Reviews for Riverbirch Restaurant in Charlottesville, VA

Great beer, however my grilled chicken came out clearly burnt and they served it to me anyway. I ate the mashed potatoes and... mushrooms which were very good, and by the time they re-made the chicken and it came out on an empty plate. (Sad) Joey thebartender was more interested in talking vs serving beverages as a good bartender would. Read more

We?re in Charlottesville just for the night and wanted to find a restaurant with food that sounded appetizing, but not the... same-old that you get everywhere. We found Riverbirch Restaurant on Google and liked what we saw. Thank goodness for GPS becausethere?s no way I would have found this place - I thought I was driving into a residential area when turning into thedriveway. Sign on the door apologizes but due to the difficulty of finding employees, they?re only open for a shorter amount oftime. (We suggest calling ahead to check for hours.) Luckily they had just opened when we arrived. Very pleasant server(Caroline M) brought us ice waters and we ordered the Nachos with steak & the Mozzarella sticks. Both delicious! The nachos hadcorn, black beans, & sliced jalapeño sprinkled throughout along with a big dollop of sour cream and a bowl of diced tomatoes.Plenty of tortilla chips to get that crunch you want! Dinner was two pizzas. One pizza was sausage & mushrooms, the other was1/2 cheese, 1/2 meat lovers. No leftovers! The crust was thin but cooked well and tasted good. The red sauce HAD to be homemade- delectable! The sausage was slices of sausage and mushrooms were fresh, not canned! Only complaint was the bacon on the meatlovers was a tad burnt- but it got eaten! Sorry I didn?t take photos this time. It really was a pleasant experience. We woulddefinitely return here should we be in Charlottesville in the future. Read more

Came here with my family for the first time. The menu has a great array of options that should make everybody happy and is... reasonably priced as well. The pizzas (outstanding!!!) are the perfect size to split with somebody and the half salads/apps area generous portion. Our kids have decided that it is their new favorite restaurant in Charlottesville. Bartender (Joey) waitedon us and was extremely knowledgeable, professional, and polite. Covered outdoor seating as well?. Highly recommend forfamilies or adults - very good place to eat! Read more

This was our 1st time here and to be honest I wasn't expecting it to be nearly as good as it was. It took a little bit to get... our order placed but the Appetizers and entrees we done very quickly. I was pleasantly surprised at how good everything was.Good amount of food for the cost. Waitress was very nice and the place was very clean. Read more

An eclectic neighborhood restaurant in Pantops that serves traditional American meals that are both well presented, and with... ample portions. Appetizers are enormous and could easily substitute for a meal. There are Pizza's from a brick oven, salads,burgers, sandwiches, some entrees in the beef, chicken and fish categories and a typical service will run about $15-35. Serviceis friendly and efficient. A medium-stocked bar with a monthly featured cocktail (I had this month's Lemoncello Lemonade --delicious!) is pleasant and efficient. 15 beers/ciders on tap plus they availability of pitchers. Wine is $18-30 for abottle, or $6-9 for a glass (just get the bottle for crying out loud.) The owner sometimes tends bar! The restaurant is veryclean and has booths, tables, the bar and outdoor seating under a large tent. Plenty of parking. We'll definitely be back. Read more

The pizza was good but everything else was disappointing. Out of most bottles of wine. Salad tomato was old and dried, lettuce... was bland. We felt completely rushed and couldn't relax. My husband summed it up by saying there's no love here. We seemed tobe an inconvenience. Server was nice but seemed inexperienced. Maybe we caught it on a bad night but will not go back. Read more

The staff were very attentive; our waitress was able to answer all of our questions and we got our food and drinks pretty... quickly. The portions were huge! I got the chicken sandwich with pimento cheese and we ordered the BBQ pizza for an appetizer.It was all VERY delicious, if a bit messy! Will definitely be back. Read more

The menu is pretty standard, but we liked everything we had from the cheese sticks to the wedge salad and cheesesteak.... Delicious! Bonus- the live jazz band! We sat outside under the tent on a gorgeous night. The wait staff was working hard. We?llbe happy to return! Read more