I had a meal here with a pair of friends over the weekend. Â We sat outside along the marina during the meal. Â The food was pretty good and the waitress was fairly prompt in attending to our needs. Â The meals are a bit pricey here, so be prepared to spend $30 bucks per person for an average meal. Â Â If you sit outside, also be prepared to hear bells as the drawbridge opens and closes.
The drawbridge is one of the most busy ones in the US, so it may go up and down a half dozen times during your meal.
We ate outside on a quiet Sunday and it was pretty interesting.  Some boats just docked and the servers were given bags of fish  for personal use.  That's something you don't see every dinner.  It's pretty laid back so don't expect the same service you get in the city.  My crabcakes were pretty good.  There were some loud drunk people next to us but fortunately they left
Review Source:Went here on a semi-busy Labor Day weekend. The food service was super-slow - noticed that no tables on the deck had any food. The waitress apologized for the 40 minute wait for a crumb of food, said the kitchen was backed up but not sure why.
I had ordered soup and salad and asked if the soup could at least come out. She said, no, it couldn't. OK...when it finally didi come out, it was really good (cream of crab - much better than what we had had the previous night at the Crab Claw in St. Michael's). My caesar with fried oysters was also delish. Husband had the fried calimari and was happy, if not full.
Could have sold a couple more beers if she had come by our table once in a while, but she didn't so we didnt.
I had eaten here three or four times. (Two of which was the result of going on Capt'n Mike Ricard's tour on-board the M/V Sharp Island. Twice I had a burger, the other two times, crab imperial or crab cakes.
Not bad for a marina restaurant but the joint on the other side of the bridge was better. While, I found the food good, I found the marina prices to be a bit high for the location. IF this joint was in St. Micheal's, I would say, yeah, I see it, but not at the base of the draw bridge.
I personally don't think the cost of the meal was at the quality point but then again, I don't moor up a 300k yacht too, so I suppose that's the case.
We love it here. Â Hence, I'm very surprised to see the poor reviews here. Â Â We've been here when it was owned by previous management and been here a couple of times under the newest regime, although we've enjoyed it here more under the newest management. Â The food certainly stepped up a notch or two. Â The atmosphere is what you would expect of a down home Chesapeake Bay restaurant and outdoor Tiki bar. Â Â
 As far as appetizers, the cream of crab soup was unbelievable. I had a cup, but I wish I ordered a bowl.  The crab dip was also delectable.  Calamari  - yum!  I could've drank a cup of the marinara sauce...  The salads were good too, all of the home made dressings were delicious.
 Now the entrees...  The filet with the merlot demi glaze is unbelievable.  My husband is a big meat guy and wanted 3 more of the already generous helpings.  The seared scallops with cranberry reduction must also be noted here.  I can't boast enough about the crab cakes. You must try them while visiting here. Â
 With some prying, I was told that everything here is home made on premises minus the desserts, which the Smith Cakes most are still made locally (and I had the chocolate one which was terrific).  They use mostly local and regional ingredients, which is also important to me. Â
 The prices are better than most local places.  We wanted to avoid the usual mediocre fried food joints that the tourists go to.  This is our go to place when we want a nice meal while we're visiting the area.
It was nice to sit outside by the water, but the food and service were not very good. Â First, we were seated by the kitchen, then I heard the hostess tell another party, "I'll seat you over here. Â I wouldn't want to put you near the kitchen." Â (It's true my dining companion was the only black person in the place, but I don't know if that had any bearing.) Â Our waitress didn't seem to understand the menu (she couldn't pronounce wasabi or aioli, both on the menu). Â The salad was OK, unremarkable. Â I had shrimp with penne, and though it was generous on the shrimp, the sauce was more like the broth one would find with steamed mussels. Â The pasta just swam in the watery soup, and the parmesan sprinkled on top got gooey as it floated. Â When the waitress came by and asked how the food was, I answered her honestly, saying "this sauce seems weirdly watery. Â Is it always like this?" Â She just gave me a kind of blank stare. Â 1) I guess she doesn't pay attention to the food she serves people, and 2) if she didn't want to know how the food was, why did she ask? Â They hustled us out of there without even asking if we wanted dessert.
Review Source:Absolutely deplorable. Â My boyfriend and I drove all the way from D.C. to go to this restaurant because he had been there with his sister a few years ago. Â We wanted to go to late lunch and since it was in the 60s and sunny, we were hoping to sit outside on the water. Â When we got there, the restaurant was completely empty so we asked the haggard hostess if we could sit outside she scoffed and said, "Um, not really," and sat us next to the window in the direct sunlight. Â Normally, we would've just asked to move but we were so intimidated by the hostess (who was also to be our waitress) that we just left. Â I was so fired up that I called the restaurant to explain why we left. Â As I was explaining what happened to the man who answered the phone, he hung up on me. Â Wow. Â Talk about rotten customer service. Â Apparently the place is under new management and let me tell you, they're doing an absolutely lousy job.
If you want a great dining experience on Tilghman Island, I highly recommend Lowe's Wharf right up the road. Â Friendly, easy going staff and delicious food!
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