Most Popular Seafood food in Portsmouth, Virginia, United States

September 4, 2020 Margarita Chappel

Discover Restaurants offering the best Seafood food in Portsmouth, Virginia, United States. Portsmouth is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 95,535. It is part of the Hampton Roads metropolitan area.
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10. Shrimp Shack

3084 Airline Blvd, Portsmouth, VA 23701-2709 Seafood Lunch, Dinner Wheelchair Accessible, Seating +1 757-488-4420 http://www.theskrimpshack.com/about--contact-us.html
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5 based on 13 reviews

Reviewed By brianom2014

I had heard about this place but was skeptical. They have one in Newport News as well. The fish and shrimps were cooked perfectly. If I have any complaint which I don't is that they give you ginormous portions.

9. Stripers Waterside

333 Waterside Dr Suite 105, Norfolk, VA 23510-3202 American, Seafood, Bar Lunch, Dinner, Brunch, Drinks Reservations, Outdoor Seating, Seating, Valet Parking, Highchairs Available, Wheelchair Accessible, Serves Alcohol, Full Bar, Wine and Beer, Free Wifi, Accepts Credit Cards, Table Service, Private Dining, Television [email protected] +1 757-837-4100 http://www.striperswaterside.com
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4 based on 91 reviews

Stripers Waterside

Located in the heart of the central business district and adjacent to the City of Norfolk’s world class waterfront. At Striper’s Waterside, we are committed to serving the freshest local seafood around! Local seafood is purchased every day and we make eve

Reviewed By galavafopa

The calamari appetizer was obviously hand breaded. A generous addition of breaded bell pepper strips in the calamari. The house salad was almost perfect and would have been better if the few wilted parts were omitted. The lobster bisque tasted like garlic cheese soup. There definitely was some seafood in it but the garlic overshadowed any other flavor. Reasonable price.

8. A.W. Shuck's

2200 Colonial Ave, Norfolk, VA 23517-1915 American, Bar, Seafood Lunch, Dinner, Brunch, Late Night Takeout, Outdoor Seating, Seating, Parking Available, Highchairs Available, Wheelchair Accessible, Serves Alcohol, Full Bar, Table Service, Television +1 757-664-9117 http://awshucks.menu/
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4 based on 360 reviews

Reviewed By drumguard76

Oh this place! When I want some no joke, solid home cooked, delicious food of all kinds, this is the place! Small and homie (nothing fancy and totally normal) but the food is BANGING!! Seafood and crab cakes are outstanding! To me, one of the best around and I had them at MANY PLACES! The sides are amazing and love that they have actual food for sides like sautéed spinach, collards, roasted garlic potatoes..... just real home cooked food, AMAZING seafood, and craft beers that are awesome! This place never failed me and even today having meatloaf, I am one stuffed but happy dude! Love this place and highly recommend.

7. Norfolk Seafood Company & Big Easy Oyster Bar

111 W Tazewell St, Norfolk, VA 23510-1815 American, Bar, Seafood Dinner, Drinks, Late Night Takeout, Parking Available, Valet Parking, Wheelchair Accessible, Serves Alcohol, Full Bar, Reservations, Seating, Street Parking, Wine and Beer, Accepts American Express, Accepts Mastercard, Accepts Visa, Accepts Discover, Television, Accepts Credit Card [email protected] +1 757-227-6222 http://www.bigeasygrillandoysterbar.com/
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4 based on 161 reviews

Norfolk Seafood Company & Big Easy Oyster Bar

Norfolk Seafood Company & Big Easy Oyster Bar, centrally located in Downtown Norfolk, features fresh local seafood with a cajun creole twist. This unique bi-level restaurant, nestled in an exquisite 20th century building, offers an atmosphere to meet your

