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    The River Nile Cafe

    4.8 (47 reviews)
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    Quiet
    Dogs allowed
    Outdoor seating

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    Chicken Salad Sandwich Sweet Potato Fries and the best little dipping sauce ever!
    Cathy T.

    I had heard about this place online and we happened to be near it today so we stopped in. Boy am I glad we did! This place was amazing! I had the chicken salad sandwich and sweet potato fries. Delish. My husband had the burger and steak fries. I am not a fan of steak fries but his weren't the best I've ever had. Thin and crispy. Cooked to perfection. He had onion rings on his burger and he shared those to and they might have been the best onion rings I've ever had. I wish we had saved room for dessert because it looked so good. We will definitely be back next time we are in the area!

    For lunch, I ordered The Gouda Burger and the Soup of the Day which was phenomenal.
    Stephanie A.

    I really can't think of anything bad to say! I'm a very picky yelp-eliter BUT I truly cannot say anything bad about this place. They're in a plaza area, so parking is easy! Once we walked in, greeted right away and it smelled so good and looked so clean! Our server was top notch. I wish I remembered his name but wow, he was the sweetest, so friendly, knew everything of the menu, the drinks and all! He answered all our questions for us and recommended some great foods! I ordered the Gouda Burger, which he recommended and said they were known for and it did NOT DISAPPOINT! It comes with sides and I went with fruit to balance out my burger :) Then I ordered a cup of the soup of the day, I wish I remembered the name of it but it was DELICIOUS. For appetizers, we ordered the sun dried tomatoe bread with the rosemary butter oil on the side to dip it in (not pictured cause I was honestly so hungry!) and it was so good. My girlfriends ordered their pink mocha's and they LOVED it! They have a cool coffee menu. I LOVE THE PORTION AS WELL. Not too big not too small. Just right. Would come here again... probably very soon!

    Tomatoes cream soup
    Gabriella R.

    The food was Great ! Love the Ambience of this family oriented restaurant in the windmill station. We arrived for lunch and had some very welcoming ladies greeting us and instructing us to take a seat where we would like. Our waitress Jaden I hope I spelled her name right Was very attentive to us as customers. We started our experience with a bread basket with dipping oil. The bread is made in house ! I followed the bread with Spinach and artichoke dip. I had a unsweetened iced tea and my companion had a lavender iced tea I would totally recommend (Keep in mind for a refill of lavender iced tea it is 50¢) but it's worth I had a Tomato cream soup cup ( The soup of the day ) With a West of Eden sandwich a perfect accompany to each other ! The Gouda Burger was served to my Companion a tower of wonderful ingredients presented to make you take a bite and enjoy for sure! We took an Alexander the Great salad home definitely going to enjoy it aswell! Can't wait to visit The River Nile again !!

    Chicken Salad Sandwich (beats Chicken Salad Chick) to pieces! Side Sweet Potato Fries and tomato bisque. Highly recommend this restaurant
    Dean N.

    Fantastic food and great service. Very high-end sandwich shop. Wandered into this restaurant following Yelp and I wasn't disappointed. Highly recommend eating here.

    Beignets, chocolate, brownie, chocolate chip cookie, buttercream cake.
    Kim B.

    Passed through Dothan for a sweet treat on our way to Knoxville. Ordered famous beignets, chocolate brownie, buttercream cake and a chocolate chip cookie. Y'all, the beignets were phenomenal!! Melt in your mouth and beg for mercy good! All the treats were awesome and our server and the owner were absolutely precious and so kind. Do not miss this gem!!

    Just a nice little side salad
    Shira M.

    Holy moly! Where has this place been?!? Fancy coffee, DELICIOUS SOUP AND BREAD. I realized that the reason I kept missing this place is because I'm always running errands in Dothan after they close. We had already attacked the food when it came so my pictures kinda stink...apologies. Next time, I'm ordering way less...so I have room for dessert!

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    Cute little cafe, super friendly service and healthy food! A must try if you're in Dothan.

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    Great homemade food! It was a-bit out of our way, but we were glad we found it! The tomato soup was award winning and for a good reason.

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    3 years ago

    Friendly, funny, great food great service. Will definitely be back to try the breakfast.

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    3 years ago

    Fun little place for a great lunch. Had the chicken salad w sweet potato fries, highly recommended!!

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    2 years ago

    Food was great! Special sauce was on point! Atmosphere was great with all the sports memorabilia and tvs all around.

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    2 years ago

    Ambiance was very cool. Amazingly friendly staff. Delicious food and the venue around was so eclectic and interesting.

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    2 years ago

    The roasted red pepper soup is AMAZING! The soups, sandwiches, and tomato bread were all very good and the service was excellent.

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    2 years ago

    Great lunch stop on a recent road trip. Homemade bread, soup and sandwiches in a unique atmosphere.

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    2 years ago

    A great place to eat with outstanding service and food. The food was well prepared and actually hot!

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    My family ordered a ham and cheese croissant, chicken waffle biscuit, and a plain bagel with cream cheese. It was all DELICIOUS!

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    3 years ago

    Always love to stop here when traveling to and from the beach. Very good food and enjoyable service.

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    5 years ago

    Great food. The Greek Salad is delicious, fresh and healthy. Excellent, friendly service. Funky location that's worth a visit.

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    5 years ago

    This a quite a gem. A great soup and sandwich cafe. Everything was fresh. The location was very charming.

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    Carolina pulled pork with vinegar sauce, cheddar jalapeño sausage, fries and watermelon. Delicious! Sausage was really good!
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