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Melvins Steak House
Oct 12, 2009 by Jill from Virginia Beach VA

Overall Rating: 3
Food:[3] • Service:[6] • Atmosphere:[5]

• Location.
• Too expensive for average food, and old dirty looking table clothes.

“Disappointed! We were really looking forward to dining there! The menu was limited and the prices were too high for the average tasting food. The salad bar was small and the lettuce and vegetables didn't seem fresh. Wish we had went somewhere else!”

Melvins Steak House
Jul 5, 2009 by Kerry from Edgewater, MD

Overall Rating: 8
Food:[9] • Service:[10] • Atmosphere:[10]

• Waitress was very friendly.
• The customer at the salad bar on her blue tooth.

“I had a good old fashioned restaurant style meal. I dreamed of visiting Melvin's for the last 5 or so years, tonight was a dream come true. It's a shame they have torn down so many of OC's original restaurants. I enjoyed the nostalgic feel of Melvin's. By the way, I didn't see any flies on the window sills or in my green beans. I plan to visit next time I'm in town and this time bring my dear hubby.”

Captain Galley 2
May 17, 2009 by CC from Long Island, NY

Overall Rating: 3
Food:[2] • Service:[3] • Atmosphere:[3]

• Nothing.
• Everything.

“We spent a few days in Maryland to play golf. We had eaten at the Captains Galley before and thought we would try it again. I will get to the point. We were all very disappointed, with our entire experience. First, for a seafood restaurant, the menu is very limited in its choices of fish. Come on folks you are right on the Atlantic ocean and should have several choices on your menu daily. No sword fish,cod, snapper,tuna etc. We were four in our group two ordered Crab cakes, (one the size of a tennis ball) at $17.00 one ordered Salmon and the other stuffed shrimp, Every dish was bland/had no taste and was not served hot! We went with the salad bar as a side dish, also a big disappointment. The salad was wilted and the fixings were limited. Salad is the cheapest thing you can provide. This was way to much for what we received in the way of a meal, nor did we enjoy it. Also we had to wait almost half an hour for our meal and the restaurant was only half full. The Captains Galley II is off our list, we will not return. Please pass this on to the restaurants owners, if they don't do something about changing the chef, the menu and the service, this ship will sink.”

1 of 1 people found this review helpful.

Phillips Seafood House Inc
Apr 22, 2009 by Lynne from Taneytown

Overall Rating: 5
Food:[5] • Service:[8] • Atmosphere:[6]

• Crab imperial was good.
• Couldn't find any crab in the crab cakes.

“They are drifting on their reputation. The food was not good and it was crowded. Kind of like a lot of animals going to a trough.”

1 of 1 people found this review helpful.

Loves Lemonade Inc
Jan 15, 2009 by DAVID BIGLARY from WASHINGTON DC

Overall Rating: 10
Food:[10] • Service:[10] • Atmosphere:[10]

• Clean, friendly, best product, clean oil.
• None.

“Best funnel cake ever. Owner said it is the best funnel cake in ocean city. I did not believe him but I wanted the try. Oh my god. It is unbelievable, best of the best. If you eat funnel cake at loves lemonade, all other funnel cakes not taste good anymore. People are very nice. Lemonade you should try.”

2 of 2 people found this review helpful.

Melvins Steak House
Sep 29, 2008 by Tha Drizz from Manhattan, NYC

Overall Rating: 1
Food:[1] • Service:[1] • Atmosphere:[1]

• Hot Ukrainians.
• Everything else.

“The owner was a smoking and there were bugs in the green beans.”

2 of 2 people found this review helpful.

Brass Balls Saloon Inc
Sep 27, 2008 by Grimm from DC

Overall Rating: 3
Food:[2] • Service:[7] • Atmosphere:[7]

• Somewhat responsive.
• Lousy crab cakes.

“Crab cakes described as jumbo lump with just enough breading to hold it together. I asked the waiter if this was true. He said yes. It wasn't; there was a lot of stringy filler meat. I sent it back. They brought out another one for my inspection. It looked better, but again turned out to be only 1/4 lump, and really too salty to taste any crab. Not worth $20. After paying, I told the manager (after waiting a bit), and he said he'd look into it, but claimed that they usually got good reviews for those.”

