We always enjoy our trips to Dockside. Food is always good and the drinks are even better. Great…read moresetting along the river. Beware. They charge you extra for using a debit or credit card. Worse part about Dockside is the parking. Especially when it is high tide.

Pros:Definitely the best spot in Colonial Beach for live entertainment. The MashUp band is great…read more Cons:The food is mediocre overall. The hostess said she would come find us when a table opened in the main entertainment area, but she never did. The marinated chicken on my salad was tasty, but it was the only good part--the salad itself was very basic, consisting of just lettuce and croutons. The buffalo wings were rubbery and not extra crispy as requested; the server even asked when she delivered them if they were crispy enough, so the request clearly wasn't forgotten. We ordered 10 but could only eat 2, and the rest were thrown away. The hush puppies were just okay, but they were small and dried out easily, needing butter to add both flavor and moisture. Overall:A fun spot for live music and atmosphere, but the food and service miss the mark. Come for the entertainment, not the dining experience.

Ice cream was fantastic. Prices leave a lot to be desired though.. like, a whole lot to be…read moredesired. I could buy two gallons of ice cream for what they're charging for a small single scoop (but in their defense, it's more like a double scoop) Will I return? Yes. But probably only with my wife or one of the kids because the cost to treat a family of 6, just wouldn't be worth it.

Excellent ice cream. A little pricey, but worth every penny. I got the Chocholic (basically triple…read morechocolate), and my wife got chocolate chip cookie dough. Cute little shop on Leonardtown's main drag, that includes an arcade and a bakery as well (the bakery side was closed when we went though). This was actually our second trip here (first trip was about 6 months ago, but I forgot to leave a review). Last time I got cookies & cream and my wife got honey lavender. All flavors have been very good.

Everything was absolutely amazing, the flavors, the level of freshness. Great spot to eat and enjoy…read morethe view! Good service.

We loved Randolph's On The River. It was clean and nice with a wonderful view, nice people, and…read moregood food. Yesterday was different. Sadly, very different. Randolph's is expensive. It is a seafood restaurant and we expect to pay more for good, fresh seafood. We cannot do that often and it had been a year since we had been there. Our experience yesterday was so disappointing, I doubt we will be back. First, little things: there was no beer on tap, the cold cases were not labeled correctly with dessert names holding wine and other unknown items. The sign outside with the name of the restaurant is long past time to be refreshed. It was barely readable. The number of tables had been reduced and there were pieces of tables outside and in the dining room. It appeared that there was only one person in the kitchen and the TV blared some "reality" show instead of music playing. It still was cute and clean but it felt like something that was nearly ready for the final lap. Second, the food: the pictures shown here are "before" pictures. The crab cake sandwich, for example, was the cheapest crab meat you can buy (yes, bordering on "goo") breaded and fried. It had more binder than crab. Unlike the pictures, you could not see pieces of crab and you could not taste crab. Let me recap in order. We ordered steamed spicy shrimp. They came out and looked great. Something was wrong. I've never needed so much effort to peel a shrimp. Husband used a fork to split the shell off of the shrimp. I ended up chewing a lot of shrimp shells because I could not get them peeled off. We also ordered the Captain's Platter to share. It is huge and that's the best thing I can say about it. They were out of scallops so we substituted fried oysters and picked catfish and our two sides. The catfish, oysters and hush puppies were fine. The crab cake was, as mentioned above, terrible. Not 'disappointing.' Not 'not good.' Not 'room for improvement': terrible. Embarrassingly terrible. Our meal came out without the sides. Our waitress was busy with the one other seated table in the place having a long conversation about tattoos and tattoo places in Fredericksburg and was heading back to the kitchen when we flagged her down. By the time our sides were out, we had finished the main course. The mac and cheese and the twice baked potatoes had just come out of the oven so the were blazing hot. Let me be clear: they cooked our main and sent it out and then started firing the sides. Actually they probably cooked some else's food and then fired our sides. The mac & cheese was fine, the twice baked potato skin was so charred, it was inedible and the inside of the potato was, well... mush. It looked like they had put it in a blender resulting in a tasteless paste consistency. And then the too-hot-to-eat food was presented to us after we had finished the main. Hubs ordered iced tea, I ordered water to drink. They were nearly the same color. To describe his tea as "weak" is a kindness. Something nice: The person who waited on us was very nice and did her best. Here's the best part: we dropped $60 for two people sharing app and entree. For $60, we could have had a nice meal served in proper order that had texture and taste. Instead we got unseasoned, tasteless gruel (with the exception of the catfish) that was way below "not good." Randolph's On The River will now just be a fond memory and not a special place to go. That makes me very sad.

