Riley’s Roast Beef
November 15th, 2006
We went to Riley’s Roast Beef a few months ago and I just never got around to posting about it until now. (The summer and fall just flew by!)
I remember always seeing Riley’s because it’s right near my uncle’s house but never been in there. No one I knew ever talked about it and I never heard any word on the street about it either, yet it’s been there for a long time so I figured it must be in business for a reason.
Inside was interesting, it’s decorated with car memorabilia and photos from “cruise night”.Â
I figured I should get a roast beef sandwich, I didn’t really know how to order it and just asked for horseradish sauce on it but I guess I should have asked for lettuce or something.
I noticed the people who ordered after me were definitely regulars and knew how to order their sandwich the way like it , so I’ll have to try again. It wasn’t bad but I feel like it was missing something and probably because of my lack of experience.
Ethan got a fried shrimp plate, with fried and onion rings that was pretty decent, not amazing but not bad either.
There’s a separate ice cream counter that serves frappes as well as ice cream which I will have to try next time but maybe not until next year. I think I’m still paying for eating ice cream everyday during the summer!
I would be curious if anyone has eaten both here and at Kelly’s. Which RB sandwich is perfered. For the record, I like Kelly’s but have never eaten at Rilleys.
Need a ruling: Is Kelly’s considered a Framingham business if the building is in Natick and the front parking lot is in Framingham??
Comment by Rich — November 15, 2006 @ 8:09 pm
Unfortunately Kelly’s is better, especially the onion rings.
But Rileys is pretty good, better atmosphere I think.
Next time get BBQ sauce and Mayo on the RB.
Comment by Stan — November 20, 2006 @ 9:09 pm
Thanks for the tip Stan, I’ll give that a try next time.
Comment by michelle — November 21, 2006 @ 2:10 pm
love this place. much better than kellys. the roast beef is fresh and juicey where at kellys it is very dry.everybody should try it out.
Comment by b rowe — January 3, 2007 @ 8:56 pm
I’ve never seen this place before.. where is it?
Comment by Tim — November 29, 2007 @ 4:02 pm
You really have to go to Rileys on Saturday evenings during the summer. They have a huge “cruise-in” for vintage cars–everything from hot rods to Model-T’s. It’s fun to eat and then wander around the parking lots looking at the cars.
Comment by Susan Haney — February 6, 2008 @ 4:09 pm
Rileys is on Edgell Rd just north of Water St. in Nobscot
Comment by Susan Haney — February 6, 2008 @ 4:10 pm