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    Boil Bay

    3.7 (148 reviews)
    Closed 12:00 pm - 9:30 PM

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    Catfish Basket with fries
    Crystal P.

    With it being only 2 servers on a SATURDAY, Destiny was amazing and very attentive to my group and I!! She recommended us quite a few options from the menu. Our food came out in a timely manner, and it was a decent portion. The lighting was low and we used our phone flashlights to see menu. But, overall the place is nice on the inside. If I'm ever back in VA again, I would definitely stop by. I recommend trying this place out.

    4 1/2 inch blue claw crabs they mark up and sell them. Tasted OLD AND GROSS!!!
    Chef Phil D.

    O... HELL NO! Never again will I step foot into this romper room! The food is JUNK! Especially the crabs! Little small worthless crabs... And the prices! Check out my pictures and you be the judge. The wait service forgets a lot! Nope! Never again! Small, old crabs they serve to along with their so called littneck clams! Good place for people who don't know what good, QUALITY seafood is... Oh and the band sucked to that day! I was gonna get up on the dance floor and do the Charlie Brown! Lol!

    Crab dinners
    Kimberly G.

    A hands on eating experience! Passing through town and found this gem in a strip mall. Most meals come in a big bag steamed with corn & potatoes along with your choice of sauce. I tried the steamed shrimp with the Cajun sauce, yuuummmee! Our waitress was very attentive and checked on us often. They have a small stage which I'm sure has some amazing bands playing there. None were playing on the Sunday afternoon when we were there. Ambiance was nice with a long bar and whale shaped lights, also a nice boat when you come through the entrance.

    Soft Shell crab and sweet potato fries
    Brad F.

    This was my 2nd attempt here. The first time was pretty good. This trip I ordered a few things to try. Good: The green muscles were spot on. The sauce flavoring was awesome, cooked well, and a good portion. Good: I ordered ahead online and they filled the order very quickly. They helped me immediately when I walked in. Bad: soft shell crab was good but it was on a bed of soft soggy cold sweet potato fries. Couldn't eat them. Bad: Fried calamari was extremely bland, cold and had a ton of breeding on them. They fell apart and breading fell off when I picked them up. The design of the restaurant is very fun and so is the music. Nicely decorated like you're on a pirate adventure. I want to give this 3 stars but two of the three items were not that great.

    Anissa W.

    5/6/21: First time trying this place after a horrible experience with their competitor around the corner. I truly just wanted some fried shrimp...nothing spectacular. To cut down on the wait time, we called to place our order & was left on hold during our ride there. We hung up when we got to their parking lot & just went in to order. We were coming from Hopewell, so we were on hold almost 10 minutes. Ridiculous! They weren't even busy when we went inside, so what was the issue with taking our order? Anyway, we got inside & the staff were just OK. They weren't super friendly, but they weren't rude either. We placed the order of 2 shrimp/fries, fried rice with chicken/sausage/shrimp, chicken strips/fries, & hushpuppies. Shrimp/fries = 5 (Plump, juicy shrimp...yummy!) Chicken strips/fries = 2 (The chicken was juicy, BUT it was coated in fish fry and it didn't taste good at all. It was an overall weird, gritty texture & was bland. I will not order this again!) Hushpuppies = 2 (They were bland & unlike any I've ever had before. The texture was more of a smooth, donut ball or something & the taste was just weird to me. It didn't taste like a normal Hushpuppy.) Rice = 3 (I don't know about you, but I don't like hard, crunchy rice. I realize it's fried, BUT I've never had HARD, CRUNCHY fried rice from anywhere. I did like the flavor along with the meat in the rice. I just wish the rice was softer.) The food was hot & fresh, which is great. I will definitely go back to get shrimp & to try the rice one more time. Hopefully, the crunchy rice was a one time problem & not the way they consistently cook it. I shall see. Masks are required & they are following social distancing guidelines. I definitely recommend this place if you're in the mood for seafood.

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    Nicara B.

    I will say that my food was delicious but what i really will say more is how fantastic our waitress was?! He name was Dana!!! And let me tell you!! I will ask for her every single time I come in!! Her personality was out of this world. To say she was good would be an understatement. She is AMAZING!! So friendly!! So kind!! Corona has not impacted the way she treats people and it shows!!! But back to my food... it was DELICIOUS!!! The wings, crab legs, shrimp, potatoes!!! I need a nap!! It was hot and it was so fresh!! We will be back based on the service alone!! (And the food!)

    What I received vs what I actually ordered
    Alicia R.

