My husband loved this place but I am a bit lukewarm on it. The food is okay but nothing is a stand out. The staff is friendly. There is just something about this establishment that feels a little grimy to me. read more

Angie was an absolute ANGEL! Our softball team found Riverside and wanted to try it when in town for a game. Talk about a stress-free experience! Everything was ordered, correct, on time, and most importantly, DELICIOUS! If you are in the quad cities RiverHouse is a must-try. The five minutes I was inside picking up food the atmosphere was a fun vibe and I'm looking forward to coming back with my fiancé! read more

This place is amazing. The atmosphere is chill and happy. I have never had bad service ever. If you visit more than once, their serving staff has an incredible memory. Betsy is an incredible waitress and hostess with the mostest. Her smile lights up the place. If you like margaritas and do not get one here. Its an absolute sin. The menu has something for everyone. From the salads to the ribs. The Mac and cheese is to die for. The Taco salad is made with queso. Queso, not shredded cheese. The taco salad shell is the perfect. If you miss out on this, the only person to blame is you. ​​ read more

Let me tell you, I walk into this fine establishment with high hopes and excitement. Only to be met with the rudest and worst experience of my life! As our lovely waiter sits us down and we sit at our table. I look at what brand of ketchup they have. It's not heinz. I will never be seen here again. read more

River House Bar and Grill - New American Near Me - Moline, Illinois

Great and friendly staff Good food and quick service/and no head on the draft beer!! great place for a group get together read more

Great food, and great service. Always a delight. I could eat here way more often than I do.

Overall bad experience. Went down there before a storm game. Two adults and two kids who were very hungry. We saw the place was busy and wanted something Hearty to start. So we wanted to order the appetizer combo platter. We were informed that we could not order that on an event night. I'm sorry but that's something that should either be on the menu or an item that you shouldn't be serving if you can't handle it on a busy night. So we just opted for the mozzarella sticks. It took almost 25 minutes to get the mozzarella sticks which were nothing special. Our food then came out reasonably timed thereafter. But I wouldn't say there was anything special about the food itself. The sides of fries we were given were small and made up of all the bottom bits and small pieces. Each side could have easily fit in a mcdonalds smal fry container. We got one Burger, one kids meal, two additional items off of the appetizer menu. Which amounted to six dumplings and an order of boneless wings with a side of fries. The boneless wings and the kids tenders that came out were clearly cooked in old grease as they were brownish gray and had that overly hard outer shell and old grease taste that comes along with it. We ate because we were already running behind for the game. For one Burger one kids meal, dumplings boneless wings and fries and some mozzarella sticks. With tip was about $92 tipped appropriately because the server has no control over the kitchen and did her job. Which even in today's economy is a bit insane. Don't get me wrong I don't mind shelling out a little money for a good meal but this was mediocre at best. Won't be coming back for the next Storm or Steamwheelers game. Overpriced meh bar food. read more

Angie is awesome. Home Cooke meal at a bar, what could be better?? The food is literally home cooked. The bartender Andie is the best. Only here for a week, but every time I come here it's a home cooked meal. Couldn't ask for anything better. read more

Food came out cold...an HOUR (56 minutes to be exact) after we ordered. NEVER got refills until the food came out. There were FOUR other tables of people. The place was not busy at all, and all the other tables already had their food. It's absolute baffling that it took this long. This is the second time I've been here. The first time it took half an hour for food to get to the table. I will NEVER come back. read more

Visiting from Tennessee and so glad we stumbled upon this place. The food was phenomenal, and the service was fantastic! Our server Betsy is the best we've had on this whole trip! read more

I know absolutely nothing about Moline, so we chose this restaurant only because of this incredibly convenient location, right across the street from our hotel downtown. Walking in, we were excited to see so many people, which is usually a good sign of things to come, but in hindsight, it might have just been the only spot open in the area. As we entered, the manager immediately barked at us that they were short staffed with servers for the evening, which I know can be an incredibly stressful position to be in. But to be honest, the service was fine! The atmosphere was fine, and I was told the "famous" margaritas were just OK too. But the food? It could have been a lot better. Don't get me wrong, everything was homemade, portions were big, and things looked fresh under the garishly bright lights. But the flavors were really hit or miss, with the best example being the appetizer sampler. The chicken egg rolls, served with other traditional "American" deep fried standards like mozzarella sticks were straight from a Chinese take-out restaurant, with chunks of overcooked dry chicken inside. Not technically terrible, but really an odd flavor choice. What WAS bad, and also really disappointing as I am generally a huge fan, were the fried pickles. The batter was pillowy soft and fluffy, but the pickles were straight up awful tasting. Funky in a chemical way, and a real palette ruiner. The restaurant was incredibly loud, but overall felt like a pretty well oiled machine. The food was really lacking an attention to detail, so next time we are in town, we'll do a little more research on our options. read more

