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    Mallards Sidewalk Cafe

    4.9 (11 reviews)
    Closed 9:30 am - 2:00 pm

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    1 month ago

    Cute little shop. Wonderful place to get a cup of joe with friends and talk! Great atmosphere! Great service!

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    Excellent food, great service. Cozy ambiance. Awesome that it's been there for so long and still trucking.

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    3 years ago

    I love this place. Top quality sandwiches. Quick service. A much better deal than any fast food chain.

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    The Chef Salad with buttermilk garlic dressing is so freaking amazing and let's not forget the tomato soup #yummy.

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    The Great Machipongo Clam Shack - Crab cake

    The Great Machipongo Clam Shack

    3.8(401 reviews)
    18.9 mi
    $$

    We always stop here driving between SC & Boston. Usually we are headed home and take a cooler of…read moreseafood home. This time we are heading Up to New England so we stopped for lunch. Great people!! The best seafood! A huge variety of fresh local seafood. Amazing prices. Sure wish we lived closer.

    Stopped by after being on the road all day. Now listen, the food isn't bad and the staff was very…read morenice. But it's not worth the price, and here's what I mean... I took a pic of the "jumbo" scallop entree. The original Basket version is just 4 scallops and fries for $17, that was my original plan. Even though the scallops weren't local, I was encouraged to get the entree version which had 4 more scallops (so 8 total) and an Xtra side, which I chose Mac n' cheese (house made). But this entree version was $31. So for $14 more I got a scoop of Mac and 4 of these pitiful scallops. I'm sorry but that is egregious. That's highway robbery and there's NOTHING added in the entree variant that justifies that kind of price. The basket version, isn't justifiable at $17 given what's here. Not to mention that its not even plated and everything was in a to-go format. There were flies everywhere that kept crawling on me and I was just ready to leave the moment I recieved my food. Softshell crab and the rest of the food is good. But not THAT good. Two basket-type entrees ran us over $70.

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    The Great Machipongo Clam Shack - Joe's Seafood Sampler (Shrimp, Scallops, Clam Strips) with sweet potato fries.

    Joe's Seafood Sampler (Shrimp, Scallops, Clam Strips) with sweet potato fries.

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    El Crucero Tienda Y Taqueria - Chicken Burrito

    El Crucero Tienda Y Taqueria

    4.5(33 reviews)
    12.1 mi
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    I love Mexican food and avoid chain restaurants. I was excited to check this place out when I read…read morethe reviews online, My husband and I were traveling through the area and decided to stop. At first glance my husband just wanted to keep on driving. Myself I am always open for an adventure and have found some of the best Mexican food in other hole in the wall places like this. There is no indoor seating, there is a small outdoor eating area or takeout only. You wouldn't know they served food from driving by or upon entering the facility. Inside is a store where they sell many Mexican foods, beverages and produce. The inside was not very clean and a bit run down, the outside eating area was littered with cigarette butts and soda cap lids, no trash receptacle other than a thin garbage bag tied to a post that was over flowing. On a good note, the cashier was very pleasant. Our food came out timely , I was disappointed with the food, very bland, the rice was chopped up and my carnitas dry. My husband only ate 1/2 of his Burrito. Wish the food was better and the place was cleaner as we travel down that way often....

    A random find on my way home from the Eastern Shore but glad I stumbled across it!…read more It's a small market/corner store that sells a lot of Hispanic goods. At the counter, you can order food (which is what I came for)! They make it fresh to order. I had an al pastor taco and a tamale. Along with a bottle of water, my total was around $3.75. Can't beat it! Everything tasted great; I ate in my car before continuing on my way. I used to live in LA and was used to super authentic Mexican food. Hard to find in the Hampton Roads/Eastern Shore area. That being said, this was one of the better places that I've tried; tasted like authentic street fare. The taco even had radishes, which was an authentic touch you just don't see around here; made me super happy. Def will stop again if passing through the area.

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    El Crucero Tienda Y Taqueria - A sign saying they're closed on Saturday

    A sign saying they're closed on Saturday

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    The Charlotte Hotel and Restaurant - Street view

    The Charlotte Hotel and Restaurant

    4.4(60 reviews)
    4.4 mi
    $$$

    You should know all rooms are on either the second or third floor, accessed by steps only, and…read morethere is no one there to help with your luggage. You reach the second floor via steep, narrow steps (about 30) with one hand rail. Assume third floor is similar. Not senior citizen friendly. And don't believe the description that says there is a chair lift. During our stay, my wife slipped on about the fifth step from the top and tumbled to the bottom. Fortunately she survived the fall, with some damage to her knee and bruising all over. Local rescue squad was prompt and professional. Ownership never reached out to us which is disappointing. We will find somewhere else to stay on our frequent visits to the Shore.

