Riso Foods Inc - Lantzville

We weren't expecting much as we were just looking for a convenient place to stop for lunch but had a surprisingly good meal. We enjoyed the day's special of black bean soup. Also liked the chicken sandwich with Brie and spinach and the salmon salad. Very friendly service too. It looked like they did good pizzas but we didn't try them.

I was there today for my Birthday lunch with a good friend. We had a reservation and my friend had told them it was my Birthday. We ordered a pizza and it was delicious.That was the end of the service. We had to ask a server for ice for our water and noone asked us if we needed anything. One server took away our dishes and ignored us.We had to ask for coffee and no one offered dessert until we asked for coffee and then we had to ask another server for our bill. It was not real busy and there were 4 servers wandering about and passing our table constantly. Very disappointing!

Riso is my "go to" favourite restaurant in the Nanaimo region. The food delights. The service is great. Sarah, the goddess who reins over this little thriving piece of heaven, is all about making her customers happy. I hum when I eat any of the food put in front of me. It is inventive, worldly, and a feast for the eyes, not to mention what happens once it hits your taste buds. It is consistent which is always hard for any restaurant to achieve. Sarah is a real champion of local producers and features them in her food and will wax poetic about their contribution to your plate. They have a good wine list, fun cocktails and a talented baker who turns out some incredible breads and desserts. Just writing this review makes me hungry for my next meal at Riso.

The restaurant is fairly small, but there is a large deck for dining outside, it's all very cute and intimate. Our service was excellent, everyone was very friendly. The food was quite tasty. Definitely try the truffle fries with truffle dip and they don't skimp on the fries. Pizzas are great, I thoroughly enjoyed my prosciutto and arugula. The fish special was very well cooked. Good wine selection! Everything is high quality.

Stopped in for dinner, pizza, pasta and appy's. It was all great! Service is awesome! Food is awesome! Book ahead or you will not get in.