Great time at Dredge! Food was excellent, but the atmosphere and service were what sealed the deal! Mary behind the bar was fantastic!

It's really closer to 3.5 l, but I rounded up because the service was very good and the ambience lively. The food was also tasty, but fairly simple -- and I think the sell is that they do basics well. But it felt very pricey for what we were getting, even for folks used to DC prices, and that has bothered me a bit. The dozen raw oysters were delightful and expectedly pricey, but $50 for 6 wings, 2 fish tacos, and a pork shoulder platter that came with only rice and beans felt excessive. The portions were just enough to be filling, not a drop more. I can probably find something just as good if not better food wise elsewhere for less. Definitely not a family night out, but a nice date night for 2. Probably better to get drinks and snacks here and eat elsewhere. Would come again for the service, not for the food. read more

The food was amazing. Period. We had a dozen fresh oysters, split between local ("Revivals" from Little Bay) and Chincoteague ("Old Salt"). They were perfect and served simply. The more delicate Revivals beat out the Old Salts, just barely. The locally raised beef burger was great - very flavorful and served with crisp shoestring fries. The fried oyster tacos were a perfect combo of crisp fried oysters with sriracha slaw. We finished with lemon ice cream with bits of crunchy lemon cookies in it. The patio was very pleasant. Our server, Kylie, balanced helpful and present without being overly so. It was just such a great evening out. read more

We stopped in for a drink after the dinner hour and sat at the bar. Mary, the bar tender, gave us a mini mixology lesson and we discovered our new favorite drink there.... the Carters Creek Mule. Great conversation and service. read more

Sooo I ordered a drink at Dredge tonight & was charged for the rocks. What... am I in Manhattan? Nope I'm in bum##@**Virginia. Are you kidding me? I like this place but the owners need a reality check. First off food is okay but not amazing for what they charge. I was okay with it all till they charged $1.00 for rocks for a $24.00 drink. Do you really need that extra $1???? Reality check needed! read more

Yummy food, great bar area to sit, good service. We always have a good time here! The seafood and pizza is probably our favorite sections. It's fun to grab an appetizer and a drink too. Glad this place is here! read more

Tonight we had the most delightful time at the Bar in Dredge. The bartender was Dawn who really knows how to serve a martini the way you want it! Then, I thought it was just by chance but the Chef described the night's specials. He described them in a way that almost took you to the places the dishes came from! When he added descriptions of the wines that paired well with the fish, again we were almost tasting without drinking. Bryan Byrd LOVES what he is doing. He loves food, wine and his clientele. "Peopling" as I call it, can be exhausting. Bryan greeted consistently as each shift moved. Our meals were superb! Finally this beloved location has a real Restaurateur. read more

This place is the bomb. Not just the food, which is the best in town, but the comrade at the bar, Mary the bartender running the show, makes for an incredibly fun, inclusive evening. We love this place and tonight we feel like we've found our tribe. Thank you! read more

I recently had dinner here, twice! The food was delicious but the service was fabulous. Both times I ate at the bar. The two servers at the bar were very friendly. The owner fixed my cocktail. This is definitely a place for that southern hospitality. The ambiance was great and upbeat and the locals make you feel welcomed. read more

Being new to the area, we were so happy to find great food, service and atmosphere at Dredge. Food and drinks were delicious. Loved the specials, tacos and friendly service. Can't wait to go back! read more

Best fried oysters. Ask to have them served with the key lime tartar sauce. Perfect combo!

Fantastic service and delicious food! Thanks for being so accommodating for my pups and I. Highly recommend the fried oysters and waffles! read more

We had the pimento mac and cheese, tater tot nachos, and pasta with clams. The main dishes were good, but not great. The nachos did not have very many ingredients or interesting flavors, and the pasta was very plain and expensive for having only 6 clams and a tiny amount of soppressata. And, the sauce was lacking. The pimento mac and cheese was awesome, and the blueberry sour was great. read more

We had visited this restaurant before, while visiting friends. The menu is fairly limited, and the prices were really high, unless you wanted tacos. Friendly staff! Okay, but not a go to. read more

My wife and I recently visited this local restaurant in Irvington, Va. To say that we were disappointed would be an understatement. We sat at the bar and waited over 10 minutes to get the drinks that we ordered. While we waited we had the pleasure of listening to the guy bartending use the "f" word 4-5 times while talking to others at the bar. We ordered Mahi tacos --they were very good while the plate of 12 fried oysters was totally underwhelming at a $28 price. We would not repeat this one. read more

food just ok. my husband got a bourbon on the rocks and they charged us $1 for the ice. Crazy ridiculous! Good thing we didn't order iced tea! ha. just because of that I gave 1 star just for the bad taste. We won't be back. Little things means a lot good and bad. read more

Due to the pandemic, we just ordered takeout. It was ready quickly, and it was really delicious! The lobster and pasta were outstanding; some of the best pasta I've ever had. The tater tot nachos were also fantastic. We won else also liked their entrées very much. I highly recommend them! read more

The atmosphere is cool. But, the prices are a bit high and the food is not that great.

