cantler's riverside inn

went for lunch on memorial day weekend. still agreatplace for fresh, hot crabs drowned in old bay, but expect to pay for the full experience. one dozen "super" sized crabs were $95. if you don't like the messy business of bashing crabs apart for their meat, you (and your budget) will be safe with the lump crab meat sandwich. whatever you do, plan to show up early (before they open) or be ready to wait a while for a table.

my number one seafood destination in annapolis. one of the few places left in maryland that have soft shell clams.greatyear-round destination but love summertime on the back patio.

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. the food was 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.greatspot. we highly recommend it!

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 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 agreatplace 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 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 agreatplace 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!

loved this place! we were glad we arrived early-- the place filled up quickly and lines were extremely long when we left-- which of course was nearly two hours after we arrived because steamed crabs take a long time to eat when eaten the proper way! othera around us were there just about as long, too. these crabs are fresh-- you can go out to the dock to get an idea-- and cantler's does agreatjob preparing them. the only thing that was disappointing was the lack of draught beer-- a can of bud light sold for $3.30! overall agreatexperience, i'll have to return when back in annapolis!

fantastic service,greatdrinks, and delicious calamari!! i love this place, it never disappoints. also, when they have them, best steamers in town!!

cantler's. best place i've been to in annapolis.greatatmosphere and excellent food. the lump crab cake sandwich is the best i've ever had.

great food & 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.