My husband and I celebrated our 30th wedding anniversary in June and wanted to do something special to celebrate. Covid-19 made that a little challenging but we were thrilled to learn that Cabana on the River and its gorgeous outdoor seating was open. We were greeted by super friendly staff, and they used text messaging and an app to alert you when your table is ready, allowing you to wait in your car. Once seated, I ordered the Coconut Shrimp Basket, while my husband ordered the BBQ Chicken Sandwich, which comes on a pretzel bun. I would have liked to have ordered the Monkey Bread for dessert but we were a little full after all that food. Next time! I did, however, enjoy two wonderful glasses of Cupcake Moscato wine, which was just as delightful as the food. Yum! I highly recommend you drop into Cabana some evening for dinner. Great food, wonderful staff, and a beautiful setting. How can you go wrong? Bon Appetit. read more

Very good atmosphere with fans even with being an outdoor restaurant. Our server was very nice and the food was great. They have changed the wings as we noticed. My fiancé didn't like the change but I think they are still pretty good. 8/10 overall! read more

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Always good food and service. You will be better off to get reservations thru here on yelp or you could have a long wait. There is a second bar in the front to get drinks before you get food and while you're waiting on your table. read more

Good location on the Ohio river. Food is Okay. Service can be slow when crowded. Like outdoor dining

Great summertime place. Love the atmosphere and excellent view. You can choose to dine outside on the open deck or inside under the covered roof top. Friday and Saturday evenings they have decent bands that play great music Service is always friendly, but can sometimes be a bit slow as this place gets packed in the summertime weekend nights. My opinion of the food is that it is great bar food. From wings to fish sandwiches and salads. The beer here is ice cold! read more

Great food and beautiful outdoor seating on the river. Always a summertime favorite! Our service was great during our last visit as well.

First time visiting and we had such a wonderful experience!!! We had family visiting from out of town and we wanted to try something new. Being a Sunday of Memorial weekend so many restaurants were closed so we were on the hunt for a perfect location. Shout out to Natalie our waitress, she was so friendly and could not have asked for better service. Everyone was very happy with the food and of course the beverages!! Thank you Cabana on the River!! read more

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--------- Cold beer, great location, good food, and friendly servers at a reasonable price. ------------

We had a variety of dishes last night the service was great food was great as always unfortunately it was there last night night of the year they are closed for the winter and open back up in March read more

My partner and I came on a busy Memorial Day and had a great server, Sarah. Unfortunately, the kitchen mistakenly added bacon to her grilled cheese where she specified no bacon. When served, we returned the grilled cheese and 30 seconds later the same food runner brought back the grilled cheese with bacon marks and grease and had simply pulled the bacon off, My partner is a strict vegetarian. This unacceptable and could really be dangerous with allergies and food restrictions. When asking for the manager, we were told 'there isn't one' and 'I'm what you got'. The issue was excused with the restaurant being busy and the sandwich was removed from our bill. While Sarah was friendly and apologetic, the experience was ruined. Don't come here with and food allergies, special needs or restrictions as it isn't respected by the kitchen or "management". read more

Great evening. The view of the river was great. The food was very good and very good portions. Our waitress Amanda was fantastic. We will definitely be coming back. read more

Fun outdoor restaurant on the river with good food. Service is solid as staff helps each other. Teamwork

Been there several times this season. Great service! Great burgers! Server was very nice and check in with us several times to see if we needed anything. read more

Went to cabana on the river with my husband and friends, such a beautiful evening to be sitting by the river .Great service and excellent food! read more

We love this place such a fab vibe! Great drinks and ohhh that grilled shrimp mmmmmm!!! read more

Cabana On the River - View - American Near Me - Cincinnati, Ohio

Very good. My call ahead was accurate. Everyone was kind and professional. Food was good. The owners always work hard to help meet the needs of their customers!! Fireworks were awesome for their last night. It was a beautiful night. read more

Food was really good and the atmosphere is relaxed as you enjoy the river traffic. Service was great up to the end, a little slow to rerun to cash out. Would have been fine if 10 degrees cooler. Since they can't control Mother Nature I won't hold that against them and would def go back! read more

Bar food that is not very good. Homemade Ceaser out of the pocket by Marzettie. Be careful what you read on the menu.

