River Crab Blue Water Inn

I visited your restaurant Friday, August 8th with a reservation for four at 6:30pm. We were celebrating our friend's retirement and you are his favorite restaurant. We started with four cocktails and about 15 minutes later ordered four appetizers and four entrees. Thirty minutes later the waitress asked if we would like another round of drinks. No bread basket, no appetizers, no apology for the delay. Our bill would have been about $500 instead we decided to pay for our drinks and leave. A gentleman, manager perhaps, told me the kitchen was backed up and offered to pickup the cost of our appetizers. Not overly helpful since we had already decided to leave. The service standard at this restaurant simply continues to decline. If you want to have a $500 ticket you need to have $500 service. My last three experiences have been equally disappointing. Having worked in food service in a management and front of house capacity, I would never have sent these people out the door with a bill unless I never wanted them to return.

Easter Sunday food quality was unbelievable poor. We attempted to celebrate our 40th anniversary there and unfortunately it fell on Easter Sunday this year where only the buffet was available. It would require numerous paragraphs to explain perhaps the worst dining experience ever! Some of the food was simply not fit for consumption. We attempted to remain positive throughout the experience because of the special occasion where we held our wedding reception on the entire waterfront seating area thanks to Chuck Muer 40 years ago to the day and our first date 43 years ago. Food quality was again good there most recently until Easter Sunday. We were told the restaurant was over booked by 400 which was clearly evident by the long lines and people's attitudes of cutting in and starting at either end of the buffet. Just to mention a few of the absolute worst items creamed spinach, pork dish and the prime rib being placed on your plate with a gloved hand. My wife requested a more well done piece and server dipped his hand in a bowl of brown liquid and pulled out a chunk of mostly fat with a small piece of brown meat attached. Not to mention two mules for $28.00 added to our bill totalled over $175.00 for two people no extras, just the bad buffet. Perhaps the worst dining experience in the past 50 years and we have experienced a bunch. We remained positive until the morning after when we began to discuss this event. I could go on and on about food quality butthis review is already too long.

We actually had dinner at the restaurant there. The food was amazing. Our waitress was attentive, informative, and lots of fun. There was so much to choose from the menu. It's best for a seafood dish or fish. I had Alaskan halibut. It was broiled to perfection. The carrot cake was the best we ever had in our dining experiences. The parking is a bit wonky, but the food makes up for it. They also had an amazing pianist playing the whole time. You can dine inside or on the water. Gorgeous views. We took the leftovers home to Piggy Smalls, and they even drew a piggy on his to-go container so we knew which one was his. Thank you for making date night so special. We will definitely be back 🥰

We were in a room that had obviously been recently updated. It was very nicely furnished and the bed was very comfortable. Check in staff were friendly and efficient. We had an enjoyable time. We ate in the restaurant and had a few cocktails during happy hour. It was an enjoyable stay.

My girlfriend and I spent two nights at the Blue Water Inn and ate dinner one night at the River Crab last week. It was a first time visit for both of us . Upon arrival the hotel’s parking lot was really weird , it’s cut on a side of a steep hill , I mean really steep , 45 degree angle steep and not many parking spaces for a hotel / restaurant location . Don’t leave your parking space once the dinner crowd for the restaurant starts showing up or your parking and walking from across the street of a very busy highway . The room inside , was really nice , huge and recently remodeled . Very impressed with it . We had a king bedroom on the top floor 3 . But what was very strange is when sitting on your balcony , they have two chairs and a small table outside , you actually look right into the door of your neighbors hotel room , it was very odd and uncomfortable , almost like the Blue Water Inn screwed up the the whole design process . There are no elevators here so be prepared to walk up at least 10 cement stairs to get to your room , I’m good with it but some might not be . The continental breakfast they offer for no charge was lame but it’s included so no big deal there , no hot food just bagels / coffee . The River Crab restaurant in both our options is over rated . We got the Twilight Prix Fixed Meal , her’s the Crab Cake dinner mine the Atlantic Salmon , spent $100 without any drinks / alcohol and felt it was overpriced . Our waiter Michael was great , very friendly and attentive , really nice job on his part .

I agree with Robert's post. Seven of us attended the pricey Sunday Easter brunch. We brought another family and I was embarrassed that we picked the restaurant that was so bad. 😞 I usually love this restaurant. We couldn't get out of our seats without others getting up to get out of our seats the way the tables were set up. After a long wait in line when we got to the meat section they had only fatty end portions so I never even got any meat. When one of our guests got to the buffet almost everything was empty. The pasta was cold, one person serving for all those people was not adequate. It would have been better in the buffet. I was looking forward to the pecan encrusted fish listed that they never had. The salmon was disappointing. I didn't like anything that was served at all actually. Dessert was just okay. The buffet was lacking quality, atmosphere, overcrowded, and basically just horrid. It was a big let down for our first time out for Easter. I can cook better and that's not saying much. Do better!

