Prairie River

Really good food at decent prices for a place with an executive chef and natural ingredients. I had the Angus filet and my fiancé had the Garlic olive oil fettuccine with Shrimp. Presentation is a 5, flavor is a 5(a little salty though, but I love that, others might not) and it was a perfect amount of food that left just enough room for dessert. The noodles for the fettuccine are made in house I believe. I would recommend saving room for the Grannysmith Apple Bake! Awesomeness!

I’m disappointed by our latest visit to Prairie River. Here’s why:
1) It was so dark in the restaurant part that two of us had to use a flashlight to read the menu.
2) To start off, we ordered a Cosmo and I ordered a Maple Manhattan (one of their signature drinks). Both were served up in ~ 8 – 10 oz martini glasses. The last time I ordered the Maple Manhattan ($ 12) it was served on the rocks in a big rocks glass with a maple bacon strip. Mom asked me to taste the Cosmo and I had to agree that it tasted like there was no vodka in it. The server was very gracious and took it away while my Mom ordered a beer instead.
3) We ordered the Crispy Calamari ($ 12) which were delicious. The problem is that the order was very small — about half the volume that you would get in any Italian restaurant.
4) I ordered the Cast Iron Taco Seared Barramundi. Although it was well prepared and the seasoning was very tasty, it was a relatively small portion served on a bed of cauliflower leek mashed. I just wasn’t impressed. At $ 24 it wasn’t particularly expensive but still left me hungry.
The pluses were our attentive server and the Mud pie we shared for dessert.
I hope this was just an off night because I really like Prairie River. On the other hand, if they are consciously trying to cut expenses by keeping the lights dim, skimping on their pours and offering small portions, I’m not sure if I will be back.

I only gave 3 stars because we had a good experience the first night we were at the hotel and came down to eat at this restaurant, pizza was good, the buffalo sliders are good. The second day I ordered a Chicken Caesar Salad, in my opinion, pretty hard to screw up. I think they should have named it «Our version of a Caesar Salad». It was terrible. It had sunflower seeds and other nutty things in it, romaine lettuce and another lettuce and the dressing was terrible My daughter hated the Mac n Cheese, so I tasted it and I can see where she was coming from, it tasted like beer cheese, which my 8 year old would of course hate.

The golf course is beautiful. The whole resort itself is very inviting.
Down stairs has restaurant along with an exquisite patio. They have a live band on Saturday nights and weather permitting the band plays outside on the patio. Dancing and drinking and lots of great food.
Inside includes many dining tables and a few booths. Full bar seating and wonderful dining menu.
The beer specials tonight are $ 5 for Sam Adams Summer Ale and Rebel IPA!!!
I will be back!
The Sam Adams Girls are here tonight giving away free samples of Summer Ale and Rebel IPA!!! Lots of fun give-​always also!

Ribeye was extremely forgetful. Zero flavor. Carrots and asparagus dull too. Not worth 36 bucks.

I’m so confused by all the great reviews, as our experience here last night was not great at all. The food tasted bland, the service was extremely slow, the waiter was not educated about the menu, and the ambiance of this place was non existent.
We waited for quite a while to get our drinks, and order food. They also didn’t bring out any bread until I asked for it. The bread and the church street beer were good when we finally got them.
The soup they had on special, sausage and corn chowder, was overly salty.
I ordered the ribs, the menu stated that they came with cauliflower mash, but when they came out, there were some soggy fries on the plate. The sauce on the ribs had hardened by the time they brought them out, super unappetizing.
This restaurant is okay if you’re staying at the hotel and you’re in a pinch, but I would not recommend making an effort to come here for dinner.

I will not go into quite as much detail as in my original review. I will just say this. We have gone back twice, and both times food and service were 5 star!!! Definitely one of our favorite restaurants. They really put a unique spin on all of the food. My husband and I agree: The smoked Arctic char salad is one of the best things we have ever tasted. Truth be told, everything we have had since the first time has been PERFECTION! So glad we sensed we just had an off experience the first time.
Highly, and enthusiastically recommend!

