Not only did the waiter (Joshua) criticize what I chose to order, saying the meat on the sandwhich I asked for was not as good as a certain other sandwich he suggested, I said no I just wanted the one I asked for, he said fine one sandwich with "not so good meat" ... I don't mind being offered suggestions but that response was completely unprofessional and rude. After our appetizer was brought out I noticed about 1/3 of the way through a chicken tender that the middle was completely raw. After spending 10 minutes in the bathroom throwing up the manager still made us pay for the 2 drinks we had hardly even touched. To say I'm dissatisfied is an understatement. We will never go back to this "steakhouse" read more

Ruby River - Raw boneless chicken wings - American Near Me - Ogden, Utah

Super yummy food, will be returning! Service was great, ambiance was chill, very relaxing and inviting.

Excellent service! Tristan took really great care of us. Sadly, they were out of Prime Rib (on Monday at 5:00?!?)... which was our reason for coming in. In lieu, we each ordered the garlic sirloin medium rare, which was perfectly cooked. My husband wasn't super-thrilled with the congealed garlic butter on top of his steak though. Mine was melty and delicious. The asparagus was gigantic, and woody as all larger stalks of asparagus tend to be, but cooked to perfection. I really loved the crispy deep-fried coating on my sweet potato. The Onion blossom wasn't peeled properly, leaving a whole two layers of quite inedible skin (see photo), but the edible parts were quite good. Overall the meal was good, but the awesome service made up for it. On another topic, I'm really quite saddened to see the state of the building. I remember when this was first built in 1991 (Ebezener's 1992 - 1997), and the woodwork was breathtaking. They spared no expense. They brought in huge custom wood beams, which fortunately still look beautiful today. Unfortunately all the outside woodwork has been neglected and is in terrible shape. The beautiful hand cut logs have been painted over with a tacky tan paint, instead of their original glory being protected with a quality lacquer. The stairs are downright scary, and really should be replaced for safety. This building used to be on lists of beautiful building of the area. Hope that Ruby River starts to take better care of this historic building. read more

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I have never been to a Ruby River before, and I had a good experience. The building its self is very relaxing and makes you feel like you are not in a big city but out in the mountains. The food its self is really good, the bread that you get while you wait is fluffy and soft, I think the only thing that would make it better is if the bread was warm and they had some honey butter. The burgers are very well done and juicy. The wait time and be a bit, but it seems to be that way now with most places due to the covid thing. many places are running on bare bone staff. read more

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We were driving by and thought we would try it. The help was very good. The wife's chicken was excellent. My steak was chemically tenderized; not good. The baked potato was excellent. The building is wonderful. I had hoped my steak would have been better. read more

Just wanted to make clear on my review that it was the Ogden Ruby River that I gave the 2 star, the Salt lake Ruby River was awesome, I'd give the Salt lake Ruby River 4 star, they were awesome, read more

Wow, really went downhill over the past 5 years. Ribeye ordered medium rare was cooked right, but had about 8 oz of fat. Really tough, no flavor. I had a bad meal a year ago, gave it a second chance. You don't get a third. Bread used to be sourdough, now its white. And my jacketed yam was only half. Half? Really? Place is half empty for a reason. People waiting outside roadhouse Locals know too read more

Ruby River - American Near Me - Ogden, Utah

I really was hoping for a good steak. Being from California, the prices of restaurants are so much better in Utah we figured let's go with steak. But the new york steak was tough and chewy. The filet mignon was also chewy and hard to cut. The baby back ribs were good. They were fall off the bone tender with a delicious bbq sauce. The jacketed potato wasn't done. The boneless wings were out-of-the-refrigerator cold in the middle. The double battered fries were good. We enjoyed a stein of the house amber ale and the River Tea, both pretty good. Many thanks to an excellent server, who made good suggestions and was helpful. read more

