Captain Tom's Seafood

Came here for a 2pm birthday lunch and found the place to be clean, neatly artistic in a sea shanty theme. I had heard great things, so I was hopeful, but let down. When you order a steak, you'd expect that to be the star, right? Well, the steak was aggressively seasoned in the sear but nowhere else. Very bland and very disappointing. They had fresh horse radish, which was great, and excellent hush puppies. The service was pretty mediocre too. Overall, I was very disappointed and I won't be coming back any time soon.

Never been there before were seated right away but the table had a very sticky feel to it even after cleaning it.. move to a different table which was a little better. Wasn't impressed with the tartar sauce tasted like it was made with miracle whip. The clam strips were really good and the fried scallops and jumbo shrimp Never had hush puppies before, wasn't impressed with those. We did have a very attentive waitress who was great. Overall wasn't really impressed but then again we are from Connecticut where are seafood restaurants are top shelf.

Great seafood place! Food portions are amazing. The food was fresh and piping hot. The staff was friendly, the place was clean including the bathrooms. The service was excellent. There was little to no wait time and we were seated pretty quickly.

We were invited here for my birthday dinner by our friends on a Friday night. The food arrived in good time and was delicious and the service was great! My friend even arranged for a surprise birthday song which they sang with great gusto and excitement and presented me with a piece of cake she had picked out. It was big enough for 3 of us to each get some of it and was so sweet and yummy! We were able to get our meals cooked to order just the way we wanted it and there was plenty for everyone!

Food is usually always really good. Have been a couple of times where it wasn't the best. Service is usually always pretty fast to get seated- sometimes there is a little wait but that's because it is their busy hours, but it is usually not too long of a wait considering. The atmosphere is mostly good- overall I think the music is a little loud fir my taste considering the amount of people and trying to talk over the music and hear each other.

Great little seafood place. I had the popcorn shrimp platter. It was delicious and the portions were huge. I feel as if I got my moneys worth here. The decor is what you would expect at a seafood place. Our waitress was nice and the place looked clean. Very positive experience.

Delicious food and quite a bit of it for your money. Decent prices. I reccomend the first mate's plate. Delicious catfish and shrimp. Our waitress was awesome but the woman checking us out was lifeless. The tea with lemon was wonderful. I would go back for the food.

Been going here for years, yesterday was a disappointment, fish and fries are not the same. They have changed them. Service as good, but i dont eat service. Odds are we wont be coming back.

We stopped here on the way out of town. I ordered the chicken strips and my wife ordered catfish. Everything was really good. Our waitress was awesome as well. We got a few deserts to take home and they wheee good as well. The restaurant was not to busy when we where there. The place was clean and nice

Friendly staff, nice environment and the food is actually surprise. It had been many years since eaten there, and tried it again with my sister and I well pleased.

We normally have issues here, but just got a Shrimp Po'boy without any shrimp on it. Luckily we got popcorn shrimp so I could eat my Po'boy.

We came here to celebrate mine and my grandpa's birthday with the family. I ordered the fried catfish. The food wasn't the best in my opinion. The catfish was pretty bland and not very flavorful. And the rest of the food was just 'okay'. A few hours later, my stomach was unsettled after eating here and I also learned from my mom and sister that they also were having trouble with their stomachs after we left. I don't know why catfish seems so hard to fry for a lot of places, but this wasn't it either.

I truly have to say that there were two things about this place that I enjoyed: first, the company I was with that night and two: the water -- best thing I tasted all night. They serve it chock full of ice in a fresh glass every time -- though I would have preferred that they just use a water pitcher so the table wouldn't be congested with 9 water glasses simultaneously. I like a lot of ice in my drinks, but there should be some space left for beverage in the glass. The waiter was young and not too attentive, and the other waiters were busy mopping floors and running the vacuum cleaner. It was an hour before closing. The food focused on quantity rather than quality -- hushpuppies shaped like peppers. All fried food -- under fried -- dumped on top of fries. I'm glad the staff was in a hurry to get out of there -- because I was too. Sorry, guys -- your lack of caring and training was showing -- won't be back.

Enjoyed our meal. Not much to say about this place but remind me of a mix between a Libby Hill and a Mayflower.

If you like fried fish and seafood, THIS IS IT! OH MY WORD! The food was lightly battered and fried to perfection. The hush puppies were light and had a little sweetness to them which helped compliment the other items. I ordered takeout and the young lady at the counter has one of the most pleasant personalities ever! I'm an oyster guy and thought they did a wonderful job in not over cooking them. A trip to Captain Tom's will be worth your time and investment.

I love the seafood they do pretty good good atmosphere you want food taste good then eat at Captain Tom's seafood, good choice

Very bad service and food missing and they did nothing to fix the issue and charged me more than I should have been charged

This is a good place to eat sea food. I haven't tried their steaks yet though. The salad was fresh and the fish was perfect. The server was very energetic and friendly. I will be eating supper here and trying the steak later tonight 9/5/19. Back again for the third time. This time I had the Perch platter with sweat potato and hush puppies. Captain Tom don't skimp on portions for sure. The perch was great.

