Riverwood Cafe

Food is awesome. Great for happy hour. Amazing deals during any Cleveland sporting event!

I go here for Taco night with my boyfriend, and we love it. I have never had a bad taco there. It is so delicious (love the homemade shells), and two is just the right amount of food for me. The cheap beers that night doesn’t hurt either. Some nights, it is packed there and you have to fight for a seat, but that hasn’t happened too often for us. Highly recommend it if you are in Lakewood.

Hands down my favorite bar in Lakewood! They have the best happy hour prices of $ 2 drafts that include many fine beers, not just the standard Bud Lite pap. Their daily food specials are generous and the food itself is top notch bar food. Their wings and sauces are solid and the burgers are always juicy! Even when the bar is busy you can usually find seating. The bartenders are generally efficient and charming. Couple that with the great happy hour beer prices and simple food done well, what’s not to love about The Riverwood? My old lady loves the place so much she said she would have our wedding reception there if she could!

Love this place! They always have the best specials. They have $ 2 drafts during their happy hour (craft beers too). For osu, cavs, browns, and Indians they have $ 1 coors.
They also have a some good bar food. Their sweet heat by far is the best sauce I’ve ever had!

Lot’s of great food and specials. Drafts are $ 2 Monday to Thursday from 4 until 9pm. That’s crazy good. Grab a Bell’s Two Hearted while it’s available, it goes fast! Coors lights are $ 1 during Indians, Browns, or Ohio State games. You seriously cannot beat this deal anywhere in the city. If you’re trying to take advantage of those specials, then you need to get here early. This place gets PACKED. And I mean, can’t move, barely breath, too hot packed, even during the depths of winter. There is no air conditioning of any sort to cool it down during those hot summer days. I will usually head somewhere else if it gets too busy, but getting here early and snagging some of the few seats they have can really make for a great time.
Grab some of their bar food during their respective day specials. They have some fantastic wing sauces, like the sweet heat. The wings are a good size as well. They have burger days as well as taco days. I would say check the website for their specials, but it seems that they haven’t paid their website bill lately and it’s currently down. Wednesday is taco day, with $ 1.25 tacos and discount tequila and Coronas. I think Tuesday is wing day.
They have a pool table as well, which is nice to use during casual weekday drinking. Bathrooms are tiny, and barely admit the two people that can use them at once. Bartenders are quick to get your drinks, food gets served faster than you would think, and the place is kept clean. Great, cheap food and drinks, sports, and an awesome crowd. What more could you want in a bar?

Oh Riverwood. I always have loved this place. They have 2 dollar any draft all the time for happy hour. 1 dollar Coors light for most Browns, Cavs, Indians, and Buckeyes games. Pretty much anything is cheap most of the time anyway though. Taco night is on Wednesdays and are fantastic. The entire staff is great here. Bartenders are very open and fun. The kitchen staff is awesome as well.
Lets get to the food. Pretty much everything Ive had is great. It is barfood but definitely upper end barfood. The burgers are what I usually go with myself. I like it spicy so I normally get the burger from hell. The Riverwood burger also rocks. One must… Anyone that has been here will tell you to get the SWEET HEAT wings! Best sauce around no joke.
Great place to watch games. They go sound up on all football games and most Cavs games. Atmosphere is normally pretty good. I only avoid UFC fights. Id rather watch those at home and not a bar. See you soon Riverwood.

Bartenders are competent, prices are low and appropriate, there’s always an under control and cool group of clientele, it’s a fantastic neighborhood bar. Stop in for a pint, and the legendary tacos, and you’ll be happy.

Unlike other comments, our service is exceptional every time. The bartenders are fast, responsive, and nice. Clearly one of the best happy hours in Lakewood. Of course it often gets crowded on weekends so we prefer the weekdays. For food, get the chicken firecrackers or the Friday fish taco. Awesome bar food!

Good happy hour prices and specials. Ok place.

Great dive bar! Lots of $ 2 drafts to choose from during happy hour and had the tasty Wednesday special $ 1.25 beef taco with medium heat. If I lived closer I would be there all the time.

My sister suggested that we come here for happy hour because she saw that the drinks were cheap and boy are they ever! $ 2 any draft! On Wednesdays (maybe other days as well) the $ 2 any draft special lasts until 9pm! Also on Wednesdays they have $ 1.25 beef tacos and $ 2.50 Fish and Shrimp tacos, $ 2.50 Coronas and $ 3 Margaritas! The beef taco was fantastic and you are able to choose your level of heat.
I can’t wait to come back for more $ 2 drafts and to try other food items.

