It’s not often you find a restaurant that is the trifecta of roadside dining. River Drifters provided excellent and friendly customer service, delicious food and outdoor dining overlooking the river.
After a hike to Snoopers Rock we happened upon River Drifters and were not disappointed! Highly recommended this local gem to anyone traveling near the area!
Christi Bohanon Johnson
Absolutely the best fried shrimp I’ve ever eaten! We’re here visiting from Georgia and the food, service, atmosphere, and honestly everything about this establishment is absolutely EXQUISITE 👌
Would 100/100 RECOMMEND and I for one will be back‼️
Mike Willingham
Really one of the best in Chattanooga. Not only is the food phenomenal, the staff is really what sets it apart from the rest. Everyone we encountered could not be nicer and more attentive. It is now in my regular rotation.
Cindy Savor
My mom loves catfish and says it's the best ever! I'm not a fan of fried catfish but the blackened was fantastic! Everything is great there, service, draft beer, and atmosphere. We love it!
MosquitoNix Chattanooga
Great Food, Great Service, Great View, and great drinks what more could you ask for.
Krista Lee
My son and I just moved to the area and were headed to a hiking trail for Mother’s Day. On our way we decided to stop here rather than just get fast food.
I’m so glad we did. Everyone here is so friendly, the food is incredible, the view is amazing.
Our server (I can’t exactly remember if it’s Macy or Maizie) was phenomenal. Will be a regular lunch spot for us.
Thrifty Gigi
Go to google reviews and see their responses to unflattering reviews. It is perfect because they prove how rude and nasty they are just like the review said!!
Elizabeth Johnson
Nice evening out.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 4
Buddy Badlands Plot
First, the good. I love the atmosphere here. Reminds me of the catfish fry places I have a great nostalgia about. And our server was great. Kept us covered on drinks and needs.
We both did the AYCE Catfish special on Friday night since the price point of $2 more than just a 2 piece catfish meal was a great deal if we wanted a couple of extra pieces of fish.
The slaw was good, the fries super crispy. The catfish came in fried or blackened. The fried version was the LaCroix of cornmeal breaded catfish. Seasoning might have been in the same room at someone point with the cornmeal, but they didn't mix. It was also not crispy. I'm not sure how you manage flaccid fried fish, but that happened. We tried for the blackened next. Seasoning was awesome, a touch on the over-salted but bearable, loved that Seasoning. Fish still in need of crispness. It was floppy and juicy...but not in a good way. Will try to crisp it up in the.air fryer later, since they were kind enough to offer to take it back to cook more or a togo box when we voiced our co ncerns. By that point to go was the way to go.
I want to like this place, but I couldn't enjoy the food.
insanely priced for school cafeteria grade food, the people were nice though
Allyn Daniel
My wife and I are new to the area and where searching for a new place to patronize. Unfortunately it won't be here. Service was lacking at best. We ordered drinks appetizers and entrees. The server never came back to check on us or to let us know about our food. When we checked with another server,they said kitchen was backed up which I understood because they where busy. But there were 2 other tables around us that came in after and had there food and gone before we even got any answers about our food. No one even tried to comp or offer to. Our order was never put in. All I got was an excuse. In addition thank you to the owner for your response. I accept and appreciate the apology. We will try again. I completely understand that you where busy and training. The cheese logs and the drifter draft was really good. Just wish we could have tried the meals.
GERINA
This was my first and last visit we waited over an hour for food that never came. Sever never came to table to check on us.
Jane Doe
I was double charged by this place and told I would be refunded in 24 hours. It has been well over 24 hours and I have yet to receive a refund. I believe the server was named Melissa. She was blonde. Thanks for taking my money.
Fish and chips were greasy. I could make better at home. Coconut shrimp was good but basic and once again simple to make. I have experienced the same level of food quality at Ruby Tuesday's lol. The food was really unremarkable, hence why I left it out in my first edition of this review. I especially was not a fan of the coleslaw.
It's funny how the owners were in no rush to resolve the issue until I left a negative review, despite calling multiple times.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 1
Christina Anderson
The food was good but it's just basic nothing exciting. I thought the food needed more flavor, and the help needed to be more on top of things because she only came out ounce to see if we needed anything. Also, the bathrooms are disgusting, and we came during the slow season, so they should be better at these things.
