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    1.9 (17 reviews)
    ModerateDance Clubs, Bars
    Open 12:00 pm - 11:00 PM
    Updated 2 months ago

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    Missy P.

    This place was so much fun and unique! This place is newly renovated on the inside and changed up. Apparently, it used to be like a dance club, but the new owner wanted to tone it down a little since it's in a family tourist location. The décor was fantastic! I've been bored with the typical restaurants which all look the same with a bland bar and pub food styled look. This was SO refreshing. Our table was decorated as a chess board and there were whimsically oversized chess pieces nearby to play with! They kept some of the unique décor though such as swings at the bar (yes, swings!), the light up dance floor, dance poles for special events, and the horse saddle bar stools. They have a giant projection screen playing something from TV (at the time was a car race) and they have a stage for bands. They have 2 bars and even an oven pizza bar to sit at. And the bathrooms?? They were so awesome!! Walking into the women's room, you see doors which all looks like phone booths, but really were stalls. I felt like I was in a speakeasy! The waitress was one of the best waitresses I've come across. She was so through with describing the food to us that I thought she was the owner (but she wasn't). We asked her some questions about what the place was before and she excitedly explained the changes made and the goals the restaurant owner has for the place. She made me excited for them and now we can't wait to come back to see their progress. I got a new type of drink which was a coconut margarita. They had a selection of mixed drinks I hadn't seen before, which was exciting. The waitress recommended the fried pickles, which we got and they were fantastic. I never get burgers, but their selection was also refreshingly new and unique, so my husband and myself got what I think was called "The Hangover". It was PERFECT!! The food came out without us having to wait too long. The prices for everything, including the drinks, were exactly as expected and not overpriced. We plan on going on a Friday or Saturday so we can enjoy the night life there. It's definitely the place to be.

    This is... a bisque...??

    Interesting speakeasy/dancehall/gamehall decor, but confusing. Hard to tell what they were trying to do with the concept. Music selection was weird, all over the place from different eras, though maybe it was just an "easy-going fun" playlist on Spotify. We were seated in the back of the restaurant for some reason, even though there were tables in the main area. I ordered a lobster mac and cheese, but the server kept saying lobster bisque. Asked me if I wanted a cup or a bowl, which wasn't an option for the lobster mac on the menu, so to confirm, I asked "this is the lobster mac and cheese right?" and he says "yeah, the lobster bisque." I gave him the benefit of the doubt and chalked it up to the music just being loud, and bisque is usually good, so if he charges me for a bisque and I get a bisque, no big deal. It took forever to get our food. When it was finally brought out, the server said "here's your lobster mac and cheese" when he placed it in front of me. I was actually handed the bisque, or something they call a bisque, but it really was a thick, gelatinous concoction with what seemed to be shredded imitation crab in it. No macaroni at all. I took a few bites because I was so hungry but it was just so terrible to the point where I had a headache all day. Super sweet and super starchy. Two others with me had gotten burgers. Both orders were mixed up and one didn't even get fries--the server didn't even wait to see if they had everything they needed or if he had even placed the right orders in front of the right person (he hadn't). One of the burgers was a gradient of rareness, being charred on one end and then decreasingly cooked as you progressed to the other end until it was rare. We joked that maybe the party was cooked on its side and rolled around. One burger also had an egg put into it that actually should have gone into the other. We weren't checked on until the others with me had just finished their food, and by then we just wanted to be out of there. We asked for the checks and I told the server I was actually handed the bisque. I should have just asked him to charge me for that (it was $8 vs the mac being $14) because I didn't want anything else from there. He apologized for the mix-up, he had keyed it in as a bisque, said they got a new chef recently, and in less than 5 minutes brought out a very small box of what he said was the lobster mac and cheese. New chef or not, the service was still awful, and I get everyone has bad days so I tried to be nice by not making a big deal of it. Despite "having keyed the order in as a bisque," however, I was still charged the full price for the mac and cheese. I should have just walked out.

