It was an okay place to stop for a short tour and lunch.
Dennis Root
Great food, great views!
Brad Smith
I had breakfast and lunch here. Went back for lunch because I couldn't get the walleye nuggets for breakfast. Breakfast was the usual. I had the turkey burnt ends hash. My mistake. It was ok and plentiful but there was no brisket burnt ends and it wasn't hash. It was burnt turkey period. Lunch was better. The walleye nuggets were fresh and tasty. A little less breading would have made them excellent. The bar service made my lunch. Pleasant, quick and made a good drink. Try the incredible Pina colada in the pail. So tasty I had 2 and I'm more of a Jack drinker. The restaurant is in a great location so that helps cover the minor downsides. Hard to give it a 3 rating, so I went 4. Worth a second look.
Deighton Kandrack
My family of 4 just ate here and the service by McKenna was awesome!! The food was delicious. Everyone really enjoyed the food. I highly recommend the seafood chowder, the creamy dill dressing and the pulled pork nachos!! Thanks for a great experience McKenna!!
Lizzay B
We didn’t really like the calamari. My husband had rye so serious and I had the landlubber both was pretty good. This place has a seating by window view to water. Our waiter was DJ O (that’s what it said in our receipt) and he was friendly.
Attached more pictures. We’re back 2 days after the dinner we had in here. At this time we tried their breakfast since I just found out from reading reviews someone said they had breakfast at blu anchor so I told my husband we can go back and try it before we checked out from our hotel. For breakfast we sat by the window, and I had 2 over easy eggs, homefries and wheat toast. My husband had eggs Benedict with ham, then our waitress (was Brittney that morning) asked him what side he want with it, my husband thought she was asking which protein he chose (which he already said ham) so with both misunderstanding my husband egg Benedict came with ham on the plate then 2 minutes after they brought a small plate of side of ham and we were looking each other like what?? We were confused why we have so many ham lol. Then Brittney came over and we told her about it and she said to my husband “well I asked you what side and you said ham” since my husband didn’t want the drama back and forth and Brittney seems didn’t know how to handle the situation and didn’t took it as was a mistaken my husband said “that’s fine” but then he can’t even eat the whole ham like how many foods he can handle that morning with too much ham?! I hate wasting money and food. I told my husband, in common sense first of all if the menu didn’t come with any sides with it why on earth she has to ask if he wants any sides?! That part was confused us also another common sense who would order eggs Benedict with ham and side of ham 🤷🏻♀️
Lia T
The fish sandwich here was majorly huge and tasted so fresh and filling. Added cheese for that extra kick. Fries are good and great ranch!
Steve Losey
First, the hostess was miserable. Second, the server was exhausted. He actually started to tell us what was not on the menu then finally gave up and said order something and he will tell us if it is available. End of season supply did not meet demand. Should have indicated that on menu outside. Hostess also could've set the expectation on what was going on. The staff looked lost. A 3 star was given on food because the guests enjoyed their turkey club sandwiches. My dog and fries, not so much. I mean, not even lemons and limes for drinks! There are grocery stores there.
Food: 3
Service: 1
Alexis Delores
Service was great with the waitress. For some reason we recieved our appetizers the same time as our entrees. We specifically told them to not do that if they can't bring it out the right way. My steak on my Mac n cheese was raw. I asked for med rare and it was RAW.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Walleye Nuggets
Julie Roberts
Stopped in for breakfast before our boat tour. Waitress was very friendy. Food was great. Perfect location. Would recommend.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Margaret Zimmer
Their bartender, I think his name was Jared, was fantastic! Super friendly! We ate in the bar because 1 member of our party wanted to watch the Mets game. He put the game on, took our food and drink orders, and served us graciously! He also answered our questions about things to do in the area. A great asset to your establishment! The food was great too!
Waitress who took our order (Eve P) knew our order had been messed up, but charged me for food I did not receive. I ordered 3 orders of chicken tenders one substituted with mashed potatoes instead of french fries, when I was brought my food, I received a text from my friend asking for a side of gravy for the mashed potatoes, when I inquired about the side Eve P told me “yeah they messed up the order and all got fries” I did not even know they messed up the order until she confessed. She knowingly was going to let me leave without all of the food I paid extra for. I will never recommend a restaurant that has employees who deceive customers. poor service, food was cold, moody and rude staff. Five thumbs down for Riley’s by the River ?????
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Robin Carmer
From the moment we walked in to the moment we walked out top notch! Server was excellent! Food was amazing! Blueberry stuffed French toast and the breakfast bowl both SO good! Window veiw of the water! This is a must for anyone visiting the area! We are from Indiana visiting our nephew who is stationed at Fort Drum! Thank you for the hospitality and great food!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Strawberry Stuffed French Toast
Sanne Kure-Jensen
Friendly service Casual dining Pub food style menu Plenty of fried foods Views of the docks Loud at some tables. You can ask for quieter tables.
