McGarvey's Saloon & Oyster Bar

Picked this place randomly for a quick snack in Annapolis and I was pleasantly surprised! We had their oysters and fried calamari and both were really good. I particularly liked the fried calamari because it wasn't a plate filled with little pieces of fried bread crumbs instead of calamari, as it usually tends to happen. Definitely recommend.

I have been here several times for Oysters and crap dip.  The food is always good.  Recently I went here with my Groomsmen before my wedding on a Saturday during the Annapolis Boat show without an appointment, because i forgot.  The staff was totally awesome.  They set us in the back by the bar in a corner and allowed us to have beers and oysters while they got a table for us.  It took about 15 minutes.  The food and drinks were excellent.  We had oysters, which are always great, crab pretzels, crab dip, crab balls, grilled chicken sandwich and oyster rockefeller.  Everything was good, but i would skip the rockefeller and go for the raw.

They have a great craft beer selection to chose from also which is a huge plus!

Torn between 2 & 3 stars, naturally. I really wanted to like this place. Went here on a gorgeous sunny day in April. It was around 80 degrees, so I snagged a table outside.

It was craft beer week, so they had 3 different bottled beers for $2 a piece: Victory Swing Saison, Flying Dog Atlantic Lager, & a third I don't remember. Service was pretty good, consistent and noticed when my drinks were empty.

But the food itself really wasn't anything special. I got the crab dip & Caesar salad. The dip didn't really have much crab in it. The Caesar was just plain bad. I don't know whether they had prepared it awhile before I received it, but the dressing was extremely liquidy and basically sat in a puddle under my salad. It was absolutely DRENCHED in parmesean cheese, and not even fresh.

I would definitely come here again, but I'm not sure I would get food. Definitely for drinks. The interior looks pretty cool actually, one room has a tree growing in it!