Bar area and staff were excellent on a rainy day for front row views of Regatta. Wings and other food was great

If you're a regular sitting in the bar, you're in great shape. Waitresses talk to regulars 90% of the time. Good luck if you're a new face.

This is a very nice place to eat. It's on the water, and has a great atmosphere. We've only been twice because it is a bit on the expensive side, but the food was good and the service wasn't terrible, even though it was super busy both times we went. Once it had live musicians outside, and with it being quite loud inside, when the doors opened, the outdoor music added to the volume. If loudness is bothersome, maybe skip this place. I wouldn't bring my autistic child, but I was ok. read more

Service was slow. Filet mignon was chewy and tasteless. California burger wasn't very tasty either. Definitely not impressed and not interested in coming again. read more

Entering this restaurant you will be in awe of the beautiful scenery, and the relaxing atmosphere. Unfortunately the food is subpar with a price tag of 5 star restaurant. My friend and I ordered sangrias, one red and one white. It tasted like cough syrup and we requested to swap it out. A female manager came to ask us what was the issue, we explained. She proceeded to tell us the sangrias are house recipe. (According to the manager they mix all unused wines from the previous night into one container and add fruits to call it sangria) I tried to explain I have had thousands of Sangrias in my life living in Wine country (Virginia). The manager then proceeds to tell us she is from Washington and California that those are actual Wine Country. As to insult us. This was petty and unprofessional. The food then arrives, the salmon was undercooked, shrimp was over cooked. We picked at our food paid and immediately left. Also don't sit outside because mosquitos will kill your legs. read more

Went in for Mom's birthday last night, server was Calysta. She was great at her job; efficient and kind. Hostesses opened the door for my grandmother and helped her to her seat, which was chosen perfectly so she didn't have to walk very far. Thank you! That was very considerate. I personally had two dirty martini's with absolute, which might have been the best martinis I have ever had in my life. I also ordered the lemon pepper chicken which, again, was a hit. As was the side of broccoli and the house salad with balsamic. Calysta suggested the balsamic and she was right on the money because it was incredible. Rarely does every single thing that you order come out great and fast, but it would seem this place was operating on all cylinders yesterday. My grandmother, who has trouble enjoying food sometimes, ate every morsel of her loaded baked potato and catfish. My sister, who ordered the meatless burger said that no meatless patty had ever tasted so much like a real burger to her and, having sampled it as well, I agree with her. You could still tell it was not meat, of course, but the flavor combinations and the smoked element were great! My mother enjoyed her birthday dining experience very much, and she loved the free chocolate sundae they served her. Could not recommend this restaurant more, it was wonderful in every way. Thank you, Calhouns, for a seamless, streamlined, inviting, clean, and enjoyable experience. read more

We had a horrible experience with the food. Spent 75.00 plus tip and left hungry. 3 of us were there to celebrate a birthday. The meat was tough and was cold by the time they got it to our table. The salad was dry and warm and mostly just limp lettuce. On the menu the salad was described to have strawberries, pecans, and cranberries. There were two or three slices of a strawberry in the salad...not even the equivalent of one whole berry. The pecans were coated in thick sugar which made them way too sweet. WE LEFT HUNGRY. I will never go back. DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY HERE !!! Did I mention we waited a long time to receive our food and the server drowned our table in ice water twice ? NOT A GOOD EXPERIENCE !!! read more

My buddy and I come here every two weeks on fridays. For the rare prime rib. That's the only reason we come here. They only have the prime rib on fridays and Saturday's. Multiple times I've come and were out of rare prime ribs. Tonight I changed to ribs because the rare prime rib was again not available. The ribs were dry and hard to eat, let alone cut. They reduced the sides from 2 to 1 side and price stayed the same. As I'm writing this I still have yet to receive my bread in the table. I don't believe we will be coming back until this restaurant is operated more efficiently. read more

Me and my family went to eat at Calhoun's. We told the host we wanted to sit outside and we chose a table by the river. The table was filthy. Our waitress came by and said she would bring us a wet cloth. We never got one and had to clean the table with napkins and water from my Dad's glass. We also had to get our own silver wear from the little cart. The waitress came by thirty minutes later with a cloth (on her second trip by) and asked us if we wanted the sanitizer for the table!! Like we were going to clean our own table??? If anything she should have cleaned it instead of us. The food was good but the service has TERRIBLE. read more

What happened to this place? I used to love coming here but now only serving buffet at $35pp???? No safety precautions, people breathing and coughing over food! So gross!!! Such a shame!!! Used to come here all the time! Never coming back! read more

