• Virginia
  • Williamsburg
  • The Backfin

The Backfin

(757) 565-5430
  • 3701 Strawberry Plains Rd, Williamsburg, VA 23188
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  • American ,  Seafood
(757) 565-5430
  • Lunch
  • Dinner
  • Appetizers
    • Backfin Skins - Plain $6.5

    • Backfin Skins $8.25

      5 Potato skins stuffed with crabmeat and topped with melted cheddar cheese and bacon. Served with sour cream

    • Crab Balls (1/2 Doz) $5.95

      Made with our famous crabcake recipe, rolled into balls and served with cocktail and tartar sauce

    • Crab Balls (1 Doz) $10.95

      Made with our famous crabcake recipe, rolled into balls and served with cocktail and tartar sauce

    • Hot Crab Dip $8.95

      A creamy blend of fresh crabmeat with selected herbs and spices garnished with parmesan cheese served hot with fresh bread sticks

    • Shrimp Cocktail $7.95

      6 Large gulf shrimp served with cocktail sauce and crackers

    • Chicken Wings $6.95

      Spicy backfin wings served with celery and blue cheese dressing

    • Calamari $7.95

      Hand cut, freshly breaded and lightly fried with a side pepperoncini sauce

    • Beer Battered Mozzarella Sticks $5.95

      Fresh mozzarella sticks fried to a golden brown. Served with marinara sauce, perfect for dipping

  • Salads
    • Backfin Salad $8.95

      A fresh tossed salad topped with shredded cheddar cheese and lumps of backfin crabmeat

    • Shrimp or Crab Salad $7.95

      Chilled platter of our own shrimp or crab salad on a bed of greens with coleslaw and potato salad. A combination of shrimp and crab

    • Caesar Salad $5.95

      Crisp romaine lettuce with freshly grated parmesan cheese, tomato wedges, garlic croutons. Served with creamy caesar dressing add grilled chicken, blackened tuna, scallops, grilled shrimp or fried oysters

    • Cobb Salad $6.95

      A unique blend of diced turkey, crumbled bacon, cheddar cheese, chopped egg, black olives, diced tomatoes, and swiss cheese on a bed of lettuce

    • House Salad $2.95

      A fine selection of greens served with choice of dressings

    • Soup & Salad $5.5

      Cup of soup and a house salad

  • Soups
    • Clam Chowder $2.95

    • New England $2.95

    • Manhattan $2.95

    • Seafood Chowder $3.25

  • Sandwiches
    All served on a fresh toasted bun with chips and cole slaw chips may be substituted with fries for additional $0.75 or onion rings $1.75. Soup and Sandwich: Any sandwich on the menu with a cup of soup add $1.95
    • Crabcake $8.95

      Award winning Crabcake made with the bonneville's fresh hand picked crabmeat

    • Bacon Cheddar Chicken $7.95

      Grilled chicken breast topped with melted cheddar cheese and bacon

    • Backfin Burger $8.95

      5 oz. fresh ground beef topped with local picked crabmeat and melted cheddar cheese

    • Barbeque $6.95

      North carolina BBQ with vinegar base sauce

    • Hamburger or Cheeseburger $6.95

      5 oz fresh ground beef grilled to your choice

    • Soft Crab

    • Fish $6.95

      Fresh flounder filet lightly breaded and fried

    • Club $7.95

      Turkey, bacon and swiss on toasted white bread

    • Reuben or Turkey Reuben $7.95

      Thin sliced corned beef or turkey, swiss cheese and sauerkraut with thousand island dressing on toasted rye

    • Blackened Tuna $8.5

      Blackened fresh tuna served with blue cheese dressing

    • Oyster $7.95

      Freshly shucked, lightly breaded and fried

    • Shrimp or Crab Salad Wrap $8.5

      Our own shrimp or crab in an old bay wrap with lettuce and tomato

    • Philly Cheesesteak $7.95

      Fresh beef with onions, green peppers and mayo. Topped with white American cheese on a fresh sub roll

  • Sea Baskets
    All are served with fries, coleslaw and hushpuppies
    • Shrimp $7.5

      Large gulf shrimp butterflied and broiled in butter or hand breaded and fried

    • Clam Strips $6.95

      Tender and fried golden brown

    • Oysters $8.5

      Freshly shucked local oysters hand breaded and lightly fried

    • Catfish Filet $7.95

      A farm raised filet broiled or fried in our own breading

    • Flounder $7.95

      Fresh filet broiled or lightly fried

    • Soft Crab (2)

      Local crabs sauteed or deep fried

    • Scallops $8.5

      Dry pack, sea scallops broiled in butter or deep-fried in light batter

    • Seafood Basket $8.95

      2 Oysters, 2 shrimp, 2 scallops, flounder, broiled or fried. No substitutes

    • Chicken Tenders $7.95

      Fried chicken tenders with BBQ sauce

    • Blackened Tuna $8.5

      Blackened fresh tuna served with blue cheese dressing

  • Appetizers
    • Backfin Skins ? Plain $6.5

    • Backfin Skins $8.25

      5 Potato skins stuffed with crabmeat and topped with melted cheddar cheese and bacon. Served with sour cream

    • Crab Balls - (1/2 Doz) $5.95

      Made with our famous crabcake recipe, rolled into balls and served with cocktail and tartar sauce

    • Crab Balls (1 Doz) $10.95

      Made with our famous crabcake recipe, rolled into balls and served with cocktail and tartar sauce

    • Hot Crab Dip $8.95

      A creamy blend of fresh crabmeat with selected herbs and spices garnished with parmesan cheese served hot with fresh bread sticks

