Big Sur River Inn

My wife and I stayed here for a night during our staycation in mid-October. Sitting down in the riverbed watching the leaves fall into the water and drift away was absolutely dreamy and I would recommend stopping in to enjoy the serenity even if you don't plan to stay the night.

The food at the restaurant was very good, but I would probably skip the slushy cocktails and go with something else. I believe you can also buy goodies from the nearby general store to bring down to the water. The staff throughout were very friendly and helpful.

Our only real complaint was the bed. It was extremely uncomfortable, to the point where I moved to the floor in the middle of the night because my back hurt so bad. For reference, we stayed in room 1 across from the restaurant and the beds of other rooms may be better.

The room itself was small but charming and had a great rocking bench and table in a covered porch area in front of the room. The room got stuffy overnight and chilly in the morning and there was a fair amount of road noise from Highway 1 but we tuned it out quickly.

We received an End of Summer gift bag with our booking that came with a blanket, a Big Sur cookbook, branded coffee mug, water bottle, postcard, stickers, and playing cards. Very nice touch, as the blanket could come in handy down at the river.

TLDR: Beautiful scenery and tasty food, but the bed was painful and sensitive sleepers may want to consider staying elsewhere.

Big Sur River Inn is absolutely adorable. Best part is the cute chairs right on the river, where you can take your food and a book and enjoy the food while drinking some coffee even have a cocktails. A large menu with all kinds of American foods. great customer service excellent location and beautiful atmosphere.

We love this place! We always use it as a great stopping point to relax, have a drink and listen to the River. This time, we decided to try the food and it definitely did not disappoint. I enjoyed a salad with a house made cream of mushroom soup. I wish I would've taken more pictures of the food, but I couldn't help but eat it all to quickly!

Great family stopping point!

We found this place by accident and we were so glad we stopped by. Restaurant is dog friendly and had a live band playing, very entertaining and lots of fun during our lunch. Drink and the food was pretty good, prices are a little steep but that’s expected. After lunch we walked down to the river where they had a chairs set up and enjoyed the trees and sound of the river flowing. Definitely recommend it.