River

Sirticsalot

FORGET HALF SHELL AND CHUCK'S!!! My girlfriend and I went here for dinner to celebrate her birthday expecting the price to be expensive and we heard some about the good reputation of the restaurant, but we were absolutely blown away by the quality of the food and service. The prices were really surprising as well; they were very competitive and comparable to Half-Shell and Chuck's, with the portion sizes only being a bit smaller. All the food and drinks came out very quickly and they all felt hand crafted and expertly made (kudos to those bartenders and chefs!). Our server Maria (I believe it was her name) was very communicative and had excellent knowledge of the restaurant and the menu. Coming from the service industry ourselves we both thought she deserves a raise! What makes it even better is that we found out the restaurant is locally owned and isn't a corporate chain and at least most of the food is locally sourced. The views of the black warrior and the ambience are just the cherry on top. I don't understand how they are able to push the high level of service and food for the prices they do. We would have grabbed pictures of the presentation of our food and drinks to post as well, but we were too busy enjoying everything. This restaurant checks all the right boxes and we will definitely be back and refering our friends and family.

Vic The Crit

🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨 ✨ RESTAURANT✨ ✨RIVER✨ …

Vic The Crit

🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨 ✨ RESTAURANT✨ ✨RIVER✨ 🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨 THE SPOT 🔽🔽🔽 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 🥲 🔹My Order 🔹 ➡️CHICKEN (fried chicken breast, smashed potatoes, green beans, lemon-caper crème sauce) 🔹Sampled🔹 ➡️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! ✨

Audrina Holdren

This was our 2nd time dining here, and it did not dissappoint! We even had the same awesome server! My daughter was visiting, so we thought it would be a great place to dine with good scenery. Even though it rained we were by the window so …