I visited for the first time this weekend. While I did not try any food it smelled amazing! And I will be trying some my next visit. Nice hole in the wall feel in the bar area where we did karaoke. Dining area has a cool feel to it. The bar staff were very friendly and gave great service! They have karaoke on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday! Great time! read more

Secret bar with side door in back. Great prices, good crews, everyone knows your name!

I saw this place on a rescue tv show. The food is good but portions are huge. Fish & chips was hot and done perfectly. Same for the fries. Caesar salad as a side dish was huge. Overall I liked it a may return with others to help finish the food. But the place is empty so I don't know how much longer they may be in business. I like the dining room and in winter the fireplace could be a nice touch. read more

Callahan's Seafood Bar & Grill - Dining room Thursday night 7:30 pm - Seafood Near Me - Frederick, Maryland

Nice relaxing atmosphere with fast and friendly service. Food was fine with nice portion sizes. read more

Callahan's Seafood Bar & Grill - French onion soup and crab dip - Seafood Near Me - Frederick, Maryland

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Scallops were amazing. Came here last night before their ramsey viewing. The wings were also awesome. We didnt know anything about ramsey show before we chose the restaurant. We walked in and initially were told that the dining area was closed until 6 PM so we opted to sit at the bar. The bartenders were funny as they were preparing for their viewing. We ended up watching the viewing of the show the day after and to be honest, can't really tell what was staged or not, as I've worked in the industry and its reality tv. read more

I thought for sure that since Gordon Ramsay came in to save this place it would be much better. Not so much. I had a party of 4. We went in the late afternoon on St. Paddy's Day. We walked in and the place was literally half empty. There was no one there to greet us, so we seated ourself and waited approximately 10 minutes without being acknowledged. I finally got up and stuck my head in the kitchen door where there were five or six staff people and I asked if there was anyone that was taking care of the table we sat at? I ordered one of the specials on the menu for St. Paddy's Day, fishing chips and without any reservations I can honestly say it's the worst fish & chips I've ever had. It was way over battered and cooked so long that the fish inside was dry. Needless to say, this establishment is at the bottom of my list of places to try again. read more

Visited before the show- food was good. Decor and vibe outdated. Tonight visit after show- place looks great! Service was amazing and love the smaller menu. Food was fresh and great! I wish the sandwich menu was shorter and there was a seafood variety meal on the menu. But will return- great place! read more

Went to Callahans for a Saint Patrick's day dinner and drinks. First of all, greeted by Eddie. I haven't been there since last May, but not only did he remember us but he remembered where we sat, what I ate and that I brought half home! I was impressed! The menu for the evening was very limited, just traditional Saint Patty's day options. We ordered a corn beef Rueben, a shepherds pie and fish and chips. My sandwich was delicious and I heard that the pie was also yummy and hearty. The fries, not so much. Just basic thick cut fries, not special or even all that good. We had some cold beers on tap and a delicious cheese cake, house-made. I think that the food the chef made was better than the "frozen and then cooked" stuff. Our waitress, Sherry (Sheri?) was pleasant, knowledgeable and friendly, and also prompt. The restaurant seemed to have been recently made over with new comfy chairs and maybe new flooring? I'll come back again to try the regular menu, but I'd recommend to anyone to ask what is house-made, and to skip the fries. read more

Three of us went there for dinner. We were hoping after the big show this would be a wonderful experience. Well we were wrong. The Ruben was tough and over cooked. The shrimp linguine still had the tails on and the sauce was bland. The scallops were bland but cooked well. Looks like they need to try harder. Probably not going back until bar. Rescue goes in there and cleans it up and tries what Gordon couldn't. read more

Several of us ate here last night. It was very good. The fried shrimp and the crab imperial were delicious. The cheeseburger was also very good. The Caesar and Hiuse salads (blue cheese dressing) were very good. The house salad could of had a little less cheese! Our server was excellent and seemed to really care about his role. I will say the French fries were not very good (not hot and tough). The ambiance was OK; but the place needs a some cleaning in the dining area (dusty ships in window and windows need cleaned). We enjoyed our meal and it's a very fair price! read more

Don't waist your time, Gordon Ramsey ruined this restaurant. Menu choices are not the same and everything is more expensive. I used to frequent Callahans but not any more. Service was always top notch. The ambiance is just ok. read more

Our service was excellent. Jacob Myers was the best waiter we've ever had. Food was awesome as well.

