Went there for dinner recently with an out of town couple. Overall dinner experience was mediocre at best. Not really a good dinner selection so several of us had crab cakes or a sandwich. Took quite a while to get food for a week night with not much crowd. I enjoy this restaurant for lunch, but it was definitely a mistake to take a group here for dinner. read more

Beautiful building and good service. However the food is terrible. The French fries look like the kind that come frozen from the grocery store. Wish they had good food as it could be a nice restaurant. read more

Although the food wasn't awful, it certainly wasn't worth the price. Crab dip came with nabisco crackers and it may have been the smallest size crab dip I have ever got. The crab cake was very good. BUT the waiter didn't write anything down and had to come back multiple times to ask us what we wanted. And not just us the surround 2 tables as well. After a night of wrong beers, and long waiting empty drink glasses I would have to say I am less than satisfied. read more

Disappointing.........we had dinner there last December and it was good. After tonight we would not go back. Service was terrible.......there were 5 of us having dinner and the waiter walked away after taking 4 orders. EVERYTHING was very slow......drinks, dinner, the check. Some food was good........clams, steamed shrimp, others not so much........pasta with way too much lemon, salmon that was just too tough. Too many other places to dine to waste your time and money on this one. read more

The worst food ever! Way overpriced and disgusting. I gave one star because I couldn't submit the review with no star.

Food was decent ...over priced but fair. The drinks were decent again overpriced we paid $10 for a bloody mary...the pickled veggies were so so. The ahi/avocado appetizer needed some seasoning or spice. I'm from Hawaii and we know fresh Ahi...this one at Middleton Tavern needs a little work. The seafood salad was just a bed of greens and a few shrimp/seafood...not much else. The fettuccini alfredo was a WINNER...and to be honest earned the 2 stars. not really excited about coming back as there are so many many other restaurants to try in Annanpolis. read more

Had an excellent lunch here. Crab dip was awesome. The salad selection was excellent. The setting is fantastic. Had lunch by a fire on a cold day, who can complain? Place is very well decorated for Christmas as well. I will be coming back. Couldn't give it a 5 because I only had lunch and haven't had dinner there yet. read more

Redemption. After my initial post, the manager of Middleton reached out to offer her apologies and to get a better understanding of the mishap. She was apologetic and genuinely wanted to make her customers happy. In short, she handled it "the right way." We returned this past Sunday for brunch and were not disappointed. The restaurant was very busy because of the St. Patrick's Day parade but the service was friendly and enjoyable. The bloody mary's were very good and everyone enjoyed their meal. The crab cake remains better than most. While Middleton may not be my favorite restaurant in Annapolis, we will certainly be back. read more

Four of us had lunch here yesterday, sitting outside on their front patio. The food varied from mediocre to good, but the service was awful...slow (40 min to get our food) with a surly, unhappy waiter. I won't be going back. read more

The seafood was very good. The steak our party ordered was average. The time wait for each course was way too long. Of course it has great views on the harbor. I recommend if you want good seafood and are Not pressed for time. read more

To begin our experience, we were seated, not greeted, by a very unfriendly hostess. The food was good but, unfortunately, our visit was cut short by a mouse under the table. We quickly donned our coats and spoke to a manager who could have cared less about it. Poor management and unsanitary conditions relates to the empty tables. There are so many restaurant choices in Annapolis. Live and learn! read more

I took my family here for the evening and not only was the food and drinks divine but the music was simply splendid! Christie was playing the piano and singing and is quite talented. I have commended this place to all of my friends! read more

The oysters were great. However, the roaches on the wall made the ambience less than suitable

Came for Sunday brunch with a big party. Our server was great he was really on top of everyone. I had the lemonade cocktail which was delicious! I got the crab benedict which was amazing, perfect amount of food. The restaurant itself was a little hard to find. But once inside the atmosphere is nice and comfortable. Cant wait to come back with my family and friends! read more

Oyster shooters as usual were perfection! However the bartender was sub par. Really? We have to watch "Hairclub" on the bar TVs? You're to busy to change it or ask you manager to change the channel to sports or even I Love Lucy? Here's a tip, tip starts at zero! read more

Food was OK if a bit overpriced. Did care much for the mice running around or the piece of plastic wrap in my crab sandwich.

