Food and service are consistently excellent. This restaurant is part of Great American Restaurant…read moregroup. We have eaten at almost all of the restaurants in the group. They are all excellent. They are our favorite restaurants in Northern Virginia. The menu varies a little from one restaurant to the next, but every restaurant has a relatively broad menu from salads to sandwiches to chicken and seafood and steak entrees. All are prepared fresh and to your liking. If you ever have a meal that isn't perfect, let your server know and they will fix it. Some of the favorite meals we consistently order are chop house salad, Caesar salad, crab cakes, blackened prime rib, chicken and salmon. The prices are getting a little higher, but the value is still very good for the quality and quantity of food provided. Sweetwater Tavern is a little bit noisier and more upbeat than some of the other GAR restaurants. Most have outdoor dining options.

Sweet water Tavern had lovely staff, fast service and delicious food. The best salmon I've ever…read morehad. Also, very accessible and understanding staff. I have a task trained medical alert service dog, and due to my brain injury and visual discrepancy issues, I need help navigating through crowded spaces. The staff gave us plenty of room to navigate, and gave us time to have my dog settle under the table. They spoke clearly when I told them I was hard of hearing and were very patient when I needed things repeated. Will definitely return!

Tyler was our server in training! Did a wonderful job with our food orders and beverages! We travel…read morean hour to visit and it's our favorite place! We will request Tyler again!

If I could give move than 5 stars I would. I have been to Lazy Dog 7 times now and I have never…read morebeen disappointed. The food and staff are top notch. Choose Lazy Dog and I promise you will not be disappointed.

Ocean Paradise is a must-visit, we are fortunate it's next to our neighborhood. Ocean Paradise…read moreabsolutely lives up to its name. A special shoutout to our server, Sandra, she was fantastic. We started with the bang bang shrimp--perfectly crispy with a delicious sweet heat that wasn't overpowering. Easily one of the best appetizers we've had. For my entrée, I had the twin lobster tails they were tender, buttery, and flawless. The seasonal vegetables were fresh and perfectly seasoned. My husband ordered the Connecticut lobster roll, which was loaded with generous chunks of lobster, lightly dressed, and served on a perfectly toasted roll with crispy fries. Simple, fresh, and absolutely delicious.

This is honestly such mediocre food, I don't really understand the rave reviews. The service was…read moregreat, and the restaurant was clean, but other than that, there's not much else I liked. We came on a busy Sunday, but everything moved fairly quickly. As a table, we split the fried calamari and Spanish chorizo mussels. Both of which were solid as appetizers. There was nothing too spectacular about them. As my main, I ordered the crab-stuffed salmon which came with mashed potatoes and sauteed vegetables. The salmon, while the best part of the dish, still left more to be desired. It was a bit dry and I didn't think the sauce was all that flavorful. The vegetables were fine, but the mashed potatoes were simply bad? They had the texture and flavor of instant mashed potatoes, slightly liquidity while being quite bland. I just don't think this place is worth coming back to.

Nice music, good food, fun time and I don't drink lol nice outdoor setting.. you ordered food off…read moreyour phone.

Love the food here and awesome drinks. My go to is an espresso Martini, they make an awesome one…read more My partner loves the beer and he is an aficionado. Menu has something for everyone, and all of it is good. Pizza crust made with Brewer's yeast is to die for!

Great experience on Father's Day with our server, Clarissa. she was quick, attentive and checked in…read moremany times on our table. We also appreciated how quickly the food/apps came out on a busy day. At the end, she brought boxes for our food and extra sauces and lids for the butter. She has a keen eye for details making it an even better lunch service. Thank you!

Walked in on a Tuesday night with a couple friends and asked for a table of 5. The host said we…read morecouldn't be seated until everyone arrived, which was fine. A few minutes later our group became 7 because I didn't know two more people were joining, and when I updated the host, he got weirdly rude and scolded us for not saying that earlier. Mind you, the restaurant wasn't even busy. He then sat 7 of us at a booth clearly meant for 5, gave us one bread basket with 4 rolls, and we had to ask our very nice waiter for extra chairs just to fit everyone. She even brought more rolls later because she seemed confused by the whole situation too. It's a shame because the food was actually good. My 8oz Dallas Filet was juicy and cooked perfectly, and they loaded up the mushrooms and onions. The sides were hit or miss. The mac and cheese was bland and the cheese fries came out cold, but the Caesar salad was generous and the bread was great as always. Our server was very kind and attentive, and Manager Chris also checked in on us. Overall, the experience would've been great if the host hadn't started things off so poorly.

This is a Hawaiian themed BBQ place with a Asian twist inside a craft brewery place. The food was…read moreOK. I got a chicken sandwich and it was OK. The other food was OK as well. I really wanted to like it but it was only OK. The micro brewery is the real star of this place.

Wonderful place to grab some good bbq. Pretty large menu and a big sauce selection, also many hot…read moreand cold sides to choose from. We had the ribs, chicken and pork belly and all were tender. I always look forward to burnt ends but they did not have that on the menu. The cheese biscuit was delicious! The service was friendly and helpful. The interior was cute and had typical bbq decor.

Either got the wrong burger or the ingredients are wrong for double decker burger. The wait time…read morewas ok and the place was nice, but the burgers were ok.

Awesome burgers and super friendly staff. Got the make your own burger. Good quality meat,…read morechar-grilled, fresh toppings.

My husband and I came for brunch and thoroughly enjoyed the service and our food. I have dietary…read morerestrictions and our server Nicole took good care of me. I appreciate her attentiveness. One of my favorite dishes is the cauliflower pita with hummus, pickled onions, and apricots. It's THE softest, tastiest cauliflower/gluten-free bread I've had in a long time. SO GOOD!

The location is very new with a large parking lot, but getting in and out of it can be a little…read moreconfusing. It's not entirely two-way. Leaving takes you through a slightly confusing one way loop. Nevertheless, twas the evening before the blizzard of 2026, and the restaurant was mostly empty. I started with the Chunky Monkey Banana milkshake which was.. well, disappointing. Almost entirely liquidity. Not enough solids. Way too much milk. Disappointed I also had a blood orange sunset, which was good, refreshing, sort of like a reverse Tequila Sunset. The meatloaf itself was good but the pate was hit or miss. There wasn't much meat loaf, mostly mashed potatoes, string onions, and corn. I felt for the price the meatloaf serving size was just not quite enough. It seemed like it was deliberately hidden in there. I was expecting something more. The Kickin Crab and Corn Chowder, sans description, was also..unexpected. It was an option with the meatloaf and contained a lot of pepper. Black pepper. Not the ... Chesapeake Favorite "Kickin" expectation.. We had a mimosa, good, a little weak. Overall, it's an ok place to grab a meal, the menu has many options, they have milkshakes and martinis of sorts, not a full bar, unfortunately, you can't get milkshakes with alcohol, which I think is a tremendous hole in their menu, but I found everything to just be a little rough around the edges. Leaving.. What sealed the deal was that after all that, instead of staying to have drinks, etc. we.. decided to go to a different restaurant for something more.