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Lunch on a Saturday. Arrived early. Service was good, not stellar. Had to wait for refills on drinks and our check. Steak & Avocado Eggrolls were good; tasted more like ground beef, but maybe it was ground steak. Plenty - could have been a meal by themselves. Wedge salad was huge, fresh & fantastic! Husband liked his Caesar salad; I found it a bit boring. He enjoyed the Parmesan Tomato as a side; I wasn't a fan. Decided against the recommended ribeye and went for the ribs. They were dry - SO disappointed - though the meat did fall off the bone. Husband's bacon wrapped 11 oz sirloin had good flavor. Pricing is what you'd expect - $16.99 at lunch for 11 oz sirloin w/1 side, $12.99 for ribs - and they do honor a military discount. Overall I was "underwhelmed." I didn't leave there thinking, "I have to come back," I left there thinking, "Oh well, we'll try another restaurant next time." read more

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We had a choice between Texas Roadhouse or Ruby River. Hubby wanted Ruby River so I reluctantly agreed and I sure am happy I did! Our waitress Lauren was very personable and funny. Took our orders quickly but because she was not yet 21 years old, she had to have another gal take our orders. I wish we had gotten her name, she was excellent and very attentive. Now the food..... everything was excellent and hot, not one issue! The coconut shrimp and baked potato were cooked to perfection! My hubby got the 12 Oz filet and said it was wonderful! The food has always been really good, it has been the waitstaff issue for me. We've come in and everyone is either chatting it up and can't bother to acknowledge a customer or acts like they really don't want to be taking our order or even bringing it to the table. Even with the food tasting so good, the waitstaff issue left a bad taste in my mouth. BUT, that didn't happen today! The greeter at the front entrance acknowledged us quickly and then we had the best waitress Lauren and her bar assist gal for the evening! So for this, I will wipe the slate clean and continue to choose Ruby River over Texas Roadhouse!.. read more

I was so excited to try this restaurant, the place is beautiful.. My sister came to visit from MD and I wanted to take her to try something new. Its also her birthday week and I wanted to make it special for her. Unfortunately, the service here was TERRIBLE. I will never come here again. Our waiter and hostess were not friendly and welcoming. It gave off a very racist approach. I was SO embarrassed from the service we received. The food was not the best either, I am sticking to Texas Roadhouse. Do not come here! read more

If I could give Zero stars... The 25th of October was our wedding anniversary. I picked a few different restaurants we could try and ruby river won. We decided on ruby river Ogden. First our server talks so fast you would think he drank about four red bulls, Our bread tasted day old the food came cold or less than lukewarm. Very very Disappointing did I Say very very disappointing... read more

Several things to watch out for. The south stairs and walkway are about rotted out. Air conditioning inside was out. Had to wait for nearly 5 minutes for a hostess or anyone else to acknowledge us. The waitress was nice and professional. For the price of the food, expected a much better eating experience. 4.99 for something they call strawberry lemonade? It was sugary syrupy water. The Bleu Cheese dressing had no Blue Cheese, very watered down, had stomach issues all night. I'll never be back. read more

Overall, half decent steakhouse, which there are surprisingly few of North of Salt Lake. Server was talkative and fun, but forgetful. We came for our anniversary (wife and I + 3 kids) and mentioned it towards the end of our meal, to which he said he would bring a free dessert. Few minutes later, he brings the check, so I ask if we can see the dessert menu (he doesn't mention anything about forgetting what we just told him). Ambience is what it should be, outdoorsy and rustic. Food itself was hit or miss. Got an appetizer sampler with wings, avocado steak egg rolls, and onion bloom. Egg rolls were for sure good. Wings and onion were pretty meh. Wife and I both got steak. Her's well and mine medium rare. Her's had a bit of pink which is a no-no for a well done steak. Mine was definitely rare. My guess is it spent less than 5 minutes on the grill/pan total. A few millimeters of browning then raw. I don't much mind so didn't throw a fit. I got the peppercorn bacon steak, which was supposably wrapped in bacon. It was just a steak laying on one single piece of bacon. Seasoning and cut of my steak were nice. Finally, we ordered the brûlée cheesecake. I love cheesecake and find very few places mess up cheesecake. Some are better than others, but almost any cheesecake is good cheesecake in my book. This cheesecake missed the mark. It was dense and dry and nothing like you would expect a "brûlée" cheesecake to be. I would return if friends wanted to go or something compulsory brought me here, but it would definitely not be my first choice. Nonetheless, we appreciated that they were open and serving dine in and understand the server was working hard though he had several rough weeks while the dining room was closed, so tipped well. read more

