Half empty. Seated grudingly (we are busy). Waited 20 minutes and nobody stopped by. Walked out. Never again. Beware the 4% up charge for using a credit card. read more

We really enjoy this restaurant. We would highly recommend! The service and food were great.

The second time here with my mum for her birthday and it was lovely! We had a wonderful view on the deck. The best part of the evening was the service from Eddie. He's an absolute darling and very attentive. The apps were delicious, cocktails strong and food tasty. Mum dad and aunt were very happy. The only unfortunate matter was I ordered my potato without bacon and it came with it. I'm vegetarian so.... Just wasn't keen on eating that. the chefs apparently found it difficult to deliver after I sent it back. I suppose they got sassy. That being said, after it took too long and I got fearful of the upset chefs, it felt best to cancel the meal and i got a small ceaser salad. The live music was a plus so we loved that. Again I recommend Eddie! Made everything pleasant! read more

Madigan's Waterfront - Ceaser - Seafood Near Me - Occoquan, Virginia

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The food, the service and the cleanliness were below par. The salt shaker was filthy the windows were filthy, the beautiful waterfront is obstructed by an ugly air conditioner in addition to the filthy windows and my plate had two big chips in it. That was the best table they had other tables which are obstructed by big brick pillars and not centered right with the windows. Ordered two french dips, it comes with fries for $11.99 very good price for a waterfront meal, it's apart of the lunch menu which I believe ends at 3:30 pm. The service was below par and it took them 30 minutes to make the food, the fries were nice and hot the sandwiches were lukewarm. Overall the food was decent and a good value. The waiter barely came to the table, in the 30 minutes from taking our order to coming with the food she walked by 0 times to check on us and there was no one else in the restaurant. Overall I went there to kill some time waiting for my sister to get done with her dental appointment, the experience was positive. The restaurant could be a lot better with new management. read more

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Fourth of July evening and we decided to go to a seafood restaurant for dinner thinking it wouldn't be a wait. We arrived at the restaurant, and had to wait 10-15 minutes for a table even though the restaurant was 50% capacity. The hostess states we had to wait because the kitchen was short staffed. Went to the bar to get some drinks. The bartender was nice, but she was one person deep and we had to wait extended amount of time to order drinks and get our change after we paid. The waiter, Caleb, was a true professional. Quick on his feet, very knowledgeable of the menu. The food was bland, but okay. Thank goodness they had Tabasco. They use a lot of lemon to season the food. Need some onion powder, garlic and paprika. Oysters weren't seasoned, just covered in flour and fried. You do better going to The Secret Garden up the street. read more

Good food, good service and loved the tiki bar outside. The entertainment on the weekend is always good too with a pretty scenery.

I live in Occoquan. We should demand more than this, town folk. Appetizers were fine. Mains were a TERRIBLE. Bouillabaisse was literally Prego, with onions, with some grilled focaccia for $26. My boyfriend's steak was tough, no jus, and horrible. Not to the server's fault, but god, after living in DC for 23 years with great restaurants, and then in Europe for 3 (Germany), this place is horrid. Also, Occoquan, if you want people to convene here - closing at 12:30am kills that. **And after informing the bartenders that a woman had puked in the bathroom, they told me to use the bathroom upstairs, while no one cleaned up vomit on the first floor bathroom for the rest of the night. Again, horrid. read more

Drinks here are probably the only thing aside dueling pianos that I look forward to seeing. We enjoy coming and watching our friend perform and never have an issue with drinks they seem to be reasonable priced. Service is nice I'm just not a huge fan of the food read more

First time coming to Madigan's after walking around the Occoquan. We came on a Sunday around 1pm and were extremely disappointed. There weren't many people there, and I think I know why. The positives: great view of the Occoquan, provides indoor and outdoor seating. Things to work on: 1) food is awful (excluding the Old Bay chips, those were good) We got the Turkey Sandwich which came on a Croissant but it was dry, not flavorful, did not have any condiments. The Mad burger was dry and bleh. The big fish was BIG! 2) the service (waitress never came to check on us, got drink orders confused, wasn't sure of the menu or the specials menu--I saw on the outside specials board that they had fried pickles, she had to flip thru her notes and ask several people about it) 3) the cutlery and dishes were not clean Either way, we will probably explore other restaurants and not be returning. read more

