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    River House Cafe

    4.1 (134 reviews)
    ModerateAmerican
    Open • 11:00 am - 9:00 pm

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    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Good for groups
    Good for kids

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    I had a great dinner at River House Café tonight! The service was excellent, the food was delicious, and the menu had a ton of great options at reasonable prices. Highly recommend checking it out!

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    Jay D.

    Many, many years ago, we tried River House, and were not really fans. I thought the hype in the area was not deserved. It just didn't really "do it" for us. Recently, we thought, let's give them another chance. I was told they redid a lot of things, so it was worth a shot. I am extremely happy that we did. The menu choices and options are great. Lots, and I mean LOTS, of things for everyone. The atmosphere is fantastic, and we love what they did with the decoration and overall feel of the place. Our recent trips have included trying the Mediterranean Chicken (very good!), the Pot Roast (also really good!), Wings, Alfredo, and Tenders basket. I also tried the French Onion soup, but it wasn't my favorite I've had. The alfredo was "ok", but it reminded me a lot of the quick jar of Ragu brand that I have had before from the store. This was on the kids alfredo, though, so I don't know if maybe the adult dinner would be different? Everything else, though, was very good! Excellent desserts, too! LOTS of options, all very good! I will also say that the past few times we've gone, the service has been fantastic. We do look forward to going back and trying many more things on their menu, and I will update accordingly.

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    Greg S.

    Charleroi was the destination point tonight. First time here, on recommendations from friends. Great choice, great food. I had the Braised Beef stuffed Ravioli, with a meat sauce. First course, a good simple salad, fresh, a nice starter. The Ravioli was awesome, cooked perfect, braised beef filling was delicious, meat sauce was excellent, sauce was delicious! Two pieces of garlic bread rounded out a great meal. I will be back, a big menu, plenty of choices. Burgers, pasta, steak, pizza, seafood. Can't wait to try the rest.

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    Adelina M.

    Good news! I went to another show and didn't hate it this time. Apparently I do like music if the venue is right. Yesterday I went to the River House Cafe in Charleroi and I didn't know what to expect. I knew the band that was playing and even though it's pretty far away we still decide to go. When you walk in the River House Cafe is incredibly open and very roomy. I got a seat by the fireplace because I'm always cold and thought this might be nice. While I was still cold during the night it was nice to be by the crackling fireplace and to be able to sit next to it to warm up when I needed to. The band started at 9 and so I started with the Diablo shrimp appetizer. These shrimp or deep-fried in a crispy crust and tossed in a hot sauce. This hot sauce is nothing to be trying out for just fun. This dish was incredibly spicy and without the ranch I don't think that I could have finished it. I will say that I ate most of the dish myself because I was so hungry but I did save three shrimp for lunch the next day. I don't know if I would order this again due to the spiciness but it was really really good. I then ordered the maple pistachio salmon with mashed potatoes and a caesar salad. The salmon was very good flaky but it could have had more flavor to it. I expected the pistachio and maple to have more of a tang and a taste when mixed with the salmon but I could barely taste those two ingredients. The mashed potatoes were also nothing to write home about. I had to add a lot of salt and pepper as well as butter to them to get them to taste the way that I like them. It kind of tasted a little bit over boiled and waterlogged then fluffy mashed potatoes. I will say that I also ordered later, about right when they were about to stop serving food, so it could have been the end of the barrel mashed potatoes. I will have to try again and Order earlier to see if maybe there's a change. The Caesar salad was delicious with crunchy fresh greens and just enough dressing, croutons, and Parmesan. The music was good and they went until about one. This is a little bit later than I expected but I still had a good time. I like venues where you could sit in order food people aren't hassling you and you can actually hear what the musicians are singing about. This was a pretty fun place and I look forward to going back.

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    Great food good prices and nice environment. My wife loves this place. And they deliver.

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    $13.00 for a double Tito's and water is ridiculous. I'm guessing thing aren't going to well and they are punishing customers.

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    Pretty much our favorite restaurant! Great food, great service, great selection and reasonable prices.

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    Service was awful, the waitress was rude, the food was decent, the atmosphere was loud little bit

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    Food was great and very nice staff. They try their best to accommodate what ever your needs are. Great place to check out.

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    Excellent food & drink selection. Also the food tasted great. Definitely recommend this place. Prices were very reasonable too!

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    Delicious! The food was delicious, the service was fantastic! Definitely going back again!

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    Thanks Liz! Hope to see you back soon!

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