We had a great experience at Fish Bones. Service was great and the restaurant provided lots of seating for guest. We sat outside & the weather was perfect. The food was fresh, hot and delish! Might have to return for their buffet. read more

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Great buffet. Enjoyed great customer service. Food was seasoned well. Desserts was ok...Food was great!! I will definitely dine again!! Ambiance was calm and inviting.. read more

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Service was great, waitress had drinks out before anything else and stayed on top of them throughout our visit. Although, took quite a while to check out. We chose the buffet, although crab legs were cold (this improved after we got through a tray), but everything else remained cold and was though it sat out all day. Food itself was mediocre and only offering in way of veggies is their salad bar. Everything else is either fried or seafood. The absolute worst part about the crab legs was the butter, it tasted like sink water. Lastly, they have a mirror to provide the illusion of a much larger buffet area upon entering--this is pure deception, there's approximately 15 items in the entire buffet. We also had members of the party who chose entrees ordered weren't very hot upon being served, protein was dry and food was overall mediocre. I was shocked a buffet was open and had no wait, that is... until I ate here. I paid the same prices as I would've at any expensive/nice restaurant on the beach, and got overall poor quality food. read more

The buffet was $50 a person and wasn't worth the price compared to others we visited in the area. The staff only came once to clear our plates and never refilled our drinks (we all wanted 2nd beers but didn't get anyone back to ask). I had to find our waitress talking with her coworkers at the bar and asked for our checks & to-go waters. This was a Saturday night. No wait, though. But I understand why. read more

Price is OUTRAGEOUS. $50/adult and $12/child for 1yo and 2yo. It was the smallest buffet ever and just mediocre. Nothing very good, not horrible though. Service was so so but they add gratuity at 5 people, including toddlers. Do not recommend. read more

The food was so good! I forgot to take some pictures it was a little overpriced service was good almost instant refills and the music was good good vibes will definitely come again read more

We had seafood buffet there and there were a decent selection of seafood to choose from ranging from steamed shrimp to crab legs. On top of seafood, there were non-seafood items, desserts, fruits, and a salad bar. It was a bit busy because we went during dinner time, but our server was very friendly and attentive to our needs. If you are craving seafood, make sure to stop by Fish Bones Restaurant! read more

Fish Bones Restaurant - a plate of seafood and rice - Seafood Near Me - Virginia Beach, Virginia

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For a Buffett it's decent. This place is definitely great for crab legs. Most other dishes were seasoned well. The dessert really need some help. It's smaller than Georgia, but there was literally no weight and I would say it has just a mini version of Captain George's so definitely worth it if you want crab legs. read more

To quote my wife, it was like "if Denny's had a buffet, and wanted to have seafood". They did not have what their website and advertisements had said they would have. Was rather disappointed overall, as the expectation that they were "selling" and "advertising", did not carry through. While some things were "okay", a good bit of what that they did have was cold, bland, overcooked, was "fake", tasted like it was sitting there all day, or was mush. The crab legs were not the best, either. They were cold, very soggy, and were difficult to get out of the shell. The service, though, was fantastic. Our waitress was PHENOMENAL, and was great with our kids. She was the best part of the experience. read more

Seafood variety Crab legs hot & cold Shrimp hot & cold Mussels Clamps Stuffed mushrooms fried clam strips shrimp oyster Rockefeller Salad bar Desserts Shrimp tacos Full bar Covid safe screens must wear masks & gloves to get food The Staff friendly Loved Isabella ( VCU) and her sister Frachesca (VA Tech‍)lol This is a MUST STOP IF YOU GO TO VIRGINIA BEACH Cant wait to go again next year read more

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Our waitress was very attentive to our family. The food, however, was very disappointing. Everything lacked flavor. The fried items were super oily. The fish was not all that fresh. Way too over priced for a very limited "buffet" read more

