Wilkerson's Seafood Restaurant — Restaurant in Colonial Beach

I would consider my wife and I seafood aficionados, having eaten seafood from Maine to Florida and many places in between. Being in Fredericksburg, Va and close to many of our favorite eateries within a short drive for us. We thought we would give Wilkerson's the benefit of the doubt. Really the only thing I can rate this place high would be on location, just something about being near the water while you are enjoying your meal. We came for the weekend buffet, as I can kill most buffets and ALL YOU CAN eats, got to get in out monies worth. However that didn't start until 5 pm, which was a disappointment. We arrived at 3 pm our error, the local station didn't say what time it started and when I called, I failed to ask and the young person who answered the phone when I inquired did not tell me. Not wanting to waste the trip, we placed an order from the menu, we kept it simple. Cream of crab soup, which basically was the the cream base, which had on it a couple of spoonfuls of back fin meat placed on top, too much onion in the cream base, it over powered everything STRIKE ONE. We ordered the "broiled" shrimp and scallops, both of our meals were over cooked, We stomached through our rubbery meals, STRIKE TWO & THREE. After it was all said and done, our $72.00 meal could have been better at any of the other spots we enjoyed elsewhere in the area that are worth the drive. Any of the MAD CRAB locations in the Fredericksburg area, Capt. Billy's at Popes Creek, Md or Capt. John's at Cobbs Island, Md. After a very rough ride home and multiple stops to use rest rooms, due to our stomachs turning. We will consider this a lesson learned and one less restaurant, that we have to...

We are local Virginians. We've been visiting Colonial Beach for the past 3 years and have been meaning to check out Wilkersons, based on the locals' suggestions and online reviews. This was our first visit. It was around 5:30pm. We asked to be seated in an area with a water view. The only available, was in the back room, which host said had just closed, even though there were people still sitting/eating in that section, maybe because that evening the restaurant was due to close at 7pm. Several other patrons came in after us and were then seated in that area. My husband had a few seafood items kind of ala carte. He said it was delicious but had better. I had the prime rib, w/fried shrimp, and baked potato, which I ordered medium to medium rare, & one trip salad bar. The first attempt came well done. They did refire another, and that was better, but more rare in spots. Both pieces seemed to be cut with more fat than typical. Mind you, I love a little fat. The second piece did not seem to be seasoned. The server was friendly and attentive, but I had to wait a bit for her to return so I could send back my steak. The salad bar was ok but was selecting pieces of lettuce from the bottom of the barrel. It seemed as though they refilled it upon request from a customer who came later, behind me. There was an older gentleman behind the register who greeted most people and rang people up. Don't know if this was the owner. He never stepped away from that spot. Overall, we had a good experience. The food was good, but not up to all the raves we had heard and was expecting. We...

As unfortunate as it truly is to say ... This was place was one of the most horrible places i have ever, ever been! In my entire life! My family and i went there to have an amazing meal together while on vacation, it was also recommended to us and, our plates were so rediculously small, we didn't eat or pay and, we walked out on the meal. We purchased one of the most expensive seafood meals they had to offer (just to ensure we should have REALLY enjoyed it), when we received our plates, we were so floored and asked if that was all we would get and were told that we actually had gotten extra!! Our baked potatoes were the size of a kiwi! I mean, i cant even fully explain how pityful our plates were! The salad bar was also a very major let down with only one type of lettuce and no real selection of anything! The original "all you can eat/seafood buffet" was absolutely disgraceful as well. Barely the size of a picnic table, flavorless, shrimp tasted like it was cooked in bleach water, i have never seen anything so pathetic in my life. On top of it all, our waitress was an utterly ignorant, nasty woman. You get a thousand times better buffet at golden corral! For less than half the price! I would never recommend this restaurant to anyone. Youre even better off eating McDonald's fish sandwich and thats a total shame to even be able to say. My advice ... Go right down the road to Dockside!! Now that place was absolutely AMAZING!! I went from the worst place ive ever been, to 1 of my fav, top 3 places,...