River Terrace - Columbia

I hesitated to leave a less than positive review, especially with family owners/operators, but I do it for others. After reading many positive commentary, I decided this as my place to go to vatertagsfest with my wife. I expected a casual, fine culinary experience, in a romantic atmosphere. it was better suited for the males in their shorts and baseball caps, dressed for the next trip to cracker barrel. my entree was garnel and crust fish with roasted redfish good, but not big, could have used additional spices. my wife ordered the Creole Black Chicken. it was overcooked and extremely dry and served with little to any sauce. it may have been tanned, but they would never suspect that it had two or three bites, as it was too hard to cut and close to unbearability. and we would have said something, but no one checked for a few minutes to ask if we would enjoy our eating. as it is, was mentioned when our waiter came back at the end of the meal, and he was kind enough to get us some sauce and a container to go. very disappointing and regretting that I suggested my wife.

I really do not understand the hype of this restaurant. We were very excited to try this place but our waitress was rude from the start, and all of the food had absolutely no seasoning or favor. Everything was bland and terrible. The spinach artichoke dip came out with Tostitos scoops. The steak was the most unseasoned steak I’ve ever tried. The veal was hard and tasted more like overcooked beef. The beranase sauce tasted like Alfredo or something from a powder packet where you just add water. My “loaded” baked potato had all the stuff on the side and I had to make it myself. Very disappointed.

The restaurant has very good quality of food. This is where you go for special occasions in Columbia TN. The price is in line for fine dining, we love this place, when people come into town, and we want to take them somewhere special this place is where we go. The severs are very friendly, they work hard to make your dining experience special.

Money’s too tight to waste on anything less than something special and this treasure is most definitely special. We don’t get to go often but i ALWAYS bring out of town guests to river terrace and so far they have fans in Chicago, Indianapolis, Louisville, Dallas, Philly, Detroit, Jacksonville, Shreveport, Washington state and Southern California. lukewarm salt out of a #10 can is a joke. Shrimp Elizabeth and a kickass whiskey sour (or 3) has convinced me to incur a late fee on my electric bill more than once with zero regrets! If you’ve ever wondered where to find the perfect steak, this is the place. The atmosphere is classy and intimate without feeling stuffy or snooty and everyone who walks through the door is treated like an old friend.

Found this place on Trip Advisor and it was amazing. Food was perfect. I highly recommend this place. It is tucked away from the main roads and overlooks the Duck River with great views. I had the shrimp crawfish etoufee and I loved it. Do not pass this place up. The owner I believe stopped by table and checked on us. Amanda was our server and she was the best. Service is spot on, table stayed clean with no dirty dishes which I really liked. I will definitely be returning.