We have not been there recently but enjoyed the meal we had there when visiting family. The food was great, they accommodated our larger party and numerous children. We sat outside. We are planning to return next time we are in the area. read more

not a great experience... bar service was basic at best, maybe I didn't know staff members enough but after the way we were engaged i really don't think I want to?!? corn fritters were very tasty!!! the charcuterie was very 'lacking' for the $20 tag and honestly the Brie was the reason for that as it just tasted off and the portion was small too but that mad have been better for us because of the taste... hopefully other's experiences are better and I hope this is used constructively for you establishment read more

So bad... just so bad. I made the mistake of dining here without checking reviews. The service was horrendous and slow. It took 45 minutes to get our food. When our meal finally came it was so bad that it was almost inedible. I ordered the what I think was supposed to be crab cakes. I would compare it to hospital food but I don't think I've ever had a meal this bad at the hospital. Never again. Hard pass. Nope. read more

Service 5 star Ambience and location 4 star Food 1 star (like cafeteria food or worse for everyone at our 7 person table) read more

Racist employee ruined our experience and due to lack of respect this will be the last time I'll step foot into this establishment. A older Caucasian male bartender named Jimmy thought it was okay to tell the waitress that her table was the "white girl, black guy". He could've said anything else, perhaps, the table across the stage, the table with no food on it (as there were only 3 tables filled with patrons), the table with the white and peach sweaters, anything. However the waitress didn't stop the disrespect she just led herself to the "white girl, black guy table". Heather, the manager was informed of this incident and without surprise she wasn't sympathetic. read more

I waited 20 minutes for a table outside, the rude hostess told me I couldn't sit outside because of rain. It was not raining it was beautiful out. Mean while tables are being sat while they tell me I can't be sat. Manager "Bailey" was extremely rude telling me I could be sat now just acting like it wasn't a mistake. I would think twice about visiting this location. Bailey you need to work on your customer service!! Why are you so rude to your customers ? Why do you feel that we're not inconvenienced? You should be asking what You can do for us. There were so many open tables outside you should be apologizing to us. Rude manager rude staff try a different restaurant if you are in the area. Rude rude rude not worth my business. Look at this dirty bathroom to top it off... read more

Madigan's Waterfront - Bathroom gross - Seafood Near Me - Occoquan, Virginia

Worst meal I've ever had. Prime rib? More like old shoe. I've had better at Boston Market -not joking. I'll take my chances at McDonald's before ever returning to this whatever it is. Please don't waste your time or money. Just walk on by. Plenty of actually well run restaurants in the area. read more

I would give it no stars if I could. Signed up for the waitlist (40 minutes) after getting the runaround who we have to see between hostess and bar tender. After 40 minutes, we were told the wait was an additional 35 minutes. Can't say I tried their food, but their customer service alone is enough of a reason to avoid Madigan's. Go to any of the other smaller restaurants nearby. Because they are on the water is a reason for them to treat customers and patrons like peasants and idiots, I guess. read more

I came here with a friend the other day. It was pouring raining outside and seafood was the pick of the night. We had the crab appetizers, they were okay nothing too special. I had the crab cakes with mashed potatoes and the vegetable medley. The crab cakes were just average and the vegetables were hard. My friend had the dirty chicken over pasta, and that was good. I'm not a pasta fan but it was tasty. The sangria was also very tasteful as well. read more

We decided to have our first work lunch since the pandemic and this was the perfect spot! We were able to sit on the patio which looks out on the water and it was definitely a peaceful way to take a midday break at. I had the mahi-mahi tacos and they were delicious! Definitely enjoyed the fries and barbecue sauce was a hit for me! They could definitely work on the mixed drinks The Daiquiri was okay for the most part. Definitely great place to escape to if you want to take a lunch break while at work. read more

Madigan's Waterfront - Mahi Mahi tacos with avocado Crema - Seafood Near Me - Occoquan, Virginia

Big fan of the outdoor Tiki Bar; no matter the season, it's dry and comfortable. A great group of regulars and an awesome staff - Mike, Wendy, Jimmy, Lenny - all great folks. Right on the Occoquan River... the views and ambiance are perfect. Not the biggest fan of the food but the customers, staff and beer selection make up for it. read more

