
About Calhoun's On The River
Chain serving Tennessee BBQ, fresh-ground burgers & sandwiches, plus homestyle sides & craft beers.
What People Are Saying
from Google"Great variety on the menu. And reasonably priced for such a great atmosphere. The service was awesome. Hard not to notice that the waitresses were so professional looking. None of them were tatted up and with piercings on every part of their body (and yes, that matters!). Would definitely go back again!"
"Our reservation was right on time and we were seated promptly. Our server was amazing. We ordered our steaks medium well. Mine was more like medium rare and my wife’s was almost rare. We ate them anyway because it takes so long when you send them back and they were busy. They were edible. It seems a lot of cooks in Knoxville truly do not know how to cook a steak medium well. Overall it was good, but it would be nice to have our steaks cooked correctly."
"This place was fine. You can’t make a reservation for 7 online, so we made a reservation for 6 and just asked to pull up an extra chair to the table due to the website reservations. The host didn’t really seem to care, but the chick getting the menus and seating acted like we were an inconvenience. With an attitude she was like “alright then. you’re gonna be cramped at the table because the table set aside for you was for 6 people.” Okay?? I know?? We expected this. And it wasn’t even cramped when we sat down. It was literally fine. Our waitress was not attentive enough. We had empty glasses for a while, quite a few times. We also had to wait a while for our check. The food was fine. It wasn’t anything extraordinary. I got the lemon chicken plate. For the money, it should’ve came with another side. Almost nowhere serves you a meat with one side anymore. It’s almost always a meat and two sides, but not here. Also my baked potato was so dry and kinda disappointing. They could at least make presentation look like you’re getting your moneys worth. The plate looked kinda bare. I probably won’t be back here, mainly because I feel like I can get more food and better service with my money. The bread basket was good though. That was the main highlight."
"This was our third time visiting Calhoun’s and most likely our last. My husband and I both ordered the ribs (since that’s what hey are known for) we were very surprised that the ribs were a bit on the tough side, (not the fall of the bone like our previous visits) and very dry, as if they had sat out for some time then re-heated. The French fries were hot and fresh. My favorite part of the meal….the tablespoon of Cole slaw they served with it. Their sweet tea was good, the view enjoyable and our server was outstanding. Like I said we won’t be back."
"Really love Calhouns, especially this location. Have eaten here several times and always enjoy it. The view on the river makes it worth the visit. Food was good, but it normally had a better taste. On this visit, the food seemed slightly over cooked and our waitress was not the friendliest one we have ever had. But, overall it was a good visit."
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