I use to love Mayflower but not now. The experience I had on August 24, 2025 was awful at the Henderson location. When I walked in there were only two other tables there and around 4 servers so you would think the service would be pretty fast. Oh how wrong I was. Apparently, the server for me and my guests was April and til this day April never showed up. I ordered mozzarella sticks, shrimp, chicken tenders and fries. The mozzarella sticks came out and were not cooked. Then the lady took the back cooked them in grease that taste old and scorch. I had to sent them back. The food was not hot, fresh, and the taste was just bad. Even the cole slaw look like some one chewed it up spit it back out then drove over it with a big truck then served it. I will never waste driving an hour again to eat at this dump. Even the outside of the restaurant need to be clean and grass cut. The tables were sticky even after cleaning them down. When the order came out part of my order was on my guest plate and the server was like just take your part off. Then she never took accountability for anything. First she blamed the cooks because they are Mexicans. When I asked for honey mustard because the other waitress forgot she was like you didn't ask me to bring it. Training needs to be put in place for this location from the cooks, wait staff, customer service. read more

Mayflower Seafood and Restaurant - Seafood Near Me - Henderson, North Carolina

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Excellent food- good service - convenient location -a level building that if space available you can almost pull up to the door. A favorite of the community & travelers passing by. Across from a super Walmart and other shopping experiences nearby & trauma center read more

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Huge portions, really yummy food. The servers are all sweet and attentive. We always leave here satisfied.

Wifey and I stopped off for lunch yesterday hoping that the inside of the restaurant was looking better than the outside. It was, and we were greeted by an amazing lady named Charley who was also our server. While we have eaten at other Mayflower places, never at this one. She was very friendly and helpful, took our orders and in no time our awesome meals arrived. We enjoyed fresh hot catfish, "baby shrimp, their wonderful Cole slaw and hush puppies. There was so much food we asked for extra plates but Charley was on the ball, already brought them. She also brought the condiments from the fridge, which I appreciated. I am always a bit leary when tarter sits on a table all day. This was nice and cold. There was so much food we could only eat half, and took the rest home for dinner. All for $25 including iced tea. You can bet we will be back. Hope Charley is still there. If I owned a restaurant I'd hire her in a flash! Scott Cheers to the read more

Very nice and cozy place for seafood. The menu has all sorts of variety food items to choose from. The server named Ariyah S. was a delight to have as a server. She was very nice and very friendly. She was also fairly new to this location but still provided very attentive service. She was on constant look out for providing quality service. The chicken wings was very good. The food portions are huge you get a lot of food for the price. The fried shrimp, fried white fish was very tasty and very good. Was not crazy about how tough the fried scallops turned out. The hushpuppies are also very good. The loaded baked potatoes was very loaded with butter, sour cream, real bacon and cheese, which was very nice. This is not a place where you are going to get super fresh seafood straight out of the water. read more

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I like to say I'm a pretty FAIR person and HONEST person because I too have businesses, but I do leave reviews because they help me with my travels. Although some places have "not so good reviews" - sometime I still try them out for myself ------ just in case they are the opposite. . Now, with this place, we should have paid attention to the reviews. Especially for the price you pay. Now this is DEFINITELY not your gulf coast type of seafood eating at all, but hubby wanted seafood. Sign.... He got the Mayfield broiled meal and I got just a plain side salad (I'm not a meat eater- plant based the best I can.) So the broiled.... The shrimp looked like little rolled up peanuts and his fried oysters (they said they couldn't broil them) looked like burnt bread rolls. His scallop he said were spongy and the fish he said was "ok", but not that good. He didn't bother touching the onion rings. Ok, so the salad - only iceberg lettuce and chips of carrots and sprinkled cheese. They had no spinach(no problem), there was no cucumbers, no croutons, no nothing for a decent salad. The ranch dressing was ok and I had captain wafers crackers. I would have been happy just eating ranch and plain crackers. ((Sigh)) . While we were sitting waiting for our food there was sooooooooo much noise from the kitchens. I'm talking LOUD yelling, throwing dishes, beating on counters and what seemed to be a major dispute. My hubby jokingly said to our waitress "Uhhh, do I need to go in the back since the owner was playing death like he don't hear that?" Ha! She said- Oh it's one whole family work in the kitchen they always do that. They always having fun. I said "fun"!? Sound like a fight to me. My hubby said - she just trying to throw us off - we know what a dispute sounds like and they are clearly arguing. We could r sit in peace and enjoy our .14 cent value meal. . We talked to a lady, which I pointed out to my hubby, I bet she's the wife and she was. We asked her how long they been there and she said 15 yrs!wow.... Guess people have no other place to get seafood and just rock with it, but nahhh We'll forever pass if we're in the area again. It was just stressful sitting there. Ugh. I asked about the bag with ball the names were they franchise and she said no, they were all "family" owned 1sr one was in Winston Salem opened in 1980. Dayum! All family owned from multiple family members from Poland (I believe that's what she said). . Try at your own risk, but we don't recommend. read more

