The crabs were so good and I'm from Baltimore so I was shocked they were so much better then what I normally get. Our server was great! And sitting outside watching the beach was awesome. read more

The restaurant is very small but the staff are very nice! My husband and I came in and waited for a table as the high tops were hard while pregnant to sit at. I had the lobster and my husband had the crab imperial with broccoli and corn. We also had the crab loaded fries! Food was excellent! I had the mocktail and which was a strawberry mule but found it to be very good but 8 dollars for a non-alcoholic drink seemed a bit much to pay for. I also thought they should have proper crab crackers instead of just mallets. I would say it is a great seafood spot though and nicely located on the board walk. read more

Service was fantastic, our waiter was on it with refills and checking in even with a packed restaurant. Service was 5 stars, the food was alright, we got the steamer with the blue crab, crab legs and shrimp. The blue crab were small and shorted us one, the crab legs were gummy and the shrimp was not deveined but plentiful. All in all not bad for a boardwalk joint but will get my crab somewhere else next time. Highly recommend the rum lovers crush. read more

Mug & Mallet - Seafood Near Me - Ocean City, Maryland

Great food and Great service! My go to place every year! Nothing like eating crabs and drinking cold beer on the boardwalk read more

Awesome beachfront bar with good food at great prices! Happy hour from 1-4 pm. 20% off apps $2 domestic drafts $3 specialty draft $4 rail drinks $5 Orange Crushes Add the above to the list of things I love to hear during a beach day excursion. And with so many delicious apps to choose from, my best friend and I couldn't help but to take full advantage. We order the fried calamari, clam strips, lobster mac and cheese, shore fries, and crab "fluff". The calamari was very good. An order of uniform sized rings (none of those creepy tentacle clusters. Blech!) fried just right with that delightfully chewy (not rubbery) texture. The clam strips had just a bit too much batter and were fried just a little too hard, so it was very difficult to taste the clam. The lobster mac and cheese was too salty and I was barely able to taste the lobster. Wouldn't order that again. The shore fries, on the other hand, were the Holy Grail of cheese fries. Two types of cheeses, including a rich cheese sauce, covered in crabmeat and then sprinkled with Old Bay... ooooh my goodness! If I'd known they would be that good, I would have order them by themselves. The crab "fluff" was basically a deep fried crab cake, and there was absolutely nothing fluffy about it. Once you got through the firm fried crust, it was actually pretty good, but I think it would have been more delicious either baked, or lightly fried. The bartender was really sweet and very friendly, but not that attentive. She spent most of her time at the far end of the bar flirting with the regulars. I'm not mad at it... get your money, girl. read more

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I enjoyed my time eating here maybe because I love eating crab so much. The mozzarella balls were really good. I wish the corn wasn't so soft/over cooked. The bathroom is a bit cramped the service is was nice and the wait was long. read more

Mug & Mallet - Seafood Near Me - Ocean City, Maryland

We had an excellent meal. First time trying crabs, and our waitress put on gloves and demonstrated how to open them and eat. Great burger. Good hush puppies. Amazing crab cake sandwich. Good wings. Been in OC a week, and this was better than all the pricey places we ate on the bayside. read more

The food made up for the cruddy service. We were told it would be a half hour wait, gave our phone number and went to talk to board walk, not even 5 minutes later we got a text that our table was ready, great, now we walked back and we were seated. It took 10 minute till someone acknowledged us and then another 5-7 minutes till they got our drink order. The food service was also slow. The food was delicious my fiancé got the snow crab legs there were kind of sad $35. And my mom and I shared the middle tier steak pot. It was a lot of food and very good just wish the service was a little better read more

This was a really good place to eat for larger parties . Sat outside & had a great time Kadie & Conner ( Who was brand new employee from Ireland . That was in training) Had to deal with our Crazy Group. They did a great job. Highly recommended the Steamer Dinners (Some of those can feed 2-4 people) Good food & Great times ! The classic rock playing made it even better read more

I had a good experience eating outside at Mug & Mallet! My friend and I both had snow crab legs which were $35 for a pound (and corn), the rest of the group had fish tacos, the crab cake sandwich, and a burger, and we all had crab dip and drinks. Service was fast and we weren't rushed at all. It's still more of boardwalk quality food experience, so this won't replace your fancy down the shore seafood meal, but it's a great option for a more casual night. read more

Awesome spot. Family friendly pub feel with cold beer and amazing fresh seafood, especially steam pots. Calamari was perfection. Hush puppies had great flavor. Crab was hot and delicious. They even have cute little wooden mallets to use on your seafood. If I'm ever hungry for seafood in the area again, I will seek this place out. read more

