The Riverside - Pub, Kitchen & Coffee House in Stirling

The restaurant itself is great, while staff was friendly. The food was not too bad, but not great either.

Great food, enthusiastic service and a comfortable pub atmosphere.

Think I'll stick to Wetherspoons. Came to this 3-pub chain for a pint a bite to eat and honestly wasn't terribly impressed. We were originally going to get a main meal, but decided after a slice of cake it probably wouldn't be worth it. Chocolate cake, 4/10, a bit dry, not a huge amout of flavour. Factory made cake at its blandest. Carrot cake, 4/10, dry, lacking on flavour, came with a couple of hairs inside - so at least you know a human was involved in the production process at some point along the way... As for pub vibes it came across as clean and a bit soulless. Seating was not comfortable. Staff were nice enough, but were very clearly on the upsell.

This is an amazing place to eat, the quality of food is second to none. The choice on the menu caters for everyone and the steak is one of the best, if not the best ribeye I've ever had. The chef here is just superb and will continue to travel the 30 miles here to eat the food. Simply class food and nicely decorated interior with optional seating outside when the weather permits. Book in advance to not be disappointed when you turn up unannounced and see the place is full.

Offering the perfect cross over between coffee/cake and eats/drinks, a welcoming and well trained team who demonstrated a real attention to detail - plus lovely, relaxed decor, great food and a genuine welcome. It’s a shame we’re only visiting as every community should have a Riverside. Totally recommend.

Look it’s ok. Seldom any change to the menu. Portions are small but not filing. Service is friendly and welcoming, where isn’t. 5dtar ratings on here are a tad excessive in my opinion for a burger and chips. Explore

Great place, we enjoyed the food.and the Staff was friendly. Worth a visit!

Very nice restaurant and coffee shop, cozy and friendly. The cakes were tasty, however we did not fancy the cappuccino. The tea was good but the scones were a bit dry.

Arrived as a group for dinner on a Monday evening and we were shown to our table (we booked before). Decent choice of food and drinks. I chose their vegan burger (served with chips and their own slightly sweet sauce). The portion size wasn’t overly large and people with a bigger appetite might need something more, but was perfect for me.

Great food and service. Staff all very welcoming and attentive. Very reasonably priced.

Came here twice while staying in Dunblane. The salmon was the best meal I had in Scotland. Great veggie options for our vegetarian daughter. All of the draught beers were awesome.

Food was delicious. The blade of beef was a good sized portion but the pan fried chicken breast came and it was a very small portion more like a drumstick to be honest. The staff were friendly and welcoming. I would go back.

A lovely plate of food. Staff were great. A little music would have added to the atmosphere.

Great service and food. Wonderful place inside or out!

Visited for dinner. Fantastic place. Lovely staff too. Went for the beef blade and it was delicious. Only critique - slightly small portion.

Dog friendly. Welcoming and friendly staff. Coffee was top drawer. Cake was dynamite. Thanks!

The Riverside feels like a treat. The atmosphere feels friendly and relaxed and welcoming to all. At one table there was a woman breast feeding the other a group of university professors discussing their business. The staff were attentive but did not crowd you which is always a bonus. The food- you have various menus- regular, gluten free vegetarian and vegan all with dishes I wanted to sample. The food came out and was not too long and of a wait and came out some of tbe best food I have eaten in a while. My partner and I are already discussing a return visit!

Good coffee and cakes with a good selection of lunch menus handy for train station

This place remains a firm favourite of ours, for food, helpfulness and kindness of staff. We love it!

Loved our dinner date. Service was excellent and food delicious. The prices are a bit steep, but you do get your money’s worth.

Just a lovely friendly pub/restaurant with nice wholesome food.

Excellent modern type of pub with good food and atmosphere in a good old building.

Lovely place great food and staff

Great food, outstanding service.

Nice wee place - 8/10 for food. The roast beef could’ve been a little more ‘melt in mouth’ and would’ve expected homemade Yorkshires. Staff were friendly and attentive.

Really good choice of food, vegan and gluten free menus. Nice cosy place, tasty food and friendly staff. Highly recommended!!

Another fantastic evening! As always, the service was impeccable, and the food was excellent. A reliable favourite!

Went for lunch on my husband's birthday. Staff were friendly, atmosphere was great and a good selection of dishes on the menu. We had two main courses, two deserts and coffees for just over £60 which was very good value. We couldn't fault our food, everything was delicious, piping hot, good sized portions and very well presented. Would highly recommend and will definitely be back.

Great place to stop and have lunch at! Very cozy and welcoming atmosphere to eat here while exploring the town. Soup of the Day was fabulous as well along with the Soup deal they have. I would recommend coming here! We ordered the steak burger, fish finger sandwich, Soup of the Day (Mushroom Soup), and two starter dishes to try.

Dropped in for a snack, we had starters and I had the Italian sausage and prawns which was tasty.

Had a good lunch here. Sandwiches between 12 to 16 quod but come with chips and salad garnish. Most were very generous, I had the tuscan sausage which was average and small. The other choices were all much more generous and on better bread etc.

