My sister and I had a girls' night out at this restaurant. We loved the baked oysters with asiago cheese. The wait staff was personable and timely. We never had an empty glass. The complimentary biscuits with apricot preseves were delicious. We also had the filet and duck, which we would both recommend. We liked the atmosphere which included river views and a piano player. The only downfall is the seating. In our case the seating was fine, but in parts of the restaurant the tables were very close together.

We were in Savannah for three nights and ate at Vic's on the River the first night we arrived. The restaurant is located in an old refurbished four-story cotton warehouse. We started out in the bar and each ordered a martini. They have a martini menu which was nice (I like to see what goes into my cocktails !). We enjoyed the bar area with a piano man playing some Johnny Mercer tunes, so we decided to eat in the bar area for dinner (which is just as nice as the main dining room, in my opinion).

We first ordered the appetizer – Jumbo Lump Crab Cake remoulade and three pepper relish. It was very good, crab pieces were big, cooked just right and presented well on the plate with the three pepper sauce. Next we each had a house salad – nothing out of the ordinary with this course. Our main courses were mostly fabulous with my husband’s Wild Georgia Shrimp hitting the highest mark. It was served with stone ground grits, andouille sausage and tasso gravy – I thought my husband died and went to heaven when he tried the gravy (he likes a good roux).

I had the Pan Seared Jumbo Scallops which were served on lump crab risotto, wilted arugula and lemon herb truffle sausage. I think there were five large scallops, which were at tad undercooked but tasty. The risotto was creamy but I had a hard time finding the lump crab. In all, my entrée was very good, but with a little more effort, the chef would get a “great food” rating from me. I thought the portions were just right, not too much food and we were full enough to pass on dessert (too bad, because I love dessert!). The whole meal was about $105 before the tip for two of us and including our martinis - which I sheepishly admit we both had two. Not bad considering the quality and amount of food we ate.

By the way, the restaurant is on the Savannah River but you should know that your actually four floors above the river, not sitting right on it. I just envisioned us sitting right on the river given the restaurant name. Once dinner was over and we tipped the piano man and then took the restaurant’s elevator to the ground floor. This spills you right onto River Street where you can stroll off your dinner. River Street has shops and more restaurants and is actually directly on the Savannah River.

My husband and I had dinner around 7 pm here on August 23, 2007. We were seated promptly even though we did not have a reservation; granted the table was near the exit door where the waiters bring out the food.

We ordered the fried green tomatoes which were delicious. The miniature size biscuits were tasty and just the right size. I ordered the scallop special ($29) which came with barely a scoop of risotto and vegetables. You get 4 scallops for the price. My husband ordered the grilled portobello mushrooms and assorted vegetables ($19). All in all the food is delicious although some would consider the portions small. We also shared the chocolate pecan pie which is rather sweet.

The place is rather noisy so I would definitely not recommend Vic's for a romantic dinner. I could barely hear my husband and had to lean forward to do so. We had no problems with the service. We would come back but probably only for lunch.

Went to Vic's for our 20th Anniversary. They could not find our reservation. Although they seated us immediately we were seated in front of the waiters station. Waitress did move us upon request and proceeded to forget us with full knowledge that this was a special evening for us. 20 minutes to get drinks. 20 minutes to take our order. 20 minutes to bring appetizer, 20 minutes for our salad, and yes 20 minutes for our entree, which came without a steak knife for my steak and no butter or sour cream for my potato. Had to find a nearby waiter so I could eat. She was prompt though when we asked for the bill and wished us a Happy Anniversary.
The food was good and the service consistant if you like to wait 20 minutes for EVERYTHING.
I guess if you wanted a private dinner this is the place to go, because NO ONE bothers you especially the wait staff.