The staff is friendly, the food is great, the apple dumpling for dessert is decadently delicious!

We were traveling from Indiana to Washington, D.C. Called ahead to order carry out. Best crab soup and especially crab cakes I've had since I moved Baltimore to the Midwest. Beautiful lump crabmeat with no filler! And the crab soup was fabulous. They also have a large covered outdoor seating area, which we would have used scent we had a dog with us. FABULOUS food, highly recommended! read more

I heard good things about this restaurant and it's all true!! Big crabs were meaty, hush puppies were crunchy on the outside soft on the inside, shrimp extravaganza was delicious and onion rings were crunchy. Fried foods were not greasy! We tried large pink shrimp and it tasted like lobster. Spiced shrimp was just okay. Server Andrew was personable and efficient. A good time was had by all! read more

May's Seafood Restaurant - Seafood Near Me - Frederick, Maryland

I've tried several times to see if their service will improve...today was the last straw. I will never come back. The service is terrible, the food always comes out at different times and is cold. I'm done with this place. The food is mostly good but the side dishes are always sub par. I'll go to Averys from now on. read more

Feigning for (good) crab is never a good thing. Because this place is so much closer than driving to BMore or the pier downtown, we had to try this place one more time. I don't know about you, but I always get the AYCE crabs thinking (like the Asian that I am) that it's more worth the money... but then you find that between 2 people, you can only eat a dozen and a half pitiful crabs and you wish you would've just opted for a dozen large or jumbo crabs. Everything we had this time came out decent quick and hot (hot soup, hot fries, hot hush puppies, hot corn). The most important part was that the crabs came out fresh and hot, tons of meat and not punny-like crabs like when you go to most AYCE crab places. I haven't tried anything else here, but I think you're good if you stick to what you know will be their bread & butter: crabs. *Parking is super limited, but there's more seating inside than there is parking outside (looks are deceiving) *No reservations taken anymore. We got there at 4pm to avoid a wait and service was great, but by the time we left, there was a wait and every waiter/waitress seemed stressed. *Coming here with a big party isn't a great idea because you will be here for forever. read more

This place was amazing. Everything fresh and delicious. Service was wonderful. Waitstaff attentive this was everything we wanted it to be. We got the seafood boil for 2 and the Oyster Blue. Sooooooo good read more

The crabs are so bad!! Empty, overcooked and smelled bad. The owner told me not to throw them away because they are expensive.. Did she expect me to eat bad crabs?? Dont go there!! I paid for my all you can eat and left! Never again! read more

May's Seafood Restaurant - This is what the crabs looked like. - Seafood Near Me - Frederick, Maryland

OMG! This is the best place to go !! Lots of seating Covid friendly outside. But sort of inside. Great crabcake sandwich, the best bloody Mary you'll ever drink in your entire life. Run, don't walk here. Enjoy your time. This isn't about the service, it's about the food in the atmosphere. However, they have darn good service too! read more

My friend knows me well when she suggested going here for some all-you-can-eat-crabs. As soon as I heard AYCE and crabs in the same sentence, I said yes way before she finished her sentence. And when you live in MD, you definitely need to go to one at least once for the summer. So we decided to try it out during 4th of July weekend. The place was easy to find, however, parking really stunk! We went there on a Sunday night and there were a few parking spaces in front of the restaurant which was also right near the edge of the road--a little dangerous. Then you can drive towards the back for the rest and when I say rest, I would estimate about 10 spaces there. My recommendation if you want to try out this restaurant is to go during low-peak times. Anyways, when we actually found parking after 10 mins of driving around, we walked to the front hostess and gave her our reservation. We reserved an outside seating, so she told us to go towards the back where another hostess would seat us. Definitely call in for a reservation if you don't want to wait long for a seat. There were about 4 AYCE options with the last one having blue crabs. We chose the first one for $35 to have unlimited crabs, cole slaws fries and hush puppies. Since I'm not a huge fan of hush puppies or cole slaws, I mainly had the crabs coming and snacked on some fries as we waited. I also ordered half dozen raw oysters and was more than satisfied. The crabs came steaming hot and seasoned just right and whatever you don't finish, they take away. The service was great and overall atmosphere was what I had expected. It's one of those places where you know everyone knows your name who lives in the town. =P I would definitely come back here again for sure and highly recommend the place if you are a seafood lover like me. read more

Some of the best crab cake ever. Had the seafood platter for onr, all of it was delicious. The seafood tasted fresh, and had plenty.

