First off, let me state that here, you are paying ...

First off, let me state that here, you are paying primarily for the location and view of the river. Cost of food is secondary.

As we are visiting Newburgh, we went in on a recent Friday evening. I was a bit concerned because of so many people there, but we went ahead and ordered our dinners. I got St Louis style ribs (dry) and brisket, my wife got St Louis style (also dry) ribs and chicken. We both got the sweet potato fries and broccoli with cheese as sides. Our orders actually came out in pretty rapid fashion.

Now, for around $30 per plate, (rib/chicken platter $1 less) we got a decent helping of sides, a really nice small cornbread loaf each, and the meat.

I'll say this; the ribs were very tender as was the brisket. Really nicely cooked. However, even though they grilled or "smoked" these items, the smoke flavor did not penetrate. Nice crispy outer layer, tender inside, but that outer layer is where the flavor stopped. My wife said the chicken was not good, dry and tasteless.

Now, I'm in the south (not born there) and I've had my fair share of BBQ, so I'm pretty well versed on what BBQ is about. Rob's has a lot of things right and a few things not so much. For $30, you'll get six ribs, and if you go with the brisket combo like I did, about 3 and a half pieces of 3/8" thick brisket 3" x 3" appx. Plenty of sides and a nice cornbread. Value: $17 - $20 .

Take in the beautiful view outside the restaurant, hey, you may even want to sit outside if it's a nice day/evening. Because that privilege Will be $10-$13 of the overall cost. Don't be shocked when you get the over $70 bill for a $40 meal, because remember, as I stated in the introduction, - You're paying for the view.