Ria's Restaurant & Lounge

My husband and I went for lunch and tried the buffet. The food was fresh and delicious. The service was great. We were seated quickly. Our waitress was polite and helpful with questions we had about the food and prices. We also talked with the owner and he explained some changes they were doing. He was very polite and easy to talk to. All around the place is one of the best in Jefferson City that we have ate at and we will definitely be going back! Side note: I highly recommend their fried chicken and potatoes in a ranch sauce (don't know what it is called but it was delicious!)

Us coming from out of town and being here before knowing they had great food, we were excited but quickly disappointed since they’ve changed a lot about the place. They really try to talk you out of ordering off the menu saying it’s going to take a long time for food to come out and only accepting 2-3 people to order from the menu so they push eating food at the buffet while the buffet has only a couple options and the food isn’t kept warm. Our waitress was nice but not attentive. She left cups empty and hardly checked on us while walking quickly past our table multiple times. When we all were obviously finished eating and just sitting there talking she stopped coming by and left us wanting to eagerly get the checks and leave. Overall it was upsetting seeing how much has changed this restaurant and the amount they charge for a small buffet.

We had the buffet and everything on it was very good. All the food was hot and they kept all the items were kept stocked and we didn't have to wait on anything. Our server Mary was very nice and kept our drinks filled and used dishes cleared away.

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.

I came in after the remodel to give this place another chance. The place looks nice but the food is still completely subpar. The salad bar has hardly any veggies, the potatoes and chicken were overcooked and dry. The pizza as usual was decent. I was hoping for a better bar for 14.00. The waitress was nice.