Ria's Restaurant & Lounge

$40 for two of us to eat. Or I guess I should say, attempt to eat. The food left much to be desired. Even after visibly watching them put "fresh food" on the bar, it was barely luke warm. The chicken was not hot at all, nor were the potatoes. The guy stocking the bar mixed fresh pasta with old dry pasta. One guy proceeded to pick through one container on the salad bar with his bare hands (after just wiping down the buffet stations) and throw whatever it was he was picking out into another container on the bar. 😂 The only saving grace is the waitress seemed kind enough. Not really much interaction to know for sure. I see all the positive reviews, but all I can say is eat at your own risk...

I will start off by saying that I was an avid Pizzaria Napolitano fan for decades before Rias bought them out. I have been going to this location since it was opened many years ago, actually over a decade, and the food has slowly went downhill. We got the buffet and the wings were fried to a crisp, the squash/zuchinni was still crisp and not done at all. The service was lacking, but she was overwhelmed from lack of help so it wasn't really her fault, she did the best she could. The place is very nice and clean. The pizza and fried chicken was good, as were the taters. It's a decent buffet for a good price, it just may be hit or miss right now from my experience. Here's some puddin..... Went again for the buffet. Everything was pretty good today. Service was a little slow, but they were understaffed. They have the sticky wings on Thursdays, so that's what I wanted. Oh.... And some puddin... Great pizza and wings today. Was having a craving and it worked out!

Visited for the 3rd and LAST time. Where to begin, seated by hostess in same as empty restaurant. Hostess brought silverware and took our drink order. Helped ourselves to the buffet bar. Food::::- 5 Stars --Fish- absolutely tasteless and barely warm,,, chicken legs - actually the size of my entire thumb,,, mashed potatoes --so damn salty that they were uneatable and the green beans were the same way,,, roast beef--tough and cold,,,ribs-cold and tough. Salad bar was mediaokra. Pizza was actually hot and good 😊.. Service was definitely a -5 star. Waitress finally made it to us, said she was busy. I asked for napkins. Was told they only have napkins from the bar. Ended up with a dinner cloth napkin, that doesn't really get grease off your fingers very well. Never did get a ticket for our meal. Went to register and the young guy there had no clue what to do. Finally waitress showed up and couldn't figure out how to split our meals into 2 separate orders.. Management ----YOU need to address the issues with the food, get more staff or else it won't be long,,, you'll be out of business for good.. I'll not be back after paying almost $40 for what was to be good food and service.

A real big disappointment. We had been trying to eat here for a good while. We finally got to eat here. Never again. No season on the food, but the salad bar was good & the bread. The service was slow. There wasn't a real welcoming feeling. We took our food home & recooked it. My husband's steak was not well done, it wasn't even medium. It was still mowing. My lasagna, was nothing but bland noodles with meat sauce on top making the noodles extra soggy. It was definitely not worth the 60 or 70 dollars my husband paid. #VeryDisappointed

A good value and a quick option for a satisfying meal. Food wasn’t anything fancy, but it was solid quality for a buffet. Lots of carbs to fill you up. Service was decent. Restaurant itself is actually very nice and clean.

I found Ria's when I was looking online to find a buffet in Jefferson City today. So glad I went and had lunch there. The food was delicious, the buffet was kept full of fresh food and kept very clean. Price was amazing for the quality and quantity of food we had. Definitely recommend going here and will go back when I am in the area again!

My wife said the salad bar was good....but salad is pretty hard to get wrong. The stuffed bell pepper was pretty good. The fried chicken was the best thing on the buffet. The waitress was attentive and very polite. The scrambled eggs reminded me of the powdered eggs served in military chow halls. The pizza was not very good either. The spaghetti and meatballs needed more seasoning. Mostly lack luster. When we walked in there was a weird smell I could not place because the smell of the food. On the way out I went to the bathroom and found out what the smell is. There is some kind of sewer issue going on not just some dude having stomach issues but something in the lines bubbling back through or something. Had I realized it upon entry we would have went someplace else to eat.

My wife and I went to Ria's for our anniversary dinner recently. The food was top notch and Whitney made our night even more special. Thank you Whitney and all the staff for a night to remember.