Very good food and friendly staff. Prices are very fair. Nice area to walk around after eating.

So so , ran out of goat cheese , tight seating ok food, but I would not wait. Decor needs a make over. Good outside seating. Good Mussels!!

This place has really gone down hard. Non existent service, even when who I assume was the manager was present. Took nearly 20 min for a waiter to come, despite several sitting in chairs. Food was not served as described and had to flag down a server to correct, once one who was working actually appeared. Didn't matter though another 20 min go by before you see them again and then still not solved. Just bad management all around. read more

-10 stars. I feel robbed. Steer clear of this place. Terrible service, worse food. Don't worry, they made sure to charge an arm and a leg for what was an absolute disaster of a meal. Comical that this place is still in existence. read more

To say I was shocked at the lousy service and food is an understatement. I walked in with a party of 8 and was seated relatively quickly, so I had high hopes. We were greeted by our waitress who looked like she hated everything about her job and her life. She promptly told us there would be an automatic 18% tip added to our bill since there were 8 of us. She didn't even welcome us. She also didn't take a drink order--she just brought us all water and smartly asked if we wanted a pitcher so she wouldn't have to keep refilling our glasses. For an automatic tip on what would probably have been 4 soda orders and 4 alcoholic orders, I was shocked she didn't bother to ask. Her other customers received drinks. She never smiled and never came back to see if everything was ok. I had to ask a different server for butter for the baked potatoes that came with 2 platters. How do you provide a baked potato with no toppings? The food was mediocre. Would never go back. I had to use the rest room before leaving. As a final goodbye, the ladies' room, which was FILTHY, only had one toilet working. The other was overflowing with feces. I notified a waitress, but she obviously could not have cared less. Do youself a favor and stay away from this place! read more

Let me first star this review with saying that this is the second time I have been to Middleton Tavern. I did hope that this place would be better for our group but I was sadly mistaken. It seems that Middleton Tavern thinks that the beautiful view of downtown Annapolis is enough to allow the below average service and food. I am always drawn to this beautiful outdoor finding but if you are looking for a meal, then move about your business. If you are looking for a drink or two with maybe an appetizer then I would say, "take a shot." Our dinner started with an appetizer of raw oysters. The table agreed that this was a good start to the dinner. Once this was removed from the table, the sad and even disappointing house salad was served on a bread plate. The salad consisted of 3 bites of food. And if portion size is something your are looking for then please find something else. Case and point.....Once the table's food had arrived, the crab cakes were smaller than the bun, the steak frita was smothered in something that was less delectable than cheese wiz, and of course, the one salad entree that was ordered came with half a chicken breast, two cubed pieces of cucumber, served on a plate slightly bigger than a bread plate. Please let me note that this was over $13. Matter of fact, I took a picture of the dish showing how one potato chip was more than the radius of the dish. How is this considered to be a salad entree? Matter of fact, we had three children at our table and their food was more appetizing than the adult meals. I would like to say that I do hope that Middleton Tavern can figure out how to make this place exceptional or even just good. It has the makings of being a top restaurant but currently lives off the idea of having an amazing location. Even if it was on citycents.com for half off, I would not buy it. read more

It gets one star for the location and the cozy ambiance. The service is terrible,slow and absolutely no idea of how to serve a table. The server was on some type of upper as he kept shouting at us and was terribly twitchy. The food is over priced and the menu is not too exciting. While some plates are almost reasonable. We had two appetizers (crab balls and crab dip). There were 5 incredible small crab balls and they charged 17.95. The crab dip was about two tablespoons of a greasy mix of butter, mayo and cheese for 14.95. You add the two club sodas, taxes and tip and it came close to $50. We have given this place 3 tries and the two prior ones were quite similar, to sum it up is just a tourist trap. read more

