Red Bones Raw Bar & Seafood Grille has me scratching my head for a number of reasons. To start, for a raw bar, all I saw on the menu were oysters, dozen for $21, 1/2 dozen for $11. Most of the other seafood items were fried or grilled. And when I say most, I mean all. On the Friday night when I came, they had live music in the main bar where I dined. There is also a smoking bar which has pool tables and a juke box. The place main bar was packed. There is also an outside area. I would consider this a dive bar, but for a dive bar the food is approaching gourmet. On this occasion I had a dozen oysters. The oysters were fresh, but only half were shucked. The cocktail sauce that came with it was partially frozen and tasted a little old, and the horse radish had no flavor. Also had the fish dip, which was quite amazing. It was a cheesy seafood party in my mouth. Was also observing the food which was coming out for the other patrons and it all looked scrumptious. I have to come back with more of an appetite. So here is why the five stars. The service was super awesome and the place was slammed. The drinks were so reasonable, Titos drink for $6.50, well vodka drink for $4, and they have craft beer on draft. So here you have a dive bar with reasonably priced drinks and good food. Red Bones has a great staff and a welcoming environment. Thus place is definitely worth a visit if you are in Chesapeake. read more

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this place ... smells really bad. We walked in and were so confused, nobody greeted us at all and it was incredibly awkward it was completely empty. It looks like someone's abandoned storage unit. read more

First time trying. A bit confusing when you come in. Was it a bar? Was it a restaurant? Was it both? Very loud inside and limited seating as it is definitely a bar more than a restaurant. My husband and I both got the special which was the turkey and Swiss on sour dough. He got the fries as a side and I got a side salad. The food was amazing and the portion sizes are on point there. Kudos for the cooks in the back for sure! The waitress was very sweet and attentive as well. read more

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So, we are new to the area and told NOT to go here, but we did anyway. We are glad we did! No frills shot and a beer type place with really, really good food. One of the best chicken sandwiches I have ever had (grilled, jerk chicken). Chicken skin are awesome too! AWESOME desserts as well! You really should try this place out. Great service and great food...what fan go wrong? Stop in! read more

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Good food, good ambience, sports bar and also has separate room for billiards . They have so many great food. I enjoyed the wings with Parmesan cheese. Outside for during summer or when it's nice weather. read more

First time here and immediately when we arrived it was such a great environment, live music, busy bar and great vibes. We got the chicken tenders and the french dip. Hubby said the chicken was one of his favorites. The french fries were a little cold but the waitress got him fresh ones which was amazing! The french dip was delicious and the au ju is one of the best i've had. The only thing is that they put a garlic butter on the bread when they toast it. I'm a big garlic lover but holy garlic, if you aren't a fan of garlic i would definitely get it without the garlic in the butter because it's pretty extreme. It was kind of hard to tolerate the amount of garlic. Otherwise I really like this place and would definitely come back but would take the garlic butter off the french dip! read more

FIRST TIME HERE! Was told by my Sister that they had the best food and specifically the best Wings. Her favorite in Hampton Roads! Greeted as soon as I sat down at the bar by the bartender - she was quick! Got a cold beer and ordered wings (of course had to see what the sister hype was about :)). Ordered one of the specials - English Dip (prime rib sandwich w/ au jus) and I picked rice and beans as a side. For the wing sauce I wanted something spicy but not burn your face off... she recommended "Da Bone" and she was spot on. Beware! The Wing Appetizer is a meal!! 10 wings and fresh crispy and cold celery! She warned me I'd be taken some food home.... The wings were super fresh, not breaded with a good amount of sauce, and were nice and hot, fresh out of the fryer. The bartender told me they'd be about 17 minutes because they make them fresh and she was spot on. The English Dip special was really good. The prime rib was cooked perfectly medium rare, so if you want something different, just ask. The au jus for dipping had a great beef taste with onions. Very good. The side of rice and beans was delicious. Had a little shredded cheese on top with a small dollop of sour cream. It also was a nice hot temperature. Beans were moist and juicy as well as the rice. Overall great experience! This is definitely a hopping locals spot, but as the bartender told me they love new people! This year will be their 20th year in business there! They also are just finishing up a nice looking red roof. There are 3 different areas that she explained to me: 1. The billiard, darts, game room w/ gambling machines. They also do poker on Monday nights. 2. The bar, table and booth area 3. Outdoor patio. She said the tent will go up 1st week in March. If you haven't stopped in, you have to check it out! I'll be back with the family! read more

RedBones Raw Bar & Seafood Grill - English Dip! Todays Special. Rice and beans side. - Seafood Near Me - Chesapeake, Virginia

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The vibe there is great. The food the first time we went was on point. Went back again, got the same thing and it was bland. The wait staff was great. The drinks are good. Def a hang out spot for sure. Will continue to go there for the people. read more

