CJ Finz Raw Bar & Grille

"Very good food! They have the best-priced lobster roll in town. Its like $17.50! Freaking good too. They also have a really good lunch special- half sandwich and half salad for $10.99! I got the oyster po-boy and shrimp salad."

"Last night my wife and I, in our never-ending quest to find new and interesting restaurants in the Fredericksburg area, decided to drive to Manassas to try a seafood place called CJ Finz Raw Bar and Grille. When we got there, we found that it didn't seem to have parking, but we were able to find on-street parking. We walked in and saw that it had a fairly small dining room. There was a full bar along the left side of the restaurant, three or four large tables that could seat a party of eight, and tables for two and four elsewhere. We had a 15 minute wait, since on a Saturday evening this place was full. We sat down and were immediately visited by our very pleasant server. I ordered an Ono Oatmeal Stout, and my wife had a Devils Backbone Vienna Lager. We started with a dozen oysters on the half shell. They were fairly good sized, and served with cocktail sauce and horseradish (the real stuff, not sauce). When it came time to order entrees, our server had several suggestions. One of them was the Thai Green Curry Scallops. Since I came there for scallops. I took that suggestion. My wife had a Lobster Roll and a cup of She Crab soup. My wife reported that the lobster was plentiful in the roll, and cooked properly, not overdone. The She Crab soup, which is one of my wife's favorites, was excellent. My scallops were phenomenally good. There were four jumbo sized scallops, with jasmine rice and a wonderful curry sauce. The scallops themselves were not just Broiled, they were done in Thai spices and were delicious. The spices were not too hot. A generous helping of rice and curry sauce made this one of the best scallop dishes I've had. We don't normally order desert, but my wife saw Key Lime pie, so she ordered that. I took another of our server's suggestions and ordered the Granny Apple Crisp, which is a very tasty Granny Smith Apple pie/cobbler with Vanilla Ice Cream. It was very good and very decadent. My wife reported that the key lime pie was also first rate. This is a smallish place that does a good business, so it's probably not the place to go for a quiet intimate dinner. However if you want excellent seafood, top rate oysters, and excellent service, this is the place to go."

"Wow. Wonderful scallops and a very tender steak. The Cauliflower rice was good and the Key Lime Pie was a great way to finish it all off. The service was great. We arrived a little before 5pm and there were many tables open. When we were finished at about 5:45 the place was really starting to fill up. Overall it was a very nice dinner. Atmosphere was a little noisy for us, but you extroverts would be fine. The music was quite good."

"After doing a Google search for new restaurants we found this great little restaurant. The food was just as amazing as our waitress! Very attentive and kind and we got to sit upstairs on their outdoor deck. Perfect little hideaway in Old Towne Manassas!!"

"Decided to try this place based on the favorable review rating and was very disappointed. Staff were not welcoming upon my entering, the food was par at best and service was horrible. The she crab soup had zero sherry flavor, which is a signature flavor of that soup. The lobster roll had minimal if any seasoning. After finishing my meal I waited at least 15 minuets if not longer to have to flag down a staff member and request my check. No one asked if I wanted a refill or any other requests. Final straw was being charged $3.11 for a salad substitute instead of fries. The waiter’s response was “I’ll take care of it” only to return with the exact same check. The menu has great variety but none of that matters if the food isn’t good and the experience unpleasant. Would not recommend or revisit."