The only reason I'm giving this 2 stars is because the dessert, raw oysters and service were great. Nothing else was. Overcooked, bland, devoid of any real flavor. There was nothing else of value on the entire buffet. With some place as good as Captain George's just 15 minutes away, I'll never be in this restaurant again and would advise anyone with a palette to do the same. Thanks for reading read more

Came on vacation and this has got to be the best restaurant we've gone to. Service with Kat was awesome. Crab legs was so fresh. The buffet is priced right!! read more

The buffet was way over priced for what's offered. $35.99 is basically a rip off! For the price you'd expect a nice upscale place, however you get seated at a regular booth or table that reminds you of a place from the 90's that desperately needs renovated. Their rolls were very hard and dry. The steak that I ordered was super over cooked, dry and chewy! The side items that are offered are also very limited. How can you not have broccoli or any other vegetables other than squash? Very disappointed. Will not return. Save your money & go elsewhere!! read more

Fish Bones Restaurant - Seafood Near Me - Virginia Beach, Virginia

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No wait; friendly staff, but the food was VERY pricey for what you get. While seafood buffets tend to be more expensive, all the fried food on this one was COLD and largely, the food tasted unseasoned. Aside from the crab legs, all crab dishes on the buffet (including the deviled crab and she she-crab soup) were *IMITATION* crab meat. While I understand that the seafood did not come from the ocean literally right behind the restaurant, you would think that being right on the water, you would be served fresh seafood. I spent a cool $80+ on a meal that was not very satisfying. :( read more

My teenage son and I ate here during spring break. The plates were $48 per person. I was expecting a delish meal. Crawfish was 1/4 size of what we usually are served and did not taste good. They were super tiny. Crab was EXTREMELY salty with a horrible after taste. There were only two waitresses working on Friday night. They were doing the best they could but could not keep up. I was highly disappointed. read more

I have previously been to Fish Bones a few times for their seafood buffet and had no complaints, so I went again yesterday evening. Unfortunately, upon arriving (after a 10 block walk!) I was informed that they now only have the buffet on Friday and Saturday nights and this was a Sunday. Needless to say, I wasn't thrilled. Their entrée items on the menu were basic, expensive and you are limited to one side which is mostly starchy foods. My mom and I ordered drinks (which were too sweet), wings and calamari, then left to go to a better restaurant. They really should make it known in publications and their website that the buffet is only available on Fridays and Saturdays so people don't waste their time if they don't want anything from the menu. read more

Should not of been charged what we did. Service was quick but the food matched it. Seemed like quick food they just bread and deep fry. Also have food poisoning the following day. DO NOT RECOMMEND. Also should've checked yelp before hand. Lesson learned.. RIP fish bones read more

We went to this restaurant because it was easily accessible to our hotel. The food was very disappointing and highly overpriced. It was also very loud I wouldn't return. read more

Service was good, they were very crowded so slow service not her fault. Food was in my top ten worst meals ever, maybe top 5. To be fair, I didn't get to try everything on the buffet as it went very quick on a Saturday night. But the 6-7 things I did try were very bad, especially for the price. I wouldn't go here again if it was free. Very chaotic on the inside as many were piling up two plates at the small buffet area. I read the reviews before and thought I would try anyway as I can eat just about anything. Do yourself a favor and keep moving past this place. Alternatively speaking, I did see someone order a sandwich that looked ok. Buyer beware. read more

You pay $50 a person for food that you could cook better at your own house. Anything that has bread is dry, the macaroni is dry, the dessert are dry. The most expensive thing is the Alaskan Snow Crab legs and they have no flavor and too much salt. Actually nothing have flavor. It is not worth the money. If you see this place, keep walking. read more

Our time here was phenomenal!!!! Service alone was great, our server Balby was so cool and super helpful, she was on time bringing our drinks and just in general a great server. Every other server we came in contact with was just as great!!! Darcy was incredible and so helpful and other servers paid great attention to us. The buffet was great and the food was so good! Outside of the buffet the chicken wings were really great and good in size, the shrimp scampi was good as well. They had mhai Thais for $6 and they were great!! Everyone was delightful and it was a really good time! read more

