I have been looking forward to seeing a band I've loved for years play at this venue. The day before the show Waterside announced the times for the event. Instead of starting at 8P the opening band will now go on at 915P and the main band not until almost 11P due to a scheduling conflict with Opera in the Park. Had I known about this prior to buying non-refundable tickets I would have skipped the show here and gone to another show outside of the state. To drastically change the time of an event because of a mistake on their part the day before a show is unprofessional and unacceptable. I am incredibly disappointed. I will not be attending another show here.

I'm very disappointed! I use to always go to Waterside growing up and also went when I worked downtown Norfolk. Went across the street for lunch and did some shopping and looked in the gift shops. We went there last night and it's nothing but a big drunk fest. No shops, not a good choice of foods to choose from. The prices are way over priced. It's not at all a family environment. The only good thing was you brought back The Fudgery and you have a Chipotle. Pathetic! I was born and raised here and have lots of wonderful memories of Waterside. Not this new place you so call Waterside.

We have been several times since the opening. We've been to festivals and concerts which were great just like old times down there. We've been to Blue moon and Loved the nachos and bar food we ordered. We've been to Guys restaurant for an Anniversary dinner with guests and everyone loved the food. We've also gotten fudge and ice cream from the Fudgery . So amazing. Last night we went back with more company to the Rocky Mountain grill. Brought in Kogans pizza and enjoyed every moment of the live band playing and great views of the marina. No mosquitoes or flies. Just super laid back and totally enjoyable. No waitress trying to rush you out or someone trying to take your table . Can't wait to go back .

So this place is like a giant sports club now. There are a few high end dinning spots, a few middle priced spots and chipoltle. Great views, I saw a live show in the converted parking lot. You can walk around the whole place with adult beverages. People were nice. Good food variety and a wine bar. You can bring your drink outside and watch the sunset on the pier. Also the fudgery is there and the people there are just cool. I didn't leave the outdoor concert until 12:30 AM and the night club was hopping.

I absolutely love Blue Moon. Best place to eat in Waterside hands down. My biggest complaint is with the wine bar in the market. I'm a huge wine drinker and the wine there was consistently bad wine. And not just to me. There were several of us and we all agreed... not good. Out of the four wines we tried only the Cabernet was truly drinkable. I've had better out of a two buck Chuck bottle. Really wish the wine bar would step up it's game. Otherwise, love the atmosphere and waterside as a whole. Just improve the wine bar please.

Waterside overall was nice, but we ate at the Bluemoon Taphouse & were very disappointed in it. They had no kid menus or cups, no tops for their to-go cups, & the food did not come out as ordered. The waitress was nice & offered to take back fix it, but it had taken long come originally I couldn't wait for them to redo it.
I would not eat there again.
I like the live music playing the main area & the Fudgery was good.

From start to finish my event experience with Waterside was a breeze. The Private Events Manager took care of everything and all of my guests had nothing but compliments to share after the event. Everything from the food to the service was high quality. If you're looking for an all-inclusive venue for your next event, I seriously cannot recommend this location enough.

We rented the River Room in the Blue Moon Taphouse. Beautiful views and very spacious, not to mention it gave us just the right amount of privacy.

If you like beer and/or a “bar scene” vibe, you will love the new Waterside. It’s not a place that kids are gonna be amped on bc there literally is nothing at the new Waterside besides bar/restaurants. Wait, there’s a place that makes and sells fudge and a Chipotle. I’m not a disgruntled visitor, just someone who wishes he would have read a review like this before heading over from Portsmouth with my parents, niece, and nephew.

Place is awesome to walk around and the views are awesome though the food and service was not the best. Wife went to the wine bar and they're all out of moscato on a Saturday by 5? And then went to an Asian food place and they messed up my poke bowl and by the time I finished it they had my pot stickers, very inconsistent.

The venue was great and the show was even better. All three bands were awesome. The only annoying part is all the merch and beer stands were cash only and it was posted as being a 21+ event where all of us had wristbands but we still had to show our ID for every purchase. A trick for anyone attending in the future, buying your alcohol from the Blue Moon bar, right behind the venue, is way cheaper and they take cards �