Riverbound Cafe

Breakfast

Mom's Breakfast

Two eggs any style, grits or breakfast potatoes, ham, sausage or bacon with toast, homemade biscuit, english muffin or bagel. Sorry, no substitutions! Just $6 Monday thru Friday!
$8.00
Sausage Gravy Over Biscuits

A southern tradition with two eggs cooked to order and your choice of grits or breakfast potatoes.
$10.00
Chipped Beef Over Toast

Served with two eggs cooked to order and grits or breakfast potatoes.
$10.00
Three and a Handful

Three scrambled eggs and a handful of bacon.
$7.00
That's the Hash, Jack

Grilled corned beef hash served with two eggs, grits or breakfast potatoes and your choice of bread. (Senior portion: $7)
$11.00
The Kenny Dunn

Two made from scratch biscuits topped with breakfast potatoes, two eggs over easy and homemade sausage gravy, served ala big bowl .
$11.00
Crab Cake & Eggs

Our Chesapeake Bay style crabcake grilled golden brown and served with two eggs cooked to order, grits or breakfast potatoes and your choice of bread.
$13.00
Chip's Chicken & Waffles

Our signature spice, breaded, fried chicken breast, atop a buttermilk waffle, served with kicked-up maple syrup on the side.
$10.00
Country Fried Steak

Country fried steak smothered in our sausage gravy served with two eggs, grits or breakfast potatoes and your choice of bread.
$10.00
Tanker 3

Our salute to Mechanicsville s bravest! 3 pancakes or 3 French toast slices, 3 eggs cooked to order and your choice of meat with grits or breakfast potatoes and choice of bread.
$11.00
Big Hank's Platter

Bacon, ham, AND sausage! Served with two eggs cooked to order, grits or breakfast potatoes and your choice of bread.
$13.00
Rhonda's Chicken Biscuit

fried chicken, topped with scrambled eggs and melted American cheese, on homemade biscuits with your choice of potatoes or grits.
$8.00
Meatloaf Hash

Cubed meatloaf, pan-fried, with breakfast potatoes and onions, served with two eggs & choice of bread.
$10.00
Gary's Breakfast Tacos

Three eggs scrambled with breakfast sausage, pico de gallo, and shredded cheese in three flour tortillas. Served with breakfast potatoes or grits.
$10.00
Homemade Cinnamon Rolls

Baked fresh every morning with mounds of cinnamon, brown sugar and topped with homemade cream cheese icing! Just a little bit of heaven!
$2.00
The Original Benedict

A split english muffin topped with two poached eggs laid open-faced, canadian bacon and hollandaise sauce, served with breakfast potatoes or grits.
$9.00
Riverbound Benedict

An English muffin served open-faced with two poached eggs, our famous miniature crab cakes, and hollandaise sauce, served with potatoes or grits.
$12.00
Bourbon Street

Cajun-seasoned andouille sausage, shrimp, peppers, pepperjack cheese
$10.00
Kenny's Crab Omelet

Lump crab meat, tomatoes, mushrooms, mixed cheese
$11.00
The Gardener

Spinach, asparagus, mushrooms, onions, tomatoes, cheddar cheese
$9.00
The Works

Bacon, ham, sausage, green peppers, onions, mushrooms, cheddar cheese
$11.00
The Western

Baked ham, onions, peppers and mixed cheese
$9.00
Meat Monster

Chopped sausage, crumbled bacon, ham and mixed cheese
$9.00
Spinach Omelet

Chopped spinach, diced tomatoes and swiss cheese
$8.00
Laura's Sunrise

Roasted turkey, avocado, goat cheese
$10.00
BYO Omelet

A three-egg masterpiece sautéed with as many ingredients as you want to pay for and your choice of cheese.
$8.00
Waffles

Made-from-scratch batter cooked to a golden brown served with choice of meat and two eggs cooked to order
$7.00
French Toast

Texas toast dipped in scrambled eggs, dusted with cinnamon, brown sugar and finished with powdered sugar. Served with choice of meat and two eggs cooked to order.
$7.00
Pancakes

