Went with my girlfriend for her birthday and we had an amazing time! The service was great and the restaurant was super cute and comfortable. We started out with drinks and got the salt air margarita and strawberry limeade alongside some snow crab legs and raw oysters. We followed it up with the shr
This is by far one of the best seafood
restaurants I have been to in Richmond Va! The scallops were perfection, the lobster tail was soft succulent grilled just right to ensure that it melts in your mouth without any signs of being over cooked or rubbery !! I Also enjoyed the crab cake but the lobst
It's been a long time since I've had fresh lobster. The Hard Shell knows how to serve it up right! Drawn butter, baby red potatoes with a hint of rosemary, and corn on the cob. Delicious! I followed it up with the Chocolate Truffle Cake with Raspberry Sauce and a Laphroaig 10 single malt. I know the
Service was excellent and food was amazing. Celebrating my birthday enjoyed lobster, blackened mahi mahi. Scallops appetizer and deserts
Wow! I don't know when we will ever visit Richmond, VA again, but if we do this restaurant will be on the list of places to visit! We Googled best restaurants in Richmond and tried to get in the Croaker Spot and the wait and line was over an hour. Back to Google and found this gem, the Hard Shell, a
I always have a great time by at Hardshell. I had my usual the Raw Oysters and the delicious huge steamed shrimp. Besides the creep at the bar who wouldn’t stop harassing me. The atmosphere was great as usual. Had to have staff walk me to my car. Thank you to the staff for helping me. I will be back
First time here for a birthday dinner. I'd definitely return. I had the blackened mahi mahi my niece had the fish tacos. We started with the lobster dip and flour tortillas and ended with the carrot cake. Everything was delicious, the atmosphere was intimate and the service was great.
We are from out of town. We did a last minute weekend visit to Richmond and we were looking for Oysters place. We ended up here and we really had a good experience. We sat by the bar, loved the vibe, staff were friendly and efficient. Our bartender was super helpful with all the things to do in the
I love The Hard Shell. Great place for good, fresh seafood and ambiance downtown in Shockoe! Our food and service were awesome. I usually get the raw oyster sampling - highly recommend, but I was the only one of my gal pals who enjoys raw oysters this time.
Crab stuffed lobster was the special of
It’s been awhile since I’ve been here. But you can never go wrong with anything here.
I ordered the:
Lobster Dip
She crab soup
Crab cakes with potatoes & spinach.
Key lime was great!
Everything was amazing. The only complaint I will say were the overcooked pita chips. Everything else was great.
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The chefs know how to cook!! Food came out hot. Lobster tail and rock fish were tender. Seasoned perfectly. Beautiful ambience. Great service. Amazing prices. No complaints here. Would love to come again.
Our server was excellent...very friendly and knowledgeable about the menu. The food was really good as well. I'll be back!!!
Delicious like idk why we've waited so long to come here! Lil' pricey but totally worth it for a date night, special occasion, or when your parents come to town! Patio was gorgeous and in perfect shade for dinner at 7 and we got a nice sunset in Shockoe Bottom 🖤
Great dinner before a metal show. You should come here, then go rock out. Highly recommended
Amazing staff, the raw variety and drinks were phenomenal!!
Great meal- great service! Wait staff very attentive; we had the 8 oz filet and crab cakes.
Came here for Mother’s Day. Everything is perfect. I’m really impressed by the tuna burger. It seasoned well and tenderness was right on the spot.
Came during a weekday lunch. Visiting from Texas and my word. The drinks the crab soup, the shrimp & scallops. Oysters. Very delicious.
Great stop as out of towners
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