Bayside Inn Restaurant

Well worth the trip to Smith Island just to eat at this restaurant.!

Been coming to Smith Island for the last 3 years, usually around middle of August every year just for a relaxing day trip getaway. love the relaxing lifestyle and  friendly people. This is Maryland's only inhabited offshore Island, only reached by boat from Crisfield, MD, Pt. Lookout, MD and Reedville,VA. It offers a glimpse of life that is rare in todays world, where the locals still live and make a living off the water.There are very few cars and the main industry here is crabbing and the local delicacy is soft shell crabs. What better place to get the best seafood than at the Bayside Inn!

The have an all you can eat luncheon that is served family style for less than $20.00. That includes Virginia Ham, Clam Fritters, Corn pudding, stew tomatoes and other vegatables. It also is served with crab balls, but the crab balls are not all you can eat, but all the other items are.

I had the Fried Soft shell crab platter, I opted for 2 of them and they were a very good size. They were perfectly cooked and very tasty, probably the best soft shell crabs I have had! The sides I chose were macaroni salad, stewed tomatoes and their corn pudding comes with all meals, which is also a local delicacy. The stewed tomatoes were also the best I have had anywhere. I also had the cream of crab soup first and it was very tasty as well.
The rest of the menu has a good selection of seafood dishes such as shrimp, crab cakes and other items at reasonable prices.

Also don't forget a piece of their famous Smith Island cake, the official state dessert of Maryland and also a local delicacy.

Service  was excellent and all the employees are very friendly as with the rest of  the island.
Keep up the great work! Hope to make it back again next year.