Our larger than life buttermilk cakes grilled to a subtle brown and served with choice of meat and two eggs cooked to order.
$7.00
Add an Egg
$0.75
Bacon
$2.50
Sausage
$2.50
Ham
$2.50
Cinnamon Buns
$2.00
Corned Beef Hash
$4.50
Fruit Cup
$3.00
Side of Potatoes
$2.00
Side of Grits
$1.50
Sausage Gravy/Chipped Beef
$3.00
Waffle
$3.00
Pancake
$3.00
Cheese
$0.75
Toast
$1.50
Biscuit
$1.50
Bagel
$1.50

Lunch and Dinner

Fried Oysters

Chesapeake bay shucked oysters lightly dusted with shorty s locally milled breading and fried to a golden brown. Sold by the half dozen. They re so good you won t even need a sauce!
$9.00
Riverbound Crab Dip

Our special crab meat, cream cheese and a touch of seasoning served with toasted bread points.
$10.00
Dave's Loaded Tots or Fries

An american classic, seasoned to perfection and fried to a golden brown.
$8.00
River Cakes

Our crab cakes miniaturized into five cakes served with cocktail or tarter sauce.
$10.00
Frank's Fried Shrimp

A half-pound of tiger shrimp dusted and fried to golden brown tossed with your choice of hot, mild or BBQ sauce.
$11.00
Gallagher Nachos

Homemade chips smothered with your choice of homemade chili, pulled pork barbeque or crab dip. Topped with mixed cheese, shredded lettuce, salsa, jalapeños and sour cream.
$12.00
Rob's Quesadilla

Build your own quesadilla! We take a flour tortilla grill it and smother it with mixed cheese accompanied by shredded lettuce, fresh salsa and sour cream.
$8.00
Nic Nic's Chicken Tenders

Breaded tenders, perfectly fried and served with boardwalk fries. Have'em tossed in hot sauce or BBQ, by request.
$10.00
Katie's Sausage Dip

Creamy dip mixed with pork sausage and diced tomatoes, served with pita points.
$9.00
Chips and Salsa

Fresh tomato salsa served with our homemade tricolor tortilla chips.
$6.00
Onion Rings

Beer-battered & fried to a crispy golden-brown, served with our very own cayenne ranch dressing for dipping.
$8.00
Three Wood Salad

Sliced turkey, chopped ham, bacon bits, chopped egg, and mixed cheeses served over mixed greens.
$10.00
Marsea Salad

Julienne chicken, cranberries, mandarin oranges, candied nuts and mixed cheeses served atop mixed greens.
$11.00
Kevin's Buffalo Salad

Lightly dusted chicken fried to a golden brown, tossed in our hot sauce and finished with chopped egg, diced tomatoes and blue cheese crumbles over mixed greens
$11.00
Chopped Crab Salad

Warm lump crabmeat served atop mixed greens tossed with Parmesan, smoked bacon, roasted corn, diced tomatoes, cayenne ranch.
$13.00
Steak Cobb

Seasoned grilled steak with diced tomato, sliced avocado, hard boiled egg and mixed cheese over fresh greens.
$13.00
Elaine's Summer Salad

Fresh spinach with sauteed shrimp, blueberries, peaches, and goat cheese.
$12.00
The Atlantic

Fresh Atlantic salmon filet, served atop a bed of spinach with black olives, diced tomatoes, cucumbers, and feta cheese
$13.00
Beasley's Cold Plate

Our famous chicken salad with a scoop of homemade tuna salad, served atop a bed of lettuce with sliced tomatoes, cucumbers, and pita bread.
$10.00
The House Salad

Mixed greens, cucumbers, diced tomatoes and mixed cheese.
$8.00
Soup of the Day

We re whipping up a daily specialty soup, ask your server today!
RBC Chili

Great as a snack or a meal
$4.00
She-Crab Soup
Reuben

Grilled corned beef topped with sauerkraut, thousand island dressing and melted swiss cheese served on grilled rye.
$10.00
The Wright Coast Reuben

Grilled turkey piled high topped with melted swiss, cole slaw and thousand island dressing served on grilled sourdough.
$10.00
Luda's Meatloaf Sandwich

Our classic meatloaf, grilled with melty provolone and ketchup glaze, served on buttery grilled sourdough toast
$10.00
The Po Boy

Your choice of fried oysters or shrimp, topped with homemade remoulade sauce, lettuce, and tomato.
$12.00
Wright's BBQ

