Waterman's Grill

Watermans is an Edenton NC locals place. My Parents always take us thereI was checking the Yelp reviews and was suprised at some of the negative comments, I DISAGREE.  Now the food in Edenton should not be compared to large metro areas.  
As a foodie, I found the food perfect acceptable, above average and the chefs willingness to create exactly what you want.
Being a small town the locals get their drinks ( My Mothers Vodka. Gimlet)
Just the way she likes.
Food seems fresh and creatively prepared. Service was friendly and attentive.

My party had both the crab dip and the crab bites to start our meal. Both were excellent. As flavorful as can be. For dinner, we all had fish. Two of us had stuffed flounder and the other had salmon. No complaints! The flounder could have used a touch more seasoning but overall a quite enjoyable meal.

This place was awful. Our bed and breakfast guy recommended we get dinner here. When we arrived it was packed, which we thought was a great sign.  We waited 20 minutes to be seated- not that bad. We sat down, our waitress was very nice and we were starving. We immediately ordered a shrimp cocktail appetizer. The shrimp had clearly been frozen despite the proximity to the ocean, but it was ok. For dinner we ordered the Waterman's special and a blue cheese burger that was a special for the night. We ordered the burger medium. Our food arrived really fast- not a great sign. The waterman's special was supposed to be a seafood mix of scallops, shrimp, and crab.  Laying in a bed of "crab meat" that looked and tasted like tuna were scallops that I am certain were no longer fresh, and tiny flavorless shrimps.  The burger was dry and overcooked and had clearly been cooked the day before or much earlier in the day and then nuked for our dinner. They took the Waterman's special off our tab, which was nice, but we left incredulous. It had been one of the worst dining experiences we'd ever had.