North course has a great layout, fairly wide open and is in really good shape considering how busy it is. The pace of play is usually ok, sometimes slow. Bunkers are ok, not great. Some of the staff are friendly. All around excellent value.

It was very nice, a great place for sledding, ice skating,it was clean and well maintained

Whatever you do, don’t bring your kids here. I was met immediately with attitude from the guy in the pro shop when he saw I had my two boys with me. I was lectured about slowing down play on the course and halfway through our round the guy sped up to us in a cart and continued to harass me and my kids about slow play. We never had a group behind us and in fact we were slowed down by the foursome in front of us. This place is completely unfriendly to families and kids not to mention the course was in horrible shape. I will never bring my kids back here again.

Nice public course. Very good shape, and a great value.

Cold.

Third time we have been here for a US Kids Golf event this course is always a great host. Greens were in great shape!

We love coming here for winter activities (skiing, skating, sledding, snowshoeing) and then following it up with reasonably priced craft beers and good food served by friendly staff. And by reasonably priced beer, I mean $5.50 for a beer like Austin Street Patina! Were so sick of spending $8-9 for a beer!They also have loved music on Fridays and trivia night on Tuesdays.Keep up the great work Riverside!

This 9 hole course is in really nice shape. Only came across one mud puddle and it was in the road verses being in the fairway. Great course to work on your irons!

I brought my nephew here for the first time he has ever been golfing on a real course he loves it its alittle long but its good exercise great staff the staff at the north course are extremely kind and polite they gave me great suggestions for my nephew to play and so I could help teach him so he can get better and the worst feeling I had was when I was there the virus was going on it still is but it wasnt bad from the virus I just felt bad because I wanted to tip the workers for all there kindness and willingness to work in these conditions I didnt have cash on me and I didnt want to break the rules by giving them cash if they couldnt accept it due to covid 19 but I will promise you one thing me and my nephew love it here and when I was on the golf team I loved learning here so I suggest this course to everyone who likes walking or driving a cart and just enjoying nature if I were to choose any course in Maine as the number one course it would be Riverside great job to all the staff and management and ground crew much thanks to all your help and support during this crazy time

Decent golf course. Well maintained. 18$ for 9 holes. Busy right up until dark. Definatly recommend getting a teetime beforehand.

My husband and I play here 1-4 times a week. Usually play the north course but this time there weren’t any tee times available so had to play the south course. Had a tee time with carts for 6:20. We arrived and there was nobody in the club house and then this rude man approached us and starts yelling at us “no carts” and tells us to take our bags off the cart. He says it’s $10 because no carts. I reminded him that we booked a 6:20 with carts for $29 not $10. Not to mention we arrived at 6:10 yet he was nowhere to be found. Here we are 6:24 and he’s was dead set on no carts. Worst customer service and extremely rude.

Nice course. Looking forward to coming back

Good golf. Always busy

Greens and fairways best I have ever seen. Whoever at the pins for msga the other day should be fired!!

Riverside is a nice public course located on the outskirts of Portland. Its a fairly easy course to play and in the spring and fall its not to hard to get out on the weekends and play a 4 hour round. However during the peak of summer trying to play a normal paced round can be difficult. It gets backed up and the rounds can drag on because of groups in front of you. The best time to play would be first thing in the morning in the summer on the weekends.

Played on our way thru Maine. Not far off I95. Very friendly staff. Priced right. Surprisingly well maintained for a municipal golf course. Actually, one 18 hole course, one 9 hole course, and a practice facility. Tee boxes very good, fairways good. Greens slow, but they keep it in this condition Im sure due to the amount of play. Bunkers need sand. Overall, we were very pleased and played in under 4 hours on a beautiful Saturday afternoon. Would recommend. Nice restaurant/bar/outdoor deck too.

Beautifully groomed trails for x country skiing and its free! Just wish people could agree on a peaceful existence between dog owners and non dog owners, on leash/off leash. This is a public space!

Since I moved to Florida I always think of Riverside as my own private club. Played in a few tournaments enjoyed every time I played good round or bad friendly group of guys remember I think either getting early to get the time for Sunday .maybe in the future Ill come to enjoy the course all over again. Fairways and greens my best to all

Good Lord there could not be a better value for money. Gorgeous course. I friggin love it here.

Great course.....super friendly staff. Thanks. Gwen

This place has come a long way since the 90s. It was way over irrigated in spots. The south that is. I grew olup playing all summer on this course so I am emotionally attached a bit. I was pretty upset when we turned a late back nine with a member friend of mine and the south manager stabbed me with a fresh nine cart fee and greens fee even though my friend was a member. There are better values in the area for the price like Sunset Ridge.

