Riverfront Steakhouse North Little Rock

Hostess was slightly rude and seemed fairly incompetent, as well as she did not make the effort to properly greet us however we were promptly seated. The salad bar while having a wide variety of options to make a salad, had tongs where the food stuck to them and was a particular pain to operate. Our server Chip had a jocularity to him as well as a well met sense of humor and seemed to enjoy his position. Before the meal we enjoyed the delicious bread rolls, however, the taste reminded me of a cheap Hawaiian roll youd buy for a trashy thanksgiving party, which leads me to believe that they slided those rolls into a muffin tin so we wouldn't notice. For dinner we had the Chefs Special $60 Dinner For Two. On the steak the crust tasted almost entirely of peppercorn but the inside was juicy, the side of mushrooms tasted like it was drenched in avacado oil, and the onion ring that came with the meal fell apart when i touched it and the vegetables felt mediocre, the shrimp was however well breaded which was a delight and felt like a star that the steak should have been. The decor of the restaurant felt dated (straight out of the 80s) the chairs hurt to sit down in after an hour or so of sitting the music matched the decor however it was lovely and the singer was great. While not the most happening spot for a friday night meal it is an enjoyable sit down with a rollercoaster of emotion for food.

It hurts to make this review but it needs to be made. I’ve been coming here to Riverfront Steakhouse for over a decade to enjoy what has been the tastiest, and highest quality steak in Arkansas that I’ve had. The service has also been second to none in the past. Which leads me to my review of my dinner tonight with my wife for her birthday. If you’ve never eaten here or at a higher end steakhouse before, stop reading. First off, we weren’t asked if we were celebrating any special occasions. Not a huge deal but it’s customary. After being seated promptly, we met our waiter about 10 minutes later. They were not busy. He was very new here as he stated up front. He filled our drinks, took our order and brought us rolls. He checked on us 20-30 minutes later before our food was brought out. Both of our drinks were empty for the majority of the time. Food arrives, wife got governors cut filet (medium well)with loaded baked potato. Hers was cooked perfectly if she had ordered her medium but she didn’t. She still ate it and loved it. I ordered surf and turf which consisted of governors cut(medium rare) and lobster tail with a side of the Mac. Began to cut the steak and realized it was way undercooked. It was cooked between rare and blue. Not what I wanted and was a little upsetting. More so upsetting because there was nobody to tell that it wasn’t cooked right for another 10-15 minutes. Once the waiter returned I expressed to him my disappointment in both of our steaks. Told him I was not paying for this. He was respectful and understanding. He grabbed his manager to take a look. The manager came over without making eye contact, looking back and forth at our steaks and asked if there was a problem with them. I explained to him that this was severely undercooked and I did not want it. He offered to cook another one. I told him no I didn’t want one. He left and never came back. He sat at the front in his chair like he had the whole night. This is not how a manager at a prime steakhouse should act. Maybe a manager at a fast food restaurant. Well not even chick fil a actually. The waiter asked about my Max that I had not eaten and I told him I lost my appetite. He was kind enough to take it off the bill. Overall review- Manager was very unprofessional and careless. Waiter was awful but very respectful, understanding, and professional. Maybe there was a lack of training if it was the responsibility of this manager. Cook- do better Will never spend my money here again. This needs to be fixed. Manager did not give his name. My description of him would be a bigger guy, tall with a big belly and white.

I truly enjoyed my visit at Riverfront Steakhouse. Our food was perfect everyone in our party of 9 loved the food and when it came to desert time I did a play on words when our AWESOME waiter asked about desert Stetson they had turtle cheesecake,and said I will have the snapping turtle cheesecake we all laughed and this wonderful waiter brought me this. I will be coming back here again thank you Riverfront for the great dining experience.

Really disappointed. My boyfriend and I had reservations tonight for a date. We waited for 15 minutes and was never even greeted. Went back to the front desk and they didn’t even say anything to us. There were only about five or so tables dining so completely not busy at all. Definitely won’t be back to give a second chance after this experience. What makes it worse was they were just at the front talking and chatting.

I absolutely loved my experience here! Our waiter was wonderful. The food was delicious, it came out in waves…. Rolls, appetizer, salads, then entree. I ordered the gulf shrimp! For appetizers we had calamari and sushi both amazing! Finished the night off with molten lava cake…. First time, it was great! Thank you for a great first time dining.