RiverWatch, restaurant along river, opens for season

WEBVTT VANESSA: IT MAY BE STRANGE TO OWN A RESTAURANT AND WATCH PART OF IT DISAPPEAR BEFORE YOUR VERY OWN EYES, BUT THAT’S EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED TO CAPTAIN MIKE RAUEN AFTER A CALL FROM HIS WIFE SAYING THERE WAS HIGH WATE >> I LOOKED DOWN AND IT WAS GONE. THE ONLY THING LEFT WAS TH DOCKS. IN THE BACK I GOT SOME DOCKS THAT STRUNG OUT 150 FEET A DOCK, SO I JUST SAT THERE AND WATCHED THEM ALL GO DOWN UNDER WATER. BRIAN: VANESSA: — VANESSA: HERE’S WHAT IT LOOKED LIKE BEFORE AND AFTER. CAPTAIN MIKE’S RIVERWATCH RESTAURANT AND BAR IS A STAP IN LAWRENCEBURG, INDIANA. THE SIMPLE CONCLUSION MAY SEEM LIKE FLOODING BUT LAWRENCEBERG POLICE WANT TO MAKE SURE THEY EXPLORE EVERY POSSIBILITY. WE’RE REALLY NOT SURE AT THIS POINT WHAT CAUSED THIS, BUT WE’RE GOING TO GET INTO THE INVESTIGATION AND SEE WHAT HAPPENED. >> I DON’T KNOW HOW OR WHAT HAPPENED. SO WE’RE GOING TO REVIEW THE FILM, I THINK IVY TECH HAD A CAMERA UP THERE, AND THE HOTEL HAS A CAMERA VANESSA: AND THIS ISN’T JUST ANY RESTAURANT AND BAR, RIVERWATCH IS A HUGE PART OF THE PARTY SCENE DURING SUMMERS IN LAWRENCEBERG. WELL IT MEANS A LOT, IT’S THE ONLY RESTAURANT WE HAVE ON THE RIVER, SO EVERYBODY GOES TO IT IN THE SUMMERTIME. VANESSA: RIVERWATCH HAS BEEN IN BUSINESS FOR SIXTEEN YEARS. AND CAPTAIN MIKE SAYS THAT WONT CHANGE. HE’LL SEARCH FOR A NEW TIKI BAR, BUT THE KITCHEN AND RESTAURANT PART IS STILL FULLY FUNCTIONAL. OH YES, PLAN TO REBUILD, CAN’T LEAVE THAT TIKI BAR, EVERYBODY WANTED TO SIT ON THE TIKI BAR OVER THERE. YOU ARE RIGHT ON THE PATIO. YOU GOT THE BEAUTIFUL VIEW, GOOD FO

RiverWatch, floating restaurant along river in Lawrenceburg, opens for season

Updated: 10:04 PM EDT Apr 26, 2022

A popular floating restaurant that sits along the river in Lawrenceburg, Indiana, has opened for the season.RiverWatch, which is located at 1 Walnut Street in Lawrenceburg, opened for the season on Monday.RiverWatch is a huge part of the party scene during summers in Lawrenceburg.”Well, it means a lot. It’s the only restaurant we have on the river, so everybody goes to it in the summertime,” Chief of Police Donald Combs told WLWT in 2018 when part of the restaurant got swept away into the water, likely due to flooding. RiverWatch takes pride in bringing the ocean to your table. They offer a variety of seafood dishes and specialty fresh beef burgers.Guests can now enjoy the sweet views of spring and summer outside at RiverWatch. Owners of the restaurant said they’ll be posting their menu for the season online as soon as they have it finalized.Click here to learn more.

LAWRENCEBURG, Ind. —

A popular floating restaurant that sits along the river in Lawrenceburg, Indiana, has opened for the season.

RiverWatch, which is located at 1 Walnut Street in Lawrenceburg, opened for the season on Monday.

RiverWatch is a huge part of the party scene during summers in Lawrenceburg.

“Well, it means a lot. It’s the only restaurant we have on the river, so everybody goes to it in the summertime,” Chief of Police Donald Combs told WLWT in 2018 when part of the restaurant got swept away into the water, likely due to flooding.

RiverWatch takes pride in bringing the ocean to your table. They offer a variety of seafood dishes and specialty fresh beef burgers.

Guests can now enjoy the sweet views of spring and summer outside at RiverWatch. Owners of the restaurant said they’ll be posting their menu for the season online as soon as they have it finalized.

Click here to learn more.