Cowboy Jim's Riverside Restaurant

Great food and great service! Worth the long drive!

Tonight was our first time at Cowboy Jim's, having heard of it through word of mouth. The atmosphere inside is eclectic with a rustic edge & yet somehow still has a touch of elegance.

There's the outdoor patio, stylishly furnished, which one can eat overlooking the river. Which would be enjoyable on a cool fall evening. Our waiter Suzanne was great & very attentive. If you ever go, ask for her.

I got the boiled shrimp (which are jumbo sized & amazingly good. The baked potato served with it was so as well.) No complaints there. We all loved the sweet tea too. There's even free homemade ice cream served on Thursdays.

As you walk along the grounds, there are an assortment of animals. All ranging from chickens, rabbits, geese, cats etc. walking here & there. which is of course, ideal for animal lovers.

Unfortunately the prices are misleading as their website menu advertises each item to be two dollars lower than it actually is on the menu in the restaurant.

We were unaware of this & brought it to the attention of the girl at the register as we were paying, only to be told the menu online is "terribly outdated".

Umm, shouldn't whoever is running the website be updating it frequently? Other than that, it's still a nice place to go with an amazing atmosphere.

Just be forewarned, the online menu prices are misleading.

We heard about this restaurant in both Mississippi Magazine and in Southern Living Magazine.  We decided to give it a try and set out on the 70 mile trek to get there.  The restaurant is in a really neat setting, being built right on the Bouie River, and is very attractive on the outside, with a rustic look and very well-kept landscaping.  As an earlier reviewer mentioned, the restaurant section has a great western log home or "lodge" appearance.  Due to the summer heat, we decided to sit inside in the A/C, but it would be really nice to visit during the fall/spring so outside dining could be enjoyed.  The service was good and the food was good, but not noteworthy.  Granted, we didn't have the steaks, for which they're supposed to be famous, so our food critique may not be fair in the minds of some people.  However, the food we DID eat wasn't entirely what we were expecting.  (NOTE: One thing they do have is AWESOME homemade ice cream........that was nearly worth the trip itself!)

It was a fun trip and a nice experience, and while driving 70 miles for some restaurants is no big deal, I don't think we'd drive 140 miles round trip again for this one.  However, if it were closer to us, we'd probably go every now and then for the atmosphere.

They don't take credit cards.

The atmosphere is really good, so I'd recommend you give it a try, and see if you find the food to be better than we did.  Your experience may vary from ours.