Good food, friendly staff, and a pretty cool bar atmosphere. We have been coming here for a while now. Initially we were very impressed and would have given 5 stars, however over time we have had enough complications that we feel 4 starts is more fitting. The food is generally great, however there have been a few flops from time to time. For example, the House Fried Chicken Sliders were a bit of a letdown compared to some of the other items on the menu. We can however, recommend the lobster bisque! The staff are always pleasant, however we have ended up standing around waiting to be seated on particularly slow days when there was no staff in sight. There has also been times where we ended up waiting an unusually long time for our food, again when they were slow. The atmosphere is generally nice, and although we tend to come in for lunch or a weeknight supper, I can imagine the weekends can get fun with their sound system and lights. read more

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There will never be enough words to express my gratitude for the staff and owner here. I called in a pickup order for a steak. I knew it would come across that I was ordering a single "small bland steak" . The lovely lady taking my call asked if I wanted any sides and she was figuring out how to place a single steak in the system, and through my tears I expressed that no sides would be needed as this was the final meal for our beloved dog-Hiro who was diagnosed with intestinal lymphoma and renal failure. She simply asked, "how would you like it cooked" as the tears became contagious. and I was told it will be ready in 20 minutes when my daughter and I came in to pick up we were warmly greeted. It was not only cooked and packaged beautifully but it was handed over with so much love. They shared our grief, offered support and made every effort to help ease the pain and make our darlings last meal, an amazing one. And for that and that alone, I will forever be grateful to the amazing people of River House. Hiro went into eternal sleep the following morning, surrounded by love, a song and a tummy full of the best steak of his life. read more

River House Bar and Grill - New American Near Me - Middletown, Pennsylvania

Let me just say that the River Monster was one of the best burgers I have had in the area in a long time. The meat was good quality and cooked to a perfect medium-rare. The marinated mushroom and red wine onions were fantastic on this. The serving of fries was very generous and they were golden crispy. The menu is large and covers everything from pizza to seafood to pasta to tacos. The draft beer list was very good. Our server was great and prices were reasonable. I'd like to come back when the weather is nice and sit on the deck. read more

River House Bar and Grill - River Monster burger. Mmmm! - New American Near Me - Middletown, Pennsylvania

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It's intriguing how low the score was. The service tonight was great and the philly sandwich is ridiculously good. Ambiance and price are average but definately an above average experience. Kobe was outstanding. Definately worth a visit for the sandwich if you're nearby. read more

3.5 Given the low reviews, my expectations were low...and were exceeded. Food was pretty good and the service was just fine. Not sure it is my kinda place but the kitchen and front of house staff did good. read more

Thanks for adding Chesapeake Mac and cheese to the Sunday menu!! Pepper Jack fried cheese app is fantastic. Love seeing the fresh creations here every week, pairings are thoughtful and interesting read more

oh where to start... The food was good.. And Now the Bad... Our waitress was rude and obnoxious. We asked if we could move tables because the ceiling was caving in above our table and water was dripping down. It was also extremely loud with sitting so close to the bar. We were told ALL the inside tables were reserved. They made us either go outside or sit under a caving ceiling. We opted to go outside since we didn't have any other choice. Our outside server Brandon was very good. But the bees were so bad one of us got stung by a bee. We didn't even finish our drinks because the bees were so bad. Then to top it off we went inside to leave and ALL the tables were EMPTY-- so in essence they flat out LIED!! read more

River House Bar and Grill - Empty Tables that were supposedly reserved that were empty when we left. - New American Near Me - Middletown, Pennsylvania

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Terrible customer service. The food was cold. Plus the manager didn't want to make things right when brought to his attention. Would not recommend ! Oh and it wasn't even busy . read more

Service was awesome pack crowd our lunch was awesome. The server was the best. Can't say enough about her.

Food and drinks amazing. Waitress hasn't been back to the table for over 30 minutes. We would like our drinks refilled.

