My wife and I were looking for a place that served good crab cakes and was kid friendly. Â By chance we came across this place on Yelp. Â Thankfully another reviewer gave us the way to locate this place through a Homeowners Association. Â
The "Orange Crush" was delicious and the white wine recommended to my wife was excellent. Â The crab cake was excellent, it was baked with just enough seasonings and had no bread crumbs (the way i make them) and the seafood platter had lovely seared scallops. Â My 10 year loved the Mahi fish tacos. Â
I only get to the east coast once a year and I want good seafood, the Reel Inn is definitely worth it. Next time we go to Ocean City a stop a the Reel Inn will be made.
We were looking for a nice, quiet place with atmosphere but without the crowds. Â We arrived around 5:30pm looking for a drink and a light meal. Â We ended up getting their Happy Hour burgers (only $5 or $5.75 w/ cheese) which were delicious and quite large. Â Comes with chips and a dill spear. Â I asked the waiter what their best drink was and they said their Happy Hour drink was their Orange Crush...YUMMMY! Â It was great - very refreshing. Â The outside covered deck was delightful and very comfortable and the view was spectacular!
Review Source:Came in here for brunch and ordered the lightly blackened scallops and crab cake sandwich. The place is cute, tucked along the marina, very nice and welcoming change of scenery from the douchey frat feel in town.
2 stars for the food - the scallops were drenched in oil, not cooked evenly but seasoned well. The mango sauce it came with did not belong on the plate - too sweet and did not complement anything. The crab cake did not taste like anything at all - not seasoned well and somehow lost the sweetness of its own juices. The mango sauce from the scallop dish did not help this crab cake. The burnt parts of the bun did not help either. Maybe I ordered the wrong things...
This is for people in the know know. Â I hesitate to yelp it because this place is a great get away from the night clubs full of bro and broettes jamming hard to horrible music.
All the seafood dishes are great. Â I recommend the fish tacos and anything with fresh tuna. Â Price are very reasonable for seafood in OC.
I've already said too much. Â You're on your own for how to get here!
What a nice little hidden place! Â It's right on the marina in a gated community. Â
Friendly staff. Good food. Â Love the atmosphere.
I had the wings and they were very good. Â They give you a choice of 6 or 12 wings.
My husband said the burger wasn't something to shout about but it was good.
He did love the Bumbleberry Pie though. Â So much that he considered having a 2nd piece!
Will go back when I am a little more hungry so I can try the Tuna Sandwich which they are known for. Â
(I will say that it is very open so if you don't like smoke, you may want to steer clear because when someone smokes outside, it blows right through.)
Be sure to follow the previous posters tip on finding the place.
Nearly IMPOSSIBLE to find! Â Plus, they don't answer their phone when you call to ask for directions. Â It's tucked away amongst a bunch of condos--i.e. you have to go past the guard at the gate to get in, and apparently there is no signage because of the good ol' HOA. Â
We were happy when we finally found it, as it's on the water and is a nice place to hang out at night. Â We were excited to finally sit down and check out the menu, but that's when our hope faded. Â Our server informed us that they were out of nearly everything on the menu that we were interested in: crabcakes, avocados, etc. Â We immediately left and likely won't be back since it was so hard to find and then was such a let-down.
Dinned here with another couple. We are glad we followed another review and parked outside the gate and walked in.
Wait time was about five minutes on Sunday night of Memorial Day weekend.
We started out with beer and orange crush which was good. The ice wasn't crushed but it was still really good.
The owner walked over to our table and asked how we heard about it...we told him yelp. Said he has been there for 20 years.
The men both had the captains platter and thoroughly enjoyed the crab cakes and the scallops. Â The shrimp was the best. Fries and broccoli came with the platters.
The for the ladies I had the single crab cake with broccoli and fries. The other meal was the chicken Chesapeake wrap...so yummy.
The only negative problem was they ran out of the cream of crab soup. That was a let down.
Totally worth it off the beaten path.
I decided to take a detour on my road trip this past weekend and stop in Ocean City, MD to see what it was all about. Using Yelp I was able to find a reasonably priced place opened for lunch on Mother's Day in the off-season. Reel Inn is a waterfront restaurant and bar in the middle of a condo/marina community. We had a bit of a hard time finding it, but were persistent and it paid off! We found some restaurant designated parking and a sign pointing us in the right direction. We were greeted by very friendly staff as there were only a few patrons inside. We sat near the TV and almost immediately the volume went down and nice music came on. We ordered crabcake sandwiches and crab bisque because obviously we were in Maryland! Both were delicious and super fresh. A man, assumed to be the owner, came over and asked how everything was. We said it was great and we were happy we stopped by. He explained that he wasn't allowed to advertise on the main road, which I'm sure has hurt his business severely. Regardless I think he said they had been there for 22 years and I wish them many more! I was super happy to be able to sit somewhere quiet by the water and enjoy some local specialties. I hope you'll stop by the next time you are in the area..