Our NEW recipe slow-smoked pork, blended with our signature barbecue sauce and served on a sesame seed bun with a side of coleslaw.
$10.00
Catch a Crab Cake

Our mechanicsville famous crab cake, made with a subtle blend of seasonings and backfin crab meat grilled to a golden brown served with homemade slaw.
$13.00
Taylor's Tuna Melt

House-made tuna salad with melted cheddar cheese, served on toasted white bread with sliced tomatoes.
$10.00
Nancy's Chicken Wrap

Our flour tortilla stuffed with homemade chicken salad, cranberries, raisins, candied nuts, mixed cheese and shredded lettuce.
$10.00
Dr. Bonds Sailor

Grilled first cut pastrami and grilled knockwurst finished with melted swiss cheese served on grilled rye bread with spicy mustard.
$11.00
The Original Club

Our famous three-tiered club sandwich, turkey, baked ham, smoked bacon, american cheese, swiss cheese, lettuce, tomato and mayonnaise.
$11.00
Big Johns Philly Steak

Shaved beef or chopped chicken grilled with special seasonings, onions, peppers and mushrooms finished with provolone cheese served on toasted ciabatta bread.
$10.00
Layne's Bacon Chicken

Avocado, bacon, lettuce, tomato, with grilled chicken breast, served on sourdough.
$10.00
Pittsburg Wrap

Grilled chicken with lettuce, tomato, boardwalk fries, mixed cheese and ranch dressing. Served with a side of tots.
$10.00
Fried Chicken Pita

Breaded fried chicken served in a toasted pita with melted swiss and American cheeses, garnished with lettuce and tomato and served with a side of ranch dressing
$10.00
Larry's Golf Club Wrap

Grilled chicken with chopped bacon, lettuce, tomatoes, mixed cheese, and cayenne ranch, grilled in a warm flour tortilla.
$10.00
Alli's Fried Chicken Sandwich

Breaded fried chicken, served on a toasted sesame seed bun with red pepper jelly and smoked gouda cheese.
$10.00
The Rickman Burger

Topped with the cheese of your choice.
$10.00
The Smokehouse

Smoked gouda, grilled onions, bacon
$11.00
Sally's Burger

Topped with sautéed mushrooms and onions with swiss cheese.
$11.00
The Breakfast Burger

Hash browns, smoked bacon, over medium egg and american cheese.
$11.00
Sammy's Bacon Burger

Thick-sliced bacon, BBQ sauce, onion rings, and cheddar cheese
$11.00
Ms. Camp's Cali Burger

Sliced avocado, pico de gallo, and melted goat cheese.
$11.00
DJ's Double

TWO half-pound patties, topped with 2 fried eggs, bacon, American cheese. Served on Texas toast.
$14.00
Butcher's Block

Eight-ounce center-cut sirloin, perfectly seasoned and grilled to your liking, served with mashed potatoes and steamed broccoli.
$17.00
Rosemary Skillet Chicken

Pan-roasted chicken breast, marinated with fresh rosemary and cloves of garlic, seared in cast iron, served with sweet potato mash and cornbread.
$14.00
Seafood Pasta

Jumbo shrimp, lump crab meat, and andouille sausage in a creole-spiced parmesan cream sauce with linguine pasta.
$17.00
Dallas' Chicken and Waffles

Our signature spice, breaded, fried chicken breast, atop a buttermilk waffle, served with kicked-up maple syrup on the side.
$15.00
Shrimp 'N Grits

Spiced shrimp, sauteed with diced tomatoes and bacon, over seasoned stone-ground grits.
$14.00
Lexi's Chicken Primavera

Chicken with broccoli, tomatoes, and onions, tossed in a white wine garlic butter sauce with penne pasta, finished with shredded parmesan cheese.
$14.00
Brant's Meatloaf

Ground beef, pork, and veal, mixed with tyler s special seasonings, baked perfectly and finished with a sweet ketchup glaze, served with steamed broccoli and homemade mashed potatoes.
$14.00
Lemon Dill Pasta

Atlantic salmon fillet, perfectly grilled, finished with capers and a light lemon-dill cream sauce, with rice and grilled asparagus.
$16.00
Robbie's Fajitas

Sauteed onions and bell peppers in a kickin fajita sauce, accompanied by shredded lettuce, our homemade salsa, mixed cheese, sour cream, and flour tortillas.
Fish N Chips