Great atmosphere awesome food
It’s not often you find a restaurant that is the trifecta of roadside dining. River Drifters provided excellent and friendly customer service, delicious food and outdoor dining overlooking the river. After a hike to Snoopers Rock we happened upon River Drifters and were not disappointed! Highly recommended this local gem to anyone traveling near the area!
Absolutely the best fried shrimp I’ve ever eaten! We’re here visiting from Georgia and the food, service, atmosphere, and honestly everything about this establishment is absolutely EXQUISITE 👌 Would 100/100 RECOMMEND and I for one will be back‼️
Really one of the best in Chattanooga. Not only is the food phenomenal, the staff is really what sets it apart from the rest. Everyone we encountered could not be nicer and more attentive. It is now in my regular rotation.
My mom loves catfish and says it's the best ever! I'm not a fan of fried catfish but the blackened was fantastic! Everything is great there, service, draft beer, and atmosphere. We love it!
Great Food, Great Service, Great View, and great drinks what more could you ask for.
My son and I just moved to the area and were headed to a hiking trail for Mother’s Day. On our way we decided to stop here rather than just get fast food. I’m so glad we did. Everyone here is so friendly, the food is incredible, the view is amazing. Our server (I can’t exactly remember if it’s Macy or Maizie) was phenomenal. Will be a regular lunch spot for us.
Go to google reviews and see their responses to unflattering reviews. It is perfect because they prove how rude and nasty they are just like the review said!!
Nice evening out.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 4
First, the good. I love the atmosphere here. Reminds me of the catfish fry places I have a great nostalgia about.
And our server was great. Kept us covered on drinks and needs.
We both did the AYCE Catfish special on Friday night since the price point of $2 more than just a 2 piece catfish meal was a great deal if we wanted a couple of extra pieces of fish.
The slaw was good, the fries super crispy. The catfish came in fried or blackened.
The fried version was the LaCroix of cornmeal breaded catfish. Seasoning might have been in the same room at someone point with the cornmeal, but they didn't mix. It was also not crispy. I'm not sure how you manage flaccid fried fish, but that happened.
We tried for the blackened next. Seasoning was awesome, a touch on the over-salted but bearable, loved that Seasoning. Fish still in need of crispness. It was floppy and juicy...but not in a good way. Will try to crisp it up in the.air fryer later, since they were kind enough to offer to take it back to cook more or a togo box when we voiced our co
ncerns. By that point to go was the way to go.
I want to like this place, but I couldn't enjoy the food.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 5
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insanely priced for school cafeteria grade food, the people were nice though
My wife and I are new to the area and where searching for a new place to patronize. Unfortunately it won't be here. Service was lacking at best. We ordered drinks appetizers and entrees. The server never came back to check on us or to let us know about our food. When we checked with another server,they said kitchen was backed up which I understood because they where busy. But there were 2 other tables around us that came in after and had there food and gone before we even got any answers about our food. No one even tried to comp or offer to. Our order was never put in. All I got was an excuse. In addition thank you to the owner for your response. I accept and appreciate the apology. We will try again. I completely understand that you where busy and training. The cheese logs and the drifter draft was really good. Just wish we could have tried the meals.
This was my first and last visit we waited over an hour for food that never came. Sever never came to table to check on us.
I was double charged by this place and told I would be refunded in 24 hours. It has been well over 24 hours and I have yet to receive a refund. I believe the server was named Melissa. She was blonde. Thanks for taking my money.
Fish and chips were greasy. I could make better at home. Coconut shrimp was good but basic and once again simple to make. I have experienced the same level of food quality at Ruby Tuesday's lol. The food was really unremarkable, hence why I left it out in my first edition of this review. I especially was not a fan of the coleslaw.
It's funny how the owners were in no rush to resolve the issue until I left a negative review, despite calling multiple times.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 1
The food was good but it's just basic nothing exciting. I thought the food needed more flavor, and the help needed to be more on top of things because she only came out ounce to see if we needed anything. Also, the bathrooms are disgusting, and we came during the slow season, so they should be better at these things.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
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