First review: summer 2010 I love crabs and this AYCE place is close to me and reasonably priced so what is there not to love?! (French fries and hush puppies aren't that great) Tented outdoor seating with fans and screens. Beer, loads of crabs, busy environment and great company. This is exactly how summer should be in MD. read more

May's Seafood Restaurant - Seafood Near Me - Frederick, Maryland

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So I was trying to find a all you can eat crab place close to home I'm from PA so crabs are not a featured thing. I found May's online then yelped it. After seeing the reviews I chose to try it. First I must say the tetris style parking is bad. You will be lucky to find a spot. Most cars was double parked someone was blocked in, it's madness. Do yourself a favor and go down the street to party town parking lot it's a short walk. The parking is why I gave it a 4 star. Now to the good. The crabs was very good. Fresh out the steamer hot and juicy. We had the number on AYCE crab. Came with other stuff but we only had corn and fries wanted all the room for the crabs. I mean hey that's why we drove 2hrs. Our server Shane was great even with the place being packed he was there every time we needed him. Drinks stayed full crab tray stayed full. Was excellent service. To conclude it was well worth the drive. Important make a reservation it will help the place get packed after 6pm. read more

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Great service and really good food. Crabs were so good! Will come back for more crabs. The creamy crab was all so good. Very nice atmosphere and very pleasant employees! read more

If you want to go where the locals go then look no further than mays. Delicious, fresh seafood cooked to perfection. The portions are big and the prices are just right! I ordered the seafood platter, which gives you a little bit of everything. It can come broiled or fried. I chose broiled. It included flounder, scallops, a crab cake and crab stuffed shrimp. Everything was cooked perfectly. Those crab stuffed shrimp were awesome! My friend ordered the crab chowder and people have said it was the best they've ever had. I would definitely agree! The place is kind of a dive, still clean though! If you go, sit outside! Great service too! read more

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Wonderful! Steamed crab check! Steamed clams check! Looks like an old time roadhouse and that's what it probably is. You'll need to wash up afterwards, and that's okay! read more

May's Seafood Restaurant - Steamed Crab - Seafood Near Me - Frederick, Maryland

If you're looking for fresh crab legs in Maryland, look no further than Mays. We ordered the seafood feast for 2 (which could probably feed my whole family). We threw in 4 blue crabs for just 10 dollars more. The quality, volume, and variety of seafood was exceptional and the outdoor patio seating provided great atmosphere. I'd give Mays a perfect 5 stars if the restrooms didn't freak me out so much...they're RIGHT next to the dish washing room...kinda gross read more

Our waitress had a terrible attitude the whole dinner service. She would openly roll her eyes at the table and be quick to catch an attitude when we asked about simple requests. She rolled her eyes a total of four times during the duration of our dinner. Having worked in the service industry myself, I understand it can get difficult some days but this waitress needs to be re-trained in customer service. read more

This is the place for seafood in Frederick. My wife and I shared the feast and added 4 crabs and we had plenty to take home. I honestly think this could feed 3 to 4 people. Outstanding and our server was fun and great. read more

Maybe I came out of season, but the crab was not flavorful in the least. Crabcake sandwich was 60% bread, 20% toppings and 20% crab. Could hardly taste the crab. Crab mac is a waste of $10 - literally velveeta mac and cheese with a few chunks of crab meat on top (which, again, you can't taste) service is friendly, parking is no good read more

I just bought a dozen of crabs medium size paid $60. First they tried to charge me for paper which should be complimentary. Two of the 12 had no meat at all and the others were light. They charge 2.99 for each ear of corn. Avery's crabs are much better and they are very honest last week I ordered a bushel from Avery's and they gave a discount as they said they were medium but they were awesome and heavy. I will no longer buy crabs from Mays. I highly recommend Avery's!!!! read more

I was looking forward to the all you can eat crabs option but was a disappointed with the quality of the crabs. I would say only about half the crabs were fresh and decent while the other half had no meat or they were not fresh and the crab meat didn't taste good. The all you can eat crabs and fries option is only $29 which is a really good deal while I got the $49 which also includes steamed shrimp, fried shrimp, fried clams, corn on the cob, hush puppies and fries but only the fried shrimp was pretty good so I would stick with crabs and fries next time. Service was ok and there seemed to be alot of customers that come often so maybe I came on a off day. read more