The Steamers Delight was perfect. We are not from the area and never really did the mallet and crab thing. We'll, it was so fun. Crowded so we sat at the bar, which btw is the way to do it in OCMD, and the bartender became our best friend. She was GREAT! On to the food, the crab legs, shrimp and crabs were all perfectly cooked and the old bay seasoning was just right. A few beers and an hour or so later, we were sated. read more

My son and I dined at Mug and Mallet on the boardwalk, 109 N Atlantic Ave Friday night and became ill within 20 minutes of leaving the restaurant. Our experience ruined our night and both feel lethargic this morning after our night of food poisoning. We both ate the exact same meal. We had the Crab Dip and the Super Steamer. Here is a bullet point list of what we were served: Crab Dip: mostly a cheesy spread with hardly any crab, served with pretzel pieces. Poor quality, but passable for boardwalk food. Clams; small and several were unopened and we had to throw away. Crabs: extremely small, a few even measuring about 3 1/2 Inches across.... they should have been thrown back in the bay.... many water logged. Snow crab: small and lightweight. All of the seafood that was miniature in size was hidden underneath, so speaking to the server wouldn't have made a difference as we had worked our way partially through the meal. We had already decided not to come back, the food poisoning and the rotten corn was the final straw- as evidenced in the pictures. I was so disgusted by the corn, and was starting not to feel well, I absolutely would have consulted with a manger if there was anyone making rounds that seemed as if they were keeping the restaurant moving. In fact, when my son and I were leaving, the three young ladies at the hostess stand were talking about a negative review that was just left...speaks volumes as to what we experienced and our subsequent food poisoning. I would ask the owner, Shannon Tippett to contact me or make her email address available so I would be able to discuss the matter further. I understand the gravity of leaving a poor review and how it can impact a business, however, my son and I walked away ill and it ruined the start of our vacation and I paid $133.61 plus gratuity for food that tasted like it would be at a $10.00 buffet. Last week we dined at Plume in Washington D.C. for 4x the price and had the best meal. I have no problem paying for high quality food, but I do not expect to get sick. read more

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I had not had a soft shell crab sandwich in about 20 year's and really looked forward to enjoy one and even bought one for my brother and after getting home to eat it, I was shocked to see that I spent almost $18.00 each for some sorry looking micro-crab. I guess they took advantage of me because I was visiting from another state and took it to go. I even gave a good tip. read more

So I was going to give a 3 after the incident that happened, but after Shannon the supposed owner and manager made rude comment to me; I have to give it one star. I'm a single mom and my child and I were seated quickly at 6:34. We waited 15 minutes before a server came. He took our order for drinks and food which was 1/2 dozen crabs, calamari, and two soft drinks. We had waited about 25-30 minutes for food to come and being that it was already about 7:20 we were eating quickly. When my child informed me they needed to use the bathroom, I had let our waiter know we would be right back. We were gone all of 4 minutes in the tiniest bathroom ever with no soap to wash your hands nor a working dryer to dry them. As we walked back our table was cleared. Still 3/4 full soft drinks, the 3 crabs and 1/2 basket of calamari. When I finally found our waiter it was already 7:35 and seriously was so annoyed at the fact that our food was gone and drinks, I just wanted to leave. I would of been fine if 40% of the tab was taken off since I had informed them that I was in a hotel room with no table. How am I suppose to eat crabs in a hotel room? Seriously??? Who wants crabs in their bed? Anyways the waiter was nice and stated he didn't really know what to do but to redo the whole order (excluding the $3 soft drink....) and I asked if we could speak to a manager then. Here she comes with her nasty attitude smacking her lips. I stated that I had informed our waiter that we would be back and our table was cleaned. I was staying in a hotel with only bed and that we actually needed to get going so I didn't have time to eat the crabs there. Nothing but the rudest tone of "Your crabs will be out in 30s. You have time to eat them." I'm sorry but you do not talk to a customer like that. She saw I had a small child with me and it was not 30s when the crabs came out it was another 15 minutes which if our table had not been cleared we would of been finished eating. I honestly was half tempted to just walk out without paying anything since my food was removed before the bill even came. Even the women at the table across from mine became irritated at this whole thing. It took everything I had to bit my tongue there because other people were eating with their children. I will never return here again though. And if she talked to me in that demeaning tone, i feel sorry for the staff there working. On top of all that the crabs weren't even the best. Very small and very watery, 2 of them didn't even have seasoning on them. read more

Mug & Mallet - Seafood Near Me - Ocean City, Maryland

The food here was okay. We ordered a dozen blue crabs, 1lb of snow crab legs--which came with corn--for $25, fried calamari, and shore fries. The shore fries were good, but there was barely any crab, which was the main reason for wanting to get the fries. The calamari was good; crunchy and flavorful. The blue crabs were great; nice and heavy. However, the snow crab legs were extremely disappointing. They did not seem fresh at all. I would not recommend getting them. On the other hand, the corn was excellent..juicy and sweet. I liked tbe convenience of this place because it's right on the boardwalk and the service was great. However, there were too many flies. I bet if they removed the trash bins away from where people eat, there'd be a decrease in flies. Overall, I'd only go here for the convenient location. Otherwise, I think there are better places OC has to offer. read more

Food was mediocre. We ordered clams and crab legs the clams were super small and dry and a lot were empty for what we paid for. The crabs were meaty and decent. The service was great but I probably wouldn't go here again considering the options in the area. But to each their own. If you do go I hope you get more food for your buck than we did. read more

Sat for 20 min without even being greeted while 3 different servers passed by without acknowledging our table.

