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    Rustic River Restaurant

    3.5 (81 reviews)
    Closed 5:00 pm - 9:00 PM
    Updated 1 month ago

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    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Dogs allowed
    Outdoor seating
    Good for groups

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    Kim J.

    Amazing food and views of the river! Long wait for a party of 6 but we enjoyed it. Service was good and food amazing

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    Janet G.

    We drove from Bean Station to the restaurant- about 38 miles. It was well worth the drive. The restaurant is located way down a road that eventually turned to gravel and the restaurant is at the end. It's a great looking building located right on the river. We chose to sit outside. The server, Megan, was quick to come to our table and had a great personality. We asked her how they made their pea salad and she told us they make it with peas, Mayo, bacon and onions. (I make mine like potato salad). She brought us both a sample and it was very good, but decided to try other sides. My husband and I decided to split the Lemon Pepper Chicken. We chose green beans and creamed corn as our sides and she said the mashed potatoes were homemade so we added that too. The food came out quickly and also had 2 hush puppies on the plate. Everything was delicious and hot. The chicken was just slightly dry- not too bad though. The sides were great. The mashed potatoes were awesome and tasted like they were made with sour cream, which I don't normally like, but I did enjoy these. Our friends ordered the Lemon Pepper chicken and the Mushroom Swiss Double Burger. They said theirs were delicious too. (I didn't get pics of theirs) The atmosphere was fantastic and sitting along the river was beautiful with the huge river birch trees beside the restaurant. It was a little drive for us but we definitely plan to go back! One note- the unsweetened tea was not very good. It had a strange taste but the water tasted fine.

    Robert G.

    My first visit here and I will start off saying that this is worth the stop. My wife and I stopped here after tubing the Powell River. My first impression was not good. There is a prominent sign when you walk in stating, "Go to the hostess stand to be seated Please!" which we did. There was a weight person at the hostess stand putting in information into the POS. She was there for a couple of minutes and never acknowledged us being there (there was no one else waiting to be seated and the restaurant was not busy at all) and when she was finished, she walked off. We waited a few minutes and, with no one around to seat us, I tracked the same person down in the outside area and asked her if we could seat ourself in the outside area. She said OK then proceeded to tell me (with a bit of an attitude) that normally customers have to wait to be seated by staff. Ironic... Anyway, it is a clean place with a nice menu selection and fair prices. There is a large bar and a smaller one and inside and outside seating. The outside area has a great vantage overlooking the Powell River. The tables throughout the restaurant are large and have cool whiskey barrel bases. The restaurant is nicely decorated and open. Miranda was our server and she did a great job. Our food was good and served hot and Miranda checked on us from time to time. Upon returning home, I spoke with various friends about this restaurant and they all said the same thing, 'great food and service'. So I'll give Shelly Belles On The River a solid 4 stars and go back and try the ribs that I hear good things about and see how it goes.

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