First time eating here, atmosphere is cozy and staff is friendly; the menu is straight forward; simple but it describes what the dish is which is really good... would go back here again and would try some new dishes read more

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Outstanding! On point service by Connor. Carolina Caprese is a whimsy, definitely a share item. Wanchese Fisherman's Risotto- perfectly presented, complex layers of flavors, creamy tender risotto, as it should be. The daily special Chef's Seafood with bowtie pasta (lump crab, shrimp and bacon) was spot on- plating, aroma, shrimp treated properly, slightly toothy pasta... Yep. We've been impressed! read more

Excellent experience! Definitely coming back again. The staff working the bar was engaging and a blast. Oh, and the food was ridiculously delicious. I was full but couldn't put down my fork. Great job guys! read more

This restaurant is amazing. I have always had amazing service when I visit, checking up on us, creating a rapport, and having excellent recommendations for us. Beyond that, the food is amazing and prices aren't crazy. It's a great spot and we are very lucky that this piece of OBX travelled up the coast. read more

Christina is a must select for server!! Place is clean. Great customer service. The fried food was absolutely delicious. You can tell that they change out the oils and it's evident that the food is fresh!!! read more

Great spot for lunch or dinner. If you are looking for something healthier, their salads never disappoint! My favorite is the nuts and berries salad with grilled shrimp! There are lunch specials as well and always the featured menu items of the day. Friendly staff and quick service. read more

Black Pelican - Pizza Near Me - Chesapeake, Virginia

We were looking for some brunch and wanted to try a place we had never caught Sunday brunch at before. The Black Pelican fit the bill and it did not disappoint!! Husband had the eggs benedict with crabcakes and I had the the chicken & waffles. It was delicious!! I dabbed some Texas Pete on my juicy, beautifuly fried tenders and got a mouthful of chicken, waffle & bacon jam.....oh my ! The hashbrown casserole is rich, cheesy & so satisfying. My husband only offered a small amount to me & I understand why. Some other customers were raving about the seafood risotto so that is on my radar for the next visit. Fantastic service and last, but not least, 2 perfect bloody marys, this place is ON POINT!! read more

We were traveling through and decided to stop in and check it out. Simply a great restaurant! Wonderful service, exceptional food (had steak and scallops) and had the best Coconut Creme Pie in my entire life. I don't like coconut very much, but this was highly recommended so I took the risk and was not disappointed. My only complaint was that the bar was quite loud and had a lot of people using some vulgar language. read more

Black Pelican - Pizza Near Me - Chesapeake, Virginia

Stopped at the Black Pelican for dinner and they were busy! The wait wasn't long though, we got sat within 5-10 minutes. I love calamari and their calamari was good, but could use a little seasoning. I got the grilled Mahi for dinner and it was absolutely delicious! It was cooked perfectly, the seasoning was good and not spicy. I also got the mashed potatoes and risotto which was also yummy! Even the service was good! I couldn't have asked for a better experience. read more

Black Pelican - Pizza Near Me - Chesapeake, Virginia

I had the best seafood for lunch today. The shrimp were fresh and my spinach salad which was called a Popeye's salad was excellent. It had the best roasted tomatoes and the hot bacon dressing was very good. read more

The food was very over cooked the capt platter was not worth 42 dollars. The seats were old worn and tore

I cannot believe this business has the poor judgment to have a political sign by the front entrance. It over-rode my dinning experience. Who does that? This was a real turn-off and I will pass this on to others. read more

2 persons. 1 calamari appetizer, one small salad, 1 crab snd shrimp bake (shrimp overcooked) 1 seafood fried combo. $71.45 including tax. Both meals came with rice and green beans. Service good, took until we were finished to ask how meals were and refill water. Manager replaced shrimp and crab bske (crab was excellent. Shrimp still over cooked and chewy, but better than first batch). This was a Wednesday night, they weren't busy, maybe a chef in training? For the price i expected better. read more

No... portions too skimpy. Ordered the Steampot appetizer, very disappointed. About 1/4 lb for $10.25

