Avirup Das

The place is beautiful. We visited this restaurant in October since it was rated quite high and few friends suggested it. Reservations are needed for this place. We initially thought of not making one, but eventually did. On the day of visit, we reached before the opening hours, and found that we made the right choice of making reservations. Although we did not have had the sea food Paella, (which is supposed to be the best one) but the chicken one, it was good. I was not thrilled with the dish, probably because this is the first time I was having Paella and I had too much of expectations for it to be spicy and all, but it was okay. Maybe next time I will be sure to try the seafood Paella.

Julio Cesar Perez Hernandez

Excellent restaurant with top dishes! Guillermo is the best clerk! Excellent food, service and ambiance! We can't wait to get back!

Mackenzie Houmiel

Delicious paella! Really cute restaurant and felt authentic.

Damian Perez

We had an amazing experience at Restaurant La Riua! The food was absolutely delicious — authentic, beautifully presented, and full of flavor. Our server Guillermo made the evening even better with his friendly and attentive service. My wife and I left completely satisfied and can’t wait to return. A true Valencian gem!

Kames Official

The best paella we have ever eaten!!

Yama Tatsu

This place was recommended by our bike tour guide at Valencia. We were lucky to get a table without reservation as this place seemed really busy lunch time. No English menu, so be ready to use your translation app if you don’t understand Spanish well. We had chicken rice dish (not paella) , it was very good with huge potion size. My partner had sangria and he enjoyed it. People work there seem like good people. Even though I couldn’t communicate with them in Spanish, I didn’t feel ignored or unwelcome. It was good experience I’ll remember long time.

Dina Dissi

Very authentic experience at La Riua! Loved our meal there. Paella Valenciana was very good and portion was generous.. although meat was drier than it should be, but the taste of the rice itself was great! Scampis were also done with an oil garlic sauce that was delicious, and portion was also very generous. I do recommend it for a more authentic experience in Valencia

Miguel Contreras

Great and tasty paella with excellent service. not a fancy place but with very friendly staff. Love the place, I”ll go back anytime.

Ferdinand Bianca

The best paella in the centre of Valencia! You need a reservation, but trust me, it’s worth it! The atmosphere is nice, the waiters are all professionals, the food is great quality! Eat here for a real Valencian experience!

Bianca Betheldo

I really wanted a traditional experience and as soon as I walked in the door it felt so authentic and home like. The decor on the wall, the warm greetings it was great. The staff were so attentive and more than generous with sangria top ups. There are so many paellas being churned out the kitchen, all of different sizes. I was solo and even though they catered for a Paella for One it was huge. I felt it could have been a bit warmer but that is my only criticism. Great food, the octopus was out of this world and so was the jamon

F Jawad

Best paella we had in Valencia. Absolutely PACKED with flavour. The aroma of the rosemary hits you and runs through the entire dish, it’s perfectly seasoned and the beans are cooked so well. Every paella we had after this one disappointed us! Service was wonderful and the atmosphere is amazing. 10/10!

Jimmy Grill

Best paella we've had in Valencia. The octopus was also great. Place fills up very quickly, so I highly recommend getting a reservation. Also, service is only so so. Not sure why people call it a tourist spot, we only heard one other table speaking English, and not all the staff spoke it. Maybe it's full of Spanish tourists? Regardless, we had a great experience and I highly recommend it.

Christian Harris

La Riuá is an oddity, it’s overrun with tourists yet still feels like it is family run. From the outside it looks like a modern strip centre. Inside it looks like Frankenstein’s monster; multiple levels and a strange layout. The food- utterly amazing. Really delicious traditional paella and even better octopus. Both very highly recommended. We ordered a bottle of Rioja which was good and reasonably priced. Service was sporadic, we were seemingly forgotten then given good attention. It seemed slightly chaotic. The upstairs area is claustrophobic, they put in a mezzanine so the ceiling is very low. We made reservations months in advance, yet they tried to sit us furthest away next to the toilet (and the restaurant was still mostly empty). We requested another table and they gave us a better one on a mid-floor. The seating choice was very strange as (tourist) walk-ins were offered a seat nearby- why seat us next to the toilet? We tried to go again before we left. It was a Sunday, and we queued for 25 min (until 14:20 min after the advertised 14:00 opening time) yet no one showed to open the restaurant. Calls went unanswered, probably because it was empty within. So definitely go, but take the opening hours with a pinch of salt and insist on a decent table.