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It always a pleasure to dine in. It's clean and quiet and the food and customer service is top tier.

Friday's lunch special " Fried Catfish with popcorn shrimp " , delicious food , huge portions and tremendous price . Will definitely be back . read more

Mayflower Seafood and Restaurant - Friday's lunch special " fried catfish with popcorn shrimp " simply delicious , huge servings and amazing price . - Seafood Near Me - Henderson, North Carolina

Was pleasantly surprised by the food . After reading the reviews I will admit I was kind of worried about the quality of food. The only complaint was that it was a mix up on the waitress staff on who we belonged too and waited for around 20 min before waitress took our order. Our waitress was Sharon and she did a great job and apologized many times for the mix up. I had the Baby flounder and jumbo shrimp and the were both cooked very well and had some Chrispness and were very favorable. The baked potato was also good. Wife had Baby flounder, popcorn shrimp and oysters and all were cooked very well. Don't know if we just caught a good day or what but very well possess with food and service will try it again on next visit to Henderson read more

The only reason I give 2 stars is because the server did the best she could do with what she had. Still friendly, personable, and attentive. Her name was Donna. Now the food. Left much to be desired. Oysters were overcooked and the oyster itself was rancid. The scallops were spongy and what ever it was fried in as soon as you took it came right off. Kind of like the battered it frozen and dropped it in the grease. Needless to say the entrees were a bust. The only thing palatable was the appetizer of potatoe skins and the blooming onion. Oh yeah and the baby shrimp were ok. Let's Just say I could have just ate the Waffle House or something cause this Valentines meal was ruined. read more

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The whole place was a mess. From the waitresses to the food. Just avoid this place. Charges me gratuity on two checks because they forgot an item and I left a tip without know I was charged for it. read more

The broiled trout entree with baked potatoe was good. The fish was cooked properly and I liked that the baked potatoe wasn't already dressed with sour cream or butter. Hush puppies were warm and tender. Server Amy was prompt and polite. read more

Food was horrible and tasted like it was warmed up from the day before. Waitress was great but if you think this place is like the one in Durham, you are wrong. I hidely recommend you skip over this place. read more

Just Note Good!!! ... A McDonald's fish sandwich taste better. The tables were dirty and we saw an Orkin roach trap ... read more

Ordered the Mayflower Broiled Seafood plate and Salmon with bake potato Picked this order up around 7:00pm Worst we have every eat The scallops were rubbery and overcooked The 4 small shrimp was also dry and overcooked No butter and sour cream for the baked potatoes as requested Flounder was dried out. Theirs know way that this food was cooked for us. It had to be left over. This was the most painful 45.00 that I have ever blown. Yes I'm mad read more

If you like deep fried seafood this might be the place for you. While I think the food is okay, it is not for me. The only deep fried seafood I care for is a good fish fry - like a good haddock fish n chips, which is not an option here. Service is friendly but not necessarily prompt. Refills seem to take a little bit of time. One of the reasons I don't care for deep fried seafood is everything seems to be cooked in the same oil. If the oil is not changed frequently, things just taste "off" and that seems to be my experience here as I am not typically able to get to a place like this early in the dinner hours. I could also feel my arteries hardening as soon as I took the first bite. Hush puppies - I'm not a fan, and I don't like to fill up on fried breads, or whatever it is these things are made of. The bottom line is you can get filled up here at a relatively inexpensive price, but it probably ranks right up there with some of the most unhealthy choices I could make for myself if I were to be a regular customer here. read more