My husband and I were swayed to try the Black Pelican because of a Prime Rib special. The food was decent (the prime rib was a touch too rare for me, but hubs loved it) and it was a superb value. The ambiance was a bit dated and worn, but overall my experience was good. I'd eat here again. read more

Food was ok kind of bland. When waitress brought our food she killed several ants on the table. Next thing you know my husband had an ant crawling on him and we looked at the window seal and it had ants crawling all over the place. read more

We are from out-of-town; I'm here with my husband who's here for business. I have celiac disease, so eating out -- especially in a new area -- is always risky. Megan was very knowledgeable and took great care of us; she was wonderful-- she caught that the tortilla chips that were served with a "gluten friendly" meal were, in fact, prepared in the same oil as other items-- so she saved me from getting sick. Our meals were delicious, and the portions were generous while being fairly priced. I highly recommend the Black Pelican. read more

Food was pretty good. Their calamari tastes good right ou5 the kitchen but as it got colder,the batter tasted a bit different. Their crab cakes were good. Plenty of crabmeat in it and was rather tasty. As for the rice and veggie that came with it, they were mediocre. The bread/biscuit was unremarkable. read more

Black Pelican - Pizza Near Me - Chesapeake, Virginia

I dine there at least once a month. The service, appetizers, entrees and beverages are always outstanding. I recommend it to everyone who wants a relaxed setting and good food. read more

Came here on a Tuesday night with my family. I ordered the caprese pizza; it had tomatoes, mozzarella cheese, balsamic glaze, and fresh pesto. I ate the entire thing! My husband got the nuts & berries salad and loved it. My daughter got the kids fried shrimp meal with french fries. The shrimp were a good size and she ate them all. Her meal came on a frisbee and the waiter said she could keep it and even swapped out her yellow frisbee for a pink one. The service was great, our drinks never got too low as our server was timely with his refills. Great meal, great appetizer, great service! read more

Black Pelican - Caprese pizza - Pizza Near Me - Chesapeake, Virginia

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A couple of friends wanted to go here since they'd really enjoyed this place in the past, I hadn't been here before and the reviews were on the middle road so I'd passed on my curiosity previously. on this particular day their oven/pizza station was down or closed...not a big deal since I felt like this was a slightly more seafood oriented place....turns out its not, they have a variety of things to cater to different tastes/appetites. the started bread was very blah...it was flavorless but got the job done ( to hold patrons off until their food arrives) I had a couple and moved on, I ordered a seafood dinner that consisted of shrimp and crab meat....that too was very blah...maybe it was my expectations....anytime ive had a broiled seafood dinner its been way more flavorful and visually appealing...my meal was okay at best, my friends really enjoyed the chicken/rib dinner as well as the pulled pork dinner. they assured me of how tasty they were...meanwhile...I was underwhelmed and ready to go. This place isn't terrible dont get me wrong, maybe I just ordered the wrong thing (another find ordered the same thing and agreed on her disappointment). Would I come back here? sure....if they wanted to go I'd tag along...would I go here on my own accord? nah. again I might've ordered the wrong thing on a bad night but my curiosity was fully satisfied after that point. read more

Decent option off the Greenbrier that is at the higher end of cost compared to restaurants in the area but the food is notably better as well. Bar is a fun and live environment to sit in any night of the week! read more

I refer to this place as my second kitchen because when I don't feel like cooking I'm coming here. Their food is seasoned and fresh. Black Pelican's daily specials for lunch and dinner alone are worth the visit. The chef is not afraid to experiment - giving your taste buds an enjoyable ride. My favorites: buffalo shrimp, Oysters Orville (better than AW Shucks), baked shrimp and crab (lump crab), fried oysters, and the fried chicken (blue plate special on Wednesdays) complete with homemade mac n cheese and seasoned collards, chef's pasta, and chili. I would not recommend eating all of this in one setting. I can't always make it to dessert but they have an in-house pastry chef. It doesn't get much better than that The atmosphere is lively. The restaurant is clean and the menus aren't old/raggedy (like Surf Riders).The wait staff are very attentive and the management are equally friendly. They can seat large parties but I would recommend you make a reservation.There can be a bit of a rush during lunch which is why I'll call in an order for takeout. read more

