This place was outstanding
The fact that the chef loves what he is doing tells you he takes great pride in his cooking.
Small warm cozy place not to fancy but also not a dump by any means
The food was very good and cooked to perfection
The wife and I will be back to this place many more times.
After driving over an hour (from Delco) to Port Deposit,MD (where?!?) to drop off a fostered dog, (to an amazing home!) the new puppy dad said that if we wanted a great meal and cocktail to go to the BFB "downtown" along the Susquahana River  And excuse me . . . NOT a Mickey Mouse town...but a sweet mini-sized Manyunky type of town. Not many around like it I don't think. Anyway, we were met at the door by an almost overly sweet, welcoming hostess/waitress and shown to their cozy bar. Looked at the menu which was pretty interesting on selections but thought we'd just head on home to local place. UNTIL they told us their specials. OK, we didn't do the specials, but rather ordered off the menu. Partner had steak au poive, I had the sea bass. I actually don't know what I liked best, the teeny, tiny taste partner gave me of filet, or my seabass topped with some kind of creamy mushroom sauce, or my broiled cauliflower, or my fingerling baked potatoes, or even the flavorful warm roll. Bartender was appalled as I picked the plate up and licked it clean. (only kidding - I actually took some home for lunch today - the hell with the dog)  (I'll lick the plate in the privacy of my own home)  This place might be overpriced for the MD crowd, but I found it a bargain. Dinner for 2, 2 g&t's, a craft beer, a glass of wine, and 3 "tastes" of 3 different types of white wine - came to $90.  Chatting with the friendly wait-staff/bartender - priceless!  I will probably never make a 50 mile trip for dinner anytime soon, but if I'm close by I will certainly go there again, and if you're in the area - go!  A short hop off of I-95.
Review Source:I'm giving this place very VERY high marks in all categories!
I came upon this brick front antique store look alike building by way of my wife who found it by accident. Â We love trying new places, and in this case we were searching for a crab house. Â This place is definitely NOT a crab house.
We had read info about the restaurant's history and learned the owner is the Chef. Â We were surprised to learn that he works elsewhere full time, and runs the Back Fin Blues only as a hobby each weekend from Thurs-Sun. Â Believe me when I say this Chef has evolved his hobby to a point where this reviewer is convinced that keeping a subtle but distinct line between work and hobby breeds multitudes of layers in flavor and creativity in the menu. Â I hope this Chef never grows weary of his hobby. Â You too will instantly taste and see, as i do, that he must be thinking all week during his day job about his upcoming weekend of putting smiles on the faces of his restaurant customers. Â For a hobby, owning a weekend restaurant is an ambitious undertaking, but this guy is really good at it.
Our waiter (Patrick) was awesome! Â He was very professional and extremely attentive. Â On to the food...
Order the Crab Louie. Â You won't be disappointed!
For dinner, I ordered the filet, and I opted to add a crab cake. Â My wife ordered the twin crab cakes. Â We both ordered salads, the fingerling potatoes, and the grilled zucchini. Â As a steak lover, I was overwhelmingly impressed with the thick cut of beef centered on my plate. Â The grand manier sauce mixed with the beef juices as I ate, and I smiled the entire time. Â The crab cakes are broiled, and though they seemd to be slightly more loose in the middle than we expected, they were still within the realm of outstanding. Â We were both stuffed and felt extremely satisfied when Patrick cleared the table and brought over the bill. Â Our shared appetizer, and our dinner including two non-alcoholic beers was $99.00. Â Be sure to make a reservation because we did see people being turned away. Â Do it now, and get up to Port Deposit soon before the Chef decides to take up golfing on the weekends for his next hobby!
We were very excited to try Back Fin as we were told how wonderful it is. Â For the price, we were not impressed. Â We ordered the Calamari and thought it was chewy and bland. We also had a bowl of lobster bisque. It wasn't hot and we did not have any chunks of lobster in it. Â The flavor was very good though. Â As a main, I ordered the Veal Oscar. It was smothered in room temperature Hollandaise sauce and lacked flavor in general. It was not good. Overall, if the meal was half the price that would have been more reasonable. Â Cool place though.
Review Source:What a great gem in Port Deposit! Â Stopped there last night b/c of all the cars and the smell...wow, we were taken back when we walked in and saw a very hip restuarant/bar and it was packed! Â We grabbed a seat at the bar, had a few drinks and had two appetizers, the tuna and calamari. Â Both were excellent. The menu had great delicious entrees and even awesome dessert. Â The service was great, the vibe was great, the owner was great! Â He came out when he had a second to breath as the cook, and introduced himself to us, as we heard he tries to do nightly. Â They are only open on weekends b/c he has a full time job and this is just his passion. Let's hope this passion continues as we will definitely be back, we heard the brunch was awesome as well. Â They have a small deck on back that overlooks the railroad tracks and the susquahanna. Â Can't wait to cross over the dam and head back to this great find on a warm summer evening! Â If you are heading towards Port Deposit, you have to make this one of your spots to stop! Â Keep doing it right BackFin!
Review Source:This was a pleasant night out.  The food was excellent, the owner/chef Bob greeted us personally, which was very nice.  I might add that we had tried to get reservations, but  choose not to leave a message.  Later, we found out that was the thing to do. Â
I had the crab cakes, and they were done perfectly, my husband had the Sea Bass Blackened and was quite pleased.  Would definitely go back again...  But call  for reservations...
From San Diego but visiting family in Baltimore and stopped in this quaint, small town restuarant for a drink while on a day trip. Â Arrived at 4:15 while the staff was setting up for their 5PM Sat night opening but warmly welcomed in for a drink at the bar. Â
We advised we were just passing through and not that hungry but being a foody, had to ask for a menu. Â The owner/chef (Bob) came out and introduced himself and we got to talking about Scallops which are a favorite of mine and learned they are fresh & never frozen, like all of their seafood. Â He made us a special black been asian style seared Scallop appetizer (off menu) which was as good, if not the best I have ever had. Â
Service and Scallops were 100% great!
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