Nomini Oysters has a pop-up tent that can often be found on weekends at Northern VA wineries and…read morebreweries. I had their grilled oysters when visiting the Winery at Bull Run. I thought they were delicious. They apparently operate an oyster ranch on the Northern Neck but seem a bit secretive about where. They apparently don't have a fixed store but will make arrangements for those wanting to buy oysters. Their website events page shows where and when they will be offering oysters. I highly recommend their grilled oysters.

If you love sweet, buttery fresh oysters, this is the place to get them. Husband and wife team,…read morePaul and Tori are so friendly and accommodating. Call ahead and they will harvest the oysters just before you arrive, can't get any fresher than that! They will have them tumbled, sorted, power washed and boxed up by the time you pick them up. Paul even gave us a tour. They employ Hannah who took 2nd place in the oyster shucking contest last year. She gave us an oyster shucking demo... her technique really works, even for us newbies! We went back a week later and got 10 dozen more.

We have ordered from Mr Headley twice (half bushel & full bushel) and the oysters have been…read morefantastic. Call a few days before you need them and he will take care of you. Bonus is spending a little time with Mr Headley.

We found James Headley and his oysters at the Dale City Farmers' Market this April. We prompting…read moreshelled out $20 for two dozen medium oysters. They were delicious! The medium oysters were generously sized -- there was also an option for large ones for $15/dozen (they were probably huge!). He also had homemade cocktail sauce, crab cakes and several other delicious looking options for sale. Everything we tried was fresh and good -- we'll definitely be back. I hope he keeps coming to the Dale City Farmers' Market! An article about James Headley: http://news.fredericksburg.com/frontburner/2013/07/04/2910/

My family has been coming here for 40 years for delicious chesapeake crab meat sold at wholesale…read moreprices. Today had a nice chat with Calvin Keyser, 89 years young.

This food claims to be from the sea, but I'm not so sure. Might be from a river or stream. Maybe…read moreeven a lake or pond. Keeping my eye on you Kellam's. Clean, well staffed and very polite people. Plenty of parking. Food tastes great. Great service! Oh, and two thumbs up. Kellam's rules.

Great food and friendly staff. It is worth the drive from Leonardtown to pickup delicious and fresh…read moreseafood!

The best blue crab I've ever had. Buttery, sweet, and firm. So meaty. I've been eating crabs for 62…read moreyears and these are the bes

Holy shit. These are the best crab cakes I've ever had. No filler, perfect seasoning. The deviled…read moreeggs are oddly sweet, so not for me, but if that's your lane, enjoy. They also had Sally Bell's potato salad and mac salad (Richmond staples, great products, but I'll grab those back home). Small seafood shop that uses every inch of space well. Nice folks working here. I'm still thinking about that frozen pretzel with crab. Locals were in and out nonstop while we were there, which tells you everything.

Ever since I tried Blue crab from here, it has been my go to place. Prices are posted on their…read moreFacebook each week and they are very responsive to any messages. It is easy to place an order over the phone or through their Facebook and the family is always nice when I go to pick up my order. I always order the #1 Males steamed and they are perfect!

Rarely have any crab here! Once they had a great shrimp salad but they never have it anymore.read more

A lifesaver in the Northern Neck area. My family and I were staying at an airbnb and the closest…read moregrocery store (Walmart) was almost 20 minutes away. A decent gas station/corner market with basic necessities and even fishing bait too. With the lack of restaurants around, we grabbed some hot meals for takeout (softshell crab and fish sandwiches, steamed shrimps, etc.) I would skip on their frozen pretzel with crab meat on top. I didn't see an official website but they are active on Facebook with their latest operating hours and crab specials. (https://m.facebook.com/NNCrabshack/).

We were visiting family in the area over Labor Day weekend and my brother-in-law told me it was…read moreblue crab season. So of course, I requested it for one of our meals during our visit. We did try to catch them ourselves, but they weren't biting! LOL. Instead of going out to eat at a restaurant, I suggested we do a takeout order to be able to take our time and fully enjoy at home. Years ago, we had the crabs at a restaurant and it took me HOURS to pick them! I think my brother-in-law felt bad (and the rest of the family was getting impatient) and started picking the last few for me, because it was taking soooooo long! He suggested we go to Crab Knockers, a local seafood shop that sells fresh seafood, but that also cooks it for you! Inside, they have old arcade games with a fishing themed decor. They have a case full of seafood with a combo of locally sourced and brought in from other places. The shop was quite busy with a steady flow of patrons. We got 2 dozen blue crabs, steamed with J.O. seasoning (medium spice) and it came out to roughly $60! It took about 20-25 minutes or so. When we got home, we got right to work. My brother-in-law showed me the proper way Marylanders (is that the proper term?) and I think I got the hang of it by the 3rd crab hahaha. Even my oldest managed well! Crabs were delicious! Some claws were a little overcooked, but that's just the nature of seafood and takeout. The body meat was perfect! There is a lot of work for these little guys, but it fed me and my oldest as our only dinner and a few other family members who ate one or two. We even had enough crab meat for two crab cakes for breakfast the next day! I highly suggest checking them out. It's less expensive and less work in terms of cooking (and mess)! I'll definitely ask for crabs again next time we visit! Enjoy and go out and support!

Easy 5 stars! First time ordering crabs (1/2 bushel females) and ordering over the phone was easy,…read moreemployees friendly and helpful. Crabs were cooked within 20 min of me placing the order, crabs seasoned generously with J.O., and they were cooked perfectly. The crabs weren't wet like some other establishments. Crabs were fat and full of eggs! And if you know me and my family, and majority of Asians, we LOVE our eggs! Wait, what?! Crab meat was sweet, eggs and crab buttah tasty...what more can you ask. There's several seafood markets in St. Mary's county and I'll be putting Crabknockers on the top of my list whenever I need a crab/seafood fix in the future. I will definitely be spending my hard earned cash here in the future. Highly recommended! Check them out, you won't be disappointed. Oh, they sell snakehead fillets, too! YEAH!