The Hub and I went here on 10/3/20 around 8:30. We were seated at a table that was in the middle of the floor. There weren't any more booths. And where I sat at was the main traffic route for all the employees to get to the register bar kitchen etc. I kept feeling 1 of the waitresses was going to spill something on me for sure. I stayed seated but what made me move was 1 of the hostess sat a family of 8 a ft behind me. Huh social distancing my butt. That's when I got irritated and moved to the other side of the table. For our app we ordered the blooming onion which was ok. Hub ordered water and the combination platter with fried flounder shrimp and scallops. I ordered sweet tea and the bacon cheeseburger with fried okra. Our food came out my burger looked awful and tasted awful. With a plate of mile high fries that I didnt even order. Never got my fried okra by this time I didn't want it. In my mind I thought the burger would be similar to Denny's but nope. I took pics. I tried my very 1st scallop off the Hub's plate. I bit it at 1 end and the scallop shot through the breading from the other end. All rubbery and ewww. By this point I'm ready to go. I complained to the girl at the register about my burger and who cooked it. She stated "Bill the Manager". Now I'm looking at my husband pissed. When I moved to the other side of the table I had a perfect view of part of the kitchen. I saw Bill and another guy squeegee mopping the floors. So he's mopping and cooking. Just nasty. My waitress was nice I feel she should seek a better restaurant to work for. "I ain't neva comin bike here" !!! read more

Mayflower Seafood and Restaurant - The most disgusting bacon cheeseburger I have ever had - Seafood Near Me - Henderson, North Carolina

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Although it's a very nice family restaurant, it's seems dirty. The service isn't the worst, but my drink was empty the whole time I ate and it took forever for our drinks to come. I'm not a fan of seafood myself, so I always get something like chicken or spaghetti. Every time I've gotten the chicken it as been dry as I don't know what. Not to mention the bartender doesn't even check IDs. They were also out of a lot of popular items like baked potatoes and even sweet tea. read more

Looking for seafood? You're in luck! Durham is just about 30 minutes to the south. Looking for friend batter? You're in luck! You're at Mayflower! The service is subpar, the food is horrible and heavy. You can get just about any type of seafood here - so long as you want it fried. Tastes frozen and I believe I mentioned how heavy it was. There's really no way to describe it other than that - it's greasy and not light and airy as seafood should be. There's never anyone here though, so if you're looking for a place to have a VERY quiet lunch or dinner, go for it. read more

From the smell, to the cleanliness, to the taste of the food, I cannot say anything good about this place. I couldn't stomach ordering but my husband wanted to stay. I ordered cheese sticks and they were inedible at best. I tried taking the breading off but it was no help. My husband got the broiled seafood which was horrible. Bland, no flavor and floating in grease. Stay away unless every place on the planet is closed and you literally have no where else to go. read more

This was absolutely the worse seafood restaurant I have ever been to. The fish sandwich at McDonald's was tastier than the food here. I ordered broiled scallops, broiled jumbo shrimp and broiled trout. It was overcooked and tasteless. And, I paid $2 more for the scallops. Not only was the food terrible but at checkout we had to pay 2.99% more as a convenience fee. Our server was great but the hostess and the girl at the checkout acted as if we were a bother. Definitely overpaid and underwhelmed. read more

I came in in a Wednesday evening right around 6:30 and it was pretty dead. It took an awkward minute for someone to take me to my table but when you are alone, even 10 seconds feel long. The decor is a cute, marina style. My waitress was exceedingly nice and helped me decide on the seasoning. I chose everything fried :). Fried cod, fried jumbo shrimps, fried clams, fried okra, and hush puppies. The food was affordable and cheap. I could have turned mine into three meals! My experience was good, but I did see several people leave after being seated because no one came back to take their order. read more

