On a winter weekday evening it feels like the set of a TV show and the locals are drinking around the bar chatting it up with the bartender while a few booths are occupied. I was digging the vibe. At the time we went it was quiet and allowed us to take in the woodwork and decor. Though I suspect on warmer days, weekends, summer, etc it's probably much more lively/ crowded especially with the patio seating! Service was great and food was flavorful (shrimp tacos and nachos). The nachos were huge. Though we didn't grab a pic, it's definitely enough for 2+ to share. We look forward to return visits! read more

Went with group motorcycles yesterday to River wild for lunch. We sat on the deck and had a great time and the food was delicious. I got buffalo chicken tenders with fries. Another got fish taco and shrimp taco, one got a Cuban sandwich, another got fish and chips and the last one got I think a prime rib sandwich. Two also got dessert, one a brownie with ice cream and another got cheesecake. Everyone was pleased with their selection. This is the 3rd or 4th time eating here and have always enjoyed it. The view of the lake is nice and the service is very good here. I highly recommend this restaurant if in the Lake artillery area. read more

Great view, great people, food was good. I will go back, but I did not find a go to meal. Mom loves hers!

The food was great, huge sandwiches but the water tastes terrible so highly recommend getting a different beverage if you're finicky about your water. Don't eat outside if you're afraid of spiders- they're in the tables, on the ceiling lights, on the walls- I couldn't even focus on anything other than the fear a spider would fall into my plate or on me. The service was good, Ava waited on us and she was very kind, no complaints there. read more

Took my friends here for their Wedding Anniversary! We all had 3 different things! All of it was great. My Hamburger was cooked just like I like it!! Staff were wonderful!! Also the so rounding walls etc. had very nice pictures on them. All & all it was a great experience! read more

Good food but still lake food but good. The staff are very kind service is great. The view is also very nice ambiance is awesome. read more

It's always good.Got great waitresses . Large assortment of things to eat can't go wrong here.

After eating here multiple times, we find the service very inconsistent, incorrect orders and poor attitude. Personally, we go to other places in Albemarle! read more

Decent food. Loved the views of the lake! Service was good too. Would return if in the area.

GREAT Food ! GREAT Service! And the most amazing interior design. What more could you ask for in a restaurant! Looking out over the water ... it's a MUST when you are visiting Lake Tillery NC!!! read more

River Wild - Korean BBQ Steak Tacos - American Near Me - Mount Gilead, North Carolina

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We eat at River Wild often and I have ordered Beef short ribs several times. In previous times it was actually beef ribs, tender and falling off the bone with a delicious red wine gravy. Tonights dinner was not good and I should have sent it back. It was not beef ribs, not tender and the gravy tasted like it came out of a jar. I was greatly disappointed. First meal I've ever had I should have sent back. We had family from Montana visiting and I recommended the short ribs. One of my cousins did not like hers either. Do not order them. read more

Heard a lot about this restaurant and decided to try it,Was very disappointed .Waitress was very slack and uncaring.Food was NOT appetizing and tasteful.Steak was unseasoned and tough,chicken was the same.For the price it was not of worth it. read more

Best fried pickles we've had in this part of North Carolina. Shrimp basket had nice large shrimp with a light breading and crispy. A chicken bacon ranch flatbread that was excellent. Salads were also very good with field greens, carrots, cucumber, tomatoes in perfect numbers and all fresh. Service was great. Not many other customers in the restaurant tonight but there was staff enough for a full house. We will definitely go back here. read more

Sunday night 9/1/24 Went to River Wild for dinner. We got there at 7:07pm went inside to get a table. The hostess said "We aren't taking anymore tables" The restaurant is open until 8:00pm tonight. There was plenty of empty tables available. So it doesn't make sense why we were told that. Not the way to run a business! We was a party of five. Lost our business. We will go elsewhere if that's the way they want to be read more

Great food. Great service love the atmosphere. Price was good and we enjoyed our meal. We will come back. read more

Nice location and ambiance. Food was good waitress perfectly attentive. No wait if eating outside in 90 degrees, but long wait indoors.

