Cool River Tavern - Wayne

$130(with tip) was a bit excessive for 2 people.No soup was available.Bread came out cold.

This was our first time trying Cool River, which recently opened in the Embassy Suites. Years ago we had been to a restaurant at the same hotel for brunch. I remember the room that the restaurant was in before had nice windows and views onto a lawn area very pretty. This new restaurant however, is set up in the lobby area of the restaurant, with the high ceiling of the Atrium well above your head. There is a new bar that anchors one end of the restaurant, but otherwise no walls or separation from the main lobby. The positives service was excellent our waiter was friendly and checked on us often. The manager stopped by a few times as well. The food was prepared very well and was served timely and at the right temperature. My husband had the prime rib and enjoyed it very much. The menu had a nice selection of entrees. While they have tried to create ambiance, it just doesn't work. For the prices we paid, which are on the higher end, I would rather go somewhere that has some atmosphere and ambiance. We just couldn't get past that we were clearly in the lobby of a hotel. Noise level was higher than I would have liked as well. Not sure why they didn't set the restaurant up in the previous location of the restaurant which was a dedicated area, away from the hotel lobby.

We were super excited for this restaurant, but overall, it was mediocre. We ordered a bottle of wine for the table $76!!!! For a $15 bottle. Yikes. . I ordered a salad that was overwhelmingly sweet with a maple dressing. It was also overly dressed. Our food was ok—fries were lukewarm, salmon was ok, but the broccolini with garlic was ON POINT. Jim, our server, was cool.

It's overpriced, mediocre food, in the lobby of embassy suites

The food was delicious and the service was excellent. Especially loved the crab cakes and the bread pudding. So good!! Our server, Ina, was great! Glad we gave this new restaurant a try.