cantler's riverside inn

we were looking for a place on the water to have crabs and we found cantler's. it was great! we got there on saturday at 1:00 pm thinking it might be after the lunch rush. wrong! we had to park in their overflow lot which was actually just short walk to the restaurant. they said it would be an hour wait so we luckily found a spot at the bar. the bar could have used another bartender but service was fine. the wait actually was only about 30 minutes and we sat out side. unfortunately we were in the sun with no shade. our waitress, kristen noticed the potential problem without me saying a word and as soon as the table behind us emptied she slid the umbrella over. we had the extra-large crabs and an order of onion rings. thefoodwas fabulous and kristen did a fantastic job servicing us for the two hours it took to eat most of the crabs. couldn't eat the last two. we now know why the place was packed. great spot. we highly recommend it!

outstanding! not only was the staff very friendly, but thefoodwas fantastic! had a 1/2 lb old bay style steamed shrimp and the crab cake sandwich with hushpuppies. the shrimp were good, crab cake very good along with the hushpuppies. ate the crab cake w/ out the bun. the trip there was fun in itself. feels like you're in the middle of nowhere. would be a great place to come back to in warmer weather. no wait time on a monday night (they offered all you can eat crabs as the special tonight, $34 bucks!). kids cheese pizza was huge and my husband who does not like seafood had the chicken tender w/ fries and thought they were pretty good. if we visit this area again, will for sure be back!


-----11 mar, 2014-----

outstanding! not only was the staff very friendly, thefoodwas fantastic! had a 1/2 lb old bay style steamed shrimp and the crab cake sandwich with hushpuppies. the shrimp were good, crab cake very good along with the hushpuppies. ate the crab cake w/ out the bun. the trip there was fun in itself. feels like you're in the middle of nowhere. would be a great place to come back to in warmer weather. no wait time on a monday night (they offered all you can eat crabs as the special tonight, $34 bucks!). kids cheese pizza was huge and my husband who does not like seafood had the chicken tender w/ fries and thought they were pretty good. if we visit this area again, will for sure be back!

we had dinner there last night and the entire experience was great. our server was fantastic. my daughter ordered raspberry iced tea, but they were out of it, so she mixed a special blend for her. she was thrilled. the calamari was perfect and sea bass with lobster risotto was even better. thefoodwas a bit pricier than i expected, but it was worth every penny. we will be back again.


-----16 feb, 2014-----

we had dinner there last night and the entire experience was great. our server was fantastic. they were out of raspberry iced tea so she mixed a special blend for her. she was thrilled. the calamari was perfect and sea bass with lobster risotto was even better. thefoodwas a bit pricier than i expected, but it was worth every penny. we will be back again.

greatfood& atmosphere. a casual place - picnic benches outside on the patio by the river but that's because eating crabs is messy! greatfood- my husband got crabs (ha) and i got crab cakes - less trouble but very tasty. mine came with steamed veggies and nice rice as well. the waitress was very helpful and down to earth. we had a few caronas which went down easily with the dinner! we got there at 7:00 on a friday night and got a table right away.

based on popular opinion, expectations were much higher than expected. in reality thefoodis mediocre based on the price. calamari is not worth the money for the amount offoodthat is served (10 pieces at $10.00) service was also mediocre at best, our drinks were never even refilled.


-----25 sep, 2010-----

food is ok but most definitely not worth the price. based on popular

cantlersfoodis pretty good. there was a 2 hour wait, so come with friends and be ready to spend some time at the bar. the atmoshere was good and sitting on the deck overlooking mills creek is the way to go.

fantasticfoodand bar tender. you can't beat a combination of goodfoodand good bar tender. missy steele made the visit enjoyable and provided us with the best advice on the menu that day. help like her in combination with thefoodhas to keep people coming back.