Hook at Harvey a Cape Charles Bistro

Great, Fantastic, Delicious, Incredible, Quaint and Outstanding Service. I had the Seafood Alfredo which had clams, halibut cheek, shrimp and sea scallops in a light Alfredo sauce. My wife had monster sized sea scallops with several different types of mushrooms with a cream sauce.

Food was great; in our limited experience, the best in Cape Charles. We started with the ahi tuna sashimi and the crab Chesapeake (which is a delightful creation of crabmeat and spices on top of a puff pastry shell) and then had the softshell crab special and the scallops. All delicious.The place is small and on the evening we were there they did not serve dinner on the outside terrace. Pity, since the view is great! Small dining room makes for cramped seating and had to constantly make room for the staff that had to use a terminal right behind me.All said, a great restaurant with the kitchen making up for the not so stellar ambiance.

This is a small place that pumps out amazing food. Best meal we've had in Cape Charles and forever on my list. In fact, next visit I will plan to eat here more than once if I can get a reservation. Speaking of reservations, I couldn't make one so I put myself on the wait list with my phone number and a note that we were really hoping to eat there. I walked to Cravings to buy a salad and small pasta salad for my husband and me and as soon as I paid, I got the call that someone canceled and they had availability at 7. Yes! We will be there. Since we stayed at The Northampton, we had a fridge to stash the food from Cravings for beach time the next day. When we arrived we were greeted by a very confused young lady who kept trying to seat us at a six-top table when there was an empty table for two right next to it. I explained the situation but she sat us at the six top anyway. A few minutes later she came back and moved us to the two top. With menus in hand, we looked at options and made decisions. We probably sat for 10 minutes before the server came over. It's clear they are relaxed and want that vibe for their customers too. We placed our orders of crab bisque, Asian seared tuna, lamb chops and seafood pasta, and we each got a martini. We were off! Water was brought, bread delivered and drinks arrived shortly after. The food here is amazing! Everything was cooked to perfection, the service was just right and not rushed. This was worth every penny and we are grateful we got in.

Ok so this small place is amazing. First thing we sat at the bar and you should probably get a reservation. The service is awesome and a great reason to go back. We loved this place our server was also the bar keeper. Kelsey. She was amazing. The appetizers were a lot bigger than I thought they would be but they were incredibly fresh and tasty. Seasoned well and beautiful to look at. The soup was the right kind of creamy and crab mix. The puff pastry was buttery and flaky and held up to a lot of crab. The main dishes were large as well. You get a lot on your plate. My beef tenderloin was a perfect medium rare. The potatoes and vegetables were perfectly presented and tasted fresh and seasoned perfectly. The seafood pasta was fresh and huge. So much in that bowl you can taste every element and the pasta was freshly made. We took some home and was stuffed. Absolutely worth the drive and cost. A great experience. You must go.

We were so disappointed! We have never had a bad experience at this restaurant, but after our meal last night, we will probably not be back. 3 out of 4 meals at our table we're subpar. Three of us ordered tenderloins and all were undercooked and nothing on our plates was hot. No one came to check on us and by the time we were able to flag down the wait staff we had eaten most of the very disappointing meal. The wait staff offered to cook the remainder of our steaks to the correct level, but it was too little, too late. I guess this restaurant is no longer worth the effort to get a reservation.

Hook @ Harvey has been on my radar for a while now. I was supposed to come here a few years ago but had to cancel my reservation at the last minute bc plans changed. Last weekend, my husband and I came in to celebrate our April birthdays while staying in Cape Charles for the weekend. Our server was wonderful, Kelsey I believe. Super friendly and attentive, but not overly so. We chose the crab pastry appetizer and it was very good and loaded with fresh crab meat. My husband went with the veal entree and I had the seafood fettuccine. Both were wonderful and high quality with huge portions (we could've split one between us). The fettuccine is made in-house, it was loaded with crab, shrimp and scallops (they were out of oysters) and is in a light white wine sauce which was wonderful bc it wasn't overly sauced. The veal is egg-washed and lightly flash fried stuffed with cheese and prosciutto and served on noodles with asparagus. Also wonderful. A few things I was disappointed by: their tea isn't fresh or brewed in-house but is the bottled Lipton kind and as such, not very good. Also, they ran out of the dessert for the night, cheesecake, and it was our birthday so we didn't get any dessert which was disappointing bc that was what I specifically planned to get from seeing the menu/photos in advance.

We had a reservation for our anniversary dinner during our visit to Cape Charles. We'd heard good things about the restaurant and, specifically, that they will accommodate dietary restrictions. I have a very common dietary restriction that has never been an issue in other restaurants, even those who don't claim to have the high standards of Hook @ Harvey. We noted this in our reservation that was made 2 months ago. We also contacted the restaurant a week prior to our reservation and the chef himself responded and assured us that I would have an entree available. When we arrived, the server even confirmed my dietary restriction before we even said anything and we thought that was a good sign. However, she then indicates that the only options that would be available to me would be a basic salad on the appetizer menu, which is NOT a meal. When asked if they would have an entree available for me, she went to ask the chef and was told that none of the entrees could be altered. So I would essentially not have an entree to eat, despite us doing our due diligence to allow the restaurant ample time to prepare something.So we left and will not be returning. I have NEVER had to leave a restaurant because they were not willing to accommodate. How can a chef who claims that their restaurant is "fine dining" and everything is made from scratch be unable to accommodate a simple dietary restriction? I've been to many restaurants where the chef was highly competent, flexible and easily prepared a beautiful meal that suited my needs. This is obviously a case where a chef/owner knows there are limited fine dining options in Cape Charles and simply doesn't care enough to accommodate his customers.

Beautiful restaurant with great service. Intimate setting right by the water. Loved the crab bisque.

The experience was definitely worth five stars. Our server, Rachel, was very nice and friendly and informative about the menu as well as the history of the restaurant.  We had eaten at its precursor, Hook U Up, downtown a few years ago and were impressed then also.  So, their quality hasn't declined with the move to a larger (and more scenic) space.  For starters, we had the Wild Mushroom and Goat Cheese dumplings.  Absolutely delicious! We also ordered the Mixed Greens with blood orange, figs and chevra goat cheese.  Also very tasty.  For our main course, we had the Kelp Infused Fettuccine with seared scallops, shrimp, lump crabmeat and braised octopus and the Honey Mustard Rubbed Rack of Lamb with a fig gastrique and whipped sweet potatoes. To be honest, the kelp did infuse the pasta with a green color, however did not seem to infuse any additional flavor. Or, it was too subtle for my palate.  However it was cooked excellently, a good portion and the proteins and sauce were excellent.  Other than expecting to experience a different flavor profile, there is nothing negative about the dish and lots of positives.  The rack of lamb was a fairly large portion and cooked very nicely at medium, as I asked, with a good outside sear and blush of pink in the loin.  The fig gastrique paired great with the lamb and the whipped sweet potatoes were delicious  I enjoyed it thoroughly and would order it again.They do require reservations. However, they do seat people at the small bar on a first come first serve basis. They also have an outdoor patio where you can sip some drinks and overlook a scenic working Harbor. However they do not serve out there.All-in-all, an excellent dining experience that I will look forward to the next time I am in Cape Charles

Beautiful view, great drinks, and the food is consistently delicious. The service is amazing. We have been there many times!