Black Pelican - Blue plate special on Wednesday - Pizza Near Me - Chesapeake, Virginia

This is easily my favorite restaurant. I just recently visited here for dinner and it was actually a spur of the moment thing. I had just got done with my workout and was craving Olive Gardens Alfredo (What an Oxymoron). The wait was so extreme, at the time, I just did not have the patience to wait. Located next to The Olive Garden was The Black Pelican. There was no one crowded outside so I assumed there was no wait. You can't see inside the restaurant from the outside because of the big wooden blinds. Entering the restaurant, I was greeted by the hostess and immediately sat. I will say that it took the server about 10 minutes to greet us to the point where I knew what I wanted to eat already. The waitress was nice. Just nice, nothing to phone home about. The reason this place gets five stars from me is the FOOD!! I ordered the salmon with a mango/wasabi sauce. On the side came brown rice and sautéed veggies. When the food came out my jaw dropped. The plating was great! This place knows that people eat with their eyes first. They offer complimentary fresh, warmed pita bread. To my understanding, they don't serve the bread unless it's fresh out of the oven. Needless to say, it was hard to put down! I also ordered the brie for an appetizer. My first time trying a dish like that and I was not dissatisfied. Supper yummy! I would order again. Unfortunately I was way too stuffed to order desert but will give it a go next time! This place is my favorite! What was I doing before?! read more

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Party of 3 for lunch ~ Saturday 1 pm (ish) ~ Restaurant was not too busy. We were taken past the main dining area and bar to a side room to be seated. (We were under the assumption this was a new addition for overflow seating) This room felt like an entirely different restaurant, brightly lit, no decorations/music/TV. (Almost like we weren't good enough to sit in the main restaurant, which had plenty of room!). *maybe it was a "training room" for new wait staff? Meal 1 - Grilled Yellow Fin Tuna sandwich - came out pretty much raw inside. Had the kitchen replace it with a regular hamburger. Said hamburger came out with very little seasoning and very rare in the middle. Meal 2. - Black and Bleu Burger - Menu said "blackened", which usually means Cajun seasoned. Only thing blackened were the grill marks - if there was any seasoning on the meat it was overwhelmed by the bleu cheese which was too strong/salty. The crispy onions on the burger were the only thing "spicy" on the plate. Bleu cheese being so overpowering I was only able to finish half of my meal. Meal 3 - Pulled pork sandwich - little on the spicy / strong vinegar base. Coleslaw was ok. Fries were good. Waitress was not on point - by the time we got our beverages and she took our order ... 10 minutes. When the food came, we had to ask for tartar sauce. Drink refills were never checked on until we were almost done with the meal and then took another 5 mins to get them. When we asked for the check, she left to get it, came back to another table , we had to ask again, she left again and by the end of that 5 minutes finally brought the check. Based on our previous visits here, we found this to be a 360 experience. Very out of character by comparison and disappointing. Not sure if we want to venture another try. read more

Had visited the original location in OBX, so had to give this one a try. Had the fish tacos. Good blend of white fish. Really good chipotle lime sour cream topping. Service was good. Enjoyed it. Missed the view from the OBX! read more

Came in waited a good 10 minutes which isnt unusual but the problem is that the hostess had to go clean off the 3 tables that were available because no one was cleaning them. Server was good but she kept telling me she had a big table and I felt like she was rushing me along. Good thing the crab pizza was amazing. Deducted a star for the wait and then the rushing read more

The food is amazing. Really loved the Down Sprouts appetizer! The scallops st Jacques is absolutely Heaven in every bite. Hubby loved the risotto. The server was so sweet and personable that it made our experience even better. We had a wonderful experience and will be back ASAP. Thank you for making an incredible Mother's Day dinner when we had just driven home from NY and needed some good food and relaxation. Thank you to our awesome server and the talented chefs! read more

