River Inn in Derry

Lovely venue. However, when bringing an event here, I was originally supposed to pay a deposit. This then turned out to be a rental fee. After bringing business to the bar, I felt I was ripped off. Very disappointing.

Lovely restaurant big portions food was lovely delicious cocktails good value great atmosphere and lovely staff nice toilets clean and spacious place

We have eaten a munes in this picturesque and unique place. Good and fast service. They had a menu for 10 and a half pounds with several options of the dishes they have on the menu. The portions were generous and we were more than satisfied. I think we'll come back for dinner too.

We booked for 26 places. Arrived early. Was no bother to them. We're greated with a warm welcome. Meal and server's were outstanding. Certainly be back

The wife and I went for Sunday Lunch today and really enjoyed it. Great food. We have been here a few times including lunch during the week. Really good value for money. Would highly recommend .Thank you to everyone at Silver Street.

Great bar in the city centre. It was a busy weekend and there were a lot of people in the bar. We took our drinks upstairs. A nice seating area and it was comfortable, despite it being busy.

Visited this place on the last 2 visits to the maiden city both the bar and restaurant excellent service and food top notch

Very nice bar. Locals were very entertaining. We had fun.

Amazing staff and atmosphere. Not to busy. Just spot on.

The garlic potatoes and tobacco onions looked like they were not cooked even after i asked the server when she took my order could i have them crispy. The cajun chicken was lovely,pity bout the rest,will not return.

We loved it, the food was great and the attention and atmosphere were great. We will surely repeat.

Excellent meal and our server was so attentive and cheerful. We had lunch and a glass of wine. Nice atmosphere but not too noisy as it is quite large.

Lovely staff, great food, good atmosphere. Steak and Guinness pie amazing.

Great place ,Great food ..just a bit of a walk to the bathrooms

Great food fruit Xmas with party. Nice staff great music and busy

Like going here, very comfortable seating arrangement, can be busy at weekends for football fans. Steak and guiness pie, load them up fries.

Pub in Derry, comfortable, good music, atmosphere and beer

Great service,meal and few drinks and had no booking on a very busy Sunday afternoon but still managed to fit us in.Always go back as such a great place to eat and drink. Excellent for a night out also.

River Inn is always be Cheeky to customers and take take dinner away not finished with food atmosphere poor not great Entertainment and service and staff and pently more Etc. Excellent Christmas Dinner

Service and food was great. Plus the bonus of eating in the oldest resturant in Derry.

What a rocking venue two fantastic bands hope to see many more

This restaurant serves absolutely beautiful food and the beer is not bad the services was excellent and I recommend this to anyone coming to Derry.

Oldest pub in Derry! Great food and atmosphere. The staff is super friendly and know how to pull a pint of Guinness!!

My favorite pub for dinner in Derry

Fantastic bar to watch football ⚽

Very friendly staff and customers

Great food and service. Would highly recommend.

My better half and I stayed over in Londonderry city was great we ate in river Inn fabulous place we had vegetarian lasagne and 2 free sides fantastic service meal was wonderful GREAT THAT WE VEGETARIANS ARE CATERED FOR DEFINITELY BE BACK STAFF BRILL

Brilliant food served and attentive staff.

Would give this place zero stars if allowed. Indifferent service, SUPER slow service, and lousy food quality.

We hosted our wedding drinks here between our ceremony and reception both at the Guildhall and it was perfect, with lovely service, drinks and food. Highly recommend!

Friendly staff, good food, fast service. Very happy

Called into this place this afternoon looks nice enough and big inside very quiet for Saturday,, food was okay as I had starter and main 15 20 minute for starter but my main meal came more quickly,, the main issue I had was service staff seem very cheeky especially the girl that took my order all she kept saying was yeah when I was given my order staff seem more interested in having laugh than dealing with customers I don't think I will be back as there is better places in city with better staff better service

Called in for lunch and left being fed for the day. Staff were really friendly and the service was quick. Portions were massive and the food was top top quality and reasonably priced 👌👌

Outstanding service , good & drinks.

Great atmosphere and great music and great company

Big, spacey with an atmosphere to match - terrific friendly staff - smiles all around - well worth a visit...

Food was excellent good staff 👌 great place

Nice place to spend a few hours in.

A good night out, guaranteed. Food is mostly on point - however, concerning that I was served under cooked chicken. It was however quickly replaced, docked from the bill and also was provided a round of drinks for the table. Staff dealt with it well, and sincerely apologised. Hasn't hampered my returning to silver street in the future!

