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1. EP

   ErikaP

   1 review

   3.0

   1 review

   Dined on May 5, 2019

   overall3food4service4ambience4

   The food was good, however upon making my reservation there was no information that breakfast was only until 11, which was a little disappointing. our reservation was at 11, I would have made a different arrangement had I known that. The host service was terrible. I arrived to check in with a reservation I made a month ago and the host was rude, didn't smile, greet or welcome. She very seriously said she would be right with us then turned her back to us as she hung up the phone. When checking in I referred to my reservation and she said it wasn't there. she acted as though this was an inconvenience to seat us even though I had a confirmation number for the reservation placed a month ago. Once seated, the service was great. Our server was kind, sweet, and patient as we were waiting for our last part of the party. Overall it was a good experience, but being that the host is the first point of contact, she really had me nervous for the experience. She was incredibly rude, and didn't make a great effort to make us feel welcomed.

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2. OT

   OpenTable Diner

   San Diego

   7 reviews

   2.0

   7 reviews

   Dined on March 24, 2019

   overall2food4service1ambience4

   Our server was very slow and not attentive at all. Disappointing.

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3. OT

   OpenTable Diner

   Los Angeles

   2 reviews

   vip
   2.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on January 1, 2019

   overall2food2service5ambience3

   Food was too salty and heavy.

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   grahamc

   Toronto

   2 reviews

   1.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on December 31, 2018

   overall1food1service1ambience1

   no heating in the restaurant. bizarre, so we left. it wes freezing

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5. OT

   OpenTable Diner

   Los Angeles

   1 review

   vip
   1.0

   1 review

   Dined on December 28, 2018

   overall1food1service1ambience1

   Closed for business. It doesn’t exist.

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   LiveWorkKX

   London

   12 reviews

   vip
   1.0

   12 reviews

   Dined on December 24, 2018

   overall1food1service1ambience1

   So we turned up for our booking at Cantala restaurant, which we chose because we had seen good reviews and because we had looked into the room a couple of days previously whilst visiting the hotel's pool cafe for lunch. When we arrived we were told that the restaurant was no longer being used for dinner and that we would be seated in the Cafe Palmetto next door. This room had all the ambiance of a hospital canteen, bright lights and only one table occupied. They suggested we try the bar instead, but this was even worse. So we left, hungry and very disappointed at being so misled. It being the 23rd of December we were unable to dine anywhere else worth visiting.

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7. RZ

   RandyZ

   New York Area

   15 reviews

   vip
   1.0

   15 reviews

   Dined on December 22, 2018

   overall1food1service1ambience1

   Had to provide low ratings b cause this restaurant, Cantala, no longer exists, despite accepting my reservation! Instead, we were seated in an adjacent restaurant cafe, Palmetto, which is located in a cold hallway with less than average food!

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   Diningguy

   Palm Springs

   45 reviews

   5.0

   45 reviews

   Dined on November 22, 2018

   overall5food5service5ambience4

   The Thanksgiving Day menu was absolutely delicious. And a great price to boot. The ambiance was pleasant and noise level low to array on good conversation.

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   Dave

   Palm Springs

   25 reviews

   vip
   5.0

   25 reviews

   Dined on November 7, 2018

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   Not sure why most of the bathrooms were out of order. I was sent to the back of the pool area, in the dark, with no signage of where I was going, to find a restroom. Of course by the time I found my way back to our table, our food had arrived, and getting cold.

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10. K

    Kaitlin

    Palm Springs

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on August 26, 2018

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    My boyfriend and I were staying at the hotel and had a credit to the restaurant and our experience was amazing! It was our anniversary so they gave us each a free glass of champagne. The food was very well priced and delicious! We both got a steak and it comes with your choice of a veggie, a sauce, and some type of potato. Our server was also excellent and so friendly which made the experience so much better. The atmosphere was great since it wasn’t super fancy but the quality was definitely there, and just what we were looking for. Will definitely be back!

