Red River Grill

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  Excellent service as well as food. The only negative is that the beef is grain-fed instead of grass-fed. The salad was wonderful and fresh. I ordered the portobello mushroom with goat cheese. The mushroom was grilled perfectly and the goat cheese was better than I have had in a long time. Key lime pie for dessert was a nice touch. It could have been a bit more tart. Overall, I would definitely come here again.

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  Posted on 09.06.13 Jamie M.

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  Great wine prices.  I loved the Fish Dupuy and it was redfish that day. Baked and sauced just right. The salad was good featuring mixed greens.  But what I think was sauteed green beans was not good. Overcooked, wilted, maybe too buttery (can that be true?) or maybe the butter had been cooked too long because it had a bad flavor.  Great interior, high ceilings, tasteful and not over-themed in decorations. Wait service was attentive but I wished they had brought out the bread sooner. It was small loaf of french bread, fresh, and so yummy. My friend really liked her oyster trio for appetizer. It's just this:  I've had great meals in restaurants with similar menus in Baton Rouge and New Orleans and it just didn't stand out in overall experience. But when in Marksville again, I would go back and I would recommend it to anyone going to Marksville, as it was recommended to me.

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  Posted on 08.30.13 Rebecca T.

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  Very nice, quaint place.  After 3 pm, there ain't much happening in Marksville but this place is always putting out quality food.  The panned fish is good, the steaks look even better.
  
  Gotta say, the bread pudding is all wrong.  It is almost like Red River tried so hard to make their bread pudding unique, that it tastes like someone chewed up Captain Crunch and spit it in some sugar sauce.  But all else was good. I had mine at the bar by choice but all of the folks stopped by and were most hospitable.  Will go back and try a mousse dessert.

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  Posted on 06.28.13 Alex B.

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  This is a restaurant worth driving to no matter how far you have to go.  Absolute fantastic atmosphere - and the speckled trout was some of the best I've ever had.

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  Posted on 10.10.12 Leilane V.

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  I really like Red River grill.  Very high quality food.  Cool decor.  Very fair prices for the quality of food.  Service is decent enough.  I've been here well over 35  times and never a bad experience. It's a pleasure to share this special place.
  
  Menu highlights
  Blackened tuna sashimi - people who like rare tuna often say it's the best thing on the menu.  I'm one of those people. It's excellent.  It might be my favorite dish anywhere.
  
  Portabella mushroom.  Used to be on ap menu, now it's entree only.  Huge shroom topped with goat cheese, fried crawfish, and a spicy cream sauce.  Very heavy and delicious.
  
  Ribeye siciliano (topped w cheese and shrooms) rocks.
  
  Fried duck tenders with homemade BBQ sauce.
  
  Stuffed dates are very good.
  
  The grilled amberjack topped w soft shell crab sounds good but in fact comes out dry(twice personally plus my fat buddy ks agrees). Avoid.   Go with the fish dupuy.
  
  This is a great place to drink and order appetizers to share.
  
  Acoustics are poor, it gets loud at prime time.  Go early if thats a problem.

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  Posted on 12.06.11 Steve K.

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  This restaurant has been around for about 10 years and has gotten a following from people who live in Alexandria and surrounding areas.  When we first got there we were seated in the corner and had 2 waiters who said they were going to take care of us.
  
  As we looked over the menu my girlfriend went to order a glass of wine.  She was not familiar with some of them and asked for a taste but the bartender did not want to open a bottle to let her taste even for the wines they were serving by the glass.  
  
  We ordered the gumbo and the fried green tomatoes to start.  I reminded the waiter at least twice that we wanted a bowl but he still brought out a cup.  The gumbo was a little too thin and there was mostly sausage and not the other meats as advertised.  The tomatoes were very good with a shrimp cream sauce covering them and a generous portion.  
  
  One of the people we were with ordered the crab cakes.  Just as the entrees were about to come out, the waiter came over and said that he had accidentally put in soft shell crab instead of the crab cakes and wanted to know if that was ok.  Yes, they both have the word crab in them but if we had wanted the soft shell crab that is what we would have ordered.  I couldn't believe he had the nerve to even ask.
  
  For the main course, I had the pheasant which the waiter had recommended.  It was much better than I expected, although I did not realize that the spinach would be as wilted as it was.  The fish ponchatrain was cooked well, although it seemed to be battered and pan fried which was different than the waiter had described.  The crab cakes seemed overdone and a little burnt on the outside.
  
  Finally, for dessert we tried the white chocolate bread pudding which was one of the worst versions that I had ever had.
  
  I would go back again because some of the food was tasty, especially for the location but the service could use some work.

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  Posted on 12.30.07 Jonathan R.

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