I was very pleased with what I ordered, the burger. Very delicious! I was hungry but looking for something small and I didnt see a lot of choices on the menu. That would be my only complaint. Other than that thw place is very nice. I got to sit outside and do some people watching. The wine they recommended was also fantastic! read more

This was our first time downtown and we stopped in for food. You wouldn't expect it to be so nice inside when you see the outside. Our waitress was really great. The food and drinks were good. We'll be back! read more

Slow service, cold food. Manager picked up dishes, but she never asked how we were doing. Bowl of soup arrived after main meal with no apologies. Way overpriced for average and cold food. read more

We passed by this restaurant while strolling in Annapolis on a Friday evening and decided to give it a try. I wish we had read the Yelp reviews before we went in. It was completely underwhelming and way overpriced. My husband and I shared the crab dip as an appetizer. While the dip itself was tasty, they only served it with herbed crackers. The flavor in the crackers overshadowed the taste of the dip. For his meal, my husband ordered their burger, which he said was good. The french fries looked good but were almost stale like they had been sitting out for awhile. He ordered crab gravy with them, but when it came out it tasted like a pasty version of Maryland crab soup. There were chunks of carrots and corn in it -- not what we expected out of a gravy. My entree, priced at $30, was the jumbo lump crabcakes on fried green tomatoes. It was so disappointing. The crabcakes had lump meat in them but there was so much filler that they tasted gummy and pasty. The fried green tomatoes were not warm or crispy - it was hard to cut through them since they were so rubbery. They also were not seasoned at all which did not help. The side of vegetables was limp and swimming in oil. As for the service - the waiter seemed like he didn't care about our experience there. He never asked how our food was and wasn't very attentive. Take your business to one of the other higher rated restaurants in Annapolis. This one just wasn't worth the time or money. read more

Just ok food that is very over priced. I was pretty disappointed in the chopped salad. It was the size a of a side salad and made up of mostly ice burg lettuce. I expected something better from a $10 salad. I would recommend Middleton's for drinks or happy hour, but not for a meal. read more

We had a good time here and thought the oyster shooters were awesome. Service was great. An OK establishment.

Not crowded but received slow service and some cold food. Out of some items on menu, staple sides, not seafood or such. Worst of all, server doing too many jobs...making salad dressing at a table??? probably not his fault, but management. Would not return. read more

Have lived in the area for 15 years, and while I've had lunch here a few times had never tried the dinner menu til last night. I think I'll stick to lunch. Service was extremely slow. We sat for over 20 minutes before our waiter even came by to take our drink order. He blamed the delay on doing tableside Ceasar salad at another table. Our food was decent, but nothing to write home about, and we felt overpriced. We noticed that the stuffed flounder was listed on both the menu and the nightly specials list. It was $1 more on the special. Odd. We were easily there for over 2 hours, and watched others seated, served, and leave over the course of our meal. I will say though, that the staff was attentive to me after a server dropped a tray of drinks for a nearby table and one hit me. The manager (I'm guessing, as I don't recall him introducing himself) comp'd my drink and a dessert. Not expected, but appreciated. read more