Staff is always attentive; never waiting on a beer to be refilled lol. Ordered the chicken skins...oh em gee! Highly recommend it. Unless you're on a diet hahaha. The crab soup was delicious! Perfect for a 30 degree weather! Warmed me right up! Plenty of parking. Bathrooms available. They have a designated motorcycle parking area. They also have an outdoor tent area as well. Sit at the bar or grab a table. Perfect for group settings as well. Awesome hole in the wall kind of bar! read more

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Best food and drinks in the 757... Employees are amazing. It's always chill. I love the live music. They actually have a indoor separated smoking section so nice when it rains. Awesome outdoor patio area as well. I always have a great time here. read more

The lone waitress was really on point, Friendly and attentive. The food was amazing and the prices were great! Road out motorcycle there for a quick bite and fresh oyster s. read more

The food & service was amazing! I had the RedBones fish Sammy (mahi) & it was fresh & full of flavor. My husband had the fish & chips & the batter was seasoned just right, we will definitely visit again. read more

Redbones is always on their A game in my experiences. I work close and placing a call ahead order is always quick and easy. Definitely recommend stopping here especially if you're riding through from out of town. You'll love everything from food to staff read more

Great food great service. Definitely worth the stop on our way south from New York . Highly recommend

Kim is awesome, great service. Good food is reasonable, priced cold beer. Fun people Scully is a little crazy but fun. Good music And did I mention Kim is great read more

Came here on a whim. We wanted to try out a new joint so me and hubby said why not! This place is located at the corner of Battlefield and Kempsville rd in Greenbrier and it is a very busy corner of the the city so be careful if you are trying to turn in here. We walked in and immediately got a feel of a old school biker/bar and restaurant. It took a while for the waitress to help us and I think it was because she was the bartender and waitress. Not sure where everyone else was but she needed help. The food was good. We ordered shrimp and fries and it was tasty combo. Cool place to come if you want to chill. read more

My wife and I met some friends Saturday for the shrimp special $10.95 (either fried or steamed). They were delicious, cooked just right. Our server was awesome! He was always checking in us as our beers were getting low. This is a Chesapeake landmark and for some reason we had never been to. We will definitely be back !!! read more

RedBones Raw Bar & Seafood Grill - Awesome place ! - Seafood Near Me - Chesapeake, Virginia

Don't be fooled by the motorcycles outside or the loud music, the food at the Red Bones is ridiculously good! We tried the fried chicken wrap, OMG, I have to come back for the same wrap again, so so so good! My partner had friend shrimp, those were also good, fresh and really big. The fries were something special... excellent! The patio is really big and there is enough space from each table, good for COVID-19 and for practicing social distancing. Some waitress used masks, some don't (but I guess you can ask your to wear the mask for safety). Service was excellent nonetheless. Very kind people. We also liked the touchless payment option. The cherry on top was nice live music on Sunday night. We loved it! read more

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I went for a visit with my husband to meet up with his high school friends and have dinner. This is an old school kind of bar. What I mean is they do allow smoking, so beware. The non-smoking side of the restaurant only has 1 stall bathrooms per gender. The smoking section of the restaurant is on the other side of the Red swinging doors. It has its own entertainment including pool tables and high top tables. I'm a former smoker of 5 years (by the end of this month) and I just scurried through because I needed to use the restroom. Anyways, we went this past Friday and it was not too crazy busy. There is a patio area outside as well. The staff seemed really friendly, our server was a sweetheart. I had the French dip. Very yummy. I would have given it 5 stars, but I took off 1 star because all my clothes smelled like smoke when I got home. Otherwise, I would try it again. read more

My wife and I were checking out local dives & diners and came here based on the number of positive Yelp reviews. It did not disappoint! Unfortunately, the day we went here, they were having an issue with their exhaust vent and were unable to serve any fried foods due to the smoke it created in the kitchen. With that being said, we went with the cajun style tuna bites and the steak sandwich. The tuna bites were served with a few different sauces, including Wasabi. It was an excellent dish! My wife's steak sandwich was actually slices of steak and it too was outstanding. The place has a cool, motorcyle crowd, local vibe to it. It felt like everyone there knew one another. They have a daily specials board and daily happy hour. The wait staff was friendly and very busy. Normally they have a shrimp special for $10.95 (friend or steamed) every Saturday. There is a separate smoking section (grandfathered in) and is separated by two swinging doors. I've got a crazy sense of smell and I did not smell smoke until I went to the restroom, which is right next to it. Everyone there was super friendly. Lots of beer selections, as well as a full bar. We will definitely be back! read more

Lots of great food but the chicken bacon ranch wrap is my favorite, the broccoli is really good and the blackened tuna bites are out of this world! read more

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Sat here for 45 mins with no waitress returning to get our order. Only plus was a $3 bloody. I guess you don't get served here unless you're a biker. Cool vibes and would've liked to have tried to fried oysters. Maybe just bad timing. read more

Walked in, the entire place smelled like cigarettes, so we walked right back out. No thanks.