I didn't like catfish at all until I ate the salt and pepper catfish. This is the only place I'll get the catfish from. If you don't like catfish, give this place a try. They changed my mind about eating catfish.

This place is on spot with seafood!!! Came here with a craving for seafood!!! Plenty of parking, no worries there. Once entering I was greeted promptly!! I noticed this place was packed right off the bat, that right there speaks volumes!!! Once seated, friendly waitress came over promptly and took my drink order. The menu has lots of choices and combo platters also. I chose the first mate with a little bit of variety....I also choose it broiled. The food took a little bit of time to fix but I am okay with that, that means it's fresh and hot! The food was right on the money, fresh, hot, the portion was huge for the buck!!! Everything was super yummy! Seasoned perfect! My waitress was very attentive and went beyond to please!! I highly recommend this seafood restaurant to anyone! I will definitely be back!!!

We come here for the service and it's one of my favorites in town. I've been coming here since I was a kid. Within the last 2 years I have had nothing but good experiences with food and staff. Sometimes it's not the cleanest by the kitchen walkout into the hall (watch your step due to water sometimes) but it's not enough to leave less stars. They really try to keep up with orders and keep wait time downs along with cleaning. The staff always works hard when I'm there. Love you all! As far as the food, I love their newest item, the ribs. The ribeye was tender and juicy last night (07/23/2021) and my chicken tenders were juicy and not dried out, baked potato and shrimp did not disappoint either.

I went out for a retirement benefits dinner. I did try the catfish it was good would love to try some of the other items on the menu.

Food is cold, not a lot of seating area, service isn't the best. plus it stinks. when the food it cooked right it taste fine

Its okay, not that great, not well seasoned and shrimp is always mushy but it is better than clarences down the road.

We were visiting for a wedding and were told by a hotel desk clerk that the food was greasy and not to eat there. A different hotel employee said she eats there all of the time and it was very good. She said if you want a smaller portion at double the price go further down the street to another seafood restaurant. We decided to give Captain Tom's a try and were glad we did. portions were oversized, prices were great and the pineapple/coconut cake was exceptional! Of course the food is mostly fried unless you ask for it to be cooked another way! I forgot to mention the "fried" hush puppies (how else can you cook hush puppies), they were elongated slightly sweet with onions and fried to perfection! The service was fantastic. On our next trip from Florida to Virginia we will stop in again.

So sad. Place used to be really good. But last time I went, quality of the seafood was bad. I left them a note on a napkin telling them. No fish between greasy bread. Service good. No, just no.

I had the shrimp poboy ... THIS POBOY WAS ON POINT! It has house made Cajun tarter sauce, fried popcorn shrimp, lettuce. This will be my poboy go to when I visit home! The owners are super nice! Nice job Capitan Toms

Very fresh quality seafood at reasonable prices. Wish they had cod on the menu. Place can get busy so be prepared to wait, but worth it.

It's my Mom and her friend's favorite place to eat and see each other. That is worth its weight in goal. They are all over 90!

Went because it was recommended. Nothing special. Food was just average. Service was better than fair. Not likely to return. Mostly fried foods.

... Recently dined at Captain Tom's. Ordered the fried white fish dinner. Recalling that their portions are enormous, I ordered off the Senior Menu. Though it seemed to take quite a while to receive our entrees, all of our food arrived piping hot. I sampled the fried trout that someone else at my table ordered. It tasted exactly the same as my white fish. My friend, who's a frequent diner here, indicated that there is there is consistently no difference in taste among their fish selections. Perhaps the restaurant should investigate this. Anyway, the prices are fair and the service was pretty good, albeit slow to deliver the entrees. The server was very friendly, but slightly forgetful. We ended up canceling something after not receiving it for a long time because we had finished our meals. The server did not offer us dessert, and we didn't ask to see the dessert menu. We paid our bill at the register and left. I like that you can tip on the bill at the register if you want to do so using your credit card. My only recommendations for this restaurant are: --The tables are way too close together. They are hard even for a normal or small-sized person to walk between when no one is seated, and impossible when people are seated. I cannot imagine how larger people can navigate through many of the tables in the main dining area. --They need to get real butter and stop serving the community toxic hydrogenated margarine. This restaurant has been around long enough to be able to afford this upgrade. --They should consider adding greens to their iceberg lettuce salad. Not only is it healthier, but it will help offset the guilt of eating the fried dishes available on the menu. Overall, I was satisfied enough that I would probably dine here again and recommend this restaurant to others.

My husband and I were traveling home and stopped at Captain Tom's Martinsville location. The waitress, who was new, couldn't answer any of our questions about the food because she was "new". I ordered the fried scallops plates. Big mistake. The scallops were large and very uniformed. If you are familiar with scallops,you know that no two scallops are the same. When pulled apart, they split in a seamed grain, taste luscious and delicious. The scallops Captain Tom's served were choppy, tasteless, and tough. I asked if the scallops were fake,and was given no answer. Don't waste your money. I started feeling sick last night and am still experiencing problems this morning.

