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Used to like this place
Posted by jasonx77 on 05/07/2009
Food is consistently good, if you like it spicy. Over the years this place had been a favorite of ours, but sad to say that the service has consistently gone down hill. Most notably on a recent trip: after we paid our bill we still were finishing our drinks. Wife had about 1/3 glass of wine left and I had about 1/2 a beer. The server came back and told us that people were waiting on our table and they'd appreciate it if we'd hurry up. We had a reservation, wouldn't that at least give us the table long enough to finish our drinks? I later complained to the owner who seemed to be appalled and said she would send a gift card, but that never happened. Not the first experience with poor service at this restaurant. We do like the food, but will not be returning.
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NO WAY
Posted by ashe01 on 02/28/2009
The hostess asked us to wait for ten minutes after acknowledging our reservation and then forgot to seat us. After 45 minutes when approached she bought us each a drink (2 people) and seated us within minutes. The waitress ignored us until prompted by the hostess. The food was mediocre bordering on bad. The bartenders were competent, the music too loud for the space, and we will not return. We will make faces at them when we walk by and tell our friends not to attend 8 Rivers.
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just ok
Posted by dufusgonesplat on 05/17/2008
We decided on trying this restaurant based on CitySearch reviews and a Westword 2008 recommendation. In that regard, it was disappointing. However, overall, like many restaurants, it was just ok.
Ambience is a matter of taste, but again, in our opinion. It was just ok. The prices and food portions were fair.
We tried the two different rum drinks. On the positive, they didn?t skimp on the rum, but otherwise the drinks were just ok. The crab cakes appetizers were ok, but the fried chutney appetizers were boring.
The dinner presentation was nice and we enjoyed the seasonings ? the sides were just ok. The jerked pork was drier than it should have been and was tough ? and my wife didn?t even take home the leftover jerked tofu. She obviously wasn?t impressed.
Our waitress was helpful, but didn?t have the subtleties or unobtrusive nature of a good server. She was just ok.
Finally, the fact that the restaurant remained 50% - 67% empty (at the busiest time) on a beautiful Saturday night indicates to me that others also think this place is just ok.
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Love this restaurant
Posted by seyfer on 02/12/2008
Had lunch there and liked it so well took my husband there the next night for dinner. The ambience and service are great. Try the white berry sangria. Yummmm!
A cozy place for girlfriends to have lunch!
Margie
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Caribbean done right!
Posted by ktw on 10/02/2007
I have to say that this was one of the best dinning experiences we've had in a while. The atmoshere was romantic and the food was spicy. Our server was polite and made an excellent wine suggestion. We started off with soup for me and a salad for him. My JRK chicken and rice soup had the perfect amount of spice and his salad had the most wonderful curry dressing atop mixed greens with tomatoes and cucumbers. We had to keep switching back and forth. Our entrees were no let down either. I had the Tropical Chicken which was incredible. Who knew chicken wrapped plantains could be so divine? He had the Jrk Tenderloin, impressive indeed. Needless to say we have been raving about it to our friends ever since. Certainly a place I will be returning to again and again.
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good food but not outstanding
Posted by pokerplayer1234 on 08/07/2007
I came here on a Tuesday night with a party of six. We had reservations but probably didn't need them as the restaurant was not crowded. We sat indoors, but the restaurant wasn't running its A/C so it was a bit toasty indoors. More people gathered on the patio outside as the evening progressed. Service was okay. One plus is that they leave water pitchers on the table and kept the pitchers filled, so we didn't have issues with being thirsty. It took a while for the waitress to ask if we wanted another drink, however. (besides water) For appetizer, I had the spicy shrimp, which was FANTASTIC! And it was definitely spicy. For entree, I had the jerked chicken, which was good but nothing outstanding. For beverages, I tried the rum fruit juice drink, which was pretty good, and a mojito, which was just average. Overall, I had a good experience at this restaurant, but it will probably be a while before I come back again.
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horrible service
Posted by 5280lax on 07/24/2007
Went 8 rivers last night after wanting to for the last 6 months. Wish I would have waited. Took a friend for her birthday. We waited almost 15 min. before someone asked if we wanted something to drink. The meal was good but took forever to get. The staff never asked if we wanted another drink. some people around us were very angry about the service and asked for thier check before thier long awaited meal arrived. I was shocked to see they were charged for thier drinks which they almost had to begg for. Not sure I will ever go back after last night
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My name is John, and I am an 8 Rivers regular! (the twleve step program to fun food!)
Posted by jweiss1234 on 06/01/2007
I am regular at 8 Rivers. The food is over the top. The tofu is not my favorite, but you can not go wrong with the J e r k Chicken or the Tropical Chicken. Service can be a little less than professional ? however, that seems to be an issue in the Highlands overall. They have hired some new wait people recently who seem to know their stuff.
Great place for a first date and if you get a chance to meet the Chef, you too will be a regular!
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Just ok
Posted by loulerbell on 05/10/2007
I'd heard good things about this place and loved that it was right in the heart of the highlands, so I thought I'd check it out. I suppose nothing was terrible about it, it's just that absolutely nothing impressed. The plantain wonton wraps were pretty good, although the waitress did say "no matter what they taste like, they are plantains" -I have no idea what to take from that. She also didn't seem to know what "jerkk(apparently citysearch won't allow the actual spelling as it is deemed inappropriate) spice" was and had to look at the menu to explain it to us. The tofu was pretty bland (perhaps I'm just not used to jamaican food, but isn't it supposed to be spicy?) and the waitress was very nice, but not very attentive or knowledgeable. It's not a place I plan on visiting again.
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Should not be called a
Posted by hdj on 04/28/2007
Several times when a restaurant is classified "Jamaican" I and my family are eager to try it out. Most of the time we are disappointed as we were last Friday night. We were seated immediately, our waiter brought out the completely wrong dish then commented that he had a "brain f__t." The plaintains were fried BANANAS not plaintains, the rice and peas were unrecognizable and my meal (which originally came out as tofu and callaloo) was not anywhere near spicy. Friends passed by when we were eating and asked what we thought, our comment was that if you didn't want authentic Jamaican food then it was an okay restaurant. By the way, my family and I were born in Jamaica and eat authentic Jamaican food at home all the time. We like to eat out though just like everyone else.
