We did not try the food we only stopped by to have a drink and check it out. It's located right by the water and has seating indoor and outdoor. Everyone was super friendly, drinks were very reasonably priced and the food that we saw coming out look very good. read more

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Stopped here fir lunch with a few people. So nice sitting outside by the water. We ordered a couple of pizzas to share. One was the bruschetta pizza and the other a build your own with your typical pizza toppings. Both were decent but I really enjoyed the bruschetta pizza. The fresh basil and balsamic reduction gave it such a unique pizza flavor. We started with an order of Buffalo cauliflower. It's described on the menu as a generous portion and it indeed was. All 4 of us dug in and thoroughly enjoyed it. The perfect way to take a very healthy dish (the cauliflower), fry it up and serve it with blue cheese. Add the carrots and celery and you think you're eating chicken wings. Well maybe close to wings. Amazed again on what's been added since I was here last. First a ferris wheel with a few kiddie rides and ax throwing. Always something new here. 2021-137 read more

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Not clean! Hopefully, there are no herpes from this error. Generally, a relaxing place! read more

Buffalo River Works - Venues & Event Spaces Near Me - Buffalo, New York

Disappointing Mother's Day Dinner at Buffalo Riverworks My family and I decided to celebrate Mother's Day at Buffalo Riverworks, hoping for a special dining experience. Unfortunately, it was a huge letdown. The food was cold and tasted like it had been sitting out for hours. To make matters worse, the desserts were store-bought cookies and brownies, far from the special treat we were expecting. The service was abysmal, with servers seemingly indifferent to our dissatisfaction. Overall, it was a terrible experience that ruined what should have been a special occasion. We will not be returning and would not recommend Buffalo Riverworks for any special events. Just giving you feedback. I wouldn't pay $20 for that. read more

Service was great and the burger I had was AMAZING!!!! Didn't have to wait long at all to get my food

The highlight here is definitely the patio view, but be prepared to pay a premium for it. Prices were on the higher side for my budget, and unfortunately, the appetizer I ordered didn't meet expectations in terms of taste or value. Service was mediocre and staff was just standing around (no one checked in on any tables that we saw), although it was a quieter day (midweek), so it might improve on busier weekends. Overall, I wouldn't choose to dine here again and likely wouldn't recommend it. There are plenty of other places in Buffalo with better food, service, and affordability. read more

Ok, I get why the reviews here aren't great. We had high hopes for this place but those fell way flat. We did harvest host and specified that we had a dog. When we first got here, it wasn't a problem. We sat on the lower deck and our server was awesome. When we came back after cooling off in our camper different story. The bartender told us dogs aren't allowed anywhere on the property (Some weirdo in the astroturf also asked us randomly if our dog was a service dog... Maybe he's buddies with the owner -or the owner himself- either way I should have taken that as a sign to turn back around). I understand not everyone likes dogs, but then why do Harvest Host? We even figured we would order to go food but my husband waited at the host stand for a solid 5 minutes. Employees were there but ignored him. I guess having prime real estate buys you some freedom for subpar service. Other than our wonderful server we had in our first go round, I don't think I'd recommend spending money here for anything but the rides. read more

Took a friend from out of town here and I am flabbergasted about how bad it was. Completely embarrassing. First of all, took 20' mins for the server to come to the table. We ordered the Buffalo Cauliflower and our meals and a few drinks. The beer came and it was warm. The cauliflower came out and apparently it was for a different table, which we found out later. My friends salad came with no dressing. We could not find the server so he had to sit there and wait for someone to come by. Completely inattentive. 20 mins later another cauliflower shows up, which means the first one would have taken that long! The ambiance was probably the worst part. The music was so loud and was this terrible club music. We were just trying to have a peaceful Sunday meal on the waterfront. Never again. What a shame. read more

Loved it. Came here for the first time recently (2/12/21) for a monthly meeting with my women's motorcycle riders group. Made a reservation on an app for 6 of us. They accommodated us nicely. What a good time we had. Service was friendly and attentive yet not overbearing. Pleasantly surprised to find a live band (a duo) playing that night as well! I had the pot roast melt which was so good, I can't even tell you. I will definitely be back. read more

