Riverstone Taverne

So, if you visit their new location for the first time on Ash Wednesday, maybe some sort of fish special might be in order? Nope! That was okay though… we ordered (2) items… the macaroni and cheese dinner (which was pretty good actually) and the «hand battered cod» fish fry. What arrived at the table were two perfect triangles of obviously frozen fish with some nice thin cut fries and a really nice homemade vinegar based cole slaw. The fish was listed as «new» on the menu. When we brought the fact that the fish was certainly not hand battered as the menu advertised, she immediately offered to replace the item with something else. We had already eaten half and decided to finish as opposed to wait for a replacement. She offered a second time to replace the item but never sent a manager over to explain the obvious error in the menu or simple lack of attention to a misrepresentation of our expected meal. What really says it all in this review is the comment my wife made as we pulled out of the parking lot — «we could have had fish sandwiches from Arby’s that would have been better than that meal».
Riverstone, you cut a corner on the product served and it cost you a future customer and wound up getting you a poor review. Try harder for the next customer as we will not be returning.

First visit here and had the Margarita Chicken and Blue Devil chopped sirloin. Both were very, very good. We will be back for more.

First time stopping in but the menu looked great and they had stuffed Cabbage, It was a little bright at the bar and the menu had way to much going on in the back ground but I ordered Bartender was nice but… Stuffed Cabbage wasn’t hot but I pressed on bartender never came back to check on me and couldn’t flag her down with all 6 of us at the bar guess she was swamped… by the time i got to my second cabbage the center was cold so when bartender saw the plate she finally stopped I told her the issue she said she was sorry never had a manager come by didn’t discount the bill nothing … I won’t be back

Danielle and I had gone to the Riverstone Taverne when it was at it’s old location in Valley City (where Galdolf’s is now). at the time, i was not terribly impressed except for the outside dining patio.
since they’ve now moved to the little Drug Mart shopping center in Brunswick Hills that pretty patio is gone. however, the food was much more impressive tonight. while Danielle’s «fish fry» dinner was obviously a frozen preformed fish patty but she claimed it was fried perfectly. I got the Chicken Marsala and it was delicious. the sauce was loaded with mushrooms. the potatoes, while a bit «dry», tasted really good. as a side i got the crispy brussell sprouts — my favorite part of the meal. the meal was served with a bread stick that i will admit wasn’t very good. it was dry and it seemed obviously microwaved.
additionally, neither of us was blown away by our sauerkraut balls we got as an appetizer. not bad, but we’ve had better.
at this time, i’m really looking forward to going back again for more of that chicken marsala.

Stopped here for a late lunch yesterday. It was my first visit since it moved last year.
It is now located in a plaza next to Drug Mart so lacks the charm it had at previous location. That being said, the warmth from the crew inside still remains the same.
I ordered the grilled Caesar and sauerkraut balls and both exceeded my expectations. My friend got the mild wings. We were both very happy with our choices. The food is still very good and server and service was great. Still continues to be a favorite when I am in the area.

Every time I have eaten at Riverstone, the food has been excellent. Love the Tuscan pasta and the ribs melt in your mouth. Lunch has always been great and promptly delivered. I have never had any problems with time constraints. Yes, the new restaurant is much more modernized than the old location, but the old location had some bad seating arrangements, especially the booths in the front where customers were standing waiting for a table right beside the booths where people were eating. The stone wall and the fireplace in the new location is beautiful! This is one of my favorite restaurants!

Nice place, stoped in this weekend. We had a bunch of the appetizers. Fried pickles, bruschetta, sauerkraut balls & loaded potato chips.
The chips were amazballs! By far our favorite, they come with bacon, cheddar cheese and a homemade ranch dipping sauce, definitely try these when you go there!
The bruschetta was good, it comes separated and you build it yourself, which is slightly annoying, but not a big problem. The bread was so light and tasty.
The fried pickles were equally good, but very salty.
Sauerkraut balls were ok, very heavy and filling.
Each item came with a homemade dipping sauce which were very good. We just had appetizers, this time but will be back for some entrees. The server was very helpful and funny as well. We got lucky that the appetizers were ½ price, normal prices are a little on the high side, but nothing too crazy.