    A big NO for me. Let me start by saying I ordered a seafood boil with king crab, 1lb. Blue crab, 1lb shrimp 1lb, boil bay special seasoning..also comes with corn and potato's, and added extra corn for $3. What I actually received in my order was only king crab, 2lbs of shrimp? And no extra corn. Unacceptable. I let them know my order was incorrect and they blocked me. As for the food- I would highly recommend choosing the spicy option as the boil bay special had no kick to it what so ever. Not one ounce of spice, old bay would have sufficed. The sauce was completely watered down and tasteless. The shrimp were a decent size but slimy on the inside. Couldn't finish this meal, and will not be returning. This $50+ dollar seafood boil had 2 sausages and 2 pieces of Corn, and 2 king crab legs. Not worth the money.

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    6 months ago

    Food was the best tasting seafood for this area. The price is a bit too high. The service is pretty good.

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    9 months ago

    Service was excellent sea food boil taste great ! Lobster roll & crab cakes where also delicious would definitely come back

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    9 months ago

    I love Seafood and I enjoy eating at Boil Bay. My book club has meetings there. We leave full and satisfied.

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    1 year ago

    I'm glad this was my first seafood boil experience! This place is so good that I could come here everyday and never get tired.

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    Food was amazing. The seasoning that they used on it, boil bay special was outstanding!

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    3 years ago

    From day one, this place has been high Dollar. The amount of food you get is not enough for my hard earned income or any one else's.

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    Ask the Community - Boil Bay

    Do they have a buffet, and if so - are the buffet hours different than normal operation hours?

    no, they do not have a buffet.

    How do the combo deals work? When the menu says "items" are they referring to sides or entrees to pick from?

    You are basically building your own bill bag or customize a combo that offer.

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    Great Saturday Night dinner choice. With the weather being so nice the restaurant was busy. The…read morewait wasn't bad at all. Our server came over with the warmest smile thanking us for coming in and introducing himself. His name is Justyn. He took care of us !!! His compassion for his job was pretty awesome to experience. I noticed that same great spirit with his other customers as well. I haven't even talked about the food because I was so impressed with our server. Thanks again Justyn. NOW, I ordered the small flounder dinner with onion rings and coleslaw. There were 2- nice size pieces of golden crispy brown fillets that tasted like fried seasoned fish at a cookout The hit is "Always" the hush puppies that look like onion rings. Theres a hint of sweetness with that special one of a kind flavor. The coleslaw was chopped fine and Delicious. The Onion Rings need ATTENTION. They looked pretty good on the plate, but there was hardly any onion inside. Flat and NO Flavor. Definitely cheap frozen rings. Captain Tom's use to have thick cut, excellent seasoned battered onion rings that you would expect in a southern seafood restaurant. The young man that seated us and the cashier were friendly and accommodating. So my dining experience would be 4 stars, but your Staff made it 5.

    Fire that thing, OR DOES SHE EVEN WORK HERE????…read more I'll be frank with you, that loud big girl who never does anything gets on my nerves. She doesn't tip any of her servers, is constantly stealing food, I think the last time we were there she drank ketchup straight from the bottle. Be honest Captain, you're losing money and the ship's going down. Service is usually fairly good, however having that thing across the restaurant really ruins the experience, Every. Single. TIME!!!

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    Sedona Taphouse

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    We decided to celebrate my daughter's birthday at Sedona Taphouse last Friday. We actually came…read morehere for her birthday a couple of years ago and thoroughly enjoyed it so we were excited to return. Since we were informed that we couldn't make reservations on the same day, we did have about a 45 minute wait when we got there but we didn't mind. We were sent a link to track how far we were in line, which I thought was very helpful. Once we were seated, our server came over right away with waters. She was extremely nice and gave us time to look over the menu. The Potato Leak Soup was on their March Specials Menu so we decided to order that with a Bread Basket to start. The bread was delicious, very soft and warm, it was served with a whipped, honey butter and herbed oil. Unfortunately, the soup was cold when we received it. I'm not sure if it had been sitting a while but we did have them returned. Oddly enough, they were returned in a larger bowl, not the same size cup, but with the same amount of soup lol. It definitely was weird but it was indeed piping hot and the soup was delicious. The Crab Stuffed Mushrooms were great as well. I decided on the Crab Stuffed Shrimp, my daughter chose the Chicken Marsala and my sister went with the Hand Cut NY Strip. I thoroughly enjoyed the Shrimp, the flavors were great and the NY Strip was cooked perfectly. My daughter wasn't a fan of her Chicken Marsala but they did switch it out for some Salmon. Overall, my daughter had a great birthday dinner yet again. Our server was new but we couldn't tell because she did a great job at making sure we had everything we needed. The restaurant is beautiful and the food is delicious! I will always recommend Sedona Taphouse for anyone looking for a great meal and dining experience.

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    Boil Bay - seafood - Updated June 2026

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