I feel like I need to apologize to red bones for assuming that since they were a biker bar that they cared more about a party than they cared about food. Well I just ordered delivery for the first time and I've had to eat my words. Their food is absolutely amazing, especially their seafood! I was blown away by the freshness, quality, and prices. Just goes to show never judge a book by its cover, because it's better seafood than I've had at fancy restaurants hands down! As soon as this pandemic is over, we're coming to dine in as well!!! read more

RedBones Raw Bar & Seafood Grill - Sorry, I already eat half before I took the picture... so delicious!!! Blackened tuna bites were out of this world - Seafood Near Me - Chesapeake, Virginia

This place has the best food in the area. The tuna is amazing! I have been here a hundred times and the kitchen is always quick and the service is excellent. I would give the food a 10 out of 5 if possible. read more

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I came here on a Friday or Saturday night because a few friends wanted to go out for drinks. It's extremely busy and packed, you will not find a seat at the bar or at the booths. We walked to back which is a smoking area and hardly anyone was back there which was nice. We sat at the bar and a waitress took our drink order. We Spent maybe 2 hours back there with friends playing music and pool away from the busy crowd. read more

Food is amazing! Oysters are always on point! The bar staff are friendly and efficient minimal wait times even when it is nearly standing room only! read more

Great food! Good atmosphere!! Highly recommend this place !! The seafood is amazing and I would recommend

Ok foodie frat here's the facts : last time I came here a water bug (so they say) dropped from the roof onto my table while enjoying my fish tacos (literally y'all the story starts gross but bare with me the tacos are to die for ) any who fast forward time I'm in the area and want some tacos and a good drink what do I pass ? Boom Shakalaka red bones being skeptical from last time I saw they were packed so I said eh what's the worst that can happen ...I AM SO GLAD I GAVE THIS PLACE ANOTHER CHANCE ! Because wow literally the tacos (Bomb), the eloté (Street God Corn Fire af) and the drinks to wash it down we're not strong enough to taste the alcohol but strong enough to where I left my car there! You guys should really check it out - Lord Taco read more

Stopped in last night to play pool with my husband for the first and last time. We put our quarters in the table and the bartender comes over huffing and extremely rude, telling us that the pool table is closed and whenever we see the table closed don't come over here and use it. She stormed away before we could even reply. I'm sorry I brought my money to your establishment to bother you, I won't make the same mistake twice. read more

When my boyfriend found this place for us to go have dinner with a friend I was actually super excited because of how close it was to my house and the good reviews I saw! First, this restaurant is in a really odd spot and very easy to miss! Not their fault though, and plus parking was not an issue. When walking in I got the vibe that it is a very local spot and I believe it is also a biker bar. Super divey decor but nice and clean. They had daily specials that were written up on the board but nothing really appealed to me so I took a look at the menu instead. They offer a lot of seafood so I decided to try the she crab soup and the "famous grouper Sammy". One thing to note is they do offer a raw bar which is great if you don't want to head all the way out to the oceanfront for some fresh raw seafood! The she crab soup was pretty good but came out lukewarm which made it a little clumpy and less enjoyable than I would have liked. The sandwich was HUGE and super crispy! My boyfriend ordered the wings with red bone sauce and he was pleasantly surprised with how much he liked the sauce! He got the sweet potato fries for his side which came out burnt, unfortunately. My friend ordered the calamari for us to share and it was nice and crispy but lacked flavor. I have had better elsewhere. One thing that bothered me throughout the meal was that the family of 6 at the table next to us constantly kept putting their dirty dishes on the other end of our table and using our ketchup and other condiments which I felt was a little disrespectful. It's a little distracting trying to enjoy good food with half-eaten plates sitting one seat away from you! :( Service here was mediocre. Our waitress seemed to rush us on choosing food by coming back every 2 minutes asking if we "finally" decided. Then at the end of the meal she ended up taking 20 minutes to get our cards back to us after we paid. Overall, I really wish the experience here was better because I enjoyed my fish sandwich very much and my boyfriend enjoyed his wings! I'll definitely take a stop in again sometime soon to see if I can up the stars for this place :) read more

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Can't wait to visit this place again tomorrow! Yup, we're back in town and look forward to returning to REDBONES again! Great staff, service, and above all else....FOOD!!! Fantastic range of various seafood dishes at a very affordable price. For all of you real people out there...if you wish to have a few select drinks and a smoke or two in between...they've got that too. And if the bar/smoke scene bothers you...feel free to slip into the smoke free zone between the glass! Can't wait to see y'all again at REDBONES!!! read more

Always a great time, food is always awesome! All the girls that work there are the real deal!