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The service takes forever and they are not very attentive. The place is also filthy, I don't think they ever clean. In the photo, it looks like the bar has not been wiped all day. The only thing that they are good for is large parties. read more

Buffalo River Works - Venues & Event Spaces Near Me - Buffalo, New York

Normally food at Riverworks has always been very good, but they missed the mark for the Mother's Day buffet. First, the tables and dining are was set up with white linen, clean and beautiful. Our waiter Tanner was awsome and very professional . The food at the buffet line looked attractive, with carving line and pastry table set off to the side. Everything was spread out nicely. Our complaint is with the food on the buffet line. We had reservations at 12:30, and they sat us on time, and served us bloody Mary's , which we ordered as we sat down. The carving station was well managed, and the pastry table and coffee was continually replenished. Buffet food was all cold. Scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage, potatoes, and all the other entrée's. Deep fried pierogi were a tough one to keep warm, but they were over done and hard. Tortellini with sauce was terrible, cos the sauce must have been burned on the stove, but still used on the product. Lot of salad and dressings, sauces, but I didn't see anything labeled, so wasn't sure what it was. It had potential to be a great experience, but they missed the mark. I didn't look, but maybe they should have checked if the sturno heat was still lit under the hotel pans of food. read more

I've been to a number of different events at BRW, and, while the events themselves are typically well-planned and good, one can't quite shake the essential seediness of the venue itself. It's as if the entire place was designed as a multi-level, interconnected dive bar. That's not all bad, of course: for an event space, drink prices are actually quite reasonable. If you wander between the various food spaces, you can manage to find a couple of decent vegan options and there are fun diversions like table and arcade games for the young and terminally immature (I identify as the latter). There's an ice rink that gets used for a number of different events as well. It's a nice venue for local festivals, especially in warm weather when the outside walkways are welcoming, and, as I mentioned, I've enjoyed both music and trade shows here peddling everything from Halloween to punk rock to whisky to arts and crafts. It's a usable resource with a number of good qualities. I just wish it was a bit less squalid. read more

We sat at the bar and watched the sabres game. Staff was awesome and we had the chicken wings and the Buffalo cauliflower, both were great. I tried the new Buffalo vs everyone lager and it was really good. Off to watching the curling match!! read more

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Five. Stars for the ambience, but two stars for the kitchen. What a nice location on the river. The place is Cavernous. It seems they have a lot of things that go on there on a regular basis and that's cool. There wasn't anything going on there when we were there other than some live music on the floating stage which was interesting. They had a lot of chairs set up and people were hanging out, listening to the music. We came in to get lunch. The restaurant was may be halfway full not too busy. It took about 40 minutes to get our lunch. The server was nice but the kitchen was not. We ordered a burger and a fish sandwich with no bun and they both came out on a bun. The fish sandwich was just two fish nuggets. It looked like two chicken fingers, it was quite disappointing, and it was mostly batter and it was cooked to death like I could bang it on the table. All the burgers were cooked literally to death like there was not one shred of juice left in those burgers, and God forbid there was the tiniest, micro speck of pink inside. It's been a long time since I went to a restaurant where they didn't bother to ask you how you want your burger cooked and then they just sent it out burnt to a crisp like talking about flavorless dry disgusting $20 burger. What a shame. And the thing is, it's so easy to do better, I had high hopes for this place . again, the server was super nice and she was apologetic that the kitchen messed up. The food was insanely overpriced for what you get, but you're paying for the view and I get that, but it was barely edible when he took away the bun, there was maybe 2 ounces of fish, and 1 ounce of slaw I wish I had taken pictures, but I didn't think to do it and so I might come back here to have a drink if there's an event but I'm not coming back for the food. read more

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Worst experience at Easter brunch how do u except people to pay 43 dollars and it looked like school lunch I'm appalled at the fact that my family even went to this event and it was absolutely terrible food was cold chicken was hard and dry all breakfast food was cold the only good thing was the meat station and then to be rushed out when people weren't even finished read more

