Holy Mackeral VA

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   Lewis

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 7 days ago

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   Food was great, really only place in area to get all you can eat crab legs. Good service!
   

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   OpenTable Diner

   Richmond

   2 reviews

   3.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on May 17, 2023

   overall3food4service2ambience5

   Beautiful Spring evening to dine outdoors, celebrating my husband’s birthday! The view of the sunset was amazing! We were excited to order microbrews, but were quite disappointed when we discovered that very little was actually on draft or even in stock! Food was tasty, served hot, but was almost cold by the time we received our silverware. We had requested silverware and napkins twice before my husband went to retrieve it himself.  Our first visit here in March was quite the opposite, delicious with great service. Hoping this evening was the exception rather than the norm.
   

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   KevinG

   1 review

   4.0

   1 review

   Dined on May 17, 2023

   overall4food4service4ambience4

   Good food, great atmosphere, parking leaves a lot to be desired
   

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   OpenTable Diner

   1 review

   3.0

   1 review

   Dined on May 14, 2023

   overall3food5service3ambience4

   We had reservations. They set us immediately. We ordered a appetizer and it took 30 minutes to get the appetizer. We ordered a main entrées and it took one hour in 10 minutes. Very slow. The waitress was really nice. Kept apologizing. Ambience was good price was really reasonable drinks were fantastic. It was a shame. It took so long to get the food that we ordered.
   

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5. OT

   OpenTable Diner

   1 review

   1.0

   1 review

   Dined on May 14, 2023

   overall1food3service1ambience2

   Mother’s Day…..although we enjoy the restaurant and service, unfortunately there was a 2 hour delay in the kitchen and we had our elderly diabetic mother with us. We appreciate our waitress being honest, however, we left and ate elsewhere. Staffing is essential!
   

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   TravisH

   1 review

   4.0

   1 review

   Dined on May 10, 2023

   overall4food4service4ambience4

   Overall, the experience was good. The food was good. Service was great. Other than it being hot on the outdoor covered patio do the plastic over the screens.
   

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   OpenTable Diner

   Richmond

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on May 10, 2023

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   Amazing staff and food. Everything was AMAZING!!!
   

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   Fcchuck

   Richmond

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on May 6, 2023

   overall5food5service5ambience5

   A very nice location, on the water so we had a great sunset view. Food was very good and service outstanding. We had crawlers, my wife could not finished them so I helped, and a great chicken sandwich with spicy honey sauce. We hope to go again.
   

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   OpenTable Diner

   Richmond

   2 reviews

   1.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on April 29, 2023

   overall1food1service2ambience2

   The service was poor. We ended up leaving after an hour and still no drinks or appetizers.
   

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    TREXAIKEN

    E. Tennessee

    28 reviews

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    5.0

    28 reviews

    Dined on April 27, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Our server was Mya and she was very attentive and responsive to our needs. The peel and eat shrimp are awesome and a NICE size!! Everyone was so helpful and the views were spectacular. We will be back!!
    

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    JasmineT

    Orlando

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on April 26, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Erin was amazing!!!! I really enjoyed the food and drinks! I will be back!!!
    

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    intheneighborhood

    Richmond

    4 reviews

    3.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on April 26, 2023

    overall3food2service2ambience4

    Wednesday all you can eat crab and shrimp is good. The menu is fine but the food and presentation needs attention. I wouldn't worry about presentation if the food was better. They have a lot of potential. Breakfast is a hard pass. Terrible.
    

