An Open Air Oyster Eatery on Gwynn's Island
Welcome to The Hatchery
Oyster Seed Holdings, Inc presents The Hatchery food truck- proudly connecting
people to today's dynamic aquaculture industry.
Our waterfront eatery is a one-of-it's-kind experience featuring food truck-style
ordering, an open-air picnic table dining area, and beer & wine for sale. This authentic oyster-lovers experience includes a visit to our oyster seed facility, where you will enjoy a weekly rotating merroir of oysters from local farms across Virginia.
Fr 5pm-sunset, Sat 4pm-sunset, Sun 12-4pm
Explore our Menu
The Hatchery food truck features an oyster-centric menu that rotates a selection of oysters from local farms in the region. Raw, roasted, or fried, we have an elevated menu curated by our lead chef, Doug DeForge.
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We also have options for the non-seafood eaters, and beer and wine for purchase to pair with your meal.
Promoting community pride in shellfish culture by connecting the consumer to cradle to grave
aquaculture.
parking & site details
first come first serve seating
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Come enjoy the sunset, tasty food & cold drinks with us!
We do not accept reservations.
At this time we do not offer docking for boats but we hope to work towards this as a goal for the future!
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weather
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We are excited to be offering a new waterfront dining experience for Mathews! This means that our eatery is an open-air concept so we may have closures due to bad weather. Follow us for live updates!
Tours
We offer numerous aquaculture tour experiences from our facility. Every other Friday, guests can book an oyster hatchery tour and tasting to learn how oysters get their start as seed in a hatchery environment.
Now guests can also separately book an aquaculture boat tour experience to visit a local farm to see how oysters are raised to adults!