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We drove by and noticed they had a seafood buffet with crab legs. We came in and outer awesome waitress informed us that her manager wouldn't let us get the buffet because it was shutting down in 20 mins but I could order from the menu. I told her that we would only be about 20 mins so we would be ok with paying for the buffet. She asked her manager. He said no. I went to order the 2lbs of crab for 36.00 to share with my daughter. They were going to change me 6.00 for sharing!!!! So 42.00 now. I looked at the appetizer menu and they had 1lb for 18.00. I said I can just order 2 appetizers for 36.00 right and she said yes and we don't charge sharing for that. ??????? What?? It's the same thing lol. This manager is so petty and would have lost a customer if our waitress wasn't so much better than him. I will never come here again and I would suggest you try another place as well. The management here is the worst. Update: when I posted this the manager came outside to argue with me. I asked him why he was approaching me outside since he was aware I was unhappy inside. I spent almost 50.00 in his restaurant and he only had the nerve to say "it's all good". I said well maybe that's why you have a 2.5 star review total on yelp. He absolutely doesn't care. He just wanted to confront me outside. read more

Fish Bones Restaurant - Sitting by the front windows. - Seafood Near Me - Virginia Beach, Virginia

If I could give it a zero I would. The food was dry, cold and unflavored (even deserts). The service was terrible. I feel that because our party was already a party of 8 she knew she would get automatic tip of 18%. She came to check on us once, all other times we had to get other waitresses to find her. 10/10 would NOT recommend! read more

The service was wonderful!! The food was OK. We didn't get the all you can eat and our meals were a little over done, but the service you receive here is honestly great! read more

We were seated outside by a window, that was covered in cob webs and dead flies, Great start to disgusting food that cost 125$$. Our waiter, Clark, was amazing tho. read more

To start off, this is a pricey restaurant. I knew that going in since it is fresh seafood. Got seated pretty quickly and our waitress was so communicative and efficient. Constantly making sure we were doing good, exchanging out the shell baskets, making sure all drinks were still full. Very consistent. I appreciated it A LOT. Especially with the price we were paying. When we walked in, we took a look over the buffet first to see if that's the route we wanted. When we saw the menu, our minds changed immediately. Seafood fills me up quickly so in a way I couldn't justify the buffet ($49.99) over getting a boil ($50) and sharing it with my partner. Turns out, that was the best course for us in the long run. We got an appetizer and then the seafood boil. We were able to finish it all, but were heavily stuffed. Mind you, we got the boil that was just for one person!! LOL There's plenty of seating for smaller groups (4 or less) and some space for larger tables too. Plus outdoor seating. Overall, it was very good for what we got. My only complaint was the shrimp being overcooked, but nothing a little cocktail sauce can't fix. Not sure if I'd take a child over the age of 4 here. Kids 4 and under get a free buffet with the purchase of an adult buffet. read more

If you love seafood and your mind waiting in line for good this is the place for you! If you come to the side of the neck-in-the-woods you better check this place out is on unbelievable the best buffet seafood ...I've ever been in that says a lot !!! read more

First time visiting Virginia Beach, and was craving seafood. They have the best shrimp tacos. You're better off ordering off the menu than going to the buffet in my opinion. Other than that service was really fast and the food was banging. read more

To me, the best thing in the seafood buffet were the crab legs. Seasoned and cooked perfectly. The second best thing to me was the clam chowder, but I found the clams a little too chewy. Everything else wasn't memorable. However, customer service was good. read more

Fish Bones Restaurant - Crab legs - Seafood Near Me - Virginia Beach, Virginia

Fish bones was great! Great selection of seafood, had an amazing crab scallop mixture was was soo good! stuffed mushrooms were yummy, crab legs were well steamed, kept our drinks filled so customer service was great and desert options were super tasty, usually don't go for the sweets so that says a lot. Super rainy day the atmosphere is beach casual my kid is 3 and ate free, considering not much actually makes it in his mouth this is a huge plus! read more