This is a great place to stop in for a cool beverage while waiting on a Take Out Order! Strangely enough they make the BEST Reuben Sandwich I have had in a long time. SUPER crispy, all the right amounts of Corned Beef/Sauerkraut/Thousand Island Dressing on lovely Marbled Rye. I just keep ordering it. Consistent, which is rare. OH!!!! They MAKE THEIR OWN POTATO CHIPS, in numerous flavors. Delicious! Comes with the sandwiches. Or as a stand alone order which I have done LOL! The bar staff are a blast, they have darts and Keno, and just plain fun to stop in after work. We have also tried some of their seafood items, and while a little pricey, my husband loves their Crab Cake Sandwich! Give them a try, it will be worth your while! read more

Wha there mid-Afternoon recently. Enter into Bar area, for a carry out.I waited 20 minutes at the bar, instead of taking my carry out, bartender was more interested in serving drinks. I don't drink so when I finally got my food which was a Crab cake that should've had Cold slaw and normally cooked fry's. What I got was a meager Crab cake with yellow lettuce and burned up fry's. The Carry out was cold as I lived close by. The whole order was lousy at a cost of $25. read more

The food was overall BAD. My fried shrimp was like eating rubber (Over cooked). The chicken nachos was stale and old. The nachos was stale with everything baked together. When I complained, I was told by the Chef and Busboy to leave and never come back. To think they were on Gordon Ramseys's show recently. I will never waste my money at this place. read more

Amazing food and service. Friendly staff. Great prices. The bar has karaoke Friday and Saturday nights. With good prices on liquor read more

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Service was top notch. Waiter was always quick with refills and great food suggestions. Atmosphere is relaxing and perfect for a nice meal. read more

Just ok. Would not go back. Crab cakes were middle of the road. Salad was great, and so was the French Onion Soup. However, the cream of crab soup had too much flour in it or something. Just didn't taste right. The Mac and Cheese tasted like dirt. It was disgusting. Like worst we've ever had disgusting. It shouldn't be consumed by humans. French fries were good. Crab dip was great. Service was great. Jacob did a fantastic job. The bathroom was gross. The bar area didn't seem like it had a makeover like the dining room did. Even had the same loud old drunks as before. The dining room was charming. read more

They call themselves a seafood restaraunt. NoT!!!They say they had a reopening with Cgef Ramsey. We tried for lunch. The had a very limited menu. No real seafood. Everyone that made the mistake of going. They were sending their food back. I could not even find anything to order. I tried food was worse than ever and overpriced and the owner is the chef. LOTS OF BETTER CHOICES. WILL NEVER GO BACK!!!! AND THE PLACE IS STILL DIRTY read more

We went because of the positive reviews on Yelp. However, our dining experience on a date night here was terrible. We asked about the freshness of the lobsters - and the waitress assured us that they were fresh. 45 minutes later, we inquired about the delay of our meals. Waitress explained that they were thawing the lobsters. So, frozen, not fresh. Misrepresented information. To add to that, when dinner finally arrived, the outer parts of the lobsters were tough and rubbery from being overcooked, and the insides were raw and inedible. When we mentioned this to the waitress, she offered to pack us one free lobster to go. We declined. They ended up giving us a 35% discount. . read more

Grew up in Frederick and was so excited to visit.... Found the food waaaay overpriced for what was delivered. $35 for a crab cake sandwich the size of a small lemon. Supposed to be lump (don't know if they shredded it during the process, but sure didn't arrive lump). Pretty disappointed. At least the setting was nice!! read more

We stopped by without a reservation and they were able to seat our party of 5. However, when I said we didn't have a reservation, I got a bit of an eye-roll from the hostess. They were setting up for a Secret Service viewing and seemed to be concentrating on that. We appeared to be to be the only table our server had in the area and we had to flag down other servers to get our server to come help us. The food was medicore and the special cosmo was very watery. We probably will not come back. read more

