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4.4
Awesome(2373)
Price: Moderate
• Seafood • Norfolk
Booked 21 times today
Enjoy the region's finest fresh seafood in the sophistication of Saltine. A street level seafood restaurant in Downtown Norfolk, Saltine offers a chic, airy space for diners to savor seasonal shellfish, seafood and spirits. Enhancing the locally-sourced menu, the restaurant's black distressed millwork, old-world detailing, and mosaic tile floors blend historical authenticity with modern elegance that flows from the dining space to the bar. Exposed brick hints of the historic Decker building and large globe lighting offers an ambient vibe.
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3.8
Excellent(83)
Price: Moderate
• American • Norfolk
Booked 7 times today
Blue Moon TapHouse was born from the creative inspiration of bringing craftsmanship to life. The menu marries the art of cooking with the art of beer in an open kitchen. The Tavern features live music and authentic art by local artists. The TapHouse boasts 22,550 square footage and connects Waterside Drive to the Elizabeth River waterfront in the heart of downtown Norfolk, Virginia. Blue Moon TapHouse at Waterside District features three unique dining and entertainment experiences throughout the venue. The tavern area, with comfortable, booth-style seating, features a custom designed circular bar serving a collection of featured beers on tap, a stage for intimate, live music performances and an outdoor patio. From the tavern room, the venue flows into a dynamic, central area that opens up to a high, vaulted ceiling with a large skylight and a significant, exposed kitchen for one-of-a-kind dining experiences.
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4.2
Awesome(10)
Price: Expensive
• American • Portsmouth
William Crawford of Portsmouth, Virginia, was a man woven deeply into the fabric of hiscommunity’s history. Crawford was known for his ambition and unwavering commitment to Portsmouth's people. He worked tirelessly to improve the shipyards, establishing Portsmouth as a respected site for shipbuilding. Under his influence, Portsmouth became known as a welcoming harbor, a town where people could start anew.The Crawford Restaurant was designed to provide a one-of-a-kind, off-the-radar, localencounter that adds richness and detail to the Portsmouth dining scene by embracingits history with a touch of modern intricacies. The vision of The Crawford Restaurant isto inspire and provoke an exploration of your palate to savor, sip, and discoversomething wonderfully new. The dishes created, the spices we have chosen,and the aroma of the candles at each table are hand-selected to create memories andintriguing stories that leave our guests yearning for more.

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  • CarlosVIP
    Tampa / Central Florida West •131 reviews
    5.0
    Dined 2 days ago
    Drinks were well done. I had the mussel appetizer and it is definetly recommended. I ordered the rockfish with the special seared and it was yummy. I was surprised how great a restaurant this place was especially as it was in a hotel. But all the ratings were true. THis place is a go to for Seafood in Norfolk.
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    SaltinePrice: Moderate• Seafood• Norfolk
    4.4
  • Michael
    Lake of the Ozarks •35 reviews
    5.0
    Dined 4 days ago
    The hostess was very accommodating with our request of seating. Our server Sue gave us excellent service. Lunch was wonderful. Thank you Blue Moon.
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    Blue Moon TapHousePrice: Moderate• American• Norfolk
    3.8
  • OpenTable Diner
    Orlando / Central Florida East •3 reviews
    5.0
    Dined on Feb 16, 2025
    It was amazing and I was so happy we decided to have our Anniversary dinner here! We will be back. Please let us know when there are other events in the future 😇🥰
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    CrawfordPrice: Expensive• American• Portsmouth
    4.2

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