The Riverside Tavern will be mentioned in the “Indie Travel Guide†in which famous musicians such as; Razorlight, Snow Patrol, Manic Street Preachers, tell about the town they grew up in/ live in. The book will be published first of all in Germany in autumn 2007.
The Riv is a friendly pub located in clarence place a few hundred yards from the town center. A great meeting place before you cross the bridge to town or even just a great place for a night out
Throughout the weekdays a wide variety of food is served from 11:30 - 2:30 and all food is freshly prepared and cooked on the premises.
Renowned for having one of the best jukeboxes in Newport containing everything that matters for all generations. Stone Roses to Guns and Roses to that faggot from blazin' squad on his own (like all jukeboxes we have compilations to cater for all)
Every Tuesday night the legendry 'Rockin Roger' is the center of attention as his conducts a quiz where there is cash prizes aswell as discounts at the bar to be won
Wednesday is when the Breeding Ground takes over with FREE BANDS every week bringing you the best of the Newport Music scene and have already helped many bands take their first steps into becoming a band the newport people care about such as The Elephant Rescue Plan, From Mars, Glow, Japonica and Jump the Underground
Every Friday and Saturday the party goes on til late, the customers decide the tunes via the jukebox until 11 and then the experienced, extremely capable hands of DJ DeanoFromMars takes you through til 1am playing music for those who know! and with the clubs now open til 5am why would you want to leave any earlier?
The pub has always supported both Newport Rugby Club and the Newport-Gwent Dragons and is extemely popular with both home and visiting fans alike on matchdays with competitive prices and real ales, we've got everything you need to make that trip to the match an awesome day out.
The Breeding Ground