The Blue Heron Bar & Grill - menu

APPETIZERS

Basket of Puppies

Mini corn fritters studded with whole sweet corn. Fried golden brown and served with a side of honey butter.

Big Willie's Wings

A whole pound of bone-in oven-roasted and deep-fried chicken wings served plain or tossed in a Buffalo, teriyaki, BBQ , Nashville hot, garlic parmesan, or sweet & spicy bourbon sauce.

Wisconsin cheese curds, panko crusted and deep fried. Served with a side of tomato herb aioli for dipping.

Creamy Crab Dip

Our guest favorite! Hot crab dip, topped with a three cheese blend & broiled until bubbly. Served with a side of WHISK Bakery crostini.

Fried Oyster Appetizer

Eight Kellum Oyster Company Virginia oysters, with dipping sauces.

Lord of the Rings

Jumbo slices of onion, beer battered and fried golden brown.

Nacho Average Nachos

A bed of tortilla chips piled high with our house-made chili, cheese sauce, lettuce, pico de gallo, guacamole, sour cream & jalapenos.

Shrimp Cocktail

Chilled jumbo shrimp served with a zesty house-made cocktail sauce and fresh lemon.

Tender, juicy shrimp steamed to perfection and lightly seasoned. Served with cocktail sauce and a wedge of lemon for a fresh, flavorful bite.

$16.00 - $26.00

Crispy tater tots topped with cheese, bacon, lettuce, pico de gallo & jalapeños. Served with house-made ranch for dipping.

We're In a Pickle Now

Lightly battered dill pickles fried golden brown. Served with house-made ranch for dipping.

Catfish Nugget Appetizer

Beth's Bangin' Shrimp

SOUPS & SALADS

A creamy, indulgent Southern classic made with tender crab meat, and a hint of sherry. Finished with a velvety blend of spices.

$10.00 - $13.00

Thick and hearty chili made with ground Angus chuck, beans, and tomatoes. Flavorful and not too hot and spicy. Served with cheddar cheese, onions, & sour cream.

Billy's Favorite Salad

Grilled chicken, locally grown mixed greens, bleu cheese crumbles, grapes, pecans & dried cranberries, served with a raspberry vinagrette.

Et Tu Caesar Salad

Crisp romaine lettuce tossed in a tangy, garlicky Caesar dressing. Topped with WHISK Bakery croissant croutons, and finished with a generous shaving of parmesan.

Symphony (Garden Green) Salad

A vibrant medley of fresh greens, ripe tomatoes, crisp cucumbers, sweet carrots, and red onions, all harmonized with your choice of dressing.

The Wedge Salad

Crisp iceberg lettuce topped with creamy blue cheese dressing, crunchy bacon, fresh tomatoes, and red onion. Finished with a balsamic reduction and WHISK Bakery croissant croutons.

Chickahominy Cobb

SEAFOOD

Big A*# Seafood Platter

Shrimp, Oysters, Flounder & a Crab Cake. Served grilled or fried.

Shrimp Chickahominy

Crab Cake Dinner

Two large golden-brown, pan-seared crab cakes packed with sweet, lump crab meat and seasoned to perfection. Served with a zesty remoulade sauce.

The Virginia Catfish Dinner

An Original Blue Heron Classic! Flaky Chesapeake Bay catfish filets blackened, broiled, or golden-fried to perfection. Served with a side of tangy house-made tartar sauce and a wedge of lemon.

Flounder Dinner

Filet of flounder perfectly blackened, broiled, or lightly fried to tender, flaky perfection. Served with a slice of lemon.

Fried Oyster Dinner

Succulent Virginia oysters from Kellum’s Oyster Company, lightly battered and fried to a golden crisp. Served with a zesty house-made cocktail sauce and a wedge of lemon.

Shrimp butterflied and blackened, broiled, or lightly fried to perfection. Served with house-made cocktail sauce and a wedge of lemon.

Basket of the Sea

A basket of your choice of fried shrimp, catfish, or flounder. Served with fries and coleslaw.

SANDWICHES

Bacon's Rebellion (BLT)

Thick cut bacon, lettuce & tomato with Duke's mayo on your choice of bread.

Catfish Sandwich

Flaky catfish filets with a crispy cornmeal crust, golden-fried to perfection. Served on your choice of bread with house-made tartar sauce, lettuce, and tomato.

Crabcake Sandwich

A golden-brown, pan-seared crab cake packed with sweet, lump crab meat and seasoned to perfection. Served with house-made remoulade, lettuce, and tomato on your choice of bread.

Thalhimer's Chicken Salad

A Virginia classic. The original chicken salad recipe served for over 100 years at the legendary Thalhimers Department Store Richmond Room Restaurant. Topped with lettuce and tomato.

The Charles City Club

Turkey, ham, bacon, cheddar, lettuce, tomato & Duke's mayo on your choice of bread.