We visited several months ago and the service was horrible. We had three different waitresses trying to bring our food. When we ordered dessert, they bought it out and put it on an empty table. I had to get up and get it. We have not been back. It was our favorite Friday night spot. read more

The food was very good the service was great and the ice cream at the store was good to and then the outside setting was really awesome read more

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Too much hype in my opinion. Food is priced fairly high for what you get. Their biggest draw is is on the lake and caters to boater as well as general public. Neat and clean. read more

Better than expected. Enjoyed the chips and ranch appetizer. Nice setting and experience.

Came up to the lake for a day with the family and they suggested that we stop in here when we were done for dinner. Beautiful building, great location, outdoor patio; let's do this. My family eats here quite a bit and seem to like it but I have to say I was a little disappointed with my visit. Nothing to do with the service or seating; both were great. My disappointment was with my food. I ordered a Cuban sandwich with onion rings. A sandwich is a safe bet when trying a new place because it's usually pretty tough to screw up a sandwich. I'm used to Cubans served on Cuban submarine type bread but this one was served on toasted white bread. The meat was overloaded with liquid smoke and extremely dry, almost no mustard. I ended up giving the wife half and taking half of her burger. Nothing bad about the burger but nothing to write home about. The onion rings were hard and greasy, way over cooked. Everyone else seemed to be satisfied with their meals so I'm the only one that wasn't particularly impressed and I really don't see how. My sister was served sweet potato waffle fries by mistake and I tried one: cold and tasteless. Glad they were free. Can't say that I'll be back by my own accord but if the family wants to, I'll be back. Not really much of an option when you're pretty much the only game in town. read more

River Wild - Cuban with onion rings. - American Near Me - Mount Gilead, North Carolina

On a beautiful day we drove 45 minutes out of our way to set on the River Wild deck and enjoy drinks and the view of the lake only to stare at weather vinyl enclosures. The manager said they couldn't be raised??? Not sure why??? We were so disappointed. The server "Ashley" was awesome, food was good but we'll probably not drive this far to enjoy a lovely afternoon looking at vinyl again!!!! Disappointed read more

Good food really good & friendly service. Our server Renee was great. Their house chips are awesome!

Friday nights are booming in this place!!! nice date night with John blackened mahi-mahi was delish!!!Ribeye was okay!! Definitely will return read more

River Wild - Waterfront - American Near Me - Mount Gilead, North Carolina

We have eaten here three times over the course of the summer and autumn, and it's definitely the best option in the area. It has a nice outdoor and cozy indoor area reminiscent of a cabin, and free mini golf downstairs (which was closed when we ate their Saturday, perhaps because it is off season or the lake is down. Good, attentive and friendly service. Standouts on the menu include the wings, which are as good as any in Charlotte, and the fried Mac and cheese. This place loses a star for two reasons. One, although the bar is great, the wine selection is not awesome. This is a beer place only for me, and I don't love beer. The cocktails are just ok. Two, at my most recent meal on Saturday, I ordered a Cuban sandwich and it came on, no exaggeration, in plain white "wonder bread" style bread. I'm attaching a photo. Having grown up in Miami, I've tried dozens of Cuban sandwiches all over, and serving it on Wonderbread is a first for me - and not a good first. Still, we're big fans and this is a solid choice when you're at Lake Tillery. Although we've not done it yet, you can pull right up on your boat. I'd skip the Cuban though (unless they can put it on more traditional Cuban sandwich bread)! read more

River Wild - American Near Me - Mount Gilead, North Carolina

Great bison burger, cooked perfectly really nice place with great views. Great service as well

Burgers and wings are good but they have to improve on the other food. Have more specials and try and keep the fly's out of there. Always a lot of fly's ....Turns people away ! They need to invest and buy zevo bug catchers! People don't want flys landing on their food. read more

I have been here several times and never had a bad experience! The food and drinks are always on point! It's a beautiful location with a great covered patio for those looking to be outside. I highly recommend and can't wait to go back! read more

I was very impressed with the food, the ambiance and especially the service. The special was Mahi and it was extremely good. The restaurant is right on the water and we were able to be outside so that was a definite plus. Our server, Kendahl took great care of us. She kept up with all the drink orders, requests for changes and was nice to everyone. It rained on our motorcycles while we we were eating and she brought us towels to dry off the seats. I will definitely be back. read more