Love River works, but the service is not always up to par when busy! We had stopped in during the Summer time around 4pm on a Saturday and were seated after about 40 minutes of wasting time at the bar. The cheese & pepperoni pizza is amazing!! Crispy and cheesy just the way we like it. The chicken bacon ranch wrap was delicious, but had no bacon as it had been left out by mistake. They apologized for the inconvenience, but the food took an additional 40 minutes to come and I did not want to wait for them to remake it or just bring me out bacon to stuff inside. The scenery is beautiful as it is right on the water. Reservations are best! read more

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Food is terrible!!! I would not recommend at all. The view is nice and they have some decent events but I would not eat here again. Buffalo has way too many delicious restaurants to eat here. read more

What a fun place to come to by boat! There's an easy access dock, a ton of seating, and the menu is good. The fish tacos were delicious!

The best thing about Riverworks was Tyler at the bar. He was super accommodating and easy to interact with. He brings the people in. Give him a raise! read more

Riverworks is a very big venue that has a lot of different things to offer. They have an ice skating rink, a ropes course and what seems to be like a mini carnival in the front. I enjoy this spot, but the food is not exciting. The menu consists of bar food which is fine but my chicken fingers and fries came out a bit cold when eating them. We sat at the bar and the fruit flies were a bit out of control and interrupted conversations while at the bar. I have never been to a concert here and have no advice on that but the bar does have a huge selection of beers and liquors. read more

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This wasn't my first time here but it was my first time ordering food. We sat outdoors so we didn't get a server - no biggie because we were able to see the food come out immediately. They should probably consider putting covers over trays in the future... imagine your food just sitting there because you didn't notice it So I ordered the bacon jam burger with the sangria. Let's start with the drink, which was really refreshing and pretty strong. I think it was a great value overall. The burger was ok. 5 stars for size because it was pretty big but it had zero taste. I also didn't love that it was a party instead of a hand-formed burger. The bacon jam was actually really good with the blue cheese but there wasn't enough on the burger to maximize the impact. The fries were fine and they gave a decent portion as well. I'd definitely come back all things considered because the vibe was amazing. read more

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Great concert venue. There's a variety of ways to view the show between the balcony, pit, and around the space. Sound is great no matter where you are. So many bathrooms, especially in VIP, and everything is close so you can be in and out without missing much. Drinks are a bit overpriced. The tater tot poutine is the size of a meal. Mine actually had a piece of roast beef in the gravy, and if all roast beef was that juicy and flavorful, I might seek it out. The only thing I didn't like was uncertainty before the venue opened. I had a VIP ticket to the Edge radio CRNVL, and wasn't sure if I was in the right spot waiting. I'm not sure how much of that is on the venue, and how much is on the organizers, though. It's lame that you have to pay for parking. They have a big lot that's adequate for attendance so it just feels like money grubbing. read more

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We are here for a hockey tournament, host staff was extremely rude to our party. Not accommodating at all. Made us feel like we were an inconvenience. read more

I am not reviewing the restaurant just the place. I went to Riverworks just to walk around with out of town friends on a recent Friday (they actually brought me there because they had been there and I had not, ironic, but they are always showing me new stuff in my hometown when they visit) and I was impressed at what a nice spot it is. There are so many things to do, ropes course, zip lines, the Ferris wheel and a few other old timey rides, ax throwing, food, drink and just walking around to enjoy the water view on a hot summer night.Theres also a roller rink and probably things I missed. I didn't actually do any of those things except being outside on a beautiful night with friends but next time I might try the Ferris wheel and get a drink. If you haven't checked it out, you should, it's really a very interesting spot! read more

