Rivers Edge Bar & Grill

This place was not very friendly or welcoming.., maybe me and my husband were the wrong color, we walked to the bar, and the bartender turned his back.., no hello, what can I get you.., no anything, we just decided to leave! I'll never come here again.

This is a hidden gem snuggled right up against the river within Benton Harbor, right across the bridge from Saint Joe. The food is decent bar food, but the environment during the summer is amazing with live entertainment and drinks by the water. During the winter it is cozy and has great prices. The kitchen is open very late and it is a great option if you are burning candle light.

Owners are fantastic. Came and sat with us and had a great conversation. Great view from their outdoor area by the docks.

The people are awesome! I worked in the area building wooden bridges back around 2011 or so and went there a lot. I'm a trucker now and still stop in to see my old friends when I'm up from Florida and anywhere near the area. ????

I'm not sure I want to tell you to come to River's Edge. The food is a standard bar menu, but done surprisingly well. The food and the neighborhood bar feeling of the place are the reasons I keep coming back here. And the jukebox. Most of the year, the place is completely ignored by the tourists, and the standard dive-bar interior does nothing to encourage them. But then comes summer, and those in the know take a sharp right at the entrance and trek to the back yard, a quiet place on what remains of the Benton Harbor canal, to soak up the last rays of the setting sun and listen to the birds settling in. Aaah. Update for 2022: I keep coming here and regretting that I originally gave it 3 stars. Rating it as a dive bar, River’s Edge is a 5 plus. The food and service are still great, and now River’s Edge has a great, redone outside area. As I sit at one of those outdoor tables tonight, I’m watching the canoes and kayaks slip by on this little remnant of the Benton Harbor Ship Canal and enjoying the sunset. Tonight there’s a great local blues band playing. People come by boat or car (park at one of the nearby businesses if the parking lot is full.) I love this place.