O'Brien's Oyster Bar & Seafood Tavern

113 Main St, Annapolis
(410) 268-6288

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The Annapolis Crab Cake Sandwich
Oysters Rockefeller
Crème Brulee Royal
Dozen Prime Oysters
Fried Calamari
Crab Imperial
Steamed Shrimp
Maryland Crab
Eggs Benedict
Tuna Nachos

Menu

Appetizers
Crab Dip
Lump crab meat in a blend of cream cheese and cheddar cheese.
Crab Balls
Miniature lump crab cakes with cocktail and tartar sauce.
Seared Tuna
Asian noodles, pickled ginger, wasabi cream, and sweet soy sauce.
Shrimp Cocktail
Large poached shrimp served with cocktail sauce and horseradish.
Fried Calamari
Tender calamari fried to a golden crisp, served drizzled with chipotle aioli and sweet plum sauce.
Oysters Rockefeller
Creamed spinach, fennel, pernod, Parmesan cheese, and hollandaise.
Crab Pretzel
Tokyo Tuna Poke
Ahi tuna, avocado, shallots, chives, sriracha lemon oil, and wasabi cream sauce.

Soups & Salads
Cream of Crab
Maryland Crab Soup
O'Brien's Chili Bowl
Black & Blue Cobb Chicken Salad
Blackened chicken breast on mixed greens with Maytag blue cheese, bacon, tomato, hard boiled egg, and blue cheese dressing.
House Salad
Fresh mixed greens, croutons, and your choice of dressing
Spinach Salad
Spinach salad mixed with our house spinach dressing, Parmigiana cheese, mushrooms, and croutons.
Caesar Salad
Classic Caesar, croutons, and your choice of dressing.
Beet Salad
Roasted beets over mixed greens, shallots, feta cheese, cranberries, walnuts, and served with a tangerine vinaigrette.

Sandwiches & More
French Dip Sandwich
Classic with au jus, horseradish, and our house fries. Add proteins for an additional charge.
Stacked Roast Beef Sandwich
Horseradish and mustard sauce with chips.
Chipotle Chicken Breast Sandwich
Cayenne candied bacon and pepper jack cheese with house fries. Add proteins for an additional charge.
El Cubano Sandwich
Pork, ham, Swiss, pickles, and mustard sauce with our house fries. Add proteins for an additional charge.
Shrimp Salad Sandwich
Old Bay and tangy mayo with our house fries. Add proteins for an additional charge.
Shepherds Pie Sandwich
Ground beef and lamb baked in a casserole with mashed potatoes.

Seafood
Crab Cake Dinner
Our jumbo lump crab cake, a touch of imperial sauce served with rice pilaf, and brussels sprouts.
Fish & Chips
Pan Seared Salmon Picatta
Pan seared Atlantic salmon pan over sauteed wilted spinach and grape tomatoes.
Sesame Seared Tuna
Sesame crusted yellow fin seared rare, with Asian noodles, pickled ginger, wasabi cream, and drizzled with honey soy sauce.
Crab Cake Sandwich
Our jumbo lump crab cake served with lettuce and tomato on a butter toasted potato roll with our house fries.
Crab Imperial Stuffed Rockfish
Fresh filet of rockfish stuffed with jumbo lump crab imperial, served with rice and corn on the cob.
Pan-Seared Mahi-Mahi
Pan-seared mahi-mahi with mango salsa and sides of mash potatoes and Brussels sprouts.
Admiral's Platter
Broiled salmon, shrimps, scallops, and crab imperial served with corn on the cob.
Honey Garlic Salmon
Fresh Atlantic salmon pan seared to perfection and topped with delicious honey garlic sauce. Served over rice pilaf and broccolini.
Pan Seared Scallops
Large tender scallops, seasoned and seared with olive oil and served with mashed potatoes, and broccolini.
Chesapeake Fried Oysters
Hand breaded and beer battered chesapeake oysters, fried golden crispy, served with fries, and slaw.

Meat
Filet Mignon
Grilled filet mignon, broiled to your taste. Served with chefs potatoes and Brussels sprouts.
Herbed Crusted Chicken Breast
Filet baked served over fries with cole slaw.
Sailor Surf & Turf
Our Southern style slow-roasted ribs with succulent grilled shrimp and fries.
Supreme Burger
Black Angus, crispy onions, mushrooms, lettuce, tomato, pickles, provolone, and sweet O'Brien's sauce, served with our house fries.
Baby Back RIbs
Slow cooked ribs in BBQ sauce, served with house fries and coleslaw.
Royal Broiled Beef Kabobs
Tender prime beef in our special marinate, boiled on skewers with Spanish onions, peppers, and zucchini, served over rice.
Prime Burger
Prime rib rub with onion, lettuce, tomato, and pickles, served with our house fries.
Cayenne Bacon Burger
Topped with cayenne candied bacon, BBQ sauce, cheddar cheese, and chipotle ranch, served with our house fries.

Pasta
Spicy Cajun Seafood Pasta
Penne pasta with shrimp and scallops tossed with spicy Cajun cream sauce.
Mac & Cheese
Cavatappi pasta tossed with Gouda bechamel sauce.
Fettuccini Alfredo
Fettuccini in a classic butter, cream, and Parmesan cheese sauce.
Spicy Cajun Chicken Pasta
Penne pasta with grilled chicken breast tossed with cajun seasonings in a rose cream sauce.

Sides
Broccolini
Chefs Potatoes
Corn on the Cob
Coleslaw
Mashed Potatoes
Seasonal Vegetable
Brussels Sprouts
House French Fries
Sauteed Spinich

Desserts
Creme Brulee
Creamy creme brulee flecked with vanilla bean and caramelized to perfection.
Triple Chocolate Mousse Cake
Chocolate cake, light dark mousse, and white mousse.
Cheesecake
Made with real cream cheese, whole eggs, sour cream, and vanilla, in a graham cracker crust.
Season Fruit Cup with Blueberries
Seasonal fruit cup served with blueberries.

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Recent Reviews

Situated in the heart of histroic downtown Annapolis, this venue is the perfect place to soak in the charm, the history, and most of all, a place to dine inside or in the garden. Excellent menu, great service, choice of beverages, a bar, and, of course, delicious seafood, notably the crab cakes. Perfect choice for large groups or an intimate date. Our waitress was charming, caring, and attentive.
June 2025
Celebrating a birthday from out of town. We had changed plans last minute to choose O'Brien's due to reviews and rankings in recent publications. lol, unbeknownst to us this is the home of the “Santa Speedo Run”. Haven't been downtown Annapolis in probably 30 years for varied reasons including parking but we selected downtown due to the weather and atmosphere. Upon arriving before our reservation we were pleasantly welcomed and quickly sat by the front window,...
May 2025
had a great experience; server terrific, entertaining and knowledgeable. Food very good. It was very QUIET though a Tuesday evening. Stopped by the bar hours later and still nearly empty
April 2025

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O'Brien's Oyster Bar & Seafood Tavern

113 Main St, Annapolis, MD 21401
(410) 268-6288