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Danko Loncar

Hello there! I wanted to share with you a hidden gem in the hearth of Valencia that never fails to impress - La Riua! This charming local spot has a special place in our hearts every time we're in Valencia. The simplicity of the food is what makes it truly remarkable. It may not be fancy, but the flavors are simply delicious! Excellent old fashioned service 👌 If you ever find yourself in Valencia and crave a memorable meal, do yourself a favor and give La Riua a try. I promise you won't be disappointed! Don't forget to book 😉

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Jason Beckmann

We asked a local storekeeper for a good local restaurant, and this was the place he recommended. It did not disappoint. Super cute place that has been there almost 50 years with lots of memorabilia, awards, and accolades on their walls. I could spend a day just looking at those. The food was amazing with the best paella we had in Spain, which should be surprising based on the awards. Big salads. Delicious deserts. Sangria on tap. So glad we found this place.

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Nives

Excellent, succulent octopus for a starter and paella with seafood for the main course accompanied with very good sangría. A rustic place full of charm frequented by the locals, so not a tourist trap, but an authentic experience. It is a small place and they are open for 2 hours for lunch, so make sure you make your reservation on time.

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Marta Zaczkowska

I recently visited this restaurant based on a friend's recommendation and had a delightful experience. I made my reservation two days in advance and arrived for lunch when they opened at 2 pm. I was pleasantly surprised to find that I could order paella for one person without being charged for two. The paella was delicious, although I wished there were more seafood in it. Perhaps ordering a portion for two people would have been more worthwhile in that regard. The restaurant tends to get busy, so I highly recommend making reservations. Despite the crowd, I really enjoyed the homely atmosphere and personalized service. It was charming to see that they still use pen and paper to take your orders. Overall, I had a great time and would definitely recommend this place.

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Excellent service in a cosy restaurant. Staff was very friendly and food very good. Only down side is opening late at 21.00.

Excellent service in a cosy restaurant. Staff was very friendly and food very good. Only down side is opening late at 21.00.

Excellent service in a cosy restaurant. staff was very friendly and food very good. Only down side is opening late at 21.00.

We were very happy to be able to get a table for lunch amongst locals. We had arroz al horno and the 40 minute wait was absolutely worth it. It was simply delicious and felt like eating food your g…

Tasty authentic Paella and wines. Traditional nice setting, good service. Just be sure to book in advance, otherwise it’s hard to find a table.

Tasty authentic Paella and wines. Traditional nice setting, good service. Just be sure to book in advance, otherwise it’s hard to find a table.

In this place you can find traditional recipes and an local atmosphere. We ordered a paella valenciana and it was very delicious! If something its good and quality you can recognize immediately !

Very good experience with excellent food, especially great paella with fresh seafood. Not heavy at all. Everything we ordered was so delicious, also some desserts and coffee. We would like to go ba…

El sitio es acogedor. Mucha decoracion valenciana y platos tipicos. La verdad es que fuimos sin avisar y nos presentamos mas de 10 personas a las 14 para comer. La comida esta buena aunque nos salio un poco salada. De normal es un buen restaurante muy centrico y platos de la terreta.

Buena comida, pero con un detalle a mejorar Fuimos a este restaurante en Valencia y pedimos una paella de bogavante, pulpo y solomillo ibérico. La paella estaba deliciosa, con el arroz en su punto y muy buen sabor . El pulpo también muy tierno y sabroso. Sin embargo, nos decepcionó que en lugar de solomillo ibérico, nos sirvieron solomillo de ternera sin avisarnos. Fue un detalle que no nos gustó, ya que elegimos el plato justamente por el solomillo ibérico. Aparte de eso, el servicio fue correcto y el ambiente agradable. Volvería, pero espero que en el futuro respeten exactamente lo que se ofrece en la carta.

Lo primero, me gustaría agradecer al restaurante el trato ya que hubo un error en la reserva y no constaba, un domingo de mascletà, ya sabemos en Valencia que sin reserva es muy complicado. El chico que nos atendió nos dijo que no nos íbamos a quedar sin comer y así fue, comimos mas tarde pero comimos y muy bien, os pongo un 10. Os vuelvo a dar las gracias por el trato de todo el personal del primer@ al último!!! Saludos / Marta

Lugar acogedor, el personal es super amable. Llegamos sin reservación en día festivo y aunque el lugar estaba lleno, nos atendieron muy amables y nos hicieron un lugar con tan sólo esperar un poco. La Paella muy buena, buenos vinos, buenos entradas. Muchas gracias por su excelente atención!

