The River Social | dinner, Cocktail, Brunch restaurant in Providence

The restaurant was very aesthetically pleasing to the eye. Right by the water perfect for a nice brunch date or going to dinner during water fire. The food was quite tasty as well. I had the chicken and waffles, it was more a sandwich but the bacon and cheese went really well with the sweet waffle. Aside from all these great things the downfall was the service. For being with a party of five, the food came out staggered which after waiting 40 minutes for the food was very annoying. One of our items was not even made and we had to wait additional time for our forgotten item. Waiting so long for beverages and food spoiled the potentially wonderful experience we could of had.

First of all, what a cute establishment! It’s my first time here and I’m impressed with the aesthetics. Drinks were great! I had the chicken and waffles and the presentation was beautiful. I’ll be honest, the taste factor was just okay. Maybe it was an off day. Hannah was our server and she was beyond! Dealing with a big party can be tough and she came back probably three times to ask if we were all ready to order. She even chased one of us down because we forgot our food. Such a doll. I’d go back just because of the great service.

We enjoyed our experience here. The location is great, service was excellent, and the food was tasty and priced fairly for the quality and location. Two reasons that we don’t rate them a “5”: firstly, the food was lukewarm; secondly, the coffee was weak - really weak. No doubt they could have, and would have, corrected both if we had asked, but we had arrived close to closing time. We didn’t want to delay the staff.