Best Farm To Table Restaurants in Riverside

I went this year to the Thanksgiving Buffet and last year. This time around they weren’t out of anything and everything tasted great. The table bread was great, the entrees and raw bar were great. And as always the desserts were wonderful. The banana foster dessert was stupendous. The only thing I was critical about was that we were on the patio outside and it was a pleasant 76 degrees but the heater was on and I was feeling it. And the front hosting area was full of 4,5,sometimes 6 workers crowding around the check in. Would maybe be better if they had that part better organized and less folks standing around, because that’s always a bad look. I will of course come here again for other events because the value is quite good, the servers are very pleasant, and the quality and selection of food is top notch.

Food was excellent! Ordered the very tasty well-seasoned, flaky crusted quiche with crisp cheese topped layer served with a beautiful mixed garden salad; also ordered the wild mushroom orecchiette in a light cream sauce (hint of truffle) with cute sized squashes and Japanese mushrooms. Next time will add a protein but nice vegan option. We felt like all the ingredients were picked straight from a garden. Now the best biscuits ever! For the first time tried their homemade buttermilk chive and gruyere biscuits. A bit pricey, takes around 17-20 min but TO-DIE-FOR. We ordered them because while waiting for our table, a local was waiting to p.up his biscuits to go, bake later. Says he does this every year for Thanksgiving and it's a must. So we did and it is a must!! Hats off to the Chef Jessica Roy; truly a specialty. Served with whipped butter and orange infused blossom honey. Yum yum. Drink was the tropical garden punch-refreshing. Wish we had room for dessert...next time for sure. Just be sure to plan ahead when you want to visit the garden too. Entrance is $5 pp. My mistake was visiting a couple days earlier, discovering the cafe and returning. Had to pay entrance fee again.

The hummus and chopped salad I had today were absolutely delicious. This is a great place to meet my vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free friends--so many choices!

Our server, Edgar was outstanding. Food was excellent.

Our waiter Alex was fantastic as always. 5 star service!!!