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My wife and I drove out from Syracuse two hours and fifteen minutes away to see Bad Religion and Alkaline Trio in November 2021. The Good: Well the place was pretty cool looking and had lots of stuff to do including a skating rink and all sorts of outdoor activities that would be lots of fun if the weather were warm, like zip lining, a climbing wall and kayak rentals I think. The place was easy to find and access from the Thruway. The entry was super quick and easy. They had ample staff and they were well organized. It only took about 3 minutes to get in the building. I felt like the COVID procedures were adequate, although you didn't have to prove that you were vaccinated. The place was pretty much smoke free which made me happy, but there were some vapers. We would definitely go back to this venue and if the weather were warmer consider making a day out of it. The Bad: I didn't love the acoustics, but it may have had something to do with where we were standing. We were off to the side a little bit. I never bought anything, so I can't comment on the prices. Vaping is a problem for me, but it wasn't overwhelming. Hot Tip: if the concert is a big one, do yourself a favor and use the AllPro parking lot #48. It was super fast access, we were literally the only car in it and it only cost us $3 (because we paid on line, $2 in person, but I had never been to the venue before and wasn't sure how parking and leaving the place would be with the crowd). We ended up being happy we used this lot, because the streets were packed and it would have taken twenty minutes to park at the venue. Instead it took us less than 10 to walk it. read more

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The service at this restaurant is not good. It took so long for someone to take our drink order I thought we had been forgotten. Then it was longer to take our food order. One of our orders was wrong, they offered to fix it, but given how long everything was taking we didn't risk it. They were out of all seafood. Based on other reviews this is a common theme. There was no avocado in the southwestern salad despite that being in the description. $15 for a salad and you leave out the avocado? Not good. Our waiter never came to see how the food was or offer refills. He only came to bring the check. It's pretty ballsy for a restaurant to suggest up to 22% tip when the service is so bad, the food is not as described, and the kitchen gets 1 of the orders wrong. Yikes. read more

WNHS senior prom tonight. I know it's a heat wave, but how is it 95 inside? How was River Works not at all prepared? How are the drinks warm? It's too hot. Lazy management. read more

The space indoor and outdoor is absolutely amazing! They have an amazing set up and I love haw they utilized this space on the water front. The service was amazing, the waitress was very attentive. I got a Jim Beam Chicken Sandwich, it was not my first choice as they were out of all their entrees, but it sounded yummy! Unfortunately, it was just a basic, plain chicken sandwich. If not for how much more this place has to offer, I would not have come back read more

Its a bit out of the way. But when we visited a few days ago, its a really interesting spot. Our server, Cinnamon was amazing and was super nice and attentive! The pricing on the food was a bit much. $14 for a pot roast melt that wasn't even melted and was just filled with the fat from someone else's steak was a HUGE disappointment. Though the tatertot poutine was DEFINITELY worth the $13 And the Mac and Cheese was also WORTH the money as well. The menu is a toss up of whether or not the food served is worth the price tag they placed on it. Though two out of three isn't a bad amount. The staff was friendly and helpful and recommended the best drinks. I personally would probably only return for special events or occasions because their prices were a bit ridiculous for most of the food. read more

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Poor poor service, food was sub par, overpriced and cheap tasting. Took forever to have someone take our drink order (wasn't busy at all). Server didn't come over once after we got our food at all to see if we needed anything. Just a bad experience won't be back read more

Came in with a party of 3, for some reason the hostess only sat us with 2 menus and 2 sets of silverware. I ordered the buffalo chicken banana pepper dip but unfortunately they were sold out. Instead, I ordered the Crab Rangoon dip, and that was really good! We also got a soft pretzel with cheese that was fresh and yummy too. Our entrees is where everything started going down hill. The Chicken sandwich I ordered did not taste fresh, and neither did my moms burger which she gets every time and loves. We expressed our concern to the waiter and he apologized and got the manager over. The manager came to speak to us, she heard us out, said okay and walked away. I thought it was weird that she didn't apologize for our experience at the restaurant. However, did take those two meals off the bill for us which we appreciated. I would like to give Riverworks another chance, we will see next time I'm in town: read more

Great drinks and beautiful view of the lake! The music was awesome as well, the service was steady. Will be back read more

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Please Please please if you come here don't think this is buffalo food. Not real wings not real fingers not real blue cheese. This is a tourist trap at best. Great location but this is not a restaurant. Table of 9 one order came out 45 min before the rest. Every thing else came out wrong when it got there. Wish this place was good. Has sooooo much potential. read more