We came here last Fri night. Parking is horrendous here as most people have stated so try to come during off-peak hrs. I contemplated parking at the Lowe's shopping plaza but didn't want to risk getting towed. It took forever to get a parking space. We had made a reservation for 7 pm but they had it down for 6:30 pm so we "missed" it & had to wait...she also got my phone # wrong. After about 45 mins, we luckily got a table inside with A/C since it was humid outside. We ordered the AUCE #1..the portions for soup, cole slaw, hush puppies and fries are tiny...you can always ask for more but that's wasting a lot of paper trays and plastic cups. The cole slaw was watery & flavorless but the hush puppies and fries were good. Soup was okay...needs more crab in there. The crabs came out piping hot and didn't have a crazy amount of Old Bay on them which is good. I guess it's not crab season because there's not that much meat in them...and I'm a slow crab eater. Totally not worth it for me to eat AUCE crabs here. Service was attentive even though the place was packed. Free refills for sodas. Lots of annoying flies around. I'd come back and order an entree next time instead of AUCE read more

May's Seafood Restaurant - AUCE crabs tray - Seafood Near Me - Frederick, Maryland

When in Maryland you must eat seafood. A must if you are visiting. Great atmosphere, food, and service. This was the first stop for our visit and it did not disappoint. We wanted to AYCE #3 option but they had informed us it wasn't available past 7:30pm and it was already 8pm. So we opted for the second option which wasn't AYCE just had the size. It was enough to feed all 3 of us. Clams, oyster, sausage, corn, crab, crab legs, potatoes, muscles. It was a feast!!!! Seasoning was on point. Loved everything about it. Just get they early for dinner so you can find parking and you'll be ok. Must try place. It was the highlight of our trip. read more

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Edited to add: this evening, 8/13/15, the service was severely lacking. I knocked off a star because I am very disappointed. I can't get the waitress's attention for anything! The crab cakes at May's are 100% crab meat and are FAT. I take all of my out of town guests here for a good meal. The AYCE crabs can't be beat, price wise, in the area. The service at May's is always top notch and I've never been left waiting long once I'm seated. This is a place you have to eat if you're ever in the area! read more

May's Seafood Restaurant - Seafood Near Me - Frederick, Maryland

My wife and I went to this restaurant in Frederick on the recommendation of Amber, a server at Brewer's Alley. We both had the shrimp extravaganza and liked it very much. After dinner I was really full but that was probably because I also had a cup of the very good crab soup. May's is like the local diner in terms of its atmosphere but the food was good. Our server was fine but not particularly friendly though not unfriendly. read more

Love this place for the auce specials! First round of crabs can be okay depending on if they are slow but once they start making fresh ones you are in for a treat. The back patio is nice, helps with the seafood smell. read more

$27.28 for a 3oz crab cake sandwich minus the bread sweet potato fries $1.50 extra and a bloody mary, that had a hollow crab claw as a garnish. I'm leaving hungry. The cake was crab and no filler for $14.99 all served on a 6 inch plate. I suggest the owner take a look at KOKO pub in Baltimore's web site. yeah they charge $31 for a softball size all crab cake, that you can not finish in one meal, and their sides suck, but I had crab cake for 2 days. I am beginning to think that this MD crab thing is a joke. This place was busy, seems like most folks where enjoying the all you can eat crab $50. read more

Excellent crab cakes and nice steamed crabs. The staff went interacted with were very friendly. The best seafood we've found in Frederick so far. read more

Second time eating at May's. This was a delivery. Didn't write a review after the first time in case it was an aberration. Nothing tasted fresh. Mashed potatoes tasted fake, gravy was out of a can. I got the $39.00 fried platter and everything tasted old. Flounder - bleh, oysters - GROSS! Scallops tasted BAD like past expiration date. Never again read more

May's Seafood Restaurant - Seafood Near Me - Frederick, Maryland

Food was excellent, service was on point crabs were great and heavy. Our server Kayla was the best!!!! Definitely going to patronize this establishment again!!!! read more

Let me start by saying my family has been visiting this restaurant for decades and I can't believe I haven't given this place a 5 star review yet. The food is always amazing, I'm partial to the crab pretzel and the crab cake. However, I popped in a few days ago to do a carry out (the whole social distancing thing) and the ladies working jumped through hoops for me. It didn't hurt that they offered toilet paper if I needed it! Truly, stellar customer service with a side of mouthwatering food and a dash of family history. May's will always be my go to seafood place in Frederick. read more

This place is a gem! Found them while getting my motorcycle serviced, and everything was delicious! I had a dozen oysters on the half shell, fresh and fantastic. Also had some hand battered fried oysters which were amazing. Topped it off with steamed spiced shrimp that was juicy and flavorful. Good service and nice outdoor patio. I will be back! read more

