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On the River Restaurant

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On The River Restaurant and Catering has been serving the Brazosport area for 25 years. We offer original recipes, prepared right here in our kitchen. We are famous for our fried or grilled Texas Gulf shrimp, fried American farm raised catfish,huge chicken fried steaks, and a variety of great burgers. Our most famous items are our homemade coleslaw and cornbread. Guests come from miles away just for those! Equally popular are our famous Fried Dill Pickles! We sell easily over 100 gallons a week of these fantastic little chip... read more

Location details

919 W 2nd St, Freeport, TX, 77541, United States

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WeekdayScheduleStatus
Mon9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Tue9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Wed9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Thu9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Fri9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
SatClosed
SunClosed
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Debbie Frederick Bauer 
7 years ago

Business response:

Thank you, Debbie! 

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Michele Cothron 
7 years ago

Love it. Best food and the staff is great 

Business response:

Thanks so much!! 

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Denise Hardman Blanchard 
7 years ago

As always best food and service love this place. Thanks for the personal greeting Jay Collins!!! � 

Business response:

Thank you for the 5 stars, Denise! Hope to see you again soon :) 

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Nathan Fajkus 
7 years ago

Awesome, awesome food! Wonderful service. People in this area are lucky to have this gem. I really enjoyed it! 

Business response:

We're so glad you enjoyed!! We appreciate you sharing your review and hope to have you back again when you're in the area! :) 

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Jim Brown 
7 years ago

My plate was brought out five minutes after orderingThe food was lukewarm I sent it back and it came out about 2 to 3 minutes later and the waitress said that they had cooked me a new platter they just microwaved what I sent back because the shrimp were chewy and the fish was dry this is the second time I have eaten there the first time the food was awesome the waitress did offer to remove the seafood platter from my check but I told her that I was not complaining to get a free meal but so that they could improve their servi... read more

Business response:

Jim, we are embarrassed and sorry to hear about your experience with On the River this week. We can assure you it is NOT in our policy to microwave plates when sent back, but we will review your concerns with all of our weekend staff to make sure that policies are followed by every single employee every single time. We are so glad you had a previous positive experience – we hope you can consider this a one-off unfortunate incident and hope you’ll consider giving us another shot in the future. Please check your private messag... read more

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Kenneth Davis 
7 years ago

Drove about 50 miles to get there and it was what I expected. Great food and Mica, our waitress was super. Will definitely be Back! The prices were not cheap but the food was well worth what you pay.� 

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Rhonda Allenson Ashcraft 
7 years ago
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Gina Lawless Atkins 
7 years ago

Since moving to Lake Jackson Texas, I have been wanting some good seafood. Well I found it here. The food was great and so was the service. 

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Tino De Leon 
7 years ago

Food on point and a great GF menu plus dessert! Thanks Drew for a top notch restaurant . 

Business response:

Thanks Tino! Saw you on the way out, but wasn't able to catch you, sorry! 

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How is On the River Restaurant rated?

On the River Restaurant has a 4.3 star rating with 1,208 reviews. 

When is On the River Restaurant open?

On the River Restaurant is open now. It will close at 6:00 p.m.  

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