Mallards At the Wharf

I found this place a few years ago and was pleasantly surprised at the quality of the food and the beautiful view of the water. I stopped in a few days ago and the place was practically empty. My first thought was " well it had to be the weather" so my boyfriend and I sat down at a table and a blonde waitress took our order. I initially got iced tea while my boyfriend got a soda. I tasted the tea and it tasted soured, like it had been sitting out way too long so when she came back I switched it for soda as well. We order 2 appetizers ( the cheese balls and the pork) they were both barely warm. I bit into one of the cheese balls and a portion was cold. We almost left at that point but we hadn't eaten all day and we're starving and still had a long drive home. The waitress kept going back to

After stopping here many times I finally found them open and not full.. it’s a cold winter day so was looking forward to warming up and taking a break in a 9 hr solo trip. Wow.. what a disappointment.. I was offered a table upstairs by the very lovely hostess — being the ONLY person there I joked I would be forgotten. No joke in the end. I was brought an overly sweet tea - but could not get it changed since no one ever came back. A second person brought the food and just plopped it on the table .. no asking me if I needed anything etc. didn’t get to the tea… thought my server would appear. I ordered crab cake sandwich .. I got a crab cake ball sitting on a cold hard bun with a bag of chips. No other additions for the sandwich.. zip zero on the plastic basket plate. Oh yes, there was a

We had such a perfect evening here. The service and atmosphere were spot on and the food was exceptional. My wife had salmon in a mustard crust that was absolutely delicious and perfectly cooked. I had the crab cakes and they were by far the best I’ve had. Flavorful and moist. The deserts were spot on as well. Crème brûlée was perfect and the lime and raspberry smith island cake was Lucious. We didn’t get to hear the chef play and sing, maybe next time. We will be back!

Great food, wonderful atmosphere, and excellent service! Came here for a business lunch and I had an great experience. I sat inside but the wharf view was gorgeous. Highly recommend.

Outstanding lunch. The Rockfish was excellent. Perfectly cooked. The Tomatoe Bisque was phenomenal. Kenzie our server was great. Highly recommend coming here.