The staff was very nice and the food was really very good, for the most part. The ranch dressing is perfect with the homemade chips! The sweet potato chips are THE best I’ve ever had!
The only reason my review is 4 rather than 5 is my burger. I got the Dublin. Corn beef on top with Swiss. I actually had to ask if it was just simple deli ham. It sure tasted like ham too. It actually took away from the burger. I’m sure if they used a higher grade of corned beef it would have been very good but what I had was more ham like.
I would have personally preferred a toasted bun. I could see they put my bun on the grill from the grill marks but it was a cold, not at all toasted bun that seemed to lack that special touch a good burger has!

I was a regular, when riverstone was located in valley city. I visited there new location for an early dinner. The service was slow and the wait for our meal was long. The food was not as good as it was in valley city but not bad. The ambiance although was nice the noise level was loud. I was disappointed.

Wonderful evening! My husband tried the BBQ ribs for the first time, even tho we were a little leery, because we have our favorite place for BBQ. We’re a little picky! :-)He ordered the full slab, expecting to take home leftovers… well. Let me just say, there wasn’t much left to take home.lol. They were outstanding! Service was excellent and you can’t beat the Wednesday wine special. Can’t wait to come back and try something else new.

I reviewed this place before when it was at its old location. I am disappoint with this place now. I went for lunch and the menu selection was very limited. The hamburger was the only thing interesting and that was $ 10.00 with a small amount of slaw. it was not that great. Not worth it.

Enjoyed our experience. We ordered the pierogies as an appetizer, the tavern pasta and prime rib sandwich for our entrees. Both meals were very good and prices were average. I will be back!

Great little place. We almost did not go due to the bad reviews here, but I’m glad we decided to give it a try. I’ve never been to any other location so I can’t compare, but had no complaints – thought it was very nice ambiance actually. Our server Kelly was very attentive and prompt. The food and cocktail quality was very good and the prices seemed appropriate. Appetizers and drinks came very quickly but the entrees did take a little longer. Still not an issue. Looking forward to returning for happy hour sometime.

This was a lunch stop. The place has a modest sized lunch. The regular menu has offerings where sandwich comes with chips. These are thin slices deep fried, not necessarily the best thing. Go for the extra price for fries, they are shoestring and fresh made. I tried montaditos. Theses are baguettes filled with a small amount of different meats. They are good but not enough meat and when dressed with mayo or sauce you lose taste of meat.
Burger is a safe bet. Fresh meat and decent size. The food comes out a little slow but is good. Maybe dinner offers more but it’s trashy about two and a half stars. Had really good server

I have mixed feeling about their new place. They moved from Valley City to this new location. The new place is clean, modern and open but feels a little sterile. I miss the character and ambiance of the old place.
It was a Saturday night and the new place was packed, so I guess they are getting more traffic flow then Valley City, but I am not sure the staff can handle the extra business. We waited just over 45 minutes for our food and the drinks were slow to be replenished while we were waiting, but we made the best of our very long wait. We actually had a great time (husband’s birthday with six of us celebrating). But, if I was just with my husband and waited 45 minutes for my food I would not have been happy. I saw two other tables that were obviously annoyed at the slow service. Our waitress was very friendly and tried to be helpful, but she seemed to be a little overwhelmed. Don’t know if it was the kitchen, or the bar staff or her, but I felt like I just wanted to get up and help her. Maybe they were just short staffed that night. One of the reasons we would try this restaurant again is because our waitress was so nice. Personality really does count when working with customers. Wait staff can make or break a restaurant and in this case it may have saved it.
The food quality was mixed. Among the six of us, some people like what they got and others did not. The jambalaya special was very tasty and they served a large portion size, but others dishes were so-​so to not-​so-​good. The prime rib special was an over cooked, over salted thin slice of meat and expensive for a strip mall type restaurant. We will go back and give them another chance. Maybe it is just growing pains and they will get better. I hope so!

New location, bad chain like interior, really loud. Same average food and poor service attitude. Sad they lost all the character of the old place with only a new interior in exchange.