Tail Whip Restaurant & Bar

"Came here for the first time. We didn't get greeted, assumed we sat ourselves since employees are busy painting and doing other things. The side door kept open, and cold air kept blowing in. I ordered 1 pound of shrimp CAJUN seasoning. I GOT SWEET CHILI SAUCE IN IT, it was disgusting. I ordered a side of rice, and the rice was wet/mushy ( yes, I know how to cook rice). Our waitress looked frustrated or didn't wanna take our orders. and once we were ready to pay, our receipts got mixed up with other customers. It was a HOT MESS IN THERE. the best thing I could say is the bottles of beers I ordered. Would not go back. Because it didn't look like they took pride in their cooking. Everything was overcooked or sat in for a long time. We spent $70 for 2 people and drove a little ways to get here. It's not worth it. I gave it 1 star because there's no 0 star."

"This was my first visit. The food was good and hot. Our waiter was really nice. The location was easy to find with plenty of parking."

"Stopped in here after some post-Christmas shopping in Ashland. Wonderful experience as an unplanned sort of date night. Sat at the bar on a rainy Friday night. Came in for some oysters on the half shell and cajun shrimp, but was impressed by all measures. Service was attentive and friendly. The food was great. We ordered oysters on the half shell, crab rangoon, hush puppies, cajun shrimp boil and the poke don. Oysters were super fresh. The poke don was one of the better ones I’ve had in years. The hush puppies were delightful. My gf was very happy with her meal choices, too. Drink selection was commendable. Whiskey selection was especially curated but they had options for all tastes. Lots of parking was available (off-street) but then again it was raining—not sure how it might be when the weather is nice. Service was spectacular. The bartender, Blanton, was friendly, attentive and kind—but especially personable. Rest of the staff was also great. Overall very impressed, and will return when in the area. If i had to give any constructive criticism, I would say consider changing the lighting. The can lights made things seem a little sterile and were too bright. If anything maybe install a dimmer, change to lower lumens and or “warm” bulbs or something. Honestly didn’t detract from my overall experience because food was amazing and Blanton was spectacular. Look forward to coming back. Thank you!"

"We had the shrimp boil and crab and shrimp fried rice. Both were excellent. Calamari appetizer was ok. Not much calamari and too much breading. Service was excellent and the people are very nice. Good beer selection and full bar. Layout of the area was great. Would be better with a stage for bands and maybe update the generic lighting layout. Outdoor seating area is nice but could use some help. Possibly more plants."

"Great new little seafood place to add to the list. They have a little twist to traditional seafood boil place with a touch of Asian infusion. On the front you have a number of options to put your boil together. Then get to pick your spices and sauces. On the back there are quite of number of Stir fry to choose from. Pretty wide open space with a good number of tables. They have a good sized bar and a number of tvs. There is a large patio, which was closed, since it's bbbrrrrr season. I even saw that they had some cornhole tables. We ended up getting a couple appetizers the salt and pepper shrimp and I ordered a half dozen Rappahannock oysters. Both were very good. My wife got the chicken and broccoli stir fry with some cashews then I got a boil with clams, mussels, king crab and Dungeness crab. I picked the Cajun spice with medium Heat. My wife really liked her meal, I didn't care for the occasion seasoning it tasted a little sweet to me almost like a Tei flavor. There was nothing wrong with the seafood itself I asked them to get me some dip and spices which they did so the seafood actually tasted pretty good. Everything came out nice and hot, my wife's food actually came out probably a good 6 to 7 minutes before mine did. Staff was super helpful and nice plus very attentive. We definitely would come back again and I would try a bit of different seasoning. Also looking to come back at lunch time and try one of their stir fries."