The food was good as well as the service. The pulled pork sandwich was very good. The macaroni and cheese wasn't anything special but my kids liked it. My wife had the shrimp tacos which she enjoyed. The service was very friendly and the place was clean. read more

It was horrible. I ordered the tacos. I chose "fresh caught fish of the day," shrimp, and pork. The "fresh fish" tasted like they used canned tuna. The slaw they used just tasted off. The shrimp taco had grey shrimp that disintegrated when you touched it. When I was eating the tacos it reminded me of a time when I had vomited and tasted like stomach acid. So it tasted like vomit. I didn't eat the shrimp taco because I was legitimately afraid I would become violently ill if I ate that shrimp. I did develop some stomach issues after eating there and I rarely have issues with my stomach. The only thing that I liked was the cocktail they made. Anyhow, just stay away from this place. The food was disgusting. Perhaps the other food tastes ok. I don't know because I didn't try it. But they need to take those tacos off the menu. read more

The food was good. The service, not so good. My best friend and I went for dinner and she asked for another drink, the waitress said that she would let our waiter know. The oven wasn't working and they didn't tell us that until we tried to order a flatbread. We also had to wait to get our change back ( we were given the wrong amount) due to the fact that the supervisor had to come make the change. Everyone was friendly it just wasn't a good service experience. read more

The Square Whale Bar - Tuscany chicken - New American Near Me - Virginia Beach, Virginia

It's 4-stars ONLY due to our amazing Justin, the server. He's my DREAM server, who ate everything on the menu & thus his recommendations are stellar. Plus, he's sooo kind!! All smiles & "no worries!" :) Food- honestly, everything we had was delicious. Bavarian pretzel, club sandwich, & 2 kids meals, grilled cheese & mac & cheese. Bonus- kids meal comes with drink & yummy ice cream. Get the bday cake or oreo! Club sandwich is huge triple-decker on Texas Toast. We shared it. Yummmm. The problem- we weren't planning to order any of that. They were out of EVERYTHING. The only saving grace was Justin & the food was actually very good. But- the kids wanted pizza, but no cheese. Cheeseburger? nope, no meat. Quesadilla? nope again, no proteins to put in it. Tacos? NOPE- missing ingredients. The most ridiculous? My wife wanted a cup for her beer. THEY WERE OUT OF CUPS! omg! Who is doing the ordering? Are you shocked to be busy, at the beach, in July? read more

A great location right on the beach, and located in the basement of the Holiday Inn. We were able to sit outside by the beach and enjoy the great weather. Our server was friendly- but the service was brutally slow and they were out of several items. No idea what was going on that day. But the food we did get was decent. I had the bao buns, which were really Asian style tacos (even served on a taco stand). But the flavor was there, and it was a good bite overall. They have a decent kids menu too, with pizza, sliders and mac and cheese. Its a pretty good place to stop by the beach for a lunch, just wish the service had been faster. read more

Our waiter (I believe he said his name was Alp, he shared with us that he's from Turkey) made our night: he was incredibly attentive, kind, polite, and so sweet to all of us, including four young, rambunctious, messy, loud children. We all agreed we've never had a better server, ever. Thank you so much! read more

Very nice beach at and grill will ice cream shop. It's in the holiday inn and has a great feel with all the activity going on around. Good drinks at the bar area. Kids liked the milk shakes Variety of sandwiches seafood and pizza (they even have a Califlower pizza) Recommend read more

Lumpia is really spring rolls with sweet and sour sauce. Not authentic lumpiavery disappointing but if you like vegetarian spring rolls it'll work for you ‍ read more

The Square Whale Bar - Lumpia - New American Near Me - Virginia Beach, Virginia

First of all my husband and I wanted to sit by the beach and this restaurant happened to be near by on our walk. We wait to be seated and already one of the servers is having an attitude with another server and is coming off unwilling to seat us. She seats us anyways with an annoyance as if we were disturbing her obviously not busy restaurant. We ask her if we could sit at the tables by the water and immediately argues with us and says no and gives us some lame excuse to why we can't sit by the water. End up getting served by another more polite server. The food was questionable, the prices is nice and inexpensive but like they say you get what you paid for. It's very obvious that some of the food is microwave but that's just my opinion. The quality was just not their for the food. The restaurant it self was clean and well kept a and that's the only nice thing I could say about it. read more

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Very expensive for basically finger foods. Wings and calamari good but average. Wait staff, kitchen staff and music way too loud talking and joking around at a near by table. Hard to have a conversation with your partner. Just ok for a quick bite. read more

Got poolside service while on a vacation this week and the food was pretty dang good! Burgers, chicken tenders and fries for the win! 4 stars because I don't recommend the mixed drinks. Expensive and have no alcohol..paid $11 for one drink and it was all juice with about half a shot of Malibu. The other was a $10 pina colada that they already have mixed but they have to add a shot of alcohol leaving it with a water like consistency. Stick to burgers and draft beer! read more

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Had lunch here and ordered the bacon cheddar burger and it was cooked perfectly and tasted very good. Also tried the 1 pound steamed shrimp cooked perfectly , will come again. read more