Buffalo River Works - One chicken sandwich. Still not sure where everyone else's food is. - Venues & Event Spaces Near Me - Buffalo, New York

We went for a concert and found it to be a great venue for this type of event. Drink prices are typical for a concert (overpriced), but at least there are several bars and there were enough bartenders to handle the crowd. The space is expansive enough to provide adequate viewing from all over. Would have been nice to have the balcony area opened up for viewing (it was closed off). Parking wasn't cheap, for being somewhat in the middle of nowhere. Would gladly come back for a concert again in the future. read more

Buffalo Riverworks, what can I say. I've been here a few times but never for a sports related event. I've come to here, it was decent but not overly impressive. I remember while eating watching all the boats come up and dock to go to the bar and that is about it. The only other times I've been here is to attend a Totally 716 Market which is craft market based around WNY items. My biggest peeve with Riverworks is the money involved to just to get in. When attending an event there is a $5 parking fee and if you arrive later you end up in the extended lot which is just a gravel pit. Once you get to the doors, if you plan on attending the special event there is another fee, $5 per person to get in. So walking in I've spent $15 to buy more stuff and unless someone wants to clue me in, that money doesnt go to the vendors it goes to Riverworks. Other than that, the space is large and I see the draw for the variety of sporting events that happen here. read more

For starters, they forgot we were there waiting for an outside table, which in itself seemed like asking too much of them, rather than sitting in the dank dark cavernous dining room that wasn't air conditioned on the hottest day of the year. When I went back and reminded them, they had just cleared some tables. When we asked if we could sit along the rail we were told we "weren't allowed". Right after they seated us another table got sat where we "weren't allowed". I think I know exactly what happened here. Some greedy server looked at us, three fifty-somethings and decided she didn't want to wait on us. Too bad for you sweetheart. Our server got about a 50% tip. I'm pretty sure you didn't. The food and drinks were reasonably priced, but don't treat people like that. If it had been me by myself I would have turned and walked, loudly beshitting your name on the way out. read more

Friends and I came here on a Saturday night and it was pretty busy. I've been to Riverworks several other times for events as well. Great event space. Lots of room as well as bathroom space. (The parking can be a hot mess so get there early) We wanted to have a drink and sit outside. The bartender who was serving us was not very friendly, he only wanted to take our drink order and be done with us. When we were asking questions about sitting outside he just told us "I don't know go see a hostess" and walked away. We ended up sitting at a table near the bar instead of seeing a hostess. The bartender then came back and took our drink order and decided to place a food order. We ordered a meat lovers pizza and a salad. The pizza was undercooked and nothing to rave about. My friend compared it to gas station pizza. The salad was fine. It's hard to mess up lettuce. The craft beers were also decent. Riverworks is great for someone who doesn't live in Buffalo to check out for the scenery. Not so much the food. read more

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Came here for the first time with my friends. Super big place for hanging out with your friends and have casual drinks! They have outdoor sittings by the water. The staffs are super friendly and seated up us right away. The menu wasn't super big but it did have a great selection. We ordered the tater tot poutine and it was super delicious! Highly recommend! I ordered the jerk pork sandwich with fries instead of chips and it was good. The fries was definitely a good choice. All my friends enjoy their food. Will come backk! Even though we didn't get to experience the outdoor seating by the water, we still enjoyed our experience since it was all our first time here. read more

Riverworks is one of the coolest places in buffalo right now. The location is perfect right on the water. They have tons of fun events and sports happening. Tons of bars. The outside seating by the silos is awesome. There's a bar built right into the silos. There's usually some live music over there too. They have rock climbing and kayaking and zip lines now. Honestly just a really cool place. read more

Buffalo River Works - Venues & Event Spaces Near Me - Buffalo, New York

Great vibe and decent beer. Overall, its a fun place to hang out with your buddies. Pretty cool that they have a small arcade inside the bar. Decent collection of classic games like skee ball and air hockey. The interior could be a little more modern and cleaned up in my opinion. read more