We went hungry. Expected so much more than we got for sure. Our food was flavorless - ordered oysters and they were cooked perfectly but the sauces were flat Got shrimp tacos Also flat. Tasteless. Quesadillas were looking good. But had no flavor So disappointed. Last trip Wait staff was polite but carried on loud animated conversations Within the restaurant which made it hard for us to carry on our table conversation read more

We've eaten twice at Dredge in the past two weeks and remain very excited with this addition to the Irvington dining scene -- friendly service and well prepared seafood with just enough seasoning and fresh, locally sourced veggies from Dug in Farms. Many dishes incorporate traditional New Orleans preparations which are executed by kitchen staff who clearly sharpened their knives and culinary skills in the Big Easy. read more

Had our son's rehearsal dinner here. Outstanding from the start. The planning, the tasting, the communication, the staff were all top notch. Oh, the food. If you like oysters get here. If you like creative tacos get here (oyster or fish recommended). Conch chowder awesome. And they know how to make a drink! Thank you Bryan, Phyllis, Casey and Shelby. We will be back! read more

We tried this restaurant while on vacation in the area. We had a large group of 8 people and were seated quickly without a reservation on a Friday evening. It seems like a place frequented by locals based on our perceptions of the main dining room and how rowdy and sociable it was. I understand that prices are up because of inflation, but things were wildly expensive here. Two tacos average between $16 and $18 and adding rice or beans cost another $8 each. Rice and beans are some of the cheapest foods on the planet! A few members of our party ordered the jambalaya which was lacking in nuance. It was most definitely spicy, yes, but there wasn't much else in terms of flavor. It was also VERY skimpy on the protein. There were a few pieces of andouille present, but maybe two shrimp in the entire dish. It was essentially $32 for a bowl of very spice rice. This place ended up being crazy expensive for how mediocre the food was. read more

Great atmosphere, food was delicious, service was exceptional! Very clean, all staff wore masks.

Great service and food to match. Fried oysters were delightful and then the whole table ordered the blackened Mahi-mahi with a host of different sides. Special shout out for the collard greens! read more

We loved it so much for the first time, we went there the very next night and it did not disappoint! Very cool vibe and the food was incredible!! Soft shell crabs the first night and the Caribbean Jerk Chicken the second and both were outstanding!! The pimento Mac & Cheese is something not to be missed!! We had a very surprise visit by Chef/Owner Bryan which was a super nice touch. We will definitely be back and have already recommended to everyone we've talked to!! read more

Great local watering hole AND restaurant. Very fresh local seafood, a wide variety of oyster preparations.

Very nice owner. He really cares that you are happy with your experience. This is a simple place with solid food, service and atmosphere (we only did outside dining). I'd give this nice guy the benefit of the doubt and keep coming back. read more

I've eaten at this location a great number of times over the past 14 years as it has gone through several incarnations, each time bearing the name "Trick Dog" as part of it's identity. Well true enough, you can't teach an old dog new tricks, and the new Owner/Chef, Bryan Byrd has done a complete makeover and has given Irvington "Dredge". Upon entering the first thing you notice is the active bar scene - this is THE most active bar in town these days. The entire front dining area has a cosmopolitan bar atmosphere - you can sense the vitality and energy of the Tri-towners (Irvington, White Stone and Kilmarnock) who come here regularly. This is the "in" place these days. Adjacent to the bar/dining area is an additional large dining room with tables and booths and I'll normally dine in this room. One of the reasons I had stopped going to the Trick Dog was because the menu never changed, and it was, frankly, quite boring. Well Dredge has broken the mold! Offerings include some Caribbean influenced dishes, seafood specialties, and many other items. My favorites so far are the fried oysters (served in a mini-frying basket with a great dipping sauce) and the whole fried red snapper. The snapper comes with Cuban black beans and rice and sweet fried plantain - a typical dish from the islands where I lived for about 60 years. The snapper was perfectly done, moist and flaked easily off the bone. Dredge offers enough variety in its menu to keep you coming back time after time without ever repeating a menu item. As they say in the Navy, Bravo Zulu - Well Done! read more

