Riva Blu Italian Restaurant & Bar, Leeds

Fab experience here, our waiter Samu was very friendly and attentive throughout. The food was fantastic, although a little on the pricey side. Our table was right next to the kitchen so it was distracting having staff constantly walking past / banging things etc which spoilt the atmosphere a little for me. Otherwise an amazing time here! Thank you.

What was the old Gino de Campo restaurant, and interior is exactly the same but without all the photos of Gino!! It's very nice all the same and has a really nice atmosphere. Menu has a good choice of pastas, mains and pizzas and what we ate was excellent. Prices are quite expensive but it is a city centre restaurant and the quality and service is good. Family friendly with high chairs and a children's menu.

“True blue Italian place,” says my partner. “I love the tiramisu! Ok, my turn. Let’s start with the end: tiramisu. It’s a deconstructed tiramisu with live theatrics at the table. First, the staff drizzled liquor over the sponges, waited for it to soak in, and then layered the whipped cream, finally topped it off with freshly grounded lemon zest. It was a heavenly sweet finish. I loved my main of Linguine Alle Vongole. Great seasonings with a fiery kick, generous serving of fresh clams. My partner’s main was more forgettable, like our starter of tuna tartare. If we were to return, it’ll be for the beautiful ambience, drinks, and tiramisu.

Me and my partner came for date night and we’re not disappointed! The whole meal was delicious! Had the arancini for starter which I’m still thinking about!!! My partner had carpaccio which he also thoroughly enjoyed. Mains was carbonara and steak which were equally as delicious !! The cocktails were great too and our waitress Lauren was lovely! Would highly recommend 🤩

Visited here for Saturday lunch on 24 June. Great central city location. An ideal menu, not overwhelming with options which you know means what they do, they do well. We had a couple of glasses of wine which were lovely and garlic bread to share as a starter. The seafood linguine was delicious, I would recommend it. The service was great, lovely waitress who was very friendly and attentive.