My wife and I had a $50 gift certificate to here from our son. Went on a sunny Sunday afternoon. The outside dining room was jammed packed with drunken tourists so we opted to eat inside, which was surprisingly empty considering that every other restaurant in the area was full. The waitress was fairly good and we got our drinks fast. ($9 for a mediocre glass of Shiraz.) My wife is allergic to seafood so we didn't order an appetizer as all of them were seafood based. I was a little surprised to see that they had USDA PRIME (aged 45 days) (basted in butter) sirloin steaks on the menu, so I ordered it. (Cooked Medium) My wife ordered the Stacked Caprese salad. Wait time on the entrees was fairly quick. (15 minutes) Well, my wife and I looked at each other as we were served and both of us saw total disappointment in each others eyes. Her Caprese salad was indeed stacked tomatoes and mozzarella, but the tomatoes were thick pink slabs of unripened tomatoes. No garnishes or sides came with it and it looked very bare and unappetizing. As for my $43 market value USDA PRIME sirloin... It was a joke. For one, it came out on a platter with nothing but the steak. The waitres saw my dismay and said she would be back with the two sides that came with it. She came back with a small dish of green beans and a small dish of 3 baby potatoes slathered with some kind of bright yellow cheese sauce. (The menu indicated I was supposed to get spicy aioli fries with the steak.) There is no way that that piece of meat was Prime. I have had a Prime cut of beef and this was way off in left field. (And if it was, it was Prime Shoe Leather.) It was over cooked and tough, and the flavor reminded me of a Golden Corral steak. The green beans were VERY undercooked and the potatoes tasted worse than they looked. My wife and I discussed the experience on the drive home and no surprise, we will never go back here. There are too many great places to eat 10 yards away from this restaurant. What a waste of a gift certificate. read more

We came here aiming for fish. Initially the menu looked promising, but after sitting down we realised it was pricey and sort of limited. Should've pulled the plug then, but had two younger kids that needed feeding, so decided to make the best of it. The food came in good time, service was average, and the food was definitely overpriced. Sesame seed encrusted salmon was missing the sesame seeds, cod was greasy and looked like it had been left to sit in the kitchen for a bit. Apparently the crab cakes were ok. I enjoyed the hot chocolate under the heater watching life go by, but don't expect to be going there again. read more

I had higher expectation but food was ok, I order for crab midlenton and I was expecting something better but it's a ok place to eat

Looked nice. But the trash outside smelled terrible. Went inside 1 couple in front of us kept jumping around tables . We went to sit down and the manager had no clue where any tables were. Just gave up and left. Clueless. read more

What next? What next will hit my person? I had water spilled on me, poked in the back, hit by a rag, all in one occasion. Outside was a nightmare with the flies havin more to eat than me. If I hear I'm sorry one more time by my server, I will explode. I would review the food but, was never received. After an hour we decided to walk across the street. Don't let the historic building fool you. Just walk away. Go somewhere else. read more

We had a party of 12 at 2:00 pm on a Saturday. We waited a half an hour to order, another hour to be served and they missed out on 3 of the 12 orders. Even worse, the manager never came up to apologize and when my wife complained to the host, he yelled at her. There are too many good places nearby to put up with such terrible service. We certainly won't be back. read more

We have been there twice this summer and neither time was a pleasant experience. The service leaves a lot to be desired. We would not recommend eating here. There are many better choices in Annapolis. read more

So, again, we checked this place out on a very warm day in Annapolis. One of our friends wanted to sit outside so we did. The covering of the outside area made it pretty comfortable and there seemed to be a nice breeze that came from the water since we were so close. I ordered the crab cakes which came with two large crab cakes, a side dish filled with yummy vegetables, and an amazing salad with their house vinaigrette. I remember looking at the name of the vinaigrette and thinking that it may not be very good, but I decided to go with it anyway and it was super delicious! The crab cakes had very little filler (if any at all) and were delicious! The salad and vegetables were tasty and very fresh tasting; it seemed like the chef had visited the local farmers market that morning. My friend got the seafood crepe which I thought was crazy, but it too was delicious! The only problem that I had with the place, was the wait staff wasn't super attentive; we basically were refilling our own water glasses and having to stop random servers to help us which was great that they all worked as a team. The waitress also gave us the free oyster shooter which was amazing for any who check in with the Yelp app. I'm definitely going to make this a regular stop when I'm in Annapolis. read more

Staff is friendly, attentive, courteous. However, they took scallop sliders off the menu! Big mistake. However, upon request and since they weren't busy at the time, the chef did make them for us so I'll give them three stars for appeasing the customer. And they were delicious! Good food here! read more