Boardwalk Cafe

Waiting for lunch to be served but in the interim, it would be helpful to have servers that are familiar with the menu and can speak to what’s good. I recognize that there will be new folks working for the summer but encouraging familiarity with the menu is critical, in my opinion. In other words let servers sample foods and develop a working knowledge of the offerings here. It’s really helpful for new customers. Not the servers fault but something management could address.
I’d also recommend fresh squeezed oranges in the crushes. That’s a key beach drink and needless to say we were disappointed.
The view is nice though and I like outdoor dining so for that — even before eating — I will rank 3 stars…
Finished eating and the food was pretty tasty. I was impressed by the amount of crab on the grilled crab sandwich.

My review has more to do with service than food. The food is what you would expect for an outside dock bar type venue. However, the service, especially on their Thursday night live music venues is terrible! We have been to this venue several times in the past three years and have just dealt with it because the music is so good. However last night was the last straw. Got there at 6:45 and seated. Didn’t see a waitress until 7ish. Ordered two drinks. Got the drinks about 7:10 and ordered dinner. I am gluten intolerant, so I always order the chicken salad without the wrap. At 7:30, we asked our waitress when our food would be out, and she said sorry she is trying to get it out to us. So we ordered two more drinks. Soon after, the table next to use was served (and they ordered after us), and one of the women was told that she got the last of the chicken salad. I hunted down our waitress to ask if this was true. She said yes and sorry. I asked her when was she planning on telling us? She did not have an answer but asked if I would like anything else. By this time it was around 7:45, nothing else on the menu I can eat (except salad) and we both said, just bring the check. In the meantime, our steamed shrimp came (appetizer) which were very undercooked with no seasoning. We took a bite and left them there. Close to 8, still no check, and no second order of drinks, so we went up to the hostess desk to get our bill. They said they took of 10%, however the bill came to $ 24 for one alcoholic beverage, one iced tea, and steamed shrimp, of which we ate one! Left at 8PM and went elsewhere to eat. Such a shame, because the venue is fun, and the music talent is great! We will not be going back. We already have tickets for other summer events there, and will be giving them away. Such a shame.

Before we could check into our hotel room yesterday, my lady & I decided to stop here for lunch; at first, we decided to sit outside on the patio, but a heavy amount of rainfall changed our destination to the inside bar. The food was delicious, plentiful and well-​priced; as for our server, Natasha, did a good job and kept us entertained.

5 of us decided to go here for Brunch on Sunday. Well the outdoor seating is only for Lunch. Wasn’t really a big deal since no one wanted the Buffet (which you had to walk into another building if you did choose the buffet) We ordered the specialty fries as an appetizer. They just brought out fries without the specialty sauce and when we asked for it, the waiter looked at us like we had 3 heads. We told him just to bring normals condiments then. Two people got the chicken salad wraps which they said were good, two people got the crab white pizza which they loved, and I got the pulled pork sandwich which was a different story. The pork was luke warm and the sauce was horrible. I didn’t even eat it. The food was okay but the view is spectacular.

Wow. Al I can say is I hope it was her first day.
Never have had such terrible service.
Natasha was her name and we know it because we had to flag her down every time.
We ordered pizza, fries (at her recommendation) and a bowl of crab soup. We never got straws for our drinks or napkins or plates to share until we flagged her down and asked. We asked for fries as an appetizer which came with our meal, not too big of a deal. My cousin ordered a drink that came 10 minutes later full of melted ice (clearly had been sitting in he blaring sun waiting to be picked up).
When we asked for the vinegar and dipping sauce that came with the fries she looked like we were crazy. She said let me get you the menu to read.
Umm, no I don’t need to read the menu. I know what I ordered. I just wanted the items that came with it.
She brought it over with a huff. My cousin at that point tried to tell her that her soup was cold but she just walked away.
The margarita pizza was good! The soup never did get sent back because she never returned to our table and we sat with 3 empty drinks the entire time. We finally piled up the empty plates, napkins, silverware and got our our money to pay. She stood up by the bar and again we flagged her down. She did take the soup off our bill.
Nice atmosphere. Terrible service. Ok food.

This place is okay. We waited a little too long for the food. My date said his fish and chips tasted like Gordon’s frozen fish. I tasted the fries– they weren’t hot but they tasted pretty good. The outdoor seating provided an amazing view but you can’t see anything after dinner because there isn’t any lighting on the tables, just two lamp posts above the umbrellas that cover the tables. The waited brought a candle out for the ladies sitting next to us so that they could enjoy their meal. We got candles too a we were leaving. The manager, Agnes, came to the table and comped our check a little for the inconvenience. Or waitress was very nice but a bit inattentive. Overall, the good outweighed the bad, we love coming to Chesapeake beach but maybe next time we’ll dine inside.

My husband and I ate here ⁸⁄₂₅ for dinner and at first thought it was slightly overpriced. After taking a bite of my broiled crab cake the overpriced thought went away. Three stars for quick and very friendly service but two are held back for the small tables, very dark atmosphere (husband and I are tall and see pretty well), absent hostess and lemonade and pepsi that weren’t too tasty.

Eight people… ordered appetizers for the adults, at the same time as the kid’s food… twenty minutes later ordered adult’s meal… 45 minutes later, still no food. Finally got some of the adult meals a few minutes later… when I finally finished my meal, I got my appetizer, and mussels should be hot… they were cold! The only thing that kept me from exploding was the waiter and manager were courteous… only paid a tip, they comped the whole meal. Needless to say though, they blew it… I will NOT be back here…