A very nice movie house and great for date nights! Ive been there several times and havent had any terrible issues. The food was great, the staff was very pleasant, and the service was great! The prices are fair, so if you are want to watch a movie while you eat a meal, then check this place out. We will be back!

I really like the comfy seats and the wider rows - people can actually get by without climbing over your lap or stepping on you!

Best movie house in Santa Barbara. Good programming, with lots of independent and foreign films. Historic location, recently renovated. Reasonably comfortable seating, good acoustics. Sparsely attended. I dont know whats wrong with people. Id much rather see a film on the big screen than do Netflix at home.

Hidden away in the hills of Santa Barbara, the Riviera theater is an amazing treasure. Recently renovated with comfortable seats, climate control, digital presentation, and a great sound system this is one of the best places to see a film ever!

Good theater experience, we saw Linda Ronstadts The Voice - Fantastic Movie must see! Nice soft chairs good for the back; parking needs better instruction. There is a lower parking lot and an upper. I guess I will know better next time - Disabled, I got stuck in the lower parking lot and had to walk with a cane to where there was handicapped parking in the upper lot.

Intimate theater that overlooks Santa Barbara. Just being there makes you feel like a film buff. Selection is world-class

The quality of the sound and the picture is fantastic! Seats super comfortable. Scrupulously clean and modern, recently renovated!

Check it out! Curated movies, great sound, comfy seats, unusually good snacks. A real Santa Barbara gem. Yay SBIFF!

Great place to see a movie. Sound, seats, screen and audience! So much fun.

There are many great theaters in Santa Barbara, and this should be counted among them. Great films and a very nice place to watch them.

Comfortable seats, parking at the door, interesting but not main stream/major circulation movies.

Absolutely fantastic theater in neighborhood of Rivera.. always great selection of movies showing.. friendly stuff.. comfortable seats.

I love the comfortable seats in that theater.

The Riviera is an amazing theater following tradition and a lot of my childhood memories from Monty Python and now for something completely different all the way to the digitally remastered hard Days night whata great adventure its been growing up with the Riviera theater

They have a great and unique selection of movies. Like a year-round film festival, they select good movies that arent played in other theaters.

Excellent Nostalgia theater was very comfortable seats very polite staff, course this is the second time that Ive been tell her Riviera Theater because its part of my film studies class at Santa Barbara City College. There is parking above and below a theater.

Cute little theater playing interesting and fun smaller movies!

A little hard to find, but worth the effort. Nice-sized theatre with newer, comfy seats.

Great theater, good popcorn and beautiful sceneryYou feel like one of the celebrities!

Great theater. Employees were very nice and helpful.

Beautifully remodeled theater with the best of the best film selection, a treasure!

Excellent theater with comfy seats and state-of-the-art screen and sound. Concessions are pretty basic but yummy.

New seating, fresh popcorn, and very clean. They show the small independent films there.

A quaint little art house theater.

Parking was a little hard to figure out. Look at a map of youve never been. Its an older theater, but it was clean, and staff was great.

Nice old school theater thats very selective about the stuff they show. I do wish they served beer or wine though.

Ive NEVER had a Movie Pass card declined ever before anywhere except here. The clerk swiped it & almost immediately said declined and said, Try signing in again as if she knew how it works (you cannot do it twice)..nonetheless I walked away, checked my phone for any signs of errors, & then went back, & the same clerk took my card & almost immediately handed it back ...it was so fast I had a difficult time believing she actually swiped it. And she said declined. So I paid out of pocket. she looked surprised that I had a credit card as if I was so poor. the ONLY time this ever happened. PLUS, it also worked successfully HERE the day before (different clerk). Maybe Santa Barbara localism ?

Great little art theatre, fantastic sound and image quality. Comfortable seats. Fantastic staff.

Much improved seating in this historic venue now run by the SB International Film Festival. A unique array of films,check the schedule frequently before you miss out because screenings are generally limited.

Comfy seats, good movies.

Best theater seats in SB. Easy parking

A classic theater made anew and now dedicated to the highest quality films from talkies to the contemporary. Visiting the campus on which it sets is a real treat and the view of Santa Barbara and the ocean is a glimpse of Heaven.

Great spot, fun vibe

Upgraded theater comfortable and has modern sound system.

I wish in was showing more movies like they used to. It was our go to theater for good films.

Funny film subtle message almost in the mode of pulp fiction but more depth and actual acting this Film is second on my list number one is the Rider

Great movie house. Wonderful acoustics and comfy seats. Also show interesting mivies.

Beautiful old building. Much SB history there

My favorite theater.

Great cinema showing great movies. It would be even better if they had a bike rack to park ypur bike.

The best indy movies!!

Beautiful new facility. Comfortable chairs. Large screen and sound.

Lovely theater!

Love whats happening here! Great films, wonderful leadership!

Cozy theater. Kind of dated. They show mostly foreign and independent films which my wife loves.

Great place to see small independent films

10/10 Friendly staff and ohh soo comfy seating :)

Very comfortable seats and great sound! (Dolby Atmos, I think it is called)

Love the architecture and decor here. Makes for a great movie watching experience

Great small theater with a very nice snack bar

Great selection of movies, fantastic quality of projection and sound, and I love that they serve locally sourced sweets and snacks!

Great parking ..Good movie venue .

Great theater with comfortable seats and friendly staff. Also very clean.

Great venue. Interesting movies curated by SBIFF.

Comfy seats, great sound system

Sunday, January 6th 2013 at The Riviera, and were watching the 7 pm showing of Les Mis. Just as the scene at the barricades reached its climax, the sound went out, and, after some minutes, it appeared that there was nobody in the projection booth. An audience member had to go find somebody. Eventually the sound came on, but by then the scene was pretty much over. No explanation was given as we left, and no apology was offered. It somewhat spoiled our enjoyment of the movie. Do better, guys!

Wounderful theater located at the very top of one of the hills overlooking Santa Barbara. The theater bit small but over all I was quite pleased with the seating and the staff.

Saw The biggest little farm!

Great screen and greater sound system.

Fantastic show and beautiful setting

Older place, great views though.

Great venue to catch a film !!

Beautiful place, great service!

Quaint, old style theater

Cinema!

A gift for Santa Barbara...

Beautiful theater

Excellent theater!

Wonderful sound and video

Amazing so well remodeled

Such a gorgeous place

Only single screen cinema in area; often has art films. Set in hills above town not accessible by public transit.

Muy bonita y triste la historia la recomiendo