1 of 1 people found this review helpful.

Captain Galley 2
Sep 22, 2008 by Sue from Harrisburg, PA

Overall Rating: 7
Food:[7] • Service:[5] • Atmosphere:[7]

• Watching the boats.
• Crab cakes were totally different then the past 20 years.

“We have eaten at Captain's Galley for over 20 years. Last week we were in Ocean City and ate there 4 times. Never again. We could not wait to eat the crab cakes. Well they were not the usual CG Crab cakes. There were big chunks of some kind of meat in them but it did not have the texture or taste of crab cakes. The tartar sauce is terrible. Kraft. The salad bar was a huge disappointment, salad brown and lumpy and the pasta salad tasted horrible. They raised their prices but sure not their quality. We will stay on the other side of the bay the next time we are in OC and find some other restaurants that are better.”

Alaska Stand
Sep 9, 2008 by stephenie from hometown, pa

Overall Rating: 9

• The food.
• Should open one hour earlier.

“The Alaska Stand is our favorite spot to stop for breakfast after our morning bike ride. The eggs, bacon, toast, coffee, and home fries were very good. The servings were enough to eat and you certainly get your money worth. The wait staff is also very friendly in the morning! I only wish the stand would open an hour earlier. Thank-you Alaska Stand for many great memories in the past, and here's to many more in the future!”

Captain Galley 2
Aug 6, 2008 by Jackie from Springfield, VA

Overall Rating: 9
Food:[9] • Service:[8] • Atmosphere:[7]

• Crab cakes.
• The service can be a little lacking in attentiveness.

“Without a doubt some of the very best crab cakes I have ever eaten and I have tried them everywhere. The restaurant is just a restaurant as far as decor goes, although it takes on a different atmosphere after dark with the reflection of the lights from the marina in the water. The service is satisfactory to good but not excellent. The reality is I go for the crab cakes. And although the lobster tail costs an arm and a leg, (really) it was the biggest most succulent lobster tail I have ever had or ever hope to have. That said, I eat the crab cakes 95 % of the time.”

Phillips Seafood House Inc
Sep 6, 2007 by Christy from Manassas, VA

Overall Rating: 9
Food:[10] • Service:[8] • Atmosphere:[8]

• The food, service, we liked every thing except.
• The bathrooms, not enough space or bathrooms when it very busy or baby changing space. Other then that its great all around.

“Every year my family and I go to Phillips when we stay in Ocean City and the Buffet is awesome and the service is great. All our friends go there as well and they all enjoy themselves.”

1 of 1 people found this review helpful.

Higgins Crab House
Aug 20, 2007 by HereIBe from Pennsyltucky

Overall Rating: 5
Food:[5] • Service:[5] • Atmosphere:[3]

• The mallets and how they give everything to you in a bucket (roll of paper towels mallet, crab cracker), loads of crackers.
• Prices are steep, flies, don't change fryers.

“They give you a lot of food, not that great of quality. Very expensive and another turn off where the amount of flies that were literally having parties on your food as you ate. They had great cocktail sauce, though deveining shrimp as I ate was distracting. My daughter is allergic to fish and got a bad allergic reaction when we ordered the chicken strips figuring that fish/and chicken should /would've been cooked in separate fry vats, we were wrong, because after she ate the chicken strips she got very sick for the remainder of our trip. The place is okay if you want mounds of food but don't mind flies.”

Bj's On The Water Inc
Aug 16, 2007 by Jean from Ohio

Overall Rating: 8
Food:[9] • Service:[8] • Atmosphere:[9]

• Good view, good food.
• Prices a bit high, especially for families.

“I really enjoy the fact that we can have an ocean view. There is an outside patio as well. I love the peel and eat shrimp. The potato skins are good. I have enjoyed the clams casino, but the prices are a bit high. We usually get good service and this year we plan on going there again. We had a pretty blah waiter the last time, but usually they have been very good. There was a blues band one time we went, and it was enjoyable. It is usually pretty packed so call ahead to see how the crowds are when you want to go.”

