Waterside Festival Marketplace
In Business Since 1993
(757) 627-3300
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Once a Norfolk Icon. Now a Waste of Electricity
Posted byrestaurateur1on 10/16/2008
The Waterside Marketplace was once the Downtown Center of Attraction. Excellent 'privately' owned restaurants offering a wide variety of great food choices, tons of specialty stores displaying unique gifts and clothing. It was clean, orderly and alive with people, excitment and entertainment. Folks would flock from both sides of the water via cars and ferries and privately owned yachts from all over the Eastern Seaboard. Then the city decided that they needed to raise the "rents" to pay for "whatever". The result of their greed forced all the great restaurants and shops to leave. What has replaced them is boring 'corporate' style restaurants that you see on the outskirts of every Mall across the country, a bar that stays open half the night feeding cheap liquer to 2o year olds. An excellent choice for a city that does NOT cater to DUI. Thanks to the city's management, the Waterside Marketplace in essence, has become a dump. A hangout for scumbags. It's a crying shame what she has become. My family and friends had always looked forward to the weekends there checking out the transient yachts, eating great Italian, Seafood or Caribbean and browsing through the various shops. It was always an enjoyable visit. However, now, I wouldn't set foot on the property. So if you're looking for greasy foods and loud restaurants, the Waterside will be your Mecca.
Nice Retail Area
Posted byMichael T.on 8/19/2005
The Marketplace is nothing special, some food places and some places to buy some stuff like a dollar tree. The view of the river is probably the best part about this area, unless you are into the night life cause Jillian's is fun or the bar there. Located at Waterside it makes it more of a lucrative place to go rather than a regular commercial area.
Waterside Marketplace
Posted byJamie B.on 8/18/2005
The Waterside Marketplace is a fun place to go, but is nothing spectacular. There are several restaurants there to choose from, from the fast food places in the food court (mostly local, non-chain places) to sitdown places like the Outback and Diesel Pizza. There are a few shops in the marketplace, as well, including a small newspaper stand-type shop and a dollar store. The view from the upper deck of Waterside is fantastic, as it looks directly over the Elizabeth River. If you're looking for a great place to eat but aren't exactly sure what you want, try Waterside ... there's plenty to choose from, and you can do a bit of shopping while you're at it.
OK Place
Posted bySally J.on 8/14/2005
We visitedthe Waterside to have lunch in the food court because it was close/. They had a nice selection of vendors with all cusines being represented in the food court with reasonable prices. A detraction was the loud and obtrusive piano player playing bad music loudly on an a cheap electric piano. It was hard to sit there and relax and eat my lunch. He did not add to the atmosphere.
Tons of things to do on Norfolk's Waterfront!
Posted byMichele F.on 7/23/2005
Waterside has been a staple of the Norfolk area for years. They have tons of great restaurants and bars, and lots of nice local shops inside. The building is located right on the water, and you can see beautiful views of the Chesapeake Bay. Waterside is a great spot for nightlife and shopping, and is an important part of this area's significance in becoming a larger metropolitan city.
