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American, Bar, Seafood
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Lunch, Dinner, Drinks, Late Night
FEATURES
Takeout, Reservations, Outdoor Seating, Seating, Parking Available, Television, Highchairs Available, Wheelchair Accessible, Serves Alcohol, Full Bar, Table Service, Delivery, Live Music, Waterfront
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Reviewed 6 days ago

We were the only people inside because my 98 year old mother did not want to sit outside.Our waitress only had one customer which was us.She was slow and unattentive spending most of her time socializing with the bartender.The crab cakes were good,but the blackened...fish tacos were soggy and the corn fritters were overpriced.We ordered crab chowder which we paid for and never got and did not realize we did not receive untìl on the road.Nice location,but food is overpriced and the waitress was nice but not at all into her job.More

Date of visit: March 2024
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Reviewed January 27, 2024

Great location. Inside looked pretty rough in bar area like it got a lot of use. Outside was nice. On the river by the bridge. I ordered the shrimp po boy and it looked great when it was served. Once I bit into it the...shrimp collapsed as it was all fried filling. My husband had the crab cake which looked amazing at first. It was big chunks of crab but when you kept eating he found it was a layer on top of shredded crab. It was good but not as good as it looked at first. Our server was excellent. Prices were pretty standard for these daysMore

Date of visit: January 2024
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Reviewed May 7, 2023

Unfortunately, it was mediocre at best. IT WAS NOT CROWDED. Our waitress was more than 10 minutes to greet us and take a drink order, she left to place drink order. Once our dinner order was placed it was another 10+ minutes until our drinks...arrived. I cannot stress enough, IT WAS NOTBUSY! Food was nothing to rave about except the others enjoyed their soup, seafood of some kind.More

Date of visit: February 2023
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Reviewed April 15, 2023

We got there early and many locals were there for Happy Hour. It was good to see them enjoying the beautiful day and seeing each other. We loved sitting by the water and watching all the activity. The food was good, with a diverse menu,...not just an average burger joint. Both times we visited I had ahi tuna, just prepared differently. Occoquan is a historic and lovely town with lots of shops and restaurants along the river.More

Date of visit: April 2023
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Reviewed November 16, 2022

The staff is very friendly and attentive. The food has always been consistently good, and in the nice weather, you can't beat the atmosphere.

Date of visit: November 2022
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Reviewed November 13, 2022

The atmosphere was great, the fish tacos were good, flounder was perfect, mahi mahi not so exciting. Some seasoning needed. Clam Chowder was really good. One issue was the spray used to clean the tables was so strong in scent that it caused those of...us with allergies to have issues breathing comfortably even outside. Too much concentration in that spray. Had to clean our table with our own wipes. Our server was Excellent and very attentive. Others near us were as well.More

Date of visit: November 2022
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Reviewed October 10, 2022 via mobile

We had no criticisms. It has a nice view of the Occoquan river. I had baked fresh fish, and my better half had the 'dirty chicken' pasta. Our service was great. We went on a Sunday, and there was plenty of free parking under the...bridge just south. There's also a public kayak launch under the bridge, and it's designed so a paraplegic can launch. I don't know how they would get their kayak down the dock, but it's still a neat idea, and less agile people can benefit. One kind of boards the kayak when it's on rollers and they roll it in and out of the water. There's also a public dock close by for the boaters, and there's a dock in front of the restaurant, but I don't know if that's available.More

Date of visit: October 2022
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Reviewed September 21, 2022

We enjoyed a delightful lunch with friends in the outside dining area. The food was excellent in nice portions and all the staff, from receptionist who took the reservation and greeted us, to the wait staff that served us, were very friendly. A very enjoyable...afternoon for all of us.More

Date of visit: September 2022
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Reviewed September 15, 2022

