Dock of the Bay

I came here yesterday with my family because we received a gift card. I will say, our server was extremely kind, personable, and attentive. However, the food was awful. I ordered a cup of loaded potato soup to start, which had little to no flavor at all. Then, I ordered the blackened chicken alfredo. It was okay. Not horrible, thankfully. My mom’s and husband’s dishes however….
They both ordered rockfish over rice. The rockfish tasted like catfish and had a very foul smell. The rice had the weirdest taste that was impossible to get out of your mouth. My husband ordered a cherry crush drink. It was hardly sweet and tasted like soda water with some vodka.
Needless to say, I feel awful giving a local business such a negative review but food prices are too high to serve food that isn’t even subpar!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 1

Service: 5

We celebrated my son & his wife's wedding there and everything was fabulous! The food was delish and the views are amazing - it is a great way to celebrate any occasion. Thank you! Cathy Vitrano Kellermann

Nice views. Fairly casual. Not very fancy.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Crab Cake Sandwich

Great food, great service. Appreciate being able to dock there.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Very sad buffet...The food was under cooked over cooked and cold ,staff not attending it at all and very unhygienic in my opinion.People were packed like sardines. It was a money grab I hope the staff who had to work at least got paid well... It was my first time ever here because of this poorly excluded food event I will not be coming back.

We had our 50th High School reunion here. Ordered the fish and chips. First piece was not very filling, like it was all breading and no fish. Second piece somewhat thicker and tasty. Staff super friendly and courteous.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 3

Service: 5

Great place to dine or just go to there bar. Always a good time there. You will be glad you went.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Cream of Crab Soup, Crab Cake Sandwich, Crab Pretzel

A group of seniors stopped by for dinner and everyone was very happy with their food and our server. Great time and will be there many more times in the future

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Crab Cake Sandwich

Awesome place for great food and great atmosphere. Had a wedding there today and Luke and the staff were great with everyone. Thank you for the great experience.

Parking: Lots of room for all big group gathering.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Baked Potato

It was my husband's birthday. The bar and restaurant was full for the Raven's game, but it was exactly what he wanted for his day. Food came out in a timely fashion, was delicious, down to the ice cream & cookie platter with a candle on top! Luckily the waitresses didn't have to sing to him, as the entire restaurant did (friends included).

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 4

I don't usually hand out 5 stars- my thought being, it should be just about perfect for everyone but, the crabs, our food, our waitress, the view- even the parking and condition of the restrooms left me with no other choice. We thoroughly enjoyed our experience.

Parking: Plenty of same level parking.

Wheelchair accessibility: It's a little bumpy- not paved but everything is on the same level.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Cream of Crab Soup

I held my 50th high school reunión here on September 21st. The food and drinks were great and our waitreses Amy and Emily were fabulous navigating the 70 plus crowd and keeping all the tabs straight. Kudos to all the staff that helped to make the day great.

Atmosphere: 5

Party of 6 at prime time on a Friday night. We were seated right away at a lovely inside table (they have inside and outside dining) a few feet from the bar. After a few minutes a young lady comes over to take our drink order. After about 3 or 4 minutes she returns with our drinks and we place an appetizer order. For the table we had the fried brussel sprouts, the steamed mussels, and what i believe was mahi with wasabi and soy sauce. And individually i got a cup of their Cream of Crab soup. The food arrived rather quickly. Next we placed our order for our main course. I got the bourbon salmon with garlic mashed potatoes and broccoli. This time it took a little longer for the food to come out. Noticably longer. And our cups began to sit empty. After a few longer minutes, the staff began to bring out our food and refilled our drinks. The broccoli had a very strange taste to it, and was very mushy. But the butter and seasoning on it made it mostly tolerable for brief periods of time. The mashed potatoes appeared to be actually hand mashed potatoes, and were rather flavorful. The Salmon however was definitely the best part. The glaze on it was perfect and the fish just fell apart at the touch of a fork. Besides the broccoli and the awkward moment where our waitress seemed to go on lunch and nobody sent a backup, it was a decent dinner. Not perfect. But the atmosphere makes up for it. For the local gem that it is, it's absolutely worth 4 stars. If you've read this far, you're really considering going there. Just do it. You won't regret it.

Parking: Golf Cart parking near building by the stairs.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Cream of Crab Soup

Enormous meal, very fair prices and delicious

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Came by boat which was my first time doing something like that and was a fun experience. Dock was in good shape. We had to get a little creative with bumpers since my boat sits low but it worked out well. Plenty of parking at the time we went. Food was good. Prices were reasonable. Service was a little slow but they seemed a little light in the staffing. Decent kids menu but our kids split an adult meal. Our kids like the playground. Would go again.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 4