Rivers

We come to Rivers regularly and have never been disappointed. The service is great and the food is amazing. Regardless of what we order its always good quality and a good portion, seasoned well and very satisfying. Today we had chicken in plum and chilli sauce, as well as beef flank soup with rice noodles. The menu is large enough that anyone will find something that suits them. Come on an empty stomach as you will definitely leave full.

This was our first experience in a Chinese restaurant and it was alright. As we weren't familiar with the menu, we decided to go for set dinner for 2 (see photos attached for both the menu and photo of food). It has started with a soup that though was tasty, it felt a bit too fat for what we are used to. While we were eating it, we got ribs brought in which cam with really tasty sauce. The ribs were normal but the sauce (as well as sauces with other food) was really tasty. For the main we had egg fried rice with selection of chicken, beef and pork. The rice was really tasty and the meats went well with it but both beef and pork were a bit fattier than we prefer. At the end we had Chinese tea which I believe was some sort of white tea. We have also ordered wine which was fairly good. In summary, if you know what you would like to eat, you shouldn't be dissapoointed but I wouldn't recommend coming in blind.

Lovely atmosphere as is very relaxed servers are always polite and professional and will happily give you a genuine recommendation on what to and what not to order. There’s 2 menus one being the usual uk style asian food which is still lovely and then an authentic one,this being my menu of choice . My personal favourites are the dim sum combination for 2 which never fails to be nice and for my main the Szechuan prawn balls with a side of boiled rice both cooked perfectly and full of flavour. Also the duck and leek is a winner if your looking for something a bit lighter and all the portions are good for sharing.

I'd describe the service as relaxed rather than slow, but I was in on a Monday evening so expected as there were only two people serving. The atmosphere may be better on Friday/ weekend but Monday it was very quiet and only about a third full, but everyone there seemed to be enjoying the food. I enjoyed the food and there was more on the menu than your typical Chinese restaurant, which was a very pleasant surprise. Overall I'd give it 4.5. Very impressed.