Ruby River - Sampler app - wings, steak avocado egg rolls, onion bloom - American Near Me - Ogden, Utah

Great food and service. We went for our anniversary. We ordered the prime rib and the rib eye steak. Cooked and seasoned perfectly. Excellent sides as well. My only complaint is the serve Pepsi instead of Coke, but somebody has to I guess. I recommend this as one of the best steaks and prime rib in utah. The log cabin it is in is pretty cool as well. read more

We have eaten dinner here three times by family or friends and not at all better any of the times. Super well done steaks when asked for medium well then next time asked for medium rare also well done. Their deep fried "baked" potato is raw. Really it's raw. Terrible. We won't get tricked into eating here again. Our last time our server was fun and fast and we loved him. read more

Ordered the rib eye medium rare which was hot, and and perfectly cooked. Spencer our waiter was attentive and personable . Nothing better than a great meal and great service! read more

We went here for our anniversary because we had eaten here previously for a retirement seminar. We were looking forward to the deep fried baked potato but they came out barely warm in the middle and a little under baked. My husbands steak was only warm and the butter on top hadn't even melted. We ordered the calamari appetizer and it was way over cooked. All in all it just wasn't an anniversary experience we want to remember. We could have said something but when you are celebrating, the last thing you want to do is complain. The salads were fine and my salmon was a little over done but fine for me. read more

Where do we start. Let's start in the middle....where the bugs were. Pros: -The decor of this place is great, really beautiful. -The customer service was really good. Management and the waiters were amaaaazing. - The cocktails are pretty good too. With that, there were some issues. CONS: -The seasonal Box Elder bugs. Creepy crawlees. (We were in the group room upstairs) - Food was sent back five-six times all with different orders besides the ones we ordered. - There was hair in my food as well....but, it happens. All in all, I think this place can be great, once the weather shifts (back to the fall/winter) and the critters disperse. read more

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Ruby River on Riverdale road, maybe a half a star. How do you get this much fat from prime rib and 2 ribs? See pic. I thought we ordered meat, not fat. They were literally more fat than meat. The lettuce in our salads was going bad. I could have eaten my potato in about 4-5 bites. Smallest one I've ever seen at a restaurant. I asked for my steak to be well done, it was still pink; "Well-done steaks are cooked thoroughly and can even have a charred on the outside. They have a grayish-brown color throughout with no sign of pink." The service wasn't great. Not the worst I've had, but definitely slow. They forgot her water after we asked. My drink was empty for almost 5 minutes. Smoke break anyone? To be fair, the water, bread (although took forever to arrive), and the Dr Pepper were good. It will be a very long time before we consider going here again. Don't get me wrong, we are not food snobs and we are aware of what's going on with people not wanting to work and food items being in short supply. Great, that's your business, not mine. You still charged me full price... We had far better service and food at Applebees in Layton earlier this week. Yes that pic is all fat read more

Ruby River - FAT - American Near Me - Ogden, Utah

I've given this location many tries but they never seem to quite impress me. The food is just ok, and the service is the same. The decor is a fun log cabin feel, and I always hope that the food will be creative and exciting, but it never really gets there. My last visit was for an event and the food was preordered for the group. My chicken was dry, and my husbands steak wasn't seasoned well and just ok. I can think of other similar locations that I've liked better. read more

Service was great. Ambiance was fun. Food was fine. As other reviews have stated, we did get well done steaks even though we asked for medium. Nothing to really complain about but nothing to bring me back, especially for the price. read more

Stopped in here because it used to be one of our favorites when living close by. The best part was our server Carlos. This kid was on his game and took great care of us. My wife enjoyed her burger and salad. Our friend enjoyed their steak,chicken and salad. I got some very overcooked fish and fries. Showed the server and he immediately took care of it and brought out a fresh piping hot plate. Definitely will go back and ask to be helped by Carlos. He definitely left a great impression on all of us. read more

We haven't eaten here for years because the service was bad. We did like the food. We decided to go last Saturday, me forgetting that my oldest had been there a month ago and won't go back. The service was absolutely amazing!!! The food was terrible. We won't go back. The other thing that my husband pointed out was it looks like they haven't dusted for years. The dust, especially on the lamp at our table was so thick and greasy looking. read more

It was excellent food, cold beer and wonderful staff. I will stop there again when we are back in town !