The food was excellent, especially the crab dip. The pretzels that came along with the dip were as good as the dip. The fish and chips were delicious. The servings were incredible in size, too much to eat. The frozen drink was a delight and a great craft selection beer. Mango carte wheat ale, I had some of this and I don't even like beer. Positive atmosphere and great service. I love this place, and would highly recommend it! read more

After reading some reviews, I was a little skeptical about this place but let's just say I'm glad that didn't stop us! Food and service was awesome. We went in for dinner and were initially told the wait would be over 45 minutes but given that there was openings at the bar, we were seated right away. Right away our bartender/waiter's service was great. My boyfriend and I split an order of the snow lover, way more than enough food for the both of us. read more

Mug & Mallet - Seafood Near Me - Ocean City, Maryland

Shout out to Katie! The restaurant was our launching pad for a day in Ocean City. Lunch was really good. We ordered rock fish tacos, a steamer platter, steamed crabs, and rock fish - fish and chips. The patio offered a shaded view of the beach. We relaxed an enjoyed the fresh food and the staff. My dad is 90,, although he does not look it. He found M & M to be a nice place with good food and a friendly staff. We will be regulars when we visit OC. read more

Got a half dozen crabs, five of six were missing their claws. What the heck. When I asked about the claws, magically the claws were found in the kitchen and brought to the table immediately. The explanation provided was "the guy in the back is new." How is that an explanation? Messing up blue crabs in MD is not ok. The other food we had (salads, Mac and cheese, fried cheese) was fine, no issues. The server was pleasant. The location is great right off the boardwalk. I gave them one extra star for the location. We won't return. read more

Love the food combined with the great location makes the a must eat place in OC I come here every year with my family to just get a taste of greatness read more

Had dinner at the Mug and Mallet last night and wow we were so happy to make this our place to go.the Crab's were well seasoned and tasty the wait staff were so friendly they seemed happy to help you with every request the atmosphere is upbeat we really just had a great time read more

This place was pretty great the service was awesome and the food for the most part was delicious and decently priced for seafood right on the boardwalk, I'd highly recommend other to come here and enjoy the ocean breeze and casual ambiance. read more

Great food with a vegan menu that is all delicious. Very friendly staff, the service by Isaiah was amazing. Will definitely return!

My husband and my son came along with me for dinner. My husband ordered one of the steamer pots. The crab legs were over cooked and mushy inside. I ordered the rockfish tacos and to be honest I couldn't help but laugh when I got them. They literally had one little rockfish nugget on them. The coleslaw was dry. There were flies everywhere and the women's bathroom was disgusting. When coming out of the bathroom there was a piles of dishes in a tub right in the floor. read more

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Service is okay. Taste is great but dont really think $35 is worth it or not... Our server Katie was great and honestly theres nothing better you can ask for from a busy server. Even showed the proper way of eating a crabs lol Was not really impressed by the Host or other servers because of their rude attitude UPDATE- Went there again. AGAIN, rude, college girl serving us whose way too worried about her tips than service. Horrible. Food was great again but the servers need a lot of work. One particular server goes around with adding tip in the invoice. read more

Mug & Mallet - Seafood Near Me - Ocean City, Maryland

Looks like Mug and Mallet has freshened up for the 2012 season. I'm not sure if it's under new management or just updated. New look, new menus, brighter lights. The food was delicious. We split an order of the steamed shrimp and it was perfectly cooked. We made the mistake of ordering a Summer Shandy on tap thinking that it would be no more than $6, but were surprised when we got the check and they were $8 a piece. Cray. Stick with the $1.50 Natty Bohs people. Also, if this is new management... where are the frosted mugs? That was the best part! read more

Mug & Mallet - Seafood Near Me - Ocean City, Maryland

Awesome food, service. Crabs were great, shrimp was perfect, beer was ice cold!!!!! Exactly what I was looking for after a long road trip. Katie was great!!!!! Took care anytime we needed anything without hovering around the table. read more

Mug & Mallet - Seafood Near Me - Ocean City, Maryland

I loved our waitress she was super nice and friendly! Prices were on the higher range and did not reflect the quality of the seafood. Seemed pretty dry. The cocktail I had was pretty good I'm flavor but barely had alcohol in it. Just tasted like a juice. Overall I had a good time being there but there are some things to improve read more

