Croaker's Spot Petersburg Menu
Croaker's Spot Petersburg is a Black-owned soul food restaurant in Petersburg, VA, offering a diverse menu of delicious dishes with many vegetarian options. The ambiance is welcoming, with options for outdoor seating, wheelchair accessibility, and a full bar. Customers praise the fried oysters, crab cakes, and grilled salmon, all cooked to perfection. The Fish Boat, a signature dish, is a must-try for those craving exceptional fried fish. The portion sizes are generous, and the service is quick and accurate. The homemade cocktail and tartar sauces add a special touch to each meal. With a supportive staff, cool ambiance, and fantastic food, Croaker's Spot Petersburg is a top choice for a satisfying and flavorful dining experience.
Appetizers
Wing Dings 6
Chicken wing dings fried to perfection. Served with ranch or bleu cheese.
Buffalo Shrimp
5 butterflied, fried shrimp tossed in homemade buffalo sauce.
Fried Oyster App
6 oysters lightly breaded and fried to perfection served with cocktail sauce
Twin Crab Cakes
2 petite crab cakes served over a bed of lettuce with tartar sauce.
Hot Buttered Soul Wedges Small
Hot buttered soul wedges. Croaker's sweet cornbread draped with our seduction hot buttered soul sauce.
Clam Chowder Cup
A Cape Cod classic full of fresh clams and savory vegetables. Topped with croutons and scallions. Served with a block of cornbread.
Clam Chowder Bowl
A Cape Cod classic full of fresh clams and savory vegetables. Topped with croutons and scallions. Served with a block of cornbread.
House Salad
A base of chopped Romaine with freshly shredded carrots, diced tomatoes, diced red onions, cucumbers, and croutons.
Caesar Salad
Crisp Romaine lettuce freshly tossed in a creamy Caesar dressing with garlic croutons and Parmesan cheese.
Buffalo Shrimp Salad
Our house salad topped with fried butterfly buffalo shrimp, which are tossed in our homemade buffalo sauce.
Fried Fish Salad
A fresh house salad topped with crispy golden fried fish, sliced black olives, red onions, tomatoes, shredded carrots, croutons, cucumbers and shredded mozzarella (fish can be served fried or broiled).
Soups and Salads
Po'boys & Sandwiches
Cajun Chix Sandwich
Boneless breast of chicken breaded in our seafood mixture, deep fried, topped with peppers and onions sauteed in our "secret" sauce, traditionally dressed. mozzarella cheese, and served on a Kaiser roll.
Crab Cake Sandwich
Freshly prepared crabcake deep fried and placed atop a bun traditionally dressed, served with fries or your choice of one side.
Grilled Chicken Sandwich
Chicken breast seasoned, grilled, and served on a Kaiser roll topped with sauteed green peppers & onions, lettuce, tomato, mayo, and mozzarella cheese.
Salmon Cake Sandwich
A homemade salmon cake deep fried traditionally dressed, served on a Kaiser roll and fries or your choice of one side.
Fish Po Boy
Fried fish fillets with our pepper and onion blend, lettuce, tomato, mayo, and mozzarella cheese on a sub roll served with fries or your choice of one side.
Oyster Po Boy
6 golden fried oysters served on a classic "Po Boy" bun topped with creamy horseradish, lettuce, and refreshing coleslaw, served with fries or your choice of one side.
Shrimp Po Boy
Five jumbo butterflied shrimp served upon a toasted bakery fresh sub roll topped with our pepper & onion blend, mozzarella cheese lettuce, tomato, and mayo, served with fries or your choice of one side.
Twin Crab Cake Dinner
2 hearty lump and claw meat crab cakes, fried or broiled and served with cheddar ranch grits, cabbage, and a block of cornbread.
Butterfly Shrimp Dinner
8 shrimp carefully butterflied, breaded, and fried golden brown presented with a generous portion of Croaker's Spot very own cheddar ranch grits, cabbage, and a block of cornbread.
Baked Fish with Mushroom Gravy
Baked fish with mushroom onion gravy. Fillets of baked fish lightly topped with flavorful mushroom and onion gravy over a bed of rice. This entree is completed cabbage, and a block of cornbread.
Salmon Cake Dinner
2 flavorful salmon cakes hand-pattied and fried golden. Served with cheddar ranch grits, cabbage, and cornbread.
Grilled Salmon
Salmon fillet freshly prepared with our flavorful blend of herbs and spices. Served with our red potatoes, steamed broccoli, and cornbread. Also available blackened.
Oyster Dinner
8 plump and juicy oysters served lightly breaded and fried golden. Served with cheddar ranch grits, steamed broccoli, and cornbread.
Shrimp & Grits
Shrimp, sauteed western style with peppers, onions, mushrooms, and a hint of Worcestershire served with a mound of cheddar ranch grits and a block of cornbread.
Sauteed Shrimp &/ or Scallops
Hit the "Croaker's Spot" with this perfectly seasoned dish sauteed in a savory gravy, served with cabbage, white rice, and cornbread. Also served broiled (No gravy/topped with garlic and herb butter or fried)
Catfish Dinner
Two pieces of fried catfish fillets served with seasoned red potatoes, greens, and a block or cornbread.
Seafood Classic Solos
Seafood Classic Compositions
Seafood Chili Cup
A blend of scallops, shrimp, and fish simmered with fresh vegetables in our hommade chili with kidnet beans, carrots, red onion, bell peppers, mushrooms, and a variety of spices. Topped with melted cheddar and mozzarella cheese, served oer a bed of rice served with cornbread.
