The River Bistro

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   Leandro

   New York City

   3 reviews

   3.0

   3 reviews

   Dined on November 3, 2024

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 3

   New owners and menu. Got the chicken and waffles. Went with 8 people and everyone who had a side of home fries got charred burnt ones. My chicken was bland and undercooked. Food was better before the change.
   

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   Albert

   San Francisco

   1 review

   1.0

   1 review

   Dined on October 27, 2024

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 2

   Awful experience. Despite having reservations through Open Table, we had to wait 45 minutes to be seated. There were empty tables (that were not cleared from previous guests) the whole time we waited. We had to ask multiple times to get seated, and watched other guests (presumably without reservations) also made to wait and they left. Apparently their excuse was that a server called in sick, but there was minimal communication about the status of when we might be seated (kept saying 'getting ur table ready') and only minimal apology at the end (and no comp or any effort to make it right). Would NOT recommend this restaurant!
   

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   Manal

   Detroit

   65 reviews

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   3.0

   65 reviews

   Dined on October 27, 2024

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Love the location. Food is average. Great service.
   

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   Stefanie

   Washington DC

   4 reviews

   5.0

   4 reviews

   Dined on October 20, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Unexpected gem on the rivers of the quaint Providence town. Portions were unexpectedly large, and the food was just delicious. Only made better by great bartender… Absolutely will patronize the river bistro in the future. 
   

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   Gail

   Washington DC

   3 reviews

   1.0

   3 reviews

   Dined on October 5, 2024

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 3

   If you go during Waterfire be prepared for an extremely limited menu. We expected to order seafood and instead had pasta with a meat sauce. Not what we expected but we figured it would be hard to get in anywhere else at that time (which was why we made a reservation). It was a flat price of $25 for a plate of pasta. They have just a few other choices. A glass of Pinot Grigio wine was $18.50. There was $6 wine at the wine bar they had set up outside. The service was terrible. After tip for the overworked server our bill was $100. What a ripoff. The only positive thing I can say is the location was good.
   

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   Danielle

   Greater Boston

   1 review

   2.0

   1 review

   Dined on October 5, 2024

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 3

   My review is similar to the ones already posted. When I made the reservation, it never said anything about a limited menu. The menu had no glutten free or vegetarian options and was nothing like we saw online. So we just ordered drinks, and thank God we made reservations at another restaurant in case this place didn't work out. And it didn't.. Honestly, reading all these reviews, I'm not sure why they are still in business, probably because of the location on the water. Drinks were good, and the staff was fine but a little frazzled but not rude. My advice is FIX THE MENU.. or post that you have a VERY LIMITED MENU. So people know before wasting their time.
   

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   Cynthia

   San Francisco

   1 review

   3.0

   1 review

   Dined on October 5, 2024

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 1

   Limited menu and still no food availability but had a drink and it was good.
   

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   Chris

   Greater Boston

   9 reviews

   2.0

   9 reviews

   Dined on September 21, 2024

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   Limited menu was a surprise, rushed in and out. Wish I picked another restaurant.
   

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   OpenTable Diner

   Indiana

   1 review

   2.0

   1 review

   Dined on September 21, 2024

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 3

   We ordered the chicken sandwich and it tasted very bad. We left.
   

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    IanG

    Greater Boston

    7 reviews

    5.0

    7 reviews

    Dined on September 1, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 5

    You can’t beat the outside tables. Right on the river.
    

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