harpoon larry's oyster bar

the food was great it was the waiter i gave him $100.25 my food was $25.08 he bought me back $50.00 hr decided to top himself $25.00 and all i had was 2 blue motorcycles and clam chowder i tip jim $10.00 i go here all the time and yo be honest he was the worst waiter i ever had.i noticed my change when he bought it back then gonna say i tried it i have two witnesses pulled out a lot of money from his left pocket and gave me the rest of my money my feeling was so hurt that he would try and steal my money. i'm writing this review yo tell you'll yo be careful oh and ps mind you i said i gave him $100.25 and mygoodwas 25.08 he still kept change smh he should be fired i can imagine how many people he's done this to.😡😡😡

this isgoodsh......... this place had great food every thing we tried was outstanding fish,shrimp,oysters.... nothing we had was bad. this is a bar type setting in a dive kind of set-up so you are going for the food and it is worth it..

friday dinner. we stopped in at 530 friday for a nice dinner. the food wasgoodbut i was disappointed by the loud obnoxious group at the bar. i can only assume that happy hour started very early. you could not have a conversation in our booth over it. i could understand having to put up with it if we were at the bar or even if it were later in the evening. we won't be back

i'd been wanting to try this place for a while and i finally had the opportunity on st. patrick's day so it seemed like a perfect time to hit it up. i got there after work at about 4:45 pm on a monday so as you'd expect it wasn't very crowded. i grabbed a spot at the bar. the bar servers were very polite and providedgoodservice. i was impressed with their beer selection. i had the mahi mahi fish tacos and thought they were very tasty. i also enjoyed the oyster monday special and was impressed with the quality of their oysters. it was getting pretty crowded at the bar by the time i finished. i can see how some other reviewers had a bad experience because i've heard from friends that this place gets very crowded especially on weekends and that it is hard to find a parking spot.

maybe it was the time of day that i was there, but i had a very enjoyable meal and thought the service and food were excellent. i will be going back based on my experience and taking my wife next time.

mark. their food is asgoodas ever, but really, $9 bloody marys on sunday afternoon, give me a break!!! bloody marys are $1 to $5 all over town on sundays. you're food is great but i can't afford your bms. we won't be back on sundays. wake up, brunch is normally a special price not a special surprise!!

new location, new experience. harpoon larry's was a 2-3 times a month place we would go to for seafood. since it moved to newport news i had not visited til last night (friday 11:00 pm) half of the seating was closed parking was fine. my experience was nothing like the harpoon larry's in the old location. i ordered the combination platter. nothing wasgoodabout it. the shrimp (3) we over cooked and rubbery, the crab cake was overly salty (clearly too much old bay seasoning, the sweet potato fries were soaked with oil probably due to their size that ranged from a large wedge to shoe string size (so even cooking was impossible) the oyster were over cooked and without flavor. service was slow and poor. music... the plume of nasty cigaret smoke that came in as staff and people opened the smoking section door, smh. i'll stop here cause, the truth is who care about anything else if the food was up to par. just a total disappointment! harpoon larry's of hampton you will be missed

the new location is a lot better than the old location, however they don't have enough parking and most of their staff take up the available spots. was told just a little wait, which turned out to be 1 hour. food was prettygoodbut our waitress was slow and didn't really check on us other than to take our order and serve us. my fried oysters were prettygoodthough. most of the staff were out back hanging out and smoking, clearly visible by any patrons in the parking lot, they even have a circle of chairs setup so you can tell this is a regular thing which probably explains the missing staff and slow service. didn't care much for their coleslaw as it had no flavor and was really bland.


-----30 oct, 2011-----

great oysters. i went here one afternoon for lunch to try out their oysters. i really enjoyed my experience here. the restaurant felt pretty cozy and there were plenty of locals. the oysters were fresh from the bay and delicious. they also had some tasty beers on tap which was surprising.

great lunch. first, they moved to 621 j clyde morris blvd newport news, va. this is the old yukon steakhouse location.

my wife and i stopped in for lunch and were very impressed...we will be returning!

we shared a shrimp cocktail appetizer. it came with five jumbo shrimp which were cooked to perfection and spiced perfectly. the cocktail sauce was not as heavy with horseradish as i like but was verygoodjust the same.

my wife ordered the mahi tacos and i got the blackened tuna sandwich. the tacos came with two tacos and a side of mango salsa garnish. the mahi was verygoodwith just the right amount of spice and perfectly cooked. they were tender and juicy. the blackened tuna was cooked to the temperature i requested, medium rare, and the blackened spice was not overdone.

we also ordered a side of hush puppies which were outstanding.

we will definitely be returning and highly recommend giving it a try if you wantgoodseafood in the peninsula area of hampton roads.

i first ate at the old location in april, i have eaten at the old location twice since. tonight's review is from their new location on j. clyde, parking is horrible with out a doubt, volume of music was way to loud and caused everyone to yell (couldn't hear my wife on other side of table that's how bad it was)! food was salty, portions were stillgoodsize. however, i will retract my previous post and say that i will not travel from richmond to here for dinner anymore, there is no way i would bring my kids to this location. we had two different apps brought to our table that weren't ours, they need to get it together.


-----28 apr, 2013-----

traveling through with family and it was recommended by a friend. it was great, service was excellent see rita she was great. food was plentiful and outstanding, i would highly recommend this place. i will gladly make the 45 min trip to here again and soon.

fried oyster bruschetta. title says it all, fried oyster bruschetta...was sogoodwe had 2 orders. blackened scallops and bacon wrapped bbq shrimp were good...crab quesadillas, not so good. from 6-7p the oysters (we got them steamed) are $.60.

has gotten worse. it's a shame this place has gone down hill. we have eaten here 3 times and 2 of them were not sogoodso i don't think we will be back. it would also be nice if they cleaned their ladies bathroom.

decent. this place is a fun little seafood dive. it definitely has a dive feel going on inside but the staff was friendly and attentive. i had the soft shell crab sandwich, it wasgoodbut nothing special. there wasn't a ton of flavor in the breading, but the tartar sauce is obviously house made. the fries and bun were also obviously sysco fare, but still tasty. i think i need to come back for dinner and try the beer and fresh oysters, that seems to be what this place is reallygoodat. overall its a great place to grab a quick, decent seafood lunch without breaking the bank.

disappointed. after reading stellar reviews of harpoon larry's, my husband and i went for lunch recently. we've been stationed overseas for years withoutgoodshellfish available and we've been looking for a great, dive-y, local, non-chain seafood place. apparently, one of the oyster shuckers was out that day and we waited, and waited, and waited for our oysters. two dozen took about 45 minutes. i could have shucked 'em myself faster. if they had been busy, i would have understood, but they were not. they were good, but i wonder why we were charged $1.50 each when the board said $9.99 a dozen. the calamari was overcooked and thickly breaded (though the portion was huge) and my husband's burger was partially burnt. our waitress was wonderful, though, apologized profusely.

all in all, a disappointing experience. we won't be back and our search forgoodseafood in hampton roads continues.

harpoon's is my favorite bar on a thursday afternoon!goodshrimp, oysters, rumrunners, sweet potato fries, and hush puppies.

1st choice for us!. we've been there many times and go back for more. the seafood salad is loaded with delicious seafood. the menu has agoodnumber of selections. the servings are large, fresh, flavorful ,and well presented. it has a very relaxing atmosphere (so its not for the fast food folks) and the service is good. there is no other place like it in hampton roads.