Woodfire Cafe - Riverside

My first trip to Riverside and I tried this place. Needless to say, I was not impressed. My girlfriend and I both ordered well done burgers and they came to us raw (really pink). Also noticed that the chefs were not wearing gloves while preparing the meals. One chef wiped the counter with a rag, then used the same rag to wipe the spatula used to pick up the burgers.

We had the mediteranian salad, chicken wing and mushroom pizza and added the Italian sausage. everything was amazing! I can't wait to try the rubs and the burgers. well done!

This is my new favorite place. eating is notch. I didn't have long enough to eat. the pulled boar is the best, you won't find a better burger where else there is. I'll try the pizza next time.

Amazing eating and service. my man had a speckkäseburger who was huge. he said it was very tasteful. the meat was cooked as he ordered it and the speck was a thick disc. I ordered the cheese pizza. they use three different types of cheese. crispy crust and tasty sauce. they can order an 8 or 10 inch pizza. plan them, friends to this little gem of a restaurant in the interior of riverside.

On Friday February 21, 2020 around 6:30 PM, my family and I arrived at Woodfire Cafe located at 3965 Market Street, Riverside, CA 92501) hungry and tired after a long day at work. We were excited to try their Pizza! To start with the parking was a bit complicated... there was no parking on the street so we decided to park in the back and drove along some creepy dark alley. Many warning signs of towing were posted. It seem that that parking belonged to the sex shop Romantix located adjacent to the restaurant. Since we didn 't have any other place to park at, we took our chances but were nervous and worried that our car would get towed throughout our stay! We walked in and the restaurant was about 75% full. We found one table open towards the back wall and sat. About 5 minutes later a young lady approximately in her 20s) with curly dirty blonde hair shoulder length greeted us. She asked for our drinks. My husband ordered a Budlight and my son and I ordered water. Soon she was back and dropped off the drinks so far so good). Five minutes later she came and took our order... we ordered calamari for an appetizer, one Cochinita Pizza, one Hawaiian Pizza and a Stromboli. Here is where the nightmare starts... 15 minutes later my husband finishes his beer, my son his water and the server has not stopped to check on us. We patiently waited another 10 minutes and still no server. My husband finally flagged a male server he was wearing all black and had a beard) he asked him for another Budlight and he was kind enough to get it. 15 more minutes passed and still no server and no appetizer : We are getting antsy now. Again we waited 10 more minutes and still nothing on our table... no plates, no utensil, no napkins, no refills. We are feeling ignored. Finally the same male server confusedly brought our appetizer he almost gave it away to another table). We were grateful to have something to eat! 15 minutes later we finished the appetizer and still our server has not checked on us. I walked up to her and told her that we needed service and felt neglected. As she typed on a computer screen she said I 'm sorry about that and continued typing with no eye contact and no real remorse. Then I asked her about our pizza. I told her that the two table next to us that came AFTER us already got their pizza and we still haven 't gotten ours. Then she said Oh it should be up in a minute and continued typing. So I returned to my seat and we waited again another 10 more minutes and still no pizza!! Ugh we were really angry by now. I went up to her again and that is when she discovered that she LOST the ticket! That our pizza order has not been placed. Urrg! I wanted to scream but kept my cool. She said I just informed the owner a man with a sturdy body, white hair and glasses) and he is placing it now I saw the owner shaking his head and was obviously upset about what just took place, but still didn 't come and apologize to us. We sat at the table hungry and mad and still waiting for our pizza. The server comes and gives us a lousy excuse that she was busy with other customers and I told her We are customers too! We told her to cancel our order and she still took another 10 more minutes to get our check for the beer and appetizer we ordered. Overall we waited about 2 hours and got no pizza. The service was HORRIBLE. I honestly think the server was on drugs because she was not all there. She kept messing up and was inattentive. She also messed up on the tickets of the table next to us and had to fix and refix their receipts and it took her about 30 minutes. I am so disappointed. Will not come back again!