Old Man River, Tonawanda NY

Caught the last day of old man river. They were ready to wrap it up. Still a nice lunch with the family.

This has been one of my very favorite places for around 20 years! You can't beat the atmosphere of this place. Great food and beautiful views. The big whale is just cool!

Food was great.burgers/ff.ribs, clams and shrimp.everyone was happy! I wish that I had gotten the name of the young man in "the shack" he was awesome! Gotta get there at least one more time!

We had a great time! The food was good and The Dave Constantino Band was great! Great atmosphere.

Wonderful place across the street from the river. Enough seating, a varied summer menu, and sometimes live music in the evening. We like to eat a hot dog and then go for a walk along the river

The food was okay way overpriced i paid 7 dollas for a corn dog ridiculous. The staff were just sitting around doing nothing and they were just talking. Went to the Sea Food Shack and that was a amazing experience. Overall experience was okay but could be better if the food was cheaper. The night i went on Thursday August 19th i discovered poop on the floor in the mens bathroom but the staff took care of it right away.

Even though it was crowded, there really wasn't much of a wait.had the ROASTED RED CHICKEN - With roasted red peppers, provolone cheese and garlic mayo.fantastic choice.grilled to perfection

This place used to have lines to get food. Walked right up no waiting now Kno why. 1 sausage n hamburger n Greek fries 1 coke n 1 water 32.00 yikes

Had a wonderful lunch outside across from the water. Watched boats go by. It was a bright sun shining day to be outside. The food was delious.
Really enjoyed the experience and are planning to go back time and time again.

O. M. G.is like coming home. Great charbroiled dogs, fantastic sweet potato Fry's & world famous loganberry. I'll be back

Excellent little lunch spot. Owner was super nice! Sweet potato fries, burgers, and hotdogs were all delicious. Was on vacation and definitely will stop of that way again.

This was the first time trying out the old man river. It was also my birthday and had a craving for some BBQ and seafood. They have two stations, one that sells burgers, sandwiches and finger food and the other side that sell alcohol bbq and seafood. We got the 3 meat platter with two sides and cornbread and also added on two beers. This all came up to about $60 which is a bit on the pricey side for what you receive. I picked the ribs, beef brisket, shrimp with the side of Mac Mac cheese and baked beans. It's got potential but old man river needs to go back to the drawing board with how this food is being executed. The ribs were extremely small with no meat on the bone and what was on the bone was very dry and you basically had to fight it to get the meat off the bone, the brisket was pretty dry. Almost like eating a well dine steak that was cooked to death, the mac and cheese was under unseasoned and reminded me of instant mac and cheese. However the shrimp was a pretty solid choice and the baked beans were good but unfortunately didn't feel special. I could've probably received the same quality and satisfaction from a can of bushes baked beans.

When eating these thing separately its a huge disappointment, pretty bland and dry but comes to a good meal if you combine everything like a garbage plate and dump a ton of bbq sauce on it. However for a meal that cost $60, I expect more from it. I should be able to take just a strip of beef brisket and thoroughly enjoy it on its own, bit I would not be able ti do that, the brisket and ribs are more like warm beef jerkey.

Overall it was a great time. There was live music, the atmosphere was great, the staff were extremely professional and helped me with everything I needed I would see myself coming back. The only issue is the price. I feel the price for what I received was not worth it.

Great music with Dave Constantino Band. The layout on patio is open and fun to dance? The food is definitely good and the service as well

Delicious hot dogs, fries, burgers, etc. Still has it's authentic hot dog stand feel. Free music outside on Monday evenings. Ice cream has migrated down the street to Mississippi Mudd's.

Our first time here, has all the makings of something fantastic, lots if seating fun atmosphere right by the water.but what a disappointment. We came based on all the awesome reviews.

First off, spendy (about 60 dollars total for 2 of us, not including the tip), now I will spend $60 dollars all day on a good to great meal.this is not the case here.

We decided to try all three options (burgers/fried food, smokehouse, seafood shed).

Burger/fried food. Spent $8 ring of fire, deep friend onions rings and Jelepenos w/cheese sauce and hot sauce- onion rings were good the Jelepenos tasted old and dry, as in.you can barely bite threw them we got 4 onions rings and 4 slices of Jelepenos.

We decided to hit up the smokehouse and seafood shed, with great expectations, to say disappointment is an under statement -3 meal platter Brisket, Cajun shrimp, Sausage, Mac and cheese, slaw and corn bread, including 1 beer, was almost 45 bucks and it was not good. Not a terrible portion 2 people could easily spit this.

Overall: Shrimp bland, brisket horrible chewy salt lick, sausage was one of the worst things I have ever tried, Mac and cheese was cold lumpy and over salted, coleslaw - I just can't even describe, tasted over seasoned with some sort of fennel or oregano seasoning, corn bread was "ok". We took three bits each (shared with hubby) and had to toss it.it was that bad, just not good at all.

Side Note: Bathroom was disgusting, as in I hovered and was scared to touch the faucet.

I rarely leave bad reviews but terrible experience, tried to say something but everyone at smoke shack was MIA.hence the review. Giving 2 star based on staff, atmosphere and seating, truly is a great atmosphere.

My girlfriend and i went there for dinner around 8pm music was good, however, we both got sick from the clams casino, hers came out from the bottom end myself from the upper. The hot dog and onion rings were very good though. Can't do seafood there again!