A great little find when we stopped in Dunblane over lunchtime. Excellent service, very welcoming, one in our party ordered a tasty festive sandwich, 2 of us enjoyed the licensed offering (which makes a nice change), the coffee was quite bitter for my tastes, but the scones were fresh and huge!

Very warm welcome here, the food was very tasty, a couple of issues with the order which were quickly rectified. Would definitely go back and try the delicious looking cakes when my tummy is less full.

Very accommodating & friendly. Delicious food. Thank you & see you soon!

Lovely place. Had a great time, enjoyed the food and the drinks.

Always a lovely experience. Really friendly staff and food is delicious. An asset to Dunblane.

Friendly cosy place, great that dogs are allowed in. The food was really disappointing, couldn’t even get fork through the chips, which were frozen not real Tattie chips & Mac cheese was bland & quite disgusting for the price. Left most of the plate, the bin is where it belongs 🙁

Met by welcoming staff. Served promptly

This place sucks. Don’t bother. Ridiculously expensive food for some of the worst quality I’ve had in a while. The audacity to charge such high prices for such below average food is insane. The server was nice though.

Came here on a lovely day and didn't have the best experience. I ordered a chocolate fudge milkshake which was £4 and they gave me a bottle of chocolate milk.... (not a milkshake). The pizza was OK but it was clearly a premade bought base with added toppings... for £15. I don't think the quality here justifies the money if I'm honest, but if you're happy to pay it to be in the location, then fair enough. Into the bargain I felt the server was quite rude, not just to us but to others, I think she may have even been the supervisor. I'm not sure if I'd be back so can't recommend. Lovely atmosphere on the wee deck outside though

In spite of being walk-ins on a busy Saturday night we had excellent food and really friendly service. If we lived in Dunblane, we’d come here every day.

Bright and welcoming bar and dining areas with well spaced tables. Staff were friendly and helpful, service was quick and efficient. Menu offers a good range of dishes and has gluten and dairy free options.

Best Sunday roast around. Nice to sit out by the water on a nice day. Very chill atmosphere

Really good pub/restaurant with lovely spaces inside and out. Good food and great service from friendly staff. History too - Robert Burns used to visit!

Highly recommend - great food and atmosphere Dog friendly

Fantastic, friendly service. Allowed us to park our motorhome overnight in their car park. Nice dinner. Definitely recommend.

Expensive but good. Excellent service. Dog friendly.

Lovely food, great staff and brilliant location by the river.

Nice restaurant with delicious food that's worth the money and friendly service.

Lovely place to bring friends for a meal or just to have a quiet coffee. Their flexibility with menus is so welcome - a bunch of us had lunch there the other day and they were more than happy to accommodate different dietary needs. The coffee is excellent and the helpful staff are a real credit to the place.

Perfect location, cozy, fireplace in winter which adds to the already excellent armosphere. Great food AND best chai latte I've ever had!! 100% will come again

Incredible food with lovely staff and such a good gluten free/vegetarian menu. Highly recommend!

Lovely pet friendly place, central location. I did not enjoy the black pudding and scallops but everyone else enjoyed their meal.

Coffee, cake, smiles and smiling on the sunshine terrace

Great service, lovely set up. The gluten free menu was fab! I liked how some of the sharing plates were gluten free too. Also felt comfortable breastfeeding in the restaurant so that was an extra bonus. Would highly recommend and hope to go back one day ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Lovely little spot. We had breakfast with decaff coffee. The food and service was great

The Riverside delivers superb authentic dinners featuring local cuisine and a charming regional ambiance. Service is excellent, making for a wonderful dining experience.

Outstanding pub food! Really hard to find something like this in Scotland, love it! Was just class ... Would coke through from Dundee just for this

Has a lovely atmosphere and very friendly staff.

Good food, well presented. Friendly ambience with a great riverside patio and also a bar stool alternative where I sat and read my book over a leisurely lunch.

Lovely bistro /pub on river. Staff exceptionally nice. Takes dogs and has nice outside seating, too. Would visit again .

Cute little pub/restaurant. Delicious food and lovely atmosphere

Service and food were great and good value. Would recommend if you have kids and you are in the area

I used to love this place, but it has declined recently. During a quiet visit, it took 50 minutes for my food to arrive. The portion sizes were noticeably smaller (I got a whopping 8 chips with my meal). This is surprising given that most dishes are now £3-5 more expensive than before. I understand inflation, but upping the prices and decreasing portions is a joke.

I often have the experience of sitting in the most conspicuous position, but being deliberately ignored.

Lovely place fir a spot of lunch the fish & chips was best I've had in a while big portion amazing onion rings two highly recommended. Will be back.

First visit here on Sunday evening we had the Sunday roast and it was very enjoyable with quick service. Lovely outfior seating area overlooking the River Highly recommended and good value for money

Lovely place with nice outside seating area by the river. Coffee and generous portion of cake were good. A little smile with service would have been nice.

Friendly staff, very nice atmosphere. Good food

Food is generally pretty good here, but it’s really really expensive now. £18.50 for fish and chips is a helluva lot, even in Dunblane.