Thursday night stopped by for some beer and to catch the O's game. Friendly crowd and bartender. Maybe 25 people at most in the bar. Asked for a menu at 9:01 and was told kitchen closed at 9. It's 9:26 and kitchen is bringing out food to other tables. Yea, they ordered before 9:01 but come on.... I was offered soup or salad. I've had food here before and it was decent, if not good. Crab imperial was on point, wings, apps etc very good. But come on..... this place is dead for a Thursday and they must want me to go somewhere else. I would if the game wasn't almost over. They must make a ton of money to roll this way on a Thursday, while the O's game is on and the NFL draft. Do better! read more

The food was mediocre and over priced. The ice tea I ordered was actually thick. The service was subpar.

What a huge disappointment since it's "makeover". We've not been in Frederick for long, less than 3 years, and discovered Callahan's right away in the fall of 2022. It turned into our go-to restaurant, with the cream of crab soup being the crown jewel. The menu options and price point suited us perfectly. It is astonishing to me how the owners could have messed with a good thing! Not only was the new cream of crab soup recipe boring, but it was short on crab meat (and came out cold). My husband's smashburger was not worth the price, and the french fries that were supposed to be Old Bay fries were not, the kitchen missed coating them. We were a party of four, three of us got our meals in a timely manner, the fourth didn't get her meal for another 20 minutes. Management was not present, and the wait staff had no idea how to respond appropriately to our displeasure. It is very clear that proper training, oversight, and mentoring of wait staff is needed. She applied a 10% discount on the tab, pointing out that in the absence of a manager on duty, that was all she was authorized to do. In my estimation, that was not satisfactory. During this time of transition it would behove the owner(s) to reconsider their on-site presence. It saddens me to leave this devastating review. My husband and I will not consider Callahan's as our go-to restaurant going forward, I can't imagine under what circumstances we'd be returning. read more

Happy hour was great. Food came out quick. The bartender was top notch. The burger on the happy hour menu is not to be missed. 100000% would recommend. read more

Seafood, steak, shrimp, fish Absolutely delicious You could not tell from the outside, what a treat we were in for on the inside. Yelp look-up showed closed, but we ventured here just to check due to the positive reviews. They we're OPEN and waiting We we're greeted by a wonderful young man and seated right away, offered menus. There was so many great options...Our waiter was simply wonderful. He answered our questions and than gave us time to decide For our appetizer we decided on the "Bang Bang Shrimp" It was delivered to the table on a fresh bed of lettuce with diced tomatoes than drizzled with bang bang sauce. Highly recommend this!!! Than settled in for the "Seafood & Fisherman's Platters" fresh green beans & baked potato & onion rings...Everything was very good, need a little seasoning for my taste buds, but very impressed I was as a whole!!! And what great meal does not have dessert?? Strawberry cheesecake please So Yelpers come and support a great hot spot. We are recommending "Callahan's" read more

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The food was a little greasy, I got the seafood. The service was excellent. They were on it the entire time. It is a bar scene. There was an argument between 2 patrons while I was there. They were yelling and threatening each other across the bar. Im sure that's not the norm. I haven't been back yet. read more

I e-mailed on the website to give me information about their new menu and price list. No answer to my e-mail. If they cannot send me information I will not visit their restaurant. I was there before the Pandemic and food was good. Nothing to compare it to now! read more

Just because this will be on Gordon Ramsey...doesn't mean sqwat...the menu is now pathetically small..now they have about 7 entrees...we paid $28 for 3 scallops...this is outrageous...the potatoes included were burnt...the mixed drinks were terrible...save your money...Gordon should be embarrassed...last time we will be going read more

We been coming here for six years when we come to Maryland. The food is excellent. The service top notch. My husband had been coming here for years. He introduced me to his parents for our first dinner with them. He always gets the Crab cakes!! Which are extronnary!! I got the seafood flatbread, YUM!!!! We'll be back. read more

Callahan's Seafood Bar & Grill - My yummy seafood flatbread with shrimp, lump crab meat, scallops in a creamy garlic sauce. - Seafood Near Me - Frederick, Maryland

