Henry Mallard has been to many places in the world and has strong opinions about them all.
If you have enjoyed (or not enjoyed) a meal at a Chincoteague restaurant in the last year, you are invited to post your opinion here. Of course, your opinion will not count as much as Henry Mallard's, but go ahead and post it anyway.

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Date Submitted: 10/4/2007    
From: Alison Powhatan, VA  
Restaurant: Saigon Village    
Date Dined: July and Sept. 2007    
Opinion: My family is always sceptical about trying anything new, but I finally got my husband to try Saigon Village. Not your standard Chincoteague restaurant! The staff on both occasions was friendly and attentive (but not overly so), and the food is delicious - try the rice paper rolls!
Date Submitted: 9/17/2007    
From: JR Watts Richmond, VA  
Restaurant: Bill's    
Date Dined: 8/29/07    
Opinion: I thought about writing this for a while and finally decide to once I decided to include a few more details. My two kids and I ate at Bill’s in Chincoteague on Tuesday, August 28. We got there about 5:30 p.m. and were seated in a corner table by the exit door. At first I thought the table was fine as it had great views out of two large windows, one on the side and one at the front of the building. That was until I noticed the dead flies on the window sills. There were a total 33 dead flies on the two window sills – I know this because my10 year old son counted them for us. He then proceeded to kill four more flies while we ate. He killed them as they tried to land on our table. My kids liked their food and ate every last bit of it. I got the crab imperial. Unfortunately, it was not that good. It tasted like someone poured hot mayonnaise over a bunch of crab meat and tried to pass it off as crab imperial. Mayo was all I tasted – there was crab meat in the dish, but Mayo was the only taste that came through. Our server was very attentive and kept our drinks filled throughout our meal. We went to Bill’s based on a recommendation from the desk clerk at the Hampton Inn – I asked for a restaurant that was good for kids. The night before we ate at Steamers and we all really enjoyed it.
Date Submitted: 9/4/2007    
From: Mark McLean, Virginia  
Restaurant: Mr. Baldy's    
Date Dined: Labor Day Weekend    
Opinion: Wait for breakfast was endless after we were seated. When we finally said something to Mr. Baldy he was rude and offensive. This is the 2nd time we have had an endless wait. We used to love it when it was Island Family Restaurant but we will not be back.
Date Submitted: 7/9/2007    
From:   Mon City  
Restaurant: Several    
Date Dined: July 4-9    
Opinion: Island Cafe-First time we ever had breakfast at this restaurant, which is ONLY open for breakfast. You gotta try the Grand Marnier French Toast. Absolutely delicious. Village Restaurant-First time visit to this restaurant also. Bill's used to be our favorite. Sorry, Bill, the Village has you beat now. A spectacular, huge seafood platter--including a lobster tail--($26.00) and worth every penny. We had enough left over for the next day's lunch, and then some. Mr. Baldy's-This used to be Island Family Restaurant, but I guess there are new owners. While the speed of service left much to be desired, the food was good. We had breakfast, and the wait staff and kitchen seemed to be a ball of confusion. We waited over 35 minutes for coffee and pancakes. We returned that evening for dinner, wanting something simple instead of the
Date Submitted: 4/25/2007    
From: Lana Wesley Lewes Delaware  
Restaurant: All    
Date Dined: many times    
Opinion: unfortunately some of the better restaurants of the island are no long there because they have sold out to folks who will build monstrous condos etc in their place. Of those, I offer the Crab House and Capt. Fish's. Soon to be gone is the Chincogeague Inn. These were great restaurants depending on what you were looking for. As for what is left--Don's and Bill's are both great places to eat as are AJ's and the Village. Unfortunately, if you want the whole mystic of Chincoteague dining, most of those restauarants have succumbed to progress. It will be difficult to get a seat in the remaining restaurants on the island--good or bad.
Date Submitted: 10/17/2006    
From: Dorothy Thomas Onancock  
Restaurant: Sea Star Cafe    
Date Dined: multiple times    
Opinion: unfortunately my one-day-a-week work on chicoteague is on a day that Sea Star is closed Fall thru Spring or else i would eat there every time! the food is fabulous. totally fresh, 'high end' Havarti cheese, not american! Highly recommend everything there.