River House Bar and Grill - Rachel's Cobb salad, done "Scott's way" which means the fried chicken is lightly tossed in buffalo sauce. - New American Near Me - Moline, Illinois

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Entree was fine, but my side of the garlic parm fries came out freezing cold! Also, they quite literally are fraud! They modified the tip amount I wrote on the check to be more than I wrote. Will never come back here specifically because of that. Don't risk the fraud, don't come here! read more

Convenient location downtown, right next to Deere Pavilion. Sat at the bar for lunch. There was absolutely nothing special about my cobb salad, just nothing terrible. I'd probably come back because there's nothing else in the area but wouldn't go out of my way. read more

I have been in the area several times on business and frequent this establishment. The staff has consistently been stellar and the food is delish! Staff was friendly and accommodating regarding food allergies. I had a mix up on my last order due to a miscommunication...they fixed it right away no problem. I have come solo and brought groups here...great service EVERY TIME! That's a rarity since the pandemic. Keep up the good work guys! read more

River House Bar and Grill - Fried Chicken Cobb Salad - New American Near Me - Moline, Illinois

Food was outstanding, large portions. Service was prompt and friendly. Drinks were yummy.

The River House Bar and Grill is located along River drive in the old Mill Building next door and across the street from John Deere Provilion an the Hotel. The restaurant and bar is clean, spacious, with a whimsical, historic, motif. The service though slightly slow and not really supportive of helping a server with multiple settled large parties in their section in a slow restaurant otherwise was fairly decent. The food: Appetizers, were actually pretty good all around. Our large party had several trays of the Sampler Slaters brought out and a tray of the Coconut Shrimp. The everything was delicious from the fried pickles, onion rings, chicken tenders, & mozzarella sticks was good. One exception was I was the only person in the party of 22 people to get an under cooked chicken tinder out of 3 Sampler Appetizer trays. The waitress offered to bring me another one, and I am still waiting for it. The food now that was all around well received by everyone. No complaints by anyone, except me who ordered the Crab Cakes. They were ok. But when you describe them as thick in the menu, they best meet a certain standard. I am from the south and pretty much grew up on seafood. A minimum thickness for any seafood cake period is a half inch. Other wise it dries out the seafood or becomes saturated with your cooking liquid and/or its flavor and you don't taste the seafood and its texture becomes rubbery. These didn't have much of anything flavor, text, and the cook and whoever wrote the menu need to have their eyes checked because 1/4" is not thick! That is like saying a McDonald's hamburger is one of their actual size able hamburgers. I was highly disappointed in them. They have ribs and those I would recommend. Little high but great bang for the buck! Considering 3 of us ate on a full slab and still took home some. read more

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I'm not even out of this place, and already writing this positive review. Everything about it it's pretty awesome. Sitting at the bar sampling sides from the menu, and the friendly staff knowing that we're from out of town saying "here, what you think about this?" I'm going for the ribs and tell all who reads this, if you're around this place, get here and give it a try. read more

In our group of three, we ordered the whole catfish, half rack of ribs, and macaroni and cheese. Preparation and presentation of all dishes was outstanding. Well-sourced fish, fried to perfection. Ribs with a very tasty sauce cooked just right. Large portion of mac and cheese, very pleasing. Tremendous service. Unique decor. Our highest recommendation! read more

It was a Saturday after lunch. I ordered shrimp and coleslaw. Well, before I got back to the hotel I was shaken with fever so intensely it was un-bearable.I knew what it was , food poisoning . Through out the night ,I threw up four times before I could stop the cold chills.It was a long and rough night.called the restaurant the next day and later with a follow up call . There response, well no one else called. read more

Awesome service! Delicious coconut shrimp! Great old world feel! Love the murals and the all wooden interior! Stairs! Everything! read more

