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    The River House

    4.8 (21 reviews)
    Open 11:00 am - 3:00 pm

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    Outdoor seating
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    Good for groups

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    Brandy D.

    We love the river house. It's a great place to enjoy good food, good people, and always some sort of fun project to get in to.

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    Steve Y.

    Such a cute place! Great employees, great food options (including vegan), an amazing place to relax! Great Capon Bridge spot. Can't wait till the art gallery/market can open back up post Covid.

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    8 months ago

    Great food, ambience and friendly service. Can't wait to go again! The scones were a definite standout

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    Staff was so kind and friendly! Food was great and the iced coffee was better than any big name coffee shops.

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    Almost Heaven Golden Retriever Rescue - Email 5of 7 regarding Cassie's vet records. This was after I told her to stop treating everyone like "fire" that's going to "burn" her.

    Almost Heaven Golden Retriever Rescue

    2.7(30 reviews)
    0.1 mi

    Bottom line: Every adoption here saves the life of another dog. Here's my story…read more We adopted our beloved dog, Red, from Almost Heaven Golden Retriever Sanctuary. It is a happy-ending story that enriched our lives. We recommend this shelter wholeheartedly. We lost our Boots in an auto accident when a good samaritan opened the door of my totaled car and he bolted into traffic; Boots was killed instantly. Our hearts were broken. Of course, Boots will never be replaced. Red, however, has filled his paws very well, haha. He helped us heal and is our beloved boy now in his own right. Starting the adoption process was tough. Where to begin? We support the ASPCA and other animal welfare organizations and understand their methodology and honored place in the community, but we wanted to save not just our new dog, but the dog who would take his or her place in the forever-home line, too. We knew that adopting from a no-kill shelter would mean that not just our lucky dog, but another one would live out its natural life in relative comfort and safety, even if it was never re-homed. Red's online picture brought us to Carol and Almost Heaven Sanctuary. He looked nothing like Boots, but there was something in his gaze and stance that told me he was the one. We visited the sanctuary in person and I remain impressed by the operation. It's clean and well-organized. The staff is friendly and knowledgeable. All of the dogs look healthy, happy and comfortable. Each has plenty of room in his or her run and kennel, and in the spacious common areas. All the dogs receive personal, loving, human supervision and attention every day. This is an honest review. As other have said, Carol can be brusque. For a moment, please imagine yourself in the driver's seat of a largely one-woman-mission to save dogs' lives. Who am I to judge this person who is doing more to save animals than I ever will in my entire lifetime? I quickly realized I was dealing with a mom raising a couple dozen kids she loves with all her heart. I was more crabby than not while raising just my own two and I am lucky that people cut me a break during those hectic times. We had what we needed to house, feed and care for our children, including medical care. But folks, Carol's dogs never grow up. She never really has enough resources stockpiled to rest easy. Her challenges are huge and unrelenting. Frankly, who cares if she is warm and friendly to people? She is absolutely everything to those dogs and isn't that what you turned to Yelp to find out? Get a dog. Save a dog. It was an easy decision for us. We are eternally grateful.