I will tell you this, the crab legs and the spiced shrimp were amazing. That is what everybody at…read morethe table 8, and it was hands-down the best shrimp we have had. It was tough to peel, but it was worth every minute of it.. We had hoped for outside dining, but there is no seating outside on the water. it was freezing inside of the restaurant. We heard some other tables complaining about it as well. Again, we didn't eat anything else off the menu, but the crab legs and the spiced shrimp, and of course, the hush puppies that they give you when they first sit you at the table. This was all delicious. I forgot my son did get the crab fries. They were not great. Not what we would've thought of when we thought of cheddar crab fries.

Situated right on shore of Potomac this place is an old style diner. Plenty of parking in front and…read moreacross street from building. No matter where you sit there is a view of water with seating of probably 150 customers. The food is ok, nothing to get excited about. Salad bar is small, jus the normal stuff. Service was good. A one and done place for us.

The food is incredible. Staff is a bit busy and even a little cold whenever we were given our…read morechecks. We were passing through on our way back to Tennessee. I would go back here again though if I'm ever in the area.

We had the Quail and eggs and pineapple upside down cake. $26…read more This experience was a little topsy turvey. Because the main course was outstanding but the dessert was not. We both loved the quail. It was not too dry and was very meaty. It was fried and had really great flavor. The home fries tasted a lot like seasoned fries you get at other places. They were cooked just perfectly and were a pleasant surprise. I really enjoyed the pineapple upside down cake but the cherry ice cream (my choice) and the added cherry didn't taste very good. They both tasted like cherry flavored medicine. If you get this - go for vanilla as I'm sure it will be a better pairing. The service was okay but we were given some inaccurate information - perhaps because the waitress was in a rush. You should stop in if you can and I hope to get back to try some of their other offerings.

Walking the Boardwalk in Solomon's, stop to let kiddos play on playground. Next to both is the…read morecutest little ice cream Shack. Delectable sundaes & multiple scoop cones. Several unique flavors & always service with a smile. Perfect on a warmer spring or summer day.

Pretty decent ice cream shop along (or near) the boardwalk in Solomon's. While no Baskin Robbins…read morewith its 31 flavors, the Ice Cream Place still has a pretty good selection of ice cream flavors. For me, I am a happy camper as long as an ice cream shop has vanilla, chocolate, cookies n cream, or mint chocolate chip...and The Ice Cream Place had those. :) *I"m pretty "boring" when it comes to my ice cream flavors.* Prices were a bit higher than I anticipated (especially since they don't post prices), but I think that's the way things go on the Boardwalk. I had no concerns reading the service and ambiance of the ice cream shop. Although The Ice Cream Place is worth a visit, especially if you have the young ones with you, I would not go too far out of my way to visit. Then again, I'm not a huge fan of ice cream.

Can't rave enough about this place!!! Love the view and the…read moreatmosphere inside. All the servers were nice and attentive. We got 2 burritos and they were huge. Amazing taste!

Let's taco bout the great service we received at this festive bayside cantina! We were warmly…read morewelcomed and were seated by the window overlooking a beautiful view of the water... boats bobbing along the piers and seagulls circling above. Our server, Raul, quickly took our drink orders and before you could say "burrito" we had our drinks and chips and salsa delivered!. We did order some queso as well and it was warm, rich and creamy. My friend ordered the Philly cheesesteak burrito which was humongous! He could only eat half! We split the chicken fajitas which came out sizzling hot with peppers and onions tortillas, with rice and black beans. Delish! The prices didn't empty our wallet, and we will definitely come back! Just in queso you missed it, this place rocks!

If you are looking for a cute old school family diner, you've come to the right place! It has an…read moreold school feel to it which makes it a super fun experience. The food came very quickly and the service was wonderful. Angelo's has a large variety of American, Italian, and Greek food. We got spaghetti ($9), a gyro ($12.75), and an iced cream brownie sundae ($6). The spaghetti was perfectly portioned for one person and came with meat sauce and garlic bread. Delicious! The gyro was also a nice size and served with chips. The tzatziki sauce and feta blended so well with the crisp lettuce and hot gyro meat. The melty brownie also paired well with the iced cream. The only thing I'm not a fan of is their water. Highly recommend if you're passing through the Northern Neck!

3.5 First timers…read morehere and the service was friendly, atmosphere nice (we could hear each other speak), and the food was ok. It's worth the stop for a quick bite at lunch or dinner.