We had the most wonderful server today in Denise. Denise, you rock, and thank you for taking care of us for lunch. This place is ok. The decor is eclectic and fits the motif well, the staff is pleasant, the location is in a good spot, and it's also clean. But it's easily forgettable. My family ordered the Key West Crab Dip appetizer with a pepperoni pizza. The crab dip was good and fine, but the cheese overpowered (masked) everything so it would've been hard to be bad. The chips were thin and largely broken into small pieces undeserving of scooping crab dip to your face for sustenance. The ratio of dip to chip was also seemingly off because my kids ate only the chips and it still seemed like we had way too many chips compared to the amount of dip given. So a palatable dip gave way to a pizza that was the most unremarkable thing I've seen in some time. I wasn't expecting to be wowed by coming here but I was! But not in a positive way. This was the first time I've seen a pizza come out on a normal dinner plate and not a pizza pan. Which only seemed to accentuate that it was a rather small pizza. But pizza is pizza and even when it's bad, it's good. It had all of the core components, it was warm, but dang was the pizza flaccid. No crunch to it, but it wasn't soggy either. It just simply existed in this odd ether of just being. It did the job because my kids crushed it and didn't complain. Check this place out if you want the Applebee's experience without going to Applebee's! read more

Not a place for kids Spent an evening recently at this restaurant. The waiter was very good, a little too chatty for us, but attentive. The food was OK, but the freshness and portions were a little suspect. We had a party of six for dinner and with the various selections from pizza to shrimp and scallops we felt we could have done better elsewhere for the amount of money we expended for four adults and two children. https://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g57597-d8000215-r543700018-Black_Pelican-Chesapeake_Virginia.html# read more

Came here to have dinner with my dad. He wanted to try it out since he has tried the one in North Carolina. It's located near Greenbrier Mall. The decor fits the type of food. However the chairs are horrible. They are the most uncomfortable seating I've ever sat on in a restaurant. I couldn't help but want to eat and leave as soon as I could for how uncomfortable I was. Also they have crammed so many table into one spot people are constantly squeezing past you and bumping you while you try to eat. Now for the food. We ordered the coconut shrimp appetizer. Holy smokes was this amazing. Perfectly breaded and cooked. Served over a wonderful mango flavored sauce that I wish they would have served a lot more of. It was a tease of a drizzle! I had the Fishermans risotto. It was ok. Alittle over cooked and the shrimp were rubbery. But the flavor was nice and the crispy sweet potato strings were a good addition. Not sure it blew my socks off enough to return. Or at least if I do I will request booth seating. read more

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I have been wanting to check out this restaurant for quite some time. I love seafood and heard the seafood here was good. It was pretty crowded and we had to wait 20 minutes to be seated. The waitress was polite and quick with the service. I had the Baked Shrimp & Crab with sautéed vegetables and sweet potato mashed potatoes. The waitress said the shrimp would be jumbo but they weren't. That was a little disappointing however, the food was beyond good. The shrimp and crab were baked in a beurre blanc sauce and it was delicious. My friend had the Pecan Crusted Mahi. I would definitely visit this restaurant again and recommend it. read more

Awesome food, good service, the decor is beautiful & they definitely aren't skimpy on the food portions. Bang for your buck if you will. We had the flounder with shrimp, baked shrimp & crab plus the key west shrimp & crab dip as an appetizer. Only thing I would recommend is get the bread with the dip instead of the tortilla chips. read more

Black Pelican - Flounder & Shrimp meal with fries & rice pilaf. - Pizza Near Me - Chesapeake, Virginia

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Black pelican rocks a full bar. I had the steamers are what I like the most. Shrimp oysters class and muscles with corn on the cob and mixed veg. Ask them not to kill it for a really great bucket of shell fish. The black and blue steak was also really well made and correctly cooked. The atmosphere is chill. The staff is chill. It's a better option than other local chain stuff read more