Wonderful from start to finish. From the host , Michael who really does a great job -to the waitress, great service. Seafood is so yummy and fresh. Huge portions. Everything was great. Crab fries & hush puppies for apps. Crab legs were big and tasty. Sat on the patio and we felt like we were "down at the shore". Will definitely return when in the area or would even make a special trip! read more

We always get the crab legs with the choice of blue crabs,shrimp,fried oysters,Hush puppies,fries. We stick with the legs with a few steamed shrimp. It probably drives them crazy we don't fill up on other stuff. The "melted butter" tastes artificial to me,which is really disappointing because otherwise it's good crab. read more

We found a new great spot, absolutely satisfied with food and service, definitely will come back. read more

May's Seafood Restaurant - Feast - Seafood Near Me - Frederick, Maryland

I have been coming to May's for year's but "NEVER AGAIN" Went there last night (4 of us) for a big birthday celebration. We sat outside and the restaurant was not busy at all. When we sat down and we were only 1 of 3 tables of people. Went there specifically for the all you can eat oysters. $60 for this selection. WE COULD NOT HAVE BEEN TREATED ANY WORSE! After ordering it took 15 minutes to get (2 fried oysters each) That's right and after complaining we were advised by their blonde bitch manager, that was the policy and she was going to see that we received what we should. During the next 2 hours the orders came every 15 minutes and each one was (2 fried oysters). For all you can eat it took 2 hours to be served 14 oysters. I ordered a beer when I first sat down and during the next 2 hours I was not asked if I wanted another beer until we were ready to leave. I was mad at this point and said just bring water. The all you can eat oysters also included shrimp. So since they refused to bring more than (2 oysters at a time) we ordered steamed shrimp. What a surprise (Their policy is to bring you 5 steamed shrimp) So every 15 minutes we each got an order of (5 steam shrimp) They wanted us to fill up on french fries, coleslaw and hush puppies but we spent $60 to eat oysters not their French Fries!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I have always been happy here over the past 10 years and I've been driving 90 minutes one way to patronize this place. I have spent thousands of dollars myself and have brought countless people with me who have also spent lots of money. The blonde bitch manager didn't give a damn about that. She just gave us a shit eating grin and said she knew what to do for us! She did nothing but deliberately see to it that we didn't receive more than 2 oysters at a time. She suggested that the reason behind it was she didn't want us to put them in our pocket books and take them from the restaurant which has happened so many times before. So she basically told us she was doing what she had to in order to keep us from stealing food. I WILL NEVER GO BACK. N E V E R !!!!!! i WILL TELL EVERYONE I KNOW NEVER TO GO HERE AGAIN. There is another great place much nicer I found after we left here called AVERY'S which is only a few minutes from May's. Please go to AVERY's instead. The prices of the seafood is 20% less than what May's charges. The beer is $2.50 less per bottle. The place outshines May's 500%. I really wish I had gone to Avery's years ago but that is exactly where I will take my business from now on. May's due to their GREED and way of treating patrons who have been coming there for years have lost a lot of future income from us. THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS due to the way they treated us last night. GOOD RIDDANCE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! read more

This place is killer the crabs were full of meat and very tasty. The creamy crab soup is insane and the staff is super friendly couldn't have had a better experience thanks! read more

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Great food friendly staff loved the seafood platter I got will return and told friends and family about Mays even they are going to go

Food was great, people working there were amazing. It was my bday and they put my name on the sign outside as a surprise, what a treat. Awesome time all around! read more

Worst seafood restaurant I have ever been to. Not sure what all the hype is about this place but it was horrible. The service was just as bad as the food. Our waitress had the worst attitude. I always leave a tip no matter what the situation but NOT THIS TIME! I refused to leave a dime! I was still trying to eat my meal and was refused another alcoholic beverage to go with my meal. How do you serve a customer a meal and a beverage, close the bar while they are still eating and not still serve them whats on the menu. Poor management and leadership. The seafood was over cooked and tasteless. The only thing that was 70% up to snuff was the steamed shrimp (and those were almost over cooked), and how can you mess up steamed shrimp? Also, the craw-fish was awful!!!!!!!!!!! If you don't know how to cook craw-fish guys, just give it up. No flavor what so ever and cooked to death. The salad had brown lettuce. I also had to ask for saltine crackers, a fork, napkins and horseradish when I received a dozen of oysters on the half shell. It took practically took 15 minutes to get everything. Once the waitress brought what I asked for, she had only given me 2 packs of saltines. When I asked for more she gave me a mean look of death. The bad thing, it took 15 more minutes to get more crackers. There was nothing epic or nice about this place. Don't even want to give this 1 star but I guess I have to in order to submit. read more