I recently ordered fried crabs from this seafood spot, and unfortunately, I was disappointed with the size of the crabs I received. They were much smaller than expected, and in my opinion, not the quality I would hope for when purchasing seafood from a restaurant. read more

Ocean Blue Seafood Restaurant - Fried crab - Seafood Near Me - Norfolk, Virginia

Looooove this place. My go to whenever I'm craving a seafood boil. Easy to place and order over the phone and always delicious. Definitely not a fancy place but the food always speaks for itself! read more

Food was always good. Crabs were nice size hoping for better size later in the season.

I've only had takeout from Ocean Blue, and even then I wasn't the one who picked up the food, so I can only comment on what I've eaten. I tried them out during the shutdown and have revisited multiple times since. I hit them up often during Lent. Ocean Blue is almost exclusively a takeout establishment, so this isn't a place to show off to out-of-towners whom you want to impress. If they don't mind the optics and just want inexpensive food quickly, then check them out. Ocean Blue offers some wildly low prices for their seafood. What's crazier is I believe their food is good - extremely good when you account for their price points. OB is also fairly fast and the lady working the counter is friendly (per my mom's experiences). Based on these aspects, I'd recommend Ocean Blue to anyone within a 2-5 minute drive from them. Thank you, Ocean Blue. JV read more

When entering the restaurant the decor is plain and simple. Seems like a local favorite in the area due to the decent combo prices and portions. I tried the 2 piece fish with jumbo shrimp and 2 sides (streamed broccoli & corn) and comes with hush puppies. Also order side of oysters, onion rings and complementary Cole slaw. And when they brought out the order its was no wonder its a local fave. Big portions on everything! Everything was tasty except the onion rings. Didn't taste much like anything. I couldn't finish everything! If you want a good deal and big portions this is the spot. I would definitely come back and try other dishes. read more

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I love this place....Great customer service and food is great and fresh, I definitely recommend this place I've been going here for years. read more

Ocean Blue Seafood Restaurant - Seafood platter - Seafood Near Me - Norfolk, Virginia

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Waste of 70$ seafood boil was so ass man.so salty and no flavor and no meat in the crabs legs . I paid money for a danm tummy ache and to be hungry still never again. read more

This place has fallen in quality. I received tiny crabs and huge rotten russet potatoes chopped up. This is unbelievable. I used to love this place. read more

Ocean Blue Seafood Restaurant - Rotten russet potato - Seafood Near Me - Norfolk, Virginia

Truely the best seafood boil around. The corn was obviously fresh, not frozen, potatoes were perfect, and the crab legs were tender. So happy to find a local boil bag place! read more

This place came highly recommended and I understand why. Extremely inexpensive and the food is good. The service was good as well. Nice place. read more

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Ocean blue is my favorite seafood whole in the wall!!! I love their fried crabs. Jimmies only please and thank you. Norfolk has crab boil places popping up everywhere but Ocean blue is local and has been here forever!!! Now getting a boil bag on your lunch break is a bit risky but sometimes you have to over indulge!! I love the snow crab leg bag with extra corn because (it's ohhh sooo Juicy!!) In mild boil special sauce. Swirl your potato in that butter sauce and you'll be drooling!!! read more

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When will you all learn? These Asian people who open these corner seafood restaurants in Black communities serve sub-par food. They will keep crabs frozen month to month, and I wouldn't doubt, year to year. They defrost them, batter them in pancake mix, and fry them. Wonder why they have odd smells and mushy meat? You shouldn't. They don't throw away jack-spit. Wake up, y'all ! ! ! read more

Worst seafood I've ever had. Under cooked and over cooked... will never be back! Never had to fight crawfish shell or have catfish way over cooked!!! I give them a 1 cuz they tried!!! I'm from the south and they screw everything up read more

I had the shrimp po'bou sandwich and it was big and delicious. I will definitely go back if I'm in Norfolk again.

