FINS Ale House & Raw Bar

I highly recommend FINS Fenwick for event planning and good eats. The entire staff from the managers, waitress and cooks handled my mother’s memorial lunch with attentiveness and professionalism. I can’t identify anything I wish was done differently so I was blown away! Special thanks to Alicia, Jason and Stephanie O.

Always great food here. Had the blackened mahi sliders today!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Good softshell crabcake sandwich.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Always good food and drinks at Fins!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

I’d give service from our bartender Kristi a 6 if I could. We are out from California visiting family and staying near Fins. I’ve seen no happy hour like theirs ever. Incredible prices running all day starting at 11:30 and zero compromise on the food you get. Then we stayed for dinner and had the regular menu and the food was still an excellent value at the normal price points. We had the shellfish pasta and a Caesar that were both wonderful (though I recommend they stock anchovies going forward for those who like that on their Caesar). Absolutely love the place on all counts.

But to top it off our server Kristi was one of the best bartenders I’ve had anywhere. Amazing demeanor and conversation - all four of us thoroughly enjoyed talking with her, she had spot on recommendations and her service was over the top. I know she is new there and also want to say we had a great experience with our other bartender two days prior. They staff well. Highly recommend this place.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Been here several times over the years. The staff always seems great but the food is never quite as good as i want it to be, dishes are all a little flat. They do have a lot of options on the menu so everyone can find something they want and the prices are pretty good for the area. The raw bar is decent too.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Had dinner tonight and it was delicious. We come a bunch to Fins and always have great meals. Service for us has been very good. Tonight the bartender Steph was awesome. She works really hard . The bar was packed and she was moving around doing the work of two people. I hope the managers appreciate her work ethic because she was getting it done!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

We landed on Fins for dinner last night because it's close to where we are staying and the reviews are pretty good. The food was good - the clams casino were delicious and fresh, the burger was enjoyed by my husband and I had the oyster po'boy - yum. The service, however, was really disappointing. Our server greeted us, took our order and then disappeared for the rest of our stay. Someone else ran our food, but I had to flag down the server to ask for another round and the check. He seemed annoyed, immediately put our drink order in and gave us our check, but we still had to wait 15 more minutes for our drinks that were sitting in the window. We finally had to ask another server for our drinks. Our server never came back, never looked at or acknowledged us. Could've been a really easy nice tip. I don't think we will be back.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 4

Service: 1

I highly recommend this place when coming to Ocean City, it has great food! One of my crabcakes was a little salty, lacked lump, and tasted like baywater, but the other had good lump meat and tasted great. The shrimp were good, and the scallops were amazing. My mashed potato and sweet potato fry sides were awesome, too. Two people who ordered salads were disappointed, though. Another party member got broiled rockfish and it was really good. This place also has the best calamari I have ever had. Squid is typically chewy but this was not, which was pleasantly surprising. I've never had it so good!

Someone at our table had their food delayed because risotto needed a new batch made and some of us finished our meals before they got their food, but they took that meal off the bill which was incredibly generous of the staff. They clearly care about their customers. The risotto was great, too! The wait was worth it.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Went for happy hour, place was hopping. Sat at the bar which was our choice.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Called in for a quick carryout. Good was ready when we arrived and was delish when we got out home. Awesome!

Food: 5

Service: 5

We have tried Fins three times only to be disappointed. First visit was a steak that was tough and chewy. Second time visiting was a burger well done but I had asked for medium. Excellent coleslaw by the way!
Today we decided to try takeout. Fish tacos, sweet potato fries, bruschetta. I live directly across the street less than a three minute walk. Walked over to order and waited. Took the food home quickly.
The tacos were cold and mushy. Sweet potato fries were cold, shriveled and dry.
I always try restaurants at least three times (as I did Fins) to give the benefit of the doubt.
Money is way too hard earned to throw away. Will not go back.

Food: 2

Great news spot, much bigger inside than it looks.....give it a shot!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 3

We started the meal off by ordering a Caesar salad and calamari. The calamari was very tender and cooked well, but the dipping sauces left a little to be desired. The sour cream and horseradish sauce was more bland than I expected it to be. The Caesar salad tasted great, but they included the heart of the romaine. I couldn't finish the salad because it had some grit in it.
Next, we ordered cioppino, softshell crabs with broccolini, scallop risotto. The cioppino had a very rich broth and the seafood was cooked very well. The softshell crabs were ordered sauteed. They were prepared in a dredge of garlic, butter, and lemon and were cooked to perfection. The broccolini was very tender and cooked well. I also order a side of mac & cheese. It was very rich, but a little lacking in flavor. The scallop risotto was amazing. The scallops were perfectly seared on each side and super tender and rich. The risotto was cooked perfectly and had bits of corn and shaved carrots to add texture.
For dessert, my wife ordered the lemon twist. It is a lemon cake with a layer of raspberry filling. It was delicious. It had a very strong lemon flavor and was very tender.
The staff was very friendly, courteous, and helpful. Overall, we were very pleased with the experience and will be coming back.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 4

Service: 4

Did a delivery today. Calamari and Seafood pasta combo. Whew...the fishy smell...not pleasant of the Calamari. The pasta seafood had a horrible aftertaste. Not even a 1 star. Worst seafood I have ever had.

Food: 1