River Tavern

I was expecting more for the price of the dishes. The bill was $120 for 2 apps and 2 entrees, with no alcoholic drinks. Overall, there was a lack of flavor. The portion sizes were on the smaller side. The appetizer was the best out of the three dishes we had. The pears were a nice touch and brought the most flavor out of all the dishes we ordered. The cuttlefish ink pasta was lacking the brininess and the texture that I expect from squid ink pasta. The shrimp and calamari were bland. The swordfish was clearly frozen from the pack and flavorless as well. The beans were a weird choice to pair with fish. I didn't want to be rude and give them 1 star, but I was expecting a lot more for the amount we spent. There was a reason why the other businesses were busy while this one was empty when we

I was very excited to go to the River Tavern for my birthday. The restaurant is cute inside and the back room has a lovely large window to see the outside garden. Unfortunately the evening did not meet my expectations. We sat down at a corner table which alternated between being warm enough and freezing. It took at least 15 minutes for a server to stop by to take our order even though the restaurant wasn’t that busy. We placed our order of an appetizer and two burgers as well as two drinks. It took another 15 minutes for our appetizer to be served, I was surprised it took so long because everything in the appetizer was cold. It was tasty, just took a long time. It was another half an hour before our burgers were served. We ordered medium rare and both burgers were well done. That’s not eve

A little disappointing for the price in all honesty. The food was okay, but that was about it. We had mussels to start, which came without any bread, which was a miss for the price. The mains were average. Cocktails were really nice. The service left a little bit to be desired. Waitress and servers felt a little awkward, and nothing really made me want to return. Overall, the pricing for this place reflects fine dining, but the food was a little average honestly. Nothing terrible, just a little disappointing. I’ve had better food on the shoreline at a much better price point, so I won’t be returning unfortunately

We went at a quiet time, Tuesday at noon. The carrot curry soup was excellent, but the scallions took away from the flavor complexity. The prosciutto mozzarella pistachio dish was very good, especially the freeze dried sage pieces. Lastly, the burger was excellent, juicy, and greasy with crisp vegetables in the best way, served with homemade ketchup. My companion and I were going to share everything, and the kitchen plated all our dishes separately without us even having to request that. It was very considerate. The interior is clean, and I liked that customers have to walk past the entire kitchen to get to the bathroom. They have nothing to hide, and the focus really seems to be on the flavors here. My one complaint would be that my limeade had zero sweetener in it, so it was just lime wa

A lovely restaurant with great food and friendly staff! We enjoyed eating lunch and hope to be back soon for dinner! If you are hungry I recommend the burgers. While the other dishes are delicious the portions are rather small.