Always a good place to enjoy family and friends when dining out. Sitting inside or outside great place for the whole family young or old. Putt putt corn whole great . Done by car or boat nice. read more

I love love love this place! Great food, great prices, great customer service and Great outdoor seating over the lake and on Saturday nights they have a live band! The Bloody Marys are delicious btw. Every time I come visit this is a must stop for me!!!! read more

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Great food and smiling service. The menu is good and specials are appetizing. The wait can be long, especially on the weekends but it's worth it. read more

The servers are really sweet but the food has been iffy on both visits. The cod fish was greasy, brown rice is horrible no taste, soup was bland had to add sugar and sour cream, the ahi tuna was the best thing I've had, the pulled BBQ was ok. This place has a lot of potential. The menu looks amazing they just need to work on the recipes and teach the cooks a few skills like draining grease really well before serving. Our wings were amazing but wasn't cooked all the way the middle was pink and so was the bison burger. read more

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First time here to River Wild. Came on a Sunday evening. Pretty quiet place. Right on Lake Tillery. My fish and chips were bland and the French fries were cold. My husband's burger was delicious though. Guess I'll try a burger then next time I come again. Sports bar atmosphere. I can imagine it being the happening place during the summer months. read more

The restaurant itself is beautiful. Excellent location. I had a bison burger and was not impressed to say the least. The quality of the burger did not match the high price. However the french fries were delicious. Many options on the menu however so maybe I just picked a not so good one. I would go back another time to try something else before deciding to mark this restaurant off my lists of places to visit. read more

Been multiple times and it's just OK. I like the fish tacos but didn't like anything else that I have tried there. Service is always good; just wish the food tasted better. I do like sitting on the covered patio. read more

Probably the worst take out experience I've ever had. Placed a to go order @ 5:45 Sunday afternoon the person who took the order said it'd be ready in 15 - 20 minutes. I leave my house, stop and get gas and arrive at the restaurant at 6:10. The hostess says that they are still working on my order. At about 6:40 someone from the kitchen brings out two to go orders and sets them on the bench behind the hostess station. About eight minutes later the hostess reappeared asking if I was still waiting on my order. I pointed to the bench and said it been sitting there for a while. She gave me the total 47.00 and I gave her 60.00 she said someone would bring me my change. Another 10 minutes goes by with no one showing up so the next time the hostess appears I asked about the change. She said someone should have brought it to me. I just left. So whoever got my change your welcome. If it's going to take an hour for a to go order to be ready that's fine just tell me up front so I don't waste an hour sitting there. The food was cold. Anything fried was mush. But that's normal for places that use stryrofoam trays. Not a pleasant experience. I'll never get take out from there again. read more

The egg rolls were booty. Way too greasy for me. I had oil dripping down my hands from only HALF an egg roll. Me personally, I would NOT want get a heart attack from those unseasoned little puppies. They were waaaay to bland for how pretty they looked. But the sauce carried. I would do some unspeakable things for the sauce. Anyways, don't go for the egg rolls, the sauce is the bomb. read more

The wait staff, location, and ambiance are great. The food has not been up to par in years. The last 6 or 7 visits have been very disappointing. The steaks always have too much gristle, too much fat, and never cooked as ordered. The salads have too much lettuce that you don't eat and taste like they are pre made and sit in an ice code refrigerator and freezes some of the lettuce. The spinach dip is just "ok" and the chips served with it are disgusting. If I owned or managed such a nice restaurant...those chips would never make it into the restaurant. Alcohol is a plus...it's as ordered. So disappointing for such a nice place. read more

A big shout out to Britney the manager. I called & ask for a table outside with a view that would accommodate my sister who is in a wheelchair. It was her birthday & we wanted to do something special. Well Britney went beyond. The food was excellent. My husband & I had the burgers. My sister had the shrimp & fish tacos. Of course we had a side of onion rings & fried pickles. Worth every calorie. Our waitress was very efficient & sweet. We will definitely go back even though it's an hour drive. Thanks everyone! Barbara read more