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    Chesapeake's

    4.2 (400 reviews)
    ModerateSeafood, Bars
    Open 11:00 am - 11:00 pm

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    Red snapper, creamy Baked Spinach Maria, Nevas Potatoes (EVERYTHING WAS DELICIOUS)
    Cody C.

    You quickly forget that you are surrounded by car dealerships when you walk into this elegant/swanky restaurant! It's beautiful! The quality of the food was exceptional. They also have a great cocktail list. Everyone in our party who had never been there before loved the experience!

    Red snapper and Fresh Vegetable of The Day- Tomatoes with feta and balsamic vinaigrette
    Yulia B.

    Great restaurant with tasty food ! Started of with a cup of delicious clam chowder , for the main course I had red snapper. Took of one star because red snapper was a little too greasy. But flavor was nice . Will definitely be back and try grilled fish next time!

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    Mandy K.

    If you are passing through Knoxville, as I was, and you are looking for a lively weekday happy hour... I found it! And fresh seafood in Knoxville you say with a raised brow? And I say yes! So good. Oysters. Grouper. Snapper. Delicious. Crab cake passed my test too. It's all about the ratio of crabmeat to nothing else. Apparently there is another location in town as well.

    K B.

    Excellent service by Michelle made this lunch so special. The food was good and the restaurant itself is fairly large and pretty. We had the broiled seafood platter w/spinach Maria, crabcake sandwich with spicy spinach mac and oysters. The blue point was the favorite. Overall a great lunch in Knoxville to start off the new year.

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    Candy D.

    The food was good and plentiful. The service was not even mediocre we had to remind our chatty server about our bread and then everything appetizer, bread and entree all came out together. My dinner companions drink was dry for 10 minutes as she talked to the table next to us about Harry Potter. Not a FAN it is a pricey place

    Chocolate amaretto cheesecake
    Jill B.

    This was the first time I've been back in awhile and it was not the same. Normally I give them 5 stars and love everything I eat. Not so much today. I met friends there and one was stuck in traffic since it was about 5 o'clock when we got there so we waited for her to order. It did take longer than we thought it would otherwise we would have waited longer outside but there were tons of empty tables at 5 so we figured it would be ok. We got some bread and it was a little crunchier /drier than usual but with some butter it was fine. I was hungry because I had worked long and late and just had a snack for lunch so I can take out some bread. We got 1 croissant, 1 roll and a muffin in our first basket. Since we were waiting I asked for more bread and we got a croissant and a roll in the next basket. Our other friend had arrived so she ate the roll and some of the croissant but there were 3 of us and we had been given 5 pieces of bread total. Eating 1-2 pieces of bread is not unheard of right? Am I crazy? Other restaurants will give you a whole little loaf and I can eat the whole thing and then some plus my meal. I asked politely for more bread and the server said we couldn't get anymore unless we ordered... maybe she's gotten burned before by people just ordering water and getting bread and leaving? We are about to drop $40+ dollars each on dinner just for one entree plus tip and you can't give me some more bread? I guess not. We didn't realize traffic would be so bad (it was terrible today) and our friend would take so long (I estimate about 40 minutes from when we sat)... so she got there and the server brought her a water when she sat down without even asking and that was nice. She wasn't ready to order when she sat down so we said just give us a minute and then the server didn't come back for a while. So we decided to order even though she wasn't ready so we could at least get our food in. There were still at least 6-7 empty tables (probably more) around us before we got our order in which took a while because our server was gone and no one passed by our table that would look our way to ask for her. Then we finally got our food and I thought fresh tomatoes would be more than two slices... otherwise I would have ordered something else. Apparently that's all you get. Two slices of tomato. That's a $5 side friends. They weren't even that great. My tomatoes from the garden taste better and would be worth more. They were just average store bought tomatoes that weren't quite ripe. They looked all right on the plate but for $5 at least slice the whole tomato up for me. Overall we were underwhelmed. The crab cakes I got were still good but the sides were all just okay. The service was subpar. Ambiance was fine, seemed normal with the big open wear house. I will not be requesting to go back anytime soon. Maybe in a couple years after the service is back to what it used to be. For the price it was not worth it.

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    Food and service was amazing. Great place for special birthday dinner. I highly recommend the calamari and hot crab dip to start off.

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    This is a great place to eat! Loved the lobster bisque and stuffed mushrooms!Service excellent!

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    Okay food, music is too loud to be having a conversation. Service is good. Food is a bit pricey.

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    Service is always excellent and the food is consistently delicious. Haven't had a bad meal there.

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    Hands down the best seafood in Knoxville, you will not be disappointed. I will definitely be sure to dine here again

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