To be fair my husband would give this place four stars, maybe even five, but since I'm writing the review, we'll go with my rating. The food was decent enough. We got potstickers as an appetizer, which were similar to what you can get at the grocery store freezer aisle. Which is not to say that they were bad; that's just what they tasted like. I got a blackened cod sandwich; it didn't taste bad but I wish there was something to make it stand out. I'm not even sure if there were any condiments on it; maybe there was some mayo? If there was, it was an extremely thin layer. My husband had lobster "mac n cheese" (it was actually penne), and he could not get enough of it! He said that he loved the choice of cheese that they paired with the lobster; he said it was a good bold choice that ensured the flavor of the lobster didn't wash out the cheese flavor. I think it was a little on the salty side. It's kind of a small place. There was a solo musician playing a guitar in the corner. He and his music were nice enough, but I wish that they turned the amp down a little since my husband and I were literally yelling to talk to each other all night. Also the smell of cigarettes is very strong when you first walk in. read more

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Always Great food, Great people, Great fun. Hanna was exceptional, very friendly, always there when my beer was near empty, excellent service!!! read more

The bottles are on ice, which is the biggest plus. Bartenders are very nice. The food is seriously not good at all-we we're gravely disappointed and this maybe some of the food reviews were based on people having multiple drinks prior to eating- the mashed potatoes were super dry and crumbly, the steak was wildly over cooked- it was just really terrible and for the price even more disappointing- but the staff were very very nice. My advice is to stick to the bottles of beer. read more

I have been Here to eat a few times and hung out for some drinks. The food can be quite a pleasant surprise . The specials are varied and usually include a lot of things made from scratch not to mention hand made ice creams. The number of times I have been here the hand made pasta dishes stood out for very good reasons. That being said it's a bar so it can get kind of hectic at times also but it really depends what time you go. I have become pretty much a regular here and the specials are always worth a try, with amazing flavors you just aren't expecting from a location like this. If they advertised the food more, this place could have quite a following in my few outside of just the bar crowed. read more

RedBones Raw Bar & Seafood Grill - Some amazing food at this place the specials feature hand made pasta and was truly out of this world flavor. - Seafood Near Me - Chesapeake, Virginia

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My husband and I went to Red Bones last night for dinner. It was our 51st wedding anniversary. We had a gift card that I got for Mother's Day and I had been wanting to try this place because I had heard the food was really good. We had no problem getting a parking place on Saturday night at 6:15. They have outdoor seating, but we chose to sit inside. There were plenty of tables available, as a lot of people were outside. Our waitress came to our table right away and took our orders. I ordered fried shrimp with French fries and Cole slaw and my husband ordered fried oysters with French fries and Cole slaw. I also ordered a bowl of she crab soup that I figured I would be taking home because I love she crab soup. Our dinners were very good and the service was very good. However, I have to say that was the worst she crab soup I have ever eaten. I knew it was going to be bad when I put my spoon in it and it was very watery. There was barely any crab in it and I don't know if they used powdered milk in it or what, but it had some kind of a chalky taste to it. It came with two pieces of garlic bread. I had ordered the bowl instead of the cup because I wanted to enjoy it the next night for dinner. The bowl cost $11. I wouldn't have minded paying the $11 if the soup had been good, but it was just horrible. I read other reviews on here and other people had a different experience with the she crab soup than I did. Maybe the chef was just having an off night or something, but the soup was definitely not creamy and had very little crab in it. I would go to this restaurant again and I would recommend it to other people. Just stay away from the she crab soup. read more

RedBones Raw Bar & Seafood Grill - Seafood Near Me - Chesapeake, Virginia

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Never again. We walked in Friday evening around 9 and couldn't figure out if we sat ourselves, so we went to the bar... bartender said we find a seat and wait for a server, so we ordered drinks and then found a table... asked for a menu from someone cleaning up tables... watched three different servers wait on the tables around us... I waved down one server and all she said was "hey" quickly and kept walking. Figured they were busy and wanted to try their wings, so hung in a bit longer. Tried to flag down another server and she was too busy to have anything to do with us. No more drinks, no food. No service. After about 40 minutes, we finished our drinks and gave up, went to the bar and asked for our tab. The bartender slapped my tab onto the bar and walked away, not another word. I was eager to try this place and I am disappointed that they're decidedly lame... can't speak to their food because we never got to order. The menu seemed very appealing, but again; no luck. Last straw: $19 for just two drinks? One beer and Jameson on ice. No. Never again. read more

This is for the salad lovers especially Caesar salad. They make their own dressing and it was awesome!