The busser was leaning against the counter with her arms crossed chewing gum. It's Martinsville, what do you expect. Captain Tom is no Alain Ducasse, but AD doesn't sling popcorn scrimps son!

I didn't like catfish at all until I ate the salt and pepper catfish. This is the only place I'll get the catfish from. If you don't like catfish, give this place a try. They changed my mind about it.

Consistently good seafood. Surprised to find such a good seafood restaurant in Martinsville because it is better than anything in Roanoke (The Harbor Inn comes close) and all points in between.

Cannot believe how CLEAN this place is! It's so clean it looks practically brand new even though it's been here for years. Good food, good portions and decent prices. My co-workers and I will sometimes order their lunch specials and it's so cheap and can easily make two meals out of all the food they give you!

Staff is friendly food was good. I liked we were seated quickly. Im not from this area only here visiting family but this place has an old country southern feel to it. I enjoy the hospitality here.

Captain Tom's Seafood is not a very baby friendly restaurant. We often eat here after church each Sunday.We usually have either our granddaughters or other children with us! Today the 18 month old I had with us actually needed a high chair. Yet to get seated in our preferred seating ( booth) we were forced to use a booster seat! So lunch was not enjoyable. The either use the cubby booth area , only on either end to seat you. Supposedly due to fire regulations!The other seating are is in the far corner of the rear of the restaurant. Just remember families with young children are treated so much differently!!

our first choice, Fisherman's Galley in Eden was closed so we went to CT. Sorry to say, flounder was tasteless and scallops were overcooked with little flavor. wait staff was good. we have eaten here before and it was better, so I guess inconsistent is the best way to describe it.

I ordered food and when I went to pick up my food there was a line of people.waiting to pay and only one register open and it took 10 minutes for the manager to come out of hiding so he could open a register and then gets an attitude with me about why I'm upset. Food from the kitchen was overflowing the counter waiting and getting cold. Very bad customer service

Hello me and my family of 7 went to eat at this restraint had so much fun being together and the food was unbelievable soooo soooooooo good and the price was so low we had a great waiter very friendly this will out beat any restaurant i would recamend this to anyone who love what everything they had on there menu they even sang a song for my husband and son for there birthday and gave them both a piece of realy good chocolate cake we can not thank you people at Captain Toms Restaurant for we will always rember this great evening you are our 5 stare restaurant and will be back soon .

Capt. Toms is decent but nothing remarkable. When we ordered our salads some of the lettuce was wilted. Fish was cooked to order and good. The menu has 'heart healthy' items which is nice, not everyone wants everything fried. The waitress was very nice and came back to check on us often. They don't have coconut cake anymore which we always looked forward to having. Altogether, not bad and prices are reasonable.

Food was very tasty and reasonably priced. Not bad for Martinsville.

I had driven by this place numerous times and never ate there until tonight. Everything on the menu look good and all the food coming out from the kitchen looked amazing but I went with a choice of two entrees and got the scallops and catfish and they were both delicious. Plenty of food to fill me up and got a salad as well and it was good size. The only bad thing was my server seemed clueless about the menu in about the food but she was pretty young and she may have been new but really it wasn't a big deal. I look forward to coming back in the future!

The atmosphere here started off well. A time later after we got our food, some family members from out of town stopped in to speak before they headed back out. A friend of the family members dropped by to let her two kids seem them before they left back out. She decided her two kids and herself would eat. She was given a menu by waiter/waitress and sat at a booth. They continued to wait on someone to take their order. No, they weren't seated the normal way, but the way the "general manager" handled that situation by requesting that booth in a manner that was not only non professional, but almost prejudicial. We normally eat there every other week, but that's the last go around for Captain Tom's. The "general manager" made a spectacle of this young lady and her very young children. Your business has definitely set an example for our youth...

Our food arrived about 30 minutes late with other people getting their orders before us that came in after us .I ordered a sea food platter The crab tasted of nothing but mushy bread no crab meat. The oysters were a little smaller than 2 nickels The scallops were dried out with thick batter.. The slaw and the flounder were good. Also, I received no hush puppies. Not going back for some time.

About a week and half ago, I placed a carryout order for broiled jumbo shrimp and scallops, green beans, and a baked potato. I was told when I came to pick up my order that there was an additional charge for the scallops (I believe). When I arrived home, I was thoroughly disappointed . . . the shrimps were far from jumbo and would be lucky to be considered mediums, the scallops were bay scallops so why the uplift?, and the green beans tasted like they came right from the can. Not returning.

Awesome popcorn shrimp and Alaskan whiting and for a great price too!!! I have only ordered take out from this place but for that price I get 2 meals out of their special. Last time I went the smell of the restaurant almost made me not order anything but I'm glad I did. This place has recently underwent a renovation so maybe that one problem will be better.

Really, nothing remarkable. Friendly staff, I suppose. Food is decent, but nothing remarkable.