Creative dishes and very pretty presentations. Server was extremely attentive until presented with a
certificate, and then she went MIA for the first time throughout the whole meal.
There were some hits:
The tomato gratin soup was rich and delicious.
The asian-​pear dressing for the side salad was divine.
The warm basket had a great assortment of unique breads.
The carrot cake. Huge piece that was moist and flavorful.
The gratin potato side. Very rich and cheesy.
The service, until the end.
There were also some misses:
The pommes croquettes — not sure what they were going for here, but the texture and taste didn’t mesh well. The server said it was their spin on jalepeno poppers but I didn’t get that at all.
The nan quesadillas — taziki sauce with a quesadilla? Way too many onions as well.
The Jack Daniels angus filet. Delicious but not cooked to order and have no idea why the JD label. My medium was more medium rare. Y’all know I hate that. But again, it was delicious.
The service, at the end. Waited almost 20 minutes for the discounted check. I don’t know if the server thought she’d get a discounted tip and was expressing her passive-​aggressive disdain for us poor folk using the certificate. Tipped 21% on full value of the meal. Lesson to be learned here is that poor doesn’t equal dumb or cheap.
All in all, this was a delightful meal that was a feast for the eyes as well as the belly. Had plenty of leftovers for lunch the next day,

Prairie River probably doesn’t get the traffic it deserves because of its location inside a hotel and of course, its hotel-​y décor (eek!), but the food was really scrumptious, and we decided to eat all our meals here while staying at Eaglewood resort.
The chef really has a delicate and creative touch with flavor combinations, and we enjoyed (almost) everything we ordered.
The mahi mahi sandwich and caprese panini were the perfect combination of sweet and savory, and the balsamic glaze added elegance to the flavors. The Prairie burger was huge and came with a bacon wrapped pickle (yes please!). The airplane chicken and steak entrees were perfectly cooked and came with this amazing jalapeño cornbread and peach preserves, and the house soups were tasty. The chicken caesar salad was blah… but it was a blah order so I wasn’t disappointed.
The prices are reasonable and the drinks are strong… so worth a visit!

It will do after a long drive from Kansas City, and my Mytouch phone hacked the hotel’s internet. I don’t know. They have kick ass pizza, but no refrigerator or microwave to store the left overs int he rooms. The pizza crust is thin, and I’ve had both the pepperoni, and the Canadian bacon. Both were good, but why? I had to leave the damn left overs in the restaurant.
The Taco pizza was horrid. It was unflavored and needed salt or something. I don’t add extra salt to my food, but this meh. The beer was cold. The service was great.
They do offer a kid’s menu, but they don’t tell you that. That way there’s no left overs. I’d get in my car and drive it to Tree Guys and not go to Prairie River, which I intend to do this weekend.
Prairie Rivers prices are reasonable. Much reasonable than the $ 28.00 buffet up stairs, which I’ve had and it was awful. Good for a hotel restaurant, but pick somewhere else if possible.

Prairie River is located on the lower level of the Eaglewood Resort. My daughter and I stayed here and we love this Restaurant. We had an appetizer of buffalo wings and they were WHOLE wings and not the little wing parts that most folks give you. Next I had the bbq ribs which were dry rubbed and the sauce was just the right amount of spicy with out being too much. My daughter had the steak burger which she loved and kept commenting how juicy she thought it was. They also have these great baskets of warm bread with a hickory butter and apricot preserves… YUMMY! We were so full that we almost didn’t make it to the bowling alley which is also on site at the resort.
However, the best part was our server. The restaurant was pretty empty as it was the Sunday before MLK Holiday. She was a young girl maybe late teens or early twenties and she was the best. She made sure we had everything we needed, she was pleasant, all smiles and made our visit very enjoyable. I wish I could remember her name.
Anyway… Prairie River was really good and the Eaglewood is a great resort with cool amenities.