Meet us where fine dining is a casual thing
Fine dining doesn’t have to be fancy. At the River Cafe and Bar, you’ll dine on delicious meals in a setting that is casual and welcoming.
Start with the Baked Clams or the Sweet Chili Calamari. Then build your own burger, pasta, pizza, or Mac and Cheese. That’s right, you are in charge of the ingredients at the River Cafe and Bar!
To build your own pasta, you’ll pick a noodle and a sauce then top it with your favorite protein. We love the rigatoni with vodka sauce topped with crumbled sausage and mushrooms.
If you’re a Mac & Cheese fan (really, who isn’t?), you can choose your meat and your vegetables. Our favorite? Bacon with sweet pepper, garlic, and artichoke hearts.
If you don’t want to build your own thin-crust pizza, you can choose from the specialty options like the Chicago Pizza with Italian beef, giardiniera, and sweet peppers or the BBQ Pizza with pulled pork and BBQ sauce. Yum!
The River Cafe and Bar is open Tuesday through Thursday from 4pm to midnight, Friday from 11am to 2am, Saturday from 11am to 3am, and Sunday from 11am to midnight. Closed Monday.
Appetizers range from about $8 to about $16 for a dozen baked clams. Sandwiches and wraps are about $11. To build your own burger, it starts at about $9. Building your own pasta starts at about $11. A thin-crust pizza starts at about $11.
For cheap drinks, don’t miss the all-day drink specials or the daily happy hours at River Cafe and Bar!
Literally steps from the River Grove Stop on Metra’s Milwaukee District West Train, the River Cafe and Bar is located at 2826 Thatcher Avenue in River Grove.
