River City Brewing Company
| Address: | 6241 Fair Oaks Blvd, Carmichael, CA 95608, USA |
| Phone: | +1 916-550-5093 |
| Site: | rivercitybrewing.net |
| Rating: | 3.9 |
| Working: | 11:30AM–9PM 11:30AM–9PM 11:30AM–9PM 11:30AM–9PM 11:30AM–10PM 11:30AM–10PM 11:30AM–8PM |
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Mark Warren
We got to RCBC at 3:30pm on a Friday afternoon. It wasnt busy and we opted to sit outside when there were only 4 tables seated when we got there. Our server didnt even come over to my wife and I until 3:55 and we didnt get our beers until 4:23pm! The beer was good but the service from our waiter was slow! We had long finished our pint size beers and we had to flag our waiter to ask for the check at 4:45pm. Seven minutes later our waiter came back and asked if we wanted another beer... ugh! We asked for the check like ten minutes ago! At 4:55 our waiter finally came back with the check and... it was wrong. We had two pint beers at the happy hour price of $4.00 a pint. Should have been $8 plus tax! The beer was charged at the regular price and he added on an order of the Happy Hour egg rolls. Seriously!!! It takes a lot to get me frustrated but at this point Im getting mad. It has now taken us an 1hr and a 1/2+ for two beers! The waiter took the check back to have it corrected and what do you know, it took him a while to get it fixed. The hostess asked if we needed anything else at 5:03 and we expressed in a firm voice that we would like our check so we could go! At about 5 minutes after 5pm our savior Beth, a manager, finally arrived and asked how we were. She had just come to work. We told her that we had been there since 3:30pm and all we had were two beers and just trying to go. Beth was awesome and took care of us right away. Thank you so much Beth for the wonderful customer service! I am giving this review 4 stars just because of her attitude and willingness to help! While our server made this a bad experience we dont let one server ruin a business for us. I hope he is able to get better training to handle customers better and more efficiently because everyone needs a job somewhere and they should be able to do their job to the best of their ability. The next time we come back well go straight to the bar tender. :-D
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M Vah
I tried a weekday lunch in July 2016 and was looking forward to RCBC reopening in Carmichael. The drinks were very good, bartender was friendly, and place looked cool; these were the pluses. Ordered buffalo wings and fish and chips. The look and texture of the wings skins were rubbery and pale not crispy nor flavored in much sauce. The sauce was watery thin and barely any of it could hold onto the wings. I couldnt eat the exterior and basically forced eating through the interior although it wasnt really tasty. The fish and chips were barely editable. The crust looked good but one bite and the fish itself tasted mushy; I couldnt eat any more. The fries came out stale looking and tasted like theyd been sitting under a heat lamp. Sorry but this is a true experience. Ill give it that this may have been an off-day for the kitchen but if theyd just looked at the fries and wings and have test tasted the fish before opening, Id think theyd know better. The place was less than a third full and yet there were at least six wait staff and a maitre d. Most of the wait staff were standing next to the bar horse playing in between infrequent services. There was an older woman who appeared to be an owner helping out but she didnt seem in control of her staff and the place started feeling more like a high school hangout rather than a Milagro restaurant as there became less to do. I do hope RCB succeeds but I suggest having your staff reserve their discussions and play (which is fine) to somewhere not in ear shot of your guests and to test tasting the food before beginning service and please change your buffalo wings recipe. Good luck.
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Matthew Kaiser
River City Brewing Company is a sports bar and grill/brewery that is overall an outstanding restaraunt. Service is kind, food is great, and the perfect area to watch a game while eating. Pros: 1.Food is delicious, I had the RCBC brewers burger. It was well cooked and tasted amazing with BBQ sauce. 2. Service is kind and have a positive attitude. Staff was especially kind towards my 2 nephews. 3. RCBC was very clean, restrooms were spotless and overall was a nice place to spend time with my family. Cons 1. Half of the restaurant is under development as of may 29th, 2016. 2. Food took to long to show up, waiting around 45 minutes for the food to show up. 3. Their are a small selection of foods and alcohol to choose from. (The cons will be removed in time as the restaurant is renovated and more staff is hired. These are just short term until the restaurant is renovated.) My verdict of the restaurant is 4 out of 5 because it is amazing overall, this restaurant has impeccable service and food. Only minusing a star because of the small list of cons listed above. I would highly recommend this restaurant for a night out or with family. This restaurant is now one of my favorites.
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Richard Murphy
Attitude in general sucks. WAY understaffed on a Friday night, especially during Jazz fest. ONE server working the ENTIRE outdoor seating area, thats 12 tables. Oh, Im sorry, 5 of those were "serve yourself at the bar tables". Wow. Because thats what I want to pay full price for at a restaurant, the pleasure of wading through two rows of people fighting for a bartenders attention. Then you have the food. Mediocre would be the best description. The grilled Oysters were interesting. Garlic butter lacked any real flavor except oil. Try putting some Garlic and Salt in it. Just a thought. Calimari was fairly decent, not original but not bad. Crab cake might have been one of the worst Ive ever had. A bunch of mealy minced crab, no lump crab, thrown together with raw vegetables, some breading, and fried. No sauce. Served over a salad absolutely DRENCHED in Vinaigrette. Waited an additional 15 minutes for my check due to said overloaded server. Beer was about the same as any other decent microbrewery, nothing to write home about. A decent stop if you dont want to get down to the waterfront and hit the movie theater, thats about it.
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Harold Mosby
River City Brewing should be your first stop when you visit Milagro. Samantha, "Sweathog" to her favorite customer, Don Leek, is a miracle worker behind the bar. In another life she would have starred in a long running TV series, like Cheers. Oh wait, the bartender on that series was called Sam. Visit Milagro. Its more than a place to eat, have a drink, coffee, or dessert. Imagine having the very essence of True Mexican food culture minutes from where you live. Milagro is a destination experience; gelato, craft coffee, amazing cupcakes, a brewery and a poke bar with more coming soon...what more could you ask for?
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A Private User
There is nothing like swallowing down a Woodhead ale while chatting with Brian the brewer on his recent masterpiece and chompin on special of the day. Ive been there on and off and of recently at least once a week. The beer is absolutely fantastic, Ive not had a bad dish yet and service has been good. Ive been filling my kegs at Rubicon but due to their lack of variety I went to Rivercity Brewing and was astonished at the quality of beer flowing through there. I highly recommend going there!
