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    Robert's By The River

    4.3 (24 reviews)
    Closed 10:30 am - 3:00 pm
    Updated 3 months ago

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    Sarah F.

    Was killing time at work, and decided to walk around a check out the river walk in downtown Evansville, after that I decided to stop off and grab a snack and a drink, this is located within a very cool shrine: museum to the Shriners, when I walked in I was seated right away, I ended up enjoying some micolob ultra and some tasty Jalapeño poppers, it was the perfect pick me up! Friendly staff, hope im able to get back one day.

    Single fish plate with two sides mashed potatoes and green beans.
    Cassandra M.

    On our final day in Indiana we found this place on a google search of the area. We already knew what we wanted before we walked in the door. I had fried fish fillet with mashed potatoes no gravy and the best tasting green beans I believe I've ever had a restaurant. The fish was seasoned perfectly and was so delicious. My daughter had the same other than she had the French fries instead of mashed potatoes She did mentioned she wish the fries were hand cut instead of simply frying frozen crinkle fries. Our last night happened to be a Friday night and it was getting busy and appeared to be short staffed but the two waiting the tables handled it perfectly and kept the room moving. Really wished we could have sat outside because it was such a nice evening but with the short staffing I can see why that wasn't possible. Definitely our next visit we will go back here.

    Grilled pork steak with collards and green beans
    Tim P.

    Located in the Hadi Shrine building overlooking the river. They have a bar, dining room, and outdoor seating. Could tell that everyone there knew each other. We were seated quickly but had to wait for our waitress for about 10 minutes. After that she was friendly and provided great service. After we ordered drinks we ordered dinner. I got the grilled pork steak. It was delicious and the first time I have seen it on menu. My wife got the fried catfish fillet, and others the chicken fried steak with white gravy. Everyone really enjoyed their main entree. The sides were quite good, especially the collard greens. We didn't have it but the salad bar looked well stocked and fresh. A nice dining experience.

    1 Catfish plate with hush puppies and green beans.
    Jeaquetta V.

    We visited Evansville for an overnight trip. We're from the south, but we live in the Midwest now. When we looked at this menu, it reminded us of home with the fried fish, hush puppies and salad bar. We tried the chili and loaded baked potato soup. As you see, we couldn't decide on which one we liked more as they were both delicious, so we just mixed them both! I had the catfish, hush puppies, green beans and salad bar. My husband had the pork steak, baked potato and salad bar with a sweet tea. Everything was seasoned well! Ryan was our server and he was absolutely phenomenal and welcoming with all the suggestions. They were out of the meatloaf and bourbon slushes we wanted to try, but that's all the more reason to come back when we're back in town. Such a great restaurant and we look forward to coming when we're back in town. After we dined, we took a stroll in the river across the street to work off some of the food. Such a beautiful scenery!

    Catfish fillets, mashed potatoes and gravy, hush puppies and roll.

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    Excellent salmon Pattie's. Best green beans I've ever had. Very friendly staff. Salad bar was full and fresh

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    Service was great. Ambiance was good. We must have gotten there after the lunch and before the dinner rush. Menu selection was okay.

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    Had catfish, with hush puppies and mashed potatoes. All good. They have a salad bar option, but I didn't partake

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    Excellent food. I went for lunch and it took a bit for the waitress to get me seated but other than that great food and service.

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    I took my sister and her husband on a Thursday night. It was crowded, but we had great service and the food was excellent.

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    I just had takeout, so I haven't had the opportunity to eat in. Cool decor. Nice decorations. The…read morebar is definitely fully stocked. I had the crab cakes, chicken sandwich, and hatch chili grits. All were delicious . I went to spice level 4 on my sandwich. I love spicy foods but 4 was plenty to where I could still taste it. The lady working the register was friendly and my food came out quickly. I'll definitely return.

    Last two times eating here everything was excellent. Service, food, drinks. Don't know if tonight…read moreequates to inconsistency creeping in or just a bad night. An experienced server would have rejected our appetizer and my plate from the kitchen. Truly the best fried cheese sticks in the area. Level 3 heat, fried to golden, wonderful cheese stretch to the bite. Perfect. But, not tonight. Over cooked, dark brown, greasy, with cheese leaking out. Bitter burnt taste competed with the spice and cheese. Disappointed. Chicken was great as always. Though the spice levels were off tonight. Two of us ordered level 4, the same as on previous visits. This time was very mild. The cheese sticks (lvl3) were WAY spicier. Chicken was not close to previous visits heat levels. And the fries! I just gave up. Should have sent the whole meal back but wanted the chicken and others are the table didn't order the fries so I let it go. Tonight's side of fries was sad to look at under those nice strips. Over cooked, small, dark, broken bits in a pile. Not a single fry over an inch long. Just the dregs of the fry bin scraped from the bottom and dumped on my plate instead of in the trash where they belonged. Service was decent but below past experiences here. Greeted, seated upstairs, waitress stops by to announce she will bring water. Comes back with said water and leaves before taking drink orders or asking if we already knew our appetizer order. Circled back in a bit to take drink orders. When drinks finally made it, we stopped her to order appetizers and entrees. Toward the end of the meal, server did ask if we wanted dessert, nope. Didn't ask if we wanted another drink at anytime. First time we have only had one drink here. Just brought the check. Still plenty of empty tables and a few open bar seats, didn't feel like she was trying to turn the table for next service. Just ticking the boxes: done with food, no dessert, give them the check. Hoping our next visit is closer to earlier experienced than tonight's.

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    3.7(333 reviews)
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    My friend and I had dinner before attending a concert downtown last night. It was all around a…read moregreat experience! Everyone that I had contact with starting from making reservations over the phone to leaving after dinner were very pleasant! The food was excellent. The service was as well! We were seated downstairs. Neither of us knew there was a downstairs! It is a nicely decorated space and very comfortable. They were very busy but we were waited on timely and did not feel rushed.

    My husband and I were celebrating Valentine's Day and chose to go somewhere new to us…read more The restaurant itself is a very well decorated and cozy place. The menu tonight was predetermined with great options. Service was a little slow tonight, but that is to be expected when the entire restaurant is at capacity with reservations. My husband and I loved the appetizers. It was a sample of shrimp cocktail, spinach dip with pita bread, and sriracha honey bacon brussel sprouts. I ordered the garden salad for my next course while my husband chose the broccoli mushroom chowder. We each enjoyed our choice. For the main course I had the marinated grilled chicken with creamy spinach and artichoke, and my husband had the 16 ounce bone in ribeye. Both main dishes came with a twice baked potato and roasted vegetables (broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, green beans, bell pepper). My chicken was slightly overcooked, but it wasn't too noticeable with the creamy topping. My husband's steak was cooked to perfection. We both enjoyed the sides. We got dessert to go as we were so full by that point. I chose the carrot cake and he got the cheesecake. Our son was very happy we decided to bring the desserts home so he could also try them. Both were delicious, but the carrot cake was the standout. We look forward to returning to have their regular menu.

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