Comimos muy bien. Y nos compartieron un tesororo: una edición de la revista El Gráfico que celebra a la Argentina campeona del Mundial ‘78.

Hiromi Young

If you don't speak Spanish well you better order in English. They will recommend a starter that you may not favourite.I ordered grilled monkfish and cod croquettes for sharing. Other are ordered black ink paella and paella valenciano. Ordering paella late at night can your stomach bloated. I recomend follow Spanish advice and eating it for lunch. Food was delicious and friendly service.

The worst paella I ate in Spain (and it was the 5th paella I ate) both for quality and quantity. The mussels were inedible. The croquettes were good, they say they are cod croquettes even though they…

València is the birthplace of the famous paella! We had the traditional mix of chicken rabbit beans — Topped with Sangria and Damm Lemon Cervezq. Did not disappoint. The restaurant itself is coz…

València is the birthplace of the famous paella! We had the traditional mix of chicken rabbit beans — Topped with Sangria and Damm Lemon Cervezq. Did not disappoint. The restaurant itself is cozy,…

Came here on the recommendation of several tourist guides and the clerk at the hotel, but have to say that while it was good, it wasn't as great as we had anticipated. The seafood paella came with …

Very crowed place and have to book, Over rated. If you want ambience this is not the place. We went on a Saturday and there was a big group 20+ so we did not even bother for the desert. All the tou…

Since a lot of places are closed for the Holiday this was not our first pick. Ordered vegetable and seafood Paella. Very disappointed. Vegetable Paella was basically tasteless and came out luke war…

Had a great dinner here. Food is generous and authentic! Tables on the bottom level are wheelchair accessible. There is not wheelchair accessible bathroom in the resturant.

Wife and I came on Thursday evening, Nov 4. We sat down and put our order in very quickly: Paella Valenciana and a bottle of wine. The wine came out right away and after pouring ourselves a glas…

Entiendo que cada experiencia es personal y como uno lo vive. Lamentablemente tenía bastantes expectativas pero no fue una comida ni un sitio para recomendar. Teníamos reserva a las 14 h para cuatro personas. Nos asignaron la mesa en el altillo. Desafortunadamente el techo es muy bajo y soy alto (1.92 m), tenía que agacharme para poder caminar ya que tocaba con la cabeza el techo, un tanto incómodo. La atención era bastante desorganizada. Atendían mesas que llegaban después e incluso habiendo pedido primero que otras mesas, comieron antes que nosotros. De entrante una ensalada “Riuá”, o mejor dicho valenciana, que estaba bien. Pedimos pan con alioli y también venía una salsa de tomate no muy agradable. Las croquetas de bacalao estaban muy sabrosa. Como plato principal inicialmente pedimos Paella de Bogabante y rape para tres. Le avisamos al camarero que tenía alergia a la sepia. Nos dijo que no tenía, a lo que vino a los pocos minutos unos a decirnos que desde cocina le dijeron que podía contener sepia. Sin problema decidimos cambiar el plato por una Fideuá de Pato, setas y foia. Luego de que todas las mesas de alrededor tenían su paella, llegando algunas después que nosotros, llega la nuestra: Hicieron Paella de pato, no fideuá como pedimos. El camarero muy amable nos dijo si queria nos hacía nuestro pedido, que fue un error de cocina a lo que dijimos que no, ya que llevábamos más de 1 hora y media y si esperábamos nuevamente se iba a hacer muy tarde. La paella estaba muy rica, pese a no ser lo que pedimos aunque un tanto escasa… Luego pedimos de postre torrija, tarta de la abuela y piña. Lamentablemente miramos la carta de la página web donde los precios de los postres no eran los mismos que vimos luego en la factura, deberían tenerla actualizada y que coincidan. Nos dimos cuenta cuando nos fuimos, error nuestro .. El café del tiempo viene con hielos de café, es algo novedoso y está muy bien, pero si te pedimos café descafeinado porque no puede beber cafeína, deberían poner hielos normales o mínimamente cuando le preguntamos al camarero si tenían cafeína intente averiguarlo y no responda: No lo sé, yéndose. Un camarero o cualquier persona puede no saber todo, pero sí preguntarlo a quien corresponda. Una simple respuesta de “lo consultaré” hace que todo sea distinto. Punto a favor que muy amablemente nos descontaron un comensal de la paella por el error de no ser fideuá. Luego de la experiencia vivida no regresaría. Hace falta mejorar mucho la atención y trato al cliente y mínimamente saber lo que se ofrece o intentarlo.