We got the Ultimate Cajun Boil with a huge lobster and sausage, it was awesome! We also got several of the fried lunch specials but the Cajun boil was the star! It's located off of Azalea Garden Rd and Krick Rd. read more

Ocean Blue Seafood Restaurant - Cajun booklets with lobster! It fed 4 large men and my sister! - Seafood Near Me - Norfolk, Virginia

I ordered a dozen a steam #2 Male crabs. I specifically asked if the crab were fresh, because I initially asked for live. They called me back and said they didn't have anymore live but they finished cooking the steamed. I ask several times if they were fresh and she said yes. Once getting home the crabs were mushy, watery and hollow. Certainly do not recommend. I knew something wasn't right when they called me back. I will not be retuning! read more

I came here twice on my lunch break and the first time I ordered the shrimp and fish dinner, but I didn't get any shrimp. My second time was today and in the mood for fried seafood, I was willing to give another chance. I ordered the fried shrimp dinner with 2 sides. The steamed broccoli was the best part of the meal. The shrimp were small and few (maybe 10-13 shrimp), and an abundance of French fries. I'm so disappointed again. I'll maybe try a boil or some steamed crabs since that seems to be the best thing based on the orders I've seen and heard about when I went there those times. read more

Ocean Blue Seafood Restaurant - The fried shrimp dinner. - Seafood Near Me - Norfolk, Virginia

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This place use to be amazing. I'm not sure if it has new owners now or what but the food is not the same. They don't use the same shrimp anymore... now it's like the frozen butterfly shrimp. The photos are of what they use to serve read more

The seafood bag was great . The fried crab pair kind of greasy but the service was exceptionally awesome.

Great food ! Exceptional prices ! Very accommodating staff! Prompt friendly service. Well Seasoned as well.

If I could give it a zero I would. The crab meat was slimy inside. Just weird. More importantly, the batter was mushy. The battery was so so mushy. Oh my lord it was bad. I ate half of one and ended up throwing the rest out. Between the meat feeling slimy and looking weird, the batter was just so bad, I cannot stress that enough. I only came to this place because my usual place was closed but I HAD to leave a review to do my due diligence. I don't want anyone else to waste their money. read more

I love this place... they can sound a little snappy over the phone but over all pleasant.. the salt and pepper crabs and shrimp are the best tasting entree.. you will not go wrong for the crabs I ask for no# 1 crabs... about $30 they are soooo good. read more

Portions are huge! Prices are low! Food is underwhelming. I ordered some fried fish with fries and cole slaw. The Cole slaw I took on first and it was a little dry. The fries were flavored but seemed to come from the frozen food section from the local grocery store. The fish still had the skin on it fried and I removed a few bones from chowing down on it. I could be wrong on my assessment. Maybe this place is considerably better then all other fish places and I like sub quality fish. I just wanted some good fish as Norfolk is right on the coast. I just left disappointed. read more

Ocean Blue Seafood Restaurant - Fried fish - Seafood Near Me - Norfolk, Virginia

First time here. I got the dungess crab boil, hubby got the blu crab boil. Two large pieces. Came with corn and potatoes. Was terrific. Will def be back. read more

The food here was ok , I had fried whiting and it had little to no flavor & the fries were just regular frozen fries with no seasoning . I also had one pair of fried crabs , the batter on them had a good taste to them but the crabs are very small compared to others I've had in the area read more

Ocean Blue Seafood Restaurant - Fc. Fried Crab (a Pair) - Seafood Near Me - Norfolk, Virginia

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Seafood combo is the BOMB!! Parking and seating is a little bit of a struggle but worth the wait. Customer service is excellent!!! I would recommend to everyone. read more

I use to love going to the place because it's the only good Cajun boil in Norfolk. I been ordering here for a while but it's sad how they want to rip you off now. I ordered a pound of shrimp and a pound of crawfish coming home super excited and I opened it up I have 12 crawfish and probably 13 shrimp. They filled my bag with potatoes to weight it down! I'm so disappointed and they water down the sauce!!! read more

Ocean Blue Seafood Restaurant - Water down and potatoes to weight down the seafood - Seafood Near Me - Norfolk, Virginia

Reasonably priced sea food with a no frills atmosphere. We both tried one of the fried plate options and the portion was ample and well cooked. The offer some very tempting looking seafood boils that will be a must try on a future visit. read more