Amazing food, drinks with amazing backgrounds and music

Steak Sambo small with rump steak butterfly , Cajun chicken destroyed with Cajun ,

Saturday night 14th August 2021. First time in sliver st in all most one year. Nice atmosphere and good music. No queuing. Much better than the black bird!!! Things have changed for the worst. Night out means waiting to get into a bar with over priced drinks.

Great spot...big fat doorman bap quinn help me so much

Absolutely 💯 great place to eat and have a drink 🍸. Staff are so friendly and accommodating. Food is brilliant and the cocktails are too! Will be back.

Poor customer service very unhelpful

Dined in the Silver Street Bar area of the River Inn. What a treat! Good food, reasonably priced. Efficient service and pleasant atmosphere all in a Covid safe environment. Definitely worth a visit if you are in Derry City centre.

This review is nearly two years too late, and I apologize for it. My wife and I stayed just a night in Derry at the very tail end of our honeymoon in October 2018. It's now August of 2020 and we still remember the River Inn and our experience there that night. After a full day of driving on the opposite side of the road from what we were used to (we are from the US), and arriving into the city quite late the night before Halloween, we were in need of some comforting food. We picked the River Inn and I'm quite glad we did - some of the best food we had in our two weeks in the British Isles, with a great atmosphere, quick and friendly service, and all without breaking the bank. The only disappointment resulting from this visit was the reality setting in that we cannot become "frequent" customers. When we finally make our way back to Derry I'm sure this will be one of the first places on our list to visit.

They ran out of olives for the pizza, ran out of wedges, and apparently coleslaw as well. We got a cup of shredded mozzarella instead of coleslaw. The cheese on the pizza was burnt, 10 inch instead of 12, and we had to slice it ourselves as it wasn't fully sliced. Upside, there's Franciscan Well and Blue Moon on tap as well as a dry cider. Cocktails are £4.80. The bar is nice and in a central location and near the bus depot. There's a 50 pence charge for water with black currant.

Great pub with great staff, good for footy and huge restaurant with it

Fantastic food. Excellent value. Super staff who provided friendly efficient service. Made our evening very memorable. Would highly recommend as a venue.

Visited here with and a friend for an evening meal, food was really good and the service was excellent, would definitely recommend this place for food and drinks! Can’t wait to go back! :)

The food and service were amazing I would highly reccomend

¡Yo y tres amigos vinimos aquí para almorzar y beber hace un par de semanas! Terminamos quedándonos más de lo previsto porque era un lugar encantador.La comida es deliciosa, había una oferta genial también que fue genial. Los cócteles eran exuberantes! No es frecuente que obtenga el martini francés perfecto, pero lo clavaron en este lugar. Realmente no puedo esperar para volver otra vez! El personal era muy atento y servicial, especialmente Nicole. Ella era muy agradable y nada era demasiado complicado. 10/10 para mí! ! gracias por una tarde brillante! :)

Fui con algunos amigos, la banda se llamaba sensación. Creo que excelente, el personal fue rápido, eficiente y amable, excelente pub, buena comida a un precio razonable. queja menor Tenía una pinta de Guinness que sabía un poco, podría haber sido mi paladar algo para vigilar en general con ganas de volver

Try and get to here when I'm in Derry, had the vegetable soup and bangers and mash for main. Onion gravy and champ was good, sausages not the best but couldn't really tell anyhow as the gravy swamped it. All in all a decent lunch

I have been coming to this bar for the past 20 years, this place has changed so much in these years. The place is spotless clean. The music was fantastic. I've moved away from derry now 15 years but when I visit I love going to certain pubs to relive my youth. This place suits all age groups

Lovely food and friendly service

Stumbled across this place last night and loved it. We sat at the bar and enjoyed a few drinks with the bar staff being friendly, chatty and knowledgable when we chatted over different gins. Decor nice and only wish we had stayed to eat!!!

Just found this place last night before we went to see 'We Will Rock You' - it is a hidden treasure. The decor is quirky and suited our family perfectly. The workers are lovely, two girls and two guys we dealt with were so polite and friendly. I had the salmon which was amazing, the side dishes hot and tasty and the prices were just brilliant. Will DEFINITELY be back and recommend to anyone. Yes, there was a bit of a wait for the meal to arrive but again that suited us. Lots of families catered for which is nice to see. Well done all!