    I've waited until now (after I've gotten my dog) to write this because the woman running this…read moreplace, Carol, is quite the nasty person to deal with, and I knew if she saw my review prior to, she wouldn't have given the dog to me purely out of spite. I'm not sure how AHGRR has 4+ stars on Google, because the 1.5 stars on Yelp is way more accurate. Definitely read the reviews below. I believe it is only her running the org, along with a male associate and another person who runs their Facebook page (which has hilariously hidden its reviews, since they keep getting negative ones--and rightfully so). Carol and I have exchanged probably about 60 emails total since I first emailed/applied for my rescue (early July) up until me picking her up (late September). I'm very communicative, and she also responds pretty promptly. Corresponding with her gave me some serious anxiety once I realized that she would deliberately misinterpret anything and everything I say to mean that I am not a good dog-owner, I am not dedicated enough, I am unreliable, etc. when the truth is that I am anything but. PLEASE read these reviews, and the one Facebook review that's linked in one of them. Is there such a thing as rescuing dogs from a rescue org? Because that's what these dogs need. See attached screenshots of emails. Her interactions with me are mild compared to the way she's been treating other people, but it was still condescending, rude, and presumptuous. I rescued a senior dog 3 years ago at 10 years old and 57 pounds, and he is now 13 years old and 33 pounds and in better health than ever (he's a dachshund-basset mix). I helped rehabilitate the behavior of a bite-aggressive dog from my county animal shelter. I was a volunteer at Friends of Homeless Animals in Aldie, VA. I am a single, unmarried individual with no kids who makes almost 6 figures and is home pretty often. I would say I'm an ideal adopter/rescuer. Yet she found reasons to assume false things about me and downright judge me because she has such a confirmation bias that everybody is evil. I understand that working with a rescue can make you a cynic - but this woman is beyond cynical. I wanted to meet my dog prior to actually picking her up (she had to be with AHGRR for two months for heartworm treatment and spay), but when I tried to confirm a date, Carol went from saying "Sure, she would love the company......" to "I told you she needs rest........ She shouldn't be disturbed right now." She's very mercurial. I tried to meet the dog a couple weeks before I was to pick her up for good after her spaying (which was Sept 20), and she told me I should just wait to meet her and pick her up in the same day. I asked if Sept 23 was okay, and she said I should come by Sept 22. I said I was busy that day, and she responded saying that I'm too young and too busy for a dog, and that I won't have the time or commitment to give to a dog. Because I was busy ONE day, when I had been trying to make plans several times to meet this dog and *she* was the one who was too busy or unwilling for me to come out to her. The day I picked up my dog, it was clear that she hadn't been groomed or bathed in a long time. Her fur and skin STANK like crazy, with sprays of dandruff every time I petted her. It only took a 45 minute oatmeal bath to get her cleaned up, which I did myself at Pet Supplies Plus. She also had a strange limp on her front right, which I wasn't told anything about. Not that it would have changed my mind from adopting her, but I just wish I had a full picture of the condition of the dog I was getting. She still has the limp today, and I have to get radiographs done for her after having her put on Rimadyl and seeing no effect. Again, her health issues are of no concern financially to me, but just expectations management. The worst part is that she was spayed on Sept 20, I picked her up on Sept 22, and she hadn't been put on any pain killers, no cone, nothing to keep her from licking/scratching at the wound. She was panting constantly from being in pain. Why would you not get a dog put on pain killers for at least 48 hours after the spay, especially an older one? (She's 7 years old) The only thing that would have kept me from giving this place one star is Carol's male associate, whose name I've forgotten. He was a very friendly man with a much more amenable temperament. I appreciated him and was thankful I dealt with him and him only on the day I picked up my beautiful new dog. But Carol's nasty demeanor trumps his kindness, unfortunately. She seems to try and look for reasons to judge you or deem you unworthy of her dogs. If I didn't know better, I would say she was trying to hoard the dogs for herself. The shelter itself is also almost entirely outdoors. Carol is definitely enjoying the power trip of having people come to her and wanting her dogs. How dare she be a gatekeeper for one of the most beautiful breeds out there when she is such an ugly person herself.

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    Almost Heaven Golden Retriever Rescue - My beautiful rescue. you can see her spay scar - still fresh, yet she wasn't on painkillers. (Also, check out that chow chow tongue!)

    My beautiful rescue. you can see her spay scar - still fresh, yet she wasn't on painkillers. (Also, check out that chow chow tongue!)

    Almost Heaven Golden Retriever Rescue - Carol is very condescending.

    Carol is very condescending.

    Almost Heaven Golden Retriever Rescue - This is the email I sent the DAY I adopted her, September 22. And she says I never updated her. What a freak.

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    This is the email I sent the DAY I adopted her, September 22. And she says I never updated her. What a freak.

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