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    Goodtimes

    Portland

    13 reviews

    1.0

    13 reviews

    Dined on July 16, 2018

    overall1food1service3ambience3

    This place could be great. It’s a cool location and interesting room but the food and drink was subpar. You need to know how to make an old fashioned if you’re a bartender. The food was not prepared well and was just not good. Our server was really nice but that didn’t help the food.

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    StevePSP

    Palm Springs

    29 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    29 reviews

    Dined on July 14, 2018

    overall5food4service5ambience4

    We enjoyed our visit and we were able to have a nice not rushed experience. Weather allowing, outdoors would be perfect. I really enjoyed my dinner, other guests not as happy as I was.

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    gpuentes

    Palm Springs

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on July 11, 2018

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    The staff here was wonderful. They setup the private dining room and made our dinner extra special as we were celebrating two birthdays. The food was great and our server was very attentive and patient with us. Will be back!

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    Richard

    Palm Springs

    4 reviews

    2.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on July 7, 2018

    overall2food4service3ambience2

    There was a distinct lack of air conditioning during our dinning experience. We know that it was on the hottest day, this year. We were surprised as to how difficult it was to enjoy our meal. I should have realized this and have our party of 4 leave and take ourselves to a locale that would have accorded our comfort while dinning. The dinning room felt at least 80 degrees. The food was very good, service was good, and the dinning ambience very poor. Please fix this issue or just close for the season.

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15. QP

    QuokkaPSP

    Palm Springs

    9 reviews

    4.0

    9 reviews

    Dined on June 10, 2018

    overall4food5service4ambience3

    Loud with another group and splash house

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16. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    Palm Springs

    5 reviews

    4.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on June 5, 2018

    overall4food4service3ambience4

    Hadn’t been there in awhile It’s a little gem, steak was done very nice, desert was good The service personnel were too eager to clean up though :)

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    Danny

    Palm Springs

    2 reviews

    4.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on May 27, 2018

    overall4food4service5ambience4

    Great night! We came with a group of of 7 and they were totally accomodating...we even had to push the reservation by an hour and they ere happy to do so. The food was enjoyable, the service was attentive, and the drinks were perfect. And they didn't double the price of everything just because it's at a hotel. I would definitely come back here again!

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    lesliep

    San Diego

    5 reviews

    1.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on May 26, 2018

    overall1food3service1ambience4

    Horrible experience. I would not eat here again, and do not recommend this restaurant. We often stay at the Riviera but had never eaten dinner at the restaurant. The food was good, but the service was horrible. Took forever for our entree to come out and our waitress disappeared and never returned, even after we asked 3 separate people to go get her so we could order more drinks. The manager was apologetic and professional. Very disappointing.

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    germanboy

    Vancouver

    5 reviews

    3.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on May 22, 2018

    overall3food3service2ambience4

    What a disappointment not anymore what it used to be. Very limited menu on a piece of dirty paper. Waiter did not know what he was doing except chit chatting with the other waitresses in the back. The food was ok but not for that price point. This time we rented a house but coming back in August and had a reservation at the Rivera hotel. I will cancel that since I’m scared now the hotel is gotten as bad as the restaurant

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20. MJ

    MelissaJ

    Minneapolis

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on May 20, 2018

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    We had my bachelorette party dinner here and it was amazing! Everyone kept saying it was the perfect spot.

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21. RL

    RosalynL

    Edmonton

    2 reviews

    3.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on May 19, 2018

    overall3food3service3ambience3

    There was not much consistency with service or food quality. My husbands meal was excellent and mine was awful. Several friends actually felt quite ill after eating. While our staff was friendly he seemed run off his feet so wasn't able to give great service and forgot a few things...perhaps they were under staffed. The room itself was nice and the hotel is lovely.

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22. PS

    PalmSpringsDiner

    Palm Springs

    526 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    526 reviews

    Dined on May 18, 2018

    overall4food4service5ambience4

    This is yet another lovely dining spots within Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley. Though arriving vrey late for our reservation, the staff was quite pleasant throughtful. it’s a great addiition to Palm Sorings📈

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23. JB

    JandB

    Palm Springs

    8 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    8 reviews

    Dined on May 15, 2018

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Outstanding service, super friendly staff, they specifically acknowledged us as locals and thanked us for our patronage. The food was all excellent, truly a great meal and an overall amazing experience. We will definitely be back again and again !!!

