Marina Drive
River Bend, NC


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(2 out of 5)

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(3 out of 5)

(4 out of 5)

Review by: MrBreakfast.com Visitor on 12/6/2009

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I would expect the experience we had out of a seafood restaurant trailer in Nevada in the Wall-Mart parking lot.

Pro's:
Bread was okay.
Napkins were cloth.
Silverware was appropriate.

Con's:
I can't say enough. We came on a cold Sunday night looking for warmth and they sat us in the coldest, out of the way corner in an empty restaurant. The server didn't know what the specials were and suggested a happy hour drink that they couldn't make right. After she told us how it was going to be made (the wrong way) we canceled the order and the bartender (I can only assume) came over with the drink and attempted to make us feel bad for not taking it. How hard is hot chocolate and peppermint schnapps? Instead we ordered a hot apple cider which she assured us they had and mentioned many times. To our (not so) surprise, they were out. We both had water.
We ordered the seafood linguini and it came. There were mussels, clams, salmon, and shrimp with stewed tomatoes and fresh (basil?) in a sauce. The clams hadn't been filtered and were sandy. The mussels were okay, (there were three). The salmon was the best part of the dish, but didn't make up for the rest of it. The sauce seemed to be a ladle full of seafood water with a little bit of tomato flavoring. We both left hungry. We're home now and making something edible. I know I missed something here, but there was so much bad it got confusing after a while.

Award Nomination: Biggest Ripoff

Review #18734Review by: shugga on 10/22/2006

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They have great breakfasts. Their Sunday morning breakfast brunch was just wonderful.

Beautiful location overlooking a small waterway leading to the Trent River.

This might be considered in New Bern as River Bend is a small incorporated town off Rt. 17 just outside New Bern, NC.

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Reviews submitted here are meant to pertain to breakfast only. While Mr Breakfast cannot vouch for the validity of each restaurant review, he feels pretty good vouching for the excellent character of the residents of River Bend, North Carolina - who are primarily responsible for the review(s) you see above for River Bend Cafe and Marina.