First time eating here. I had the 2/crab cake platter with hush puppies and a salad. The crab cakes were average size but did have the flavor of our Local/North Carolina blue crabs, which I thought was good. The hush puppies were tasty but kinda tasted like they were fried in older grease. The salad was nice size and seemed fresh. My lady ordered the shrimp salad sandwich with fries. You need to rethink this sandwich in its entirety. It tasted more like coleslaw than a shrimp sandwich, (it was terrible), the fries were OK. The waitress was nice about it when we had to send it back,(not her fault). My lady ate her fries and I gave her my side salad. She chose to not order something else. The shrimp salad sandwich was deducted from our bill but I was billed for my salad which was one of my sides with my crab cake platter. Oh well, time to pay and ride. Once again the waitress was very nice.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 4
Tim Ward
We purchased Grouper, scallops and shrimp. Fresh products and resonable prices. You can eat in at the attached restaraunt.
Charles Lewis
Popular in season, expect to wait to get a table. Off season is more managable. Closed during the winter.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Fresh Shrimp, Hush Puppies
Robert Harmon
Ray,s is the best place for seafood,everyone is friendly and great service.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Carol-Anne Taddeo
The food was expensive and mediocre both in portion size and quality. The restaurant smelled strongly of fish. Main food portion was small with a large pile of wet, limp fries. Seems to be popular with the locals, but we would never go back. $70 for 1 crab cake (with fries), a bowl of seafood chowder, and 8 fried scallops (with fries), 1 soft drink, 1 water.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 1
Service: 4
J La
Possibly the best restaurant in the area for authentic Eastern Shore Seafood !!! Been coming here for years and have NEVER been disappointed . ?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
M Stith
I love the food and service !!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Fresh Shrimp, Seafood Market
Mike Sponseller
Well to be honest this was our first time at the place and the food well I was expecting to be better than what it was and the atmosphere was ok but very dark. The waitress however was excellent and very nice and pleasant. Now for 2 of us the bill was close to $100.00 with tip so also a little costly however We will give the place another try at some point. We had the scallops and shrimp and it was a bit to greesy and they put them in butter and it would have been better with melted butter on the side then laying in it but to their defense I should have asked how it was done because I had my Gallbladder removed and oily greesy things no longer agree with me. The MAIN issue was the darkness and it made the place feel dreary anyway we will give it another try at some point because I think I seen other things that went by me that looked wonderful and I would like to try however I wish I would have had a lantern or a flashlight and I think next time I wish wear my cap with the head light on it. Now I rate the place overall at a 7 with a+ from 1 to 10 and 10 being the best. Now I took a point off for lighting. I took a point off for food and I took a point off for hard parking for handicapped however I would give the parking point to the service and cleanliness of the place. Now this is only my appion so please go give the place a try for your own.Parking: Well being disabled parking by the door was a bit difficult.Kid-friendliness: Yes the children we seen there seemed to be HappyWheelchair accessibility: Well the parking is a bit hard for the Disabled but he'll now a day's most everyone is now or claim's to be Disabled but a LOT just Lazy ! Because when you set a firecracker off behind them or blow the horn going somewhat fast at them they seem to be able to run fairly well and you think ?? they are truly disabled ???
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Hush Puppies
Joshua Z (Josh Z)
Really excellent steamed shrimp, fresh fish grilled or cooked other ways black and fried, excellent oysters, crab cakes. Note they do not take reservations.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Robin Ratliff
We arrived around 5 on a Thursday and waited 30 min or so, as promised, for a table. They attract a crowd and know how to move people through. The seafood is reasonably priced and seems fresh. The fried food was heavy on the oil and the broiled didn't look interesting enough, but it was an interesting place to eat. The hush puppies are to die for, don't want to forget them!!
Absolutely the best food off the island...Usually a wait but always well worth it..
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Brendan Swinger
Great place to eat seafood without feeling you are at a high end restaurant. Great service. Really neat place on the inside with all the decorations. Clean and orderly.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
John Capets
This seems to be an iconic stop when in the area. Seafood may be prepared fried, grilled or broiled. We arrived around five and our party of two was seated immediately at the last available table. Portions were large so areive hungry.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Fresh Shrimp
Keith Boatner
Our first time at Ray’s Shanty and the food was Great and the service was Wonderful! The seafood was very fresh and was delicious.We were fortunate enough to meet Ray and he was a wonderful host and engaging person. Thank you Ray!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Fresh Shrimp
LINDA JENKINSON
Great restaurant but doesn’t open till 4 pm. Very busy and will not take reservations. The food was excellent and our group all indicated how enjoyable their meal.
