Boil bay Cajun Seafood and Bar

3244 Holland Rd #100a, Virginia Beach
(757) 689-8888

Recent Reviews

Jessica Ellerbe

karaoke night. food was good, live entertainment.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Nataliia Novak

Absolutely love this place! I’ve ordered from them 3 times in a past week and food has been delicious. Love the neat and clean packaging they provide so the bags of seafood never leak. I usually go for combo C and it’s plenty of food. Boil bay sauce is delicious and I always recommend to get that one with extra old bay. Crab legs and mussels are always tasty and nicely cooked. Definitely a returning customer

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Ashlee Miller

Reserved a table for 20 people for a birthday dinner. Couldn't be seated until half of the party arrived. The table arrangement was terrible. Instead of everybody sitting together, it was grouped 10 and 10, and it wouldn't allow easy comfortable socialization between the two tables. The rationale for the table arrangement didn't make sense and ended up being put together after I went and spoke to somebody. The manager, hostess, and the waiter acted like they had somewhere better to be. There was no live band or karaoke, and we went on a Friday night. The food was good tho!

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 1

Recommended dishes: Seafood

Ms. Sheppard

We've been coming here for the last 2 years to celebrate my nephews birthday, which happens to be Valentine's day because he loves boil bags. Our server was great, but the food on this visit not so much. The kitchen got my order wrong when I asked for no sausage and substitute for extra corn. When my bag came out, the ticket was correct, but they loaded my bag up with sausage and NO corn. So our server brought out corn (which I had to slouch around in the bag to sauce them and I had to pick out the million pieces of sausage. Some of the shrimps and snow crabs were not fresh because they were mushy and the meat was a different texture, almost as if they had been reheated before. This was disappointing for our family because 2 other people in our party had the same experience. With the rising cost of inflation I expect to get FRESH food if I'm having to pay $65 for food with an automatic 18% gratuity due to having a party of 6. We didn't even complain to the mamaner because the owners are not american and we didn't want to make a big deal out of things. Our server was great and understood our sentiments and discounted our tickets unbeknownst to us, until he said something. I think we'll choose a different place to go celebrate my nephew's birthday next year.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Cajun Fried Rice, Sauce

JAMILA A

Always the

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Will Abplanalp

Great folks, I'll be back!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Living4Christ istheonlyway

The food is Excellent ?? A+. The Atmosphere was A+. Waitress was F. The guy I seen one time. No refill. No nothing. Keep your cook. Train your staff. I always come in the area to find full service. I pay for and tip well. But not for nothing.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 1

Recommended dishes: Sauce, Sausage

Lakeela Mitchell

Amazing atmosphere ❤️ We went on a Saturday which is karaoke night. Had a great time and the food was delicious.

Zoë Squeo

Boil Bay is our spot! I currently brought my daughter for her graduation. The food is so yummy. The atmosphere is great and the service is always amazing.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Gumbo, Boil Bay Char-Grilled Oyster, Hush Puppies, Fried Calamari

Warren Montes

Came here on 1-14, on a Sunday, for dinner. To start the lighting was very dimmed, had to used my cell flashlight to read the menu. They served you on cheap paper baskets, like the ones used at ballparks, and give you plastic utensils. I don’t mind that type of service if I’m going to a mom & pop place for lunch but this was a dinner date with very high menu prices. The service was average, our server was very polite and friendly, initially he forgot to bring the soda to the table, no big deal, but I had ordered a cajun fried rice with my dinner order and when the expo brought our food to the table I pointed out that we were missing the rice, she said ok and never came back. My server came to the table 10 minutes after the food was served to ask if we needed anything and again I pointed that I was missing the fried rice. Anyways the fried rice came to the table after we had finished our meal. Other than the rice, we ordered a basket of fried oysters, and a seafood boil. The fried oysters were all breading and no oysters. The boil was flavorless, we ordered the butter garlic seasoning with it and it was just melted butter. Long story to just say that I won’t be returning and I wouldn’t recommend this place. We just wanted to try this place out and ended up disappointed. If you are in the mood for seafood boil go to the shaking crab in Chesapeake, their food and service are always excellent.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 1

Service: 3

Recommended dishes: Cajun Fried Rice

Shaaee Beale

The sea food here is really good and they give you enough juice/sauce to dip it in. They season their food really good as well. It is pricey but really good!

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 4

Service: 3

Qadree Muhammad

The boil bag I ordered was great. My first time trying the green New Zealand mussels, and I must say they were wonderful. The sauce was plentiful. I have no complaints.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 4

Kesha W.

The sauce used to be amazing!! It was buttery and full of garlic. Now it is watery with very little garlic and hardly any flavor. I asked for a hotter sauce (fire) hoping it would add flavor but it did not. Please go back to the old recipe. Service and drinks were good but your sauce is meh just like the other places that offer seafood boils.

Harlan R.

Heavenly seafood every time. We only get the seafood boil combos. You pick your sauce and seafood and it shows up in a plastic bag. You dump it on a plate and eat it with your hands. . Probably not first date fare, but darn it is good. We like the spicy Boil Bay Special sauce. The dining room has a bit of a prison cafeteria vibe, including metal trays. The place is loud and my wife and I much prefer takeout. Once home, we put towels around our necks and dig in. We are always satisfied. Push yourself to complete decadence and have the cajun fried rice. It is truly delicious. The best part of the seafood boil is saving the extra sauce and eating it the next day with French bread. Go. You will be glad you did.

Zack C

Not sure what all the hype is about, but this place wasn't anything special. On the pricier side. Came here for my wife's birthday. Ordered the soft shell crab sandwich, Cajun fries, and boil of Snow crab, King crab, and green mussels with the "super" spicy sauce. Sauce wasn't spicy at all. The taste was unbalanced as it was too buttery and salty. The sauce thickened towards the end. The soft shell crab sandwich wasn't anything special. The waitress was super friendly and constantly checked on us. The atmosphere and vibes of the place are cool.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 3

Service: 5

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