River House Restaurant and Raw Bar

I was in town for work and was on my way to Joe's Crab Shack until asking a local Uber driver for recommendations. This was the first place he mentioned and it sounded like the perfect spot. We show up as a party of 4 without any reservation and they had us seated within 10 minutes. To start off, we had a few drinks and if you're a bourbon fan, they've got you covered. The menu is fantastic for both new and experienced bourbon drinkers, and the prices are very fair. I recommend the 2020 Jack Daniels Barrel Proof Rye ???? The food was outstanding as well. We had the V style oysters as an appetizer, and I ordered the NY Strip with smoked bacon and caramelized onion jam with fried mac & cheese and spring vegetables. I normally won't order a steak rare, but given the quality of everything else, I gave it a shot. I must say, this was the best cooked steak I've ever had at a restaurant. The fat was rendered perfectly, and the inside was wall to wall pink. Every bite was tender, smoky, and d

We picked this place to go eat on our day trip to Louisville. What a lovely experience! Right on the river just a bit out of downtown. Food and atmosphere were great but the service was even better. This is the level of service and quality of food that you should expect from a restaurant of this category. I wish we had places that were this on point in Cincinnati. Highly recommend. Will definitely be back.

Nice place on the water. Service was friendly but lacked refinement. Seafood tower came without a bowl for shells. We had to ask for a bowl, napkins and silverware. We also still had our menus when they brought the tower. Food was solid. I had the surf and turf pasta - the beef, shrimp and pasta were excellent, but the sauce was a bit too cheesy and overwhelmed the other parts. Heirloom tomatoes in the tomato and mozzarella salad were really excellent - maybe the best I've had. They said they grow their own. Mussels were very uninteresting and I would take a hard pass on those next time. Nice river view, and there was live music playing next door. Great date spot. A beer and my entree were $45 without tip and the tower, so it was not inexpensive but also not high for the quality.