First time eating here. I had the 2/crab cake platter with hush puppies and a salad. The crab cakes were average size but did have the flavor of our Local/North Carolina blue crabs, which I thought was good. The hush puppies were tasty but kinda tasted like they were fried in older grease. The salad was nice size and seemed fresh. My lady ordered the shrimp salad sandwich with fries. You need to rethink this sandwich in its entirety. It tasted more like coleslaw than a shrimp sandwich, (it was terrible), the fries were OK. The waitress was nice about it when we had to send it back,(not her fault). My lady ate her fries and I gave her my side salad. She chose to not order something else. The shrimp salad sandwich was deducted from our bill but I was billed for my salad which was one of my sides with my crab cake platter. Oh well, time to pay and ride. Once again the waitress was very nice.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 4
We purchased Grouper, scallops and shrimp. Fresh products and resonable prices. You can eat in at the attached restaraunt.
Popular in season, expect to wait to get a table. Off season is more managable. Closed during the winter.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Fresh Shrimp, Hush Puppies
Ray,s is the best place for seafood,everyone is friendly and great service.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The food was expensive and mediocre both in portion size and quality. The restaurant smelled strongly of fish. Main food portion was small with a large pile of wet, limp fries. Seems to be popular with the locals, but we would never go back. $70 for 1 crab cake (with fries), a bowl of seafood chowder, and 8 fried scallops (with fries), 1 soft drink, 1 water.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 1
Service: 4
Possibly the best restaurant in the area for authentic Eastern Shore Seafood !!! Been coming here for years and have NEVER been disappointed . ?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I love the food and service !!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Fresh Shrimp, Seafood Market
Well to be honest this was our first time at the place and the food well I was expecting to be better than what it was and the atmosphere was ok but very dark. The waitress however was excellent and very nice and pleasant. Now for 2 of us the bill was close to $100.00 with tip so also a little costly however We will give the place another try at some point. We had the scallops and shrimp and it was a bit to greesy and they put them in butter and it would have been better with melted butter on the side then laying in it but to their defense I should have asked how it was done because I had my Gallbladder removed and oily greesy things no longer agree with me. The MAIN issue was the darkness and it made the place feel dreary anyway we will give it another try at some point because I think I seen other things that went by me that looked wonderful and I would like to try however I wish I would have had a lantern or a flashlight and I think next time I wish wear my cap with the head light on it. Now I rate the place overall at a 7 with a+ from 1 to 10 and 10 being the best. Now I took a point off for lighting. I took a point off for food and I took a point off for hard parking for handicapped however I would give the parking point to the service and cleanliness of the place. Now this is only my appion so please go give the place a try for your own.Parking: Well being disabled parking by the door was a bit difficult.Kid-friendliness: Yes the children we seen there seemed to be HappyWheelchair accessibility: Well the parking is a bit hard for the Disabled but he'll now a day's most everyone is now or claim's to be Disabled but a LOT just Lazy ! Because when you set a firecracker off behind them or blow the horn going somewhat fast at them they seem to be able to run fairly well and you think ?? they are truly disabled ???
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Hush Puppies
Really excellent steamed shrimp, fresh fish grilled or cooked other ways black and fried, excellent oysters, crab cakes. Note they do not take reservations.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
We arrived around 5 on a Thursday and waited 30 min or so, as promised, for a table. They attract a crowd and know how to move people through. The seafood is reasonably priced and seems fresh. The fried food was heavy on the oil and the broiled didn't look interesting enough, but it was an interesting place to eat. The hush puppies are to die for, don't want to forget them!!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 4
Restaurantji Recommends
Absolutely the best food off the island...Usually a wait but always well worth it..
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great place to eat seafood without feeling you are at a high end restaurant. Great service. Really neat place on the inside with all the decorations. Clean and orderly.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
This seems to be an iconic stop when in the area. Seafood may be prepared fried, grilled or broiled. We arrived around five and our party of two was seated immediately at the last available table. Portions were large so areive hungry.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Fresh Shrimp
Our first time at Ray’s Shanty and the food was Great and the service was Wonderful! The seafood was very fresh and was delicious.We were fortunate enough to meet Ray and he was a wonderful host and engaging person. Thank you Ray!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Fresh Shrimp
Great restaurant but doesn’t open till 4 pm. Very busy and will not take reservations. The food was excellent and our group all indicated how enjoyable their meal.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5