The New Kent Sandwich

Roast beef, cheddar, caramelized onions, lettuce, tomato &herb mayo on house-baked honey wheat bread.

The Richmonder Sandwich

Roasted turkey, cheddar, bacon aioli, lettuce & tomato on house-baked honey wheat bread.

Yard Bird Sandwich

Buttermilk-breaded chicken, fried to a golden brown, tossed in Nashville hot sauce, topped with house-made ranch and pickles, on a brioche bun.

Chicken Parm Sandwich

Shaved Cheesesteak

FROM THE GRILL

Cheeseburger on the Chick

Half pound of angus beef grilled to your liking. Topped with your choice of cheese, lettuce, tomato, onion, pickles, and mayo. Served with pickles and a side of fries.

Love Me Tenders

Lightly seasoned chicken tenders hand-breaded and fried to golden perfection. Served with your choice of two sides

12 ounce choice cut ribeye grilled to your specifications.Served with your choice of 2 sides.

The OG Blue Heron Hamburger Steak

Another Original Blue Heron classic! Fresh ground angus beef cooked to perfection. Smothered in a caramelized onion & mushroom-studded brown gravy. Served with your choice of two sides.

Marinated chicken breast blackened, grilled, or buttermilk battered and fried to succulent perfection. Naked or accompanied by your sauce selection. Served with your choice of two sides.

Chickahominy Parmesean

Free range chicken breast, panko breaded & fried crispy. Topped with a house-made marinara sauce and melted mozzarella. Served over pasta. Accompanied by a side salad & garlic bread.

Steve is Full of Bologna

A Southern classic....bologna burger. Thick-cut bologna, griddled until caramelized, stacked on a toasted brioche bun with your choice of toppings. Served with your choice of side.

PIZZA

Cheese Overload

Soft buttery crust topped with a seasoned tomato sauce and mozzarella & provolone blend.

Gilley's Garden

Onions, green peppers, mushrooms, & olives.

$10.00 - $20.00

Dave's Happy Pig

Smothered with sausage.

$10.00 - $20.00

The Hanover 5-0's Tiki

Pepperoni, sausage, ground beef, & bacon.

$12.00 - $22.00

Definitely Not Peppa

Loaded with pepperoni.

$10.00 - $20.00

Is It Pizza or a Cheeseburger?

Seasoned ground beef, cheeseburger sauce, mozzarella-cheddar cheese blend & dill pickles. Topped with lettuce & tomato (optional).

$12.00 - $22.00

Pepperoni, sausage, ground beef, bacon, green peppers, onions, mushrooms & olives.

$12.00 - $22.00

Italian Monster

Italian sausage, roasted red peppers, caramelized onions, parmesan, tomato sauce, & mozzarella.

$12.00 - $22.00

Luau on the Chickahominy

Hawaiian pineapple, ham, mandarin oranges, tomato sauce, mozzarella, & cheddar.

$12.00 - $22.00

Chicken marinated in a sweet BBQ sauce, red onions, cheddar, & mozzarella. Drizzled with a house-made ranch sauce.

$12.00 - $22.00

Beth's Wingin' It

Chicken marinated in a buffalo wing sauce, blue cheese, & mozzarella. Drizzled with a house-made ranch sauce.

$12.00 - $22.00

The Mediteranean

Spanish artichoke hearts, sun-dried tomatoes, feta, garlic, fresh basil, oregano, & mozzarella (tomato sauce upon request, no charge).

$12.00 - $22.00

The Virginia Pig & Fig

Fig jam, thinly sliced Edwards Virginia country ham, & blue cheese crumbles. Drizzled with a balsamic reduction.

$12.00 - $22.00

Chesapeake (Crab) Pizza

Our creamy crab dip, topped with a five-cheese blend, crab meat, and green onions

$16.00 - $28.00

Garlic Herb Bread

QUESADILLAS

Napoleon Dynamite

Two 10-inch flour tortillas filled with a three cheese blend and grilled to crispy golden brown. Served with sides of sour cream, jalapenos, & pico de gallo.

Two 10-inch flour tortillas filled with sliced chicken breast, caramelized onions, crisp bacon, bbq sauce & three cheeses and grilled to crispy golden brown. Served with sides of sour cream & jalapenos.

Two 10-inch flour tortillas filled with seasoned ground beef, dill pickles, and cheddar cheese. Served with a side of our cheeseburger dipping sauce.

Tina Eat...The Food

Two 10-inch flour tortillas filled with a three cheese blend, seasoned black beans. Served with sides of sour cream, jalapeños, & pico de gallo.

Two 10-inch flour tortillas filled with grilled chicken, three cheese blend & onions & peppers and grilled to crispy golden brown. Served with sides of sour cream, jalapeños, & pico de gallo.

