Best Casual Restaurants in Riverside

5:30 reservation, during Festival of Lights. Outdoor seating, but our waiter brought over a heater for our table, and it was cozy! We arrived 15 min early, and had to wait a few minutes, but no problems. Took a while to order, but food arrived promptly, and quite hot. Tasty chicken enchiladas, bland beans and rice. Service was acceptable considering the craziness of the season! Restaurant seating is surrounded by the glorious Christmas lights for extraordinary ambiance, yet screened off from the hordes of looky-loos. It felt secluded and special. Don't even TRY to eat anywhere in Mission Inn between Thanksgiving and Christmas without a reservation. Hghly recommend for a holiday treat.

I made reservations for a family Christmas brunch. We were immediately greeted and sat by the hostess. Drinks were great. food was good and the place was fairly quiet so we were able to enjoy good conversation and our time together. Service was excellent. Will go back again.

This place is always amazingly good and this visit was exactly that. We go there frequently and love it every time.

We had a lovely dinner. Food was delicious, service was good. There was a problem with reservations. I had reserved space 4 weeks before the date knowing it is the busy holiday time. Received confirmation . On the way there we were running about 15 minutes late and wanted to let them know we were on our way. We tried calling twice and would be put on hold and never answered. Checking the website told us they are closed on Mondays. It was a monday. We couldn’t get any confirmation that they were open. We just took a chance and went anyway and it was fine. But it was an annoying incident after having driven an hour+ to get there and not knowing what we would find. Please update your website for holiday times!

Such a fun birthday night! Stephanie C. was our waitress. Between her and the staff, they all really make you feel special. Highly recommend for a fun celebration. Just be aware that It's very loud, which so many restaurants are these days. Thank you