Salmon River

What Salmon River does

Salmon River is a seafood-focused, full-service restaurant operating within the Clarion Hotel at 49th Street and Lexington Avenue in Midtown Manhattan. The venue is accessed via a side door that opens into an adjacent Courtyard by Marriott lobby, embedding hotel-guest traffic into its customer acquisition channel. The restaurant is privately held, operates from a single location, and employs approximately 19 staff. Executive Chef Evan Huss leads the kitchen, with additional culinary pedigree from chef René Nilo Cuzco (Nobu background). The restaurant functions as a sister establishment to Domenico's and Fagiolini, indicating a multi-concept operating group. Coverage in Zagat, New York Magazine, the New York Times, and J. Walman's Travel Restaurant and Wine Report provides third-party validation, though Zagat characterizes the venue as 'still largely undiscovered.'

The restaurant's product surface is built around a seafood-forward à la carte dinner menu, supplemented by a $24 pre-fixe offering, private-event catering priced at $28-$60 per person for parties of 15 to 125 guests, gift certificates sold in $25, $50, and $100 denominations, and delivery/takeout. Reservations are managed through OpenTable. The technology stack is essentially standard restaurant tooling — reservation, point-of-sale, and basic off-premise ordering — rather than proprietary systems.

The business model is multi-stream: walk-in and reserved à la carte dining is the core, with the pre-fixe adding a lower price-point alternative, private events providing higher-margin group revenue, and delivery/gift certificates extending capture beyond on-premise flow. The primary customer segments are Midtown office workers, theatergoers (given proximity to Broadway), hotel guests from the Clarion and Marriott, and private-event hosts. Average check is not disclosed but the menu price range ($7-$26) plus pre-fixe at $24 implies a mid-market positioning rather than fine dining.

Name

Salmon River

Legal name

Salmon River Restaurant & Bar

Website

https://salmonrivernyc.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Salmon River is a seafood-focused Midtown Manhattan full-service restaurant operating inside the Clarion Hotel, serving à la carte and pre-fixe dinner, private events, delivery, and gift certificates to office workers, theatergoers, and hotel guests.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Seafood Restaurant

NAICS

Full-Service Restaurants (722511)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810)

akta.pro primary industry

Steakhouses & Seafood Restaurants (THAFACAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Hotel & Resort Restaurants (THAFACAH), All-Day Dining Restaurants (THAFACAJ)

Keywords

• Seafood restaurant
• Full-service dining
• Private event catering
• Pre-theater dining
• Midtown Manhattan restaurant

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Dine-in Restaurant Service: Full-service dining offering lunch and dinner menus with appetizers ($7-$15), soups ($7-$8), salads ($8-$24), pasta dishes ($18), seafood specialties ($19-$25), steaks and chicken ($19-$26), and sandwiches ($12-$15). Revenue generated from individual customer transactions at point of sale.
2. Private Event Catering: Private party hosting for 15-125 guests with multiple tiered menu packages: Two Hour Cocktail Party ($30/person), Sit Down Luncheon ($28/person), Sit Down Dinner ($40/person), Three Hour Dinner with Cocktail Hour ($50/person), Three Hour Dinner Buffet minimum 60 people ($60/person), and Four Course Family Style ($45/person). Revenue from group booking minimums and per-person pricing.
3. Pre-Fixe Menu: Pre-theater prix fixe dinner at $24, served daily from 5:00pm to 7:00pm, attracting theatergoers and value-conscious diners. Includes salad/soup, main course, and dessert.
4. Delivery and Takeout: Delivery menu (Menu C) available for off-premises consumption, generating additional revenue from customers not dining in.
5. Gift Certificates: Gift certificates sold in $25, $50, and $100 denominations through the restaurant website. Revenue collected upfront for future redemption.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Salmon River Restaurant & Bar operates a full-service seafood-focused restaurant in Midtown Manhattan's Clarion Hotel, serving lunch, dinner, pre-theater pre-fixe menus, and private party catering for 15-125 guests. The restaurant generates revenue from dine-in service, delivery/takeout, gift certificate sales, and private event bookings with multiple tiered catering packages.

