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Rita's on the River

245 E Commerce St, San Antonio, TX 78205-2902
210-227-7482
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Ranked #291 of 1,528 restaurants in San Antonio
3.5 of 5 stars 140 Reviews
Cuisines: Mexican, Southwestern
Dining options: Lunch Spot, Dinner, Takeout, After-hours, Dessert
Neighbourhood: Downtown
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Dining options: Lunch Spot, Dinner, Takeout, After-hours, Dessert
Neighbourhood: Downtown
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Chantilly
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15 reviews 15 reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
14 helpful votes 14 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 May 2012 NEW

Food was disappointing. Service was good, but food was not tasty. More

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See 3 more reviews by Shadow1999 for San Antonio
Chambersburg, PA
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10 reviews 10 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
7 helpful votes 7 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 May 2012 NEW

On our 1st day in SA, my wife and I had lunch here. Food was okay; however, I couldn't deal with the pigeons and ducks flitting about "inside" the restaurant... More

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See 6 more reviews by McVaugh for San Antonio
San Antonio, TX
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27 reviews 27 reviews
Reviews in 13 cities Reviews in 13 cities
12 helpful votes 12 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 May 2012 NEW

We took some out of town visitors down to the Riverwalk on Sunday night. We had decided to have drinks and dinner at Rita's. The outside tables were full, but they had some other tables they consider to be "outside" but they don't have much of a view. The first table they tried to sit us at was behind a... More

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See 6 more reviews by MostlyTexan for San Antonio
Toronto, Canada
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7 reviews 7 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 May 2012

The food was great however, management allowed a dozen drunk conventioners to stand by the bar drinking.The got noisier & more offensive as the meal went on.Several diners got up & left & management did nothing about it. I assume the profit from booze is greater than that of food. We loved the food but cannot recommend the restaurant. More

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See 5 more reviews by jayside for San Antonio
Midlothian, Texas
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7 reviews 7 reviews
6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 May 2012
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Dont trust what other hostesses tell you on the riverwalk...Ritas does serve the best Texas sized ritas. Good food...good service...fun place. More

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See 6 more reviews by Michael_Stephanie for San Antonio
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7 reviews 7 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 May 2012

went ther because of a coupon, pleasantly surprised, service was great, we ordered fajitas for two and I think we got fajitas for four, could not finish the order, and the food was very tasty More

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See 5 more reviews by Papalincoln for San Antonio
Tuscola Texas
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39 reviews 39 reviews
Reviews in 13 cities Reviews in 13 cities
16 helpful votes 16 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 May 2012

Located right on the river, this is the place to experiment with different flavors of margaritas. The live mariachi band was excellent. The Dos a Rita was great (this is a large frozen margarita with a dos equis beer upside down in it. My wife had a mango margarita that she loved. More

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See 8 more reviews by clane20 for San Antonio
Abilene, Texas
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7 reviews 7 reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
12 helpful votes 12 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 May 2012

The dos a ritas are amazing. This place located on the river walk has any flavor of margarita you can imagine. If you haven't had a dos a rita give it a try. More

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See 4 more reviews by clane200 for San Antonio
Senior Contributor
32 reviews 32 reviews
Reviews in 10 cities Reviews in 10 cities
10 helpful votes 10 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 May 2012

My wife and I stopped for lunch 2 weeks ago and the only thing I remember now is the margarita and chips. I guess the rest was just average. My wife said the beef fajitas were very good. We sat inside, yet had a couple pigeons walking around our table. I'm sorry, but pigeons and food don't go together. I... More

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sugar land,tx
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39 reviews 39 reviews
Reviews in 11 cities Reviews in 11 cities
12 helpful votes 12 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 April 2012

what a disappointment. the tortillas were dry, the chips were cold; the food was just not at all what I would expect on the riverwalk. The margaritas were ok, but really just go somewhere, anywhere else. More

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