    • Shrimp Cocktail $7.95

      6 Large gulf shrimp served with cocktail sauce and crackers

    • Chicken Wings $6.95

      Spicy backfin wings served with celery and blue cheese dressing

    • Calamari $7.95

      Hand cut, freshly breaded and lightly fried with a side pepperoncini sauce

    • Beer Battered Mozzarella Sticks $5.95

      Fresh mozzarella sticks fried to a golden brown. Served with marinara sauce, perfect for dipping

  • Salads
    • Backfin Salad $8.95

      A fresh tossed salad topped with shredded cheddar cheese and lumps of backfin crabmeat

    • Shrimp or Crab Salad $7.95

      Chilled platter of our own shrimp or crab salad on a bed of greens with coleslaw and potato salad. A combination of shrimp and crab

    • Caesar Salad $5.95

      Crisp romaine lettuce with freshly grated parmesan cheese, tomato wedges, garlic croutons. Served with creamy caesar dressing add grilled chicken, blackened tuna, scallops, grilled shrimp or fried oysters

    • House Salad $2.95

      A fine selection of greens served with choice of dressings

    • Soup & Salad $5.5

      Cup of soup and a house salad

  • Soups
    • Clam Chowder $2.95

    • New England $2.95

    • Manhattan $2.95

    • Seafood Chowder $3.25

  • Land Lovers Entrees
    All entrees are served with choice of two: Coleslaw, red bliss potatoes, red beans and rice, fries or steamed vegetables. Add crabcake $4.95
    • New York Strip $17.95

      12 oz cut of Black Angus Beef grilled to your satisfaction

    • Chicken Tenders $10.95

      1/2 dozen fried to a golden brown

    • Barbeque Platter $9.95

      North carolina BBQ with vinegar base sauce

  • Seafood Entrees - Chesapeake Bay Crab Delights
    All entrees are served with choice of two: Coleslaw, potato, red beans and rice, fries or steamed vegetables. Add crabcake $4.95
    • Crabcakes $15.95

      Award winning Crabcake made with fresh hand picked crabmeat

    • Sauteed Crabmeat

      10 oz. of fresh bonneville's hand picked crabmeat sauteed in butter

    • Soft Shell Crabs

      Local crabs sauteed or deep fried

  • Seafood Entrees - Backfin Specialties
    All entrees are served with choice of two: Coleslaw, potato, red beans and rice, fries or steamed vegetables. Add crabcake $4.95
    • Shrimp & Scallops Marinara $14.95

      Shrimp and scallops with linguine in marinara sauce topped with parmesan cheese. Served with bread sticks and house salad

    • Stuffed Shrimp $15.95

      Five gulf shrimp stuffed with our award winning backfin crabcake recipe

    • Seafood Norfolk $16.95

      A dish of broiled Shrimp and Scallops in butter, topped with mouth watering backfin crabmeat

    • Stuffed Flounder $16.95

      Flounder filet topped our award winning backfin crabcake recipe

  • Seafood Entrees - Fish Tales
    All entrees are served with choice of two: Coleslaw, potato, red beans and rice, fries or steamed vegetables. Add crabcake $4.95. Your choice of fried, broiled, blackened or grilled with an option of mango salsa, caribbean or lemon dill sauce with any fish
    • Flounder $11.95

      Fresh from local waters

    • Catfish $11.95

      Southern farm raised and grain fed

    • Salmon $14.95

      Fresh atlantic salmon

    • Tuna $15.95

      10 oz. Atlantic tuna steak

  • Seafood Entrees - Backfin Platters
    All entrees are served with choice of two: Coleslaw, potato, red beans and rice, fries or steamed vegetables. Add crabcake $4.95
    • Combination Platter $16.5

      Your choice of two favorites: shrimp, scallops or oysters broiled or fried

    • Seafood Platter $18.95

      Bountiful selection of shrimp, oysters, scallops, fish and crabcake broiled or fried. No substitutes

  • Seafood Entrees - Seashell Selections
    All entrees are served with choice of two: Coleslaw, potato, red beans and rice, fries or steamed vegetables. Add crabcake $4.95
    • Shrimp $10.95

      Large tender gulf shrimp, hand breaded and deep fried or broiled in butter

    • Oysters $16.5

      Freshly shucked local oysters hand breaded and lightly fried to perfection

    • Clam Strips $9.95

      Fried to a golden brown

    • Scallops $16.5

      Fresh dry pack sea scallops lightly breaded and fried or broiled

  • Sandwiches
    All served on a fresh toasted bun with chips and cole slaw. Substitute fries for chips. Add $0.75. Substitute onion rings for chips add $1.75
    • Crabcake $8.95

      Award winning Crabcake made with the Bonneville's fresh hand picked crabmeat

    • Hamburger or Cheeseburger $6.95

      5 oz fresh ground beef grilled to your choice

    • Soft Crab

    • Blackened Tuna $8.5

      Blackened fresh tuna served with blue cheese dressing

    • BBQ Sandwich $6.95

      North carolina BBQ with vinegar base sauce

  • Raw Bar
    • Steamed Shrimp $7.95

    • Oysters $5.95

    • Clams $4.95

    • Crablegs

    • Steamed Combo

      4 oysters, 4 clams, 1/2 lb. shrimp and 1 lb. crablegs

  • Sides
    • Basket of Onion Rings $3.95

    • Basket of Bay Fries $2.95

    • Basket of Hush Puppies (12 Each) $1.95

    • Crabcake $4.5

  • Little Crab's Menu
    All selections served with french fries
    • Fried Shrimp (4) $4.5

    • Clam Strips $3.95

    • Chicken Tenders (3) $3.95

    • Mini Pizza $3.5

    • Grilled Cheese $2.5

    • Peanut Butter & Jelly $2.5

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