580 reviews

River

Name: River
Address: Tuscaloosa, United States
Price range: $
Rating: 4.5

Tuscaloosa

1650 Jack Warner Pkwy, Tuscaloosa, AL 35401, United States

Southern restaurant (US) American restaurant Beverage distributor Brunch restaurant Fine dining restaurant Restaurant Seafood restaurant Steak house

Service Options Dine-in Takeaway Delivery

+1 205-632-3801

About

River is a southern restaurant (us), american restaurant, beverage distributor, brunch restaurant, fine dining restaurant, restaurant, seafood restaurant and steak house located in Tuscaloosa, United States. The average rating of this business is 4.50 out of 5 stars based on 580 reviews. The street address of this business is 1650 Jack Warner Pkwy, Tuscaloosa, AL 35401, United States. River is closed on Monday, and other days it is open from 05:00am to 09:30pm.

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Where River is located at?: River is located at 1650 Jack Warner Pkwy, Tuscaloosa, AL 35401, United States.
What is the contact number of River?: The contact number of River is +1 205-632-3801

Reviews

5 Ronnie Lynn 39 months ago

Excellent service and great atmosphere. Had the daily special which was redfish. Also had a ribeye ended the night with dessert. Peanut butter pie.

5 Michael Morgan 35 months ago

The food was incredible. The service was amazing. Rebecca was awesome.

5 Bryan Leonardy 33 months ago

A little pricey, but the food is good. Great date night or special occasion atmosphere.

5 Gordon Murphy 35 months ago

Very busy on Mother’s Day, but they fit us in within a reasonable amount of time. Very good food, prepared well. Great servers too - they kept checking up on us and were friendly. You can also sit outside and look at the river with a great view of the river. Finally, to the left of and outside of the restaurant there’s a mini “Stonehenge” seating area. Nice place - good times and I highly recommend River. Wish you the same.

5 Alvin Randolph 35 months ago

This was my 1st time dining at River and it was a wonderful experience....great food and excellent service thanks to our server Holden ( ask for him if you stop by).

1 Beth Crys 32 months ago

Not recommended. Terrible customer service. On the waitlist for over 3 hours. Then we were told they didn’t have us on the list. Although we had proof, we were told we would be put to the end of the line. That’s no way to treat a customer. And You definitely shouldn’t have a bad attitude when it’s your system, your mistake. Higher end establishments pride themselves on good customer service. I guess this is more of a wolf in sheep’s clothing.

5 Tani Jesús Garcia 44 months ago

Great location along the Tuscaloosa River Walk, very nice atmosphere, the restaurant was busy on a Wednesday evening. Friendly and courteous staff, my waiter was Brett, he was awesome. The food came out in a timely manner and it was delicious, I began with the "Rockefeller Stuffed Mushrooms", then Salmon and a great dessert: crème brulée.

4 Vic The Crit 44 months ago

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River
1650 Jack Warner Pkwy
Tuscaloosa, AL 35401

Let’s talk about it!!

Alright Birmingham. If you’re feeling spontaneous, hop on in the car ???? and ride down the interstate to Miss Loosa (Tuscaloosa). This restaurant sits on the river on Jack Warner Pkwy and I must say, it was a nice experience.

Now the wait kind of annoyed me but it was worth it. For a party of 5 on a Thursday, we had to wait an hour. Whew! Get you a little snacky snack just in case if you decide to go ????

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➡️CHICKEN (fried chicken breast, smashed potatoes, green beans, lemon-caper crème sauce)

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➡️SALMON CHIPS (smoked salmon, white bbq sauce, pickled onions, fried capers, bagel seasoning, parsley)
➡️ALABAMA CATFISH (fried or seared) gouda grits, collard greens, fried onions)

So the Salmon Chips were actually an appetizer. They were kind of like loaded Nachos but instead of beef or chicken, they had smoked salmon. The white bbq sauce gave them a nice lil kick. I could’ve done without the pickled onions but they didn’t take away from the overall taste of the food.

The fried chicken breast from my order was soooo delicious. It was literally fried to perfection! They did what needed to be done. Trust me! Ion like no dry chicken, and I know y’all don’t either. This definitely did not disappoint. The Smashed potatoes were also the bomb. They had just the right amount of seasoning on them and weren’t cooked too hard. I could’ve done without the green beans but I ate them anyway. They gave ALOT of them so I left quite a few on the plate, LOL!

I sampled the Alabama catfish and when I tell you it taste like the fish your family will fry outside in the fish fryer. WHEW!! Had me wanting to send my plate back and order that or at least get a to-go meal. The grits weren’t that impressive but the catfish made up for it so you couldn’t really tell.

The ambiance here is nice and gives a nice special occasion or date night vibe. The river behind it is definitely a plus. Can get a nice photo op before or after dinner if you’re not too stuffed.

RIVER gets a ✔️ from Vic the Crit!

If you go, be sure to let me know what you think! ✨

Business Hours

Saturday	10:00am - 01:00pm
Sunday	10:00am - 01:00pm
Monday	Day off
Tuesday	05:00am - 09:00pm
Wednesday	05:00am - 09:00pm
Thursday	05:00am - 09:00pm
Friday	05:00am - 09:30pm