The scallops are wonderful, I get broiled and they are about 3/4 to 1 inch round, plump and at…read moreleast 14 scallops are served, with salad bar and one side and hush puppies. Most places in Fredericksburg only give 4 to 5 scallops and they are smaller, the price is the same or more.

We ate there 6/18/26 in the late afternoon (430pm). The service was good although she grabbed the…read morewater glass by the top so we requested straws. The food was mostly ok (flounder and rock fish sandwiches). However, the soft shell crab with baked potato was lacking--the baked potato was great but the crab was overwhelmed by the batter covering. While everything was cooked well, I thought the fish needed more Olde Bay spiciness. The star was the hush puppies which seemed to be well seasoned. We'll try somewhere else on our next trip to CB.

We always enjoy our trips to Dockside. Food is always good and the drinks are even better. Great…read moresetting along the river. Beware. They charge you extra for using a debit or credit card. Worse part about Dockside is the parking. Especially when it is high tide.

Pros:Definitely the best spot in Colonial Beach for live entertainment. The MashUp band is great…read more Cons:The food is mediocre overall. The hostess said she would come find us when a table opened in the main entertainment area, but she never did. The marinated chicken on my salad was tasty, but it was the only good part--the salad itself was very basic, consisting of just lettuce and croutons. The buffalo wings were rubbery and not extra crispy as requested; the server even asked when she delivered them if they were crispy enough, so the request clearly wasn't forgotten. We ordered 10 but could only eat 2, and the rest were thrown away. The hush puppies were just okay, but they were small and dried out easily, needing butter to add both flavor and moisture. Overall:A fun spot for live music and atmosphere, but the food and service miss the mark. Come for the entertainment, not the dining experience.

Paid top $ for a bushel of #1 male crabs. The top layers (~2 doz) were a decent size & meaty. The…read moreremaining bushel were small to medium in size. There was little in the way of seasoning. Given the price paid I was very disappointed. I will not buy crabs from there again.

Roys is a seafood market along the highway near Colonial Beach. I just stopped in for some…read moreoysters. They were some of the best tasting oysters that I have had. I will definitely try them again from Roy's. I asked if they had any fresh fish but it wasn't available when I stopped by but he said he had some vacuum packed frozen striped bass. I wasn't sure but went ahead and bought. It turned out great. Lastly I will say the building is kinda rough looking and so is the indoors. I think a little clean up to both would make the store more inviting and would increase traffic.

This rating is on the Burger and fries (gets a 5 out of 5 for me)! Definitely recommend!!!read more

Pros: Very good Carolina pulled pork sandwich. Additional…read moreseating is available outside, though it's only practical during warmer months. Cons: Fries had too much seasoning. Grilled chicken sandwich nothing special- not enough seasoning. Small indoor seating area- only 4-5 tables. We asked for food to go since we're visiting and they only had one very small container of ketchup they could give us Overall: The pulled pork sandwich is the highlight, but the rest of the meal and the limited seating make it a mediocre experience. Convenient for a quick stop, but not a standout dining destination. Based on this, I give this establishment a 2.5 out of 5 stars.

Brought my sister-in-law to walk the point at CB and at the end we decided to stop for a beer and…read moreshared a bench menu item. Right on the "boardwalk", nice open bar and clean restaurant. Staff was very attentive and friendly. Food came out quickly, perfectly cooked and seasoned and now would like to come back and try dinner one night. They have an additional side that has an arcade and serves pizza, probably a great family spot to try as well.

The food is great. However, it's extremely hot inside... we are sweating and the ac seems to be off…read moreand there are no fans. The kids and 5 adults were all sweating it was not enjoyable. The "sea foam margarita" is more like a martini margarita. The calamari was great, fish and chips and the oysters. Just need to work on the environment. It' feel like 100 degrees outside and no cold ac/fan inside. We had to use the menu as a personal hand fan.

There's a takeout in the back of this place. If anyone has McDonalds on their mind, try Hall's…read moreSupermarket first. They serve homemade french fries/potato wedges and chicken tenders. And the food is truly real. Don't worry about the price. For a comparable meal at McDonalds, Halls Supermarket will be less. And the drink selection is the best in town. Mexican Coca-Cola, Mr.Pibb, various hard to find drinks, all here. The environment is friendly with a mix of locals and transplants. The outside may look discreet but what counts is whats on the inside! And inside there is wholesome and goodness. Some place warm 'n fuzzy and somewhere to stick your head in. It's a true full service grocery store unique and one of a kind. There's only one Halls Supermarket and we're lucky to have it. I've always heard there are people who come here from miles around. I'm a believer.