Fish Bones Restaurant - Seafood Near Me - Virginia Beach, Virginia

Only reason I went here for dinner is for one last stand with my crab leg obsession. Food: I have to say....the crab legs were fantastic!!!! They were actually much much hotter and easier to crack then Capt George's which I ate at last night. That is NOT to knock capt George's bc I love love them and will never stop going there. I do see why there are negative reviews....the rest is quite underwhelming. This is not a big buffet. It's not worth the money if you don't eat 4lbs or crab....but for THIS crab lover Fish Bones didn't disappoint. I will take good crab legs (ayce) and a fantastic ocean front view over a high rated blah blah restaurant any day. Only other item I even tried was the fried shrimp and they were fantastic. The breeding of the shrimp adhered to the size of the shrimp perfectly (y'all know what I mean....shrimp to breading ratio can be pretty fckd up lol). My mother in law ate a salad, fried shrimp, riblets, and a cluster of crab and she loved it. *cough cough* she didn't eat the $40/person value but it's my mother in law....can't really get tooooo mad. We didn't touch dessert. We were too full. Looked decent. Customer service: our server was super sweet. The people standing at the register were not. I feel like they just wanted to stand there and get paid to talk to each other so when people had to come in to get seated it actually made them work and they really didn't wanna. That's why I deducted a star. But I'm glad they weren't my servers so maybe they were exactly where they should be. Register. Not everyone are people persons. VA beach doesn't have the crab leg buffets that Myrtle does so I support this restaurant. It fixed my crab need and the outside seating was great. I apologize if you read this review and don't like the restaurant. If you like taking your time, eating your weight in snow crabs, and people watching, then 2 hours for $40/person can be well worth it!!! Enjoy! read more

Got in late and it's the hotel restaurant. I ordered the steak and shrimp, my son the burger. Everything was tasty - tons of seasoning that I like. The fries were fresh beer batter, I was in nirvana. Downside, steak was full of fat, burger was over cooked. Food would be between 3-4 star. It's a run down place, so I settled on a 3. read more

They are so expensive and not much food choices to choose from the "buffet" the food was ok but not going ever again to this place

I've been wanting to try this place on our last evening in Virginia Beach and and OHH BOY..... We were very disappointed with the food. It didn't taste as good as it cost at all (overpriced). Everywhere else we've been was great. Just being honest and I hope this will change things. Staff was great!! Except... read more

My family and I went here for dinner here and the service was slow. It took 10 minuets for the waiter to take our drink order then another 15 before the drinks came. The waiter was not attentive. He came and checked on our table and I asked for a refill on my drink. 10 minutes later he came back without my drink and I had to ask again. This also happened when we first arrived and asked for a booster seat for a child with us. Over priced with very poor service. I would not go back nor would I recommend to a friend. read more

Unfortunately, I would not recommend. Server was super sweet, but the quality of food for the price was not worth it. I wish I would have looked at the other reviews before wasting wayyyy toooooo much money. PLEASE SAVE YOUR MONEY! read more

We dined at Fish Bones two nights in a row while on an off-season vacation. The Buffet was not available either night, and I guess that is a good thing from the reviews. My wife and I had Seafood Norfolk and the Seafood Platter on the first night. Both were delicious. On the second night, we both got the 2 LBS of crab legs. Cooked well and nice and sweet. Didn't even really need to dip them in butter. So not a world class seafood restaurant, but for on the beach, pretty good. read more

This was my first experience at this place on vacation. As soon as I walked in I was greeted with very friendly service from the hostess, as well as my waitress. The crab cakes were the best Iv ever had! Perfect texture and flavor, highly recommend them! I tired all of my party's food (6 people) and was not disappointed in one of them meals! Highly recommended for seafood lovers! read more

I agree with most reviewers. $35.99 is very over price for what you get. Waitress was nice and polite. Food was horrible and old. Ad posted include sushi which is not true. So the restaurant management need correct that. read more

Fish Bones Restaurant - Seafood Near Me - Virginia Beach, Virginia