We went in for the Tuesday night seafood platter special. The food was delicious and fresh. Taylor, our server was amazing. She was bartender, server and hostess. But, no matter how busy she was, she checked in with us often and always with a smile. She’s a gem! I will definitely be back!
Tammy Boice
Went to Pier 41 today because my husband and I were hungry for seafood. They were open for lunch! Nice! I had the crab cake lunch sandwich with hush puppies for an appetizer and hubby had the fish tacos With James River oysters as an appetizer. Everything was yummy And filling! Thank you to our waitress Hailey for helping us choose our lunch!
Austin Jankowiak
Place had good service, staff was excellent.
Ordered 12 oysters & the grouper fingers. Grouper fingers were overdone a bit & the breading was falling off of them. Oysters were fine for what they were.
Companion got crab dip which came with odd crouton-like bread to dip. Neither of us were a fan of that. She also ordered the Corn Dog Crab Cakes — which she loved & we thought it was a great unique menu item.
The fact that the cocktail prices (which are absurd — about $15 each) are not listed on their menu, and are the ONLY things with no price, makes me think this place is suspect. Insane to charge $4 for a beer and $15 for a cocktail like you are a high-end restaurant without putting prices on the menu — bait and switch central.
On top of that — 3% processing fee that they add on if you use a card. Never was notified of this, was not posted on the door or the menu. Just absurd that places do this — JUST INCREASE YOUR PRICE. It’s not that hard. Stop taking your consumers for a ride — I would have looked over all the other issues if you didn’t try and take us for a ride on the cocktail and processing fee.
Solid 2 stars for the deception.
EDIT IN RESPONSE TO OWNER: Notice I said fee — the 3% was a fee applied by your restaurant and not a tax. Also — if you’re going to talk about top shelf liquor and fresh ingredients, the mojito my girlfriend ordered had no mint and very little liquor in it.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 5
Mimi Shinada
Food was excellent!! It seemed a long time for our food to come out, but when we got it, it tasted like it was cooked fresh to order. The only downfall was that we sat next to the restroom and they put an extra chair at the end of the table right next to the bathroom....caused a lot of inconvenience.
Parking: It's a shared parking lot with a lot of other stores and parking is limited
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 4
Jordan Bass
Food was delicious, good beer options. Nice place. Why was it empty? No idea. The crab app was excellent and the fish tacos were great also.
Food: 5
Service: 5
Tessa McCarty
After a stressful day of traveling with our 4 year old, Ted was such a bright light in our evening! Pier 41 was close by our lodging and even though it didn’t seem family friendly, we decided to take a chance. We were delighted Ted’s kindness and great customer service!!! We will definitely be back and recommend this establishment to our friends!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Snow Crab Legs, Burger, PO Boy
Bryan Squibb
Looked like this place was winding down to a close . Very off oysters served on melted ice . Food warmed up out of a packet . Service non existent. Not sure if history here , but looked like current staff were selling off stock and ready to close .
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Regina Wilcox
Had the all you can eat crab legs.....decent size...kind of expensive for only crabs and no other sides except the first batch of fries.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Paul Schwinghammer
Wow, what a great find! One of the best seafood platters we’ve ever had, anywhere. We shared it (two of us) and it was ample. Great, friendly staff, good beer and cocktails too. Wish we could come back soon. It traveling through and so glad we found this place. You can even see the delicious shrimp under everything else in the photo.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jason Herring
When we walked in at 6:00, the restaurant was packed coming in at the end of happy hour. We had a party of six with us and didn’t make reservations (oops). They had one bartender and one waiter tending to all the guests. We ordered the edamame, calamari, and hush puppies to start. All of the appetizers came out in a timely manner and were correct and served at the proper temperature. Beverages were kept full and the two employees were on top of everything. We ordered a couple of PoBoy sandwich with shrimp. The crab cakes over succotash, the gumbo, and two fish and chips. The food was well seasoned and portions were generous. The gumbo had a nice brown roux and was packed with seafood and flavor. Don’t sleep on this spot but, reservations are recommended as we were lucky to be seated so fast. We will be going back for sure!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Calamari, Crab Cake Sandwich, PO Boy
Exactly what a hometown seafood restaurant should be.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Extra Bread for Mussels
Blue Ridge Toys
Food was outstanding, clams delish and great service
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Extra Bread for Mussels
Jovanna Lorraine
So the food was really good! But the place is a little too small and chaotic. It didn’t seem like they had Enough servers. I feel like me and my boyfriend were kind of overlooked the whole time. I mean it’s a nice cute little place but they seem to be really busy so it’s kinda hard to have a place that small when you’re having that much business coming through, which is a good thing. Not really a place to have a nice quiet meal if that’s what you’re looking for.