Reviewed By ttsctravelers

Let me first say the food here is amazing and the cocktail menu is extensive abind so many creative cocktails. We had the cat5 hurricane. The waiter forewarned that it was really strong and it was, but so good and was enough for the evening I had the cajun cat fish. Not the cat fish you've ever had. So good. Now for the disappointment. The service is terrible. We were up stairs, the tables were not even half full and it took over 30 min to get a drink. It took so long to get our food and when 1 in our group ordered another drink the bar staff took it to another table (unknown to us at the time). When our waiter finally showed up we asked about it and found out someone else got it.Then our food was finally brought there wasn't a steak knife for the steak and lobster and no staff to get one so had to usr a butter knife. The waiter never came to check on us after the food was delivered When the dessert was brought there was no silverware to eat it. The ice cream was almost melted by the time we tracked down someone that could get some.The just is this place has amazing food from start to finish but you better be prepared to be there for a very long time and be ready to track down a server when anything is needed or something is wrong.I cannot express how deeply sorry we are that we failed to make every aspect of your dining experience pleasurable & memorable. We will certainly address your comments with the staff and use this information to improve our service. I would greatly appreciate it if you will send us a direct e-mail with some more information, specifically the date of your visit. Through that communication we can also arrange a way that we can hopefully atone for our shortcomings.Please reach out to us at [email protected]

6. Lobscouser Restaurant

337 High St, Portsmouth, VA 23704-3706 American, Seafood Lunch, Dinner Seating, Serves Alcohol, Table Service, Takeout, Reservations, Wheelchair Accessible +1 757-397-2728 http://www.lobscouser.com/
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4 based on 179 reviews

Lobscouser Restaurant

Reviewed By Ann M

My husband and I recently had dinner at the Lobscouser. It's a family restaurant with fantastic food and good drink specials at reasonable prices. We were a little surprised and quite impressed. While there, don't pass up a walk around this cute town.

5. 456 Fish

456 Granby St, Norfolk, VA 23510-1914 American, Seafood Dinner, Drinks, Late Night Takeout, Parking Available, Valet Parking, Wheelchair Accessible, Serves Alcohol, Reservations, Seating, Street Parking, Full Bar, Wine and Beer, Accepts American Express, Accepts Mastercard, Accepts Visa, Accepts Discover, Accepts Credit Cards, Table Ser [email protected] +1 757-625-4444 http://www.456fish.com/
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4 based on 291 reviews

456 Fish

456 Fish offers a wide variety of Seafood, steaks, chicken and pork. Only the freshest ingredients are used.

Reviewed By hrn1853

I have been to 456 Fish several times and I have never been disappointed. They have the best crab cakes I have ever had. Big chunks of crab meat (not shredded) and crusted in potato chips! Sides and salads are great as well. I definitely recommend for seafood.

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4. Fish & Slips

10 Crawford Pkwy, Portsmouth, VA 23704-2606 American, Bar, Seafood Lunch, Dinner, Brunch Takeout, Seating, Television, Serves Alcohol, Full Bar, Table Service, Outdoor Seating, Highchairs Available +1 757-998-6631 https://www.fishnslips.com/
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4 based on 100 reviews

Fish & Slips

Offering an extensive menu for Lunch and Dinner, with fresh seafood specials, salads, sandwiches, burgers, and more, with comfort food you'll love. In addition to a large selection of fried, steamed or broiled seafood, including fresh, locally caught fish

Reviewed By Rick H

My family came in for the weekend to celebrate Fathers Day and my birthday. We had been to Fish and Slips a few weeks ago and had a nice lunch so we decided to take the family for seafood and the view of the Norfolk Harbor. 3 of the 5 of us ordered dishes with fried oysters. The waitress came back after 5 minutes to tell me that they did not have fried oysters for my hamburger. I was disappointed and surprised that at 2:00 p.m. that a seafood restaurant and raw bar was out of oysters. About 5 minutes later she comes back to inform the other oyster orderers that they would not have oysters either. Why she did not inform all of us together is a mystery but we all had to change our orders. 2 of us got hamburgers and the other got shrimp tacos. Not what we had set our mind for and a poorly managed notification of running out of a staple at a seafood restaurant. So we waited for our food. 2 hamburgers, 2 tacos and a half pound of steamed shrimp. The tacos and hamburgers came out together. The person with the steamed shrimp had to wait another 10 minutes. It takes more time to cook steamed shrimp than a hand burger? Waitress did say that they were on the way but no real updates on why they were delayed. I asked her to bring the manager over to talk with us. A few minutes later, Ashley a server and bar tender comes over and explains that all servers were caught off guard with running out of oysters. My question was why 3 hours after opening for lunch. Would make sense later at night. I then asked why it took longer to steam shrimp than cook a hamburger and she said that their steamer was old and not consistent. This is a seafood restaurant and raw bar. She offered us desert and I asked for a check adjustment because they could not deliver what was on the menu. She gave us 15% off only on the oyster orders and said that the Executive Chef would not approve of her giving more. If they can't steam seafood and serve the seafood on the menu, they have problems in the kitchen and the Executive Chef is not a very good manager of his kitchen.. When they send their very nice but overwhelmed servers to deal with poor performance and management in the kitchen, Management/ownership is to blame. Really disappointing lunch on what was supposed to be a special celebration with my family.