Atmosphere on the river is nice but the food and service were a bit lacking. More often than not the bills of the people in our party were messed up and wrong. read more

The food here never disappoints and the atmosphere is wonderful. Sorry to see it closing for the season. Beef Tenderloin Sandwich read more

Cabana is an experience like no other. It's totally outdoor made up of an uncovered deck area along the river with umbrellas on the tables. Next is the covered area with protective curtains they can pull along the perimeter if needed. They have a full bar and varied menu with fun appetizers, variety of salads and a burger that is the best. Plenty of parking, outside seating by the parking lot to wait for a table or to just enjoy a drink. Those seats don't really have a river view. They have sand volleyball courts with an adjacent bar. It's only open spring through early fall and just opened for 2024 in mid April. Servers are great and food is good as well. We enjoy a Saturday lunch there. Gets crowded in the evening so go to website and scroll way down to put your name on waitlist. read more

Great atmosphere and good food with great views of the river. Also has 2 tiki bars and awesome bar inside.

The selection of food and quality of food is very good. You cannot beat the view of the river. Check ahead for seating times and put your name in. read more

Used the Yelp APP to reserve a spot in line before we arrived and by the time we ordered a beverage from the bar out front...our table was ready. This was a great option on a busy Saturday night. Food, drinks, service and atmosphere were well worth the trip for our first time there. Looking forward to the next one. read more

One of the best seasonal family friendly establishments in Cincinnati. The river views on the deck are second to none. Food is always exceptional and the service is top notch. Always happy when they are open for the summer. read more

BEST PLACE TO EAT IN SUMMER !!! Sophia has the most caring personality and will never let you leave unhappy

Great outdoor casual bar/restaurant one the banks of the Ohio River. Very helpful to be able to put name on waiting list in advance, our table was ready about 10 mins after we arrived. Server was friendly and attentive. I had filet sandwich on rye and it was easily cut with the plastic knife and melted in your mouth. My partner had the Itailian Royal sandwich but asked for marinara sauce. The sandwich came out with the Itailian meats baked to a nice crispy brown edges and sandwich then baked. One of the best itailan hoagies I have tasted! We will definitely be back on a nice summer evening! read more

Sit by the river have great food Their burgers are amazing Appetizers are good Great servers read more

Food was not good. I ordered the fish tacos and they came out with tortillas, a fish fillet on a bed of greens, and some sides. The sauce and salsa and a funny taste- overly sweet. The drinks also seemed watered down read more

Good food, good beer, and good service. Add sitting along the river, and you just can't beat it.

Had the burgers and beers with a view of the Ohio River. We watched a large thunderstorm come and the Cabana was ready with their storm curtain. And was it needed! All in all very well done. read more

This is one of my favorite places to eat in the area. The seating along the Ohio river is great.

Good service. Nice view. Volleyball and food and drinks. Will come back. Oh and they have live music to boot! read more

Great food. Especially recommend the steak skewers or the black and blue salad. Nice setting on the river.

This was our 1st time, the food was delicious and the wait staff was very friendly. Service was prompt. Very nice atmosphere. read more

Cabana On the River - American Near Me - Cincinnati, Ohio

absolutely beautiful atmosphere with good views of the Ohio river; excellent food (wings are a hit) + plenty of vegetarian options. fast & friendly service. read more

The location is lovely, as its right on the water, if you didn't know better, you might think you were in vacation. The drinks are cold and tasty. The service we received however was odd (the waitress seemed uninterested and a bit out of it) and the food was just ok (Though the 8 year old with the group proclaimed her grilled cheese was one of the best she's ever eaten) It's a bit of a drive for us, so not a place worth trekking out to, but maybe every once in awhile for something different.... Right next to the restaurant however, is a pretty big, super nice park with a fantastic playground area. We enjoyed a short walk around the park and spent time at the playground after we ate, so if you do make the trip, its worth it for a gun day out with kids. read more

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I think the environment was awesome and the food was alright. Service I would say was really good though, our waiter was always checking in on us and making sure we had everything we needed. read more

Awesome atmosphere and great food. We love spending as much time on the river with the family.

GREAT apps meaty wings, fryed pickles, steak kabob filet! Dinner chicken soso Mexican salad.. delish dressing, black and blue salad filet mignon ooh momma, Minus 1 star fish tacos fish was DRY OVER COOKED. the server, Robin was quick polite, Very Good! read more

Cabana On the River - Mexican salad - American Near Me - Cincinnati, Ohio

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