Confluence Riverfront Restaurant & Lounge — Restaurant in New Bern

We were in town for my wife and sister's birthday. We made reservations with specific instructions for our dinner. I spoke with Cassy, I believe, to make the arrangements. She assured us our experience would be pleasant and delivered. After an afternoon of boating we walked over from B dock and made first contact around 3:30ish with the blonde bartender on duty. She was pleasant and made us feel welcome even though we were early for our 4pm reservation. We were then greeted by our server whose name started with a T. I can't remember the full name. However, she was very pleasant and attentive. She even moved us from the side of the deck with too much sun to the more shaded side and set the table to my requested specifications, including fresh flowers and name cards for the birthday girls. She was consistently attentive and genuine. The food to our expectations and timely. I enjoyed the Seafood Risotto! Our entire party was pleased and will definitely return. We referred the Confluence to our marriage ministry at church and will be back in November. Thank you for being a part of a wonderful weekend in...

I am vegan, by choice. I asked for the vegan menu options. Chef Tony personally came out to ask what I liked and I could modify anything on the menu. I challenged him to 'surprise me' with the caveat that he must bring something that inspired him and to not be afraid to be creative and really tap into his passion for food. No other restrictions.

He personally served the plate and explained it. It was absolutely amazing!! The flavors and presentation were out of this world!!! They were deep, exciting and had the perfect touch of heat. This vegan curry noodle dish needs to be on the menu, even if only served a few times a year! Did I mention the amazing flavors?! Absolute perfection.

Chef Tony is phenomenal and understands how food can be more than a culinary experience. Thank you for this great experience and I will return again and again! I hope this challenge inspired him...

Attended a pre-planned dinner for over 50 people. We had even pre-selected our entrees so they would be sure to have enough. It was a disaster! There were not enough servers and food came out 1 or 2 dinners at a time and it was lukewarm. Seemed like it took forever for everyone to be served. My partner and I finished our meals and plates were cleared before most others were even served. The worst part came afterwards when folks wanted to pay their check and leave - we asked and waited, and waited, and waited. It was now 10 pm and people were getting angry. We were finally told to go wait in line at the restaurant cashier and tell her what we had ordered. WHAT ??? No apologies, nothing — seemed like nobody knew what they were doing. Never again! Confluence lost over 50 possible...