Seafood@West Main

Catfish

catfish is as central to the culinary and cultural heritage of the south as the chili pepper is to the southwest. to avoid the muddy flavor of wild catfish, the catfish we offer are farm-raised in ponds where they are grain fed at the water's surface. we get ours next door from carolina classics, where they not only raise the fish, but produce their own top-quality grain feed as well.

Clams

raised on virginia's own eastern shore by a second-generation family of uva grads who tend their beds with a whole lotta love, and, incidentally, throw the best fourth of july bash this side of 1776. what else can we say except shuck 'em, suck 'em, and chase 'em with an ice cold beer. wahoowa!

Arctic Char

Shad Roe

shad are a member of the herring family with a long and distinguished history in virginia. they spend most of their lives in the ocean, returning to the rivers of their birth only to spawn. it's during this time that the female shad are caught and their roe sacks, long considered a delicacy in virginia, are harvested. it's only available for a short time during the limited spring fishing season, and when it's here, it goes fast!

Cod

the codfish has long been one of the most important food fish in the world. as early as the 14th century, the pursuit of new fishing grounds for cod led the basques, long a seafaring people, to the new world, where they found seas teeming with cod. cod's sweet lean flavor now makes it a favorite in some of the best seafood restaurants. widely used in fish and chips, cod has a delicate texture, firm, flaky flesh, and extremely low fat content, making it both highly nutritious and adaptable to most cooking techniques and recipes.