cantler's riverside inn

not for the one looking to get their money's worth!. i'm a 42yr. male. i've been too plenty of places and can stand behind my remarks here. went myself for dinner. spent $29.00 for broiled seafood combo. got 3 shrimp, 3 scallops, 1 small to med. size fish fillet. all tasted great. i have issue w/ the amount i got for the money. my huge side of sweet potato fries were soaking w/ oil and salt. notgoodto me. my side of coleslaw was tasty but again small. my $9.00 bowl of cream of crab arrived in a black plastic bowl loaded w/ cream and salt. went crabbing for the meat and just like in the rivers the meat was hard to come by. i've spent less and got more and where everything wasgood100% @ other seafood restaurants. i told the waitress of my unhappiness when she offered me desert. laughing @ me she said i best stay away from desert. i learned this place is best @ offering crabs. anything else is a risk of getting overcharged. lesson learned. thank the lucky cow i did not take my family of ten.

outstanding! not only was the staff very friendly, but the food was fantastic! had a 1/2 lb old bay style steamed shrimp and the crab cake sandwich with hushpuppies. the shrimp were good, crab cake verygoodalong 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, the food was fantastic! had a 1/2 lb old bay style steamed shrimp and the crab cake sandwich with hushpuppies. the shrimp were good, crab cake verygoodalong 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!

they're serving fresh crabs here. we stopped in this local crab shack special on our way through town to the beach. it was crowded with locals, which is agoodsign. it's a friendly, messy, paper towel tablecloth, place to eat fresh maryland blue crabs with crackers and mallets. our waitress even gave us a demo on how to attack the delicious guys. and the poor lady was happy to answer my mother's crab-cracking technique questions every time she returned to our table to refill our drinks. nicely done, canlter's.

people who don't like this place should stay away!. really, it is not for everyone... it is a neighborhood, type crab house with cold beer and sweet crabs. the other entrees aregoodtoo. if you don't like long sheets of brown paper and getting really messy when you eat, don't go here. if you can't have agoodtime at cantler's, it is you, not them. to the person who didn't like it and didn't like geno's in philly- look this is a free country and we are all entitled to our own opinions, but stick with wendy's, you won't be disappointed.

ok, now i actually live in maryland, actually a short boat ride to this place. ignore the bad reviews, i love this place. the crabs are delicious and large. don't complain about the price foreigners, this is just about as cheap as it can get. now the staff isn't something for some 5-star french banquet, butgoodnonetheless. and rude is not what to describe their attitude; that is just how marylanders act. relaxed. so if you are a prissy brat who isn't willing to give up scenery and fanciness, don't bother. there's a reason that it takes so long to get a table people. so get your friends, get a table, and order some beer and a few dozen of some xls because you're gonna have a ball!

over-rated, over-priced, bad service!. we decided to visit this place based on high internet ratings and what-not. overall, it was a disappointing experience, and it seems this place is riding on the coat-tails of past glory andgoodreputation that it no longer deserves.

first of all, the entire staff consisted of a bunch of high-school kids (seemingly) with no vested interest in making the business work. while polite, they were incompetent, and not very attentive or professional. eating here was reminiscent of being in a high-school cafeteria. the waiters were more concerned about "getting their friends in quickly" even if that means paying customers wait longer. at one point we actually had to ask for a manager as a quartet of students who claimed to be from boston thought they were too important to get in line...and instead of making them wait, they were served ahead of everyone simply because they were being bratty. really?

additionally, the staff was overly focused on flirting with young people of the opposite sex than really doing their jobs well. waters were not kept full. condiments were lacking. they had no knowledge of the menu. and they did not come check on you after serving the food. instead, they'd sit at nearby tables *together* and chit-chat, laugh, and ignore the customers. driving all this way...and paying higher than average cost for average food...leaves a bitter taste.

now on to the food. the crab was fresh, and tasted great. but not really superlative to othergoodcrab joints. the seasonings were salty, butgoodon the side. the rest of the menu was okay...and certainly not worth a drive nor deserving of a superior reputation.

i think this place is popular because of glory days past, and it's location on the water. nothing more. i would not make the journey back to this place.

great view - canned beer. absolutely nothing wrong with beer in a can, but that helps paint a picture of what this place is all about. generous portions,goodfood, i'll definately be back for more.

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

last time i ate here was a big disapointment. the crabs had this awful smell to them. it was so bad we couldn't eat them. i grew up on steamed crabs and knowgoodcrabs when i taste them. these were quite foul. it is also very noisy so if you likegoodconversation over dinner don't go here because it's impossible to hear any one person talking.

fantastic food and bar tender. you can't beat a combination ofgoodfood andgoodbar 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 the food has to keep people coming back.