Great food, excellent and joyful service, and a wonderful atmosphere. It's clearly a favorite among locals! It can be a little tricky to find since it's located toward the back of the shopping center rather than in the main core area, but it's definitely worth looking for. Go back... absolutely almost weekly. Love their tuna (blackened rare) steak, rice and mix vegetables plate. read more

It was a cute vibe with a live band. The service was polite and attentive. My favorite part was the crab and shrimp fried rice, so good!! The wings were also a star, they came out fresh, hot, and tasty. I saved the sushi because I was so full off of the rice and still had leftovers! read more

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Quiet place for lunch, not like the noisy place at the other corner. Eat inside or outside on a patio. Great place for Thai food, boils, and SUSHI! The Thai dishes are hot, flavorful and fresh. Remember to select your spice level, they will customize your dish. Can't say what else is offered, as I do love Thai food. Service has always been friendly and fast. Will be back.....often. read more

You wouldn't think of getting good Thai food at a restaurant that also provides seafood boils, but this place will surprise you. I would recommend trying it out. The Thai is very good. read more

This was a very pleasant surprise and find. It is located in a small strip mall and there is plenty of parking. My wife and I were out a little past regular dinner time running errands and decided to give this place a try. They have a decent selection of craft beer and it looks like they also have live music at times. There were also a lot of tvs over the bar. The service was pretty good and she was nice. We didn't really know what to order so the waitress helped some. We got a boil with shrimp(we added an extra half a pound) and sausage. They also add potatoes and corn. The sausage was not my favorite, but the shirmp/potatoes, etc were very good. It was filling and had good flavor. We will definitely go back! read more

Tail Whip Restaurant & Bar - the front of the restaurant - Seafood Near Me - Ashland, Virginia

Waited almost two hours for food that never arrived and refused to get the manager. $43 for 3 drinks

Listen UP!! If you haven't been to TAIL WHIP you gotta go check it out. The atmosphere was cozy and relaxing the service was nothing short of amazing and attentive BUT let's talk about the food (I am so disappointed in myself for not taking pics) its a wide menu from burgers , sushi, Thai, and seafood! The menu has something for Everyone!! We had sushi, pad Thai, fried catfish, and crab legs! The appetizers were calamari (which most places overcook and it tastes like rubber) cooked to perfection and my favorite "money bags" if you haven't tried them, DO IT!! The crab legs were BIG boys, so tender and cooked perfectly (very moist and not dry, like a lot of places) HIGHLY recommend! Just do it, you will not be disappointed!! 10/10 recommend read more

Great food and good service. Quick and good seating. Overall good experience. Very sizable portions read more

I was hesitant to try this place with the limited amount of photos and info but I'm happy to say it was amazing. Service was fast and friendly. The hush puppies were soooo good and the peel and eat shrimp was outstanding. We also got a boil bag with crawfish, clams, king crab and snow crab. We choose the garlic butter sauce mild and it was so, so good! It came with corn and potatoes which were perfect. The space was clean and surprisingly unbusy. I am so excited tobreturn again!! read more

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Excellent from start to finish! Excellent service! Hush puppies are some of the best ever! Husband loved the oysters and shrimp boil! I loved the snow crab leg boil! Excellent food! Highly recommend!! read more

I ordered via doordash and attempted to call to place a review over the phone but got no answer. Crab Rangoon was absolutely amazing but the shrimp and crab fried rice was inedible as it was not cleaned properly and filled with shells. I ultimately would like a refund for my order because I only took 2 bites. read more

Food was good, service just a little slow because only one server. Food came out quickly. The down side is they opened garage doors to the patio and the wind coming in was quite chilly!! Comments to our server got no result! read more

Service was excellent and fast. Food was meh... glad to give it a try but not my cup of tea.

Been there twice - once with huge group of 37 and another with a group of 8. Both times the food was wonderful and the staff and servers were attentive and professional. Prices more than reasonable, especially for the amount of seafood you get. I will be back again! read more

Great little spot with live music and outside seating. The boils are very good but do wish they would add sausage, onions, corn, potatoes- had one but not the other, can't remember. Crawfish was great so was the shrimp with the Cajun spice. The dumpling app was also good. Service was very attentive. Will definitely return for more! read more

Sister restaurant of Thai Top Ten. You can pick your spice level (medium Is perfect for me). I had Pad Thai, hubby got fried shrimp (10) with fries, and kiddo got fried rice. Totally empty at 6pm on a Thursday but service was adequate, restaurant was clean, and menu had enough variety for everyone. Speciality are fish boils but menu also offers sushi, stir fry, and seafood options. read more

A very nice restaurant with a pleasant decor. They have seafood boils as well as entrée choices. The food was very good, the prices are reasonable, and the service was excellent. They have ample parking. read more

Did not disappoint! Great service, went on a Sunday around lunch, no wait. Cold beer, great calamari, Hawaiian Bowl and the Broccoli I. brown sauce were all very good. Definitely will be back and recommend it for sure. Would be great for large groups . read more

We went here last night. We had the jumbo fried shrimp, Cajun fries, cold slaw and corn on the cob. We also ordered the Fried rice with shrimp medium spice. Everything was very good. The shrimp was not too breaded. The service was excellent. We will definitely come back here again. It's a must eat at place. JRC SDH BHG SEPTEMBER 3, 2022 read more

Service was amazing the girl serving was awesome!!!! The food was great got a lot for the price!! Cooked amazingly well....look forward to being in the area again to eat here!!! read more

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Glass noodle dish is a new favorite!!! Awesome atmosphere with great service as well!!!

