Restaurante RiFF (Pop-up)

Amazing experience from Start to finish, Bernd was so nice and so passionate about his food. The service from the staff was perfect, we had a lovely Lady serve us (unfortunately I forgot her name) but she spoke fluent English and was so enthusiastic about where she works. But above all else the food is amazing, we did the riff taster menu and it did not disappoint. I would highly recommend this restaurant as an experience. I can’t wait for the new location in September, I will definitely be back!

Was really excited about going. The experience was great. We had a great time. But we have a great time almost anywhere we go. The food was a little disappointing. I love wine and the wine pairings were some of the most unique I’ve ever had. So they were all different. I liked a couple of them.

My experience at RIFF restaurant did not meet my expectations. Although the service tried to be attentive, I found that the dishes lacked unique flavors and originality. The care, silence, special atmosphere and effort to make oneself feel special that I had experienced in other Michelin Star restaurants were not here. The chef was nice to greet the tables by visiting the tables, somelier Ivan was very attentive and experienced. Unfortunately, I did not have an experience that would make me think about visiting again.

We had a fantastic evening. The food meet our expectations of a Michelin star restaurant. Great unique flavours from the peanut bread sticks, clear bloody mary through to the lime filled profiteroles. Ivan the sommelier is very knowledgeable and introduced us to orange wine and recommended a bottle to us which was gorgeous. Paula our server was extremely friendly and informed us of all the different tastes and ingredients in our dishes. We also appreciated that Bernd the chef and owner came and served some of our dishes and spoke to us about where he sourced his produce.

Very nice and cozy restaurant! The overall experience was great. The comparison between quality and price are fair, the how duration of the dinner took around 3h. Overall all dishes and cheff performers and entertaining during the dinner were amazing!

Dined on New Year’s Eve, when the chef was featuring a special tasting menu (at 2x the price of the standard tasting menu). While the experience was fine, I’d rate Riff as average against its 1* Michelin peer group. Menu - both food and wine - has some Germanic influences (eg, a sauerkraut side, lots of bread) while the wine list is heavily drawn from Germany and Austria, with some Spanish selections thrown into the mix. Wine pairing was quite pricey, and I noted that few of the dozen or so tables were going that route. We had a 14 year-old bottle of Riesling, which was outstanding. Dishes were hit and miss. I thought the spaghetti with oysters and caviar were outstanding. The raw truffles on bread, raw shaved mushrooms with risotto, and coffee ice cream with pumpkin didn’t work for me. Also found risotto and spaghetti as back to back courses to be unusual. Combined with the numerous breads brought to the table, this is a carb intensive menu. Many of the dishes (especially the proteins) were oversalted while the risotto was bland. Presentation wasn’t notable, and clearly underwhelming vs Riff’s Michelin peer group. Several dishes arrived cool to borderline cold. My water and wine glasses were left empty for extended periods (10 minutes) without being refilled. I asked for the check twice, and it still wasn’t being delivered until I got up and approached one of the servers for what would be my third ask of La Quenta, por favor. That was a bubble buster to cap off the evening. Chef’s New Year’s eve celebration (countdown with grapes, champagne toast) was fun and memorable. Value wasn’t there for me. Given the numerous service hiccups, I wouldn’t return if in Valencia again.

Great value, lunch menu for €65 and you get 15 courses (on the menu it says 4 courses but there are loads of snacks). We enjoyed the 2.5 hours here :)

We visited the "RiFF" restaurant on Friday, 14.06.2024. It was excellent and a wonderful experience! The food was great and Bernd Knöller does a great job with his team in the kitchen. However, I would also like to emphasize the fantastic service of all waiters, waitresses and also the sommelier: everyone was highly professional, very hard-working and you could really feel that everyone was making great effort to give us an unforgettable afternoon. A special tribute should also be made to the amazing Spanish waitress, who for us was really one of the best waitresses who has ever served us: wonderfully warm-hearted, highly professional, skilled and simply someone you immediately take in to your heart (always with such an authentic smile in her face) - Thank you so much for this outstanding service and especially the one she has provided to us! I will always remember the amazing team and the great food in the “RiFF”! Saludos cordiales de Alemania, Lena&Ryan