River Room Restaurant & Tavern

04/18/2008 Posted by Andy321

My girlfriend and I recently dined at the river room for dinner. Our experience was fantastic (for lack of a better word.) We were promptly greeted by our server ( Andre), and had a wonderful time with him. He answered every question we had about the food and wine list. Overall, we had such a great time, and I highly recommend it to anyone who wants to have a great dining experience. Highly recommend the halibut....it was so good, i got one to take home with me for the next day's lunch...hahahaha.

Pros: food, service, atmosphere, the outdoor dining, and a tavern you can smoke in!!!!

Cons: n/a

04/08/2008 Posted by maggz

I took my mother to the River Room recently for her birthday and we had a great time. Right when you walk in the door the hostess was smiling and ready to take us to our table. Our server was excellent. You could tell she knew everything and then some about the menus (including the enormous wine list) and answered all our questions. All the food tasted great and was cooked perfectly. And at the end of our meal our server even brought out a special birthday plate with her name on it (I had mentioned it while making the reservation) and took our picture then printed our own copy. We had a blast! Afterwards we popped into the bar for another drink and the bartenders were a lot of fun. Highly recommend for any occasion!

04/07/2008 Posted by zosotwo

I visited the River Room the other night for a business dinner and had a absolutely wonderful time. Our sever was outgoing and very friendly. She also helped us choose a great wine, because we really knew nothing about wine. I had the calamari and it was some of the best i have ever had as was the salmon. After dining we moved the the tavern were we got to watch the braves game on plasma tv that seemed to be on every wall. I will come back and bring friends next time.

Pros: Plasma TV (A lot of them)

03/24/2008 Posted by AtlantaTennisMom

My family and I dined at the River Room yesterday for Easter Sunday and we loved it! It was our first time at the restaurant and I heard about it from a co-worker of mine. Unfortunately we weren't able to get a reservation until 3:30pm (they were fully booked earlier) but nevertheless it was good. I was very impressed with the location and we took advantage of the beautiful scenery and took family pictures before our meal. The service was great and the buffet had a nice variety of items that even my picky four year old indulged! Kudos to the manager who was extremely friendly and even the Chef who came out to greet us. My husband and I will definitely be back for a date night! Thank you.

Pros: complimentary valet parking

Cons: can't think of any

02/15/2008 Posted by kanabe

My wife and I tried River Room for the first time yesterday (Valentine's Day) for the $80/person pre-fixe (without alcohol). I don't know about normal days, but we found the service to be slow (we were there for three hours in large part because of waiting for the food in between plates), there were too many tables packed into the room we were placed into, and the food was either bad (oily, etc.) or mediocre at its best. Aside from the wedge salad, there was nothing that was anywhere near worth the price. We have enjoyed restaurants twice as much for half the price. We will not be returning.

Pros: Nice ambiance outside the restaurant (all the streets are booming with lights)

Cons: Cost, slow service, mediocre food

01/02/2008 Posted by owieoh

I made reservations over the internet (easy for busy diner). We were met at valet service immediately, and greeted by both the hostess and a male employee (maybe co-owner?). He checked our coats and sat us by one of the big, beautiful windows for the spectacular view of the trees in the courtyard (lit with thousands of white lights for the holidays). I had requested a nice seat when I booked the reservations and they really came through. Our server seemed to really enjoy her job, and informed us of the evening's special. I began with the pumpkin soup and LOVED it! It was thick and flavorful and just the right temperature. For my main course, I enjoyed the chilean sea bass over sauteed spinich, cheese grits and a strawberry sauce. These combinations seemed so opposite, yet they worked together to create such an explosion of flavor, that I could not believe it! My husband enjoyed a ceaser salad, and the grilled lamb chops. He has not been exposed to lamb that much in his lifetime, but your lamb chops far out shine any I've ever tasted. I mentioned in my email that we were celebrating my husband's birthday, and before we ordered dessert, our server brought out a chocolate mousse creation with a candle, and "Happy Birthday" spelled out in dark chocolate on the plate. We both ordered desserts (Dark chocolate brownie tort with ice cream, and he had a wildberry mousse with mango-strawberry coulis) and thoroughly enjoyed them. When we were ready to leave, our valet had our car ready to go at the door. My husband and I always celbrate birthdays and our anniversary at fine dining establishments, and we will be returning to the River Room. Thanks for a fabulous evening-by the way, did I mention that one of the female employees (another co-owner?) personally welcomed us to the restaurant and wished my husband a heartfelt happy birthday? We've been to other restaurants in Atlanta that don't put that much effort into greeting their customers. YOU NEED TO EAT THERE!

Pros: Valet Parking, Ambience, Attention to detail

Cons: couldn't find any!

12/12/2007 Posted by hmercy

Every year we celebrate with tradition and the River Room is our place to enjoy the holidays. I have been bringing my family to the River Room for the past 5 years for both Thanksgiving and Christmas. We all enjoy it tremendously. This year we celebrated Thanksgiving at the River Room and are looking forward for Christmas dinner after church. Bill the GM always delight us with his hospitality and kindness and Chef Joseph is so talente that we enjoy his creations. Their staff is so wonderful as well. If you have not yet tried the River Room for any day of the week or for the holiday's you are missing a lot. Driving into the Post Riverside property is like driving into Wonderland. The lights, curbs, and decoration is out of this world. The River Room is the anchor place on top of that hill to enjoy and be delighted.

11/26/2007 Posted by acomart

I won't be celebrating anything here EVER again. Where has all the friendliness gone? $39.95 for 1 plate? I thought that we could get extra servings for the price. Management didn't seem to care---female forgot her name, but NOT nice at all. It wasn't very busy when we were there, now I know why.

Pros: This place needs to close.

Cons: Bland, boring food. No one here seems to care about the customers concerns.

11/03/2007 Posted by marilyndunn

Went to River Room for my birthday with my family and friends. Wanted to try a new restaurant and had read about this one. It was well worth the drive! The restaurant was comfortable and ambiance both inside and out were elegant. Everyone enjoyed their entrees but the standout was the Scallop with polenta. Outstanding. Beautiful plate honoring my birthday and delicious dessert to share. We would go back.

Pros: Ambience, food selection, quality of food and presentation.

Cons: Some of the entrees were better than others, service good but not over the top.

11/01/2007 Posted by davidhgay

We had a family birthday party with about 30 people. What a GREAT spot. The Private Banquet room was perfect. The service was superba nd all of the food was excellent! Try this place for a romantic evening! Really fun! Great location and really good drinks....