Date Submitted: 6/13/2005    
From: Judy Red Lion PA  
Restaurant: Wright's Seafood Restaurant    
Date Dined: September 2004    
Opinion: Even though the restaurant is just off the island, it's worth the 10 minute drive. It had been 20+ years since I've eaten there. What a mistake! The seafood is excellant and the prices are reasonable. My husband and in-laws agreed this is one restaurant we will visit every time we come back to Chincoteague (which is at least once a year.) I highly recommend it!
Date Submitted: 5/16/2005    
From: Greg & Mary Bel Air, MD  
Restaurant: AJ's on the Creek    
Date Dined: Most recently March 2005    
Opinion: Our favorite spot in Chincoteague; we have never been disappointed. We prefer table #20, off on its own in an alcove - a nice intimate location to enjoy the fine food and company with whom you're sharing it. The food is always great. My wife loves the scallops in garlic sauce and the shrimp scampi. Our most recent trip was in the off season... we arrived at the bar late on Friday night in time to catch all the locals in action. A three-piece combo was playing classic rock in one corner. And despite our being easy-to-spot outsiders, we were welcomed warmly. We'll return over and over agin.
Date Submitted: 5/9/2005    
From: Laura Falls Church, VA  
Restaurant: Village Restaurant and Lounge    
Date Dined: May 2005    
Opinion: I was very disappointed. I order the special which was tuna. I ordered it blacked and rare. It came out cooked all the way through. They sent another tuna that was just seared on the edges (as it should have been) and it was frozen/cold in the middle. It was obviously not fresh tuna!
Date Submitted: 4/17/2005    
From: Karen Lebanon, NH  
Restaurant: Steamers    
Date Dined: 4/17/05    
Opinion: Two good things: The service and the crayons that kept the kids busy. The food was just bad - slimy salad that had to get sent back, gummy tasteless crab soup, bland crab cakes, from-the-box orange mac and cheese from the kids menu. Very sad.
Date Submitted: 3/9/2005    
From: Uncle D Fayetteville, PA  
Restaurant: Bills    
Date Dined: August 2004    
Opinion: Bills is the first stop we make when coming to the island. We enjoy the lunch and dinner menu. They have the best "Double Bacon Cheeseburger" on the planet.Our son loves their cheesesticks! If you want good quality food at the best island prices, stop at Bills!!!
Date Submitted: 11/30/2004    
From: JR Watts Richmond, VA  
Restaurant: Rays' Shanty    
Date Dined: 11/27/04    
Opinion: Finally got to eat at Ray Shanty. I got the crab cake platter and my wife got the sea scallop platter. My crab cakes were among the best I’ve ever had!! Each was nearly five inches wide and about an inch thick and were 99% crabmeat! My wife scallops were lightly breaded and cooked to perfection. We both had their cream of crab soup, which was very good. I highly recommend eating at Ray’s!!
Date Submitted: 9/7/2004    
From: Dan Charlottesville VA  
Restaurant: Captian Fish    
Date Dined: Sept 3, 2004    
Opinion: Should be Captian "sleeps with the fishes". It took 20 minutes to get a waitresses attention. It took 45 minutes to get our first round of drinks. It took an hour to get our appetizers. As for the entrees...I can only guess that by "fresh seafood" they mean that after I ordered, they sent the boat out to catch the fish. When I spoke with the manager she apologized and talked about staffing. Well, sparky, perhaps you need to drag yourself into the kitchen then, begin to expadite and get those busboys to start toasting some bread and serving some fried fish. Afterall, it mainly is nothing but FRIED food. How tough can that be? And yes, the club sandwich my daughter ordered was not toasted. Yum! Soggy sandwich bread. But no, after the table next to us reported a 1 hour wait to get 4 fried fish sandwiches we called it a day... Oh, and when you fry something, perhaps you need to roll it in something besides plan breadcrumbs. Tasteless and tough apps. Be afriad, be very afriad to approach this place.
