River House Grille

The first place I ever tasted mussels from and OMG I'm hooked now!  

Love this place.  Depending on the night you go, you can find a live band.  The staff was excellent.  The waitress even participated in our playful banter as we watched the Knicks game on the big screen.  Go here when it's warm and walk along the pier (very similar to City Island).

Haven't been since right before Hurrican Sandy and I heard they were closed due to damage.  Hope they're open now.

There is actually a second listing on yelp for "Riverhouse grill" which has somewhat better reviews. This is what initially lured me in, so now I'm a little surprised to see  the lower ratings.  In any case, I thought the restaurant wasn't bad. Yes the food is over priced but that's the Nautical mile for you. I think only Jeremy's Ale House has cheap prices but there you get cheese whiz fries. Yikes.

Unfortunately, the outside seating wasn't available so we got a table inside. The place itself is elegant and clean, with dark wood and dim lighting.  It has a decent upscale but casual vibe to it.  My server looked like he was high as blimp, but to his credit he did a decent job.  

The bread and seasoned oil they serve was nothing special but after consuming alcohol earlier in the evening  any sort of bread hits the spot. The calamari was good- crispy and not too rubbery and the sauce was OK.  For our meals I got the shrimp and scallop risotto while my lady got the lobster ravioli. Nothing wowed us but we both enjoyed our meals. Again, prob not worth the price but still a decent meal.

We both left full but it didn't sit too well in our stomachs after-wards. I liked it, but prob wouldn't come back.

We decided to go to this place DESPITE the bad reviews; oh, well ... Once again, Yelp rules :) the reviews were absolutely right: the food is WAY less than  average, I couldn't even eat my main course (i just took 1 bite), it was really bad. Also, their "specials" menu doesn't have prices on it, so guess what ... If an average entre is about $30, the "specials" entrees were $55-60, a very touriste thing to do. Simply disgusting. I def learned to trust Yelp from now on. I don't know how this type of restaurants stay in business...