    The bloom is off the rose under the new management unfortunately…read more Where before you were greeted by Gary or Charlotte at reception when you checked in, you are now greeted in an unstaffed and unlit vestibule with a letter containing directions to your room. Where before a breakfast was included each morning of your stay, you now are offered 15% off you breakfast, but more on that later. The dining area is a fraction its former charm, but still charming. The dinner menu is pretty good and both of our dinners each night of our stay there were excellent. For this reason I have given two stars. It would be impossible to say the same about breakfast. In one location, an 8AM breakfast opening was listed. Our Welcome Letter stated 830AM was the opening time. Neither time mattered, because on both mornings the Breakfast service wasn't even open. The entry to it was locked up like an after hours NYC Subway entrance. Saturday morning no human being could be found. We even went back at 10AM to see if it had opened yet, with no change. Sunday morning it was locked up, but there a woman behind the bar to give our key to as we checked out. On both mornings we had breakfast elsewhere. We stay at the hotel for special occasions, and this stay was no exception. Staying at the Charlotte Hotel and not having to leave it was always something we appreciated and looked forward to during the previous dozen or so times we had stayed there before. Unfortunately, I don't think we will be coming back.

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    The Charlotte Hotel and Restaurant - Aerial view

    Aerial view

    The Charlotte Hotel and Restaurant - Front entrance

    Front entrance

    The Charlotte Hotel and Restaurant - Seared Duck Breast, apple chutney and pumpkin spoon bread, Brussels sprouts.

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    Seared Duck Breast, apple chutney and pumpkin spoon bread, Brussels sprouts.

    Mallards At The Wharf - Mushroom Brie soup!

    Mallards At The Wharf

    3.8(163 reviews)
    4.8 mi
    $$

    Exhausted from a long day of travel, we sought a restaurant off the beaten path. We needed a…read morerestoration to make the last leg of what became a 13 hour journey. Mallards at the Wharf is what our GPS directed us to. The GPS just said "Mallards", so we were pleasantly surprised to see it was on Onancock Creek with boats moored adjacent to the outdoor dining deck. The hostess pointed in a vague direction to seat ourselves as she followed, but I couldn't figure out how to get to the deck and had to ask her to lead us. I thought it might put her off, but I was brain-numb from driving for the previous 7 hours. We sat in the shade with an incredible view of the boats and the creek. It was so beautiful that I didn't think the food would matter at all, which is good because it was a mixed bag. I ordered a whisky sour, with house whisky.... Whatever's in the well. Waitress didn't understand what was meant by my order, probably my bad. I was so tired that I couldn't sort my brain. We figured it out and it arrived with a slice of lemon and a slice of lime instead of a flag, so it was sour like a Warhead! We ordered fried green tomatoes as an appetizer. The only thing we could taste was the oil they were fried in and the pimento cheese they were topped with. The 3 tomatoes were the thickness of a slice of Kraft American cheese and no larger than the diameter of a Pepsi can. We wouldn't order that again. Ever. We also ordered a cheeseburger, which was lovely, but wasn't served with onion, pickle, or any spread. No mustard, ketchup or mayo. It wasn't something we would order again either. Redemption came in the guise of a swordfish steak. It was grilled to near perfection, moist, flavorful and topped with cilantro microgreens. This was a delicious entree. With it was a lovely, fresh mixed leafy green salad topped with blue-cheese vinaigrette. We wouldn't go back for that dish alone, but we would go back. The menu is appealing, with a variety of seafood. I do recommend it, for the ambiance, and the swordfish. We did order a key lime cake. It was good. Not "inspired", but good. We also ordered a brownie to go. It was hot. We dodnt understand heating a brownie, when the item isn't for immediate consumption? Maybe it was hot out of the oven from being baked. I will learn to sprout cilantro microgreens, because they were excellent. When you look at the high rating, remember the rating is on "your experience", not just one aspect (the food).

    Can't beat sitting on the dock of the bay enjoying great food with a dozen friends. The duck was…read moredelicious. Everybody said their food was exceptional. Our waitress was delightful, and enjoyed the fact that one of us was her high school math teacher. The desert cake is well worth the calories. We'll be back.

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    Mallards At The Wharf - Beautifully old fashioned.

    Beautifully old fashioned.

    Mallards At The Wharf - Seared tuna salad

    Seared tuna salad

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