The River House

1. I like the river house, I’ve had a few meals in there.

   Sometimes it’s really loud in there which isn’t a major issue, just something to note especially if you go on a peak Sunday service etc..

   The food has always been generally been good.
   They do reasonably priced offers on 2 or 3 courses too…

   Last time I went the gravy was pure beef bouillon which was far to rich and kind of ruined my appetite..

   That being said, I’ve had 4 or 5 roasts here now and they’re always enjoyable.

   Starters are small but tasty.
   Desserts are really nice.

   Service is decent, if not a little slow sometimes.

   Worth a visit. Nice walks around the marina after too..

2. Went for food here 30/06/24 as a group of 9, and In all honestly was not what we were all expecting. 5 ordered fish linguine dishes and 4 ordered roast dinners.
   3 members of our group were so unbelievably disappointed with the linguine dishes and they said they tasted ‘off’ and the bits that didn’t taste ‘off’ weren’t very pleasant to eat.
   Out of the 4 that had the dinners, 3 have been unwell with sickness and stomach cramps. We had 3 beef dinners and one pork belly.
   I feel like it should be expressed when ordering the beef dinner that the beef would still be moo-ing. There should be the option to have the meat cooked more. However there wasn’t.
   The vegetables were still crunchy, which isn’t a deal breaker. The gravy.. well the gravy was just atrocious. It was like they stuck some stock in water and presented it. It was tasteless and just not a nice texture. It made me feel like my dinner was floating in soup.
   The pork belly was like jelly and inedible , again with crunchy veg and soup water😬😅
   Atleast the frozen deserts were pleasant. Highly recommend the sticky toffee pudding.
   Also the waiters/waitresses weren’t great. They were pleasant enough when they actually spoke to you, however most of our group set without drinks for near enough 25 minutes until we called a waiter over. They also knew the food wasn’t good as they didn’t question why half of it went back.

   In hindsight would rate the overall experience here as a 3/10 just because the desert was nice.

3. This restaurant was so picturesque at night, made even more so by the lights and the surrounding water. I would say this is a perfect date night spot. It was virtually empty when we went but the service was immaculate. Although the food was presented beautifully, the flavours and textures didn’t wow me, however I would come again if I ever decide to revisit the city.

4. My husband booked here for my birthday meal, high expectations as a number of friends had recommended this place for Sunday lunch.

   On arrival, we were told no booking had been made – and told we must have called the Scotland restaurant (even though we showed the lady 01792……). Anyway, was rectified by the manager who manages to sit all of us at a table.

   Food was lovely, really good. I went for the beef, as they’d run out of lamb. It was good, potatoes, Yorkshire, sauces all lovely.

   Started with calamari, to be honest had much better.

   Service was very slow, granted a busy day, but still really slow. Wait staff were amazing, couldn’t do enough.

   Will definitely return, but not in a huge rush!

5. The food was deliciously rich and bursting with flavour and and the portions were more than generous. The waiters were very attentive and couldn’t do enough for us. I found the music in the bar to be a bit loud for my taste, and the floor was a little dirty in the restaurant, but overall it was wonderful. I’d definitely come here again!

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