Some seafood meals are best treated like a solo mission, while others practically ask the whole table to start passing plates.
Here, you can keep things focused with a two-piece fish dinner, or add jumbo shrimp when you want a little more variety.
Catfish, crab cakes, scallops, and oysters give the menu plenty of range, with several fish options available grilled or fried.
The side lineup makes the decision even more interesting, all pulling the meal in a different direction.
The real question is simple: do you want one favorite all to yourself, or a table full of seafood made for passing around?
Catfish And Jumbo Shrimp Can Share The Same Plate
The Fish Fillet Dinner gives you a choice of whiting, tilapia, catfish, or flounder, with two pieces of fish prepared grilled or fried. The dinner comes with four hush puppies and two sides, so catfish can stand on its own without requiring a larger combination.
The Fish & Shrimp combination moves one step broader. It pairs one fish fillet with six jumbo shrimp, also grilled or fried, plus four hush puppies and two sides.
tCatfish is one of the fish choices, so you can combine it with the six jumbo shrimp without placing two separate seafood orders.
If shrimp is the main priority, the Shrimp Dinner comes with 12 jumbo shrimp, prepared grilled or fried, four hush puppies, and two sides. That gives you a direct route when adding fish would only complicate the plate.
Choose the Fish & Shrimp when you want contrast without committing to a family-sized order. Go with the two-piece Fish Fillet Dinner when catfish is enough by itself. A full Shrimp Dinner works better when the shrimp count matters more than variety.
The side list can change the character of either meal quickly. Baked mac and cheese and candied yams lean toward comfort food, while coleslaw or steamed broccoli can keep the plate lighter.
Family Platter A Brings Four Fish Fillets And Twelve Jumbo Shrimp
Family Platter A is where the menu moves firmly into group territory. The platter includes four fish fillets, 12 jumbo shrimp, and four lump crab cake balls. It also comes with a large portion of hush puppies, three large sides, and four sauces.
Catfish can be selected among the fish choices, so a table can build the platter around that option rather than defaulting to another fillet. With four fish pieces in the order, the group has more room to divide the platter around different preferences.
The shrimp count is fixed at 12, which makes the combination easy to understand before you order.
The crab cake balls add another seafood element without requiring a separate appetizer, while the large hush-puppy portion gives the platter a breaded side built into the package.
Three large sides give the table another level of choice.
Baked mac and cheese, candied yams, collard greens, coleslaw, and side salad all appear among the current side options, although some choices carry an added charge.
A simple approach is to choose one creamy side, one vegetable, and one potato or rice option. That keeps the platter varied without turning every bowl into the same kind of accompaniment.
Family Platter B Adds Scallops, Oysters And More Fish
Family Platter B takes the same group format and increases both the seafood count and the side portions.
It includes six fish fillets, 12 jumbo shrimp, scallops, oysters, and six lump crab cake balls. An extra-large portion of hush puppies comes with four large sides and four sauces.
That combination works best when the table wants several kinds of seafood without placing five separate dinner orders. Fish and shrimp still form the base, but scallops and oysters add two more textures and give people a chance to sample beyond the familiar choices.
The six fish fillets also give you more room to use catfish as part of the order. If several people prefer it, the larger platter makes that easier than a smaller combination.
Four large sides can spread the meal in different directions.
Candied yams bring sweetness, collard greens add a vegetable option, baked mac and cheese supplies a richer side, and coleslaw or potato salad can add a cooler contrast.
Fries, onion rings, rice, broccoli, green beans, asparagus, and side salad remain available too.
Before choosing the larger format, decide whether the group actually wants fish, shrimp, crab cake balls, scallops, and oysters in the same meal. The wider mix makes sense when several seafood preferences need room on one order.
The Captain’s And Fisherman’s Platters Offer Smaller Seafood Mixes
Not every table needs a family platter. The Captain’s Platter gives one diner or a smaller table a broad seafood mix with two fish fillets, one lump crab cake, jumbo shrimp, scallops, and oysters. Hush puppies, two sides, and four sauces complete the order.