Crab and shrimp fried rice with Thai basil added, medium spice is amazing balls! The band today was amazing!

The food was delicious and the service was amazing! Our Waitress Becca was very friendly and had wonderful suggestions of what to try. She was very accommodating to our needs and we will be back. It was a very pleasant experience . read more

Excellent food, excellent fast service. Clean restaurant and rest room. Kind of a hole in the wall location we lucked out in finding. If your looking for good seafood I highly recommend this place! read more

Food and service were excellent! We had the Oysters Rockefeller and Crab & Shrimp Fried Rice.

Really good salt and pepper shrimp and fried catfish was good too. Noodle Soup is also great too on a cold day I'll be back

2 stars - one for the server and one for the initial pleasant atmosphere of the restaurant when we walked in. We only stayed 10 minutes. Greeted quickly, sat at the bar, drinks served quickly. We saw many things on the menu that we were excited to try. We asked our server a question about two items - peel and eat shrimp app ($13 for .5 lb and $20 for full lb) and peel and eat shrimp entree (same price, but this comes with potato and corn.) We wondered if the shrimp were cooked differently, etc. since both items were the same price and one comes with corn and potatoes and the other doesn't. Our server understood the question and thought it was a bit "weird" herself that the price for both the app and the entree were the same. She walked over to ask a man and woman standing at the end of the bar - (manager?, owner? not sure). He did not know which customer had asked the question and his response to her was very defensive. "Who's asking? Why are they asking? They should just realize they are getting a deal with the entree." All very off-putting and insulting responses to what was actually a very honest inquiry. It was our first time there and there is no way we could have known what the differences, if any might be. The server pointed us out to him and once he realized we had heard every word he said, he quickly changed his tune. I can't think of a better example of hypocrisy and insincerity. He tried to backtrack and make excuses for his rude reaction, but by then we had learned all we needed to know about the actual atmosphere of this restaurant. We asked to pay for our drinks so that we could leave. I do not own or manage a restaurant, but if I did, I would have quickly said something to the effect of, "let me get those drinks for you, we'd love to have you stay and show you what we are really all about here." Nope - we were handed the bill and told "have a nice day." Disappointing experience on many levels - we were hoping to have found a new local favorite spot. read more

It was our wedding anniversary, my wife was under the weather, so we decided to try takeout from this restaurant. I called in the order around 5:15pm and requested that it be available for pickup at 5:45pm. I ordered the 1 lb shrimp boil bag with sausage. Also mild heat with the lemon garlic butter. I ordered hush puppies too.(not on the on-line order option. When I arrived it was just finished so I paid the bill and took it home. The boil was very temperature hot and the shrimp were nice size. It also included potatoes, only one ear of corn, (would like to have had more), and two pieces of sausage. The hush puppies were good. Excellent meal. You better have plenty of napkins on hand because you will need them. Throw away the trash outside. You don't want to leave it in the indoor trash can over night. read more

Like this place a lot. Went when they first opened up. A few growing pains but they fixed quickly. Great team of people and even better food! Go get some before the rest of RVA finds out too!! read more

Cool spot! They do boils and Thai! I like that boils are scalable based on what you want. Solid beer selection! Spice on the boil was good and just enough for a solid serving. I got 1/2lb of shrimp with a cluster of crab, with the cajun spice medium. The wife got the pad Thai and enjoyed it too! And it's right in our hood! read more

Overall great experience, especially for a newly open restaurant. If I had to critique one thing it would be that I do wish they had more butter sauce in the actual boil as it would provide more flavor and give he seafood more of a kick! but nevertheless the food was tasty and fresh! The drinks were good as well! Definitely would recommend and can't wait to see how they improve more and more in the future read more

Their family owns Thai Top Ten (so good) . We love that they have some basic Thai like dishes that are pretty comparable and more convenient for us to pick up. Delicious! read more

Excellent boil reasonable price. Boil had great flavor and no overpowering spice. Service is fast and helpful.

Oyster Rockefeller were the best that we've had in Richmond! The fried shrimp were huge and tasty. The muscle boil was very tasty as well. Great meal and the service was great. Food arrived quickly and prices are reasonable! Our new "GO TO" for seafood! read more

Tail Whip Restaurant & Bar - Oysters Rockefeller, too good and started eating before the photo! - Seafood Near Me - Ashland, Virginia

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I have never had a seafood boil that taste like this. The lemon garlic sauce taste like they dumped half a bottle of lemon pepper and some oil them put a bunch of sugar in it. Every sauce was so sweet it was disgusting. The meat was fresh but I have never had seafood boil sauce taste like this I don't know how this place has 5 stars I'm so sad I just had to spend this much money here. Save yourself $100 dollars for two people and go to literally any other seafood boil place in richmond. read more

If you are looking for a great seafood boil, this is the place. The flavors are so good. They also offer Thai food and it is so good. You cannot go wrong having dinner here. read more

The food here is absolutely AMAZING it's the CUTEST restaurant in the area in my opinion we come here all the time in the summer I love how that have opening garage style doors it was lovely in the summer time and they have a very WIDE SELECTION OF ALCOHOL ( they have lots of allocated bourbons) definitely give this a place a try if you haven't yet!!!!!!! read more

Went there this week, they had amazing calamari and Rockefeller oysters! The seafood boil was delicious too

Nice change of pace in Mechanicsville. Crab was on the small side but they have only been open a week and blue crab isn't quite in season yet anyway. Drinks were reasonably priced. Wait staff was friendly. read more