The Riv Cafe

Very friendly staff, very good food and drinks. The Chicken and Waffles are great in particular. Very pleasant interior and fast wifi. Support great local businesses like this one!

Delicious breakfast & coffee

Extremely good food very friendly staff.

Stopped in for a quick bite while driving through town. Fun building, friendly employees, great food, and reasonably priced. We had the Open Faced Biscuit and Cobb Wild salad - both recommended. Glad we found The Riv.

Love the atmosphere here! The food is AMAZING and the coffee is the best in town! You have to try the biscuits they are to die for

For Experienced Coffee Lovers & Health Conscious Hipsters! Vegan Friendly!

Wow! What a special gem to find while passing through The Dalles. I couldn’t have asked for better hospitality, coffee, and food! (And, it’s nestled inside a converted historic church with stain-glass doors).

If you are a coffee connoisseur like me, you will appreciate the roast The Riv provides. They roast their own coffee! The espresso had natural notes of maple, caramel and toasted banana in my smooth medium roast cappuccino (no syrups added!). (I think it’s a single origin bean, and I’m not sure if they rotate the bean/roast. This was November 2020 when I had the espresso). You will experience different natural flavors from start to finish! It’s a very unique roast that you won’t get anywhere else. Best coffee roaster in the Hood River / The Dalles area! There is no bitter or burnt espresso here!

I also want to give a shout-out to the super friendly host who took my takeout order over the phone – as it was during Covid times. He was so hospitable and exceeded expectations when I picked up my order. Thank you! I wish I had gotten your name!

The food is top notch (and fair prices) and incorporates better flavors and quality than some 5-star restaurants I’ve been to. I loved the Charlie Boy (black bean burger that came with chipotle cashew spread on a yeast bun). Perfectly flavored. Gosh, that bread was awesome! Everything tasted homemade.

These folks care about the quality of their ingredients and want you to have an all-around happy taste-bud and hospitality experience. They nailed it! I want to come back when Covid is over to have the full experience eating inside the historic church.

Amazing ambiance. Great food! Warm times!

THE RIV! The BEST quality food hands down in The Dalles! So fresh, every time is better than the last! Noah the owner is the nicest guy ever and the whole staff is great! If you want amazing FRESH food & great service, go here you won’t be disappointed!!!!! Will keep coming here for years to come!

Stopped at The Riv by chance on a trip to the coast. I’ll never drive past this place again without stopping and eating one of their chicken sandwiches!! The BEST chicken sandwich I’ve ever had!

Best Coffee around, food is also really good. Great chill, friendly atmosphere