A great place to go for moderately priced great food

Revisé este lugar en Google antes de visitarlo, debería haberme apegado a la regla número uno y tomar una pinta antes de ordenar para tener una idea del lugar. Es desordenado, desaliñado y demasiado ruidoso para una hora del té entre semana. Pedí las alitas de pollo y el pollo al curry en la salsa secreta del chef, bueno, qué pan de mierda, las alitas de pollo habían sido fritas congeladas y no estaban sazonadas. El pollo al curry era solo eso, trozos de pechuga de pollo hervidos en salsa de curry de chips, sin cebollas, ni siquiera unos pocos guisantes esparcidos.Es barato, pero también es de muy mala calidad.

Great food n at gd prices n polite staff

What has happened to the food here, so bad over priced frozen crap! It used to be good ... The food was sloppy , Luke warm cooked from frozen and was bland and tasteless. Get a grip ,serving food like this is taking the hand. Avoid!

Spacious and comfortable, with great food and friendly service.

The rudest staff we have ever come across, wasn’t just one but the four we interacted with including the “manager” The food was nice but they would put you off eating.

This is more of a Pub with good food and reasonably priced specials. It is Derry's oldest sited pub. A little dark but with atmosphere. Both fish & chips and chicken in gravy were good.

Called in on a busy Saturday evening without pre booking. They found us a table despite being busy although they did give us a time that they needed it back for.

nice atmosphere fantastic staff

Desde fuera y por la decoración parece que una copa fuese la mejor opción. Pero comimos muy bien . Tienen plato del día y buenas opciones en la carta . Un gran acierto . Servicio atento , rápido y eficiente.

Food was lush, but make sure you aren't in a rush

We had dinner here and the food was lovely. Very generous portions and great value for money. Very disappointing service. Apart from 2 members of staff...a younger girl and a man who I think was the manager the rest of the staff were not very friendly and the service was extremely slow.

The positives: the waiting staff were very efficent, polite and helpful. The service was quick. The restaurant was busy and there was a distinct 'buzz' about it on a wet, depressing night outside. The negatives: our meals were disappointing. My husband's fish needed seasoning; he said it was bland, and also overcooked in batter. Mine was no better: pulled pork, which was like a stringy mush, on top of soggy garlic fries, which had no trace of a garlic flavour. The advertised 'tobacco onions' were most unlike any I have ever seen or tasted before. Soft, soggy and limp, and a pale cream colour. [Looked as if they had been micro-waved.] We had looked forward to this dinner, but were disappointed. Maybe it was just a one-off 'bad night' there?

Was referred here by the reception desk at the hotel. Was seated without a hello or welcoming smile. Drink order taken, and drinks arrived. GRUMPY waitress took order without any personality or warmth. Food was awesome. Grumpy waitress had to be flagged down for a check, and dropped it at the table without a word. She could have mentioned we needed to pay at the bar, as we sat there for 10 minutes waiting for her to return before we asked another staff member if he had the charge machine. Won’t be returning.

Delicious everything was perfect

Spotless clean restaurant excellent staff who are very friendly and welcoming. Fantastic menu selection although we were there for Sunday lunch it was beautiful. Staff are very attentive and always checked on our table to see if everything was ok or if we needed anything else. Great warm atmosphere with good music playing in the background. Swift attentive service and I would highly recommend a visit.

Decided to try here before going to see a show in a nearby theater with a girlfriend and I'll never be back! When we arrived we were shown to table quickly enough but had to move as it was eating in the red light district?? There are red lightbulbs above most tables and as the rest of the restaurant is quite dark it lit everything bright red and my friend actually said it was giving her a migraine so we moved to another table were the light was more behind me than straight over us. After ordering I asked if there was a smoking area or did I have to stand in the street outside the front door to which I was told the smoking area was closed but the waitress said she would go and check? She returned a few minutes later and she said if I followed her she would show me the was....so I did, she took me out past the kitchen to basically the yard where the bins were kept to where there was one plastic chair and a metal bucket as she left she said make sure these doors dont close or you will be locked out?? When I arrived back to the table..thankfully not being locked out out 2 strawberry daiquiris arrive..well more like a splash of strawberry puree in a glass of cubed ice. It took us to just before we left to be able to drink them as then the ice had finally melted enough to get a drink.

Recommended by our guest house manager (another story!), We had arrived in Derry that afternoon and were ravenous. Stopped in here for a pint and decided to eat. My lamb shank was so fabulous, I wanted to lick the plate! When in Derry, EAT HERE!!

Awesome food and drinks at affordable prices. The staffs were real friendly but it can get busy over the weekend.