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    JamiE

    Denver

    3 reviews

    1.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on May 14, 2018

    overall1food1service2ambience3

    This was a business trip and the conference was being held on-site. Because we came in a day early, we decided to try the Cantala despite the reviews. That was a poor decision. It took nearly an hour for our steaks (there were four of us) to be delivered to the table and was brought out by the manager that apologized for the wait and promised that the steaks were cooked to perfection and worth the wait. Well... three of the four plates were in correct and/or missing items. One steak, that was ordered as medium was so over cooked that it could hardly be sliced and another ordered a filet but received a flat iron cut which was not eaten. That manager that made the promise never came back to the table and the unbeaten steak was cleared without question as to why it was not eaten and of course we were charged for all four steaks. The server did comp the $11 appetizer vs. the $27 uneaten steak. Would not recommend eating here. It’s worrh the Uber / Lyft to go find something different. Even if only a McDonalds.

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25. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    New England

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on April 21, 2018

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Cantata is quite possibly the best patio in Palm Springs. It is beautifully decorated with perfect lighting for dinner. The food and drinks are really well done and the service was great. Whenever we are in Palm Springs we make sure to go for dinner.

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26. AG

    AmandaG

    Orange County

    11 reviews

    5.0

    11 reviews

    Dined on April 15, 2018

    overall5food4service5ambience5

    Good food, great service. Loved the outside ambiance.

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    steveportmoody

    Palm Springs

    78 reviews

    vip
    2.0

    78 reviews

    Dined on April 5, 2018

    overall2food3service2ambience3

    Outside patio was really dirty covered in dead leaves and stains on tiles. Moved to inside which was very quiet and pleasant. Server was very inexperienced but tried hard and always had a smile. Wine was reasonably priced and served cold with an ice bucket. Salad was excellent. Main. Course fish and chips were not so good. Soggy undercooked fries. Nice batter on the fish but the fish itself was mushy- probably frozen, and little flavour. Dessert was nothing special.

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28. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    Los Angeles

    4 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on April 2, 2018

    overall3food3service2ambience3

    The restaurant was nice but service and food were just ok . There were items that were forgotten and I had to almost walk in the kitchen to find someone to bring out the rest of our order. I waited at our table for so long and didn’t see our waitress or another employee so I went in search of someone. Also, we had an incident with a spilled glass of water and the waitress that brought us additional napkins didn’t remove the huge pile of napkins we had used up that were in the center of the table or offer any assistance with all the wet table mats we were holding in our hands. We will not be returning.

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29. DK

    DianeK

    San Diego

    12 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    12 reviews

    Dined on April 2, 2018

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Honestly, this is one of the best restaurants I’ve ever eaten at and I’m 68 years old who considers herself a gourmand of sorts with discerning taste for quality food and creative presentation. My husband and I ate here twice — dinner on food Friday and then easter dinner. I ordered the braised short ribs on Good Friday and quite frankly, I’ve never had better— the meat just fell off the bone. My husband has the oven roasted pork t-bone which he said was moist and cooked to perfection. On easter, I had the Caesar salad with chicken — the dressing was amazing!! My husband decided on the pappardelle with chicken and he said it was just fabulous— almost too much to eat the portion was so large.

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    AndrewM

    Los Angeles

    22 reviews

    2.0

    22 reviews

    Dined on April 2, 2018

    overall2food5service5ambience2

    The kitchen was very slow tonight. We waited an hour for a pizza. Our server was very polite and did keep us informed to the best of his abilities. Still and hour and a half for everyone to be served was excessive.