Small town charm, gourmet menu. My spouse and I complimented the menu to our waitress, and she brought out the chef/owner Bryan Byrd, a young man passionate about the food he serves. He explained his pairings of food and spices and where in his travels he'd experienced them, always with the plan to bring them home. My wife has always wanted to enjoy oysters but never has. That changed that night! The roasted oysters will change the hearts of the most conflicted. That night the freshly made toppings were basil pesto, jalapeno pesto, and sweet chili-garlic. We devoured every bite of apps, entrees, and even dessert - a rarity for my wife. We will absolutely return to this delight. (The food is refined, but your dress doesn't need to be. Casual and friendly.) read more

They are open and appear to be social distancing. I would say they are exceptionally heavy on Covid policy signage. The service was nice and attentive. Their cocktails were pretty pricey. Actually, we found a few items to be pricey and couldn't figure out why. The food was ok. The pimento Mac n cheese had an abundance of coarse black pepper - just threw the texture off hitting chunks of bp - oddly, no discernible pimento. We had the fried oyster special. Got a little queasy with some digestive upset later in the evening and we are thinking it was the oysters. Presentation is good. Probably won't be back though. read more

Taco Tuesday like never before. The Oyster, fish, pork or beef tacos are AMAZING!! Actually all the food here was amazing and the atmosphere was fantastic on the front porch. So nice to have a place that is serving locally sourced seafood. We will be back and if you are in Irvington or within an hours drive you should absolutely eat at Dredge! read more

Great food. Some creative dishes like the pork belly and collard green egg rolls. Everything we had was great, but the standout was the pimento mac & cheese. That stuff is just fantastic. Everything was good, but next time I'm in, I expect I'll get a double order and a beer and be i heaven. read more

Wonderful atmosphere, good food and service, very (very) strong cocktails. The dessert and fried oysters were out of sight.

Had a fantastic meal. Tacos, pork belly egg rolls. Great service. Excellent choices. Service was great. Hate to say, dessert too. Best in town. Vibrant atmosphere. Come see. !! read more

The Dredge is wonderful. Everything we ate was yummy. Standouts were pimento cheese mac, fried oyster tacos and rum punch. But everything was just so good. read more

Service was great but food not so much. Wife got the jambalaya and it was very spicy and shrimp didn't taste good. I got the New York strip and after being sent back, was still under cooked not to mention under seasoned and taste like a McDonalds patty. Safe to say we will not be back. Again service was great. read more

Great service and food. The fried oysters were as great as expected and the collard greens were the best. Our only regret was that we had not come to Dredge sooner! read more

I used to enjoy the previous restaurant, Nate's Trick Dog. Dredge seems like a few steps down in my opinion. Came in and sat at the bar for dinner. Very strange, inattentive service - has to ask for everything. Was never offered a drink, or refill, etc. Spending $70 (including tip) for one decent entree and two cocktails (made with well liquor - I wasn't asked what I wanted) was kind of a let down. There are enough other options nearby that I don't think I'd go back. read more

We are from out of town, we ate at the dub, and the NN burger and the dredge. Both of these establishments were better than this restaurant both in quality and taste. we had raw oysters at the dub and the dredge, and while the dredge has two types of raw oysters to choose from, the horse radish side was very bland and the oysters had a lot of water and the shells were crumbly and got in the oysters. Then we got drinks - no issues but it's draft beer and wine. We also got the pho and the catch of the day which was tuna. The pho had a very odd seasoning choice it was sweet like a dessert but also savory. It had no spice that a pho would have to it. The steak was delicious but again whatever seasoning they used ruined the dish. We sent it back and got the taco special which was $12 LESS than the pho and instead of comping the pho off they gave us the taco for free (not the pho). I got the tuna and it was cooked medium and it tasted good. I got a side salad with their homemade dressings - balsamic and blue cheese also good but the salad lettuce wasn't great and the portion was the smallest side salad I've gotten. Overall this place is average at best. Nothing on the menu jumped out at me and it's VERY EXPENSIVE! There's better hole in the wall places in Kilmarnock. read more

Stayed at an inn nearby and came here for dinner. Between my husband and I we ordered fried oysters, conch chowder, catch of the day (which was a tuna steak with a spicy/sweet/soy glaze) and a softshell crab special. Everything was great and the portions were HUGE. I probably could have just eaten my sides, collard greens and pimento mac and cheese, and been stuffed. The collard greens tasted like my I was at my grandma's house eating a meal instead of out at a restaurant. The service was also great. read more