Ray's On the River

My friend and I reserved a table on the river for happy hour. It was a stunningly beautiful evening and the views were spectacular. The bar bites were delicious and the waitstaff were so attentive and friendly. It was probably the loveliest evening I've ever had!I had a silly accident that required first aid, totally my clumsy fault, and managers William and Sarah were incredible. I was so embarrassed but they made me feel it was okay. They were exceedingly kind and turned what could have been a miserable experience into a happy one. I can't thank them enough for the care, professionalism, and kindness they showed me, and my friends and I will make a point of coming here often, not only for the food and the view, but because of their amazing team. When a place cares this much for their customers, you can only imagine the care they put into their exceptional food!

Ambiance is nice specially the outdoor seating, service lots of mistakes had to wait 4 minutes for my steak knife, champagne was warm (no apologies), had yo ask for some ice cubes.Baked potato was not hot and we had to ask for it to be replaced.Steak was very fatty unfortunately.I might return for just some wine.

UPDATE: I'm updating this reservation based on the service we received over the weekend for our group. We had a large party and was told the policy changed for large parties a few months ago. If it is 6 or more people it would be one ticket. When I made the reservation 6 months ago, it was 10 or more for one ticket. We never received an update from the restaurant about the policy change. The hostess said we could ask the server to separate it but the restaurant was strict on their new policy. Luckily, our group size changed and we did not run into an issue of one ticket. This is an FYI for future guests who are not made aware of the policy change.Our server, for this dining experience, Anthony, is the cause for me knocking off a star or two. We seemed to be an inconvenience to him. He was not rude, he was polite, but he did not provide the great service I'm use to receiving from Ray's on the River. For the price and gratuity, we expected more.******************************************

Service, ambiance, and views are great, but the food is a no. The catfish was undercooked and the vegetables were mushy. Perhaps because I live in Houston and have lived in Louisiana it just doesn't compare to the southern seafood I'm used to. The bread and drinks were good, but that's about it.

What an experience! We arrived around 7:10pm to check-in, and were told we should head to the bar because they couldn't seat us until it was closer to our 7:30pm reservation. At the bar we were served quickly and the bartenders were nice and joined us in our anniversary celebration. Everything tasted delicious. I highly recommend the hot seafood platter because it is out of this world. The only thing I didn't think was cooked well on it was the calamari. I'd had better calamari at the Ray's downtown. It's definitely worth the money for the group. The grilled halibut with scallops and asparagus was so light, yet filling. We ordered quite a few sides but the asparagus and the Brussel sprouts were the best above the creamed spinach. The petit filet was cooked to a perfect medium rare and tasted absolutely excellent. The chef knew what they were doing! Your bill may be $350 at the end of the night; however, the meal will have been delicious.

The restaurant is really beautiful and the service is top notch. I enjoyed the food. Fine dining at it's best.

I can honestly say this was one of the best dining experiences I've had in Atlanta. Parking: I believe it's complimentary valet only but there may be self parking tooAtmosphere: upscale, riverfront, steakhouse vibes. Definitely check the dress code! The interior is very bright and open with incredible views to the river. The patio is just so lovely with a little garden.Staff: everyone we encountered was totally incredible! We felt taken care of without being crowded. Felt so upscale!Drinks: wine list was great! Food: alright here we go y'all. My partner and I split everything and I highly recommend that!Bread basket - worth it. We couldn't get a picture because it was gone so fast. It's not your average bread service with flavorful seeded crackers, raisin bread, and sourdough. Tuna poke (I think that's what it was called!) - oh my LANTA this was delicious. I don't think I've had tuna wish rice puffs before but it was a harmonious textural balance and totally let the tuna shine. Absolutely delicious.The wedge - sooooo delicious - wedge salads are just intrinsically good but their dressing was definitely homemade and the bacon shined bright. They even split it in half for us to share. Chefs kiss!Del monico ribeye Oscar style - I recognize that this is the height of luxury. The Oscar style is crab, a cream sauce, and asparagus. It was. Decadent. The steak itself was so incredible but with this add just put it into another category. Every bite was better than the last. Because we had split everything this was a perfect portion to split. Crème brulee - we were totttttally full after the steak but it was my birthday and they kindly brought this over but we ate it all up. Fresh, great berries, and a delicious way to end the meal. Price: this is definitely an indulgent meal. We were celebrating but it was steep. So worth every penny though!!! I hope I get the opportunity to go back!

Food was the usual overpriced and "okay" (we come for the view/ location) BUt this time was treated to fake conspiracy theories about FEMA with our cocktails by our server after we mentioned one of our party just came from her hurricaine-abused town of Ashville to relax for a while. Reign your people in, Rays. Politics are not needed with my service.

I wish I could rate this a 3.5 because it was really a mixed experience! Frankly, service on the covered patio on the main level was terrible. We didn't get appetizers until an hour in, and by that point our entree order still hadn't been taken. I will start off the food review by saying the Ahi Tuna Poke appetizer was the best part of the whole night. Came with a few shrimp crackers, or you could just eat the tuna straight off the plate with a fork. There was SO MUCH of it and it all sat on top of some fresh avocado. A must have. Next, I was convinced by the waiter to get the Seafood Platter instead of the Scallops + ordering a side of potatoes because the platter came with scallops, potatoes, + a few other things. However, I wish I hadn't gone along with this recommendation because I got less scallops than I was told (he told me I'd still get 3 scallops, but there was 2), I didn't touch the crab cake, and the salmon was SUPER overcooked. But by the time we finally got the entrees (almost 2 hours into our reservation) I didn't even bother sending the salmon back because the service had been absurdly slow the whole night. Otherwise, my partner noted that the shrimp and grits was excellent! We also had a lovely bottle of wine (Joliesse).

Food was Amazing Service Amazing.Romantic. The parking not too great around 8pm or 7pm would have been a great time to go on a Tuesday.