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    Oceans & Ale

    3.9 (909 reviews)
    Closed 4:00 pm - 9:00 PM
    Updated 3 months ago

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    OCEANS & ALE ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Moderate noise
    Live music
    Casual
    Good for kids

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    Half six house salad. Ginger soy dressing
    Danny L.

    We've been visiting O&A for several years now. An easy breezy bar atmosphere where the service is always friendly. We've experienced several menu items. The seafood mac is a treat. Cookie skillet is great. The seafood pot pie is excellent. But, for us the attraction is always the Seafood Nachos. When we first started visiting they were loaded with she-crab soup layered all through the chips with scallops, shrimp, crab, and lobster generously sprinkled throughout. Add the lettuce, tomato, cheese and sour cream and it was seafood Mexican mash up for the ages! However on today's visit we were a bit disappointed. The layering was gone. The chips were not nearly as loaded as they have been in previous visits. Don't know if the specs have changed in the kitchen or if it was an off light. The restaurant is changing location starting next week, so maybe something is up there? We will definitely be back to check out the new location. Hopefully this was blip and our beloved fave will delight us again.

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    Reina N.

    This restaurant is on such a perfect location with great parking area. Service was swift, the restaurant is very clean you can tell it has recently been opened. Food was tasty and will definitely be coming back to try more of their menu.

    Mule, She Crab soup and Bold Rock apple cider
    Calila V.

    We showed up on a Saturday at 6.30pm without a reservation and waited 30 minutes for a table for two. We ordered: Moscow mule - Okay Bold Rock Apple Cider - Good She Crab Soup - Good Fish and Chips - Good Cole Slaw - Good Our server, Patrick, was friendly and upbeat. The restaurant was full of locals having a good time. We will go back if we find ourselves in Williamsburg again.

    Wild caught Atlantic Salmon
    Emily K.

    sat at the bar alone on a saturday at 7pm, bartenders were efficient, ordered the wild caught salmon, so delicious came with a salad ( not pictured). i would definitely come back! Also definitely a better price for the wild caught you get a salad plus the salmon dish versus the salmon imperial doesn't come with a salad for little more. cocktails cheaper then up north, for a martini. great vibes, and good selection of liquor!

    Pear Mule, Alewerks beer, She Crab Soup and Caesar Salad
    Lauren T.

    From start to finish our entire experience at O&A was perfect! I called ahead of time to make reservations, and even though we arrived a little early we were promptly seated. I had she crab soup, salmon limone, and cheesecake. My partner had Cesar salad, seafood pot pie, and molten lava cake. My beverage was the pear mule, and he had a local beer. All of our food and beverages were served textbook! There's plenty of options for all palates regarding food and beverages. Our server was extremely attentive and knowledgeable without being overbearing. The vibes at O&A give off an upscale local watering hole with fine dining quality food. There's lots of sports on the TVs but it's laid out perfectly that you can hear the person sitting across the table from you without yelling. We loved this place and look forward to enjoying it again!

    Nice bar area!
    Belle A.

    Great atmosphere with friendly service from Madisyn! This place has a great casual vibe! We ordered the seafood Mac n' cheese and the Seafood pot pie! It was piping hot and absolutely delicious filled with chunks of scallops, shrimp, fish! Highly recommend this place for lunch or dinner!!

    House Salad
    Diamond O.

    Most of the food here was phenomenal. I recommend getting the shrimp tacos, the seafood pot pie, and the cookie and ice cream for dessert. I don't recommend the sea bass. It was very bland, didn't have any seasoning on it, and it was undercooked. The shrimp tacos were seasoned perfectly and were delicious. Overall, the customer service was good. Our waiter wasn't very attentive but other waiters and employees nearby were very helpful and friendly. The ambiance was perfect. The restaurant has a bar vibe, but also a very welcoming family atmosphere as well.

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    Tim T.

    03/23/25 We were in the Williamsburg area for a few days and was looking a different place to eat and decided on this place. It's in a shopping center they do have an out door seating area, it was too cold to sit outside so we sat inside at the bar there was a wait for a table. The bartenders were very pleasant took our order and took good care of us. My wife and I both had the shrimp tacos I had coleslaw and she got fries. When they came out I was very disappointed, there were only 3 shrimp on each taco. I'm paying $16.50 for 6 shrimp 3 on each taco most of it was cabbage. We get shrimp tacos at a lot of places and we usually get 5-6 shrimp on each taco e is more of an appetizer. The island fire shrimp costs less $15 and you get 14 shrimp and cabbage with that, I get it food costs are going up but if you want me to return don't rip me off. Your food cost was what .30 cents for cabbage .40 for the tortilla 3 dollars for the 6 shrimp .50 cents for the fries. I don't mind paying for what I order but be fair to the customer make me feel like I got something this isn't fair. The tacos were good but would have been with more shrimp, I was really hoping we found a new place to eat we come down for bowling tournament and other short weekends. Now the other food items may be good and the portions may be bigger I only know about the tacos. We did order the Lava cake to go it was ok, came with vanilla ice cream and a small container of chocolate syrup.

    Shrimp taco and seafood pot pie
    Rupa B.

    Good was good. We had Island fire shrimp, Shrimp taco and seafood pot pie. All were good. I did not like the Mocktail. It was just sprite and. Lime. Why? Then they should not charge for micktail! Charge for soda. Island fire shrimp and the shrimp taco had same shrimp. So, my friend had the same item two time at same time. The server should have warned us. We sat outside which was nice but with plenty of smokers. Inside was VERY crowded.

    Oceans & Ale fish taco
    Foodie D.

    Nice new location and great service. Portions are smaller though. Fish tacos only came with two tacos and very light on the fillings. But excellent quality. Wanna see what a real fish taco looks like. The second pic is from The Wheelhouse, Lewes, DE. Now that's a fish taco, a full fillet!

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    Great food and service. Love the new location. Always our go to place when visiting Williamsburg.

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    We loved our lunch at Oceans & Ale - the crab cake sandwich and ahi tuna stack were standouts. Great service and ambiance as well

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    Food is delicious and the service was great. Very attentive server with quick service and great quality food. Definitely will be back!

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    Great kids meals! Affordable and not on the menu. The seafood nachoes had seafood soup instead of queso. Quite different but good!

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