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    Jopod

    Richmond

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on April 5, 2023

    overall3food3service3ambience4

    Went here for their AYCE shrimp & crab legs. The price is not cheap ($49) so we expected a good meal! We made a reservation and we were sat upon arrival so that was great! But then we sat and sat and sat till our waitress finally acknowledged us. We ordered drinks and our meals easy enough 2 AYCE meals. We got waters right away but the beers took 15 minutes to get. Then the meals arrived. The food was good the shrimp huge! So we were excited. Well we were not given silverware and when we finally saw our server and asked she eventually brought. We asked for crackers for the crab legs and she explained they only have 10 for the whole restaurant but she would try. We were about done trying to open the crab legs when she brought us one to share. We ordered our second plate while she was there. So a half hour later we finally got our seconds on AYCE! So we were eating and I said we should have ordered more right away but we didn’t and it was another 15-20 minutes till we saw our server again and asked her to order more. Another half hour went by and I was ready to leave when she brought out 1 plate of food for both of us. Well we took it and our check. Which was $150! Sorry but I expect better for this much money! We were seated on the covered porch and it was so hot from being enclosed that we asked to sit elsewhere and was told they were full. The waitress explained that the air conditioning was broken. I was sweating while eating my dinner. It is such a shame as this could be such a great place! Lots of good ideas but sounds like a management problem. You need to stop and take a look at your operations! This could be so much better! Let me say that we were not the only ones. The table beside us waited and waited as well! We will not return! Our money is hard earned and we don’t want to waist it again!
    

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    Shawn

    Atlanta Metro

    19 reviews

    vip
    1.0

    19 reviews

    Dined on March 26, 2023

    overall1food1service1ambience1

    20 minutes for the server to come to the table. Provided sample of draft beers and they were not cold and neither were the can beers. Salads and entree came out together. That’s a no no! Doors open and had to swat flies away from our food. Ate the entree in the car in hopes of enjoying without worrying about flies and the crab cake tasted sour. Horrible experience when I flew into town to take my mother to dinner for her birthday. Service seemed to be slow in the restaurant because we weren’t the only ones that left. Definitely would not recommend this restaurant!
    

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    BarbaraR

    Richmond

    9 reviews

    4.0

    9 reviews

    Dined on March 24, 2023

    overall4food5service3ambience4

    I had fish and chips, absolutely wonderful. My friend had a shrimp poboy and was not happy with just four shrimp but thought it was good.
    

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    LISAD

    Orlando

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on March 15, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    We love AYCE crab legs on Wednesday nights here. The food is always good, and the service is excellent!!
    

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    LISAD

    Orlando

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on March 1, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    We have family night every other Wednesday here for the AYCE crab legs and shrimp. We love this place! The quality of food has always been excellent for us, and the wait staff is always on their toes to get whatever you need. Mya is our regular server and she has the best personality!! Definitely recommend it.
    

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    MicheleW

    Cancun

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 22, 2023

    overall4food5service4ambience4

    New waitress... Very good when we got her. Poor thing had large tables on opposite sides of restaurant, spent all night running. Only her 3rd or 4th night I think. Food was great. Definitely coming back.
    

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    chrisw

    Richmond

    5 reviews

    3.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on February 17, 2023

    overall3food1service1ambience3

    went to hear some great local music "Caleb Dillard" service was slow, we just had drinks and apps. Nachos finally had plenty of toppings, but the meat had no flavor. Will go back knowing its for the music and bot the food or service
    

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    Jewel

    Orlando

    12 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    12 reviews

    Dined on February 2, 2023

    overall3food1service5ambience3

    The overall experience was not good. The food was not what we expected. Our server made the experience acceptable.
    

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    OpenTable Diner

    Richmond

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 2, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Besties dinner and drinks and we had an amazing time the food was exceptional and the drinks were awesome. Will most definitely be back.
    

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    Diamond

    Richmond

    4 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on January 5, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Love coming here on Weds! I will be trying brunch soon
    

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    Tori9110

    Richmond

    12 reviews

    4.0

    12 reviews

    Dined on December 28, 2022

    overall4food4service4ambience3

    Waitstaff really hustling, working hard. Nice they offer an all you can eat crab legs - hard to find these days. Look forward to returning in daylight to better experience the waterfront setting.
    

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    WilliamS

    Richmond

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on December 28, 2022

    overall5food4service5ambience4

    Crab legs were perfectly done. Service was very good.
    

