Virginia Street Cafe

Very average at best. Locals love this place, probably because it's all they have for dining out. But the food left alot to be desired. How are grits nasty? Just open the box, add water and butter, boil. Service was great, probably because we dined with locals...lol. Ambiance is good. Definitely need to invest in better chairs. And trash ALL the flatware and buy NEW stuff. The forks look as old as the brick wall.

Mediocre is best word to describe Virginia Street Cafe. Service was sufficient but not friendly or attentive. I'm not asking for chitchat or to be coddled but a smile or "thank you" would have been appreciated. The interior felt familiar - like every mom and pop restaurant in 1982. The salad bar is more like a burger fixings bar than a salad bar. I ordered the popcorn shrimp platter which I think may have been Sea-Pak. My companion ordered the (mostly) soft-shell crab sandwich. The occasional crunchiness is a clue it was harvested a little late. I'm giving Virginia Street Cafe three stars because the tea was good, the hush puppies and Cole slaw were really good, and our order was taken and delivered quickly and accurately.

I love eating at the Virginia Street Cafe. The food is always priced affordable and the portions are large for the amount of money that they charge. The menu has a great variety and the bread pudding is one of the best I've ever had. I love their breakfast. On the weekends they have a buffet and It's a extremely great value. Their oysters are cooked perfectly.

Came on a Sunday around 7:00 because the place we wanted to go was closed. It was empty inside. We sat ourselves and were promptly waited on. I got the fried chicken, clam chowder, fries, and broccoli. The clam chowder was awful. Just plain disgusting. The fried chicken tasted okay but my plate was full of oil from the chicken, the fries were the highlight of the meal, and the broccoli was raw. To top it all off, while we waited about 15 minutes for our food the wait staff sat and ate behind us ( see photo) we wont be back

Very disappointed in this restaurant. Hamburger meat tasted old. French fries were cold. When mentioning this to the server all they could do was say I'm sorry. Restaurant had a funny smell to it. We will not come back.

The food is good if they have it in stockThey start putting things away before closing time so that is not availableIf it is close to closing time they turn people away at the doorTheir posted awards are outdatedHard to tell if they are open for business or going out of businessDining room is dated and not very inviting Hit n Miss when you come here

Happened through town when the soft shell crabs were in season and had an awesome fried soft shell sandwich. Not sure I'd recommend anything else here, certainly not the atmosphere! But my crab was pretty damn good and fried just right. If you're in the area and it's that time of year (when they're fresh), this place is inexpensive and worth a stop for lunch.

The western omelet was made with what tasted like velveeta cheese. I ordered hash browns but it came with fried country potatoes. Both had no flavor.

My sister in law and I decided to eat at the cafe on July 29th. It did not even come close to being a good experience. Our waitress only had 3 tables of 2 guest at each table. It looked like the end of a lunch rush. Several tables were empty and being bussed. The other waitress had one 7 top and was bussing her other tables.Our waitress took our order and after bringing us our ice tea was disengaged. After 30 minutes a table that came in after us had their food. I motioned for her to come over and asked when our food might be ready as I notice the other table had their lunch. She told us she would check. She did not return with any information. I walked up to the counter where the other waitress seemed to be cashing out and said we'd like to pay for our iced tea and leave. Our waitress came around the corner and said it would be up soon. AT this point, having waited 45 minutes without follow up on her part, I was done. I was polite. I told her I'd managed as well as waited tables in the industry. Her lack of common courtesy to keep us informed was a deal breaker. If they had been in the weeds, I would have been more understanding but after 45 minutes with her not even checking on us unless we tracked her down was terrible service. I am sure she forgot to put in our order. I ordered a turkey club sandwich and I am guess they are out hunting the turkey. Very disappointed. The waitresses acted like it was our fault for a bad experience. The said they were busy earlier, but as I mentioned when we were there it was the downside of the rush. And on that note when I waited tables I wanted it to busy so I'd make more money!!

The waiter came up so us and was very passive aggressive towards our actions. We put some sugar in our sweet tea and she asked us why we were immature.