Riverside Fish House

Everything was great except the fish, was over cooked hard and dry, green shrimp excellent, hush puppy great, just wished they had beer, no alcohol.

Riverside is overall a good restaurant I’ve been several times I think the first time I sat down and eight was a few weeks ago. The food was good. It came out on time. I ordered crispy and it came out crispy. The waitress was nice and friendly, but she went to the back to a table and stayed back there talking to some other patrons and we could barely get her attention for things that we need, but it really didn’t bother me a lot. I just think that she should be attentive to all customers. I do recommend this restaurant highly although the last time we ordered a carry out, it was supposed to be crispy and it wasn’t crispy at all. I started to return my food but I didn’t wanna go through the hassle and the portions seemed off for like $14 but I would go back.

Nope I will trust my co-workers word from now on. Absolutely the worst fish camp. Overpriced and the Oysters were just dried up and more breading and wasn't but 5 in it. The Catfish wasn't real but Swai Fish and that only came in 1 piece. The green shrimp was skimpy and all the food tastes the same. I didn't even feel welcomed when I walked in. I saw that the locals were probably longtimers that's been eating there for years. No people of color in sight. Do Not Go Here. Captain Pete's in Belmont are great and Cotton’s Seafood is good But this place here leave it for their kind 😡And why did she put sour cream with a sweet potato. I really love diversity but again the vibe was wayyyyy off.

I’m not sure what happened to this place. It used to be my all time favorite place to get seafood but it has declined drastically in the last few years. It use to be a solid fish camp with great flounder and shrimp and has turned recently into more like a Long John Silvers. We use to drive an hour just to go but I won’t be doing that any longer. I’m so sad to see what the quality of food has turned into.

If you are looking for good seafood in Gaston County, go here… Yes, there will be a wait if you get there after 6 pm. The food is very good, the service is quick and the atmosphere is quirky. Imagine a starter ranch type home that morphed into an eatery. I am not saying this as a negative, only that it is not the mainstream uber modernism that you see in restaurant design. The focus is the food and what deliciousness it is ! We got there early because the week before we got there after 6 pm and it was packed. People were sharking the large lot looking for a space to park. Going early and by early I mean, 5ish, we still had to had to look for a space but found one on the first pass. The restaurant does have really large booths for big parties in the back. We sat next to one. They look l