Service was above average, nice folks. The bar area had a great little vibe. We wondered why the restaurant was so empty on a Friday afternoon / evening - we found out why when we received our food. Fried shrimp was like gnawing on shoe leather, oysters tasted like they overcooked them to compensate for them being bad in the first place... god awful food.. just gagging mouth spitting disgusting. I've had better seafood in the mid-west. There is just no excuse for food this bad. And then the check for over $46 for two people... they should have paid us to eat that mess. Overpriced and nasty.. woo. Yes the servings were large... of awfulness. Will never visit this place ever again. The grass in the parking lot would likely taste more fresh. Run away. read more

The food is eh, I've had better, however the crab legs were ok. Small in size though, but that doesn't surprise me. You get what you pay for. I would definitely find something else if you're looking to eat healthy. I feel like most items on the menu are fried. read more

Slow slow slow if there were a word worse than slow I would go with it waited for over 10 minutes to place order now been waiting for another 10 minutes for food it better be good menu left a little to be desired and a little confusing no explanation of platters food ok plenty of shrimp hush puppies good cole slaw terrible server is kinda slow. Bathrooms are bad smell horrible read more

Mayflower Seafood and Restaurant - Bad coleslaw - Seafood Near Me - Henderson, North Carolina

The Mayflower is great! The menu is extensive. Whether you like fish, steak, pasta, or salads, you can find it there. I ordered the Sunday Special, which offered 4 choices of entrees. For $9.50, I got a heaping platter of fried shrimp, chicken tenders, and hush puppies. The food was hot, fresh, light, tender, and non-greasy. My husband's fried fish platter was equally delicious. The servings were so large that we could make at least 2 more meals out of ours. The service was very good. The decor with its pine boards on the walls and nautical accessories was picturesque. Whenever we drive through Henderson, we will always stop here. read more

This is the worst seafood restaurant. The place was practically empty at 6 PM and they had to nerve to tell us we were buying too many drinks. I suppose they don't like when the only two customers are spending money. I was in a party of two with a destinated driver (who had just one glass of wine) and they had the audacity to imply the non-sober individual should be "cut off" after three WATERED DOWN AND OVERPRICED DRINKS. Their reasoning was that they didn't want to be responsible for any DUI. That's the point of the designation driver, folks! Learn some common sense. Food was tasteless. Service sucked. Waitress supposedly worked at the Henderson Country Club (which she seemed to brag about) but she probably got fired and should be be fired from serving tables permanently. Amy was her name, I think. Avoid this restaurant at all costs. read more

Good stuff = Food is excellent Portions are really big, most will have to get a doggie bag Did I mention the food was excellent ? Bad stuff = Tea was sugar sweet, I mean way way to sweet. Bathrooms are a health hazard, come on this is a major deduction here, get it fixed. Lunch service is slow Ok here is the story, the service is slow and a bit of a turn off. The place looks great with all the sea themed décor. Now of course I had to check the bathroom because well you have to wash your hands before you eat, if you don't shameful. The bathroom really hurt this review. I could not believe the amount of actual health violations in there. I am assuming that this is a recent development as the damaged sinks did not show rust. But, all but one sink was missing the hot water side knob. Ok bad but no gaspingly bad. Next I noticed a 1" hole in the door of the toilet stall, it was stuffed with toilet paper. Again, bad but, not extremely so. Next, I went to dry my hands , electric air dryer did not work, ok sucks but, I can live with it. The bad sides are adding up fast all of a sudden, and I have not even started eating yet. So, I turn to the ole reliable paper towel dispenser. Humm, guess what, someone was to lazy to load it and left the roll on the sink top where it was doing a fine job of keeping the wet hand splashes dry. The bottom and top of this roll is wet , bottom having soaked up the water on the sink. ( sink was relatively dry around that area) So now after being let down I'm wondering what the sanitation grade is. So back to my seat , made of wood, looks really nice and matches the Cyprus wood walls. Beautiful decor here. The waitress brings my sweet tea, I use waitress a bit loosely here as this young girl is a bit clueless. The tea is awful, it has enough sugar in it to sweeten two glasses of tea. In other words the waitress brings my syrup wit light tea. I did something I have never done, I called her back for a glass of unsweetened tea to mix with the syrup in my glass. Her response was that " this is the south, we like our tea sweet" correct me if I'm wrong but is not chapel hill nc part of the south? And I know the farm I grew up in Cameron NC was part of the south. I have lived in Florida and Georgia as well and have never had a tea so sweet. Now for the good part the food came , wow piled high comes to mind. This was well worth the problems this place has. Catfish was a perfectly filet, no bones at all. I am impressed, perfectly cooked popcorn shrimp and everything was piping hot. I do recommend this place as the food is wonderful however get unsweet tea and use the sugar packs, or just get soda. read more