Seafood Chili Bowl
A blend of scallops, shrimp, and fish simmered with fresh vegetables in our hommade chili with kidnet beans, carrots, red onion, bell peppers, mushrooms, and a variety of spices. Topped with melted cheddar and mozzarella cheese, served oer a bed of rice served with cornbread.
Fish & Shrimp Fry
A trio of golden fried fish, smothered with green peppers & onions in our signature sauce. Then topped with four golden butterfly shrimp. Cheddar ranch grits, cabbage, and cornbread are served as side for this popular dish.
Fried Seafood Platter
Our famous fish with our blend of peppers and onions in our signature "secret" sauce, four butterflied shrimp and two twin crab cake medallions with cheddar ranch grits, cabbage, and cornbread.
Crab Stuffed Flounder
Baked flounder stuffed with a hearty portion of crabmeat, draped in a garlic and herb butter, served over a bed of rice with a side of cabbage and block of cornbread.
Crab Stuffed Salmon
Baked salmon stuffed with hearty portion of crabmeat, draped in a garlic and herb butter, served over a bed of rice, with a side of cabbage and a block of cornbread.
Salmon Chelsea
Grilled salmon topped with kielbasa sausage and sauteed shrimp cajun cream sauce served over rice with broccoli and a block of cornbread.
Bourbon St Pasta
Sauteed shrimp, chicken, and turkey kielbasa sausage fettuccine in a savory & creamy Cajun sauce. Served with garlic toast points.
Southern Saute'ed Chicken
A boneless, skinless chicken breast sauteed in a mushroom & onion gravy placed upon a bed of white rice and served with a side of cabbage and a block of our renowned cornbread.
Blackened Chicken
A tender, juicy chicken breast coated in our blackened seasoning and pan seared to perfection. Served with cheddar ranch grits, steamed cabbage, and a block of buttery cornbread.
Cheesy Chicken
A grilled chicken breast topped with sauteed green peppers & onions, scallions, tomatoes, melted mozzarella and cheddar cheese served alongside our signature red potatoes and garlic toast points.
Chix Strip Meal
Four jumbo chicken breast strips with fries, slaw, and a block of cornbread.
Fried Chicken Wing Meal
3 Fried Whole Chicken Wings served with our signature potatoes, cabbage and a block of cornbread.
Fettuccine Alfredo
Traditional fettuccine noodles tossed in our made from scratch Alfredo sauce with broccoli and mushrooms. Served with garlic toast points (protein option can be added).
Poultry, Pasta & More
Seafood by the Count
Fried Oysters A Crew (11)
Fried Oysters A Gang (19)
Butterfly Fried Shrimp A Crew (11)
Butterfly Fried Shrimp A Gang (19)
Steamed Mussels 1 lb
French steamed mussels finished in a garlic butter and white wine reduction.
Steamed Mussels 1/2 lb
French steamed mussels finished in a garlic butter and white wine reduction.
Fish Boat 2 Pc.
Fillets of fish fried to crispy golden brown perfection adorned with a delicious blend of green bell peppers and onions sauteed in our signature "secret: sauce. Served with house potatoes and cornbread. (4 pc. served with potatoes & cabbage)
Fish Boat 3 Pc.
Fillets of fish fried to crispy golden brown perfection adorned with a delicious blend of green bell peppers and onions sauteed in our signature "secret: sauce. Served with house potatoes and cornbread. (4 pc. served with potatoes & cabbage)
Buffalo Fish Boat
Our famous fish fillets fried to crispy golden brown perfection, topped with our homemade buffalo sauce. Served with a helping of potatoes & cornbread.
Veggie Fish Boat
Fillets of our famous fried fish topped with a signature blend of sauteed green peppers, onions, mushrooms, black olives, grilled tomatoes, and covered with melted mozzarella and cheddar cheese. Served with a helping of house potatoes and cornbread.
4 Pc Fish Boat
2 Chz Fish Boat
Our famous fried fillets and blench of mozzarella & cheddar cheeses melted on top of our signature sauce with onion and peppers. Served with house potatoes and cornbread.
Famous Fish Boats
Sides
Side Broccoli Small
Side Broccoli Large
Side Cabbage Small
Side Cabbage Large
Side Caeser Large
Crispy chopped Romain served with shredded parmesan cheese and croutons and Caeser dressing on the side.
Side Caeser Small
Side Chz Grits Small
Side Chz Grits Large
Side Cornbread
Side Fries Small
Side Fries Large
Side Garlic Toast
Side Greens Small
Side Greens Large
Side Mac Small
Side Mac Large
Side Mushroom Gravy
Homemade mushroom and red onion gravy.
Side Pepps & Onions Small
Side Pepps & Onions Large
Side Potatoes Small
Side Potatoes Large
Side Rice Small
Side Rice Large
Side Salad Small
Chopped Romain, shredded carrots, red onions, tomatoes, cucumbers and croutons.
Side Salad Large
Chopped Romain, shredded carrots, red onions, tomatoes, cucumbers and croutons.
Side Slaw Small
Side Slaw Large
Side Yams Small
Petersburg location only.
Side Yams Large
Petersburg location only.
Bread Pudding
With lemon glaze sauce.
Cakes
Triple layer bakery cakes.