Omgosh this was such a delightfully delicious surprise. My honey brought me here after horseback riding in the area. We were not familiar with the area, but the staff at the riding stable recommended it as a good option. I ordered the red snapper meal and it was to DINE for! Seasoned to perfection. The mocktails were good, too, but definitely sweet, so if you are conscious about your sugar intake, consider splitting one. Speaking of sugar, save all of your allotted sugar for the day and splurge on the chocolate truffle cake! Oh! And the view is beautiful 🤩 Our server was really pleasant, too. I can’t remember her name, but great service! P.S. the bathroom was clean!

My first time at this Restaurant. Beautiful view, still wish we could have sat outside. Food is amazing and Creme Brulee was the best!! Carrot cake moist and delicious but do share, one piece is huge

Food was subpar. Service and drinks were fantastic! The dynamite scallops were such a disappointment. It's like they halved bay scallops and encrusted the heck out of them to cover it up. Such a bummer! The Buffalo rock shrimp were ok, perfect for happy hour price but that's it. It was my boyfriend's birthday so he got a complimentary crème brûlée which was actually excellent! He even got his own personalized menu. Maybe they just had an off day?

The manager the absolute worst Karen I have ever come across in my entire life! She was rude, ugly and arrogant. I don't understand how someone like her can be in the hospitality industry. She purposely wanted to ruin our entire night, and refused to accommodate us with a bigger table. Just an absolute nightmare and a total KAREN! Our waiter Chad was awesome!! He was kind and accommodating. The food was pretty good too. They just need a new manager!

great food and the service was unbelievable Heather is so nice and personable and attentive definitely going back soon can't beat the view either

I enjoyed the lovely atmosphere on the St Clair River and my food was delicious. I liked the fact that we weren't rushed through dinner. The three of us all thought our meals were very good.

Hubster and here staying at the inn for 2 nights. To be honest we are not here for the hotel, we are here for the food. Sunday we had appetizers at the bar. Olivia was a Rockstar! The drinks were spectacular, she was great, as was Luke! The apps were wonderful.

Beautiful spot next to the river. We dined there on Sunday afternoon, and had an amazing waitress who both accommodated food allergies while also being extremely kind as our family was grieving / celebrating a family member who passed away. We had a great spot outdoors along the river. The food was great and reasonably priced for the quality delivered.

If you're gonna have a restaurant with high end prices and are going into reconstruction to this extent you need to close down to get er done. This is not a remodel, its total reconstruction. It was not safe and it was not hygienic. When you pay $60 for dinner, you should not have to go to a port a party to wash your hands (with waste containers not clearly marked.) This was one of the worst dining experiences I've ever had specific to the environment. This server was a doll; the food was excellent; the service was a little slow, but we were celebrating and she was allowing us some extra time. I have some mobility issues right now, and the weather was horrible yesterday. It was windy and rainy. They do not have the lot marked well. I got there 15 minutes before the restaurant opened. The restaurant would not answer the phone. I called the motel to find out where the actual entrance was while I was sitting in the parking lot a long with 4 or other people. The woman who took my call at the Inn was not particularly gracious either. She was more than a little curt. She gave me the information that I needed but she kind of made it sound like I should know what I was doing- that tent situation is a horror! we just got over on major health crisis here and I watched for 20 minutes while people ran food and equipment back-and-forth in the pouring rain with no gloves on, no masks, no protection whatsoever. I had read the recent reviews and since my friend was coming from 45 minutes away. I got there a little bit before her and the first thing I asked if they had a reduced menu. I looked up the website, I looked on FB... I did not see it mentioned that they had a limited menu. She said it was somewhere online but I did NOT find it... They had a paper menu with the current offerings. There was a decent selection but had they're not been the seafood options that I wanted, we would have left before we were even seated. For some reason or other, the first 3 groups that were seated were all shoved right next to one another at tables in the far right corner of the restaurant. I didn't understand that either. We were trying to have private conversations, and the people next to us could hear everything that we were talking about, and we could hear them. This is a big restaurant. I don't know why they would put people right on top of one another; If all 3 tables had the same server it would have made a little more sense to me but there were at least 2 different servers for the 3 tables! But my final comment and the bigger deal is. I'm a #GrievingMom. This was a very special dinner with someone who I had not seen in a while and who knew my daughter when she was alive. I'm not a big person and I don't eat much and I've been in poor health, so I left half of my $60 meal it had it put into a to go box. I don't know what happened to that box!!! We left the table. I'm sure I picked it up and somewhere between the table and the PortAPotty disaster, my $30 of left over food got lost. I was outside at the tent for at least 5 minutes waiting for my friend holding her stuff. If they'd found it or seen it (which they should have because there should have been people actually paying attention to the older people that were going out to the PortAPotties because that was not a good situation at all. It was wet and nasty and I could have slipped, but that didn't happen either.) But my food is gone and I really wanted to enjoy that today. All in all...not a great experience. I'm not mentioning the servers name cuz she was a DOLL! This was poor management 100%. I said up front, when I arrived I was a reviewer...clearly they didn't care.

