Riverside Cantonese Restaurant

Terrible food, very rude service and heartless dated contempory surroundings with menu prices that’s way over price for what is provided. Trust me please and avoid.

Great place, Great food, friendly staff. Will custom again!

Also very nice to Students. Very good price too .

Doubtless the best Cantonese in Cardiff. Consistently fresh, delicious food and great service. I've been here with family, friends and my boyfriend and have enjoyed myself every time. No complaints about the set menus either. It's not the cheapest place in Cardiff but I wouldn't say you're paying over the odds either.

It's also really worth a visit for dim sum - you have to request the menu. Yum.

Best Chinese in Cardiff! Having live in Hong Kong, this was the closest authentic restaurant I found. Sundays are recommended, try Dim Sum. The restaurants says a lot where you find lots of Chinese people.

Wow. How am I only just finding out about this place now, when I've lived in Cardiff for over a decade? It just goes to show that you've got to make an effort to get to know where you live and hunt out those places that are a bit special.
And Riverside Cantonese is definitely a bit special.
Four of us went for dinner on Friday night and we were all delighted with the food, the wine, the decor, the staff, the food and the prices.
We skipped starters and stuck with prawn crackers to share and then had a main course each and rice to share. I had an Asparagus & Sweetcorn dish and shared with a friend who had Beancurd in Blackbean Sauce. Both were utterly delicious and I can't wait to try some more dishes.
The wine list is very decent. We decided to treat ourselves and shared a lovely New Zealand white (£19.50 a bottle but well worth it - it was really lovely).
The staff were courteous and funny and brought forks to the table when we needed them!
It's light and airy and the tables are placed really well, with loads of space in between them. The toilets are superb, spotless and gleaming complete with autoflushing lavs!
I'm gutted that I didn't know about this place before, but I'm determined to make up time and will be back very soon indeed.

What a suprise.
Fresh food cooked to perfection and really good service.
It was good value as well

The best Chinese restaurant in Cardiff, if only by dint of the fact it serves dim sum on a Sunday, and the staff seem relatively friendly. Although Sunday offerings are so popular getting a seat can be quite tricky.

Great service, great food and not badly priced. Give it a try on Sunday lunchtimes for amazing (and cheap) Dim Sum, far superior to both the Happy Gathering, Pearl and Ba Orient.