Fresh cod filets, dusted in shorty s breading, fried to a golden-brown, served with boardwalk fries and cole slaw.
$14.00
Cornbread
$2.00
Vegetable of the Day
$2.00
Cole Slaw
$2.00
Rice
$2.00
Mashed Potatoes
$2.00
Boardwalk Fries
$2.00
Asparagus
$3.00
Broccoli
$3.00
Sweet Potato Mash
$3.00
Tater Tots
$3.00

Kids

Bambino Breakfast Entrée

One egg cooked to order, grits or potatoes, choice of bacon, sausage or ham, and your choice of english muffin, biscuit, bagel or toast.
$3.00
Buddy's Biscuits and Gravy

One homemade biscuit covered with sausage gravy.
$3.00
Freckles French Toast

One slice of french toast dusted lightly with powdered sugar and served with your choice of bacon, sausage or ham.
$3.00
Wiggly's Waffle

One kid-sized waffle served with your choice of bacon, sausage or ham.
$3.00
Princess Pancake

One kid-sized pancake served with your choice of bacon, sausage or ham.
$3.00
Munchkin Mac N Cheese
$5.00
Cubbie's Cheeseburger Sliders
$5.00
Bebo's Corn Dog Nuggets
$5.00
Chickie's Chicken Tenders
$5.00

From the Bar

Miller Lite
Devil's Backbone Vienna Lager
Hardywood Singel
Bell's Two Hearted
Evolution Jacques Au Lantern
Lagunitas IPA
Bold Rock Cider
Budweiser
Bud Light
Bud Light Lime
Coors Light
Corona Light
Michelob Ultra
Sierra Nevada Pale Ale
Yuengling
Clean Slate Riesling

From california
Ecco Domani Pinot Grigio

From italy
William Hill Chardonnay

From california
Macmurray Ranch Pinot Noir

From california
Alamos Malbec

From argentina
Red Rock Select Merlot

From california
Darkhorse Cabernet

From california
Beringer White Zinfandel

From california
Korbel Champagne

From california

Elko P.

★★★★☆

Feb 18, 2025

A homely ambiance in Riverbound, offering brunch and lunch classics. The Works Omelet was delicious, and the potatoes had a nice, salty flavor. Service was great, and overall a good brunch experience in Mechanicsville.

Shawn L.

★★★★★

Oct 22, 2024

This is a local town favorite. Wide open cafe with a full bar too. Almost combining brunch, seafood, and sports bar. Despite its size it feels quite intimate. Obviously brunch is its big thing which I will say chicken and waffles are awesome but seriously this place takes pride in its seafood too hence the name. If you want to go all in go for the salmon or crab cakes. The services is great too. Very friendly. The perks of one of those small town cafes.

Pat H.

★★★★☆

Jul 26, 2023

I ordered the gardener omelette with potatoes and biscuit. Server recommended the biscuit. Spouse got pancakes, bacon and scrambled eggs. It's hot out so the air conditioning feels great. The omelette was wonderful. I could not finish so I took some home. The biscuit was delicious. I put butter and strawberry jam on. Server was excellent offered take out box for leftovers. Left full and happy.

Derek E.

★★★★☆

Aug 24, 2024

Food is always good and service is good, reasonable prices and good atmosphere, nothing that will rock your world but good food at good prices something that is hard to find nowadays. Not a five star restaurant but a steady reliable restaurant

Jahmelia B.

★★★☆☆

Dec 4, 2022

The Riverbound cafe is a cozy little cafe serving up classic American style favorites. This restaurant has different specials like discounted burger nights, happy hours specials on select days and a night where they serve breakfast dinner which is always great! I opted for a buffalo chicken salad which was loaded with blue cheese crumbles. The spice level on the buffalo chicken sauce was a little milder then I usually go for but it did taste good. I also decided to give the soup of the day a try. On this particular visit the soup of the day was chicken and mushroom. The chicken was shredded and the soup had a good unexpected tangyness to it. I ask so had an Irish coffee with my meal which was priced at 10 bucks. That seemed a little on the higher in for an Irish coffee but it was alright. Our server was very kind and attentive, she did a great job taking care of us. I'd be interested to give the breakfast a try as I hear it has a reputation for the best local breakfast in the area.

The Angry E.

