Boathouse at the Riverside

Reviews

• Yesi A.

  star star star star star_border 28 May 2026

  The place is a bit hidden and has a nice pathway that leads you there. The staff is nice and attentive, the bartender Tim offered amazing service. The view was beautiful and atmosphere was pleasant. The food however was not the best. The buffalo cauliflower was good but a bit over sauced.  The shishitos and falafels sliders were bland.
  
  I would give the food another try, due to the atmosphere and service. The place definitely has high potential if they had a real lead chef restructuring the flavors on this menu or creating a new one‍

• Angela E.

  star star star star star_border 17 May 2026

  We found this place in an internet search and liked that it was on the water with lots of outdoor dining. We went in on a Thursday around 6:00 without a reservation and none was needed. We lucked out and got a table right on the railing with a near unobstructed view of the activity on the river.
  
  Our server was upbeat, pleasant, knowledgeable, helpful and did her job well.
  
  We ordered:
  Bacon wrapped dates- one of my favorite appetizers that is sadly hard to find. These sounded over the top on the menu but ended up lack luster. They could have used a bigger date, crispier/thicker bacon, more cheese and given more sauce
  We made our own meat and cheese board. I do not remember all the items we ordered but I do remember the Duck Prosciutto. I had not had this before and really enjoyed it. I don't like the fat part, but it peeled off easily. If you are a dark meet fan, you will love this!
  We both had a BLT slider. These were mini size and used fine ingredients, but I would like the bun to not have been so thick and the bacon to be thicker. Even with quality ingredients, I could taste mostly bun.
  (we ordered a few other items not being reviewed)
  
  We very much enjoyed watching the eclectic display of watercraft going up and down the river.
  
  We were not impressed by the dessert menu and decided to look elsewhere.

• Howard H.

  star star star star_border star_border 13 May 2026

  I don't normally get Fridays off, but when I do, my wife and I like to explore local Happy Hour locations  This place was on my wife's radar for a while and we were finally was able to pay a visit.
  
  The location is actually located at Riverside Hotel on Las Olas, but the restaurant is actually in the back of the restaurant right next to the New River.   We sat at the bar while watching the expensive yachts goes by, which was interesting to see.
  
  Since we were bar-hopping that day, we decided to order just one appetizer and one drink.  There isn't a lot of drinks specials so i just ordered the Rum and Coke.  Nothing fancy but it'll do.  Then we saw this Buffalo Cauliflower dish in the appetizer so we went with that.  Somehow I had a different picture in my head about this dish when we ordered, but it came out just as what the name of the dish.  I thought the buffalo sauce tasted okay, but it was more salty than spicy.  The cauliflower itself was kind of hard and makes it difficult to eat. I'd have like they cooked it a little bit more and making it little softer.  
  
  Overall the visit was just okay.  Nothing fancy nothing special.  The bartender treated us okay but he seemed to service the other customers with a bit more attention than to us.  Oh well, that's okay by me, as we head to the next stop.

• Michael Z.

  star star star star star 12 May 2026

  Another breast cancer awareness event, we didn't eat here although we had the double melon drinks they had for the event. Been here several times and enjoyed the parade of boats going up and down the waterway. Always a nice place to enjoy the South Florida lifestyle.

• Rodolfo D.

  star star star star star_border 7 May 2026

  Delicious tapas with a great atmosphere. Happy house was awesome and included all specialty drinks as well.