The River Street Ale House, Pittston, Pennsylvania
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The River Street Ale House
Rating N/A - too few ratings
Type: Bar

1575 River St.
Pittston, Pennsylvania United States 18640 [ print map ]
(570) 602-6374
http://www.theriverstreetalehouse.com/

Hours: Mon.-Sat.





WiFi
Children
Patio
Seasonals
Real Ales
Proper Glassware
Beer To Go/Growlers
BYO 6-Pack/Singles
Available At This Location (arranged by most recent)
New Holland Dragons Milk 96, Lost Coast Imperial Pilsner 54, Tripel Karmeliet 99

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6 reviews for The River Street Ale House
 Ambiance 67%
 Service 77%
 Selection 90%
 Food 94%
 Value 8%
 Overall 87%
 Rating N/A



bigrond (31), factoryville, Pennsylvania
  82   Ambiance  Service  Selection  Food  Value  Overall 
2/59/1013/15 10/10 5/1017/20

August 17, 2008 [ Updated November 26, 2008 ]
From the outside it looks like a store in a strip mall. Inside appeared to be a dive bar more than a resturant. But first impressions are NOT always right. Beer selection was very good, some ’menu’ items not available though. The food is what put this place over the top. Kangaroo, duck, and a few vegtarian dishes . Not your average pub fare. I’ll be back.

illinismitty (224), Nashville, Tennessee
  70   Ambiance  Service  Selection  Food  Value  Overall 
3/56/1012/15N/AN/A14/20

April 10, 2008 [ Updated April 12, 2008 ]
I stopped in around 6pm on a Tuesday. It was not busy at all. Located right along the river, this looks like it would be a local dive from the outside. However, inside is clean and open, with a nice choice of paint color for the walls. They have a bar area, dining area, pool area, and indoor porch area for darts. This place is the textbook example of local beer bar. There are about 10 taps, half of which seem to rotate. Bottle selection is more extensive, and they can provide you a list. I wish the beer cooler were better displayed so that you could browse the bottles. I am not sure if there was a Happy Hour special, because the bartender failed to mention anything OR offer a menu for food ( a huge pet peeve of mine). However- the bartender was nice and friendly. My 12oz bottle of Nugget Nectar was $4.00, which is a little on the high side if you ask me. Overall a decent local beer bar. This is not really worth a special trip in my opinion, but definitely worth a stop if you are in Pittston.

xibalba89 (8), New York, New York
does not count - explanation
  88   Ambiance  Service  Selection  Food  Value  Overall 
3/57/1015/15 9/10N/A19/20

September 30, 2007
Best selection I’ve ever seen at a bar. Our friends told us that this place may not have the best beers, that it may not have a great selection... they were completely wrong! Not only is the selection great, but the prices are the lowest I’ve ever seen. I paid $6 for a bottle of DeDolle that I usually buy for $5.50 directly from New Beer Distributors in Manhattan. Really awesome place, with some hot girls present to boot. The service could use a little more motivation, but pretty awesome experience regardless. I was surprised that so few people seemed to be taking in either the beer or the wonderful food.

JFURYCAT (34), East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
  90   Ambiance  Service  Selection  Food  Value  Overall 
4/58/1014/15 10/10N/A19/20

July 16, 2007
I can’t believe this exists in Pittston. They had a happy hour which didn’t seem to end with $2 micros (man, the Urthel Quad was good on tap after a Major Tom Pomgrenate). I met some great beer fans and we split a Southampton 10 and a Cantillon Iris. They had Rochefort bottles lined up by number. There is a bartender named Teddy who helps keep the stock updated-he showed me BFM Abbaye de Saint Bon-Chien and explained how it was made. My wife swears her chicken soup with Dogfish Head 60 was to die for. Plus, we got to use their parking lot for case splitting. Cheaper than Cooper’s and more people friendly. It was an old VFW and has that type of bar while the rest of completely redecorated Beer is available to go as well. The menu is quite interesting too and the crowd seems like a good mix of friendly people and staff. I did find it hard to park as I rolled in with my SUV from the Poconos-next time I’ll bring the eco-friendly and smaller Toyota.

mike5203 (5), Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania
does not count - explanation
  82   Ambiance  Service  Selection  Food  Value  Overall 
4/58/1013/15 8/10N/A16/20

February 21, 2007
Great selection of premium and Craft brews coupled with great food makes this a place not your average corner bar.

TheloniusBeck (1), Kingston, Pennsylvania
does not count - explanation
  90   Ambiance  Service  Selection  Food  Value  Overall 
4/58/1014/15 10/10N/A19/20

November 21, 2006 [ Updated December 14, 2006 ]
My favorite bar in NEPA or possibly ever! The selction of beer is amazing, Rochefort 10, 8, 6, Duvel, Ommegang, Brooklyn, Voctory and many many others. Nice Belgian selection and great US micro selection As if the beer list wasn’t great enough, the food is right up there with it. A very eclectic menu with lots of rare items to choose from.

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Scene
Nice and cozy

Noise
Average bar noise

Staff
Service is OK...a little on the slow side at times

Music
Great jukebox

Food
Outstanding gourmet menu..Chef is world class!

Parking
Plenty of parking