Calhoun's On The River

Jill Blewett

I always like to throw out the disclaimer that I don’t like barbecue much. This is why I get other food when I go to a barbecue place. I got fish and chips and some spinach artichoke dip. The spinach and cheese dip was fine but man. Those chips. Help me. They were covered in grease and half of them were kind of rubbery and gross. Please don’t even bother serving those to people! Fortunately our server brought us some new chips (he said they were “from the inside”… so ask for chips from the inside if yours are bobo when you are sitting outside). The new ones were actually crispy and crunchy like a chip should be. My fish and chips were good, I feel like it’s hard to mess up fish and chips. Personally I would probably give them a 3 since one of our friends with us got nachos and the chips were the same sad “outside” chips instead of crispy, crunchy “inside” chips but my husband is a big fan so taking that and the service/ambiance into account (live band playing right by us, awesome view of the river), I bumped them up to a 3.5, this rounding up to the 4 stars as you can see here.

Mrs. J.

This was a pleasant place to visit while family was in town. The wet wings are definitely a must have! I indulged in the “summer lemonade”, DELICIOUS! Both the ‘Sweet & Spicy’ wet wings in the thunder road sauce and the summer lemonade are for sure my “go to” options. Be mindful that there is a separate menu for outdoor seating. Although it is smaller, the deck menu, was still sufficient in my opinion.

Amz H

We had the best experience dining here! The service was attentive and warm. I started off with the freshly squeezed grapefruit juice that was refreshing and delicious followed by fried pickles which had a crunchy batter crust outside and were juicy on the inside. The baby back ribs were excellent and the pulled pork was so good. The chicken wings had great seasoning & were delicious too

kevin english

Pretty decent place, the food was standard fare but no complaints, great views of course. I bet this place is a hoot on game days. The fish was good, not crispy enough for me but was pleasant tasting and the fries were pretty average, could have been served hotter. My dining companion has the baked potato and also the white bean/chicken chili soup, she didn’t say much so I’m guessing it was okay. I’d like to come back for dinner someday to get the full experience.I