Review of Marriott Riverside at the Convention Center 3*

This is just a rating for the C3 BAR and the APPETIZERS. I can't judge the actual restaurant or the hotel because I didn't go. I went on a weekday in the afternoon and it was dead quiet. I thought it was closed because no one was there, but then the bartender appeared. She was super casual, and wasn't sure about a few things because, as she admitted, she didn't usually work behind the bar — she was a floater for anything in the hotel. So I'm not judging the service too much because I feel like that wouldn't be fair to her. She was really friendly and got into conversations, but a couple times it was awkward when I wanted another drink or some food, but she was busy having a conversation with the one other guest there. I ordered the wings, which were really good, but the 8 teeny tiny wings should not have been $10. They came with carrots, which were good, and celery, which had a few pieces that looked more white than green (and were flavorless because of that). I also got the nachos, which were HUGE. Much better use of money than the wings. However, I've definitely had better nachos at places like Yard House. They way they layered the topics made it hard to get a variety of things on your chip. For example, the whole top layer of chips didn't have any cheese on it — the cheese was underneath that layer. And then, all the way at the bottom of the plate were refried beans, which I didn't even see until I was almost done with all the chips. It would have been much nicer if all the toppings were on multiple layers.