We went there because it was near the Harrisburg airport, while we were traveling. The atmosphere was very loud noisy and is basically a bar with food. Our waiter was very nice and very attentive. Unfortunately the food was not very good. My wife had a seafood dinner and the scallops were not sufficiently cooked, she sent them back and the received cooked scallops. My dinner was not hot, so I sent it back to be heated up. That took about 10 to 15 minutes to get the dinner back and as a result was only a little warmer than the first time. This was a rib dinner, I ate two of the ribs but the third rib was very fatty and was not edible. We paid the bill and left a standard 20% tip, but would not go back. read more

Excited to finally be around for all you can eat crab legs!!!! Well, let me start by saying we have the worst service possible and the place wasn't even busy. WTH CRAB LEGS were cold, that's right, cold. We were told it would be a 15 minute wait because they were making "fresh crab legs"! That was the first joke We never received the corn on the corn, French fries or hush puppies. Waiter said they didn't come with the AYCE That was the second joke. It just kept getting worse as the meal went on. I had to get up and find the waiter "twice", no excuse for this in a restaurant. I'm done saying another word. NEVER GOING BACK, EVER AGAIN!! Stayyyyyyy away. read more

Food was great. Service was top notch. The only complaint is that the music was super loud...at first it was streamed music then a live singer...maybe if it was outside, the music wouldn't have been so defeafening but inside you couldn't hear the person sitting across for you. I'd love to sit outside and enjoy the atmosphere but the very loud music inside at 6 pm made us want to hurry up, eat and leave. read more

Pepperoni pizza was very good. River rock good but not as expected. Few years ago it was served on a plate and smothered with toppings. Not this time. Atmosphere good but noise as expected from a bar type setting. Sit close if you want to talk to your partner. read more

We stopped here twice on the way home from Ebensburg. Outside seating is probably great when the weather is nice, but we were happy to sit at the bar. Lindsay the bartender was a ray of sunshine on a rainy day. We wanted the cheesesteak egg tools but they were out. We ordered cheese curds, RJ had chicken sliders and I had shrimp tacos. It was all fresh and delicious. On our second stop he had steak Caesar salad and I had something that was super hot with crab and avocado but I can't remember what it was! We also tried the lobster cornbread which had chunks of lobster with a cheddar cheese sauce and honey butter which was very interesting and tasty! read more

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A local favorite and currently underrated. The menu has a good selection of regular and specials. The service was slow, but if you're not in a hurry it was worth the wait. read more

This is so unfortunate because the food at this restaurant wasn't bad at all and our server was sweet . I went here with some friends of mine and unfortunately we both had hairs in our food. There was hair in my crab cake and a hair in her lobster bisque. I think the chef needs to wear a hair net. read more

River House Bar and Grill - Hair in Crab Cake Melt Sandwich - New American Near Me - Middletown, Pennsylvania

I'm really surprised to see that this place has such a low rating. I had a great experience and all of our food tasted amazing. The server was amazing and helped to accommodate all of our needs, as well as providing great recommendations. The restaurant itself was a great place to enjoy adult time and also have our kids occupy themselves at the other end of our table. I will definitely be going back. read more

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Service, what service. A lot of employees standing and gossiping, after a while a hostess asked how many just 1. Sat down and waited no waiter or waitress came by to even say hi, drink order or do I have any wha out the menu, which I did but after 15 minutes I was already done w/ the place. Then watch the couple behind me go get there own Togo box. Not impressed even when it had a 4.5 star. read more

Went there a week or so ago with family that came in from out of town. We had a person with a gluten allergy, but she found the steak salad on the menu and was very happy with it. All of the food was great. The service was fantastic. And the prices were reasonable (for the world we are in right now). Have gone there a few times over the past few years and really don't ever recall having a bad meal or service. We will definitely be going back and really looking forward to trying the all you can eat crab in the summer... that sounds amazing! read more

The Alfredo with shrimp and crab is good. Sauce is delicious. The tomatoes in it is gross. The crab is basically nonexistent. The crispy buttermilk chicken was not real Crispy and kinda bland. The live music (Keri Edward's) was good. The cheese curds were good but a little over cooked. They have the hood marinara sauce. Over all, it was a good experience. The waitress was pretty fun and didn't mind joking around. read more