Product overview

Salmon River Restaurant & Bar is a seafood-focused dining establishment located in Midtown Manhattan's Clarion Hotel. The core product is its full-service dining room offering lunch and dinner with a seafood-centric menu featuring items like clam chowder, salmon preparations, crab cakes, and seafood pasta. Additional offerings include a pre-fixe menu ($24), Valentine's Day special dinners ($45), and private party catering packages ranging from $28-$60 per person. The restaurant integrates with OpenTable for online reservations and sells gift certificates in denominations of $25, $50, and $100.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Full-Service Seafood Dining Full-service restaurant dining offering a seafood-centric lunch and dinner menu in Midtown Manhattan's Clarion Hotel for individual consumers, office workers, hotel guests, and theatergoers.
• Pre-Fixe Pre-Theater Menu Prix-fixe three-course dinner at $24 per person served daily 5:00-7:00pm for theatergoers seeking a value-priced pre-show meal near Grand Central.
• Private Party Catering On-site private event hosting for 15-125 guests with six tiered package options (cocktail parties, sit-down luncheons/dinners, buffets, family-style dinners) for corporate events and personal celebrations.
• Valentine's Day Dinner Menu Seasonal Valentine's Day pre-fixe dinner at $45 per person for couples celebrating the holiday, featuring signature seafood and meat entrees with champagne.
• Gift Certificates Gift certificates in $25, $50, and $100 denominations sold directly through the restaurant website for redemption against future dining.
• Delivery and Takeout Off-premises dining service via a dedicated delivery and takeout menu for customers who do not dine in, including office workers ordering takeout lunches to local destinations.

Quantifiable outcome

• Pre-theater prix fixe at $20-$24 offers value dining for theatergoers
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Domenico's and FagioliniminorOthersSalmon River is described as the sister restaurant to Domenico's and Fagiolini, both established midtown Manhattan dining institutions. This relationship suggests common ownership or operational synergy between the three restaurants.
• Clarion HotelminorOthersSalmon River is located within the Clarion Hotel in Midtown Manhattan. The restaurant's side door opens directly into the lobby of an adjacent Courtyard by Marriott, providing built-in foot traffic from hotel guests and tourists.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Domenico's: Midtown Manhattan restaurant explicitly described as a sister establishment to Salmon River under common ownership, operating in the same hotel-anchored, pre-theater dining segment with comparable pricing and Mediterranean-leaning cuisine. Most directly comparable on operating model and customer base.
• Trattoria Dell'Arte: Pre-theater Italian restaurant across from Carnegie Hall serving the same Midtown tourist, theatergoer, and office-worker segments with a similar antipasto-focused, value-positioned menu. Closely comparable on occasion mix and price tier.
• Oceana: Long-established seafood-focused restaurant in Midtown Manhattan with a comparable full-service format and seafood-centric menu. While positioned at a higher price tier, it directly competes for seafood-seeking diners in the same geography.
• Bond 45: Italian seafood and steakhouse in Midtown Manhattan's theater district targeting pre-theater diners, tourists, and office workers with a comparable price-positioning strategy and full-service format. Directly competes for the same theatergoer and tourist customer segments.
• Fagiolini: The third sister restaurant in the same Midtown ownership group, offering Italian cuisine in a similar hotel-adjacent Midtown setting. Provides the closest operational benchmark for unit economics, staffing model, and customer mix.

Broad incumbents

• The Capital Grille: National steakhouse chain with seafood selections, frequently hosting private events and corporate dining in Midtown. Comparable on the private event / corporate dining revenue stream Salmon River cultivates.
• The Palm: Iconic American steakhouse with a significant seafood component, serving power diners, tourists, and corporate clients in Midtown Manhattan at higher price points. Represents the premium incumbent Salmon River positions against with its 'no frills alternative' wedge.
• Legal Sea Foods: National seafood-focused chain with full-service restaurants serving business and tourist segments. Comparable on seafood-centric menu positioning and broad-appeal pricing, though operating as a multi-unit chain versus Salmon River's single location.
• Smith & Wollensky: Established steakhouse chain with strong seafood offerings, serving comparable business dining, pre-theater, and tourist segments at higher price points. Comparable on occasion mix (business dinners, special occasions) but at a different price tier.

Emerging players

• Quality Italian: Modern Midtown steakhouse targeting younger diners and after-work crowds with comparable bar/lounge utilization. Competes for the same after-work corporate clientele Salmon River serves at its long bar and lounge area.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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