Our waitress, Mandy, was absolutely amazing! She was so attentive and really made my daughter's birthday special, by having other staff members come out and sing to her!! The ice-cream was so good too!! If y'all ever come here please ask for her, and you will not be disappointed!! read more

We ordered take out today using the online app. Fish and chips and a cheeseburger with onion rings. We chose for curve side pick up. My wife had to go inside to pick up the order after waiting 5 minutes. There were 3 hostesses and not one came out. My bun was burnt so I just ate the burger without the bun, the onion rings were ok, and the fish and chips were ok. I wasn't impressed. This is the second time we have ordered take out. The first time I had to drive back because they forgot half of our order. I would suggest eating in if you want your food correct, not burnt, and not soggy. We will no longer order take out from here that's for sure! read more

My husband and I had dinner from Calhouns Oak Ridge on January 9, 2021. We have had several food deliveries during the pandemic. None have exceeded our expectations like this one did. Our steak dinner was the most delicious steak dinner we have had in ages! Steaks were cooked to perfection with no fat and so incredibly tender. Sides were amazing, tasty and perfectly sized portions! Delivery was phenomenal! Not only did the delivery driver from GrubHub follow our instructions (our house can be hard to find), our meal was delivered hot and much earlier than promised! read more

Great place. Every time we have family here from out town we take them to a Calhouns restaurant

Just got off the road after a long trip to Oak Ridge for a rowing event. Can't say enough about the food and hospitality of the whole crew at Calhoun's overlooking the race course, and esp. Callie (sp?) at the bar who managed a hungry lot of rowing fans with ease. Top notch. read more

We went for the buffet. It's nothing to write home about, but nothing to complain about either. Good food for an ok price. The catfish was the best thing at he buffet, but they had a hard time keeping it filled since it was what everyone wanted. read more

Hostess refused to seat us cause of the new "winter hours" that were posted nowhere. There were still plenty of diners there, and the bar was packed. It was just under an hour till their posted closing time. This was the third time visiting this particular calhoun's, and will be the last. I honestly feel the hype is the main thing keeping this restaurant afloat. read more

Was good to see a quality restaurants such as Calhoun move in to the Oak Ridge area. My family and I have ate there several times since they opened a new restaurant on Milton Hill Lake. The food along with the service I would rank as good to excellent. It's great to know when hunger pangs hit that I can call Calhoun's on the lake. read more

This is a nice addition to the Calhoun family. The restaurant is a nice place on the water, with an outside deck for seating that you can enjoy the view and the atmosphere. The staff are very efficient quick to get your orders and drinks, quite warm and friendly. They share the same high quality from this family of restaurants. read more

I came here with a large party that planned on eating here multiple times throughout the week. Not happening now. Many groups came and went while we're sitting here. Despite several gentle complaints, our food was not ENTERED until an hour and 20 minutes after sitting down. The waitress was WAY overbooked, being assigned to two tables of 10 people. However, speaking the manager about our issues did not help at all. I will never come back read more

If you cannot dine in - do not order from Calhoun's. Have used three separate location for four separate orders and 3 out of the 4 were wrong. It took one location at pickup 45 minutes to get my order corrected/right and another location advised me i could drive back the 15 minutes to pick up what was left out. Just don't do it until you can dine in. - oak ridge was one of the locations read more

At Oakridge Calhoun's, I ordered a $24.00 steak dinner that comes with a baked potato. The Waitress asks if I wanted the potato loaded. I said "no, just butter and bacon bits". She never told Me, but My bill had a $1.00 charge for a "loaded" potato". I paid it without complaining, but I will not be back there because they stole that $1.00 from Me. Hope that $1.00 was worth the loss of regular customers and a lot of people hearing My story..(BTW the waitress only got half My normal tip for not telling me about the upcharge.) read more

We were seated next to a party of perhaps 30 people. Very noisy as can be expected which we could have overlooked if our service had not been so poor. It was necessary for us to ask for anything we needed from sweetener to butter for baked potato to refills and once had to ask a hostess to send our server. Our server wanted to bring our check before we had opportunity to order dessert and had to ask again for a refill then had to ask for the check. This is not the kind of service we have ever received at any Calhoun's location. read more