Mayflower Seafood and Restaurant - Electric dryer not working, paper towel dispenser out. Hot water side handles gone and a roll of towels next to sink. Unsanitary - Seafood Near Me - Henderson, North Carolina

This place sucks called in an order. My wife's wasn't right, they had to remake it. I got a 3 item combo the scollops were so over cooked that they were like eating rubber. The tartar sauce was runny. The oysters tasted old. The staff were extremely unprofessional and loud mouths. This is not the first time this has happened here , but it is the last. There is another seafood place in town I suggest you go there. This place is a joke. read more

I ordered 3 Shrimp and Fish plates from Mayflower on 9/7/20 and I was quite disappointed. The baked potatoes were spoiled and molded, the Cole slaw wasn't good and the cocktail sauce taste like it was made with salsa. I don't know if the kitchen staff was just having an off day or what but I won't be eating there again. What a waste of money! read more

This place does not follow Covid-19 state mask policy. The greeter did not have a mask on the waitress did not have a mask on she did have it around her neck. Oh boy this place is a pig sty table dirty had to have the waitress clean it. I had the fried shrimp it was very hard. Every time the waitress came toward our table we put our mask on. The last time I was here was about a year ago this place was awesome then. I will never come back to this place again. read more

I almost didn't go because if the reviews. It was great. Plenty of food for the money. The tartar sauce was a little different. It was a great experience for my party of 6. read more

Food was so lame. Would never come here again. Service was ok but the food. Other people I guess like it but I do not know why.

This place is fine. Fried fish and hush puppies. Not sure what makes it different from other seafood placed in town.

The owner is super nice and accommodating. The portion sizes are HUGE. My grown father can eat a kid's meal sized shrimp. The fries are a little plain, so maybe choose a different side. They have a onion appetizer that tastes just like Outback's bloomin' onion. I have only eaten in once and I don't remember the service being bad or slow as some have stated. But I normally get it to go so I wouldn't really know. This is a great option for seafood. But don't walk in thinking that the food is going to be comparable to your family beach vacation seafood restaurants. This is in Henderson, and it's a chain restaurant. read more

Food was just okay and the serviced was poor. They actually argued over who had to wait on us. Would not eat there again. Another couple waited at their table for about 15 minutes before a waitress even approached them. Then she wouldn't take their food order until she brought out their drinks even though they asked her to. read more

We stopped at the restaurant for lunch while spending the day in the delightful little town called Henderson. We ordered our seafood platter. Everything was so delicious , but the best thing was a small bowl of chicken and rice soup that I was told compliments of the house and homemade by the owner. It was absolutely delicious ! Please share the recipe. We will definitely go back. read more

The worst service EVER! We had 2 ask for straws. Had to ask for butter for the baked potato. Had to ask for a refill on the pop. Waited 15 mins for it and had to ask again for it. Had to ask twice for a water refill. Asked for a take out box. One minute later Felicia came back to the table and proceeded to take up our plates. We reminded her we needed a take out box. As she walked away from our table she said, you can leave the attitude. Yes, by this time we were ready to go. We went to pay our bill and she left us at the counter and went to the kitchen and we waited over 5 mins for the other server to come out and she took our money. No they were not busy . 3:00 in the afternoon and there were only 5 tables of people in the place. We will not be going back. Wish I could have had a way to contact the owner directly. read more

Very large portions but the food is not so good. I prefer driving to Durham, NC and eat at the one on 15-501. Everyone is really nice but the food is horrible! read more

Great family fare for the price. Our service has always been friendly; the fried food crisp.