Salmon River Restaurant

after a friend suggested it to me, i decide to give Salmon River a try. I went on a thursday night and the place was pact from the bar down to the main dining room, you think they where giving stuff away. the where two of us and we had a nice corner table, the restaurant was a bit noisy but not to bad, I started with a delicious steamed fish dumplings, and for my main course I choose the cedar planked salmon, which was out of this world and for $21.50 is hard to beat. Wine selection by the glass was nice and the best part is the wine is served in mini pitchers so for $8 you get more than a glass. After the meal i realize why the place was so busy, good and inexpensive food, friendly and professional service, I am going back to Salmon River.

It was the best dining experience I have had in a long time. The price was great and the food was excellent. I was at the restaurant on 2/2/08. The staff was lovely. My wine glass never was empty. I ordered the Cedar Planked Salmon, I thought I was going to jump out of my seat when I tasted it. It melted in my mouth. So as the night goes on, I was too stuffed to order a dessert of my own, so I nibbled on my now "fiancee's" dessert. While doing this the waiter comes over with a tray and says, "I have a special dessert for you". Of course I am trying to convince him to take it back to the kitchen. But he graciously uncovers the platter and staring at me was this beautiful ring. I broke out into hysterics. They did it so well. My fiancee tells me it was the eye contact because neither one of us left the table the entire meal. I was so happy that I am planning on returning real soon. No changes need to be made they are top.

I was curious about this place because of a friend's recommendation. This very attractive restaurant has a bunch of very creative & tasty salmon preparations...and not very expensive. (maybe $21 or in that range.) Try the Hibachi Salmon or the Cedar Plank Salmon. Both are unbelievable. As for appetizers...The fried calamari & the salmon rolls rocked.

Hi, everyone! Just wanted to tell you about nice experience we had this evening at the "Salmon River" Restaurant. The menu seemed interesting, the prices were reasonable for Times Square location, so we walked in. We were greeted by friendly smile of Gabriel, Restaurant's manager. He gently seated us at nice table and helped with our coats. It was really nice and cozy inside, the warm colors of the walls, little Christmas lights, and tiny waterfalls made us feel warm and comfortable. We stopped our choice at the Price-Fixed Menu, which is $24 only. As we are big lovers of salmon, we decided to try their Pan Seared Salmon, which is served with mashed potatoes and green beans and Hibachi Salmon, which is served over eggplant and seaweed. The service didn't make us wait at all. As soon as we set down, the busperson brought us fresh and soft bread and poured water, then out waiter Roberto took a drink order and was right back with out drinks. He worked very professional. As an appetizer my friend had Creamy Califlower Soup and it was really good! My salad of greens was fresh and marinated tomatoes on the side had surprizing taste. Then the main course came in. The salmon smelled so good! It was a nice combination of well balanced tastes: salmon, eggplant and seaweed. Really brave creation. My friend was also happy with his choice of Pan Seared Salmon, it wasn't dry, wasn't undercooked, it was cooked just right, perfectly juicy, exactly the way he likes it. For the Prix-Fixe Dinner portion size pieces of salmon were pretty big. As a dessert, Roberto brought us sweet strawberries with cream. It was nice ending of beautiful and surprizing meal. We were leaving Restaurant with pleasant feeling, our dinner was great!

I came for the pre-theater, prix-fixe menu for $24. A mini (half?) carafe of house Pinot Grigio was $8 and was easily enough for 3 glasses, an excellent deal for a decent wine. The meal started with a chicken-bacon-vegetable soup that had good body with a nice chicken flavor to the stock. Dinner was a Japanese-inspired salmon dish -- I asked for the salmon to be as rare as possible and that's what I got -- on a very flavorful eggplant/hijiki seaweed/shallots/enoki bed. The salmon's flavor itself was very light, with hints of soy and garlic... very fitting the Japanese aesthetic of the dish. The fish was rare like I asked for and did not have that "fishy" smell/taste that would indicate unfresh fish -- if you have eaten bad sushi/sashimi you'll know what I mean. Dessert was a cappuccino cake, basically a tiramisu with no alcohol. I received complementary coffee and tea to top it off. Overall, a really good deal for everything I got... $24 for the meal, $8 for the 3 glasses of wine. I enjoyed my meal and recommend this restaurant.