Melvins Steak House
Jul 27, 2007 by Linda from Perry Hall Maryland

Overall Rating: 10
Food:[10] • Service:[10] • Atmosphere:[10]

• I absolutely love everything about Melvin's.
• Impossible to find a negative.

“I travel over 100 miles just to enjoy a great dinner at Melvin's. The have the best steak anywhere and that includes the 4 & 5 star restaurants. Great prices, fantastic steak and well worth the 3 1/2 hour drive for me! I hope Melvin's stays in ocean city forever!”

1 of 1 people found this review helpful.

Captain Galley 2
Jul 16, 2007 by Samantha from Hagerstown, MD

Overall Rating: 3
Food:[2] • Service:[4] • Atmosphere:[7]

• On the docks.
• The food, service, and cost.

“My family decided to revisit this restaurant after not going there for about 8 years. First our sodas tasted horrible, very flat. Then I ordered a water that tasted like the water came directly from the bay. It had a funny after taste. I complained and asked for a bottle of a water, then was charged for the water. The salad bar on its own cost around 9 dollars and was the worst I have ever seen. There wasn't even an option of a diet dressing. The food was bland, and not seasoned, and the rolls weren't even warmed. For the price I would stay on the other side of the bridge in ocean city and go to an all you can eat seafood and prime rib buffet. It was horrible.”

1 of 1 people found this review helpful.

Pizza Tugos
Jul 3, 2007 by Tim from Lehighton

Overall Rating: 10
Food:[10] • Service:[10] • Atmosphere:[10]

• Great food, great price.
• A little loud inside.

“Best meal price and taste for the whole family. Definitely going to go there again in 3 weeks when I go back down.”

Crepe & Omlette Place
Jul 3, 2007 by Tim from Lehighton

Overall Rating: 9
Food:[10] • Service:[10] • Atmosphere:[8]

• Good food, nice change from typical pancake house.
• Very pricey for breakfast for a family.

“This was my first trip to OCMD and was also my first breakfast there. We were looking for a place that wouldn't take till lunch to seat us and the Crepe & Omelet fit the bill. The service was prompt and friendly, tables were clean; though we had to sit in plastic chairs not all table had them. A look at the menu showed just what one would expect from a place named the Crepe & Omelet. The portions where huge and the prices where equal to the portions. We had three people in our party. 2 adults and one child. We ordered one omelet a side of pan fried potatoes, two crepe breakfasts with fruit and chantilly (whipped cream) and freshly squeezed orange juice... our bill was $57.00 for breakfast! I had a bit of sticker shock from that, the food was more then we could eat and we could have easily had enough food with just the omelet and one crepe breakfast. The food was of good quality and I would recommend it if you want something different then your typical pancake house. All in all, I probably wouldn't go back unless I came into some money, but for taste I would.”

Salvatores
Jun 13, 2007 by Jessica from Alexandria

Overall Rating: 3
Food:[2] • Service:[2] • Atmosphere:[3]

• Location.
• Service, food, prices, cleanliness.

“If you want food poisoning then place to go! Prices high and quality of food and service terrible! Some of the food spoiled and manager rude when told. Out of 5 tables 3 of them returned their food back to kitchen.”

Happy Jack Pancake House
Apr 25, 2007 by Kyle from Thurmont, MD

Overall Rating: 10
Food:[10] • Service:[10] • Atmosphere:[9]

• Love happy jacks for life!
• Nothing bad. All is wonderful.

“This is the greatest breakfast place to eat in ocean city, mad. I live over 3 hours away and drive down sometimes just for the day to eat breakfast and layout and come home. My friends and I always eat here every morning we spend in ocean city! No place else should see you, only happy jacks! Try the pancakes. They are wonderful. If you don¿t like the food, then call me and I¿ll refund your money! Hahira.”

Outback Steakhouse
Mar 7, 2007 by John from Ocean City, MD

Overall Rating: 1
Food:[1] • Service:[8] • Atmosphere:[5]

• Waitress was very good, I felt bad for her having to serve bad food.
• Very bad food, stay away.

“This outback has hit bottom. It was good place to eat. Last time there food very bad. Manager spent his time handing out apologies and free blooming onions to make up for bad food.”

