For starters, ignore the reviews that complain about run down hotel rooms. The rooms had a full remodel in 2012.
Second, don't come here expecting haute cuisine. This is good ol' Eastern Shore family homestyle cooking. For what it is, it is very good.
I recommend the cream of crab soup. It is the best item on the menu. Also, go for the rock fish/striped bass. It is caught right out in the bay, and really fresh. Finally, be sure to sample the cole slaw. They make it in-house, and it is one of my favorites.
I've eaten here many times. I would never visit just for dinner. I come here for the sport fishing, and the restaurant is more than satisfying after a day out on the water.
Pretty good. We would have gone back if we were staying another night.
I had the duo with a broiled crab cake and broiled flounder. I did not love the flounder but the crab cake was yummy. Well seasoned and lots of crab. My entree came with coleslaw, veggie of the day and either mashed potatoes with gravy or a baked potato. I would go back and decline all 3 of these sides, not worth it. I would order 2 crab cakes with fries and a side salad. I would ask for an extra basket of the fresh delicious rolls and make myself 2 crab cake sandwiches.
Friend had the tuna medallions appetizer and wasn't happy. The tuna was cooked through instead of seared and the accompanying seaweed salad was too sweet. My gf had the half house special - 2 pieces of fried chicken and a crab cake. She cleaned her plate, loved it. They both had the cream of crab soup - it's super thick and really tasty, one of the best flavored soups I've tried in awhile.
They had a special drink with different flavors of absolut and fresh fruit crushed up. All of us had the ruby red grapefruit after we tried my friend's. It was delicious! The waitress warned us that it would sneak up on us :) I am a super lightweight and was lightheaded halfway through mine.
Friendly service, right on the water. A fun, cute place :)
Went here on a fishing package and it was well worth the money. The rooms are recently renovated (clean, comfortable) and the food was delicious. Good crab cakes, outstanding fried chicken. Went out fishing on "High Hopes" and had an oustanding trip. Great captain & first mate "Jeremy" who found fish and were great with my 2 sons. Wonderful family trip. Not a bad wine list, either!
Review Source:We came to Chesapeake House to look at a boat that was for sale at their dock. Â We had a 30 minute wait for the broker to show up so we decided to have a late lunch. Â My wife and I ordered the baby crab cakes and oyster sampler. Â Both were great. Â While Tilghman Island is off the beat track, it is well worth the detour if you are close to it.
Review Source:I only tried the oysters and cream of crab soup. My friend got oyster stew. . Oysters were fresh tasting. Soup full of fresh tasting crab with ?sherry added.  The oyster stew was very good as well. The bill for 2 dozen (11.99 per dozen) oysters, 2 bowls of soup and 2 iced teas came to $45 with tax. They are in the process of remodeling, so some things aren't finished (the bathrooms for instance)  With business probably slow at this time of year, I felt a little sorry for them. But in the summer they  probably rake it in.  The view was pretty and we had our choice of seating. There is a crab deck outside that looks nice for summer.
Review Source:There's a reason the reviews are mixed. So is the food. The lump crabmeat with ham was excellent. Everything else, no. Fried clams were from a supplier, as they were the same ones we had at a restaurant in St. Michaels. The "no filler" crab balls and crab cakes had no filler if the filler they meant was the crab meat. Way to much bread for a place around here. The best vegetables on the table were in the Cole slaw. The others (they're served family style) were overcooked or over seasoned.
The place seemed run-down and not very clean. There are way better places to eat around here.
Great view, very friendly staff. Â Seafood buffet if you're into that.
I got the scallops both ways (1/2 fried, 1/2 broiled) & the broiled scallops were pretty good. Â I wasn't as much a fan of the fried stuff. Â Crab balls on the buffet I thought were very good. Â Crab cake was very shredded/mixed (not lump meat style).
staff--
I have to say that the staff was very good. Â One guy (I assume the manager or something was super friendly and nice). Â Our waitress was also great & personable. Â
drinks --
Our waitress didn't know much about alcohol but personally I don't fault wait staff for that. Â People in our party got a an almond martini (delicious) and a mojito. Â The mojito was weird. Â It had a splash/layer of something brownish at the bottom and we never learned what it was, even though we asked... Â Waitress said they just started serving mojitos and couldn't explain the ingredients. Â whatevs.
Even though I wouldn't say the food was amazing, it's kind of cool that it's a long-time family run place and I'm happy that we tried a restaurant on Tilghman (rather than just going to St. Michaels).
The hotel is a fun dive. The overall experience with the restaurant, sports fishing and party atmosphere gets 4 stars.
Do not come here expecting great accomodations, they are not by any strech of the imagination.
Restaurant has good food, location is very cool. The charter fishing is amazing.
This is an oyster house, it is not fine dining and I wouldn't want to stay in the hotel unless I was really on the cheap. Â I gave it 5 stars because of a very limited component of the experience. Â If you want Oysters fresh as they come, shucked in your dining room, and a view of the waterfront (I think I remember that, interesting place to walk around for a minute or two).....
Oysters come about a dozen ways (maybe more) if I recall (back 3 years or so) correctly.
I only came across this yelp listing after much work to re-locate Harrison's as part of planning a trip of several hours, primarily (only at this point) to hit  Harrison's, it's that good. Â
Perhaps it would be good to call ahead and confirm the menu/whatever my/your expectations may be.
We flew in to MD for a wedding on the island and we stayed here for two nights. Â The place is old and a little run down, but it added to it's initial charm. Â Kinda of that nautical old tavern and inn by the harbor. Â
The people and staff are friendly, but the rooms were in sad shape. Â The rooms probably hasn't been in about a decade. Rooms were not thoroughly cleaned as I found dead insects in on corner of the room. Â There were stains on the walls of the bathroom and the water had a slight sulfur smell. Â Bed was a little lumpy, Â No cable, no wireless, no phone. Â They was a wedding the first night we stayed. Â The guest got loud and rowdy around 3/4am and I couldn't call to complain to the front desk, since there was no phone in the room. Â
Cheapest option on the island, but I wished I had known about the conditions earlier and I would splurge a little more to stay at better place.