Ruffino's On The River

after our reservations got messed up at another restaurant they made room for us and it was nothing but spectacular! our friends birthday was a success because of them .

A great example of great food, atmosphere awesome service. We were here for my wife's birthday, and were immediately reminded how amazing the food is. The crab cheesecake still one the best I've had, and the wood fire grilled caprese salad was something new and delicious. For the main course tuna was out of this world, fresh and perfectly cooked, and the cedar plank redfish was so tender and perfectly cooked, the mashed potatoes made this more filling, and we just had to get the tiramisu which rounded out the meal and of course you can't leave without the cotton candy. Epic meal

Recently dined here and was very pleased with the service and food. I had the ribeye with the crab imperial. It was 10/10 delicious. Cooked to perfection. Had it with truffle fries and garlic aoli which was a nice complement. The caesar salad was also tasty. Atmosphere was clean, and wait staff attentive.

My sister recently got married here and hosted the reception lunch in one of the dining rooms! The location is stunning for a gathering. Surrounded by big houses, there's a cute bridge, and the greenery was well taken care of. Very picturesque!The lunch part was overall good too. Everyone I spoke to loved the food. The staff was great for the most part. Special shout out to Claire, she was the leader and really made sure our needs were met, from start to finish for the booking and day of process. It all went really well and I'm so grateful. And everything added up on the ticket once it was all said and done, which was a huge relief. Many thanks, Ruffino's team!

Ruffinos is good but subpar for the price point. After trying several times, I have arrived at my review.The atmosphere leaves so much to be desired--a large, open room with no cozy, private tables. You feel like a goldfish floundering in a fishbowl. The bathrooms were quite gross this go round. Both men & women's restrooms had floor fans and dehumidifiers. The sinks had build-up around the faucets.The food is good but not blowing my mind or knocking my socks off--a safe choice but not tantalizing. I've had the hamburger with bacon jam. It lacked flavor. The caprese was average. The fish (drum) was delicious! Anddd the mashed potatoes are some of the best I've had!The tiramisu was interesting. It had no coffee flavor, but a strong rum flavor that burned. The texture was somewhat crunchy. Just no!The sliver of flourless cake we had for our anniversary was good.Service is proper & polite. I truly enjoy a wonderful dining experience and the service plus mashed potatoes was where it was at tonight.

My experience at Ruffinos was mixed on the food, but the service held it at 4-stars. My husband and I ordered: sampler appetizer (arancini out of this world, bbq shrimp excellent, pork cheeks very good and cheesecake very dry and burnt taste), meat pizza (delicious), veal Michael (very chewy and off putting texture), side pasta (great sauce). I would come back and order differently.

The corn and crab bisque was absolutely delicious!! I could have used a much bigger portion because it was that yum! My hamburger was good and cooked perfectly but I found my fries extremely over salted and they could have been crispier. My boyfriend liked his Shrimp Alfredo and the amount of shrimp was nice. The bread and the dipping sauce at the beginning was yummy but we would have liked more but our waiter was never around until he brought out our entrées. I enjoyed the atmosphere and the location of this restaurant. Our table and utensils were nice and clean and the restaurant was well staffed.

I gave a low rating on the atmosphere, as we sat in the bar area. We came for dinner after a long emotional day, looking to share in good food and company, and had 2 massive tv's in our face with THE NEWS ON, captions describing rapes, murders, child trafficking and sexual abuse. This is not the atmosphere we look for when going to a restaurant for a pleasureable experience.I sent back my ceasar salad, as it was basically the root of the lettuce, mostly white/iceberg like lettuce-literally no greens in the salad at all. I asked for another one, but was told it was all precut and mixed already and there were no greens in it. Our appetizer was ok, but I would stay away from the wood grilled caprese salad...this shouldn't even be offered as preparation because it just came out as chewy cheese that we couldn't even get down. The staff was wonderful as always, and we really love this restaurant, but paying more attention to the customer's experience needs to be worked on. And I shouldn't have to ask for my salad to have GREENS in it:)there were children in the restaurant who were sitting in the bar with their families. It is horriffic that the tv was put on the news with all of the horrible and scary clips and captions. Kids have it hard enough growing up in this world today without having trauma and toxic stuff that scares them plastered on their tv while they try to enjoy dinner and time with family.

Very nice restaurant. They even have a dress code (just look nice). Restaurant has glass windows overlooking a river. Food was great and service too. We got blackened grouper with a side.

I expected so much more. I ordered the four cheese pizza and two Creme brulees as anniversary dinner to go. What we got was NOT Creme brûlée and the pizza was undercooked and falling apart And had zero flavor. Would not recommend and will never return.