Seven of us sat out on front patio and were inundated at any one time with 20-30 flies swarming our drinks, food and table. Server said nothing could be done and moving inside wouldn't be much different, we even asked for a fly swatter but no go. Maybe it's temporary but could cause a real health issue. Server apologized profusely, but something should've been tried to be done. With that said, the food was good, and the food was fairly priced for the quality of food. read more

Wings were nothing special and the sauce (honey sriracha) tasted like that thick sauce you get on coconut shrimp at Chinese buffets and the meat tasted old. The burger had to have been a preformed patty, but the marinated mushrooms on top were good. The food in general came out lukewarm, like it had been sitting. Service was friendly but slow. The crab and corn soup was good, but everything else was pretty meh. And honestly, super expensive for what it is. They had a corned beef and cabbage special for $30 which is just bananas. read more

Atmosphere: inside decorated with different color warm tone woods. Outside has a patio with umbrellas and a full tent area. Staff: always warm and welcoming. They accommodate large parties and small families, friends, date night, whatevs... Food: wings, wings, & wings are perfect here. They can do 5 of each flavor too. On Sunday, that have all you can eat seafood -crab legs, shrimp, clam strips, hush puppies, corn /fried chicken. I get the Sailor's platter which has scallops, shrimp and broccoli. Crab brûlée-to die for so much crab meat! Pittsburgh steak salad is good-dressing on side, (forget the chicken n mash-not worth it when there other good stuff). Drinks: many cocktails and feature cocktails. Get the margarita! Love the glasses they put it in. All kinds of beer on tap and bottles here. Cheers! read more

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Enjoyed the chicken wings but the Bourbon blackberry smash was worth going back for on its own read more

River House Bar and Grill - Blackberry Bourbon Smash - New American Near Me - Middletown, Pennsylvania

Nothing fancy basic bar food in a simple setting Ordered wings, celery with blue cheese! Slow unfriendly waitress appeared unaware of proper FOOD HANDLING PROCEDURES! Experience was gross due to the improper food handling hygiene! Do not stack food bowls/plates... on other food! Will never recommend or return! Dissapointed! Bleh! read more

I went with a friend for lunch last Wednesday. I specifically wanted to get something with fries since they were supposed to be "fresh cut fries". Well they might have been fresh cut some time in the past, but they were certainly not fresh fried. I even asked the waitress if they really were fresh cut fries. She had to go ask someone else. She came back and told us that yes, they were. Fresh cut fries are not mealy and dried out on the inside like these fries were. We will not be back for this falsely advertised, over-priced food. read more

Food is excellent. One of my favorite dishes is clams fettuccine. Service was great as usual. Bar type atmospheres read more

Sadly I feel as though this place used to be better. It is really a hit or miss with the food. The ribs were very fatty. The burgers were cold and the fries tasted like they came from grease that hadn't been changed in a while. The service was also very poor unfortunately. The waitress did not check on us. Forgot things several times. She was kind but just overall not what it used to be. I think I'll give it one more shot because this place has such potential... read more

River House Bar and Grill - New American Near Me - Middletown, Pennsylvania

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Worst service on earth. The first time I went the food was ok but the service was awful. I gave them a second chance and that was my fault, the second time the service was just as bad but that time the food was bad too. Also: never order the chicken sliders. It was just 1 burnt chicken nugget on a bun that was way too big for 1 nugget. read more

River House Bar and Grill - Chicken sliders are a joke. - New American Near Me - Middletown, Pennsylvania

This place is too slow. Here now for lunch and it took 30 minutes to get drinks and 1 hour and 20 minutes to get our food. Food was decent but this is way too slow. I won't be back and my husband decided he will be stopping his company's weekly lunch order. read more

Absolutely terrible experience at River House for dinner tonight. Haven't been here in about 10 years, and their food posts always look great. Too bad we'll never know. We waited an hour and a half, and STILL never got our food. (Fun fact - it was NOT crowded.) Twice, within the last half hour, our waitress told us it would just be a "few more minutes". Clearly, that was a load of bullshit. I went in at the 1.5hr mark, and told her we were done, and were leaving. She understood and apologized. I then asked to speak to the Manager. As if I wasn't already annoyed enough, he had the nerve to say to me "if you're in a rush, I can cancel your order." A RUSH?! You can't possibly be serious. No apology. No nothing. A complete douche. THEN said, "well I can cash you out for your drinks." No sir. You must be confused, drunk, and delusional. We're not paying for them....and we will never be back. read more