The FFA Chicken

Two 10-inch flour tortillas filled with a three cheese blend & seasoned chicken and grilled to a crispy golden brown. Served with sides of sour cream, jalapeños, & pico de gallo.

DESSERTS

Yellow Cake w/ Chocolate Icing

Triple Chocolate Cake

Lemon Cake w/ Lemon Icing

Strawberry Cake w/ Strawberry Icing

Strawberry Shortcake

Billy's Bread Pudding

KID'S MENU

Kid's Cheese Pizza

Kid's Chicken Tenders

Kid's Grilled Cheese

Kid's Mac & Cheese

Kid's Pepperoni Pizza

NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES

Red Bull Sugar Free

FROM THE BAR

Blake's Triple Jam Cider - Draft

Blue Moon - Draft

Bold Rock Apple - Draft

Devil's Backbone Juicy Magic IPA - Draft

Falcon Smash - Draft

Kona Big Wave - Draft

Michelob Ultra - Draft

Sam Adams Octoberfest - Draft

Twisted Tea - Draft

Voodo Ranger Juicy Haze IPA - Draft

Yuengling Lager - Draft

Evil Santa - Draft

Hardwood Gingerbread - Draft

Budweiser - Bottle

Bud Light - Bottle

Michelob Ultra - Bottle

Heineken - Bottle

Hardwood Richmond Lager - Bottle

Devil's Backbone Viennna Lager - Bottle

Land Shark - Bottle

Bold Rock Apple Cider - Bottle

Bold Rock Paradise Orchard Cider - Bottle

Corona - Bottle

Coors Light - Bottle

Stella Artois - Bottle

Bold Rock Raspberry Lemonade - Bottle

Miller Light - Bottle

Valley Road Chardonnay

Valley Road Mountain Glen

Valley Road Rose

Domaine Chardonnay

Punzi Pinot Grigio

Mader Gewurztraminer

Carl Graff Reisling

Cadillac (Dessert) Wine

Valley Road Torn Curtain

Le Pinot Noir Chapelle

Le Cabernet Sauvignon Chapelle

Chateau Barry Merlot

Perdices Malbec

Churchill Ruby Port

Smirnoff Cherry

Smirnoff Blueberry

Smirnoff Vanilla

Bombay Sapphire

Jim Beam Pineapple

Crown Royal Black

Crown Royal Apple

Crown Royal Blackberry

Crown Royal Peach

Crown Royal Vanilla

Jose Cuervo Gold

Disarono Amaretto

Billy is a Tart

Love Potion # 16

Tropical Madness

Weezie's War Head

River Runner Punch

Blueberry Lemon Drop

Heron Orange Crush

Dreamsicle Crush

Cherry Lime Crush

Lime in the Coconut Crush

Grape Ape Crush

Island Time Crush

Fat Bear's Crush

Kentucky Gingermule

The Dragon Lady Mule

Long Island Iced Tea

High Noon Vodka

White Claw Black Cherry

Menu Group

EVENTS

11/16/25 - Sip & Paint (1 Admission)

Breakfast with Santa - 12/6/25

11/22/25 - Sip & Craft - Santa Door Hanger Admission (1 Person)

2/1/26 - Fabric Rose Valentine's Vase Sip & Paint Class

Join us and get ready to be creative with our Fabric Rose Valentine’s Vase class! You will learn how to create and design with fabric roses, added to a beautiful glass vase. Your finished project will be perfect to display your favorite flowers! (Flowers pictured in the photos are not included in the class) In addition to the craft, you will also enjoy special drinks and appetizers prepared by The Blue Heron’s culinary team.

3/29/26 - Sip & Craft - Spring Door Hanger

3/22/26 - Cookie Decorating Class

GIFT CERTIFICATES

MARINA STORE

Fuel - Per Gallon

Menu Group

WRAPS

Blackened Chicken Wrap

Blackened chicken, seared with bold Cajun spices, wrapped with crisp lettuce, ripe tomato, cheddar cheese, and a zesty sauce in a large grilled flour tortilla. Served with your choice of side.

Charles City Club Wrap

A classic triple-layer favorite wrapped up. Smoked turkey, ham, cheddar cheese, crispy bacon, lettuce, tomato, & mayo, all rolled in a large grilled flour tortilla. Served with your choice of side.

Chicken Caesar Wrap

Grilled chicken tossed in creamy Caesar salad dressing with crisp romaine & shaved Parmesan, wrapped in a large grilled flour tortilla. Served with your choice of side.

Turkey Bacon Ranch Wrap

Sliced turkey & crispy bacon with fresh lettuce, tomato, cheddar cheese, & creamy ranch, all wrapped in a large grilled flour tortilla. Served with your choice of side.

Chicken Bacon Ranch Wrap

Grilled or fried chicken & crispy bacon tossed in creamy ranch with fresh lettuce, tomato, & cheddar cheese, all wrapped in a large grilled flour tortilla. Served with your choice of side.