Well today is Ma's Birthday and she wanted Calhoun's. Pa was sick and couldn't make it so we won't have an opinion on the kids menu... aka Chicken Strips and Fries. We went with a starter of fried pickles and some oysters on the half shell. Both were great as was the garlic rolls with Parmesan, loved those. Ma got the Hickory Smoked Brisket Plate, My Wife went with The Hickory Smoked Bar-B-Que Pork Plate, and I had The Prime Grade Ribeye Steak. Sky was our Waitress and was great. Very personable, efficient, and attentive. Always there when we needed her. Ma and My Wife had mixed reviews on their meals. Ma thought the Brisket was good but maybe a bit on the tough side. My Wife wasn't a huge fan of the sauce that came on the Pulled Pork but it didn't ruin the meal by any means. I really enjoyed the Ribeye. Tender all the way through with the marbled fat that melts in your mouth. I have no complaints about my plate at all. I would probably give this more like a 3.5 stars but the service that Sky gave easily makes this a 4. A good meal, with great service, and a very nice view. I have no issues recommending this Calhoun's location to anyone. read more

We had a group dinner in the event facility. The views are great, the facility was fine an d the staff was helpful. We had a buffet with pulled pork (pretty good), brisket (pretty good), baked beans (very good), corn polenta - I thong (just below ok), and slaw - decent. read more

The service was downright lowsy. Our waitress seated us and then went and sat outside at a table with other guests, right outside our window, for at least ten minutes. I ended up walking up to the bar to order my own drinks because our waitress was too busy hanging out. When she finally came in, she flopped down at our table (completey unprofessional), she didn't know any of the answers to our menu questions, and suggested that the "canned green beans" are gross. We were there for an hour and never got a single refill, our order came out incomplete, she never checked back to see if anything was okay, two different servers delivered our food plus the missing items. Then she brought the check without us asking, when we wanted to order more drinks. The food was lukewarm, overpriced, my wife said the ribs were "virtually tasteless" . You can't make this stuff up. Calhoun's is a TOTAL letdown, significantly overpriced, exceptionally poor service. Don't waste your time or money at this location. It's not Flatwater Grill anymore folks, its tacky novelty barbecue with Flatwater prices. read more

A beautiful location on the river!! Our server was Sabrina, and she was outstanding. The food was delicious - catfish, pulled pork, steak and shrimp, bread and great beers! We are from out of state, and enjoyed every bit of the food, the service, and the view!! read more

This place is a gem in the middle of nowhere. The view was amazing, right on the river. I sat at the bar and was still able to enjoy the view with the hug plane windows. I ordered the smoke wings and the were fantastic followed by the key lime pie and it was top 3 I ever had. read more

We were driving from Charleston and looked up a restaurant to go to. I called around 1:00 on Friday 20th asked about a table for 3. A young girl told me no reservations necessary. I felt uneasy with that answer as it was a Friday. We got closer and called about 5:45 and said 3 of us would be there and would there be a table? "No problem, we'll get you in". We arrived and there was a 50-60 minute wait. No one would take responsibility for either call. We have told every one we know in the Oak Ridge area. Horrible customer service. read more

We really enjoyed Riverside Grille so the change to Calhouns was difficult. But we went with an open mind. The views are beautiful and outside seating is a must. The food was ok. It's "Chain" food so it is what it is. My biggest beef is the cocktails. They were terrible. Martinis came in regular looking drinking glasses. Boring and blah. In a time when craft cocktails are the thing the cocktails were just bad. They need a new bartender and or classes for the bartender and all around more focus in this area. Will give it one more shot at some point. read more

Our dinner was very pleasant. Our waitress was Chloe. We were very impressed. She kept our glasses full, was ahead of any requests we had, and was very personable. read more

Love eating outside on the water in Oak Ridge! Their ale steak is the best in the area. All their food is amazing and their lemonade is hands down the best anywhere. Can't say enough good things about Calhoun's! read more

Me and my family went for dinner on Christmas Day in place of having to cook at home. Calhoun's was suggested by a friend as place to enjoy our holiday experience. The prime rib and corn were the best items on the brunch buffet. The baked beans and chicken tenders were tasty. Everything else was on the bland side. What really upset me two day later was no pies of any kind were served for dessert. No pumpkin, pecan, or apple pie for Christmas day. I felt like I'd been a bad boy or something and Santa denied me the small things I enjoy about holiday dinner. read more

Pretty disappointed we ate here two weeks ago on a Friday night, had smoked wings and boneless wings both were $2 off for happy hour and my drinks were at a reduced price. Came back this past Friday and they no longer due happy hour on Fridays!! I ordered a smokehouse salad my wife got the smoked wings, however these wings were so small it was pathetic I've never seen wings so small and they did not increase the portion size to make up for the wing size. We won't be back!! read more

