Cavanaugh’s On The River

Cavanaugh’s On The River reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

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   Sarena

   Western KY1 review

   5.0

   Dined on 23 March 2025

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

   My fiancé and I thoroughly enjoyed our dinner here last night. Not only was the food amazing, and in large portions (so you're definitely getting your money's worth), but this was the best service we have ever had. When we asked for to-go boxes for our leftovers, he actually boxed everything up for us, and got a separate container for each item so none of the food would mix, he did this without being asked. Important to note that when you order sides, they are not included in most of the meals and may seem expensive but each side comes with enough to honestly feed 4 people. We ordered 3 sides, shared all of them, and still had a lot leftover. The bread they bring you at the beginning of the meal is excellent, it comes with sea-salted butter and spreadable garlic cloves. We ordered crab cakes as an appetizer and it was possibly the best crab cakes we have had anywhere. He ordered the shrimp linguine, I ordered the seared salmon, and for sides we ordered asparagus, lobster mac and cheese, and truffle potatoes. Everything was cooked perfectly! We also ordered a lemon drop martini and a pomegranate martini and they were both good but we both liked the lemon drop one more. For dessert, we ordered the chocolate torte. My only note here was that since it was cold and more like a pie than a cake, it should have come with a knife to cut it without mashing it since all of our plates and utensils had already been cleared from the table. We will definitely be back for date night again.
   

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   teekay

   Indiana2 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on 20 March 2025

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

   the food was absolutely delicious and our server, sergei (sp?), was spectacular! i was sad to realize i had left my remaining burrata at the restaurant as it would have made a great snack before bed, lol. the blackened filet was absolutely wonderful and the crabcakes were awesome. highly recommend! sorry - for some reason it's not allowing me to add photos.
   

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   OpenTable Diner

   Louisville1 review

   3.0

   Dined on 12 March 2025

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

   Steaks were very dry.. not at all what we ever experienced at Cavanaughs.. I’ve had better at much less expensive dining options.. it really was a let down of a meal.
   

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   OpenTable Diner

   Western KY3 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on 8 March 2025

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

   Food was amazing as always service was great as well
   

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   Moriah

   Unspecified1 review

   4.0

   Dined on 5 March 2025

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

   I celebrated my birthday at Cavanaugh's on the river and I really enjoyed my experience. It would have been perfect if we weren't rushed out due to an evacuation, but luckily, we were about to finish anyway. It is a very beautiful and relaxing ambiance.
   

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   Megan

   Western KY1 review

   5.0

   Dined on 14 February 2025

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

   Our waiter was Andry, and he was so kind, and answered all of our questions and recommendations.
   

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   Kristi

   Western KY2 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on 14 February 2025

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

   Food was delicious and the wait staff was outstanding. Just what you would expect from an upscale restaurant.
   

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   Paul

   Louisville2 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on 13 February 2025

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

   Great place to eat before visiting the ford center! Great steaks for the price, and a wonderful atmosphere!
   

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   donna

   New York City12 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on 9 February 2025

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

   Food was great. Service was great. Piano bar is always a classy touch.
   

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    Anne

    New York City3 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on 6 February 2025

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

    Both of us ordered beef and it was delicious. It was a relatively quiet evening.
    

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