Reviews for The Croaker's Spot in Petersburg, VA
Go hungry. I shared the ultimate feast with my husband and we couldn't finish it all. They give a lot of food and it is good...... that cornbread. Enough said. Try the Tropical Storm. Hope you get Zach. He was very attentive and helpful. Will have to visitagain when we're in the area. Read more
We held my mom's 70th birthday party here and it was beyond amazing. From the initial booking up until the day of Thomas, event... coordinator, made sure we had everything we needed. He is patient, efficient, and super resourceful. All of food came lookingbetter than expected. Our server Zach provided A+ service. The way those drinks and plates were carried it was like we werequeens & kings for the day. Definitely host your special event here. Read more
SO GOOD! the food was fresh and I forget what it's called, but the steamed green peppers & onions with the special secret sauce... was AMAZING! I've never had anything like that before and I would eat that everyday if I could, it was that good. Our waitress,Shantell was wonderful and did the best job making sure we were well taken care of! I really enjoyed having my ten yearanniversary dinner here. Definitely going to be coming back for any other special occasions from now on! The proportions of thefood you get is well worth the money and the cornbread really hit the spot. Everything was so good! I just loved it so much!Thankyou for providing amazing food and wonderful service, it's hard to come by these days. If you're reading this, just go andeat here already and see for yourself! *and don't complain about the way they do tips; if you can't tip then go eat atMcDonald's or something! Read more
I'm glad to see someone having success in this building. The restaurant that was here in 2019 was really, really bad. Pros:... Kristol was a great server. She tolerated our group well. There were some people in my group who changed their orders multipletime. It took my table 10 minutes to order, and she dealt with them very professionally. Kudos. The food was excellent. Theshrimp and clam chowder were outstanding. Cons: It's extremely expensive for the amount of food you receive. Even orderingsmaller appetizer plates will set you back $30, and that's before any drinks and the 18% gratuity they include. The guy bussingthe tables asked us to pass all our plates to him after dinner. I thought that was odd. I've never been asked to pass my platesto a busser before. If you're going to include an 18% gratuity, I think you should be clearing your guest's plates for them. Read more
This location has got Soul Food down to a science! Corn bread, Red Mashed Potatoes, and Fried Oysters were amazing! The Chicken... was prepared very well with cheese over top with onions and green peppers. Now my plate had all the fried goods: shrimp, crabcakes, and Whiting Fish Filets. They were fantastic, when it comes down to fried foods its all about the breading and oil. Thebreading mixture is not too heavy and not too light, and this is perfect to bring out flavor. Our server Crystal was very sweetand friendly! The place was popular on a Saturday so it was a 30min wait for a table and a few extra minutes wait for our food,but when it arrived we got everything all at once! They do automatically place an 18% gratuity on the bill, and our server saidthey share the tips as part of a pool. The atmosphere of staff and being in historical Petersburg, you really can imagine howwonderful live music would be. Read more
First the GOOD: I am a southern girl so I love a good soul food spot. I decided to check out this spot after it was recommended... to me by a couple of people.The food was pretty good. I had the 3 piece wing meal. It came with two sides and a BIG piece ofcornbread. The chicken was cooked fresh and the greens were very welled seasoned. The waitress was also very kind and gave methe run down of the menu. Now the NOT SO GOOD: This place is a bit pricey. I paid $44 for my meal. The bread was good but alittle bit too sweet for my taste. I ordered the Uptown to drink (half lemonade and half tea). Not enough tea was mixed in forme and no refill was offered. They also add an 18% tip to your bill automatically. I am a big believer in tipping, but don'twant it added to my bill. I do however recommended giving it a try. Read more
Let me start off by saying I've been to the Richmond location so its the same owners but this location is blahh.Only reason I... gave 2 stars because our waiter was so sweet. Appetizers fried chicken:basically breaded frozen chicken with feathers stickingout.I was shocked that I basically was told that's the way it came so there's nothing they can do about it(how about cut it offbefore serving ???? Drink:Supposed to be a strawberry margaritas.Horrible a bunch of ice instead of it frozen???? Entree:Friedfish shrimp mac and collards. Shrimp and collards were well seasoned and good my fish and mac were bland.WTH makes bland mac andcheese.I always give a place 2 times before I call it quits but nothing about this place appealed to me to come back a secondtime.Bad enough ww stopped in the snow just to eat here? Read more
This place is fantastic and has earned every single one of its five stars. We stopped here by chance after picking it out of a... list of local restaurants while we were passing through Petersburg. I'm SO glad we did! We have good timing because we gotthere right when they reopened from a power outage, so they apologized in advance for the delay the kitchen would have becausesome prep work didn't get done. Honestly? We barely noticed. The appetizer came out super fast, and the entrees felt like theydidn't take long at all. If that was them on a bad day I'm sure they are lightning fast on their best!! The food is out of thisworld. Best cornbread I've ever had, and the Mac and cheese was to die for. Highly recommend! Service is excellent as well. Theserver visited frequently and kept drinks topped up. They even gave us free dessert for our patience which was unnecessary butso appreciated! I wish we lived local so we could visit more often but we will absolutely stop here every time we pass through!They have earned our loyalty for sure. Read more