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    River House Bar and Grill

    3.4 (193 reviews)
    ModerateNew American
    Closed 11:00 am - 9:00 pm

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    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Loud
    Good for kids
    Good for groups

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    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.

    Rachel's Cobb salad, done "Scott's way" which means the fried chicken is lightly tossed in buffalo sauce.
    Dustin H.

    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.

    Fried Chicken Cobb Salad
    Chloe S.

    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!

    Cocktail menu

    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.

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    Mike M.

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

    Ronnie's Reuben with onion rings
    Pete T.

    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.

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

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

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

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

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    4.0(6 reviews)
    5.2 mi

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