came here this past week with co-workers. we had a large group & were seated in the back closed off area, once everyone was there we realized we couldn't all fit & the wait staff was more than happy to re-situate us in the main dining area. hard to find well balanced sweet tea these days, theirs was fantastic. for starters we ordered crab dip, crab rangoon & onion rings. there were a lot of us & i don't usually eat crab Rangoon so i let the others grab them, however i did use the plated sauce for my onion rings & it was phenomenal. they should craft a whole separate dish with that sauce! crab dip is one of my favorite things in life, & sadly this recipe is just not cutting it, sometimes you just can't be afraid of some salt! there was real lump crab meat but just the overall flavor was not pleasing to me & the serving size was underwhelming also. the onion rings were well...onion rings but they were yummy w the crab rangoon sauce. for my entree i chose one of my all time favorites, shrimp & grits. the menu lists the recipe with tabasco & i ordered mine without. the presentation of the dish was gorgeous but in the same vein, i knew these grits would not sit like that if they were actually cooked to my liking. they were kinda like mashed potato grits. i definitely tasted the Tabasco & pretty much nothing else but we were pressed for time so i kinda just ate all the shrimp & left the rest. i hate to be so blunt but y'all, it was just gross. you can't do grits like that mannn, not in virginia, it just ain't right! overall, nice place, nice staff but there's no magnetic force pulling me back. i had a hard time choosing from the lunch menu & i think it could use some work. read more

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It's been awhile since I have been to Chesapeake so when I learned I would be down on business for a few days I arranged to meet some friends I had not seen in a while. My friend suggested meeting for dinner at the Black Pelican. What a nice addition to what I consider chain restaurant hell (Greenbrier). They have another location in Kitty Hawk which I understand is quite popular. The menu is mostly seafood as expected, but has plenty of variety for non seafood lovers to include wood fired pizzas. The Florentine caught my attention with white béchamel sauce, spinach, roma tomatoes, bacon and cheese. My husband chose the classic pepperoni. My friend ordered the Hatteras clam chowder and Gulfstream tuna bites. We were all happy with our selections. I hadn't read the description of the chowder and was surprised to find it was broth based rather than creamy. The dinner size pizza is about 9 inches - more than enough for me. The crust was crispy and not too thick or thin. I really enjoyed my white pizza. There were plenty of toppings and the flavor was delicious. My husband enjoyed his pepperoni pizza as well. Service was friendly and efficient. We did not have to wait long for drinks or meals even though the place was fairly busy. Atmosphere is casual and welcoming. The plates coming out of the kitchen looked good and I would like to come back to try some of their seafood! I am definitely a fan! read more

This place use to be the Friendly's restaurant near Olive Garden and in front of Greenbrier mall. This is definitely a seafood place. The calamari was delicious. Olive Garden calamari has been my favorite but this restaurant's calamari is ranked up there. I ordered the Baja fried fish tacos and it was good. I only could finish one taco because I was full from the calamari and plus everything was fried. Our waiter was nice and the place has a nice ambience to it. read more

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We've eaten at the Black Pelican in Kitty Hawk several times and liked it a lot, so we were very excited to hear that they'd opened one in Chesapeake. Apparently other people think so too - we waited for about 35 minutes for a party of 3. I love the decor. The restaurant is a former Friendly's located on the ring road around Greenbrier Mall, but you'd never know it. They have the classic OBX shutters on the windows, and it's filled with nautical items, and you totally forget where you're at. The food is great. We had two wood fired pizzas, a 5 cheese and a Margherita. The crust was thin and tasty, with a nice smoked flavor. The cheese isn't just the ordinary mozzarella, they add fontina, gruyere, romano, and parmesan. Very good! They also bring the pizza as soon as it's out of the oven, so it's really hot when it gets to the table. We need to go back to try the seafood and the steaks, but since things tasted just like the Black Pelican in Kitty Hawk, we're sure they'll be good too. We'll be back! read more

We snuck in here before a movie realizing it was the same place as in the OBX. Familiar with the menu we were quick to order and quick to get the food. It's a good meal with good service, same as in the Outer Banks. I had a pizza with a calamari app and was pretty stoked about it. The young cat behind the bar took our order, had the fiercest haircut I've seen in a millennium, died all out blonde. Great bloke and was quick on the refills.10/10 would eat there again. read more

This is my 3rd time at this location , I have also been to the one in OBX. The service and food are always fantastic. The seafood is very fresh and always cooked and seasoned perfectly. My husband loves the twice grilled steak. The dessert is big enough to share and delicious. read more

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