1 of 1 people found this review helpful.

Happy Jack Pancake House
Jul 28, 2006 by june from annapolis

Overall Rating: 10
Food:[10] • Service:[10] • Atmosphere:[10]

• Quality food for your money.
• I cant think of anything negative.

“This was our first time in June. The food was delicious, service excellent. I would recommend this restaurant to any one who wants good food, excellent portions for your money. Very friendly and family oriented.”

Melvins Steak House
Jul 24, 2006 by Steven from Camp Hill PA

Overall Rating: 10
Food:[10] • Service:[10] • Atmosphere:[6]

• Prices and food.
• Dead flies on window sills. looked like they were there for awhile.

“This was our first trip to Melvin's, The food was great, along with the service. Our waitress was super and very friendly. This will be an annual visit from now on. You can't beat the prices for a resort area.”

1 of 1 people found this review helpful.

Ocean View American Grille
Aug 23, 2005 by AR from Philadelphia, PA

Overall Rating: 2
Food:[5] • Service:[1] • Atmosphere:[1]

• Good environment for a family with small children who need to find food the kids will eat and a place that where kids can make some noise without bothering others.
• Not the right meeting place for a large group who want to eat and socialize together without hassle.

“The restaurant itself was a pleasant environment, with simple decor and a simple menu; good for a family with small children or anyone interested in a quick in and out. I was there with a group of nine "twenty-somethings", and our entire visit was mishandled. I feel I have to tell the whole story because there were multiple headaches that night. We called ahead for reservations because we traveled from around the country to spend the weekend together, and wanted to sit as a group and catch up on each others' lives. When we arrived, we were seated at two separate tables. An entire section of the restaurant was "closed" and they would not let us sit together in that area. Our tables were side-by-side, but we were not permitted to move them together. Our server did bring the manager out, at our request, but he would not speak to us and we could tell that he was yelling at her that she may not move our tables together. (NOTE: He would not allow her to put us on two separate bills so we could keep better track of who ordered what, and split which appetizers... From that perspective, he said we were "one group"). Twenty minutes after taking our orders, our server returned to tell us that they had run out of three of the items we'd ordered. When it came time to pay the bill, several members wanted to pay with debit cards. The restaurant would not allow us to pay with more than one card - someone either had to pay the entire amount themselves, or every person had to come up with the cash (an impossibility any time a group of nine adults eat out together). End of story, we realized that they forced us to share one bill because they could automatically add the 15 or 20% tip for a large group, even though we had to sit as separate groups. The night was disappointing, the selection was disappointing, and when we finally received our food it was also disappointing (For example, the Crab Dip" was a bowl of mayonnaise with a few pieces of canned crab meat). Our server was a very sweet, hardworking girl, but the overall service was awful. Please keep in mind that many members of our party are/were servers themselves. Our expectations are very realistic, even to the point of being sympathetic towards the staff, but we were extremely disappointed.”

4 of 4 people found this review helpful.

Happy Jack Pancake House
May 23, 2005 by Donna M . from Pgh

Overall Rating: 10
Food:[10] • Service:[10] • Atmosphere:[9]

• Need to be BIGGER to fit all the people!

“Family tradition....pull in after our all night drive to OC and go IMMEDIATELY to Pancakes Jacks! Great for EVERYONE! PRICES AND FOOD ARE great!”

1 of 2 people found this review helpful.

J/R's Inc
May 23, 2005 by Donna M . from Pgh

Overall Rating: 10
Food:[10] • Service:[9] • Atmosphere:[10]

“LOVE IT and everyone in our party always love it too. Price is right. Great for all ages and great for families. Don't forget to pick some ribs up to take home before u leave!”

2 of 2 people found this review helpful.

Melvins Steak House
May 23, 2005 by Donna M . from Pgh

Overall Rating: 10
Food:[10] • Service:[9] • Atmosphere:[9]

“Filet Mignons!Bread, salads etc. The Best! We always go Melvin's last night of vacation, now added to our first and last night. Kids and their friends LOVE IT too. Price is right. A GREAT tradition that friends are following too!”

4 of 5 people found this review helpful.