A rather unfriendly welcome from the female manager, who gave us incorrect information about the wines, and who then sat chatting with other staff members. Piped music annoyingly loud. Vegetarian menu was impressive, but fish-ish batter was undercooked. Very pricey: £60 for two mains and a bottle of wine.

Great place to have a bite to eat on a Sunny day (indoors nice as well)..Friendly staff, reasonably priced and tasty food. A couple times, we noticed orders and tables were muddled but not a real issue.

Great, tasty food. Service was good. I like it here.

Went for lunch, we were welcomed and shown to a table. Staff brought a dish of water for my dog. Menu was very appealing. Food was good and plentiful. Staff were excellent I would go back again.

My husband and I went there for coffee and cake without a reservation. It seems like people were not pleased, I assume it gets busy, but we got a table for 1 hour. We left before that. Coffee was good, cakes were okay: good flavor, but too sweet to enjoy their flavors. They do have savory meals, but we didn’t have time for a full meal.

Can take your dog..staff friendly good service

A bite to eat and some beers with the "codgers". Enjoyed it

Separate gluten free menu with a good choice of GF options, celiac safe. Also desserts, beer and cider. I loved the fish and chips! Staff is very friendly and the atmosphere relaxed.

So visited here this week. Beautiful warm, sunny day. Sat outside on the decking, right by the river. Birds chirping. The sound of water gently flowing over pebbles. Halcyon days. Smooth cafe latte till my friend arrived - lovely - with a glass of chilled water - cucumber in it. Refreshing. Then I just fancied some chips with aioli - a large piping hot bowl of chips arrived. Crisp on the outside, soft on the inside. Too many. Enough for two I would say. Delicious. Lovely snack/food, lovely coffee, lovely service, lovely ambience, lovely location. Oh and immaculate toilets! Well worth a visit! Thank you. 👏👏👏👏👏

Great dog-friendly spot to eat. The food is great, as are the coffee and drinks.

Super expensive. I am not sure how they can justify £12 for a ham sandwich and £8 for a creme brulee, £18 for fish and chips!! That's ridiculous. This is dunblane, not Champs Elysee in Paris

Best food would highly recommend. Had evening meal was amazing

Waited 1 hour for food. When it came, it was cold and very little on the plate.

We had a lovely family brunch, booking was easy, the staff is welcoming. The portions are decent and well prepared, I would say a bit on the pricey side, but it was a lovely treat.

Excellent service and quality cuisine. The place is also very cool!

Delightfully decorated, lovely calm atmosphere and very tasty food. Thank you.

Fantastic pub / resturant in a beautiful location next to the river. Its lovely to sit outside on a sunny day or keep cosy next to the wood burning stove when its not. Great food and very friendly staff.

Apart from meal which was nice, but what spoilt it for us was a very noisy table beside us ,we could hardly hear ourselves talk which was very disappointing , wasn't only one noticing other customers were looking too especially at lunchtime when there are older people trying to enjoy there meal !!!

Came here from Edinburgh for the day - shocked at the price of the food so rather than have mains we opted for sandwiches, which were fine but far from amazing. Appreciate it's one of the only decent venues in town but geezo. Servers and folk inside were lovely so can't fault that part. You know it's pricey when folk from the capital are wincing.

Nice food, location and service.

Staff are lovely but the place lacks atmosphere and food was awful. You are pleasantly greeted at the door and sat down and served with friendly smiling staff. You sit down and the place is quite literally warm, possibly to cater to their heavy presence of elderly customers and even ignoring the chatter I couldn't hear any music if it was playing. Keep in mind I grew up on a farm where I ate and still do eat basically anything I can get. I ordered a soup of the day which was prepared scorching hot and was like eating pure liquid ginger I then ate the shrimp linguine. The sauce was presumably straight out of a can as my dry, overcooked linguine sat in a pool of oil, covered in dry, flavorless 'tomato' sauce of some sort, with scorching hot shrimp which will give you a scare if you don't look out for it. The cocktail of the month was OK just not my thing and the water came with a cucumber which again I'd rather a lemon but that's just small preference stuff. I won't be coming back but the place seems successful so I hope you enjoy your visit a lot more than I did. Thanks again for the wonderful staff being so helpful!

The chef Stephen is outstanding.

Cute little restaurant. The staff is extremely polite.

Lovely location, wonderful food and service. We look forward to returning.

Came as a walk I on a busy Friday night, a table was soon found for us without fuss. Staff friendly and attentive. The food was lovely, the haggis starter was so good we had it for desert too with a shot of oban to go with it. Beautiful 😍

Cosy place with polite staff. The food itself was not bad at all, the lamb rump was delicious, well cooked and the lamb shoulder ball was unreal. The fish and chips was slightly disappointing as the batter was not as light and crispy as I prefer, however the chips were really nice.

Lovely Easter lunch, nice ambient bustle

Lovely staff and service. Best food I’ve had in a long time. Thank you very much.

Stunning location, great food and service.

I have been to the other two venues in this chain several times as they have a similar decor and the same menu. This was my first time here and glad to see it was more of the same, will be back very soon.