Harpoon Larry's: User Reviews

Avoid Harpoon Larry's
By jsteeleRG from Riverdale, June 22, 2009

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My fiancee and I had our first date at Harpoon Larry's, and the place held special meaning for us..until last night. To begin, we had to choose the smoking section as the non smoking dining "room" was filled with an extended wait for those tables, curiously it's only about 1/3 the size of the smoking side. My fiancee ordered a cluster of crab legs, I ordered a grilled tuna fillet sandwich, as we had plans afterward and we expected a fairly quick turnaround. After the first cluster was gone, and my drink was empty, my dinner was still not to be found. My fiance ordered another cluster of crab legs, and we were ok with it so far as the waitress said "raw bar stuff always comes out first", I guess so everyone else at the table can watch. My fiance then went thought that cluster, and I still have no dinner, dinner was about 40 minutes on the clock at the point. Luckily there was a loud obnoxious drunk woman sitting nearby for our entertainment.
After 44 minutes, my sandwich arrives, with a "lovely" overcast gray color of tuna fillet and cooked well done (ordered medium rare). The bun was stale and crumbly, the lettuce looked as though it'd been picked up out of the compost bin, and the slice of tomoto was more core than fruit. The french fries could've come straight from the Ore Ida bag in my freezer. The waitress set this masterpiece down w/o barely a word and left.
After getting some condiments and replacements for the lawn clippings on my sndwich I attempted to eat the culinary work of art.
I have never had a more bland, underseasoned, overcooked or drier piece of tuna in my entire life..frozen or fresh and this must've been in the deep freeze for a few months. As far as the french fries, nobody should ever order or pay for those from Harpoon Larry's. That is unless you like greasy frozen one's from a last year. Here's a tip for Harpoon Larry's..use fresh food or just stop serving food, and here's some tips for customers...go to Red Lobster, Surf Rider or the Hampton Seafood Kitchen just avoid Harpoon Larry's at all costs. Oh and Harpoon Larry's...clean your restroom's at least once a month, the smell of stale urine does not enhance one's palate.

Great seafood-- consistently. Service...
By E. T. from Newport News, VA, August 24, 2005

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Great seafood-- consistently. Service is touch and go, a little slow depending on the server. (Don't let the front bartender serve you lunch, he is slow!) Other than that, Larry's has the best fish sandwich this side of the HRBT.

My husband and I go...
By K W from Hampton, VA, June 6, 2002

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My husband and I go there about once a month - the food is usually good, but the outside and inside needs a great deal of work. Simple upkeep is obviously ignored (check the ladies' bathroom - ugh!) Smells like stale beer and what was left from a late night out!!

the best seafood on the...
By Brian Stephens from Hampton, Va, March 16, 2002

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the best seafood on the peninsula!!

5stars....
By Stuart Mills from Yorktown, VA, April 23, 2001

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5stars.