Cool River Restaurant & Tavern

Cool River Restaurant & Tavern reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

1. B

   Blair VIP

   Philadelphia9 reviews

   1.0

   Dined on April 30, 2023

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 1

   I was so disappointed!!! It turns out the restaurant is closed on Sunday, yet my reservation was accepted.
   

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2. OT

   OpenTable Diner VIP

   Philadelphia1 review

   5.0

   Dined on February 11, 2023

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   The food was excellent and the service was top notch! Definitely worth a visit!
   

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3. JP

   JPE73

   Philadelphia7 reviews

   1.0

   Dined on January 21, 2023

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 1

   Our server was absolutely fantastic
   

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   Jimmy

   Atlanta1 review

   5.0

   Dined on January 18, 2023

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Amazing hotel lobby bar and restaurant. Fine dining and casual dining menu items. White table cloth service. Loved the wine menu
   

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5. e

   edwardh

   Philadelphia6 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on December 9, 2022

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   My wife's meal was fine (salmon), mine was ok. I got their ribs. There are places in the area who have much better ribs. We would go back since everything else was fine. My wife raved about their baked potato which could be a meal by itself.
   

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6. OT

   OpenTable Diner

   Atlanta1 review

   5.0

   Dined on November 20, 2022

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Great service and delicious food with a Texas accent 👍🏻 I strongly recommend!
   

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7. SB

   SteveB

   Philadelphia1 review

   2.0

   Dined on November 19, 2022

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 2

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

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   Trish

   Philadelphia123 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on November 12, 2022

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 2

   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.
   

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9. CC

   ChristineC

   Philadelphia18 reviews

   3.0

   Dined on October 21, 2022

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 3

   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.
   

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10. c

    cantex VIP

    Philadelphia1 review

    2.0

    Dined on October 8, 2022

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 2

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

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