The very definition of maybe average or maybe even below average. Service, meh, food meh, prices not worth the meh. Plus you have to deal with the horrible parking situation. read more

The food was not good . Po boy grouper was fried with too much bread and chips . So ordered side salad for 5 extra and it was wilted / inedible. Dressing also bad . Service was good .. Alec was our waiter . Drinks good too. I would just do drinks at this place and look at the ducks and river . read more

First time going-- great ambiance & busy (which explains the slow service, so as a past restaurant server i understand that). the waitress we had was doing her best at keeping up with the pace so i appreciated her service a bunch! she was very kind too. she also communicated allergy needs which is very important! thank you! although, the buzzkill here was the food. chicken wings were alright but very greasy. fried & drenched in plain, bottled hot sauce. nothing spectacular. my main course was a turkey sandwich, which was very very plain. just a croissant roll, lettuce, turkey, and avocado. no sauces, no pepper and mayo-- just slapped the plain ingredients together and called it a day. no flavor whatsoever and was the most bland sandwich i've ever had (minus the bland sandwiches i made as a child). i couldn't believe that a restaurant would serve that type of quality, considering the price too ($14). the fries had a nice crisp to it, but the taste was off. i don't know if it was old oil or just the fries batch but it wasn't the best. they also took 30 mins to bring out another glass of wine. i understand a busy restaurant, but at least communicate with the customers on the delay maybe? idk. my menu & table was also dirty as if it was used before i came. not even wiped down and had sauce slightly dried up & spilled on it. considering we're recovering from a pandemic still-- yikes. i just hope other places at the restaurant are sanitized frequently. read more

When I first started reading these reviews, I wasn't going to give this restaurant a chance, but I changed My mind and rolled the dice. EXCELLENT from start to finish. The previous reviews doesn't do this restaurant justice, maybe previous management. We had a wonderful time and the food was awesome read more

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We had Mother's Day brunch here for the 2nd year in a row. Our relatives who live nearby, picked this restaurant. The food was well prepared. The omelet station only had a few choices to add to the eggs. There were no egg beaters or egg whites available. We did enjoy the salmon and the chicken florentine. Our server was very attentive. read more

Terrible food and service. Too much help that would rather talk between themselves instead of waiting on customers. The mussels had spaghetti sauce poured on them and they were chewy and cold. Only brought us one ice tea and one soda and never asked if we wanted anymore. The fish sandwich was so hard and dry that it was crunchy on the ends. The onion rings were soggy. The inside of the fish was black and had no taste. If there was a category for zero stars I would give them that. This used to be a nice place but we will never go back. We told the waiter how bad the food was and all he said was he was sorry. Drove all the way from Falls Church. I would rather have gone through Chick Filet drive through read more

These guys took forever for my food dawg like im so hungry and I waited a hour for this

We are visiting Occoquan for the first time. This restaurant was recommended to us so we decided to give it a try. We will not go back the wine for nine dollars a glass was so thick. I feel like I was drinking a bottle of syrup. The crab soup was also ridiculously thick. It was more like a gravy than a soup, and there was absolutely no seafood in it. This restaurant is subpar. It was lovely to be able to sit on the water, but we were told that our service would be delayed because of the choice of seat where we sat. All in all two thumbs down. read more

Would give it 0 if I could. This place is a JOKE. Waited on 2 separate occasions over 20 minutes for WATER. Our steaks were hard as rocks, potatoes weren't cooked, and when these issues were brought to our server's attention, HE TRIED TO PHYSICALLY ASSAULT ME. Stay away, this place is clearly a ticking time-bomb, incompetent staff and management! We came from out-of-town for the dueling pianos -- NEVER AGAIN! read more

Good view and location. It's a nice place to relax for a bit in a historic town. The food is nothing special, pedestrian American food, nothing fancy or anything. Clam Po'Boys was not that good, couldn't chew; chicken quesadilla was okay. Portions were good, French fries were good, all dishes are heavy, not good for dieting. read more

