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    Noyo River Grill

    3.9 (713 reviews)
    PriceyAmerican, Seafood
    Open 11:30 am - 9:00 pm
    Updated 1 week ago

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    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Good for groups
    Dogs allowed

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    Alisa W.

    I will be dreaming about this crab pasta for the rest of my life!! Everyone in our party enjoyed their food, and the service was great!

    Patricia S.

    My mom and I came here a couple of times during our trip to Fort Bragg. We were seated pretty quickly and both times we were able sit next to the window to see the beach. The food was pretty good. We had gotten drinks that were pretty good as well. The inside of the restaurant was pretty nice. Both the waiters that we had were nice. We had a pretty good experience here.

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    Walter B.

    The Noyo River Grill was my final stop in Fort Bragg. This is Walt from Walt's Adventures. This restaurant by the shore has a wonderful indoor and bar dining area. They do have an outdoor dining area because the two picnic tables are, in fact, outside. However, I doubt the indoor patrons experienced the joy of the waves coming forth accompanied by the calming, periodic sound of a light house. The meals all possessed great presentations. The Noyo Burger was ok while both the Creamy Garlic Chicken and the Fettuccine Noodles were devoured. The Flan dessert was wonderful. The Sticky Toffee Cake, for my tastes was a bit dry but was highly accepted by my daughter. Noyo River Grill has 4 of 5 stars in my eyes for they ended my Northern trip with satisfaction.

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    Great service in the bar for Happy Hour. Had the tuna tartare (on the Happy Hour menu). It was very mediocre. The house Chardonnay was not very good. Happy Hour margarita was good, no complaints. We ordered the ceviche from the regular menu. They should have called it "salsa" because it contained barely any chopped up prawns. I believe the prawns were actually just chopped up prawns that the restaurant uses for its shrimp cocktails. Finally to note as we were walking to our car, we noticed one of the cooks leaving in his car. Before he got into his car, he threw his cigarette into the restaurant parking stall next to him. Really?? So sad that a restaurant cook would do that. Makes you wonder what pride he takes in his own cooking at this restaurant.

    Blackberry margarita
    Manuel M.

    Walking distance from our hotel this was a god sent after 280 miles of twisting roads on a motorcycle, live music, food was amazing and so was the staff, the crab pasta was delicious and so where the drinks.

    Ahi tartare, clam chowder, espresso martini
    Marissa M.

    Beautiful views of the bay, not a bad seat in the house! Ahi tartare was so good, as was the clam chowder. Espresso martini 10/10, extra creamy! Irish coffee was more baileys than whiskey, but otherwise great experience.

    This was the spinach salad. The person that ate it said it was delicious.
    Rachel N.

    11/2025 - Went to this amazing place for lunch the day after Thanksgiving: we were a party of 13. The food, the service and ambience were on point! They also have a kids menu and it's definitely a kid friendly. They also have a nice bar if you want to have a drink, some appetizers or food as there are tables up there. They have delicious appetizers, drinks as well as dessert. If you're in a wheelchair, you would have to eat at the entry level of the restaurant as there is no elevator. Almost appears to be stadium type seating, so everyone can have a view of the bay/ocean. We didn't have a long wait and the food appeared perfectly cooked. However, the clams were on small side. We would definitely eat at this place again when in town; even for a drink and a quick appetizer.

    Michelle P.

    So fun! Came fort birthday - made sure to have a reservation! Ate outside with a lovely view, the food was delicious, the waitstaff were fantastic!

    Russian River Pilsner w/Seafood combo.....
    Chuck C.

    View is amazing. Beer on draft is always good. Food is okay. Should have skip the dessert menu we had to put in a request for . You can tell the differences in service attentiveness based on appearance. *Sometimes the ghetto looking dude tips better......

    Combo platter, ceviche appetizer, cioppino

    Food was wonderful. Combo seafood platter. Excellent seasoning on the breading, not greasy & right breading to seafood raito. Cioppino was wonderful, lots of mussels, Yum. Shrimp & scallops not overcooked, lots of garlic. Only disappointment was that it was not crab season!

    Pesto fettuccini
    Chema L.

    Noyo River Grill is a wonderful stop. The food was delicious, the staff was super friendly, and the seafood selection was awesome. Everything was very clean, and the beautiful hillside views made the experience even better. Glad we stopped by!

    Crab pasta
    Tamara P.

    We were in town doing a quick New Years trip and decided to try this place out. We made reservations in advance as we were not sure how seating or the wait would be on a holiday week. We were seated in the lower dining area right in front of a window. The views are beautiful overlooking the ocean inlet and the restaurant seating is tiered so there isn't really a bad place to sit. We shared the chowder to start and then we each ordered an entree. We had the crab pasta and the cod piccata with risotto that was delicious. They were pretty busy but the server was attentive and our food came within a reasonable time after the starter. They had some live music upstairs in the bar area. Overall when we visit again we would definitely be back.

    Crab pasta was delicious!!! Mushrooms and Dungeness crab. Passsstaaa

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    service was extremely slow and the price of food was pretty high for the quality of food. I wouldn't come back there again.

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    Customer service was great but food not recommended. All of the food needed a bit of salt and overall not best quality

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    Do they serve prime rib on Fridays? The weekends

    Hello. Yes on Friday nights we serve prime rib. Starts at 5pm until it’s gone.

    What are gluten free options here?

    Spinach salad with grilled chicken

    Are they open on Christmas Day?

    Do we need a reservation this evening for 7:00PM?

    We didn't have a reservation on a Friday night, just walked right in.

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    This is not an easy restaurant to find. We drove past it 3 time and still couldn't find it. If you…read morelook on Google Maps they show a pic of it as a blue building. As it turns out. It's right behind the Sea Bird lodge sign and next to Chevron. Once you found it you can't miss it. From what we can see there is no signage on the restaurant with the name on it or we totally missed it. It's not a new restaurant. It's got that homey feel to it. I'm guessing it's a mom and pop shop, a small business. And we should support those local all businesses and not hit up Dennys if we can. We waked in at 7:08an in Wednesday, May 6, 2026. The place was quiet. One others gentleman was there. When we left a party of 3 were just settling in. They have a full menu two sided that they hand out upon entry that is laminated. You are welcome to sit anywhere. We chose a window seat in the front corner. The temperature was pleasant inside and I was able to shed my heavy jacket and was comfortable in my jeans and a light sweater. They have 2 whiteboards of additional specials. We got the bacon, cheese, and bacon omelet with a side of potato's and a biscuit. You have choices of toast, pancake, or biscuit. As for potatoes you could have gotten a potato patty instead. The servings were huge. We only ate half and were full. Now we have leftovers for tomorrow's breakfast. The potatoes were real fresh potatoes. Some still had the sling on them. They were cooked on the griddle. I should have asked for mine extra crispy as I like crispy potatoes. They weren't salty or really seasoned at all so I added some salt and paired it with ketchup. Very tasty. The omelette was chuck full of crispy bacon and avocado , it could have used more cheese. The biscuit was light and flaky, but it lacked the buttery flavor. It was a true big biscuit that was home made. There was an array of jams and jellies to choose from and peanut butter. We chose apricot. Overall it was a good breakfast and I highly Reccomend this place if your hotel doesn't offer a free breakfast like ours didn't. It was also nice that we could walk over from our hotel.

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    Not a lot of people when we got here. Got back this evening went on.
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    Pacino was pretty good!
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