Huge fan of Hall's!…read more We make sure to make a stop or even go on a mini trip to stop by for their chicken salad, found in their deli section in the back. The chicken salad is one of the best I've had - it's shredded chicken that dressed well, and perfect on a Martin's cocktail roll; if you're lucky, you'll find Tom's Hot Fries in the chip aisle, and this makes a great pairing! The staff here are kind and friendly, and the place is usually patronized by the locals. Usually during the summer months, they feature local businesses, which set up tents right outside. Large parking lot with ample parking available. +delicious chicken salad! +Tom's Hot Fries +friendly service +ample parking

Honestly... very impressed by the River Boat! We had come here another time and were less than…read moreimpressed. But this time was much better. They have lots of indoor and outdoor seating. It was a nice night tonight, so we sat outside and enjoyed the peaceful ambiance of the Potomac River on this spring day. They were short staffed but still had great service. We ordered 2 cheeseburgers and a chicken salad. The burgers were HUGE and well priced at $12.75. Especially for this view. Delicious fries with a well done cheeseburger. The salad came with warm grilled chicken and was perfectly crisp. We also ordered hush puppies which were 10/10. Definitely recommend this place for a nice day!

if you wanna know where the world's worst food is? This place. We should have turned around and…read moreleft when we came in, but we were dumb and stayed. The food on the breakfast buffet was so disgusting. Powdered eggs left over from 1965, hard biscuits, water downed gravy, I can go on and on. The atmosphere was so out dated from the 90's. If this place had a great chef on payroll and a good staff and a massive remodel. It would be beautiful. Honestly, I have never been so unhappy in my entire life with a restaurant. Horse betting every where. Not a place for kids either.

I should have listened to the locals when they told me this was a place that I should not have gone…read moreto. I went because they had gnocchi on the menu and I thought how bad could it really be how bad can Italian food be right? I also had read in a previous review about their Caesar dressing and how it had real anchovies in it and it was homemade. I was super excited to have the Caesar salad with chicken as my meal as I wasn't that hungry and I love Caesar salad dressing with anchovies. I'm giving this place two stars because the waitress was extremely nice now granite we were the only people in the restaurant two other couples did come in as we were sitting there. Between the local reviews, the empty parking lot and then the country music on in an Italian restaurant I should've known. But we forged ahead. So we ordered the garlic basil shrimp as an appetizer, it was good. It was fine, but it lacked a lot of flavor. My son then had the gnocchi which he substituted the Parmesan sauce for red sauce and asked for a meatball instead of the chicken or sausage. I again ordered the big Caesar salad salad with chicken as my entrée, along with a glass of wine, that clearly had been opened a bit too long and not properly sealed. The Kohl's frozen garlic bread from your freezer section of your grocery store had more flavor than the garlic bread that came out with my son's dish the two meatballs that were huge in size had no flavor at all while the gnocchi was great and consistency. The sauce itself again lacked any flavor at all. My lettuce was not fresh the Caesar dressing if it was homemade was very thin and watery , and the chicken breast they asked for it to be put on top of it had no seasonings on it whatsoever. I would not go back here and I hope that you reading this considers it, this review and what all the locals told me, before you decide to go. And for those of you that are looking to maybe start a business in the colonial Beach area an Italian restaurant that delivers Italian food would be phenomenal.

Nonna' s Italian Kitchen is a welcome addition to the Colonial Beach restaurant scene. In this time…read moreof "shrink-flation" the portions were pleasantly generous. Our seafood pasta was delicious and loaded with a good amount of seafood. The prices are very fair and the service was good. The wine selection was ok. The food was very tasty, that's the most important thing. ( PS: It's completely authentic to have anchovies in a Cesar salad, but it's not commonly added in the majority of restaurants. Because anchovy is usually a love it or a hate it ingredient, it would be helpful to mention on the menu that the Nonna's Cesar salad dressing contains anchovies.)