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Riviera Café and Sports Bar

225 W. 4th St., New York, NY, 10014
at Seventh Ave. South
212-929-3250

4.5

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worst experience in a restaurant ever

member12 from 11238 | Posted on 1/25/08

Overall Rating: 1 (Not Recommended)

Would you go back?	No
Would you take a date?	No
Would you go on business?	No

While ordering, I asked my waiter if a particular dessert had flour (since I have celiac disease), and he responded no. When it came out, it clearly had a layer of cake, and I sent it back. Meanwhile, my friendÂ’s order was completely wrong--she ordered apple cobbler; he brought her cheesecake. Instead of offering another choice, the manager came over and yelled at me. He told me that the most basic ingredient in cake is flour. I tried to explain, but he would not let me get a word in. I eventually managed to tell him that I had specifically asked if the dessert had flour. Then, I was about to take a bite of the filling of my friend's cheesecake, and he came over and yelled at us more, telling us that cheesecake has flour in it. I didn't want to argue any more, but my friend jumped in and tried to stand up for me. Therefore he proceeded to yell at her. This experience was so unnecessarily horrible. The people that I had interactions with at the Riviera Cafe were uncommonly ignorant, and I would definitely not recommend it to anyone.

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