The food and service was very good, i got the shore fries and fish tacos. However, you don't get a lot of food for the price. You get a decent and filling amount but it definitely doesnt match the price. Other than that, very yummy food and good service read more

Love the atmosphere, location, and seafood choices. This is the perfect place for grabbing seafood while at the beach, and they have great alternative options for those picky eaters in the family. Although the prices are high for this hole-in-the-wall, the food is a good quality. My biggest complaint would probably be that the prices for blue crabs are too high considering the amount you get and the size (medium at best). And I grew up on crabs so I know a good price for the quality and quantity you get. The appetizers were well priced, but were underwhelming, especially compared to other places further down the beach. I would not get the Lobster Mac, it is pricey and very, very tiny. Otherwise, this is a family favorite. read more

The food was decent. For the first time in a long time Iet myself splurge on a daiquiri . It was the worst drink ever. I could barely take 2 sips. The waiter was very sweet and said would try to make it right. But they refused. And I was still charged the $9. It was not the waiter but the bar staff. I have never in my life sent anything back. This was a first and can see how much they value their customer satisfaction. This is the 2nd time I have been there and will be the last! read more

We stopped in for the all-you-can-eat crabs, shrimp, and corn. On the day we went, the AYCE costed just under $40 per person. The crabs were small and soft. The meat was good but quite tricky to get to. The crabs were also covered in a very salty dry rub. The shrimp were similar to the crab: soft and small. I lost patience peeling them, so I just started eating them with shells. The corn was sweet and white (likely from somewhere in the northeast such as NJ). All in all, the AYCE might be worthwhile if you have patience...and a mighty appetite. read more

We went to Mug & Mallet on the OC Foodie Tour. The crabs were big, heavy and delicious! Its a cool little spot on the boardwalk at 2nd street. The staff was friendly and helpful. I will return for sure. read more

Mug & Mallet - Seafood Near Me - Ocean City, Maryland

I was there with my mom on the Saturday before Mother's Day. We passed by it and considered going in...I wasn't going to leave MD without cracking open some blue crabs, but I wasn't sure if it'd be good. Luckily, I checked yelp and decided to give it a go. We weren't that hungry, so we just got a half dozen blue crabs. The waitress was very friendly and showed us the best way to get at the tasty meat inside without messing about with the gross parts. It was very good. The crabs were tasty, the spices were nice and the beer was cold. My only complaint was that there were a lot of little bitey sand bug things flying around. But, you're sitting outside, in a giant sandbox, so those things are to be expected, I guess. All said, I'd go back if I was in the area. read more

Mug & Mallet - blue crabs - Seafood Near Me - Ocean City, Maryland

Service was good and waitress was very helpful and apologizes several time for what the kitchen was sending out. Wife ordered a dozen crabs, which were not fresh and might have been dead long before they were cooked as some had the typically foam you will see coming from the crabs as they start to die from lack of water. Some might have even been dead long before they were cooked. Going to guess and say they were boiled and not steamed and the seasoning was placed on after they were "cooked". Mustard was a dark green and not the normal yellow color, didn't even finish them and sent them back. I got the crab legs, shrimp with corn on the cobb, which again were frozen. The crab legs came out with frozen cold tops and water logged legs and the meat couldnt even be pulled out because it was in paste like form as if they had been soaking in water for hours. The shrimp was ice cold and no seasoning on either. They ended up discounting our meal 20 bucks off...with a $90 price tag you expect fresh seafood not frozen, specially when you are at the beach. Do yourself a favor and find a fresh seafood place! read more

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Food was really good. Hubby got crab cakes and loved them. I got grilled chicken and I ate my husbands veggies (they were on a garlic sauce, sooo good). It's kinda loud, for me anyway... but worth it. read more

Mug & Mallet's extensive menu was quite a disappointment. Regardless of Covid-19, I just don't think this place matches up to others on the boardwalk. The only menu items that were anywhere worth the price were the shore fries, and the fresh oysters. Everything else was a disappointment. The prices are so off. I ordered the soup of the day and it came in the smallest cup. The lobster Mac & cheese came in the same small cup and I thought it was a joke (pictures for reference). The lobster Mac & cheese is on the appetizer menu, when really it should be listed as a side. Appetizers are usually meant to share, and I finished the lobster Mac & cheese by myself in five bites. For $8, I thought it was a joke when they brought it out. The waitress was nice & attentive. Someone else in my party got the Maryland crab cakes, I tried them and they were delicious. Unfortunately the sides that come with it are lack luster and once again makes me question where they get their pricing from. If I was back in Ocean City I wouldn't come back here & I wouldn't recommend anyone else come here. read more

Mug & Mallet - Lobster Mac & cheese - Seafood Near Me - Ocean City, Maryland

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