Captain’s Galley

I vote Captains Galley the best place for all you can eat crab legs. They were so delicious!

Let me start by saying that I rarely complain about anything. I had noticed that since I had been coming here over the last couple of years, that there seemed to be alot of turn over in staff with the exception of a few waitresses. The service has been hit or miss for a while, but not big complaints. They do have some really inexpensive lunch specials, however the dinner portions are really expensive and the food is mediocre at best. You could go to places like Mayflower or Captain Stevens and get much better food and a larger portion. The thing that got me at my visit today was the blatant rudeness and indifference of the hostess. When my wife and I walked in we said hello and she was sitting at the hostess desk and barely spoke or looked at us and practically rolled her eyes at us. She sat us at our booth and left. We both looked at each other in disbelief. Fortunately our waitress that day was very nice and attentive. When I went to pay the bill, she walked over and barely spoke. I was given the same attitude. She mumbled something about signing the slip and threw the pen across the counter and walked off before I even finished signing. Your hostess is the first person a customer sees when entering your restaurant and sets the tone for your visit. Needless to say she is not helping or promoting this restaurant in any positive way.

It pains me to write this because it has been nice having a good fish place in the neighborhood but doubt we’ll go back till things change. Years ago it was not good at all, then they remodeled and the food quality went up dramatically. My family and I have been going regularly for the past 2 or 3 years and have been extremely pleased. However the last time we went was about 2 months ago and it was just very average. Anybody deserves another chance so we went last night. It again was just very average. Can’t really put my finger on any one thing, but the hushpuppies which were once really great are now heavy and doughy. The seafood doesn’t taste «fishy» but it also doesn’t really have any flavor at all. I got the jumbo shrimp and it was heavily breaded which took whatever flavor the shrimp may have had. The whitefish now is just average. I’m really sad about this because the other favorite fish place we loved (Jimmy’s, in W-​S) is now closed. The place was packed probably because it was Valentines Day and there is no other fish place close by but unless they change it may not last much longer. We heard other complaints last night from people standing in line to pay. If the owner reads this you need to go back to the way things were a year ago!

I asked for a child’s menu and the waitress never returned. Finally, a new waitress came and we had the worst and overtly rude service ever. When we leaving, we were accused of cussing out our waitress (the first one that never came back). Really? I asked the hostess to have the waitress come out and face me and tell me what I supposedly said to her and of course she wouldn’t. They refused to bring out the manager to help clear this up. They probably spit in my food or rubbed it on the kitchen floor based on how poorly we were treated and that waitress is a liar. I never spoke a harsh word to the waitress and needless to say, I will not be going back. In fact, I will tell everyone I know of our horrible experience there starting with this post. By the way, the food is just average.

Was there this evening. Just my wife and I. I got the captains platter, broiled. About $ 16.50, one piece of founder, 5 shrimp, 4 oysters, a stuffed clam with 2 very small pieces of clam, a stuffed crab shell with no crab. My wife had a vegetable plate with three vegetables. 2 drinks. came to $ 27.37. Will not go back, ever. Oh, and the drawn butter was oil.

I was seated immediately.
The flood gates were open because after I arrived the place filled up with the senior crowd.
I was fortunate to sit there forever before my server made it to my table. Lucky for me I got to memorize the menu. /​sarcasm
Watching the hostess was absolutely funny. She would leave the customer at the front as she sprinted to their table then waited for them to arrive.
I always thought the hostess was supposed to guide the diner to their table.
So finally the server came. I made my complete order immediately because who knows how long before she returns again.
The hush puppies were pretty good.
The jumbo shrimp cocktail was lacking and the salad was just OK.
The sea scallops were delicious and the Mahi was good.
Once I got my check I had to get out of there. I was the youngest diner in the store.
I found why the hostess was running around as fast as she was.
She not only had to seat the customers, but she was the cashier, as well.
Maybe some front of the house help might be in order.
After eating here, I learned how Advance, NC received its name.
Everyone in this community are very advanced in age.

The staff were friendly and the prices reasonable. My party was mostly happy with our selections, with the exception of one dish that was a bit too fishy. This can be a problem if you are not having fish.