Surf Rider Restaurant

Hands down my favorite restaurant, despite living in Chesterfield, VA. I'm always eager to drive to Hampton and other Surf Rider spots for special celebrations. The crab cake with broccoli is my top pick, and the staff are consistently fantastic and helpful. The Hampton location's stunning marina view, overlooking Newport News and Hampton on the water, makes it even more special.

In Hampton visiting my Dad and we stopped in at Surf Rider for Seafood. Glad we did. Nice location on the marina. We started with the steamed oysters for an appetizer. It tasted fresh. For our entrees we had the steamed shrimp and boiled seafood platter. Both were excellent. The scallops, shrimp, fish, and crab cake tasted perfect with the old bay seasoning. Great service.

Best seafood restaurant we visited in the Hampton area! The broiled seafood platter was absolutely fantastic and delicious!

Ambience here has been outstanding. We've been staying for a few days and taking a break. Surf riders at the marina that were at a Safe Harbor. We've had several meals here. There is not any reason to leave unless you're looking for something they don't have. It's all been very good. The service has been outstanding with the whole crew. Highly recommended you can't beat the view and the scenery keeps changing as boats keep transiting through. We had our last meal here last night.

Surf Rider at this location in Hampton is a long time seafood venue. Apparently it is going to be closed Feb and March but I have have never known the eatery to close. The location is lovely, right on the water, surrounded by boats docked next door. It is off the road and around through the marina. Parking is sufficient. In the past my favorite was the Chesapeake Bay Burger with a large lump of crabmeat on top. More recently I get broiled flounder for a lunch special and it is always prepared beautifully. Today they had a lunch special of sea scallops and they were fabulous. It came with 2 sides and 2 hushpuppies. My sides were applesauce and lima beans, two childhood favorites. Companions got the salmon dinner, a bowl of she crab soup, and a blackened chicken salad. Everyone was very pleased and the blackened chicken portion on the salad was large! I took away one star because today they were unable to serve anything steamed. We asked for a pasta dish and were told the pasta is steamed. I expect pasta to be boiled so this was a bit perplexing. The iced tea is always nicely brewed. The wait staff was friendly and attentive. The hostess has been a fixture for 20 years at least. The price point can be reasonable to costly depending on your meal choices. A steak and crabcake is $50, and the scallops lunch special was $14. I paid for the scallops lunch and the salmon dinner with 1 tea and cost was $50. I find this to be a lovely spot evocative of fine dining but casual enough for lunch with friends, or drinks at the bar. There are plenty of reviews and photos, and frankly when my friends arrived I forgot to take more photos. But better yet, check it out for yourself!