MONTGOMERY INN AT THE BOATHOUSE

It's a good place to go before or after a baseball game with a view of the river. If you get the ribs, don't forget to ask for a bib!

For Valentine's Day, my husband and I decided to enjoy the view and atmosphere down at the Boathouse. Yes, there are restaurants who's food we prefer, but you can't beat the view.
We attempted to make a reservation 2 weeks prior. We were told that they were only doing "cal ahead seating." Fine. We called at 5pm and were told that we would be seated about 9pm.
Upon our arrival, at 8:15, we discovered a line out the door and were told that walk-up or call ahead, it did not matterget in the line. The line was over an hour long, only to get inside and be told it would be another 2+ hours for a table. They would not even let you in the building to use the bathroom while in line. For those familiar with the location, you know there aren't exactly other options.
This was THE single most ridiculous experience of my life!
Gregory family, I realize that things are tough right now. They are for all of us. If you cannot successfully manage to navigate the "call ahead" system.TAKE RESERVATIONS or only do 'first come, first serve'. Do not promise people, who are looking for a special evening out, something that you are obviously incapable of delivering!!! A responsible and competent management team would have realized by 5pm that you already had more people on the books than you were capable of serving. WHY KEEP TAKING NAMES??? Greed!
And to top off our great evening of NO DINNER, the valet people mis-tagged our car and we got to stand in the cold AGAIN for another 30 min.
Great Valentine's Day. Thanks

Ii'm a transplanted Ohioan and I miss Montgomery Inn so much! I love the ribs here-they are not what a southerner would call BBQ but they are darn good! I eat here whenever I come into town. The service can be slow but the food makes up for it.

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More of a nightclub feeling here, but the same excellent food/ribs that Montgomery Ribs is famous for. Great to come here after an afternoon on the Ohio river.

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Don't go to this place. I've heard for 2+ years, since I moved to this area, how great Mont. Inn is. So, a few weeks ago my wife and I went for dinner. Got the 29.00 (ouch) full slab of ribs. Result: No dry rub, no smoke, not even all that tender. Both of us were very disappointed. I guess if you've never had ribs prepared by a pitmaster, you'll eat this stuff. We lived a few miles from the 3-time Memphis Worlds Best Ribs Champ at our last residence, and I'll never take great ribs for granted ever again. I know, 'to each his own'. I'll never eat at Mont. Inn again.

The service was competent, but not friendly.

I dined at the boathouse on a sunday evening after having a nice day with friends. We had planed a ladies night out and we all wanted to treat ourselves to a nice dinner. When we arrived at the restaurant the host were friendly and accomodating taking us to our table immediately. When our server finally arrived, his name was Tim by the way if you ever have him ask for a replacement, he was extremely short, had a bad attitude, and didn't even give us the respect of introducing his self. Throughout the entire dinner he was rude, never made eye contact, and mumbled the entire time. At the end of the meal I asked Tim for sauce to go and he responded NO we don't do that the container will melt. Please, your just to lazy too walk and get it. After paying 40 dollars a person and tipping him I was thoroughly displeased and want everyone to know. I know we are a group of young ladies but its no reason to be treated differently or be assumed to not tip. I feel sick with the service, my nice expensive meal isin't digesting right. Thanks for the great dining experience.

This is a really relaxing place to eat becasue you sit and watch the river roll by. The food is pretty good and the staff are friendly and efficient.

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The food is pretty good and the restaurant gives you a great view of the Ohio River. Prices are reasonable.

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My wife and I have been going to Montgomery Inn for 25 years. It has for years been one of our favorite dining spots. However, over the past few months we have noticed a decline in quality. It seems the rib recipe has changed. The ribs are tougher, salty, and the quality of cuts has gone down. Food is still OK, and some of the other entres are still good (barbecue chicken, for example), but it is not what it once was. It seems that now that Ted is gone, the current generation of owners seems more intent on milking profit than maintaining high standards. And they continue to raise prices. Montgomery Inn is now a rather pricey meal. It's a shame.

just had carryout ribs mealssalads not included is a bad move.bread went from slices of bread to a hunk of tough dough ..very bad.the ribs were dry not enough sause.first time i have been dissappointed with your resturant,,,dont know what happnd to quality but the changes are not good for melarry b