captains quarters riverside grille

i have been to captains quarter’s a few times in the past to visit its barareaand thought it was a nice place as far as that. my family decided to go there to eat as a treat on my birthday so i wanting to see the food options, price etc… before going and in doing so read a few of the negative reviews.

my brother and i decided to go ahead early to check it out, my birthday my choice.

as we were getting out of the car three gigantic tour buses arrived, and it was a friday, hmm.

as it was pretty warm out i wanted to eat in the diningareabut we were told it was reservations only, so i questioned them as to why i wasn’t able to make a reservation on the internet sight and was a bit put off until the young lady explained the actual dining room has been completely booked for a few months, which i am glad she did that makes sense, i hadn’t called.

as i was lagging behind my brother was able to land a booth in the barareawith a nice view as two ladies were leaving and it would fit our party, i was pleased.

the young server who came to us did so promptly, was pleasant to the eyes and had a very congenial attitude as she quickly brought us the drinks, and menus we asked for assuring us it would be no problem to wait about a half an hour for the rest.

when they arrived she returned promptly taking our orders; i had a hot brown, the rest had various fish entries. all of our food arrived timely, my hot brown was very good and hot as were the others fish, the server made sure we had plenty of drinks, and this was in a very busy but pleasant bar food area. i was very pleased with the time we spent eating as well as checking out the boats in the river area, and the shapely well dressed women my age in the band area.

so… i would never order a $30.00 sea bass diner in a bar foodareato start with even on my birthday when someone else was paying, and if you do…find another shoulder to cry on.

 my only regret is that two months of other fine dinners had the sixth sense to make a reservation two months ahead of me… as i was ready for some pan-seared jumbo scallops, sautéed spinach with bacon over smoked gouda grits, with bell pepper and broccoli all accompanied by a few bottles of santa margherita pinot grigio (my brother was paying).

oh how life can be so hard, on the river, with beautiful women, good food, and boats, did i mention boats……………..

mom's surpirse bday party at cq. we had about 65 people for drinks and appetizers at captain's quarters and it was perfect. the masterson's handled everything flawlessly, including helping us find a jazz trio to play in the barareanear the very cool fireplace!

we did a rehearsal dinner several years ago on the cq princess, so we knew we could trust them to take great care of us on land or water!

andrew masterson handled all of the details pesonally, and even with a much larger event they were running at the same time (cyclocross event) andrew made time to stop in and check in on us, which showed how important each party is to them. their reputation has always been solid, and this type of ownership involvement is why!

the food was perfect, the green chili wontons were the highlight, and out guests were raving about the set up. the buffet was beautiful and delicious. plenty of room, and such a nice backdrop for an informal evening of celebration. mike the bartender was terrific, and there were servers all over us, plenty of help and we wanted for nothing!

the pricing was really good with the hosted bar package, well worth it, and we didn't even come close to running out of food, they made sure we were all stuffed, happy, and could concentrate on the celebration rather than how the function was running. they really know thier stuff. we got a lot of compliements on how "you guys know how to throw a party!"

thanks cq riverside for a great event, we will definately do this again!

mediocre food & service, great outdoor space. probably the best place in louisville for outdoor dining...really fun patio/bar area...inconsistent food...i have had really bad food and i have had pretty good food, so it is hit or miss...poor/mediocre service (servers are clueless)...brunch on sunday is enjoyable...not a must try, but outdoorareaalone is relaxing and worth a visit..

enjoyable. my wife wanted to have dinner by the river, i said lets try captain's quatters, we haven't been there in a while. we drove out there, arriving about 5:30 pm,, requested a table outside. we were taken to a table just outside the main dining room with a good view of the river and the boat dock. the server showed up about the time we sat down and handed out menus and took drink orders. she was back in two or three minutes and asked if we wanted to order at this time, which we did. my wife ordered the greek salad and i ordered the chopped chicken salad. the outsideareawas about 3/4 of the way full and the outside barareawas doing a brisk business. before our order arrived, two good size cruisers pull up to the dock area. there were several pleasure boats on the water at this time of the evening. both our salads arrived in short order from another server, i guess when an order comes up, whoever is in the kitchen brings them out. the salads were just as order. the grilled chicken on my salad was plenty and hot and tender. my wife;s salad had plenty of items to fill you up. the server came by and asked if everything was ok, we said yes, and could use more of our drinks. she returned with full glasses of our drinks. later she asked if we would like anything else, i said no, just the check, which she pulled out of her apron and left it on the table. we talked for a few minutes and then paid and went to the parkiing lot whcih by this time was just about full. we had a nice evening by the river, good food, and with tip spent about $40 but i did have a beer. all in all, i would return to cqs, but you should get there early because it looks like they get busy and after 6 pm you may have to wait for a table.

nice fish sandwich. hi us folks,

myself and the folks went to cq's the other day for lunch. we sat outside on the nice deckareawith great weather. each of us ordered the fish sandwich which came with chips, pickle and cole slaw. our server was prompt, got the order right and delivered the food without a long wait. the fish sandwich was two pieces of generous size, well breaded, moist and nice cod texture. the only aspect was the cole slaw had too much onion which over powered the dish. overall, a nice lunch and certainly would go back.

great patio, marginal food. i love the patio. it is a great place to gather for cocktails on a nice day... perfect view of the ohio river. their indoor barareais nice, too. the food is marginal. it is typical masterson's food, and i don't care for it. i will go to cq for the patio and drinks, but never for the food. so for me it is a spoon down.