Came here on recommendation from friends however I was a little disappointed. The service was on - not as friendly as hoped. The paella Valencia was dry and a little too salty. Overall ok but disap…

Brevemente no vale la pena, la paella Valenciana me llegó fría, hubiera pedido que la calienten, pero ya no tenía tiempo, tardaron 45min en traerla, no me molesta esperar, pero si la comida llega fría pierde toda la gracia. Por otro lado el pollo estaba bastante seco y las tortillas de camarones aceitosas y con pocos camarones. Tampoco me pareció algo especial la paella, no tenía nada que me llame la atención. Por eso 2 estrellas y no 1

Mi reseña se basa en su supuesto plato estrella la paella. Durante los 10 años que vivo en Valencia me han dicho que este restaurante es el mejor de paella y lamento decirlo pero me llevé una total decepción. Y llevo probando varias paellas durante estos años de mi vida y me pareció una paella que no pudo destacar. No obstante quiero rescatar 2 cosas el trato del camarero Felipe muy majo y los entrantes honestamente el restaurante tiene mejores platos que sus paellas lo cual es irónico. Y por último un turno que demore el postre el mismo tiempo que la paella un miércoles por la noche que ni si quiera el restaurante estaba pegado me decepcionó. Por último a la hora de pagar la jefa se metió el bote que dimos a la caja directamente solo porque dijimos como que estaba bien con lo que pagamos pero creyendo que iba para los camareros. Tuve que acercarme luego hasta el camarero para darle personalmente el bote aparte para que sintiera el aprecio por su trabajo. Yo personalmente no volveré y no lo recomendaré. Pero para las personas que vayan por primera vez prueben de todo menos las paellas. Y está muy sobrevalorado el precio con respecto calidad, precio y comida. Y de verdad está crítica no es para denigrar sino que para que ojalá deseen mejor. Pues están cómodos con su fama del restaurante, y el personal merece mejor atención también pues parecían algunos estar a no poder más con su día.

Ronda Lun

Charming setting. Love the vibes. The food was just average honestly; we were super excited to come here for the paella and clearly it is a very popular spot. But the paella was very disappointing. Not a lot of seafood at all; it was 99% rice as you can see in the photo. The service was suboptimal because they are obviously very busy; they forgot our drink order twice; was so super slow. We also got the smallest pours of wine and vermouth we’ve had in Spain. Honestly there are better spots for paella in Valencia.

Ghazal

This place was recommended to us by a tour guide, and we were told that it has one of the best Valencian paellas here. There’s so many reviews here too that indicate it should be a nice place, but we found the paella to be very salty and the service was really slow. Overall we were kind of disappointed with this place.

Not sure if Valencia’s seafood paella is always as salty as ours was here. But I cannot say what it tasted like under the all pervasiveness of salt. Really wasn't worth the cost. I would have politel…

Not sure if Valencia’s seafood paella is always as salty as ours was here. But I cannot say what it tasted like under the all pervasiveness of salt. Really wasn't worth the cost. I would have polit…

Having arrived without a booking bang on evening opening time we were shepherded briskly to the upper level of the restaurant . We were the only people there yet the waiting staff argued as to who …

We came as a group of us to eat, they don’t open until 9 so there was quite a lot of people waiting to go in, and when we got in it was very busy with basically every table full. We ordered our dr…

Para empezar con los entrantes. Unas finas rodajas de solomillo sobre patatas fritas de bolsa, no justifica su precio. Las gambas nada del otro mundo, algo secas, por ello faltas de sabor. A favor, las almejas, enormes, sabrosas y con una salsa exquisita, un 10. La paella valencia tradicional, le faltaba algo de sal, fácilmente subsanable por el comensal, manchó de amarillo de por vida mis dedos a la vez que tenía un gran aroma y sabor a romero, pero no apareció ni una sola hojita de esta planta, por lo que se deduce que la cocinan con un preparado comercial de colorante y sabor, no azafrán ni romero en rama. El postre, una torrija calentada en gran exceso al microondas, por lo que las partes de la corteza era cartón incomestible y las partes blandas desechas y pegadas al plato, con la que me achicharré la lengua, no pudiendo saborear el resto de viandas del día. El café muy rico. El camarero muy servicial amable y atento. Algo reseñable. El plato de la Guardia Civil del revés no genera simpatía por el establecimiento.

Fue una experiencia terrible. La paella de marisco estaba increíblemente salada y completamente incomible, y la señora ni siquiera quiso hacernos descuento. No recomiendo a nadie este sitio.