WORST FOOD POISONING OF MY LIFE! Oh my lord.. where do I even start? They need to start cooking their dishes to temp for starters. I was there at 230 pm on a Wednesday, so it was not busy at all, and my Seafood Roll and Crab Cake dinner were both lukewarm at best. Something was a little off, thought it might just be the way they do things there. But about after 45 minutes while driving to the airport, I was blessed with the Wrath of the River Crab and things were coming out of both ends. Try flying with food poisoning. I painted the walls of the airport bathroom (from both ends) as well as an airplane restroom. Absolutely most embarrassing and awful travel experience of my life - and I've flown almost 1 million miles on delta alone. I'm also a Landry's member, and never had this much of an issue at any one of their restaurants. Oh, and thanks for the concerning next day callback you promised to make but never did. Look closely, you can see the asparagus and crab I just spent $78 on. Thanks!

Had an excellent dinner tonight. Everything was delicious. Service is always great. Love the view . Such a pleasant time.

Love, love love the River Crab!!! I need to get out their way more often!!! Hand a great lunch. Skylar was a really nice and friendly waitress. There was a small mix-up with two of our salads but she fixed it right up and went to the next level to make sure we left there happy....and we did!!! See you soon Skylar and The River Crab!!!

I can't believe there aren't more reviews of this place. I was told it's been here many years. It was our first time here and for a Tuesday night it was quite busy. We were seated by the windows with a wonderful view of the Saint Clair river. Autumn was our server and she was very pleasant, always smiling and never kept us waiting. She did a great job. The place is clean and have outdoor seating as well, we opted for indoors. I had the mahi-mahi and carrot cake for dessert. Before coming make sure you bring a big wallet for it is pricey but worth the view.

Recently stayed at the inn. Excellent service was provided by Victor and the staff. I received a call from a live person confirming my visit. The staff was very accommodating.

I ordered the fillet and My husband had a New York strip. Everything was a la carte. It came with yucky mashed potatoes and 3 hard salty asparagus We did get a bread basket. It had two tiny rolls and 3-4 hard crackers served with butter That went pretty fast because I was hungry waiting all day for dinner. They didn't refill just took the basket away. Gary had coffee and I stuck to water. The bill with tip was over $100. The worst dinner ever. Prices were too high for me. She could see the look on my face when she brought my meal. I had to ask her if that was the right meat because I have never seen a fillet that size. It looked more like a shrunken ribeye. I was not impressed and I definitely would not go back again.

My husband and I enjoyed a delicious dinner in October. He had steak and I had crab legs. The view or the river was amazing.

I hosted a dinner function at the River Crab the night of 1/22 and needed to stay in Port Huron for the night so I chose the Blue Water Inn mostly for convenience. It's not the Ritz but for what it is, it's amazing. The rooms are reasonably clean and updated. The views are great but what sets this place a part is the people. When have you ever had a real person call you to confirm a hotel reservation??? But most importantly the same day I checked out, I received a phone call that I had left an expensive dental appliance in the bathroom of my room. They had very sweetly put it in the hotel office for me. Had I realized this mistake when I got home, I would have been devastated! The folks at the Blue Water Inn saved me with this simple act of kindness and customer service and for that they will always get my business

The inn was ok. Could use some upgrades not updates. The steps are in disrepair. You can't leave the curtains open and have privacy. Walkways are at the windows. Need a better design. The restaurant was exceptional.

My husband and I are avid freighter watchers and happily stumbled across The River Crab Blue Water Inn. We wound up staying 3 days! Friendly desk staff. Comfy Beds. Clean rooms. No funky smells. Most rooms have been renovated but not all (I don't think) so if that's important to you, you might want to mention it at check-in. They have a complimentary continental breakfast. We didn't try the restaurant while we were there but I wish we had, at least once (just for lunch maybe). They were ALWAYS busy. And they delivered food to the rooms (we noticed on our last night). I don't know if there was a charge or not. We will definitely be going back though! The only place to get a closer look at the freighters is Duluth, MN or the Soo Locks.

I didn't eat at the River Crab this time but I did stay at the Inn. This is my second time staying here and I would go out of my way to stay here again. Every room has a view of the St Clair River, although some rooms have better views than others. The rooms are spacious, very clean, and comfortable. The desk staff went out of their way to make sure I had everything I needed, and answered all my questions about changes in the area, they even helped with other good restaurants, other that the River Crab which is excellent in its own right. I will stay here anytime I'm visiting this area.

Summer rates for the rooms are about $80 weekdays and 110 weekends with outdoor pool and free continental breakfast. River views with freighters going by and a real nice Muer seafood restaurant much like the Chart Houses in Los Angeles.

Stayed in the hotel a while ago, it was a very nice hotel but what made it less than awesome for me was one of the maids. As she was going around cleaning rooms, I was sitting outside, and she stopped to talk to me and immediately started trash talking her coworkers! Not to mention her attitude in general was just surly. She was very unprofessional. She also seemed too old to be working as a maid. I believe her name was tony or something like that, I don't remember. I was just very appalled that she could be so unprofessional. Other than that though, it was a good stay.