This place is above Elizabethtown in a quiet area. Somewhere good to take your college student out to dinner. The patio is nice and relaxing. The service is not super fast but not way to slow. It's more that speed that makes you relax and laugh/talk to your dining partners. Food was very good and filling. Prices are a big range so you have options on whatever budget you are on. Huge alcohol selection. We didn't have any but looked it could make everyone happy. Will go back! read more

We just had an awful experience at this restaurant. First of all, they were out of a lot of things on the menu. I ordered the garlic Parmesan sauce for wings and there was no sauce at all on them. The bowl was completely dry on the bottom and I was told "that's how they are supposed to be". Chicken was dry and flavorless. My husband ordered the clam linguini and it literally looked like a child's portion of pasta for $20. Requested to see the manager and showed him the pasta and he said "we pre-measure the pasta and that's a serving". You're going to lose customers if that is the attitude your staff takes. We had a very pleasant experience two weeks earlier so we brought friends with us this time. Needless to say, extremely disappointed and it will be a while or maybe never that we frequent this restaurant. read more

Live pretty close to the River House and have been here a few times. Had to order wings, so started off with mango habernero boneless wings and a cup of French onion. Wings did not meet my expectations even though they were my fav previously. Could have been the sauce I ordered (note to self). French onion soup was presented well and tasted good but not hot enough. Son got braised short ribs, hubby got seafood creole pasta, and I got chicken ricotta pasta meal. Why I stay with the 4 is that the three main courses were all delicious. Almost forgot the large glass of Pinot Grigio, probably 8 ounces and was yummy. Waitress was awesome and outside seating is comfortable and heated. Great time and glad to see my son. read more

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Food poisoning aside (from the crab and shrimp Alfredo pizza), it seems like the restaurant is not taking mask-wearing seriously. There were ~7 people in the bathroom (including 1 worker) and not a single person was wearing a mask. They also have a sign that says if people are not wearing masks, they "respectfully assume it's due to a medical condition", meaning anyone could walk in without a mask and endanger others as a result. Although I ate outside, the fact that a worker and several individuals were not wearing a mask indoors is worrisome. While the slushies were delicious, the fact that the restaurant is not enforcing mask-wearing is extremely concerning. I will not be returning. read more

River House Bar and Grill - New American Near Me - Middletown, Pennsylvania

Great place, but service sucked tonight, waited an hour to get our silverware and crab bucket which came AFTER we ate the crabs, and supposedly the crab feast is backed up on the special night we had to reserve for? not impressed, never coming back for crab feast anymore, disappointed, our first time back inside eating at a restaurant ‍ And the owner sought my personal Facebook post and proceeded to comment on it too, very unprofessional imo read more

The outside patio and new bar is beautiful. It looks like they put a lot of time and money into the landscaping. The main reason I only gave 2 stars was because of the all you can eat crab legs. The price was absolutely outrageous, $85.99! For that price they crab legs should have been cooked to perfection, which they were not. My husband was pretty upset with the quality. Someone really needs a lesson on how to cook them if that is what they are going to charge. I understand that they were marked as market price, so maybe we should have asked. But also, maybe the waitress should have asked us if we wanted to know the price. Our waitress did a wonderful job serving us otherwise. Definitely none of the blame lays on her. They also don't serve actual butter with the crab legs. They use margerine, which tasted really bad when melted. Not going back anytime soon. read more

Went with friends for happy hour/dinner. Yes, they said they were short on waitstaff, but it still took 2 1/2 hr for drinks and dinner, which would have been easier to tolerate if the food hadn't come out cold as well. Kitchen was getting stuff out but it must have just sat there cooling off waiting to be delivered. Even drinks were taking forever. Not going back anytime soon. read more

I just ate here. I had the seafood nachos. I found foreign objects , yes plural in the food. one was the plastic tab that is used to hold bread bags closed and the other was a hard metal type object like an old ball bearing. When I printed thi out to the server I got an "oh Im sorry". no attempt to try to make things right. I will never eat there again. I'm really wondering what else this food has in it! read more