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I came for lunch on a Friday and the place was empty so I was seated and served very quickly. I ordered 2 dishes from the 'small plate' section and couldn't finish it all but it rewarmed well for dinner. I sometimes don't need the lemon for my seafood but I highly recommend it here the citrus from the lemon aided in creating the perfect balance. read more

Callahan's Seafood Bar & Grill - Calamari, Imperial Mushroom Caps - Seafood Near Me - Frederick, Maryland

I've come here for years and all of a sudden my favorotw dishes are gone ! Not a fan of the revamped menu at all. Jordan Ramsey ruined my favorite restaurant read more

I went to Callahan for Friday night karaoke. It was starting very chilled and then quickly turned into busy around 10-11ish (only bar area). I only got drinks, it was very affordable overall. I like the bartender, he was very friendly. I'd go back for some food, and maybe more karaoke nights! read more

Wonderful staff - very friendly & jovial. You feel like a part of the family there. The bartenders are so nice. I enjoy the karaoke night & watching folks play darts. It's just a laid back atmosphere with no pretense. :) read more

So we decided to take Lawrence up on his offer to return. However not for brunch but dinner on a Saturday (2/9/19). They were very busy and that's a good thing for them. Wait time - 10min also good Service- good and same as last time however the server was waiting on our appetizer at the window and it had already been delivered. Food - Appetizer of Fried Green Tomatoes and shrimp was not something I would ever combine. It was like someone said "OMG WE NEED AN APPETIZER TONIGHT! Then some one shouted "Fried Green Tomatoes and Shrimp". Then someone said "SOLD!" It was not good, it was cooked in that same old oil and almost mahogany in color not golden brown and the cornmeal crust tasted stale. The Shrimp was over cooked and like rubber. -1 We ordered Caesar salads. They were flavorless piles of rust covered lettuce. We ordered two flatbread entree. They took forever to come to the table. We kept getting excuses why it was taking so long. When they arrived, THEY WERE STONE COLD. The plate was hot but that will happen when sitting under a heating element. They took them back and guess what? Just heated them again and not refire the order. When they can back out they were lukewarm. This is unacceptable from any establishment. The asked them to be refired and you would have thought I asked for the Keys to Fort Knox. -2 No manager, owner anyone ever came over to apologize. Only the hostess to loudly announce "It will be 7min before the flatbreads are up!" -1 Well they came out. The Chicken one was hot and mine well it was cold. And yet they tell me there is no way to get that as hot as I want it because it will burn the edges. Come on I worked in restaurants and have had seafood pizza many times and never, never have I had an issue of the pizza being piping hot. Sorry Lawrence! This was an epic failure and one that recovery from is going to be long and slow. read more

Callahan's Seafood Bar & Grill - Entree - Seafood Near Me - Frederick, Maryland

My family of 8 all had a wonderful time for mothers day early dinner. The food was incredible! The fried shrimp, crab cakes, salmon, lobster, fried fish and fries were delicious especially the bacon cheeseburger with crab imperial...yummmm! Was worth every penny. The staff was super friendly and waiter was attentive, meeting our every demand and ensuring or drinks were filled the whole time. The only issue was the bathroom is not ADA compliant. The one bathroom is up a steep ramp and not wheelchair accessible. The restaurant needs to have a level bathroom that fits a wheelchair. My mom and I dont get out much because of the frustration of places not being accessible. But with that said i was very pleased with the whole experience. Shout out to Callahans staff for being so accommodating and attentive!!! We will be back! Oh and the place was gorgeous.... very nice decor and the super comfy, soft, plush, leather chairs were my favorite. read more

Jerri took care of us and the food and service were impeccable! We will definitely be back! read more

Callahan's Seafood Bar & Grill - Seafood Near Me - Frederick, Maryland

Was there last pm. Food was out of this world. And our server, Eddie, was awesome. He was attentive, entertaining - a real treasure. Would go back every day. Our friend, from N.C. said next time she comes we must go back and Eddie must be our server. read more

Food was done right, but the bloody marys... Bloody hell!! Over spiced and not the best in town. Good atmosphere and overall good experience. read more