Date Submitted: 9/6/2004    
From: RG Boston  
Restaurant: Chicoteague Inn    
Date Dined: 9/3/04    
Opinion: Long wait at Bill's, so we strolled across the street "just to see if wait at the Inn." Aferall it is Firday night of Labor Day weekend. It should have been a clue: the place empty despite the waterfront location and pending sunset (broken window seals and moisture obscured the view afterall). Cocktails order on the rock, arrived straight-up, complete with a fly. Replacement was weak and tasteless. Corn muffins were good. However, request for a second basket was met with "only one basket per table." Meals arrived after a very long wait (were there other people here, oh yes 3 or 4 table, now). One meal did not arrive with the others and when it did, it was undercooked. We should have gone to Bill's. Hopefully, someone will take over what could be a wonderful place.
Date Submitted: 8/19/2004    
From: Julia McClure Williamsburg VA  
Restaurant: Island Family Restaurant    
Date Dined: July 30, 2004    
Opinion: We enjoyed breakfast following the Pony Swim back on Friday morning. Straight-forward, down-home cooking, good breakfast selections, friendly, efficient wait staff. I recommend it, and will go back myself!
Date Submitted: 8/13/2004    
From: felix rutherford  
Restaurant: village    
Date Dined: sometime in july    
Opinion: excellent
Date Submitted: 6/25/2004    
From: Leda Johnstown, PA  
Restaurant: Skipper's    
Date Dined: every time I go to Chincoteague!!    
Opinion: Skipper's is the best place to eat on the island. We have had breakfast, lunch and dinner there, and sometimes ate there twice in one day. We love it, and will be there again when we visit in August!! Keep up the good food, Skipper!!
Date Submitted: 4/30/2004    
From: Lana Lexington  
Restaurant: The Village Restaurant    
Date Dined: many ocasions!!    
Opinion: Absoulutly fabulous place to dine very romantic with GREAT food My family and i have been there many times and everything has been outstanding!!!
Date Submitted: 4/11/2004    
From: J.Watts Richmond, VA  
Restaurant: Steamers    
Date Dined: 4/10/2004    
Opinion: Great family place. My kids liked coloring on the table mats and we all enjoyed the food. The steamed all-you-can-eat shrimp were fresh and tasty. For the price, the all-you-can eat meals are a great deal. You get enough to feed a small army. Will be eating there again.
Date Submitted: 3/22/2004    
From: David Burke, VA  
Restaurant: Sea Star Cafe    
Date Dined: Regularly for years    
Opinion: Absolutely agree with the last post. Outstanding sandwich combinations, terrific shrimp salad, wonderful soups, salads big enough to share, highest quality ingredients, fresh baked bread & homemade salad dressings, etc.
Date Submitted: 3/11/2004    
From: Laura Chincoteague  
Restaurant: Sea Star Cafe    
Date Dined: constantly    
Opinion: Sea Star is the best. I've sent probably over 50 people there - and only gotten rave reviews back. Fresh veggies, fresh baked breads, wonderful cheeses, great soups...everything you could ask for. I saw there was one post, but they diddn't get the name right. I wanted to get it out there. Highly Reccomended.
Date Submitted: 1/16/2004    
From: Kimmy and Matt New Jersey  
Restaurant: AJ's    
Date Dined: August 2003    
Opinion: very nice, good food, casual but elegant at the same time.Will go back!
Date Submitted: 12/9/2003    
From: Mudbugs Mon City PA  
Restaurant: Bill's    
Date Dined: several times in Sept.    
Opinion: Been coming to Chincoteague for years & can't believe we never ate at Bill's til now. MOST excellent cheeseburgers. MOST excellent breakfasts. We are so impressed. I bet we eat every meal there next year. :O)
Date Submitted: 11/8/2003    
From: Frank Butler Chincoteague, VA  
Restaurant: Saigon Village    
Date Dined: August 2003    
Opinion: This is a great place to get a tasty meal that's different on Chincoteague.
Date Submitted: 10/31/2003    
From: felix nj  
Restaurant: bills    
Date Dined: numerous    
Opinion: Good menu, good prices and some interesting specials make this the place to go. My wife and I have never been disappointed.
Date Submitted: 7/22/2003    
From: Jennifer Greensboro, NC  
Restaurant: Etta's    
Date Dined: July 14, 2003    
Opinion: I was looking forward to dining at Etta's on the channel with it's gorgeous view of the lighthouse. However, I didn't realize that was to be the highlight of the meal. My dinner entree of coconut shrimp cost 15.95 and was no more than an appetizer- only 5 small fried shrimp! I was very disappointed as was everyone else in our party.
