The Boatyard Bar & Grill

The criticisms of this establishment are not without merit.

Poor service? That was our experience last night.  Place was moderately busy but not crazy.  Server interaction was minimal.  I think we were done a good 15 minutes before our server asked us for dessert.  

Loud - yep.  But that's due to the architecture and I would not recommend any change.  

Food - the heart and soul of any restaurant and I'd just have to say Meh.  Started with conch fritters.  These pretty much had no taste.  I had the fish and chips.  Fish was good, properly fried and tasty.  The bed of chips (french fries) were cold.  Kelly had the blue crab sandwich with potato salad.  Her sandwich was good but the potato salad was terrible.  It tasted watery and lacked much needed seasoning.  

We witnessed one customer complain and then watched the staff laugh about.  Perhaps some tighter front end management would help.

This was a treasure off the batten path.  You have to head over the bridge (we walked) from the downtown area, but it was worth it.  
We had crab cakes and the French dip.  Maybe the best crab cakes I have ever had.  Relaxed atmosphere, really good food, and we expected the prices.  If I lived here, I would be a regular for sure.

Disappointed in our lunch--overcooked rockfish drenched in a greasy sauce with mushy asparagus for $26? Couldn't taste the crab in the crabcakes--$15.50 for one? They tasted more like sauce cakes. Surely, there's better food for more reasonable prices in Annapolis? Wish we'd found it on our one-day trip.

The service was efficient.