Follow The Tides

FIRST-CLASS ACCOMMODATIONS AND A ONE-OF-A-KIND OYSTER EXPERIENCE AWAITS AT THE TIDES INN IN IRVINGTON, VA

Distinctively located where the Virginia Wine Trail and the Virginia Oyster Trail meet in Irvington, VA, the 106-room Tides Inn is a part of the Enchantment Group portfolio of award-winning destination resorts. Amenities include a full-service spa, 18-hole championship Golden Eagle Golf Course, a 60-slip marina, professional sailing school, Crab Net Kids children’s program and much more.

Distinctively located where the Virginia Wine Trail and the Virginia Oyster Trail meet in Irvington, VA, the 106-room Tides Inn is a part of the Enchantment Group portfolio of award-winning destination resorts. Amenities include a full-service spa, 18-hole championship Golden Eagle Golf Course, a 60-slip marina, professional sailing school, Crab Net Kids children’s program and much more. 

Fish Hawk Oyster Bar

The resort’s newest dining concept, Fish Hawk, opened in May and features an indoor raw bar, seafood classics, live shucking and a daily Chesapeake Bay Boil. Named for Virginia’s treasured Osprey bird (“fish hawk” is a local epithet), the new concept sits along a strip of private beach boasting sweeping views across the water. Open for lunch and dinner, Fish Hawk’s casual ambience warmly welcomes guests, and the energy surrounding its raw bar engages diners to partake in the dynamic culinary activity.

In addition to favorites like crab cakes and Old Bay baskets, patrons can enjoy a rotating selection of more than a dozen types of oysters prepared raw, broiled or cornmeal-crusted and fried. These regional delicacies are thoughtfully paired with an array of sauces, including a jalapeño mignonette, sweet soy vinaigrette, salsa verde and Maui onion relish, as well as classic cocktail and hot sauces. Each afternoon, as the sun sets over the water, guests are invited to gather together for a Chesapeake Bay boil, which includes Chesapeake blue crab, Carolina shrimp and Northern Neck littleneck clams. This robust menu is accompanied by Fish Hawk’s full bar, serving a wide selection of local beer, wine and spirits.

Resort guests may also take their culinary experience out on the water with the Tides Inn’s new Duffy Boats, which debuted this summer and offer cruise tours around Carter’s Creek, paired with seasonal lunch and dinner baskets featuring small bites and a wide selection of beverages.

Further immersing guests in this culinary destination, Tides Inn also offers guests an Oyster Academy experience along the Virginia Oyster Trail. The day tour begins with a brief lecture on the history of Virginia’s oyster industry, oyster ecology and tools of the harvest. Guests then accompany a traditional Virginia waterman by boat for a one-hour harvest excursion followed by a lesson from the Inn’s culinary team on oyster shucking and expert tips on pairing these local treasures with sauces and wine.

For more information or to reserve your Tides Inn experience, visit TidesInn.com.

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