Now I may be a little biased, but I swear it isn’t just because if you were to look in my location services in my phone you would think I would give it a 10! They have great specials and good bar food!
They have the best happy hour around, $ 2 pints until 9 Monday-​Thursday, you really cannot say no! Then during any Cleveland sporting events, Cavs, Browns or Indians they have $ 1 Coors and wing specials! I mean come on, that is just asking you to come in and give it a try?
As far as a bar scene, it is young and usually pretty crowded but has a good vibe. It is a 1 AM go to for my friends and I. The only time I try to stay away is during college breaks, like Christmas, Thanksgiving etc. It is like every 20 something came out of the wood works to go here.
Now onto the food, I have not had something I do not like. Yes, it is just bar food but they try to add a little flair to each thing on the menu in my opinion. First, their fries are delicious and not just from an Idaho frozen bag. The food is always fresh and served hot. The burgers are huge, way bigger than the bun (and on Mondays it’s buy one get one), their wraps knock it out of the park (favorite is their cajun) and I am a huge fan of their tacos and wings.
Another great deal they have is Wednesday is $ 1.25 beef tacos and they are so good! They fry the shell which is something a little different and then you have a choice of mild, medium or hot for the salsa. Their sweet heat wing sauce is delicious! (You can also have a chicken sandwich with that on it).
If I haven’t convinced you yet, check it out on a Wednesday during a sporting event and you’ll enjoy a descent crowd, dollar beers, tacos and wings with a bill under $ 10!

My guy and I love this place! Great food, cheap craft beers during happy hour, and super awesome staff. There’s always great specials and we’ve never had a bad experience. Melissa is the absolute BEST!

This place is my favorite spot but when it comes to sports on TV skip it and go elsewhere. The jukebox is always on and it’s a fight to get the voice turned on the TV. Very disappointed and won’t be back for Sunday football. Booths or Plank Road are the best for sports.

This place has the bomb wings for 40 cents on thursdays. If you have. not been here you got to try them out.

Great wings. Check out this place for their wing night. That’s pretty much the only thing I’ve ordered from here but other entrees look tasty too. Prices are good during happy hour and they have a lot of good beers on tap including some of my favorites, Great Lakes!

Great Happy Hour spot! All their drafts are $ 2 until 9pm on weekdays with terrific offerings that include Blue Moon, Stella Artois, New Belgium Fat Tire, Great Lakes, etc. They also have $ 1 Coors Light bottles during all Tribe games.
Come in on Wednesdays for $ 1 beef tacos and you have yourself a nice little evening. My only complaint is the low amount of seating so it can be difficult at times to get a booth or table.

I used to live within walking distance of this place and I am completely kicking myself for never going there before for their taco Wednesdays. For $ 1 for a beef taco, I was expecting some wimpy little hard shell taco — nope. I got them with the hot sauce on it, and I’m glad I did – it definitely wasn’t too hot, and it gave it a nice little kick with some extra flavor. I got 3 tacos and 2 draft beers, and my bill was only $ 7.24. Please tell me how you can beat that!!!
I got there around 5:15 and there wasn’t really a crowd, but when I left around 6:30 it was a lot busier. So, I would recommend getting there just a tad bit earlier in the night, but if you don’t then it you should still be fine. The only reason I didn’t give this 5 stars was because of the bartender. There was one in particular that ignored us a lot, but luckily a blonde one would recognize when we needed something and come over and help us out. I get really annoyed when a bartender looks you right in the eye and then just refuses to come over and see what you need. My friend that I was with got the bean tacos since she’s a vegetarian, and it was kind of weird that they brought hers out and just let them sit on the bar until mine were done ten minutes later.

Stopped here for tacos and wings one night with my beau. I went on a Unilocal recommendation that the food was good. Eh… I’ve got to disagree. Both the beau and I felt ill later that night and into the next day. Food quality wasn’t great and I don’t really feel the need to return. Ever.
The service was great, our server was prompt, nice, and informative.
The beer was beer. They have the usual suspects and a few nicer selections on-​tap.
For drinking… ok. For eating… skip it.

Wow. Where do I start… The legally blonde bartenders should go into data entry positions in boiler room operations because they have business dealing with the general population. They have a sense of entitlement due to dealing with their legions of local regulars who put up with their attitudes and snake like dispositions.
I got eye rolls from both bartenders after asking them to perform their job duties. One passed my buddy by and I motioned her he needed assistance. She flipped out, saying I hate when ppl say their friend needs something. Dont pass up by then!!! I apologized four times she persistently kept arguing. GFY! I asked another for ketchup for my fries, another eye roll. Really?! Shitty tip well deserved. Steer clear of this place. My buddy knows the owner, real cool. Get new staff.