Date Submitted: 7/7/2003    
From: Mrs. Meehan Brunswick, MD  
Restaurant: The Star Fish    
Date Dined: 6/28    
Opinion: From the approach from parking lot the place looked iffy, but gave it a go. Very surprised - the Starfish is one of Chincoteague's best kept secrets. Food is healthy - greens are very fresh, unlike a restaurant I dare not mention that is very close by who used a type of lettuce for their salad bar I would only dare use as a platter garnish. The food in my opinion was good enough to be served in any of your finer DC establishments as lite lunch fare, al fresco. A lot of attention to detail to make sure the herbs and spices are just right. Delicate tasting chicken salad and exquisite Tuscan potato salad with just a light hint of vinegar and fresh parsley are some of the high points. Portions were moderate. Very refreshing ice cold bottled Perrier and natural spring waters were available. Once you place your order, sit in the courtyard behind the place that is hidden from the street, and if you've ever been to the Caribean, you will be delighted by the colors and the music. The decor is authentic bright Dominican/Cuban/Puerto Rican colors, which were used on the fencing and outdoor dining furnishings.
Date Submitted: 7/7/2003    
From: Mrs. Meehan Brunswick, MD  
Restaurant: EJ's    
Date Dined: 6/28/03    
Opinion: Atmosphere - 10 Food - 10 Prices - very reasonable for what you are getting. Service - 10 EJ's is a very romantic, well run establishment. House wines are very good quality. Staff very attentive, friendly, unobtrusive, and graciously accommodating, right down to preparing a special meal for a vegetarian friend. Felt a little rushed, but we showed up very late almost to kitchen closing time. Wish their kitchen was open just a little later, but I'm used to DC dining hours.
Date Submitted: 6/25/2003    
From: Zach Reph Effort, Pa  
Restaurant: Skippre's Family Resturaunt    
Date Dined: July 2000-02    
Opinion: I went to the breakfast buffet and it was great. They had alot of things to choose from. Going there made the whole day great.
Date Submitted: 6/19/2003    
From: John H. Jenkins 5515 Old Carrsville Rd., Carrsville, Va 23315  
Restaurant: Island Family Restaurant    
Date Dined: 6-19-03    
Opinion: This restaurant serves some of the most delicious food that I have ever eaten. The service there is excellent and the staff is very friendly.
Date Submitted: 5/27/2003    
From: Tim Adams Morgantown, WV  
Restaurant: A.J.'s on the Creek    
Date Dined: August 2002 and many others    
Opinion: I remember when this was a chicken place called McDuffy's, but for years now this has been our favorite Chincoteague restaurant. It's got an odd charm, a tiny bit formal but not too formal for the beach, and tables for families with children can be found on the screened porch. The menu contains items not found at every other place on the island and almost everything is excellent. I'd suggest Oysters Rockefeller or crab-stuffed mushroms for a start, and then scampi or crab alfredo for an entree. Usually good service, especially if you come later or early. We tend to spend the day walking or bike riding, what we call "earning scampi," before A.J.'s and then later for Mr. Whippy's. And so it's "earning scampi and whippy" for us.
Date Submitted: 5/25/2003    
From: Dave & Deb Columbia, PA  
Restaurant: Don's Seafood & Chattie's Lounge    
Date Dined: October 2002    
Opinion: We were married on the beach on Assateague Island that day, and our party had dinner in the lounge. We had called in advance to ask about a place to cut our cake. The staff decorated the lounge closed off the larger part and put on additional help as well as having their DJ come in early all at no additional charge to us. Everyone loved their meals, ranging from sandwiches to seafood and beef entrees. We are planning to return this October (and every October after) with our friends to celebrate our anniversary.
Date Submitted: 4/15/2003    
From: Karyn Baltimore  
Restaurant: Bill's Seafood restaurant    
Date Dined: all the time    
Opinion: I eat at Bill's all the time and am never disappointed with what I get. My boyfriend lives in Chincoteague and I am there almost every week and we always order carry out from Bill's. It's great!!The people are great also!!