Riverrock Grill Ale House - Renton

Took over 45 mins to get a patio table. Food was okay but took forever to get. Patio was nice with live music. Decor and furniture the same for the past 20 years. Time to update the inside.

Stopped in for the Mothers Day brunch today, 1 star for getting us in without a reservation on a busy day. After that almost everything was disappointment. My wife and I both tried the shrimp, it was soft with almost no texture. Either several days old or frozen, thawed, refrozen, and thawed again. After the shrimp I stayed away from the crab. The eggs, sausage and bacon were mediocre (just a bit above an Army DFAC). I skipped the salmon, prime rib, and ham, maybe I would have been better off with these! Servers were friendly, but over extended. The french toast and the desert options were the only things the 4 of us tried with no complaints. My own fault for not checking the cost of the buffet before eating had I known it was $60 per person we might have gone for another option. Instead as we finished I got a check for $399 (with 1 senior discount), and a 20% mandatory tip added. If the bill wasn't enough, my stomach is paying for it tonight.

We went in for Fathers Day; the website didn’t mention it was a buffet, so we went expecting to order off the menu. The buffet was $46/adult and included non-alcoholic drinks. We were also charged $30 something for “service fees” on a table of 4, for food we literally served ourselves. If we had known the price ahead of time, we would have passed all together. The buffet included hot dogs, no buns or toppings, bbq chicken and ribs and various bbq side dishes. No steak, no seafood for almost $50/adult…. Our servers were nice enough kids, but we all had drinks that needed refilled and weren’t able to flag anyone down for ketchup prior to almost finishing our meal. The food was okay, no better than I can make at home though.

Good food, great service. Fish, salads, burgers , chicken all delicious.. beautiful patio. Always come here.

We had a 6:30 reservation here and arrived to a mostly empty dining room. It took nearly an hour to have our order taken and food served. The server came by once during that time to refill water glasses. We asked for a dessert menu and were told the kitchen was closed. It had closed at 7:00 and the cooks had gone home. However, it was well after 7:00 before we had even been served and all menus and signs indicated the restaurant is open for dinner until 8:00. It was all around a very odd experience. The food was good, the service terrible, and we would not return here.