Great staff and tasty finger food. Always have a good experience. Would love to see more beers on tap and more food added to the menu at some point - but love it nonetheless. Great view of the river! Friendly and knowledgable staff.
Update: had an awkward asshole as a server. Actually accused my stepson of trying to go out the emergency exit. Was a complete asshole and this was after he waited on us and we threw down a 25% tip. I should have changed that to 0%. We informed the owner, who did apologize, but this has tainted our view of Riverside.
The setting is cool and the selection of beer and wine is decent, but the real value is the relaxed vibe. This is not an upscale restaurant with first class service. This is a liquor store/bar in an old dairy mart, with a funky and eclectic, laid-back vibe you might only find in Kent. If they own that, instead of trying to be something they're not, I bet the stars would start coming up. Oh and weed out the incompetent servers and pay for some decent music.
I've also heard rumors that the owner takes a % of the tips. If that is true, that is ridiculous, and should stop ASAP.