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Scott's Seafood Grill & Bar: Restaurant Reviews


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#317 of 964 restaurants in Sacramento
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  • Cuisines: American, Seafood
  • Price range*: $41-$80
  • Special features: Romantic, Outdoor seating

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Scotts on the River, Big disappointment

Scott's Seafood Grill & Bar

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1 of 5 stars
gottogonow   32 contributions
walnut grove, ca
Apr 30, 2008

We were very excited to try the new restaurant on the river but it was a waste of time. The service was not great, very slow and not particularly friendly. I have eaten at Scott in the bay area and one in the fair oaks area.
The chowder was excellent, the salad was ok, but the blackened snapper I ordered was inedible. It was like the cook took a piece of fish sprinkled a bunch of Chili powder on it and threw it on the grill. No flavor except chile powder. Dry and nasty. You notice I didn't say chef.
I didn't want to send it back but I should have, we paid the bill and walked out. We won't be back.
I had great expectations that were dashed!

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2 of 5 stars
okfine_8   2 contributions
Discovery Bay, Calif.
Apr 10, 2008

My friend and I Went There Because we love Scott's. But the
service was slow, and our bartendar was not very attentive.
All The other Scott's are Great! The Food was great when ,we got it.The bartendar acted liked he was the manager and was not very nice. This Would never happen in Oakland or Walnut Creek. So being on the Delta with all the Big boaters and Yacht
Clubs I'm not sure they are going to make it. Service is what
keeps a clientale coming back. You can be nice and professional at the same time. Stuck up will not cut it ,because
we will go up the river to spend our money. They always seem to appreciate us. We big boaters have alot of Sail outs to other
Yacht Clubs and water destinations. From what we were told
there is no dock space unless we are staying in the Hotel. So I
guess Yacht Club sail outs and over nites will not be accomadated. Scott's should take note. We would like to come there on our Yachts but, there would be no where to put them.You should consult with other water destinations and see
how they accomadate everyone some with Valet parking for your boat.They make space for everyone!

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Bad Service!

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1 of 5 stars
jcccccc   1 contribution
Sacramento
Mar 26, 2008

This is based only on the service and not the food, as we did not get a chance to eat. We went one afternoon about 3 pm for drinks and apps. It was a beautiful afternoon and we wanted to sit on the lovely patio. It was about 1/2 full. Just looking at the people on the patio, they seemed uncomfortable with no shade screens and the two fire pits were going full blast even though it was 80 degrees out. We went inside to see the hostess. She informed us we could not sit outside (even though 1/2 the tables were empty) but could sit inside now. We decided to walk around the grounds instead. When we headed back 20 mins later to see if we could sit outside, which was now 1/3 full, one couple had just sat down at a table and were informed by the waitress, that they had to get up and wait for the hostess. We just left at that point.

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Teriible Service 2nd Time There- Did not wait for food

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sunshine077
Mar 16, 2008

With a restaurant with a generally good reputation, new location it seems fair to give them a second chance...
Scott's really needs to get it together at the Rivage!. Service was extremely slow and heard others at the next table complaining about the quality of the food before we even got ours. First we waited for a server, then coffee which was not good then utensils then just gave up and left. My mother had been here before -similar experience bad food and service. Shared her feedback with the management hoping for an improvement. 2nd miss and never again!

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Terrible service, poor quality of food

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restaurantl0ver   1 contribution
Sacramento
Mar 11, 2008

Scott's Seafood on the Sacramento River is beautifully appointed but they should have invested more in the quality of food and staff. Unfortunately, our visit last night with two other couples missed the mark entirely.

After being seated, the staff simply forgot about us. After waiting around for a long time without any service, we had to finally ask for a waitress. They said there was a mix up at the front desk. Waitress seemed new and unsure of herself and had to ask a couple of times to get the orders straight. Took ages to replenish our bread. We had to ask for that too. I asked twice for a straw for my ice tea; it never came so I gave up. The mahi mahi was dry and overly salty. The coconut shrimp was the only decent thing. Another person in our party ordered the same thing as I did and had the same opinion. My husband said his steak was the saltiest one he had ever had. Another fellow ordered a filet with scallops. For the price paid, it should have been a little bigger than the very tiny thing it was. It was replaced, but it took so long to arrive that our poor friend had already finished the rest of his meal. And they butterflied it to "hasten the process" but the service was still so slow. The restaurant was not overly crowded so I don't understand it at all. They really need to replace the chef and work out the kinks with the serving staff.

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Scott's Seafood Grill & Bar Address

545 Munroe St, Sacramento, CA 95825 Tel: (916) 489-1822
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