The Fisherman’s Platter keeps the same two fish fillets and one lump crab cake but asks you to choose one additional seafood option: jumbo shrimp, scallops, or oysters. That lets you narrow the combination without losing the variety of fish plus crab cake.
Catfish is available as a fish choice on the Fisherman’s Platter. That makes the platter useful when you want catfish but also want one more seafood category beside it.
The decision between these two comes down to how broad you want the plate to be. Pick the Captain’s Platter when shrimp, scallops, and oysters all sound useful together. Choose the Fisherman’s when one of those three is enough.
Both orders come with two sides, so the rest of the meal stays manageable. A richer pairing such as baked mac and cheese and candied yams can make the plate feel heavier, while collard greens, coleslaw, broccoli, or side salad can shift the balance.
Southern-Style Sides Let You Build The Meal Around The Seafood
Fish N’ Grill’s side list covers more than fries. Baked mac and cheese, candied yams, coleslaw, collard greens, potato salad, steamed broccoli, steamed rice, green beans, asparagus, onion rings, fries, hush puppies, and side salad are all part of the current menu.
That range matters most on the family platters because three or four large sides can easily become repetitive if everyone chooses from the same comfort-food corner. Mix textures instead. A creamy side, a vegetable, and something crisp gives the table more contrast.
The restaurant is at 10908 Courthouse Rd Ste 105, Fredericksburg, VA 22408. The location serves dine-in, pickup, and delivery, so the same platters can fit a meal at the restaurant or an order headed elsewhere.
For a standard entrée, two sides are included. That is enough room to combine something substantial with something fresher without adding extra dishes automatically.
If the Fish & Shrimp combination is the main event, mac and cheese with collard greens creates one kind of plate, while coleslaw and broccoli take it somewhere lighter.
Hush puppies already come with many seafood dinners, so count them before ordering another breaded side. That small check can keep a table from doubling up by accident.
Grilled And Fried Choices Give Several Dinners Two Different Directions
Several core seafood items can be grilled or fried, including the Fish Fillet Dinner, Shrimp Dinner, Fish & Shrimp, Shrimp & Scallop, and other combinations. That gives you a meaningful preparation choice without changing the entire order.
A fried catfish fillet beside fried shrimp creates the most consistent texture across a combination plate. Choosing grilled seafood shifts the meal in another direction while leaving the same hush puppies and sides available.
Scallops can also be grilled or fried, and crab cakes offer multiple preparation choices on the current ordering menu. That flexibility is useful for a group because one table does not have to agree on a single preparation style.
Let the sides help settle the decision. Fried seafood with coleslaw or broccoli can create more contrast, while grilled fish with mac and cheese or candied yams gives the plate a richer companion.
There is no need to treat grilled as the “light” choice or fried as the “indulgent” one. The practical difference is texture and preparation. Choose the version you actually want, then use the side list to complete the plate instead of forcing the whole table into one formula.
Current Hours Make Lunch And Dinner Easy To Plan
Fish N’ Grill is closed on Monday. Tuesday through Friday, the restaurant opens at 11 a.m. and closes at 8:30 p.m. Saturday runs from noon to 8:30 p.m., and Sunday hours are noon to 8 p.m.
Lunch specials run Tuesday through Friday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., while the main seafood menu remains the better place to look for the family platters, Fish & Shrimp combination, Captain’s Platter, Fisherman’s Platter, and full seafood dinners.
A midday visit can work for a smaller plate, especially if the group does not need the largest spread. Dinner gives you more time to settle into one of the family platters without trying to fit the meal into a short lunch window.
Takeout and delivery are also available, which gives the family platters another use when sharing at home sounds easier than gathering around a restaurant table.
Start with the number of people, then choose the seafood mix.
A catfish-and-shrimp combination handles a smaller appetite, Family Platter A gives a group four fish fillets and 12 shrimp, and Family Platter B adds scallops, oysters, and more fish.
The menu already does the counting for you.