★★★★☆

Oct 8, 2023

I wasn't sure that this cafe was open when pulling into the parking lot, because all the shades were down and it appeared dark inside. Luckily, it was. The servers were welcoming as soon as we stepped in. The menu looked delicious, but we both ended up ordering Reuben's. They were absolutely delicious! Best we had had in years! The service was great. I deducted the one star because I ordered the Tator tots instead of fries and the waitress didn't mention the upcharge. I hate those little surprises. The cafe is larger inside than what you would expect, but with the shades pulled tight in the middle of the afternoon, it had an odd ambiance. I was thinking how cool they could make it, with a few tweaks, to seem like it was a speakeasy cafe. We are already planning a second visit!

Josey C.

★★★☆☆

Nov 4, 2023

The service was great I have to admit. The food was absolutely average, nothing to fancy, nothing bad, nothing great, just write down the middle if you're just looking for an OK thing, and you're not looking to go to fancy, it's an OK place.

Najee F.

★★★☆☆

Dec 19, 2023

The food was terrible. The server was very nice though and that's the reason I gave it three stars I'll come back just for her and the drink were good. Meat loaf dry. Potatoes dry. Corn wet, but no flavor. The chicken Parmesan was no flavor.

Char M.

★☆☆☆☆

Nov 21, 2023

Ordered takeout this evening. I can hear my husband vomiting right now in the bathroom from the dry bbq he ordered.Ordered a salad and it was pieces of garnish lettuce. Not even chopped up. Also ordered the Hummus plate that had garnish style tomato slices with black parts on the edges. The blue cheese in the salad tasted cheap and terrible. There was some kind of taste/smell about the food that felt tainted. I ate a few bites of the app and the salad and tossed it. I really wish I could say something good but this was a gross experience. For the prices I would expect some quality and my husband in bed instead of puking. I want to apologize to the restaurant for my honesty, I do not mean to be a jerk but this is literally what's happening now and a straight forward review.

Patricia B.

★★★★★

Jul 12, 2021

Came in for breakfast on a Monday morning. I ordered the chicken biscuit and it was great. The chicken was crispy and the egg folded and stacked high on nice fluffy biscuit. It came with crispy potatoes. I asked for the house made hot sauce to put on my biscuit and so glad I did. It's like a thicker tabasco sauce. Really good. My boyfriend ordered the veggie omelette and enjoyed his meal as well. Service was friendly and food came out pretty fast. Would return.

Riverbound Cafe

Menu

Breakfast

Mom's Breakfast

Sausage Gravy Over Biscuits

Chipped Beef Over Toast

Three and a Handful

That's the Hash, Jack

The Kenny Dunn

Crab Cake & Eggs

Chip's Chicken & Waffles

Country Fried Steak

Tanker 3

Big Hank's Platter

Rhonda's Chicken Biscuit

Meatloaf Hash

Gary's Breakfast Tacos

Homemade Cinnamon Rolls

The Original Benedict

Riverbound Benedict

Bourbon Street

Kenny's Crab Omelet

The Gardener

The Works

The Western

Meat Monster

Spinach Omelet

Laura's Sunrise

BYO Omelet

Waffles

French Toast

Pancakes

Add an Egg

Bacon

Sausage

Ham

Cinnamon Buns

Corned Beef Hash

Fruit Cup

Side of Potatoes

Side of Grits

Sausage Gravy/Chipped Beef

Waffle

Pancake

Cheese

Toast

Biscuit

Bagel

Lunch and Dinner

Fried Oysters

Riverbound Crab Dip

Dave's Loaded Tots or Fries

River Cakes

Frank's Fried Shrimp

Gallagher Nachos

Rob's Quesadilla

Nic Nic's Chicken Tenders

Katie's Sausage Dip

Chips and Salsa

Onion Rings

Three Wood Salad

Marsea Salad

Kevin's Buffalo Salad

Chopped Crab Salad

Steak Cobb

Elaine's Summer Salad

The Atlantic

Beasley's Cold Plate

The House Salad

Soup of the Day

RBC Chili

She-Crab Soup

Reuben

The Wright Coast Reuben

Luda's Meatloaf Sandwich

The Po Boy

Wright's BBQ

Catch a Crab Cake

Taylor's Tuna Melt

Nancy's Chicken Wrap