Oldest pub in Derry. Interesting fact: the bar only accepts sterling coins. Will not take euro coins ?!? Gave the bartender €10 euros (bills) for a rum and sprite (no pineapple juice or lemonade) for 6.25 € and got back £3.50 sterling pounds in coins.

I've traveled a lot in my life, been to many bars and night clubs, but have never ever seen such a disinterested and ignorant staff ! Highly unrecommended !! Totally unpleasant experience , with no care for safety of its customers. Saturday night, there was a very drunk girl at the pub, annoying the others around by rudely pushing them to open up more space for her. This was happening in front of the 5-6 bartenders, and nobody reacted ?! At one stage, me and my wife pulled aside from the pub to dance, just to avoid her pushing us as well. My wife left her cocktail at the pub, only to find out few minutes later that this girl was drinking it! She complained to the bartenders about it, nobody wanted to do anything ?! Then she tried to explain to the drunk girl who just didn't want to discuss at all, at which point my wife got mad and tried to take the cocktail out of her hands. Only then the bartenders reacted calling the security, which immediately took my wife out. She tried to explain them the whole situation as well, and one of them got back to the bartenders to ask them if it really was her cocktail. Nobody from those 5-6 staff persons confirmed that the cocktail was not belonging to the drunk girl ?!? At the end, we left the place and decided to never go back there.

Very central - surprisingly good prices compared to cities like Edinburgh.

We popped in and had dinner, recommended by our host for our accommodation. It was great food with great value but on the night we came in the service wasn’t so good. I would have given them 5 but for the service. They should have had more staff on as it was busy. Go there for a good meal in any other case. The atmosphere is good and the bar tender did help in providing our table in what we wanted.

we stopped in here about mid afternoon for drinks only. They have a very good selection of draft beers. The meal portions looked very good, the prices seemed reasonable with a decent menu something for everyone. The service was fast, they take credit cards. It is the oldest pub in Derry 1684.

Cosy pub with a great lunch selection.

We went into the River Inn for a quick pint around 5pm and were met with a very rude bartender. I asked for a taste of a certain beer I never heard of and she rolled her eyes quite aggressivey. I ordered that same beer and the staff continued to be rude before we rushed out soon after.

Its best days are already behind it. Food, let's say, it fills you up. Beer selection good. Very friendly staff.

Buscando un lugar para obtener algo de comer y beber después de estar en el Museo de la Torre, este era el lugar más cercano. Sin embargo, al ver la primera puerta fue como 'No quiero visitar allí', ya que parecía poco atractivo, pero afortunadamente la siguiente puerta era y qué lugar tan bellamente decorado era. El servicio fue rápido y en ningún momento mi orden fue tomada y la comida y la bebida llegaron.

First time in revamped bar/restaurant Originally built in 1684 just inside Derrys walls . The restaurant is low lit with beautiful cinema lights and curtains Even the booths have curtains A detailed menu very varied ans reasonably price A lot of special offers midweek

Amazing value for money. Huge portions, amazing variety on the menu and delicious food. Very nice atmosphere and staff were very accommodating. Definitely stop here if you find yourself looking for a bite to eat in Derry!!

Stately old pub. Spicy tomato soup of the day had a great flavour. Fish and chips were delish. Service was prompt and friendly. We missed them biut they regularly have bands performing

Loved the place. Great food and drink at reasonable prices. Great collection of Single malts as well. Bar staff amazing.

The online reviews and info don’t lie! Well worth a detour visit for our trip from Belfast to the Giant’s Causeway. Quality product and service and great value prices - we will return next time in Derry!!

We had a birthday meal for 10 in silver st restaurant ship quay st derry and it was gorgeous and the atmosphere is nice and very nicely decor service was good never rushed us and the staff very pleasant would eat here again.

Guinness is delicious...no more good...

Arriba en Derry el fin de semana de la calle Patrick. El restaurante estaba haciendo un trato: 25 por 2 platos para 2 personas y una botella de vino. No estaba seguro por fuera ya que se ve un poco oscuro y poco atractivo. Por dentro es grande y acogedor. El servicio era bueno, la comida buena, el vino bueno, todo bien. Carlings fue 3 una pinta. Muy buena relación calidad-precio.

Good pub/bar showing live sport. It also has a club at the back and can be very busy at the weekends. Bar staff were very friendly.

Great place to eat fantastic atmosphere and excellent value for money

Food was good , service was slow had to repeatedly flag down on Waitress and it wasn't busy at the time.

Enjoyed our visit good food & cocktails and reasonably priced