Ruffinos On The River - Lafayette (LA)

5 /5 JAMIE VEADE: If I could give Ruffino’s on the river 6 stars I would. We celebrated my wife’s birthday with a party of 8. Every detail was perfect down to the communication with the staff to accommodate seating. The waitress was amazing and kind. Very friendly. The food choices were great. Appetizers and entree’s were on point. Absolute perfect evening celebrating with friends. Can’t wait to go back. Ruffino’s knocked it out the park!!

3 /5 K C: My husband and I decided that we wanted to try Ruffino’s on the River for our 29th wedding anniversary and we wanted to love it. Unfortunately it was not our favorite. We reserved a solarium table and made sure to note that we were celebrating. We were escorted to our table promptly and asked how long we had been married for. We were quickly served water with crusty French bread and dipping sauce and asked about any extra drinks by a very friendly drink server. Unfortunately we are not alcohol drinkers, but everyone around us seemed to have beautiful cocktails When our waiter arrived he suggested the Fish Katie and Cedar plank catch which was redfish. We also chose to each get a bowl of corn and crab bisque instead of an appetizer. That soup was the hit of our night. Rich, delicious and full of crab. The fish entrees were beautiful. However, the cedar plank fish needed salt, while the mashed potatoes were over salted and the Fish Katie was raw. My husband had eaten about 3/4 when he realized that the rest was not cooked. That bite was a meal ended. Absolutely disgusting. The waiter apologized and took it off our bill. We were done and ready to go at that point. He offered us a free dessert and we decided to take the bread pudding to go. While waiting, we were brought a giant cotton candy, which was delicious, but we were a little confused about it. When our dessert was ready, a gentleman in a suit walked by and just dropped it at our table without a word. At that point, we left. It was a nice restaurant but it definitely had a few kinks and we did not feel celebrated at all. Especially after seeing other reviews with beautiful desserts that were specifically done for those celebrating.

5 /5 Katina M: I came here on a double date. We made a reservation and were seated promptly. The server greeted us and explained the wine selection and the chef specials. I decided on the spaghetti and meatballs and it was delicious. It was seasoned well with just the right amount of sauce. I enjoyed everything here.

5 /5 Stacy Hughes: The food options were amazing, but did not always live up to my expectations. Would definitely go back. Bartenders were awesome. Marley was my fave!

5 /5 Heather Courville: Had an absolutely amazing birthday dinner here! The complimentary cotton candy is my favorite. The whole experience from walking in to leaving is wonderful. The birthday cake wishes received was awesome! While we waited for our table (we arrived early due to parking) we walked the walkway under the bridge and back by the river.