Tiny hidden spot with hibachi made to order or super fresh fried seafood. Look for the bright blue building. I was amazed to find this place empty around lunchtime, but heard plenty of orders being called in. Plenty of parking, clean, cheap, and delicious. I need to reiterate CLEAN! You can see right into the kitchen, even their vents are spotless! Live seafood in view with no smell of fish. It's probably overlooked because it's slightly off the beaten path, but if you are nearby looking to grab lunch it's hard to beat. First time I ordered hibachi, it was fresh simple and delicious. I know the seafood is fresh because I saw a local fisherman drop off some bushels of crabs while I waited for my order. Returned the next day for a fried seafood combo: fresh shrimp, scallops, hush puppies, and corn only $6! Great deal especially for fresh seafood. read more

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By far the besssst softshell crab sandwich I ever had. The woman was so kind. She took time to make sure I understood what I was ordering and made me feel at home. Honestly the customers that go in there should be a lot nicer to her. Saw some ratchets and they kinda sucked as human beings but the lady was still very kind to them. Definitely will be going back to eat and see my new friend!! read more

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Seem like a run down building but don't let if fool you. Local spot run by Asian folks , was crowded with people dining in or taking out. Got the Blue Crab and Shrimp Combo, guess it was al'right. Seems something was missing for the taste, I'm not much of a fish boil person but, it seem my wife enjoyed it. It is cool to experience the local spot(s) while traveling, as for here I done and will not be heading back. read more

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Great service and fresh seafood. You get a great deal and the wait isn't long. If you pre order you will be in and out. There is some eat in space as well. read more

Ocean Blue Seafood Restaurant - Lunch special - Seafood Near Me - Norfolk, Virginia

I pass by this place all the time but never thought to go in until my cousin recommended this place. Not that much to look at on the outside but inside is small but clean and neat. Enough space for a quick lunch. My cousin suggested the hibatchi, so that's exactly what i ordered. Shrimp hibatchi, comes with vegetables and a choice of white rice, fried rice or noodles. I chose the noodles, which were lomein noodles. Lo mein is not specified on the menu but i was happy with that choice. The food came out quick and hot. There were plenty of succlent shrimp, veggies and noodles for an ample lunch. I could see the chopped cloves of garlic in my sauce. I will definately be back again. read more

Ocean Blue Seafood Restaurant - Shrimp hibatchi - Seafood Near Me - Norfolk, Virginia

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I wanted shrimp & forgot all about this place, haven't been here that many times. They used to do hibachi grill as well. However now its just seafood. Breakdown: Food is hot & Fresh (made to order) only down fall is it's not well seasoned.I love their hushpuppies. Parking can be tight & prices are more than fair. I'll be back. Suggest calling ahead. read more

Ocean Blue Seafood Restaurant - Shrimp/Fries & Hushpuppies - Seafood Near Me - Norfolk, Virginia

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I am here visiting from Cali and this has been my favorite place to eat thus far. . The flavors in their sauces are amazing!! Will be eating there next time I visit. The shrimp and king crab broil bag was my favorite thing. Only thing that I would change is to have the potato cut so it can soak up the delicious flavors more but no biggie at all. read more

This place is AMAZING. As a tourist from Connecticut I barely have chicken tenders this great. The ketchup isn't too thick nor too watery, it's at the perfect thickness. The fries were great too. I sadly did not try the seafood as I was scared for it bad, but my family said they loved the Whiting. If I lived closer I would come here weekly. read more

Decided to try this place one afternoon and we did not regret it. We got a seafood boil with a pound of crabs and shrimp, and it was delicious! The sauce they put on it is so good, i kept dipping the sides we got into it. We actually had to go back for another order since we were still hungry though. Will definitely be coming back often. read more

See food trays are a party pleaser we special order ours with clams /mussels crab legs and shrimp

Love it! I have seafood/Cajun boil before like o-bay, garlic butter, mix... in FL, MS, and GA, and I think this boil special flavor is very unique and the best I have ever tasted so far. Very casual, no alcohol served. I would like to have their pepper crab with a bucket of beer. read more

I love ocean blue it's the best I've had in the city for a small seafood restaurant. They are ALWAYS clean and their seafood boils are AMAZING! I love getting mussels and crawfish! Try it out you won't be disappointed!! read more