Captain Pat’s Seafood

My family and I eat here a few times a month and we’re never disappointed. Service is always friendly, food is always great. Loveeee their fried clams!

We drove down from Alexandria to explore the town of Solomons and surrounding area today. After checking out the town and marinas, an early seafood dinner was next. Captain Pat’s Seafood restaurant popped up, complete with 5-star reviews, and we headed down there via lovely winding country roads.
WOW. We were not disappointed! After joking with Ashley (our on-the-ball server and Capt Pat’s wonderful wife) about my longing for raw oysters and seldom finding anywhere that knew how to serve them correctly, I decided to put them to the test. Within 10 mins a dozen raw arrived at our table, perfectly served very chilled on a bed of ice, with lemon slices, cocktail & horseradish sauce, and crackers on the side. They were delicious, and washed down with a Yuengling served in an ice cold beer glass - this team knows how to do it right! 😄🍺
My daughter had the crab dip starter, served with hot buttered seasoned french bread. It was exquisite.
Buoyed by the success of these starters, there was no stopping us - we each dived into “Pat’s Pick ‘em Platters”, my daughter with the fried shrimp & crab balls, and me with the steamed shrimp & clam strips. All very good. Half way through all of that, we had to accept that our initial very keen appetites may have over-estimated our internal ‘capacity capability’! 🤣
No worries, sturdy take-out containers magically appeared, and I ordered the 8-layer Smith Island Cake to go. It later proved to be as yummy as I could have hoped for.
All the seafood served at Captain Pat’s is fresh and never frozen, and locally sourced. They make the effort to do even the small things that make privately-owned restaurants special, like mixing their own cocktail & horseradish sauce, and from our server to our busser, to the oysters personally shucked by Captain Pat himself, one can tell that all the staff at Captain Pat’s take tons of pride in everything they do for their customers.
Prices are very reasonable for fresh local seafood, see the photos of the menus I supplied for details. Tons of free parking is directly outside, and a quaint marina with bobbing sailboats waits for you to stroll around after your meal.
Our dinner at Captain Pat’s wasn’t just dinner, it was a fun, delightful and delicious casual dining experience that my daughter and I will remember. We will certainly be back when next in the area.
Congratulations to Captain Pat, Ashley, and all the staff for making our day, cheers! 👍🏻🐟👏🏻
PS: In case you were wondering 😄 - No, I am never compensated or influenced by anyone for my reviews, I just love promoting local businesses who take the trouble to go the extra mile for their customers. I encourage you to please do the same. 🙏🏻

Parking: Lots of free parking directly outside the restaurant.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Crab Balls

Just plain good! Getcha some! Yeeee yeeee

Super friendly folks. Food was great and everyone got their fill. Even got Capt Pat to Say " You know the drill a $20 Bill , you will surely get your fill."

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

My favorite place

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Really friendly people, great crab cakes, and a cold beer when you need it.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Crab Cake

We had a great time there and the food was excellent!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Crab Cake, Scallops, Broiled Seafood Platter

Not every privately owned restaurant are great at handling a group of 22, but Captain Pat's has done it for us twice! Food is excellent, prices are fair and portions are generous. OYC thanks Ashley and all the staff!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Honey & Butter Hush Puppies, Broiled Seafood Platter

Great fried oysters and soft shell crab. Also delicious hushpuppies. Surrounded by large boats currently in dry dock which was an interesting setting.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Staff seemed frazzle. took a friend for her birthday, and a huge party arrived and we couldn’t even have a conversation after they got seated. I had the clams, they were rubbery. The macaroni salad, hush puppies and sweet tea were great. I won’t go here again. There was no order to anything. They may need a new manager. I’ve been a manager and this was just chaos.

Parking: Very open parking area

Wheelchair accessibility: There is a ramp

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 3

Service: 3

Recommended dishes: Crab Cake, Scallops

I had crab legs, and they were done perfectly! Tessa was fantastic, and you can't beat the view at Dennis Point!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Best place to get Blue Crabs in St. Mary's county. Capt Pat is always at the restaurant and is so kind and nice to all customers. Truly amazing place to eat.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Wonderful service. Great crabs!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

This place is way off the beaten path, but well worth the drive.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Crab Cake, Coleslaw, Soft Crab Basket

Just had drinks, food looked and smelled good.

Atmosphere: 5

Service: 5