River House Bar and Grill - Ronnie's Ruben - New American Near Me - Moline, Illinois

Great location the best GIANT sweet fries I have ever had in my life! They have a whole other story upstairs for events. The wait was not long and the portions are huge! The crab cales were phenomenal! They also have a crab cake burger! The mango sauce was scrumptious! Loved the food! And their are tons of salads and vegan options on the menu. Directly across from the channel cat port! Make a day of it. read more

Stopped here for lunch with a friend. On the recommendation of the waitress, we both ordered the Garlic Parmesan Fries for an appetizer, and we both ordered Ronnie's Reuben. I substituted the fries for onion rings while my friend substituted home made chips instead of fries. Everything tasted great. Prices were reasonable. We both plan on returning to try other sandwiches that sounded yummy. read more

River House Bar and Grill - Ronnie's Reuben with onion rings - New American Near Me - Moline, Illinois

Ate here for lunch. Was greeted immediately and seated promptly. Ordered the brisket sandwich and baked beans. After a bit they were delivered hot. The sandwich and the beans were quite good. Will be back. read more

River House Bar and Grill - Brisket Sandwich and Baked Beans - New American Near Me - Moline, Illinois

Wait staff was attentive and speedy. Bartender rocked it! She was the only one working but filled everyone's orders in record time. Food was good too however I ordered the grouper but pretty sure I got tilapia. Doesn't matter it was so tasty! read more

When to River House on a Tuesday night not expecting it to be packed, but to our surprise it was which wasn't a problem. We get seated and then 10-15 minutes goes by and finally someone comes over and takes our drink order. We get our drinks and order an appetizer of the fried pickles and our entrees. We wait and wait probably around another 20-25 minutes for our appetizer!!! The fried pickles finally arrive at our table and all is well. To our surprise they were actually very good which got out hopes up a bit after the very long wait. We wait around 5-10 minutes and finally our entrees arrive at the table. I got the lettuce wraps and my fiancés got the adult Mac n cheese. The lettuce wraps were not like I was expecting at all. It was a pile of grilled chicken mixed with I assume canned water chest nuts, mandarin oranges, almonds, and it also had purple cabbage, carrots, and an absolutely massive pile of these chow mein noodles that were fried or something. All of this was served on lettuce leaves which was another mistake because that just made the lettuce soggy and warm ): My fiancé got the adult Mac n cheese which was also not very good because it was bland and needed salt which there was none on the table. The presentation of the dishes was good, but the flavor and taste were not. Also the service wasn't good either which really killed the experience. For $34 I'd rather go somewhere else....): we had high hopes for this place too.... (Sorry I didn't have a photo of the mac n cheese. read more

River House Bar and Grill - Lettuce wraps - New American Near Me - Moline, Illinois

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Great thoughtful service, yummy food, laid back ambiance. Meatloaf, quesadillas, and crab cakes were awesome, margaritas were STRONG. Wish I knew our waitresses name, she was fantastic. read more

We visited 3/15/25, and were very disappointed. I had been excited to go, since I had tried previously, and the wait was just too long. We were waiting just inside the door for a table, and a couple was walking out, they warned us not to order the beef stroganoff. They said they look one bite and couldn't take another, it was terrible. Hearing that, we should have left. To start, they never brought out our appetizer, chips and queso. They forgot one friend's fries, a side salad was never delivered, and her steamed vegetables were cold. My turkey breast wrap was cold cut meat, I guess I was thinking more like pieces of turkey like you would get in a chicken wrap. It does not state on the menu that the turkey is lunch meat. My friend's wings were ok, and my other friend said her steak was fantastic. The waiter busted his ass, and apologized several times Unfortunately, I probably won't be back. read more

We had a wonderful lunch here! My husband loved his ribs and the shrimp that came with them was cooked perfectly. I enjoyed the pork chop sandwich as well. Service was excellent! read more

Remind me of a home cooked meal every time. The service is to die for, and the staff is so personal. The food is worth the wait. read more

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The food here is always fantastic. However, I came with a group of 10 senior citizens who were excited to venture out and we had other things to do. The service took absolutely forever! We arrived at 11:30 and did not leave the establishment until 1:40. It took forever to get our drinks, forever to order, forever to get our food and even longer to get our checks. When we asked another waitress about our checks, she snapped at us saying your waitress will get to it when she gets to it. I'm not sure if they're understaffed. They were busy but our table was definitely ignored. The group I was with will never go back. Plus I'm sure they will tell all their families and they will not go there either. read more