Great place to play in the winter. X-country ski, snowshoe, sliding area for kids.

Terrible experience multiple times here. 4 friends and I arrived a couple minutes before tee time and were told we missed our tee time. Old workers don’t know how to cater to customers should be fired on the spot into retirement.

Very nice staff

Great local course..

Love seeing thriving public courses! Walked into the shop around 3:30pm on a Wednesday and it was packed! They still got us out with another 2some relatively quickly to play the back 9. Nice laid back atmosphere. Only issue seemed to be a lack of communication between the pro shop and the poor starter whose job it was to get us out between groups making the turn. Even still the pace of play was fine. Great spot for the average duffer to get their golf fix.

Super and love south course. Little busy but north course had tournament

Wide open fairways, greens in good shape - this is a fun course! Long walk if you decide to skip the cart ...

Great place to walk 9 holes

Insanely busy when we went. Over 4 hrs. just to play 13 holes. We finally gave up. Standing around waiting 10 or more minutes between every single shot sucked. No ranger to move all the slower players along. Ill stick with other courses.

XC ski trails maintained by Portland Nordic and Portland Municipal!

Since I sent an email, to the Contact us link and never heard back, I figured Id post this here for everyone to see.... keep in mind, I wasnt gonna... but since they couldnt be bothered to email me back...Here ya go...On Sunday, my dad and I had a tee time at your course.I was excited to bring him there as neither of us had been.The treatment from the moment we got there was the worst I had EVER received at any golf club anywhere.The gentlemen behind the counter were extremely rude and bothered that I asked to know how much the cleveland putter was. The sign said 99.00 for wedges. The guy says rudely, theyre 99 bucks like the sign says. I said, oh, that looked like it only said wedges. Theyre 99 bucks he repeated flatly. There was no way I was going to get it after that.THEN, we went out to the starter.... worst treatment Ive ever had.My dad and I warmed up on the practice green. When it was our time we headed to the box. The starter said, dont get on the box yet, Im putting another twosome with you. I said where are they. He said theyll be coming. I said ok. After 5 minutes I said can we just go? He said no, I told you, you are being paired up. I said well if I wanted a foursome, I would have played a foursome. He literally says to me. You have NO CHOICE And if you dont like it too bad, this is a public course and I can make you play a foursome. I almost lost my mind... I wanted to leave so bad, and I could see my poor dad, just standing there sad.... so I sucked it up and played.We had driven an hour and a half to get there.The sad part is, the course was fun and enjoyable.I had never been treated so bad. And Im sure you got another email just like this from the two guys they put with us, cuz they were just as frustrated as we were.Anyway, just thought you may like to know what happens at your course on a sunday afternoon.Jeremy Collman

Never had a chance to play. I was working on the road next it for 2 months. Looks like a challenging course.

The older guy that runs the South course is one of the rudest people,he should not be there,He ruined my Mothers Day,he was so rude to my son and daughter in law they left,the golf course was not busy at all,My 3 sons myself and my boyfriend will never come back.I have never been treated so badly

Great course! Clean friendly facilities!

This place is a great place to visit in the winter time they are bar and restaurant has many selections of drinks and food and appetizers

Decent municipal course. Very walkable. Great value, check out Golfnow.

Never golfed here, but it is free to xc ski in the winter. They groom the trails and everything. Cant really ask for more.

Played this course ad a kid came to visit and wasnt ket down. Course in great condition

Course is in pretty bad shape but layout is pretty fun

Both courses are great to play.

Great pro shop service. Green are in descent shape, fairways are WET!!! Keep your drives low!!!!

Great course, in great shape

Great venue overlooking the beautiful Riverside Golf Course. Cozy and comfy with great food and beverages!!! Nice deck for gathering in warmer conditions too!

Great place for drinks n munchies ....golf is laid back and worth the money.

A fine course. A place my brother loved to play the game. Dick Brown played here for about 28 yrs. Thanks to his fellow players for a life of rounds. His brother Luke

Very Good facility for our kids Nordic Ski Team to practice at all winter. Better grooming this year. Excellent storage for skis. Great waxing area.

It is really awesome that this place is available for skate and classic cross-country skiing, sledding and ice skating and it is really well maintained, especially since you dont have to buy a $15-20 pass to go. Really glad we have it in Portland!

Good course, a mix of long and planned driving. The course is mostly in good shape but there are some dead spots on the travel ways. This is a good course for the less experienced.

Really nice and reasonably challenging municipal courses (18 and 9 holes) meander through woods and fields along the Presumpscot River. Great place for sledding, XC skiing and dog walking in winter.

Nice golf course. Well maintained. Good place to sled in the winter months with the kids.