The breading on the shrimp was terrible! The steamed oysters & crab legs were very good but the fried food had terrible breading on them n cheap french fries
We went in for the Tuesday night seafood platter special. The food was delicious and fresh. Taylor, our server was amazing. She was bartender, server and hostess. But, no matter how busy she was, she checked in with us often and always with a smile. She’s a gem! I will definitely be back!
Went to Pier 41 today because my husband and I were hungry for seafood. They were open for lunch! Nice! I had the crab cake lunch sandwich with hush puppies for an appetizer and hubby had the fish tacos With James River oysters as an appetizer. Everything was yummy And filling! Thank you to our waitress Hailey for helping us choose our lunch!
Place had good service, staff was excellent.
Ordered 12 oysters & the grouper fingers. Grouper fingers were overdone a bit & the breading was falling off of them. Oysters were fine for what they were.
Companion got crab dip which came with odd crouton-like bread to dip. Neither of us were a fan of that. She also ordered the Corn Dog Crab Cakes — which she loved & we thought it was a great unique menu item.
The fact that the cocktail prices (which are absurd — about $15 each) are not listed on their menu, and are the ONLY things with no price, makes me think this place is suspect. Insane to charge $4 for a beer and $15 for a cocktail like you are a high-end restaurant without putting prices on the menu — bait and switch central.
On top of that — 3% processing fee that they add on if you use a card. Never was notified of this, was not posted on the door or the menu. Just absurd that places do this — JUST INCREASE YOUR PRICE. It’s not that hard. Stop taking your consumers for a ride — I would have looked over all the other issues if you didn’t try and take us for a ride on the cocktail and processing fee.
Solid 2 stars for the deception.
EDIT IN RESPONSE TO OWNER: Notice I said fee — the 3% was a fee applied by your restaurant and not a tax. Also — if you’re going to talk about top shelf liquor and fresh ingredients, the mojito my girlfriend ordered had no mint and very little liquor in it.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 5
Food was excellent!!
It seemed a long time for our food to come out, but when we got it, it tasted like it was cooked fresh to order.
The only downfall was that we sat next to the restroom and they put an extra chair at the end of the table right next to the bathroom....caused a lot of inconvenience.
Parking: It's a shared parking lot with a lot of other stores and parking is limited
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 4
Food was delicious, good beer options. Nice place. Why was it empty? No idea. The crab app was excellent and the fish tacos were great also.
Food: 5
Service: 5
After a stressful day of traveling with our 4 year old, Ted was such a bright light in our evening! Pier 41 was close by our lodging and even though it didn’t seem family friendly, we decided to take a chance. We were delighted Ted’s kindness and great customer service!!! We will definitely be back and recommend this establishment to our friends!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Snow Crab Legs, Burger, PO Boy
Looked like this place was winding down to a close . Very off oysters served on melted ice . Food warmed up out of a packet . Service non existent. Not sure if history here , but looked like current staff were selling off stock and ready to close .
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Had the all you can eat crab legs.....decent size...kind of expensive for only crabs and no other sides except the first batch of fries.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Wow, what a great find! One of the best seafood platters we’ve ever had, anywhere. We shared it (two of us) and it was ample. Great, friendly staff, good beer and cocktails too. Wish we could come back soon. It traveling through and so glad we found this place. You can even see the delicious shrimp under everything else in the photo.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
When we walked in at 6:00, the restaurant was packed coming in at the end of happy hour. We had a party of six with us and didn’t make reservations (oops). They had one bartender and one waiter tending to all the guests. We ordered the edamame, calamari, and hush puppies to start. All of the appetizers came out in a timely manner and were correct and served at the proper temperature. Beverages were kept full and the two employees were on top of everything. We ordered a couple of PoBoy sandwich with shrimp. The crab cakes over succotash, the gumbo, and two fish and chips. The food was well seasoned and portions were generous. The gumbo had a nice brown roux and was packed with seafood and flavor. Don’t sleep on this spot but, reservations are recommended as we were lucky to be seated so fast. We will be going back for sure!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Calamari, Crab Cake Sandwich, PO Boy
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Exactly what a hometown seafood restaurant should be.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Extra Bread for Mussels
Food was outstanding, clams delish and great service
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Extra Bread for Mussels
So the food was really good! But the place is a little too small and chaotic. It didn’t seem like they had Enough servers. I feel like me and my boyfriend were kind of overlooked the whole time. I mean it’s a nice cute little place but they seem to be really busy so it’s kinda hard to have a place that small when you’re having that much business coming through, which is a good thing. Not really a place to have a nice quiet meal if that’s what you’re looking for.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Calamari, Snow Crab Legs, Seafood Platter
The breading on the shrimp was terrible!
The steamed oysters & crab legs were very good but the fried food had terrible breading on them n cheap french fries
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Oyster Platter, Calamari, Seafood Platter
Small place. Great staff. Excellent happy hour.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Fish Tacos
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