I got the appetizer sampler and found some vegetarian options. The caprease salad had very soft mozzarella and an amazing basalmic reduction that I was scraping the plate clean on. The ruby poppers (stuffed cream cheese jalapeños) came with a really sweet jalapeño jelly, which was also good. My husband got the top sirloin steak. He said it was tender, juicy, very rich in flavor and well balanced. Definitely worth it! read more

Ruby River - Top Sirloin 10 oz - American Near Me - Ogden, Utah

We have lived in the area for all our lives and have never come to Ruby River, so in pursuit of a decent steaks, we ventured on in. SO GLAD WE DID! We ordered the browning onion (crispiest and tastiest fried onion appetizer around). We also ordered 10 oz garlic sirloins, one with a wedge salad and fries and the other with the candied yam(GET IT, you won't be disappointed) and the southwest steak soup. Everything was cooked perfectly, and so tasty. We had two adults and 2 smaller kids and everyone shared. It was the perfect amount of food our kids inhaled the steak! I don't know how we have gone so long and not come here, but we won't make that mistake again. We would pick this over Texas Roadhouse, Outback and Longhorn! read more

I was so excited to take my MIL here for her birthday. We were seated pretty quickly, but seated in the bar area. They were having a convention upstairs, but the main area was not full at all, but still sat us in the bar area. The waitress was friendly and took our order. We ordered a blooming onion and they didn't remove the outside of the onion, it still had the skin on and was super chewy. She brought us our house salads and I had to spit the tomato out. It was soft and bitter. Then came our food (which took over an hour) the waitress kept apologizing, but we weren't in a hurry and I was excited to eat yummy food. However our food came it was cold, the chicken was so dry I had to use a steak knife to cut it, the steaks were supposed to be cooked Med and they were Well done, my MIL Halibut was deep fried to a crunchy hard texture, Her fries were cold and limp, The sweet potatoes were burnt and not edible. We all picked around with the food trying to make the best of it. The waitress never came back to check on the food she brought us (probably because she could see it was awful) she showed back up to bring us our check and get us boxes because she could see a lot of food wasn't eaten. I decided I just wasn't going to go there ever again. 2hrs after leaving the restaurant my stomach started cramping and within 6hrs I was throwing up and super sick. So to top off this horrible expensive dinner I got food poisoning . Super disappointed and sad that my MIL had to have such a terrible birthday dinner. I second guessed myself and I should have gone to Lone star or Texas Roadhouse. I'll never be a customer of Ruby River again. read more

I decided to pop in here since I've never been. It's really dark in. I ordered some frozen pear margarita, it's red. 7oz filet mignon with the garlic mashed potatoes and gravy. The gravy is white gravy. I also opted for the house salad on the side. That drink? Tasted like i was just drinking salt water. It was all salt, and not a salty taste, no. It tasted like the salt around my rim. My steak? I like it medium. It came out and it was rare. I've never had a problem where it's came out straight up rare. Medium rare maybe, but not rare. So I did ask for them to cook it a little more, and this time, it came out slightly medium rare rare. I was only able to take a corner ish piece and the outside is very salty bland on the inside. Something I also wasn't aware of, they wrap the steak with bacon? One it's a good thing I don't eat pork, that probably was just as under done. 2. That's something that should be made known for people that don't eat pork. Anyways, whole steak wasted. The mash was okay, not so creamy all thick. I wasn't a fan of the gravy. Salad? Not enough ranch, it was good. The ranch was good as well. The eggs on the side, chopped up hard boiled eggs were really hard. The shrimp cocktail is the strangest shrimp cocktail I've ever seen but the shrimp was fresh. read more

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This is one of the best steakhouses in Utah. Service is dependable. There is a true log cabin feel to the ambiance. Each meal there is a tremendous value, given the pricey competitors. read more

The food is great. The service is great. The ambience is great. We would go there much more often, but they will not take a reservation for 2. I'm not going to drive an hour on the odd chance I would have to wait 45-60 minutes for a table. read more

