River & Rye - Shreveport (LA)

1 /5 Greg Gottlieb: This is really bad food. My colleague and I ate here because were staying at the hotel. We should have gone somewhere else. He ordered Jamaican Jerk Chicken. It was basically chicken with what seemed to be a Salisbury steak sauce. There was nothing "jerk" about it. I got Chicken Parm. It was passable at best. Make the 10-minute walk to some of the restaurants several blocks away!

2 /5 Whitney Holmes: We came to eat here after searching the web and looked at their menu. A review said the service was slow but the food was really good. Well.....we went and it says to seat yourself. We were never greeted, went to get out own menus. No one ever came to greet or acknowledge us. We left after 10 mins of waiting. It wasnt busy, we seen 2 staff members come from the back but they never stopped talking to each other to notice we were there. I give it 2 for the fact we never experienced the service or food.

4 /5 Philip Maxfield: I heard there was a new executive chef and I wanted to take the wife there to see how progress was being made. After our visit I have mixed reviews. When we walked in we were graded by a very nice lady with a wonderful personality. She told us we could sit anywhere. Every table was set up to seat eight people. There werent any tables for two or four. That was very odd. There was no silverware on any of the tables. Again, that was odd. We did find out that there was live music and potential dancing that evening. That made my wife very happy. The saxophone player was pretty good but man was that music was loud. We couldnt hear each other talk. Thats something they need to work on. I wasnt sure if I was in a restaurant or a club. We ordered some appetizers that were very good. The entrees were great and full of flavor. I wasnt very happy that the shrimp was not from the Louisiana. The drinks that we had were very good but a little pricey. But my wife liked her lemon drop and thats all that matters. As I mentioned before, every table sat eight so we did end up meeting some new friends. My wife did get some dancing in so as far as shes concerned, the night was a success. The ladies who were providing service really need to concentrate on how to serve drinks and food to the customer. Plus they need to realize that a smile goes a long way. Didnt see too many. Management needs to do a better job in training. I give our experience four stars but they have more room to grow on service and general hospitality. Never once did a manager come to our table to say hello.

3 /5 Claudia Aguilera: I wanted to give it a 2 but the Cajun pasta and the bar service made up for it. Food here - oh my goodness. Not only extremely over priced but unfortunately, not good. At all. I had never had a Caesar salad let me down, until here… I’m also going to say, if the bar is full, do not bother sitting at a table. Worst service possibly ever. If you want to come and have a good experience - sit at the bar and order the Cajun pasta. The bartenders are phenomenal.

5 /5 Emily: I want to mention that they had a limited menu when we went because the hotel itself was sold out. They had a cheerleading competition and Mardi Gras parades locally. What Im assuming is that they wanted to limit the menu to keep timeliness for both the staff and those attending the events. It appeared to work out across the board. The food came out quick and delicious. The staff was incredibly friendly and attentive (funny, too). We ordered the wings, a turkey club, and the loaded fries. The wings were some of the best weve had. They werent gummy, werent hard. Perfect texture with a little crunch and fell off the bone. Not too saucy. The fries were a 10/10. They werent stingy with the toppings, but they also didnt do too much. The side of sour cream was something I didnt know I needed until I tried it. The turkey club was my favorite thing. It had thick sliced turkey that wasnt slime-y or too moist. It was so good. Sometimes, I find clubs to be soggy, and that didnt happen with this one. Bacon was perfect, and bread was perfectly toasted. Overall, it was a great meal. Will be returning when were back in the area.