Great location! Decent beer selection! The chicken tenders and wait staff were good. Something just is always wrong with the food, it's too mushy, too dry, too salty. We've gone there about 5 times and it's always been pretty meh. I wish I had been wowed because it is such a fabulous location. read more

So I have tried Calhoun's curbside service twice with unfavorable results both times. First time - Approximately 2 weeks ago - We ordered wings and a prime rib sandwich. When ordering I specifically asked if they brought it to your car. I was assured that they do. I arrived at the time specified and waited 10 minutes. We debated on going in but saw the curbside door and reflected on what I was told which was that they would come out. We decided to go in anyway. The hostess was standing with no one around. I told her I was there for a to go order and she said she would call someone. I saw a bag on the counter and asked if it was mine and it was. The curbside server arrived and I mentioned that I thought they had curbside service since I was told so on the phone. She said yes but they didn't see me. I was the only car in the three car curbside parking spots. I don't see how they couldn't turn around and see my car. We live 5 minutes away and arrived home with our cold food. I chalked that up as a bad experience. Second time - tonight - We ordered the pork chop dinner and southern cordon bleu sandwich. I asked if the sandwich came with the peppercorn sauce on the side as described in the menu. I was told it did. We opted not to wait for curbside and went in to obtain our order. Upon arrival home there was not any sauce for the sandwich. I called the restaurant and spoke with the manager on duty and told her of my two experiences. She advised me to call the day of the mistake. In the second case I did and I told her that in the first case I had decided to give them another try so I didn't call and complain. I asked if they had a policy in place to correct wrongs by offering a future discount or something and she said no but if we inform them right away they will correct it. When ordering to-go items you generally don't know something is wrong until you arrive home. I would not recommend curbside service from Calhoun's unless you go in and then double check every item in your order to make sure it is correct. If it isn't then the most you will get is advice to let them know right away. My fiancé and I have worked in restaurants for many years and know what the standard of service should be and this is not it. read more

Ruined the original modern ambiance decor with chain store nasty. Overpriced bad food. My favorite location ruined by a chain restaurant.

Have not gone to a restaurant for Prime Ribs in many years. Decided to try to find it locally. The price shocked us, but we were on a mission....The food came done perfectly and plenty of it. It was well worth it! Although, like so many places nowadays, the cook allows sides to be ready long before the protein, and so you get properly cooked meat and very cold sides that were sitting waiting for the dish to be complete. This does not seem like a difficult issue to fix....but yet they don't....sigh read more

Food was good. Service was great. Pricey for some reason. But a beautifully view. Well worth a periodic visit.

I want to preface this review by saying as a local, I have probably been to Calhouns family of restaurants well over a hundred times in my life, and today was my last time. This isn't a review of the food, it was fair - nothing more. This is a review of their service (if you can call it that). Towards the end of our meal we request boxes and checks, our waitress returns a few minutes later with boxes and then disappears. She reappears at the table next to us five minutes later and we remind her we need checks. She goes to get them, returns to the table, takes my card and disappears for a few minutes. She returned saying my card was declined and would need another. Odd, I thought, but no matter and I handed her another. At this time the other party at our table also handed her a card for their bill. She came back almost ten minutes later saying that their card system was down and asked if we could wait until it came back up. I told her we can give them five minutes and to get me a manager. Up to this point we had been trying to pay for fifteen minutes and we all had somewhere to be. Five minutes passed and we never saw a manager, so we left out table and went to the front of the restaurant to speak to someone. The next twenty minutes were spent talking to different managers who absolutely did not care about us, or how long we had been waiting simply trying to pay our bill. We spent over thirty five minutes trying to pay for our food, and were then late to our event after the fact. Heres what really annoyed us. In the end, they ended up taking a manual payment meaning they made a carbon copy of our cards to charge later. They could have done this thirty five minutes prior and saved our evening. Furthermore, not once did someone attempt to apologize, empathize, or question us about our time table. No concessions were offered for the inconvenience, nothing. So now, I have a carbon copy of my credit card sitting in the hands of who knows what employee at that restaurant, lost a bunch of time, and nobody at the restaurant cared to try and actually solve this problem. Our party was treated with contempt for the entire time we tried to pay our bill. Frankly, we should have just left. So, tomorrow I will be calling to cancel my credit card since I do not feel it was secure in their hands. Nobody we spoke with seemed even moderately trustworthy given how they handled our secure financial information in such a caviler way. Furthermore, I was told by their manager that this was a 'global issue' across all of their restaurants. I work in financial security for a living, and let me assure you that 'global issues' usually spell bad news for the consumer. Hands down he worst service I have ever experienced. read more