Review Source:The Reel Inn is a little hard to find, but well worth the effort. We had an excellent meal consisting of filet mignon, crabcakes, seared ahi tuna and calamari. Everything was beyond excellent with great service and a great atmosphere overlooking the marina. We will make this a regular stop!
Review Source:A cute, homey place that is probably family owned. The staff was really nice, and the patio feels like someone's backyard. The winelist on the wine bottles is a cute touch.
However, this does not make up for the sub-par food. The tuna did not have the right color and texture to it. The crab cake was full of filler.
I wanted to like this place, but the food was really lacking.
Also, the parking spots are behind the insurance company or realty, whatever it was. It's hard to find this place, you have to go into the little community and park and walk through to the dock area.
Amazing service... amazing food, amazing atmosphere. Â What else needs to be said.
This is a true off the beaten path gem... this is as good as it gets. Â This is the kind of place you want around your neighborhood...
Slightly strange location, but it totally adds to the atmosphere. Â Waterfront location and something for everyone, $9 sandwich (I had tuna sandwich, delicious!! ) to $35 blackened Mahi Mahi.
You need to include this place in your visit, you will not forget it.... Â Thanks Reel Inn for a great memory !!
Found the Reel Inn on Yelp, and I'm so thankful! Â What a hidden treasure! Â It was hard to locate this place (you have to drive through a private waterfront community), and then it's through unmarked white posts... Â but once you find this lovely restaurant on the water, you will be pleased! Â Everything was wonderful: live music (with an awesome drummer!), excellent service, relaxed atmosphere, outdoor seating, and did I mention the food?! Â Because it rocked! Â I had the seared rare tuna (ask for it since it wasn't on the menu) with sauteed mixed veggies (fresh zucchini, yellow squash, onions, carrots, and more.. so good!) and also got to taste the crabcakes (ALL crabmeat! Wow!) and the steak. Â Everything was scrumptious! Â Next time I'm in town, I'll be sure to come back! Â I hiiiighly recommend this place. Â I haven't written a review in a long time, but this place was so good that I was inspired to get back on here. Â Oh and the owner was sooo nice and really thanked us for our business. Â :)
Review Source:Definitely off the beaten track and was kind of hard to find when waking over. Â Our waiter was very friendly and the food was great and reasonable. Â Hard to find a cheap meal at a sit down restaurant. Â We all ordered asppetizers - chaos fries (cheese fries with ranch and bacon), friend calamari, crab dip pretzel, and scallops. Â The calamari was awesome - tentacles and all! Â I really enjoyed the pretzel crab dip too. Â For a meal I just went ith grilled cheese because I knew I would be full from the appetizers. We sat on the patio overlooking the marina. Â Only downside was a guy at the nexttable kept passing gas - GROSS!
Review Source:Awesome! What a find. We come from a great restaurant town and this was still one of the best seafood meals we have ever had. I got an 8oz. beef filet and a jumbo lump crab cake with wild rice and grilled vegetables. My wife got a sampler of blackened shrimp and scallops with a jumbo lump crab cake with the same rice and veggies. Both meals were outstanding! Save room for the coconut key lime or peanut butter pie. Oh, and the crab dip appetizer, too. Wow!
We were thrilled to have found something so great in a beach town, where frozen or deep fried is the normal fare. The staff was friendly, service was good, with a nice atmosphere -- bar seating / live music area indoors, and dockside seating on the outdoor deck. No draft beers, but the usual suspects in bottles and a few choices of wines.
The place is located inside a gated community, so park on the outer streets, walk thru the gates and turn left, then look for the boat dock.
Extremely Good. Â Scallops were excellent (just skip the sauce), as was the tuna. Â Shrimp were steamed perfectly. Â Had the burgers for a main course and they were certainly handmade and not a drop of grease to be found. Â You could tell the ingredients were fresh and the food was cooked to order. Â Side salad was impressive with its mixed greens, feta cheese and homemade balsamic vinaigrette. Sweet Potato fries were hot, crispy, dry and perfectly seasoned. Â Would highly recommend!!!
Review Source:Couldn't agree more with the great reviews of this place. It's tough to get to, but worth the trip to this little hidden bar. Surrounded by the beautiful boats in the marina, and hugged up to the neighborhood pool of a cool little gated community...very cool. The atmosphere is very friendly and seems family owned. Staff was great and music selection was perfect for the setting...
Take a trip out there...steamed shrimp for happy hour is great. Orange crush is there specialty drink and it's perfect.
If I was going to build a bar and pick the perfect spot, atmosphere and wanted locals as my primary customers...this would be it.
Cheers
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