Gainesville
Out Of The Blue Crabs Seafood

Out Of The Blue Crabs Seafood

5005 Wellington Road, Gainesville, 20155, United States Of America

Fish • Meat • Wine • Seafood


"Came to this location with my fiance a week ago on Sunday evening June 23rd as a treat. We came here based off of all the wonderful reviews they have. I must say we were very disappointed. First of all, our waiter started off on a bad foot. He came to our table and took our drink order which was fine, but after he brought our drinks he asked us if we needed more time and we responded just a couple more minutes and then he was a ghost for a good 30 minutes! The place was pretty dead. We were sat in the dining room and there were only two other small tables in there with two people each other than us and and only a few people at the bar. I'm not sure if he was bar tending and waiting on tables, or doing multiple jobs, or what, but that was ridiculous and we were about to walk out when he finally came and checked on us. Don't get me wrong, he was very pleasant and smiled and all the staff we dealt with were pleasant as well. We ordered the crab dip, which was meh! It tasted more like salt than anything else and overpowered the crab. I ordered the crab trap with sweet potato fries and asparagus just so I could have some fiber. The shrimp were very good (typical tasting shrimp), and the snow crab legs were good too as well as the fries. The asparagus was disgusting and tasted burnt or maybe like the grill hadn't been cleaned in a while and they were very soft and limp.the blue crabs sucked and didn't have enough meat to feed a baby let alone a grown adult because they were filled with mostly poo! Not sure what other dishes are like here, but just from the service alone for it being dead, probably won't be back to try anything else. If you visit here, stick with the snow crab legs!"

Blue Ridge Seafood

Blue Ridge Seafood

15704 Lee Highway, Gainesville VA, Gainesville, VA 20155, 20155-1824, United States

Steak • Casual • Seafood • American


"I normally go here for their crab. This time I went just to have some of their hush puppies. Ended up having a proper meal. Service was fast and friendly. I went at an odd time 3pm on a Sunday) and was seated right away. I had the house clam chowder, boom boom shrimp I think that's what it's called), fried oyster po boy with hush puppies, and their take on old fashioned. The shrimp and the poboy had the boom boom sauce. The shrimp is a bit like the shrimp appetizer at Longhorn Steakhouse minus the spicy peppers. I liked it. The clam chowder was pretty decent it's a hard thing to get right. It wasn't all creamy and tasteless like in many places. The potatoes were just the right size and consistency and with just the right amount of clams. The old fashioned was .... hmm ... don't bother with it. Not fair to judge a crab place for it's old fashioned. My bad for chosing that with all the other choices at hand. Should have got one of their cocktails instead. The oyster po boy with the boom boom sauce was just too much boom boom for one meal. The sauce overpowers the oysters. Next time I'll get the oysters by themselves. The hush puppies hit the right spot, and the coleslaw was pretty good too orders them as a side with the PO boy). All of this set me back about $40. Which is very reasonable. The atmosphere is perfect no nonsense with lots of tables. You come here to eat crab and get messy and it is perfect for that. BTW hands down the BEST steamed blue crabs in a 50 mile radius. I'd give them 10 stars for their crab if I could."