Michael Frederick
Had a great experience while on vacation. Always have a great meal.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jessica Middlebrooks
Everything was wonderful. Especially the awesome bartender!
It was an okay place to stop for a short tour and lunch.
Great food, great views!
I had breakfast and lunch here. Went back for lunch because I couldn't get the walleye nuggets for breakfast.
Breakfast was the usual. I had the turkey burnt ends hash. My mistake. It was ok and plentiful but there was no brisket burnt ends and it wasn't hash. It was burnt turkey period.
Lunch was better. The walleye nuggets were fresh and tasty. A little less breading would have made them excellent.
The bar service made my lunch. Pleasant, quick and made a good drink. Try the incredible Pina colada in the pail. So tasty I had 2 and I'm more of a Jack drinker.
The restaurant is in a great location so that helps cover the minor downsides. Hard to give it a 3 rating, so I went 4.
Worth a second look.
My family of 4 just ate here and the service by McKenna was awesome!! The food was delicious. Everyone really enjoyed the food. I highly recommend the seafood chowder, the creamy dill dressing and the pulled pork nachos!! Thanks for a great experience McKenna!!
We didn’t really like the calamari.
My husband had rye so serious and I had the landlubber both was pretty good.
This place has a seating by window view to water.
Our waiter was DJ O (that’s what it said in our receipt) and he was friendly.
Attached more pictures. We’re back 2 days after the dinner we had in here. At this time we tried their breakfast since I just found out from reading reviews someone said they had breakfast at blu anchor so I told my husband we can go back and try it before we checked out from our hotel.
For breakfast we sat by the window, and I had 2 over easy eggs, homefries and wheat toast.
My husband had eggs Benedict with ham, then our waitress (was Brittney that morning) asked him what side he want with it, my husband thought she was asking which protein he chose (which he already said ham) so with both misunderstanding my husband egg Benedict came with ham on the plate then 2 minutes after they brought a small plate of side of ham and we were looking each other like what?? We were confused why we have so many ham lol. Then Brittney came over and we told her about it and she said to my husband “well I asked you what side and you said ham” since my husband didn’t want the drama back and forth and Brittney seems didn’t know how to handle the situation and didn’t took it as was a mistaken my husband said “that’s fine” but then he can’t even eat the whole ham like how many foods he can handle that morning with too much ham?! I hate wasting money and food.
I told my husband, in common sense first of all if the menu didn’t come with any sides with it why on earth she has to ask if he wants any sides?! That part was confused us also another common sense who would order eggs Benedict with ham and side of ham 🤷🏻♀️
The fish sandwich here was majorly huge and tasted so fresh and filling. Added cheese for that extra kick. Fries are good and great ranch!
First, the hostess was miserable. Second, the server was exhausted. He actually started to tell us what was not on the menu then finally gave up and said order something and he will tell us if it is available. End of season supply did not meet demand. Should have indicated that on menu outside. Hostess also could've set the expectation on what was going on. The staff looked lost. A 3 star was given on food because the guests enjoyed their turkey club sandwiches. My dog and fries, not so much. I mean, not even lemons and limes for drinks! There are grocery stores there.
Food: 3
Service: 1
Service was great with the waitress. For some reason we recieved our appetizers the same time as our entrees. We specifically told them to not do that if they can't bring it out the right way. My steak on my Mac n cheese was raw. I asked for med rare and it was RAW.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Walleye Nuggets
Stopped in for breakfast before our boat tour. Waitress was very friendy. Food was great. Perfect location. Would recommend.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Their bartender, I think his name was Jared, was fantastic! Super friendly!
We ate in the bar because 1 member of our party wanted to watch the Mets game. He put the game on, took our food and drink orders, and served us graciously! He also answered our questions about things to do in the area. A great asset to your establishment! The food was great too!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
Waitress who took our order (Eve P) knew our order had been messed up, but charged me for food I did not receive. I ordered 3 orders of chicken tenders one substituted with mashed potatoes instead of french fries, when I was brought my food, I received a text from my friend asking for a side of gravy for the mashed potatoes, when I inquired about the side Eve P told me “yeah they messed up the order and all got fries” I did not even know they messed up the order until she confessed. She knowingly was going to let me leave without all of the food I paid extra for. I will never recommend a restaurant that has employees who deceive customers. poor service, food was cold, moody and rude staff. Five thumbs down for Riley’s by the River ?????
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
From the moment we walked in to the moment we walked out top notch! Server was excellent! Food was amazing! Blueberry stuffed French toast and the breakfast bowl both SO good! Window veiw of the water! This is a must for anyone visiting the area! We are from Indiana visiting our nephew who is stationed at Fort Drum!
Thank you for the hospitality and great food!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Strawberry Stuffed French Toast
Friendly service
Casual dining
Pub food style menu
Plenty of fried foods
Views of the docks
Loud at some tables. You can ask for quieter tables.
Had a great experience while on vacation. Always have a great meal.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Everything was wonderful. Especially the awesome bartender!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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