WOW. I came here with my parents and we had an hour and a half wait which was insane, but I'm so glad we waited around! I ended up ordering a daiquiri and a steak. The waitress was super friendly, and honestly this was the best steak I've ever eaten! The restaurant is more high-end but moderately priced. Definitely a great place when you are wanting a steak fix! read more

Ruby River - Strawberry Daiquiri - American Near Me - Ogden, Utah

Not thrilled with Ruby River tonight. We've been many times over the years and I've never been much of a fan, but my grandma decided this is where she wanted to go for her 92nd birthday, and who can say no to that? We had a small party of 7, and called on Monday to reserve a table for Thursday night. It's not a crazy busy location, but we know to call ahead. When we came in, they had lost the reservation. No biggie, we're easy people, so we sat at the bar for about 30 mins before they found a table for us. The bar was great, and the drinks were stronger than we expected, which I loved. We finally got seated, and we had a very good server named Mike, who was super friendly and paid special attention to my grandma, which we all loved. So, no problem with the service, everyone was great. That being said, the problem was the food. The only two who were happy with their dishes were my brothers, who got chicken Alfredo. I got steak and smothered chicken, and they were TINY. My asparagus side was cold and had zero seasoning or butter or salt, or anything. My Uncle's steak (which he ordered rare) was well-done, so much so that he sent it back and remarked that he'd never sent food back before. Grandma had a side of a "jacketed" baked potato (those are super gross, and I learned my lesson the first time I ever went here) and it was almost raw. My sister ordered King Crab and it cost $35, and she got two little crab legs with nearly no meat. The whole meal just seemed hurried and it was just not good, and it was WAY overpriced for what we got. Other than the bar, we are all terribly disappointed in this experience. Grandma did love the huge serving of bread pudding they gave her for her birthday though. So thank you for that. read more

I have ordered food from this restaurant twice this week. The first time I received most of my order. They did forget the cheese and bacon on my potato. The food I did receive tasted great. I decided to order again today and the entire order was wrong. It's like they placed my order in someone else's bag. In place of ribs, fries, and asparagus, I got baked potato, steak, salad, rice, mushrooms, and tomatoes covered in cheese. It smells great but I would really like to get the food I ordered at least once when ordering from this restaurant. read more

After an hour wait, we were finally out at our table (which is understandable considering they were busy). However, once we were sat it took another 20 minutes to get our drink orders, and our table wasn't even prepared. Then to our waiter - this man was the rudest guy ever. He came up, asked what we wanted, and left without saying a thing. Not even an apology for the wait. The food was great, however this server needs to learn how to treat their customers better - especially when he checks up on us once by saying one word then avoiding us the rest of the night. Finally, he proceeded to give us our check but literally just left it on the table and didn't say a thing to us. It made us feel very unwelcome and made us feel like we did something wrong. Really wish we were treated as customers rather than objects. Servers Name: Kurtis read more

My partner and I had date night here on Saturday, March 6. This is always our go-to steakhouse. There was a near 90 minute wait time, but the business is thriving right now which we are so glad to see in these times. Our server Shane was simply wonderful. Polite, attentive, courteous, he made us feel welcome. Even on a busy night, there was no dip in quality: the food was excellent as always! I ordered a mid-rare NY steak that just melted in my mouth. We also chatted with the night manager Elisha who was such a pleasure. Props to her and her team for running such a hectic night! This place never disappoints! read more

Had a hamburger there it was like chewing on a dry piece of leather tomatoes gross. The bun was still just won't go back.

Came here to celebrate our last day with military son. Gorgeous unique mountain cabin decor. Waitress was great. Steak meals average $20. My steak was cooked medium well correctly, but it was the saltiest steak I ever had. My broccoli & candy yam was good thou. Rest of the family liked their other favored steaks. read more

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Disgusting. Great atmosphere if cobwebs on table area are acceptable. Sweet potato did not taste like sweet potato. Steak was cold when served and it had zero flavor. Steak sauce was definitely needed. The only redeeming quality was that the steak was cooked Perfectly and was tender Never Again! read more

Our first time to this location, and we were disappointed. The quality of the food is poor and the price is high end. Make it make sense. The service was subpar. Ribs were so dry, thank goodness for the sauce on it otherwise it would have been inedible. Do not eat here, not worth the money. read more