Rivers is a beautiful place to go shopping for all your gardening needs. It has friendly and professional staff that can help answer your questions, which is very helpful when your not a natural green thumb. Prices were a little more expensive than what you would typically pay but I guess you are paying for the professional advice and overall service. You can end the day with a hot drink in the cafe which is a bonus.

I really like the atmosphere and layout of Rivers, and it has a lot of potential. The food is usually very good, and the gift shop sells lovely things, and the plants are good. However, the prices are too high and the staff are often not friendly. I think this place could get much higher ratings and reviews if it just offered a little more customer service focus and value for money. I'll keep visiting from time to time to see if things are improving as I'd like to see this business achieve its potential.

i went there couple of times felt uncomfortable service cold prices not cheap they can improve by promoting better specials and advertising must improve considerably

Approximate cost: $0

It has everything here. A short drive from Greensborough and you're in peaceful country side. Rivers has a beautifully laid out nursery and gift shop, restaurant with delicious home-made food. There's also a wellness centre there now with a salon and beauty parlour, gym and day spa.

Approximate cost: $25

Ridiculously expensive. Expect to pay over $25 for a couple of coffees and a serve of scones. The pot bread is a novelty but you pay for it believe me! The grounds are lovely but I'm sick of being ripped off!!

Approximate cost: $LOTS

Really really really tasty food and good service, if you get there at the right time. It seems if you go when they're busy you will probably miss the best of what this cafe has to offer. Their pot bread is to die for - the accompanying dips are incredible. This is what I pay for when I go out to eat - something special! The entrance into the cafe is a bit of a pain, having to wander through the gift shop to get to it but there are so many nice things to look at in the shop and the nursery. The food for the ducks is quite overpriced, but they do sell smaller bags at a much more reasonable price. I will be going back again while they still sell the pot bread - it's just magnificent!

I have not been to Rivers Cafe for a number of years so was looking forward to renewing my acquaintance. There were 8 of us in total including 2 children.

To say the cafe was crowded would be to understate just how many people.

there were. Making your way through the tables is a challenge in it's self.

After ordering our meal, we waited over an hour for it to arrive and only after we had made two separate inquiry's as to where it was. The out waitress seemed to be reluctant to make contact with us and I can well understand why.

When the meals arrived they were of a good quality if not the hottest it could have been.

Be warned that when you order a mineral water they will bring you a large bottle and charge you $7.00. Also the number of toilets is woefully inadequate for the number of people they pack into the cafe.

As the reason for our visit was my mothers birthday we had brought a cake, only to be told they do not allow cakes, however they could provide their own at considerable cost I might add. When we explained that my mother was diabetic they agreed to give her one piece of the birthday cake we had provided but the remaining members of our party would have to purchase cakes from their selection. We decline their offer, canceled our orders for coffee and proceeded to leave the cafe.

On waiting to pay, there seemed to be a line of disgruntled patrons in front of me. Each complaining about the price of the food and poor level of service. Perhaps it was due to the number of complaints she had received that day but the attitude of the women on the cash register just highlighted the poor quality of service.

It is a pitty that what was once a friendly cafe has moved on to become a money hungry establishment more focused on the number of heads it can pack than how those people are treated.

I don't mind paying for good food, but not at the expense of good service.

Approximate cost: $26.00

The Rivers Cafe & Providore experience is to die for! They pride themselves on presentation and quality of food I am sure. It is exceptionally good and so delicious! I have dined there for breakfast, afternoon tea and dinner. However, the dinner was a 'once off' as they do not regularly open for dinner. It was a special evening event last year that I booked into after eating there for afternoon tea - that's how impressed I was. I absolutely love the whole Rivers of Yarrambat experience: you can spend a whole day there dining, wandering through their delightful nursery and gorgeous gift shop or pampering yourself at Kikaia Beauty and Spa centre. They also have a conference centre and health and well being centre. The day I dined there for breakfast was a family outing and it was a bit pricey. I expect to pay a bit for dinner but the breakfast was fairly ordinary compared to "afternoon tea" and dinner. An ideal place to visit for your friends from out of town.

A lovely relaxing cafe, in the nursery. We wandered around through all the different plants before having a nice meal at the cafe. Saw the cute ducks on the pond. Good service and friendly staff.

Lovely atmosphere, with the ducks in the pond, plants and flowers throughout, a gift shop and a cafe. The food at the cafe is lovely, although a little pricey. The gift shop is also a little pricey, but has a lot of lovely and some unique gifts if you're looking for something a bit special / different. In addition to their nursery, they have a good range of artificial flowers for indoor decor.