La Riv Wood Fired Italian - Temple TX

My family and I come to La Riv all the time, and we couldn’t be happier that they’re back open! This is hands down the best spot in town—amazing food, incredible service, and a warm, welcoming atmosphere. Every dish is made with such care and attention to detail, and you can truly taste the quality. We’ve missed having this gem in Temple, and it’s wonderful to see them thriving again. If you’re looking for a fantastic dining experience, La Riv is the place to be. So grateful to have them back!

At first glance, this place looks like any other, but once you go inside, you’ll find it surprisingly beautiful and modern. We ordered the beef tartare, mussels, a Caesar salad, beef short rib pasta, ribeye, spaghetti and meatballs, and tiramisu. The only downside was that the pasta in the beef short rib dish was slightly overcooked, but the overall taste was phenomenal! I would recommend serving more bread with the mussels, as the broth is so rich that you wouldn’t want to miss out on dipping your bread in it. Everything else was excellent in taste and quality! I highly recommend visiting, and I’ll definitely be back!

First time at La Riv, our waitress Alejandra (Ali) was amazing and very knowledgeable! The chicken was flavorful and moist, my husband's favorite part of the meal. The short rib was tender and delicious. We were happy with everything we ordered!

Very happy that they are back after the tornado. This was our Wednesday night date night go to! Made it in for soft opening on a Wednesday evening. We had reservations but others made it in without. My wife had beef short rib pasta which she said was even better now. I had the Salmon and it was delicious!!! Service was good considering it was a soft opening. Thank you for a nice evening!!!

We have loved coming here for several years so celebrating our 1st wedding anniversary here was an easy choice. Theresa was an amazing waitress. She was so attentive and pleasant. She made an amazing cocktail off-menu and had wonderful food recommendations. We will be back!

We thought we try this place and see how it is. It’s a cute little place. Love the bar selection! Nice place to enjoy a drink or go on a dinner date or even a friend date. Love the drinks I gotten old fashioned they are great. The food is amazing! My steak was cooked perfectly just how I wanted and lots of flavor. The Mac and cheese is okay probably won’t get that again. But the asparagus oh may delicious along with the mashed potatoes. Also I highly recommend their bread that they have on their appetizers it’s great as well!The service was great the first time we went we got a server name Susie I believe she was great. The second time we went we got a different server I can’t remember his name but he was nice as well. We order a pizza oh yes it was wonderful! It was flavorful not too thick had a little crunch great amount of sauce and the pepperoni was good! So of course we had to come back a third time unfortunately we forgot to take pictures of that dish but we got a wedge salad with no blue cheese not a fan of blue cheese so we got ranch instead that was great! I recommend getting that! Also we order the salmon plate with veggies oh that melted in your mouth it was very good. And I am picky when it comes to my seafood but it delicious! Personally I love this spot great food great atmosphere people are nice, food is reasonable price and so are the drinks. Recommend trying this place! Update: me and wife usually come here on Saturday but we decided to come here on a Tuesday and we were super disappointed we order food we usually get and it did not taste the same I guess it depends on what cook is there! I guess we will continue to only come here on the weekends instead of a weekday!

I went to this restaurant on a whim and did not expect the food to be this amazing. Everyone enjoyed their meal, the ambiance was well played out, and the quality of food was evident. I would recommend this gem any day. (I did a walk-in but I believe it's best to call in and make a reservation for busier hours)

Excellent dining, elegant and relaxing. Incredible food, Chelsea our waitress is darling, funny and had great recommendations. The food is incredible, flavor was spectacular.