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    Rjackson

    Caribbean

    6 reviews

    3.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on December 22, 2022

    overall3food2service5ambience4

    Crabs were dry. Drinks and service was great
    

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    StephM

    Richmond

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on December 15, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Always a good time at holy mackerel!! Prime rib night was good
    

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    OpenTable Diner

    Richmond

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on December 14, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience3

    First time going with my family and loved it
    

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    Nancy

    Richmond

    23 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    23 reviews

    Dined on December 7, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    All you can eat crab legs were awesome and a really must! The service was excellent as well.
    

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    Nita

    Richmond

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on December 4, 2022

    overall5food4service5ambience5

    The service was exceptional and so was the live music! LOVED the ambience ...we had fun! Would definitely recommend!
    

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    KeithM

    Chicago

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 23, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    The food was amazing and the service was even better.
    

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    OpenTable Diner

    Richmond

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on November 17, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    All you can eat shrimp and crab night - great exp. Food was as expected ambiance was chill and cool - food paired with their signature beers was amazing, overall well done.
    

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    OpenTable Diner

    Richmond

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on November 10, 2022

    overall5food5service4ambience5

    Great food shout put too the servers they work very hard as multi-servers, cooks, people pleasers and all. All u can eat crab legs on Wednesday definitely a winner.
    

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    JessiC

    Richmond

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 9, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    The spot is SO CUTE. Can’t wait to come back in summer and enjoy the view outdoors. Our server Rihana was AMAZING. So sweet and on top of things. The playlist was awesome. The all you can eat shrimp and crab legs was BOMB. Can’t recommend enough. We’ll be back for brunch, oysters, and so much more.
    

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    OpenTable Diner

    Richmond

    2 reviews

    4.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on November 2, 2022

    overall4food4service4ambience4

    I ordered the Crab legs, on the first plate 2 clusters . I didn’t understand why on the second plate only one cluster and and another person at another table there’s came out with 4 clusters. And it took pretty long in between ordering them.
    

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    DavidC

    Richmond

    2 reviews

    vip
    1.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on October 30, 2022

    overall1food1service2ambience3

    The crab cakes were not lump crab meat and tasted like low quality frozen prepared cakes. The shrimp and grits is described on the menu as having cheesy grits, thick cut bacon, fried egg, and home fries. It did not come with an egg or home fries. We had to request those items. The thick cut bacon was actually more like chunks of pork that would be shredded, definitely not bacon. The grits were plain without cheese. When we asked the response was they stopped putting cheese in the grits and have not updated the menu.
    

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    OpenTable Diner

    Richmond

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on October 26, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    It was great coming back Sunday and Wed
    

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    PennyC

    Richmond

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on October 23, 2022

    overall3food2service4ambience4

    Arrived at 11 Sunday brunch. Service was very slow. Ordered shrimp and grits. Says cheese grits and they were plain. Took 30-40 minutes to bet food and there was not one other couple at the time we arrived.
    

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    varefump

    Richmond

    5 reviews

    4.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on October 12, 2022

    overall4food4service5ambience2

    Went for all-you-can-eat crag legs on Wednesday evening. Had a 5:45 reservation and we were seated on a patio table within two minutes. Started out with drinks. Wife had something blue green in color (don't recall the name) and I had the Pink Floyd IPA for the first time, and it was great (nice and cold). Wife had the crab legs and I ordered the 12-piece hot wings with BBQ sauce. We were served our meals within 10 minutes. Wife loved the crab, but the baked potato was a little over done. She said the shrimp was rather flimsy and tasteless. Would have been nice to have the option to boil them in beer. My wings were delicious but maybe a little too much sauce. I had a second beer which filled me to the brim. The noise level was fairly high even though we were on the patio. They had a Quazi see-thru window draping so we couldn't see the water. They charged a mandatory 18% gratuity which I didn't mind because the service was excellent. I even added a little extra tip in the bill. Would go back again for All-You-Can-Eat Wednesdays or on a weekend to hear live music.
    

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    JasonB

    Las Vegas

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on October 5, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Food and service were both great! The view of the sunsetting over the river was perfect! Can’t wait to eat there again!!
    

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    LyndseyD

    Richmond

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on October 5, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5

    Had a great all around experience. Food was good, staff was awesome and view was even better.
    

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