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Downtown Experiment, Riverside, CA

Downtown Experiment

3.1
3.1
10 Reviews
$30 and under
American
  • Good for special occasions
Downtown Experiment located in the center of Downtown Riverside, features a full bar with specialty cocktails and a carefully curated food menu which includes Sushi, Sea Food and Teriyaki Bowls. We offer both indoor and outdoor sitting, with both settings beautifully decorated and fully Instagrammable to capture your visit!
Nightlife varies daily from Tuesday Experiment, Wednesday Banda to Sunday Taboo Day Party, providing you a well-rounded entertainment affair. Our entertainment program offers a variety of guest DJs, special concert series and VIP guest hosting to provide you with quality experience at our venue!

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Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    American
  • Hours of operation
    Tue–Sat 5:00 pm–2:00 am Sun 3:00 pm–2:00 am
  • Phone number
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress code
    Smart Casual
  • Neighborhood
    Riverside
  • Cross street
    Orange & University
  • Parking details
    Valet
  • Additional
    Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Dancing, Entertainment, Full Bar, Happy Hour, Late Night, Outdoor Smoking Area, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Takeout, Wheelchair Access, Wine

What 10 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

3.1
3.1 based on all time ratings
  • 2.9Food
  • 3.2Service
  • 3.5Ambience
  • 2.9Value

NoiseModerate

10 Reviews
  1. Kelley

    Los Angeles3 reviews

    1.0

    Dined on December 4, 2022

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 1
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 1
    Made a dinner reservation at 8:45. No dinner being served only 3 appetizers and one of the three they were out of. Sat at a table with all doors open. It was freezing and no other place to sit. Would not come back

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  2. StephanieH

    Palm Springs3 reviews

    2.0

    Dined on November 20, 2022

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 1
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 2
    It's not really an 'experiment'. It's more just a bar that also probably doubles as a night club. The food options were super limited. I think that it was a poor choice to go so early in the evening. I bet it picks up a lot as the night progresses. However, there was a bunch of empty tables and the sat us at one that was wobbly where the candle wasn't even lit. There were a lot of other better options. The waitress was friendly and the cocktails were fine. I just think they're better places in downtown Riverside and the name is miss leading.

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  3. SadieB

    Los Angeles1 review

    5.0

    Dined on October 30, 2022

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    loved the sushi rolls, very very spicy! and the service was very friendly and welcoming

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  4. OpenTable Diner

    Orange County1 review

    5.0

    Dined on October 27, 2022

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Girls night out had a blast like always .

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  5. MarlenS

    New York City1 review

    1.0

    Dined on October 22, 2022

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 1
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 3
    They gave me a 8:45 reservation, we made it 13 min late, and they didn’t want to sit us, we convinced them to sit us and they gave us a dirty table. And told us we were on last call Service was horrible. By the way I tried calling to let them know we were coming a bit late and nobody answers the phone

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  6. OpenTable Diner

    Los Angeles3 reviews

    4.0

    Dined on October 2, 2022

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 5
    Ambeience was very nice, however there was very little choices on the menu.

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  7. Anai

    Los Angeles1 review

    1.0

    Dined on September 11, 2022

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 1
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 1
    We had a reservation You would think that it would be inside the place like where the bar is nope instead we were placed right next to the door and then 20mins passed and no one attended us

    1 person found this helpful

  8. OpenTable Diner

    Orange County1 review

    1.0

    Dined on September 3, 2022

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 1
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 1
    Bad experience

    2 people found this helpful

  9. OpenTable Diner

    San Diego2 reviews

    1.0

    Dined on July 9, 2022

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 2
    4. Ambience 5
    The place was beautiful and has a nice decor but everything that you see on their Instagram page is no longer there they don’t offer any food maybe four or five appetizers, it’s basically a bar or lounge.

    1 person found this helpful

  10. OpenTable Diner VIP

    Los Angeles3 reviews

    1.0

    Dined on June 18, 2022

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 1
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 1
    We had reservations at 9pm and they did not let us in and told us they don’t serve food at that time

    3 people found this helpful

FAQs

Downtown Experiment offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (951) 355-2606.

Downtown Experiment is rated 3.1 stars by 10 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

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Unfortunately, this restaurant is not on the OpenTable booking network. To check availability, please contact them directly.

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Google Map for Downtown Experiment

3601 University Ave, Riverside, CA 92501-3330

Additional information

  • Cross street
    Orange & University
  • Neighborhood
    Riverside
  • Hours of operation
    Tue–Sat 5:00 pm–2:00 am Sun 3:00 pm–2:00 am
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    American
  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Dress code
    Smart Casual
  • Parking details
    Valet
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Additional
    Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Dancing, Entertainment, Full Bar, Happy Hour, Late Night, Outdoor Smoking Area, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Takeout, Wheelchair Access, Wine
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