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    Riley's by the River - French Fries

    Riley's by the River

    3.1(221 reviews)
    0.1 mi
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    We were quickly seated and our drink orders were taken. We had salad and split an order of fries…read more The steak on my salad was delicious but the rest didn't taste very fresh. The fries were good but they forgot to bring them out. They got busy and we didn't get much help to cash out. Overall, it was a decent place to eat/ it was a nice atmosphere and seemed clean. The servers were generally pleasant

    I didn't trust the ratings of this restaurant because tripcadvisor had really good reviews. Trip…read moreadvisor is lies. Upon entering there was a small wait which isn't a big deal. The hostess was amazing. Very friendly and welcoming.. I thought man a good start.. then it went drastically down hill. It took us over an hour and half to get and finish our meal. Waiter came over and seemed out of place. Took our orders for drinks and appetizers then disappeared. Our drinks came out slowly considering it was two waters and a lemonade. We ordered the garlic cheese curds. No plates to eat them on, no extra napkins.. They were good, nothing like omg I have to get again. We asked now for a Pepsi and Arnold Palmer with our dinner order.. drinks even slower than the last time came out.. no water refills to be seen. Then our food at this point should be done.. oh no waiter comes out..they are out of chicken fingers. Our child has to order something else.. choices were grilled cheese or pasta. We came here specifically because of the kids menu and tenders. That should have been told to us before even getting into the dining area. So I ask can you make a small kid burger? Nope! They are all premade burgers. They offer no alternative to a kids meal that has protein on it unless you want grilled cheese. What the actual hell. My kid has an issue with milk. They won't discount the adult meal that our kid won't fully finish. So a reasonable night went out the door. Was the waiter willing to ask a boss.. again nope.. no boss to be seen. Husband ordered the fish and was told to pick any side. He ordered poutine. I ordered the grilled chicken with poutine. My son was forced to get the fried chicken and we had to cut it up for him. No water refill or refill asked once our food hit the table. Didn't see our waiter again til he wanted to settle the bill. My chicken was ok. The chicken really should have been pounded thinner.. one side was very thick and the other was barely there. I wasn't impressed with the poutine, beyond swimming in gravy, too much. My sons chicken was huge so he only ended up eating 1/3 of it given he's a kid. Such a waste of money. My husbands fish was ok, it came out with chips on his plate and then the waiter brought poutine. he said the texture of the breading wasn't good. At home we have some of the best fish fry's and this one wasn't one of them. Here's the kicker.. get the bill.. it has full shot for all meals.. no man we messed up with your kids meal.. and they charged my husband extra for poutine. 4.50 for something that came with his meal. My meal was normal price. At this point we had been there for an hour and half with a child I wanted out so we just paid and left. If your looking to flush money down the toilet and spend an hour and half to two hours of your life on a meal.. this is the place.

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    3.9(83 reviews)
    0.0 mi
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    Chicken Italian sandwich was amazing…read more Chicken Ceaser salad was very large and good. Small Service via bar was very good. Street parking available. Nice beer selection. Place isn't large, some high tops and regular tables, plus bar.

    My wife and I were exploring the shops in Alexandria Bay, when we became hungry and stumbled upon…read morethis Pub. When we walked in, we were greeted instantly and told we could choose anywhere to sit. Our waitress was almost over immediately to hand us menus and took our drink orders. The restaurant had a nice friendly ambiance to it. Seeming like this time a year, it was mainly for locals. There were one or two other people who walked in, who the staffed seemed to know. We ordered some of their garlic cheese bread as an appetizer. I order their southwest shrimp salad, and my wife ordered the cheese Italian bread pizza. We unfortunately were told that we needed to check in early to the place we were staying, so we asked if we could actually have our food to go, and the staff were so accommodating. We did have some of their garlic bread before we left, and it was crispy and fresh with nice gooey cheese. The marinara sauce was very flavorful too. The southwest shrimp salad I had was also delicious. The shrimp were cooked just right with a good amount of seasoning to them. The vegetables and tortilla strips were fresh and crunchy. The cilantro lime dressing also had a nice brightness to it, but also that creamy texture. We will definitely be back in the future when we come back to this area.

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    Downtown - danceclubs - Updated May 2026

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