Food seems secondary, and so does cleanliness - maybe drinks are primary - no maybe getting the check paid is the most important thing to them? We got the disappointing humus-appetizer served at the same time as the main course, that is poor service. The...fish taco's had mediocre tasting fish dripping, dripping, dripping fluid out of the taco - was it water? dripping out of cole slaw or wet lettuce or something - very unappetizing. Bathroom hygiene needs to be improved. Greasy onion rings, but those are supposed to be greasy - and they were greasy. Cleanliness of dishware and serving utensils needs more attention. I didn't get the impression that they were passionate about food and passionate about the restaurant business, I think it's a great piece of real estate with a great view, and maybe it's an investment by a non-restauranteur, that I don't know, just an impression. Romantic - no way! A place to meet and chat with a friend, sure why not, as long as you just a want a beer and some onion rings I guess. The ambience was actually not too good, aside from the view of the water which is great, but the decor inside, the way the stage was set up to accept a potential band or performer - it did not exude attention to detail, there was something sloppy or thrown together about it. Sort of a frat party ambience, it wasn't rowdy or too noisy at all, but it just looked like if there were beer spilled on the floor, the ambience would be complete. The view is so spectacular that it is hard to imagine that they could still ruin the ambiance, but they managed to do it. We are not from the area and were passing through, we were visiting Washington DC going south. The water view took this from one star to two.More

Date of visit: September 2022
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Reviewed September 14, 2022

Went here for dinner, restaurant does gets crowded in the weekend if you can make reservation. We sat inside restaurant, order the bourbon chicken which comes fried and you can order sauce in the side with celery stick and small pieces of carrots. Order the...Nautical pasta which come with crab meat and white sauce, penne pasta. My meal was delicious very tasty and plenty of flavors. Our meal total was about $64.00. Also order chicken nuggets with fries, chicken was tender and fries were hot. our meal was great and our server Ashley was friendly. the restaurant has street parking which can be full during the weekend, since occoquan is history area. The restaurant view of the Occoquan river if you want to sit outside beware of smokers which can be sitting next to you. The restaurant has live music on the weekends and two bars available for someone who just want to have a drink and enjoy .More

Date of visit: September 2022
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Reviewed August 28, 2022

Horrible experience. Food was cold when it arrived at the table. Servers were running around like chickens with their head cut off—no manager on site, no supervision. Checks came with food items we did not order. Never again!

Date of visit: August 2022
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Reviewed August 23, 2022 via mobile

It was Pi day and before we went to Moma's for some wonderful pies we decided to stop and have lunch at the waterfront. We were lucky to get a seat outside and in the sun. The tables need to be replaced though. The first...one very wobble and the second one was very slanted. The waitress was very nice and got our food out right away. The chicken salad sandwich was very good. Other food that came out looked good too. As I looked around everyone seemed to be relaxing and enjoying their lunch.More

Date of visit: March 2022
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Reviewed July 31, 2022 via mobile

The restaurant is in a very nice nice location by the water. Our service was wonderful but but our glasses we switched out 3 times because of lip stain marks. The prices are high and the food is terrible. The flavors are weird. I ordered...stuffed shrimp and it was salty and my husband ordered fish which was dry. Even my baked potato tasted off and unpleasant. We were highly disappointed!More

Date of visit: July 2022
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Reviewed July 29, 2022

My family and I (6 people) have the distinct pleasure of having lunch on July 24, 2022. The service was outstanding. Our server was Mel, an enthusiastic, friendly and attentive young man. Management should be very proud to have someone like Mel be representative of...Madigan's Waterfront. Compliments to the chef, the food was outstanding! When next in the area we are certain to patronize Madigan's Waterfront again.More

Date of visit: July 2022
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Reviewed June 23, 2022 via mobile

This location is great. The waiter and staff were very friendly. The seafood was fresh. Our waiter, Daniel was very attentive and went out of his way to make sure we had what we needed.

Date of visit: June 2022
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rosemaryciotti
October 25, 2017|
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Response from surfcitytom | Reviewed this property |
not through the front entrance. it's rather uneven. not certain about access from the outside water view seating re using rest room.
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Response from 660joeyf | Reviewed this property |
yes it is. but it's open late so just pick a reasonable time to take family there.
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Madigan's Waterfront is rated accordingly in the following categories by Tripadvisor travelers:
  • Food: 3.5
  • Service: 3.5
  • Value: 3
  • Atmosphere: 4