Macarthur's Riverview - West Point

Vegan eats review: Was pleasantly surprised to find vegan eats. Squash bisque (a tad too thick and the skins of the squash weren’t completely blended in) Bulgogi (super flavorful. Could use a touch more rice to help cleanse the palate between bites) if they added baked tomatoes it would send it to another level! Would love to see some vegan desserts in the future. Quiet establishment and attentive service but not so much you felt you couldn’t relax and enjoy your meal. Old school vibes. Try to get a table by the window for an amazing view. Dietary restrictions: They have a vegan salad, soup, main, and side available. Bulgogi was delicious.

Great service, great food, great atmosphere with great prices! Food: 5 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 5

The restaurant is in the historic Thayer hotel at West Point. It had a steakhouse feel with a white tablecloth ambiance with a great view of the river (there is an open air covered patio with even better views, but too humid for us to be out there. We requested a window table and were seated as requested. Service was warm and friendly, but honestly could have been more attentive especially when drinks were finished or waiting for the bill. Wine by the glass was fine, but very limited on spirits, especially bourbon. Gentleman Jack was all they had and that of course is a whiskey and not a bourbon. Prices were reasonable, but despite the restaurant not being crowded at all, it was a slow wait for our initial order and refills. To start, we tried the Beet Carpaccio and were not disappointed. The dish was fine to share for two and had several types of thin sliced beats with goat cheese and a delicious dressing. I highly recommend it. We shared a ceasar salad after our appetizer and it was easily big enough for three people. The salad was pretty good, but no anchovies as advertised on the menu and way too many croutons. For our entrees, we had the duck and the roast chicken. Hudson Valley produces fantastic duck, but this was a bit disappointing. While and ok flavor, it was a small portion (only 1 small breast), overcooked beyond medium, and slightly tough. The roasted chicken my wife had was excellent. It was a complete half chicken, so too much for my wife and a to go box was supplied. We ordered some sauteed spinach as a table side and it was perfectly cooked. We tried the homemade rustic apple pie ala mode for dessert. My wife loved it, but I thought the crust was way too soft. Overall, very good flavor though and worth a try. Despite some stumbles, I think it deserved to be rounded up to a 5. We would return.

Not sure how the reviews on MacArthur 's Riverview Restaurant are so Good. My husband and I experienced different. We found the food marginal, Mac Donald 's down the street would have been 10X better. 'YUCK! ' We ordered our food from a young blond waitress, whom took a very long while to take our order. As a matter of fact, if I hadn 't asked her, 'can you take our order? ' She would have even stopped to do so, imaginable. When our burgers arrived at the table after what seemed like 45 minutes, my burger was completely wrong. Having asked for a Medium burger, with a little blood, what came was rare meat. (HUGE dissapointment) Ordering no Cheese, burger had cheese. Meat itself, as my husband and I agreed was not very good. Environment was nice. Reason given why service was so slow, a Wedding was taking place. Obviously an unorganized, low staffed kitchen unprepared with customers during 4th of July Weekend. Suggestion: Eat at Mac Donald 's down the street, better food.

The lookout is spectacular! the food was excellent! I would definitely visit again.