blue ridge seafood

everything was great...except the food. my family and i ate here for the first time recently. many people say thisplacelooks bad but has great food. we had the opposite opinion. we used to live in tampa bay and this restaurant reminded us of seafood places near the beach. it was a hot day and we sat on the patio. it was great; there was a good musician on the stage and you'd never know you were sitting yards away from hwy 29. the wait staff was gritty, but great. now the food. first off, they were all out of fresh crab. the waitress said they ran out at 1:00 pm that day. so we ordered stuffed flounder and a large seafood combo meal. nothing was very good. most of the food had that fishy, not fresh, flavor. the crab cakes were mediocre at best. the fried items tasted like dirty frying oil was used. we had a great time but later when we were home discussing our dinner, there wasn't one item that we gave a "thumbs up" to. if you go, only get fresh crab...it they have any.

finally!. as a new englander i haven't found a good seafoodplacearound. i eventually gave up looking. now for about a year, my girlfriend has been saying how good thisplaceis. i finally agreed to try it. it was super busy, yet i was sat down at a table pretty quickly. service was amazing and fast. before i could put my fork down my plate was off the table! and the food! oh my god the food. the lobster was perfect, my steak was perfect, the lobster bisque was as good as it is at home. the atmosphere was inviting and the owner was walking around helping clear tables and talk to the guests. i am just amazed how good thisplaceis. i will be going back.