392-5000 Send to Phone

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  • Price Range: $$$

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  • Reader Rating:

    6.5 out of 10

    8 Reviews | Write a Review

  • Cuisine: Eclectic/Global
Photo by Yun Cee Ng

Official Website

riverviewny.com

Hours

Sun-Thu, 11am-11pm; Fri-Sat, 11am-midnight; Sun, 10am-11pm

Nearby Subway Stops

7 at Vernon Blvd.-Jackson Ave.; G at 21st St.

Prices

$17-$28

Payment Methods

American Express, Diners Club, Discover, MasterCard, Visa

Special Features

  • Bar Scene
  • Brunch - Weekend
  • Delivery
  • Good for Groups
  • Lunch
  • Notable Wine List
  • Outdoor Dining
  • Private Dining/Party Space
  • Romantic
  • View
  • Waterfront
  • Special Occasion

Alcohol

  • Full Bar

Reservations

Recommended

Delivery Area

Long Island City

Profile

For a glimpse into the future of the Queens waterfront, Long Island City's Riverview makes an apt crystal ball. Nestled on the ground floor of one of the borough’s newest and tallest high-rises, decked out in chi-chi modernist décor, and with virtual dibs on the bucolic Gantry Plaza State Park and pristine Midtown Manhattan skyline, it's a far cry from the dingy delis and rundown coffee shops tucked among the industrial blight lining—for the time being—Hunters Point's East River shoreline. But you may find reasons to like it anyway. For one thing, Riverview offers an uncharacteristically peaceful NYC outdoor dining experience; for another, the food is commendable. For starters, the full-bodied squash soup is graced with a nice jalapeño-oil punch to offset the squash's blandness, while the mesclun salad's truffle dressing has a pleasant, lasting earthiness. Entrees like the seafood linguine, with its potent lemony broth and basil notes, and the quasi-crisp roasted chicken, are equally flavorful; even the somewhat soggy fries accompanying the chicken are tastier than they look and feel. All in all, the Riverview's meals are distinctive, ample, and reasonably priced, not unlike Queens. Well, back in the old days, at least.

Recommended Dishes

Squash soup, $8

6.5 "Mixed Reviews"
Average Reader Rating
on a Scale of 10
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just don't go

david17 from 10022 | Posted on 8/17/08

Overall Reader Rating: 2 (Not Recommended)
Food: 4
Service: 2
Décor: 6
Value: 3

bad service and management don't want to split the bill into more than 2 credit cards charge 20% tips whereas it's written 18% on the menu!!!

My favorite place in the neighborhood.

jessica457 from 07090 | Posted on 12/11/07

Overall Reader Rating: 9 (Highly Recommended)
Food: 10
Service: 10
Décor: 10
Value: 8

Very cool place to go. The food is good and you can eat at the bar or in the lounge if you just want a qucik bite. My favorite bar food is the prime rib sandwich. My favorite thing from the...Read More

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