River Boat Depot

We went here while visiting my wife's family in Sartell. Busy spot for the locals. Definitely pub food style menu. They do have prime rib special on Friday nights, looked OK when I saw it come out. The restaurant is a dive bar and there's a smoking room apparently right when you walk in, we gagged on the smell but it was only in the entry vestibule and not inside the restaurant. Food is very affordable, that's what gets them 2 stars. The waitress was extremely overwhelmed but she was still friendly and did her best. Beer selection is pretty awful and there isn't even a "drink menu" available. After hearing from family how great this place was supposed to be we were unfortunately underwhelmed, likely because we have high standards. Trust me, I love a good dive bar with good drinks, good beer, cheep eats and good atmosphere, this just didn't do it for us personally.

Full disclosure: we had a group of 25. We called ahead to check if they could handle us and were told they could. Food: don't know, we paid for our drinks and left. Was planning on ordering the Sabre burger. Service: very slow...took nearly 30 minutes to take a food order. Tables that showed up after us were served/helped before we were. Waitresses seemed lost / poorly trained. Ambiance: Great location along the river.

Very good food. Nice dive bar. Wasn't too busy and the food didn't cost an arm and a leg. Will be back! :)

Sign and recording says open til 8. Not open. Seriously? Drive all the way here and then this? Horrible reviews anyway

We love this place! Patio overlooks the Mississippi! The staff are awesome, the food is amazing and very affordable with huge portions! Great burgers, sandwiches, salads and the best prime rib around! Breakfast on Sundays is my favorite. Huge portions and always great!

I enjoyed the food they had, and they had a variety of drinks! Service was great and the atmosphere is small town bar vibe

Great burgers. Fun location with view of the Mississippi River on their patio. We will be back!

We have been to the riverboat multiple times.previous to 2020 we really like it. In fact we would take our friends and family there. Since 2020 we have gone back and it has not been as good. In fact we had not been ther quite awhile. Today with one year old twins who were screaming hungry we decided to give it another try as it was near us. We walked in shortly before 11:00, thinking by the time we got the twins settled it would be 11:00 am. As we walk in to bar full of people, the waitress says, "Jesus! It isn't even 11:00 yet!" She could have said something like, "our kitchen doesn't open until 11:00 but you are welcome to take a seat." Nope, just plain rude! Needless to say we left to spend our money elsewhere. We won't be going back to a place that hires people who can't show common decency. By the way put up the hours outside the place, and maybe don't open the door.

Can be very busy at times. Love eating out on the patio in the summer with a nice view of the river. Really love their spinach dip with breadsticks! Also the taco salad is very good!!

We waited 10 minutes to get menus. We should have know to leave at that point. We ordered and waited an hour for our food. We watched dirty plates be removed from a booth and sat new patrons there without washing the table. When the food finally came, it was luke warm. If I'm waiting an hour for subpar food, it better at least be hot. Won't be back. Staff is as unwelcoming.