Catch 31 Fishhouse and Bar

Arrived on a Friday night during the off season, January 31. Seated immediately but before the dinner menu would begin with no crowd. Our server was quick, patient and efficient, I'm sad I didn't remember his name, but he said he hadn't worked there in a while or very often. We ordered the peel and eat shrimp from the raw bar as an appetizer, two pounds. Now, y'all know, I'm not a seafood eater, BUT, I tried the shrimp. They were big, puffy and tender...I had three, so THAT'S saying something!!!!The Honey Lavender Scented Salmon was nicely cooked and fragrant, She had the honey glaze on the side and if you don't like overly sweet salmon, I suggest you do the same and dip as you eat to control the sweet. Nice portion with whipped potatoes and broccolini. The Prime Angus Beef Filet was almost perfect as well as doneness as I prefer No Pink and the thicker portion was still slightly pink, even after I asked for it to be butterflied to help get it to my likeness. The roasted potatoes and broccolini were plentiful sides and well cooked. Over all a very enjoyable experience priced to keep the riff-raff out I guess but no real room to complain. This place is worth a try and for us, a revisit.

TLDR; terrible service, management oblivious, can't use VISA, don't come thirsty, food okay (better if warm). I've never left a review before but my poor experience at Catch 31 prompted me to make an account just to make my first review. I had high hopes for Catch 31. We decided to order carry out due to being on vacation with my elderly grandmother who isn't mobile enough to comfortably dine-in. We ordered our takeout order and sat down in the bar area for drinks as we waited for the food. No one approached in 15 minutes so we approached the bar. We were instantly met with attitude from the bartender who told us we had to wait for our cocktail waitress; whom we later found out called in late for work and the bartenders were supposed to take our order. After waiting for another 10 minutes we approached the bar again and luckily found a nice server, Donnie, who was pleasant enough to finally take our order (Donnie; 5 stars) even though we weren't her section or responsibility and still took sass from the bartender. We continued waiting for our drinks, which took so long that the waitress that called in late arrived before our drinks did. 15 minutes after ordering, the newly arrived cocktail waitress checked on us and were told that they had to see if they had espresso because it is sometimes "86-d" on the weekends (mind you this was on a Tuesday). The drinks, 3 cocktails, finally arrived 45 minutes after sitting down. Our credit cards apparently weren't accepted (two cards swiped 3 times each resulting in fraud department calls from our bank). We got sour looks from staff when our cards declined due to their system error which was the breaking point my wife approach the manager on duty. The managerial staff offered nothing but an empty sorry for our "experience". This was the offseason and not overly busy.. I can't imagine the debauchery that occurs when it's actually busy. This who thing was just chaotic. If you made it this far, bravo. Our five carry out entrees arrived 20 minutes before our drinks did. By the time we walked back to our hotel the food was cold. The food? Okay. Mostly because it was cold. Donnie, if you're reading this.. thank you. Cheers!

Husband took me here for Valentine's Day. Ambiance was amazing. Next to the beach. Great for romantic dining. Service was great. The appetizer, artichoke dip, was delicious. The pan seared scallop lacked flavor. Was a little disappointed given the price. Will try this place again but will try something else.

We had reservations for 8:45 pm. We showed up very early willing to sit at the bar until our reservation time however the hostess accommodated us and sat us right then which was great! We didn't expect that being that it was Valentine's Day and very busy! The Ambiance was very nice in the restaurant but the restroom definitely did not match! The food was delicious but the drinks were weak. Our server, Priscilla was very nice and attentive. We will definitely return.

Where do I start?The positive: the view and location are excellent. You can get a seat directly in front of the ocean and the restaurant is located adjacent to Neptune's statue at the base of one of the nicer hotels along VA Beach boardwalk.The negative: the food is grossly overpriced for the quality you receive. My seafood "pasta" was not good even for the standard of it being cheap. It was straight up bad. No flavor insipid in taste. Poor quality seafood. And not a decent portion of the main seafood components. The steak my date ordered was poor. I understand a seafood restaurant would not have the highest quality cuts of steaks but for the price they charge you'd think they'd go the extra mile. Not the case at all. The steak wouldn't even pass a quality control at your nearest Texas Roadhouse. Quite pathetic honestly. All of this doesn't even account for the horrible service we received. Waiter constantly walked right past us without acknowledging our existence. Asked multiple times for simple water refills. Was served food with no utensils. And waited a very long time to ever be served. I really hate writing poor reviews on any establishment that I feel has the customers best interest at heart but this one felt disappointing. What a great location with a great concept and potential for it all to be wasted. Simple things that any middling restaurant gets right this one failed at accomplishing. Feels like this one needs to be replaced from the ground up. Whether that's lowering their standards of "fine dining" or accept a casual dining experience while lowering their prices. Either way the food would need to be improved drastically.One of the few places I cannot emphasize enough to AVOID.