Ok, my wife and I go out to eat with the kids every weekend, and we try to go somewhere new. We decided on Madigan's since we were out shopping at IKEA. Unfortunately, the food is terrible here. As in, Everything is either fried or soggy. We ordered the kids' nuggets and a cheeseburger. The burger was decent, and the Nuggets are literally like from a frozen bag from Giant. French Fries with the kids' meals were fresh and probably the best part of the meal. The adults ordered peel and eat shrimp which were soggy. We tried the old bay chips, which were just ok. We got the hush puppies; those were good, but how can anyone mess up cooking hush puppies. For our entrees we got the fish tacos and scallops: Fish tacos were fried mahi-mahi. The mahi-mahi was overcooked and had too much batter. It comes with 3 tacos. I only at 1 whole taco, and that was it b/c the taste was too overcooked. My wife got the scallops. They were overseasoned. You couldn't even taste the scallops--wife ending eating just one scallop. We quickly got our check and bolted. The price of the food is overpriced for the quality of food. One and done. Won't ever come back here. read more

Great location with an amazing view. The food is just this side of edible, but you are paying for the river view so try to enjoy it.

Pretty good food, great atmosphere and great service! Wish they'd bring back the Cajun Chicken Salad.

My family and I have been regular customers and have enjoyed for years both the outdoor/indoor dining as well as the Tiki Bar. The food has never been 5 but it also hasn't been packed food. Last night was horrible. Both my daughters wings were burnt and my wife's crab vale soggy and mushy. As a big prime rib guy, I had to go with the 16 ounce. I'm still in disbelief from what was presented to me. It was obvious this embarrassing, anemic piece of meat had just slithered out of a plastic wrapped container. Thin, tasted nasty and at least 1/3 of this pathetic offering was fat/gristle. I understand cutting back due to covid inorder to survive, but this ws ridiculous. Oh?, my wife and daughters said the fries were good. read more

Madigan's Waterfront - Family Time - Seafood Near Me - Occoquan, Virginia

Very disrespectfully treated when I entered the restaurant. The manager had a potential client he was talking to regarding booking an event. This guy was extremely rude, very conservative and nasty. I will never visit this restaurant again. The food was also subpar. read more

The food was excellent, the service was phenomenal, and the atmosphere was very nice. I will definitely dine there again.

This food was so delicious!! The burger was cooked to perfection, it was so juicy and seasoned well. The dirty chicken pasta was very tasty , the chicken on the pasta had an amazing flavor !! The fried oysters were delicious and crispy and the crap app was also delicious. Everything was great! The food came out quickly which is a plus ! read more

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I love this place. From staff to drinks to food. Everything is amazing! Definitely try this place out.

My sisters and I went here for a girls lunch and was not as impressed. The rating is solely based off of the food. Our waitress Monica, was amazing ! Let's discuss the food; ordered dozen oysters, tuna poke, shrimp cocktail, bourbon street wings, hummus and Capri flatbread. Our waitress came back and said they were out of hummus and oysters so we settled for the peel and eat shrimp (bad idea). When the food came out the only thing that was decent was the tuna poke and shrimp cocktail, everything else was room temperature or drenched in oil. For this to be a popular spot I. A historical town I would have expected the food to be more appealing. After the no so great appetizers we decided to forgo any entrees and pick up Wendy's on the way home. read more

We dined at Madigan's Waterfront in Occoquan, Virginia last night. The place was crowded but we had reserved tables in advance. I was with a large party and expected so-so service, especially because of Covid-related staffing issues and indeed, this was the case. We had one server for 22 people. The food was slow in coming. The appetizer, raw oysters on the half shell were not the greatest. For the price, they could have gotten a better selection. The main meal was excellent and the portions perfect for both my wife and myself. My biggest disappointment came with the bill. The restaurant's menu AND online menu states that a 18% gratuity would be added to the bill when there is a party of 7 or more, which we were. I expected to leave something extra because I normally leave 20%, rounded up to the next dollar. The bill, however stated they had taken a 20% gratuity, so nothing was added to the tip. Somebody is not telling the truth, people! Either correct your menus and website or make it right on the bill!!! And then, they had the audacity to tack on a fee for using my credit card. I think that, when I am spending over $75.00 (including sales and local taxes) for a meal for two people, the restaurant would eat the credit card fee. It is the first time I have seen this practice. In light of the last items, we will not be back. Everything was more or less reasonable until the end, but it left a sour taste. read more