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31. TB

    TomB

    Central Texas

    15 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    15 reviews

    Dined on April 1, 2018

    overall4food5service2ambience4

    We took another couple to dinner here and enjoyed meeting the manager. The food we ordered for 3 of the 4 of us was quite good however the service was extremely slow and our waitperson pretty much neglected us the entire evening. The 4th meal was totally incorrect and when sent back, all they changed was one of the sides - still the wrong entree. It might not have been so bad had we been served in a timely manner but it took well over an hour after having our salads to get our entrees. Thankfully the manager came by and apologized but the server never really apologized and we are not sure where the foul up occurred. We will go back and give it another try maybe with a different server.

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    SusanV

    London

    7 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    7 reviews

    Dined on April 1, 2018

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    We had a family group of 11, everyone enjoyed the delicious food. Lovely space, great value, great service. Loved it.

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33. HP

    HannahP

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on March 29, 2018

    overall1food2service1ambience4

    Super cute space inside the hotel. The servers were nice, just absolutely forgetful or something...they had to be asked twice for the menus for kids, 3 times for the bread they offered us, 2 times for the glass of wine I ordered (I ordered a cocktail first but didn't drink it as it tasted like just soda water - I didn't want to give them another reason to give poor service so didn't say anything and just ordered a glass of wine instead). The food was fine - nothing impressive - crab cakes were super salty and the one of the kids ordered salmon, which she usually loves, but wouldn't eat it (she said it tasted "farm raised" so that may just be a picky/specific palate). The kids meals came with ice cream sundaes but they took forever to arrive (but they did look amazing!). I would understand if the restaurant was busy, but there were several empty tables. Nice enough staff, just seemed like maybe they were all new or just not that on it that night!

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    julic

    Columbus

    26 reviews

    vip
    2.0

    26 reviews

    Dined on March 24, 2018

    overall2food2service1ambience4

    Menu was limited and then wrong entree served to my husband . So in lieu of dining together my husband watched me eat, then I watched him. And for this the waitress proudly announced that she didn’t charge us for the bottle of water we drank. !!!!! (Charged for wine and food though) My advice—-Have a drink in the bar and then head out for dinner.

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    ADW1

    Palm Springs

    33 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    33 reviews

    Dined on March 16, 2018

    overall4food4service3ambience5

    Tried the restaurant 1959 dinner special and the bbq ribs were quite tasty. Service was a little off, but nothing that got in the way of having a good time. The value of the meal was excellent.

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36. GM

    GregM

    Los Angeles

    9 reviews

    5.0

    9 reviews

    Dined on March 15, 2018

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Good food, good service.

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37. LS

    LSConcoit

    Houston

    95 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    95 reviews

    Dined on March 14, 2018

    overall4food4service3ambience5

    Hi we were there for a nice evening dinner, the waiter was very quick right on top of things at first and the soup was wonderful but we had to wait an hour for our main entrée and by the time it came we were so full of bread that we could not eat our meal. They had a large table and served the large table 1st because we had ordered soup. They were very apologetic and gave us a free dessert so they were very nice. The fillet was good but not great, the mashed potatoes were awesome!

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    Foodie07

    Orange County

    5 reviews

    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on March 4, 2018

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Had a very enjoyable experience. I would highly recommend this place.

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39. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    Denver

    2 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on March 4, 2018

    overall3food5service5ambience3

    We had the private dining room. The heat was not on in the room, and the music system wasn’t working, so we played some music on a friend’s iPhone. They sat us next to a door that didn’t seal, so it was very cold. We asked to be moved, and they accommodated is by moving us away from the draft. We finally just turned on the heat ourselves, and it was fine after about 20 minutes. Overall, the experience felt a little clunky and sad. Not a good way to wrap up our trip to Palm Springs.

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    KurtS

    Palm Springs

    12 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    12 reviews

    Dined on February 25, 2018

    overall4food4service2ambience4

    The food has improved from our last visit. They have a new menu compared to our prior visits and we were pleased with the quality and flavor of the meal. Our server was a bit slow getting our first round of cocktails - as if she had forgotten about us. Overall the service could have been better, especially considering it wasn't overly busy. We do like the ambiance here, especially on the patio. Now that the food is improved, we will be back.

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