Course in great shape good prices

Great place for skiing after work. Prettyabout 5k Groomed trails

Well manicured today

Nice open layout, but still presents some challenges. Got a great deal for 18 holes with a cart through Golf Now.

Upon arrival to Riverside on Sunday morning, my boyfriend and I were not impressed. We were on vacation, had a 10:45 tee time, and unfortunately, due to traffic, were 4 minutes late to the tee box. The older gentleman inside the pro shop didn’t think this was a big deal at all. However, the starter who I believe was called “Chappy” had an absolute conniption fit and told us 5 times or more to not be late for our tee time. Not to mention they paired us up with another couple without our consent. I’ve never heard of this as a rule before with golf! The starter pushed us in and created an unsafe situation by attempting to force my boyfriend to drive early. If he would have gone when told, he could have hit one of the other golfers already on the fairway. My boyfriend didn’t go when told and waited for a safe time to start. After driving, he was walking back to our cart and Chappy approached to remind us AGAIN that we can’t be late for our tee time. We told him again it was due to traffic he said, “I don’t want to hear it.” After the first hole we realized how tight he packed everyone in due to waiting at every hole either at the tee box or for the greens to clear. We also noticed how poorly kept the fairways and greens were (dead/dying grass and bald spots). Chappy, the angry old man, treated this golf course like it was a PGA Championship. We golf regularly on much nicer courses than this one and have been to Saratoga National Golf Course which is a PGA course. We have NEVER been treated so poorly in all of our years of golfing and the next time we are in Portland we surely will not be returning to Riverside. On a positive note, the sole shining star of this establishment is Rene, the beverage lady! She was absolutely wonderful, friendly, and polite! You need to hire more people like Rene if you want to stay in business!

Great for snowshoeing in winter on the trail!

Booked through their website for a special for 18, went to play and their site switched it for their par 3 course. Showed proof and staff refused to help.

Worst experience ever. The Ranger who was driving around the course on Saturday July 29th between the hours of 1-4 was a complete A-hole. My husband and I are not pro golf players but decided to play 9 holes located down the street from the main building. He drove up to us and basically told us we suck and we need to speed up our game. Really? Because golf should totally be a rushed game. We paid $55. He ragged on the areas where we drove the cart which we werent breaking any rules, treated us like we were some punk kids. So as he drove off I said your pretty rude, I paid to play and Ill never return. He stopped and threw his hands up like oh well I dont care. (Im sure all the yuppies pay to keep that place running anyway)So then he drives over to a yuppie couple who were walking the course and voices travel and I hear him tell the couple I just told them to hurry up. So I took it upon myself to confront the couple and ask if I was holding up there game well didnt they back peddle once confronted. I made it known to them that I heard their complaints but clearly they didnt want to stand up for themselves. Instead the yuppie guy put his tail between his legs and hung his head low because he cant face his own battles. Weak people. I definitely dont this place if your looking to enjoy a game of golf. I did however shot a lot better after I was pissed off!

The course was in great shape! We all enjoyed the golfing experience today.

Nice balls lol

The course is worth 41/2 stars but they dont put water out and it was 90 degrees! No beverage carts either.

This is a great course for the money. They do a good job at maintaining the course. My only complaint is that most of the staff seems unnecessarily angry all the time. Walked in to the pro shop to ask if they had any tee times and the guy yelled at me to go ask the starter as he had no idea. The guy with the computer in front of him that listed all tee times made me go ask the guy with a clipboard and paper who hoped he had the oat up to date information from the pro shop. The starter was pleasant though and he was happy to get me on the course. Other times Ive been there and theyve had a ranger come out and tell us to pick up the pace of play, while the group in front of us (we were waiting on the tee box) were within 100 yards of us on a par 5. He didnt go talk to them at all.I bear with the grumpy old men staffing the course due to the cost and conditions, but trust me, I search other courses first and see if they have openings well before coming to Riverside.

Fun trivia night with friends. Great staff and good food.

Food was delicious. Service at bar was a little below par.

Good for winter or summer.

Great place to spend an afternoom with thr family or friends. Nice staff great food and drinks

Great food. Loved the mac n cheese.

Riverside grill at the golf course has a great menu and full bar.

Place is in great shape. Lady in clubhouse is a switch

Loved playing here, challenging but not annoying where you lose balls all the time like some other courses in area

Nice layout. Course was in good shape.

Good feilds

South course, great place for a walk

Great place for sledding in the winter!

Not too busy, usually get a quick 9 in, decent course especially for the money

Too much mosquito

Great place

Beautiful course

Dont go Thursday morning. Womens league. Play is slow. Ranger just drives around.

Nice views

Great food, Trivia Night, beer selection

Good price to quality ratio

Nice course.

Good challenging course

Had a blast sledding