The Lobby Cocktail Lounge & Kitchen

Food was to die for! The burger made me want to give up vegetables! Cooked to perfection! I even asked to compliment the chef!(Nice guy too) Easy to locate in the shopping center across from Coffee Bean. Dark environment, easy for a date night. Margarita flight was delightful. Club next door for added entertainment. Would come again.

Came on a Saturday night with a reservation at 9:30pm for 2 people.This place was very cute and decorated for the Christmas vibes. They had "seasonal drinks" which didn't sound too appealing though lol too much syrup and random sweeteners.Other than the Christmas decor, this place was NOT it. We were very confused as to why service took soooo long when there were hardly any tables inside. They proceed to tell you there is a 90 min table limit however, took maybe 30 minutes to even order our drinks/food. And we had to ask for water multiple times. The ravioli was fine. It was luke warm and tasted like it could've been reheated from the freezer. It was funny how the server didn't engage with us the entire time, until it was time to close out & was asking for tip/signature. Definitely won't be back.

I was in the Riverside area and one of my friends decided to show me a nice place to eat. Give me a couple options and decided that we would check out the lobby.You definitely need to come to Riverside around winter time because there's this great light show in the area near the mission Inn and this restaurant has some amazing holiday cocktails. I was not planning to have a drink, but after sampling my friends beverage. Christmas in Cali I had to order one. It was so tasty. And it came in such a cute glass.But I'm getting ahead of myself immediately when I entered it had some of the most amazing decorations. It was all Christmas themed and all the seasonal cocktails were a Christmas themed, which were amazing by the way. Definitely need to try one. And they had a lot of very tasty dishes. We ordered the pasta stickers to start along with a mushroom ravioli, my friend ordered the beer, battered fries, and everything was very tasty. Personally, I would like my pasta a little bit saltier so I had to ask for a little salt, but other than that, it was very good. On a sidenote, when going to restroom, there's a little hallway. There is a door to a Mexican restaurant next-door as well which is a separate establishment. Overall, I think this is a wonderful place to check out, if not at least for the holiday cocktails, which is a rare recommendation since I don't really drink.

15min until I was asked if I needed assistance for a drink.Maybe a 2 1/2 oz pour in a glass of all ice. 20min until asked if I needed help after I was done with the thimble of alcohol. Came here twice. First time the bartender Caesar was on point so decided to come again . Drinks were made perfect, he was attentive to my table and other customers at the bar. Second time was a waste of my time and money. Less busy and had 2 girls bartending. Spent more time talking amount themselves, shining on customers and tending to themselves. I saw 3 groups of customers come then leave due to lack of customer service while the bar was near empty. Come if you want to waste your time and money.

I returned to the Lobby for this Christmas Pop Up Bar and it did not disappoint! I tried their new holiday cocktails and my favs were the jingle juice and abuelitas spiked hot cocoa ! I went with my usual wontons but I tried something new and went with the mushroom ravioli which was great ! It's all set up for Christmas with lights and Christmas trees . It's convenient because it's across from the mission inn so this is the perfect spot to have dinner and some drinks before heading out to see the lights . Service was quick as always

Unique drinks , I love the creativity . Finger foods are great and is right across from the mission inn , I like it that they sometimes change the menu

First time coming here but it won't be my last. The service and ambiance was great. The waitress was so nice and helpful. She was able to answer all of my questions.

So I have came here a few times and want to like it so bad. The people are friendly the drinks and food are not bad. The decor is interesting. The service is sooooooo slow it is better to go to a dive bar (or literally any other place downtown). If it takes forever to order (even when we are here at 5pm and no one else is here. It was worse when we came at a normal hour) and takes forever to get your order, the place turns into a glorified place to sit down. I tried a few times and will not come again.

When we arrived, no one was there at 4pm. We decided to try their cocktails and apps. We sat quickly and chose outside seating. Server was amazing , and I feet bad we forgot her name. (We will go back and find out) she made suggestions and we went with them. Everything g was great. We will be back.The bar is well lit and great candy for the eye.Please give them a try, you won't regret it.

Went here tonight for dinner but the menu was smaller than we expected so just had apps and drinks. Cute place during the Christmas lights but wouldn't return on a regular day just due to menu size and parking not being super convenient due to downtown location.