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3. Freemason Abbey Restaurant

209 W Freemason St, Norfolk, VA 23510-1213 American, Seafood Lunch, Dinner, Brunch Television, Reservations, Seating, Parking Available, Free Off-Street Parking, Highchairs Available, Wheelchair Accessible, Serves Alcohol, Full Bar, Wine and Beer, Accepts American Express, Accepts Mastercard, Accepts Visa, Accepts Discover, Accepts Cred [email protected] +1 757-622-3966 http://freemasonabbey.com
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4 based on 1202 reviews

Freemason Abbey Restaurant

Located in a 140 year-old renovated church, Freemason Abbey Restaurant has been a local's favorite in the heart of downtown Norfolk for 23 years. Freemason Abbey is closed New Years Day, 4th of July, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day.

Reviewed By sac63chevy

Our party of nine was searching for a good city restaurant after an early evening reception. Freemason Abbey was highly recommended by one of our group, so a reservation was made and this dining establishment delivered. The she crab and french onion soups were very tasty, the fried green tomatoes were delicious and house salad was very good. Our group tried main dishes of consisting of the stuffed pork chop, crab cakes, prime rib, and broiled seafood platter. All were outstanding dinner fare along with their accompaniments. Five of the group tried the old fashion bread pudding - it was delicious. Great food in a historical and different type of building structure than you normally would experience. Staff were accommodating, friendly and helpful. If you like exotic fare, visit the restaurant on its weekly ‘wild game night’.

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2. Dock of the Bay

103 Constitution Ave, Portsmouth, VA 23704-1511 American, Seafood, Bar Lunch, Dinner Takeout, Outdoor Seating, Seating, Parking Available, Highchairs Available, Serves Alcohol, Full Bar, Table Service, Reservations, Wheelchair Accessible, Waterfront +1 757-337-8604 http://dockofthebayva.com
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4 based on 127 reviews

Dock of the Bay

Reviewed By cmossva

My wife and I have dined at the Portsmouth location several times. THe food and service is always excellent. THe only con is the outside seating needs repair/updating. We will be going back again though. As for the Carrollton location, it is larger but the food is nowhere near the quality of the Portsmouth location.

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1. Saltine

100 East Main Street, Norfolk, VA 23510 American, Bar, Seafood Lunch, Dinner, Late Night, Drinks Takeout, Reservations, Outdoor Seating, Private Dining, Seating, Parking Available, Validated Parking, Valet Parking, Television, Highchairs Available, Wheelchair Accessible, Serves Alcohol, Full Bar, Free Wifi, Accepts Credit Cards, Table Service [email protected] +1 757-763-6280 https://saltinenorfolk.com/
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5 based on 868 reviews

Saltine

A street level seafood restaurant in Downtown Norfolk, Saltine offers a chic, airy space for diners to savor seasonal shellfish, seafood and spirits. Enhancing the locally-sourced menu, the restaurant's black distressed millwork, old-world detailing, and

Reviewed By sac63chevy

I hosted six friends and business clients at this restaurant, based on its reputation with my friends and colleagues; I’m glad I did. The establishment was very good and accommodating. The service provided by Ben D and Steve was outstanding. The restaurant has an extensive wine list and the selected Erath Pinot Noir was delicious. The seafood appetizers of calamari, lobster hush puppies, and fantail shrimp were very tasty and filling. Our dishes of fresh tasting steamed lobster, shrimp and grits, tostado tuna, and grilled pork chop were spot on and filling. The lobster mac n cheese was heavy on the mac n cheese, go for the steamed lobster. We were so full from the appetizers and main courses, we didn’t get a chance to try the dessert menu. I was pleasantly surprised by the final bill as I truly expected it to be more. This restaurant is in my top ten for return visits.Thank you for joining us at Saltine and taking the time to write us a great review!

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