Exceptional broiled scallops and pretty good coleslaw, but you may have to take out a loan to…read moreafford them (including tax, almost $50 if you pay cash). The prices are really high for a takeout window (no parking and no overhead), even at the shore. You also get a monster baked potato and a not very fresh sesame roll. Service is very friendly and helpful. However, it's frustrating they charge 3.5% if you use a credit card on top of such high prices. That's a bit more than a pass-through.

Best crab cakes hands down!! We ordered takeout from back bay seafood (because thats how you do it…read morehere) & all of us enjoyed the crab cake dinner. It includes two HUGE deliscious crab cakes full of actual crab. We enjoyed an order fried and an order broiled -- both were great, all about preference! We all got (lots) fries with our crab cakes and they were perfectly crispy (even after our ten min drive home). These are probably the best crab cakes we've ever had & we enjoy crab cakes at most seafood restaurants we eat at! We called in for takeout and scheduled a time for pick up. We arrived 5 min early, gave our name & our food was ready. They were super quick to serve us & the staff was extremely friendly and efficient. Great food, staff, atmosphere & restaurant overall!

OMG! If this isn't one of the best kept secrets in Stone Harbor I don't know what is!…read more We went for a late lunch early dinner. Drinks were fantastic. I got the shrimp wrapped in bacon with a cream cheese sauce. Melt in your mouth goodness. My wife got a pulled pork sandwich with Carolina style sweet sauce and slaw. Amazingly tasty. I got the gourmet burger with pepper jack cheese. Yummy. Great meal and great staff. Cool vibes throughout the place. We really enjoyed our meal on a perfect day dodging rain drops outside shopping. Made the rainy blues just go away.

Two for dinner please. Enjoy the open air atmosphere and overall seafood vibe. Our server,…read moreAdrienne, did a very nice job. She forgot to tell us about the specials, but other than that, she was great. We started with cocktails and some little neck steamers, which were amazing and the vegetable egg rolls which were delicious. Highly recommend both of those appetizers. For entrées, we had the cappellini and crab pasta. I can't emphasize how good this was. Also a huge portion so my wife had it for lunch again the next day. I had the bacon wrapped scallops, which were very good. It's a smaller portion (3), so maybe normally an appetizer, but it was plenty for dinner for me.

This was a really peaceful, casual place to eat. They had a nice covered patio area with picnic…read moretables. I ordered the crab cake sandwich and it was full of nice meaty chunks of crab. They had old bay fries which was a plus. My husband had the fried flounder sandwich. The fish was so big he had to fold it over to get it on the bun. We both really enjoyed our meals. Will be back again soon.

This could have been a lot better. We got a ton of food for a lot of people and frankly none of it…read morewas all that good. A lobster tail was flavorless. Fried seafood was bland and overcooked. Oysters on the half shell were unimpressive and poorly served. They sent them home in a ton of ice. It melted and some of them became submerged. Gross. We did eat everything and the prices could have been worse. 3 stars.

Excellent seafood and customer service. Reasonable price. 1st time trying them. Will go againread more

I am giving Ricks 5 stars for customer service great reasonable market priced seafood…read more I have gone to Ricks for years and this 5 star review is given out after years of consistently receiving delicious take out food and this particular night was the night before the 4th and they were slammed and I sent my niece in to pick up 5 pre made uncooked crab cakes which I have done for years so that we can have dinner on our time ... They were slammed and told my niece that it would be 2 hour wait Well she that ked them and said we couldn't wait because we were headed back off island Before she could get back to my car ... I believe the manager owner or chef came out of the back of the busy kitchen toy car parked across the street and said Can you wait 20 minutes and I responded absolutely!!! I don't believe he knows how often we stop in but I believe he remembers me because I order a lot of uncooked crab cakes throughout the year and am a local... regardless, that level of customer service deserves an extra nod I truly appreciated that he took the time to make our weekend complete with a delicious Ricks dinner Big fan of their prepared dinners, fresh seafood and their soups and chowders I am blessed to live in a community where every attempt is made to make a customer happy This time they went above and beyond So thank you to the hard working staff at ricks Forever a fan Forever a customer

What an incredible addition to Stone Harbor's downtown! We had a fantastic meal and loved the…read morevariety on the tasting menu--every single dish was delicious. The staff was also incredibly accommodating, especially since we had our two young children with us. We highly recommend giving La Porteña a try!

This is a place that reminds you food can be an act of care-the kind of place that makes you slow…read moredown. The menu reads like a love letter to the region -- Stone Circle Farm spinach, Sickler Farm eggs, Jersey asparagus, local tuna. This isn't farm-to-table as aesthetic. It's farm-to-table as commitment, and you can taste the difference. We started with the picada. The deviled smoked trout egg with trout caviar and micro chive was quietly spectacular -- the kind of dish that makes you stop mid-conversation. The grilled Ludlam oyster with koji BBQ butter and braised collard greens was deeply satisfying, Southern and coastal at once. For mains, the wood-fired grill is the move. The hanger steak (Entraña Gruesa) from Creekstone Farm was everything a steak should be -- robust, tender, properly marbled. Paired with the tallow herbed fries, I had zero regrets. I also got to enjoy king salmon aged 6 days, full of flavor and excellent to share with a table mate. The strawberries with lemon soft cream for dessert were the right ending. Simple. Perfect. In a shore town full of places coasting on location, La Porteña is actually trying. And succeeding. I've been 3 times so far and can't wait to go back.

This is such a unique experience at the shore. The food was beyond amazing and the service is…read moretop-notch. I highly highly highly recommend summer salt.

What a balmy and pretty atmosphere! The on point service. And yes, a Garden State multi course…read moremenu. Three have been here every summer since they opened; three of us were newbies. Appetizers/first courses are served family style. We rack picked a main (thus tried them all). My favorite appetizer: the stuffed peppers. Favorite salad: the wedge. Favorite main: each person adored his or her choice. I loved my scallops. Favorite dessert: olive oil cake. Owner stopped by several times to make sure we were enjoying. Whole heartedly! Truth: my favorite Ocean City boardwalk food is Mack and Manco's pizza but in Avalon, it is Summer Salt!

The Italian food was superb. We had the Sunday sauce special, which was outstanding. We also shared…read morea veal shrimp dish, which is also amazing. I did feel a little bit rushed, but we came late to our reservation so I did understand. The pistachio lava cake was not terrific. It was not that moist and the lava part of it was not flowing. I would definitely go back, I just would pass dessert

The food is excellent, the service is always close by and the AC system accommodates humid outdoor…read moreweather.

Highly recommend this spot. Amazing experience and great food! Will definitely come back.read more

The service and the staff were absolutely accommodating however the food doesn't deserve the stars…read more Respectfully if you're looking for SEASONING & the traditional crab boil experience DON'T GO HERE!!! The food in general was minimally seasoned and everyone at my table left their food and did not take bags to go. Out of my two clusters of crabs I are 3 legs and left the rest. The garnish also smells. In general they're very sweet people but you will be disappointed if you're looking for the traditional crab flava.