What a nice place to dine while in Va Beach. The restaurant is located in a Hilton. The staff was very friendly. The restaurant has a pretty expansive menu. The scallops were great. I also had the blacked rockfish as well. The portion was small, but the flavor was great It was served with wild rice and asparagus. The restaurant features a full bar. Also, the outside dining is great, too. Live music can be heard some evenings from the patio next door. Overall, it was a great meal and experience. I look forward to my next visit.

Every review that I do is based on an expectation of the place that I entered. Reading gas station sushi at five stars might get best rate two stars coming from Nobu. That said, this is the all day restaurant connected to the lobby of one of the nicer hotels in Virginia Beach.The menu was small, which I do not mind if they give you limited choices that are 100% spot on. But in this case, the food was only average. We ate there for dinner, one of us had the buffet and the other ordered off the menu and also ordered room service from the restaurant. So we did get a tasting of everything they serve. The food was good for dinner and room service. The breakfast buffet was sadly lacking. You would expect a whole lot more at a restaurant connected to a Hilton. However, the breakfast my wife ordered off the menu was amazing. The alcohol selection at the bar was average, and when I asked for two different local bourbons, neither them were stocked. Only your basic top shelf that you would expect to get anywhere. I think they are missing a tourist opportunity by not serving local Virginia liquors. And the staff may have been shorthanded, but they were not.If you were staying in the hotel, and as a Hilton Honors member receiving a $30 credit for food and drinks, what you get for the money is worth it. Otherwise I wouldn't come off the boardwalk to dine here.

I've lived in Virginia Beach for 10 years and have always wanted to try Catch 31 so my daughter and I decided to dine in on a Thursday evening and I'm so glad we did. As soon as we walked in, I couldn't help but notice how beautiful the interior was. Since we wanted to sit outside, we were told that the outdoor dining area was first come, first serve so we ventured outside to grab a table. I love how close the outdoor dining area is to the beach, the views were so nice! Our server, Nyada, was super friendly and helped us decide on what to order. My daughter ordered the Margherita Flatbread with a side of Broccolini and I decided on the Clam Chowder to start and the Pan Seared Scallops with a side of Truffle Mac & Cheese as my entree...along with a margarita, of course! The soup and the Margherita Flatbread came out fairly quickly! The Clam Chowder was amazing!!! It was very hearty with an abundance of clam pieces. The Flatbread was also just as good and very flavorful. The Pan Seared Scallops were cooked perfectly and paired wonderfully with the creamy orzo! I could not stop eating it! Unfortunately, the server forgot to put in the Truffle Mac & Cheese but since I was super stuffed, I was okay with that. Just another reason to return! The food at Catch 31 was definitely a 10/10!!! The margarita was also just as great! I highly recommend stopping in and trying their amazing food! I will definitely be returning!!!

Same here because we had some time to kill before we could check in. I don't remember how we found it, if it was a suggestion or if I just looked up restaurants and seen it on Yelp and close. But we decided to eat outside since it was a nice day. We also love the fact that they had fire pits in the middle of tables outside as well so that helped get some of the cold out of the air. They're on the beach so you can actually sit there and watch the waves while eating your food. Since we died outside we had to place our order inside at the bar for food and drinks but they actually bought it to us quickly We ordered shrimp cocktail, oysters, clam chowder, soup of the day which was chicken tortilla, fish and chips, and the shrimp orzo.My shrimp are overcooked and the pasta and the asparagus was so teeny that I almost forgot it was in there. It would have been nice if they were blanched so that they could still have a crunch and be evident within the dish. I am not a fan of overcooked shrimp and it seems like the shrimp were cooked and then just add it to the dish. I was told that the fish from the fish and chips was good but pass on the coleslaw. Apparently, the soup had a big chunk of dry chicken breast in it which caused my friend to almost choke. I was told that the oysters were good and the clam chowder was okay. I don't know if I would come back here possibly for their happy hour to try drinks but since I'm not drinking right now, I'm good.

This spot was delicious again- and I just had dessert this time! Okay, so I had an old fashioned, too. It was also delicious, but no picture to show. AwesomeBar staff again and great music choices.