The River Cafe - Pearl River

The service was friendly. The food was tasty. The café was warm and inviting.

Ridiculous long wait while we were the only ones present. Sub par food, no clue what all these other people are talking about. Clearly something has changed

This place is great (cool decor and tons of tables! the young woman who helped us was super extra patient : My mom really enjoyed it so we'll be back!!

I've been coming here for three years now, it is one of my favourite local spots. All their pastries are amazing, my go to are the scones (toasted and buttered, so good! I've not tried most of the food options because I tried the cheesesteak panini and immeditealy decided that was going to be my regular order lol. If I'm in a hurry I like to call ahead so by the time I get there my food is ready.It's good for grab and go and it's also a nice place to sit down and do some work. The owner and the rest of the staff are really amazing and friendly as well, so I really like coming here.

We stopped on a Saturday for lunch with my dad. We were seated right away by a helpful young server. They were 4 of us but no large tables available. He kindly offered to put two small round tables together and we were quickly seated, given menus and drink orders taken. I believe it was the owner who took our orders (and stopped by all the tables to see how everyone was doing). There was a large table off to the side with young children who were treated with the same kindness and respect as the older patrons. The owner was able to make recommendations and answer our questions about gluten free items. The food took quite awhile to come to the table, but it was obvious that everything was made fresh. We even watched the chef walk outside to the container herb gardens to snip fresh basil. My salad was scrumptious as was the chicken egg roll. My husband had the spinach salad with grilled chicken (gluten free). My son had the burger with an egg on top and the Cajun fries and my dad a wrap. My son’s only complaint was his medium rare burger came well done, but he said it was still good. The one downside was how the food came out. Mine came out first and then there was almost a 10 min lag before the next two meals, and my son’s was served last a good 5-10 mins later. No one wanted to eat before all the meals were served so we just sat there waiting for the last meal. It was awkward. All in all the food was delicious, staff was friendly and we’d definitely come back. Judging by the patrons we saw who came in and were greeted by first name, this place is popular with the locals. A good choice if you’re in the area.