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Awful Arthur's Oyster Bar

1630 General Booth Blvd Ste 100, Virginia Beach, VA 23454
(757) 426-7300
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Ranked #579 of 958 restaurants in Virginia Beach
Cuisines: Seafood
Most recent review
- 17 Oct 2012
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12 reviews from our community

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8 reviews 8 reviews
7 restaurant reviews
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 October 2012

I went here with a couple friends. It's just a crappy dive sports bar. It looks awful inside. Old furniture. The food is regular bad bar food. Fried stuff with no flavor. I wouldn't return. It was a waste of money.

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Virginia Beach
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17 reviews 17 reviews
13 restaurant reviews
8 helpful votes 8 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 July 2012

unless you just want a cocktail--stay out of here! Cold atmosphere, poor service and the food is - well-AWFUL!

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Virginia Beach
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33 reviews 33 reviews
26 restaurant reviews
14 helpful votes 14 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 May 2012

We had the crab bisque for a starter and it was so salty we couldn't finish it. We asked the waitress if we could get another bowl that wasn't so salty ... she checked and told us that there was only one pot of bisque and it was all seasoned the same. The oysters "awfulfellow" and the salad were good... More

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Leesburg, Virginia
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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 May 2012

Don't go for the food, if you want a drink and watch the locals at the bar and in front your in the right place.

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Yorktown, Virginia
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22 restaurant reviews
42 helpful votes 42 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 December 2011

I went at a different time than when my boyfriend and I went. Had the large steamed plate with calamari for an appetizer. Everything was delicious! I will go back when we are in the area.

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Yorktown, Virginia
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22 restaurant reviews
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 September 2011

We had a discount certificate. I got the broiled seafood platter with the catch of the day "snook", loaded baked potato and hush puppies. My better half got the tuna steak, cole slaw and loaded baked potato with no cheese. The wait for the food was OK, but when it did arrive the food looked like it had sat a... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 September 2011 via mobile

This place was awesome and the service was great me and my wife went in for dinner and sat at the bar because it does take up most of the place the service was excellent we had the oysters awfulfeller which were delicious and the mahi fish tacos on the special board were awesome and the Cuban panini was very... More

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Virginia Beach, Virginia
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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 June 2011

We visit VA beach every year, found this place in 2009. Ate there in 09 and 10 and loved it, great food for a great price. Went there this year expecting the same, was SO DISAPPOINTED! Wait was horrible. Waitress was horrible. Food was too Spicy! Every time waitress left took at least 10 minutes to see her again, when... More

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Virginia Beach, Virginia
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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 December 2010

Worst meal I ever had- and I attended military survival school. My kids pointed out to me that we shouldn't have eaten here since the name told us it would be bad. Heard this was an oyster bar so ordered a doz oysters. Looked like someone cleared their sinuses on the half shell-Judging by the staff they may have. She... More

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Cambridge, Maryland
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2 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 October 2010

Well we stopped here when we were staying for a week in kitty hawk. As soon as we got there the wait for the place was close to an hour, so we went upstairs to get a drink and check out the bar. It was ordinary at best and after a few drinks we were called down to our table.... More

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