Mediocre at best. Food was underwhelming- ordered peel and eat shrimp and old bay chips. The shrimp were over cooked, under seasoned, and oddly for peel and eat shrimp- already peeled. The chips were under cooked- not very crunchy and just not good. The view of the beach was great. The service was atrocious. Our waitress did not know what was on tap nor the beers they had in cans/bottles. When asked by one of the folks I was eating with if they had any cider, her response of "What's cider?" became a running joke for the evening. It also took well over half an hour to get our check when we were done. If this wasn't a hotel bar/restaurant, it wouldn't survive. read more

Pretty odd experience. We showed up and they were packed due to it storming outside and the outside dining area flooding. We got put in a wait list. We showed back up but a different hostess didn't look at the wait list, so we got stuck behind a different family. One of our food items was missing chicken, which we requested to be added. They brought out all 3 adult meals before my 3 year olds, so let's just say thank god she was preoccupied with a cell phone and didn't notice. The acoustics were weird and it was so loud that the waitress had to lean in and talk loudly to communicate. The menu is pretty basic. However, they were super accommodating and even brought in extra tables to seat more people. (I was a little confused as to why they didn't just leave the tables out all the time though.) and the kid pizza was adorable and actually child sized, which can be hard to find. read more

This bar was awful. Limited food selection. No drinks available despite menu provided. Servers didn't know the menu nor provide any decent service. read more

What a nice place for lunch! Clean, unbelievably friendly attentive staff and great food. Would definitely recommend if you are strolling down the boardwalk. read more

I would def recommend this place to eat/drink. The food here is fantastic, everything I ordered here was delicious. I had the whale nachos, it was so good I ordered them two days in a row. My sister had the cheeseburger and fries very good. We shared mozzarella sticks and also had a salad and they were very good as well. They have indoor and outdoor seating which is very nice. The staff is very friendly. I would definitely return here. read more

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This restaurant is pretty good for a hotel ... oceanfront and next to the pool. We had the Philly Steak sub for lunch and it was delicious. They have pizza, wings, sandwiches, etc so there's something on the menu for just about everyone. They have Hershey's Ice Cream, but only four basic flavors (probably a good thing for my waistline). The bar has mixed drinks (and probably beer), but my drink of choice is a good Pina Colada and their's was delicious. I gave it only four stars because the restaurant is a little pricy, but then again, isn't everything in a beach city. We would eat there again. In fact, we are sitting next to it in the pool area contemplating an order of wings. read more

This is probably the worst hotel bar I have ever been to. They do not have a happy hour or any specials on any drinks. The only thing that even looked good to eat with our expensive drinks were the chicken wings. Other than that the menu is very limited and uninteresting. We had to venture farther down the boardwalk to find a place to watch the NBA playoffs and enjoy happy hour specials. read more

It used lots of frozen foods bacon was also mostly fat it was okay if u want a quick meal.

It was 10:59pm. My friends and I just arrived and we're STARVING! We honestly didn't think we had a shot of eating anything from here, but the staff was more than happy to make us two orders of Pizza and shrimp tacos! The pizza was bomb and my friends loved the tacos! They didn't have to do that, but they served us! Great customer service!! I will be coming back!! Thanks SQUARE WHALE!!! read more

The appeal to this place is the convenience when you are staying at the hotel. Our waiter was excellent. Our food was good. Shrimp tacos were good. Grouper sandwich, burgers all yummy. I had the Mediterranean salad which came with some pita bread. The view of the beach is nice for a quick bite. read more

Had lunch here yesterday. The square whale is one of those places you forget is so good until you're there again. Amazing food very tasty and ratio of pricing to quality it above par. Service is fast but never too fast. I highly recommend coming to eat here if you're in the area. read more

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We came here because of its convenience. The burgers and chicken fingers were ok but overall the service and food fell well below our expectations. The location and scenic view of the beach is the appeal. I recommend getting a tropical drink or a beer but go elsewhere for your meal. read more

We stayed at the holiday inn and I must say o was a bit reluctant to eat here after reading the reviews. Due to the convenience and our kids getting to eat free we tried it out. Over the week we are here a lot and it was always good! My only complaint would be that one night they really salted and peppered the kids fries way to much that they were not editable. We tried the steak and cheese, habanero grilled chicken sandwich, cheeseburger, crab cake sandwich, fish and chips as well as the shrimp street tacos {must enjoy spicy food for the shrimp street tacos} and everything was amazing! read more

Fun place in the Holiday Inn. If you are up at the north end of the boardwalk stop in. Lots of tropical drinks and cool bartenders. Not bad for a holiday inn. Food is good too! Kid friendly and poolside too. Corn hole and good music. We hit this place often since its at the end of the boardwalk. Good place to refuel for sure. read more

On July 25th I ordered 3 pizzas. At the time of pickup, the supervisor tells me that her employee had written the order but had not placed it in the system, so the order was never completed. There was zero remorse about the mishap. On July 26th , we gave the restaurant a second chance and this time they delivered the pizza with an overflow of tomato sauce and undercooked pizza. It was so nasty my teen year olds could not eat it. Definitely do not go to this place. read more