This is a fun, rowdy, informal, and friendly bar with fantastic food! The River House is well-staffed with friendly, polite, efficient, and highly-professional servers and bartenders. The menu offers a large, eclectic, tempting selection of steaks, ribs, seafood, and wonderful comfort food! This bar and grill is always busy but well-staffed and efficiently managed so any wait encountered is minimal and well worth the wait. This place has a really nice, fun vibe and is an excellent prelude to any event occurring at the Civic Centre across the street! read more

Portions were large , service and food were great ! If your a football fan it's a great place to watch the games!

Normally I don't like to leave a bad review if I can tell the people working are trying their best, but things don't go their way. Today, it seemed like they weren't really trying. I ordered the garlic fries, but just got plain old fries. I ordered a burger and was surprised when they asked how I liked it done. I asked for medium. The burger came and it was dry, too dry even if I asked for well done. The tomatoes were white. Maybe the least ripe tomatoes I've ever seen served at a restaurant. I ordered a beer before our food arrived. The beer didn't come until I was done with my burger. Asked for the check and it took another 15 minutes. It wasn't that busy. Not sure what the problem was tonight. read more

We were here during RAGBRAI so there were large crowds. I found the service to be very good given this. I had the pork shank appetizer as an entree and it was excellent. Nicely appointed and decorated pub/restaurant. I would return if I am in Moline in future travels read more

Definitely my all time favorite lunch restaurant in the QC. If you leave there hungry... it's your fault

First time here and it was a good place to eat and drink. The meatloaf was very good. I really enjoyed it. I had the Leinenkugel Octoberfest and I loved it. The wait staff were super friendly. If you are in the Moline area, stop by.. read more

River House Bar and Grill - I'm ready - New American Near Me - Moline, Illinois

A nice stop for some well made American food! I've been here a few times and have always enjoyed my food. I really enjoy their outdoor seating area too. They have daily lunch specials that are usually an awesome price. Most recently I tried the lunch special of the chicken bacon wrap, it was flavorful and well executed. read more

River House Bar and Grill - Bacon Chicken Ranch Wrap - New American Near Me - Moline, Illinois

We stayed at hotel down the road. Was a nice big restaurant with lots of space. They were trying to keep within Covid guide lines and have all tables 6 feet apart. There were 2 in our party and we were placed under at a table that sat under a set of tv's by the wall. Was not horrible seating until they became extremely busy and line of from the hostess stand was literally behind my back. People were resting on the unused chairs at our table.... and stood less than a foot from us. Need to better arrange the waiting line. The food was good and the server Angie was attentive and had a great personality. I would go again. read more

Poor service from the minute we walked in... went down from there... the extremely poor service was the issue... we were getting ready to walk out when server finally came over read more

This was one of our favorite restaurants especially when they had live music in the summers until Covid and I guess they had staffing issues and weren't able to support the amount of people that it brought in. I won't disclose how much money we have dropped at this place over the years! It had been probably a year since dining here and decided to show them some love and brought my parents here. The service was excellent and very attentive. My burger and fries were great. Dads fish and chips looked great with 4 pieces of fish and said he enjoyed. Wife and mom both got what was always their standby go to reliable meal - HOT fried Chicken salad. This used to come with several whole strips of hot chicken on top of it the salad. Not anymore! It had cold (on purpose apparently) diced chicken strips. Not near the amount and size like it used to be and certainly not hot! Shouldn't they make a menu correction or advise when ordering? We asked the waiter oh the chicken isn't hot or fried anymore ? Nope. That was it. No explanation. Neither of them enjoyed this salad like they used to. Then the bill comes and the parents had a gift card we gave them a couple of years ago. We didn't go here during Covid and they remembered they had the gift card. The waiter takes the gift card and credit card for the balance and returns several minutes later and hands back the copies of the bill and the gift card and credit card. He announces that the gift card didn't work and he tried it on 3 different machines and had the manager check and confirmed it wouldn't process and there was nothing he could do. Said to try the gift card again the next time we come in. Really? Maybe the parents will return but not my wife and I. So disappointed. Too many other local places that appreciate their customers. read more