Delicious All-U-Can-Eat MD Crab Special! Friendly Service! Affordable Prices! Delicious Chicken! read more

I really wanted to love this place because the staff at The Red Roost are some of the hardest-working people on the Shore. Our server was fast, friendly, and kept the drinks flowing without us ever having to wave them down. Truly 5-star service in a 2-star kitchen. The food, unfortunately, doesn't live up to the hospitality. The "Just Enough" platter ($33) is definitely "enough" in terms of volume, but the quality is strictly "freezer-to-fryer." It's a lot of fried brown food that all starts to taste the same after the third bite. My Potato Skins were a bit of a soggy letdown, and the Hush Puppies lacked that signature crunch. Go for the great vibes, the friendly service, and a few drinks with friends. Just keep your expectations in check regarding the menu--it's built for hunger, not for foodies. read more

Fun atmosphere, excellent service, and delicious food, love this place, now our go to restaurant when family and friends visit.

Outstanding service at this crab shack! We had a reservation for a group of 5 and loved that we could do that ahead of time through Yelp. Crabs were good - but the fried shrimp seemed to be our table's favorite!!! They give a LOT of sides with both the AYCE and "Just Enough". read more

The Red Roost - "Just enough" with Blue Crabs (not pictured) - Seafood Near Me - Quantico, Maryland

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Had reservations--was told upon arrival we still had 40 minute wait. Then we are told no more crabs. We canceled and left

We have been going to the Red Roost for years and have never had a bad experience. The bartenders were great and our waiter, Brandon, was the best. When we go, I always make sure he is our waiter. Even when he has large groups he is constantly checking on his small tables. You definitely won't run out of food with him being your waiter! Always 5 star service! read more

This place is a hidden gem that my family and I found during the pandemic. We were so happy with the food and service that we have been coming back annually. Each time we bring new guests. You have to get the bucket of crabs which comes with great sides. Don't forget the corn and fried chicken, and make sure to wear stretchy pants and bring your appetite. It's really a great time and good for groups. read more

The Red Roost - Seafood Near Me - Quantico, Maryland

Always great food and service. Brandon B is top of line! We will be back again and again.

Always a great place to go. Was in the mood for oysters. I always add a little hot saucevand horseradish. read more

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Pros: Crabs, Crabs, Crabs, Fried Chicken Soups, Shrimp, Value, SERVICE WAS AMAZING! Cons: Fried Clams, Hushpuppies were just dough with Powdered Sugar or Baking Soda, stop can't decide. Take some pride in a Southern Staple like hush puppies - fill with some corn, crab, shrimp, spice, etc. I would not return but the kids and family enjoyed. read more

Food was very average to weak. Clam app in "wine" sauce was 16$ and had maybe 12 clams in it. Two of the tiniest pieces of "toast points" were included and we had to ask for more. We ordered fried chicken which was very good. The chicken breast with crab and hollandaise was way over cooked and dry. I saw maybe a few pieces of crab and the hollandaise sauce tasted like nothing. That was 29$. Evo beer was great. We were pretty excited to go to the Roost since we had heard about it before. We took our boat across the Bay from Solomons Island: about 1.3 hour trip. We won't go back anytime soon if ever. read more

Wow!! Been here a couple times now, and it's amazing! The crab legs are perfectly cooked, the corn on the cob is so fresh and some of the best I've had (especially from a restaurant), and the shrimp are really good. The hush puppies are definitely not what southerners know to be hush puppies. These are fluffy and topped with powdered sugar kind of like a funnel cake but not the same flavor. I was taken aback the first time I had them, so I wanted to warn other southerners in advance! read more

Best kept secret on the Eastern Shore for crabs and fried chicken, and the prices are outstanding!

We had heard such good things about this place but it fell short. We ordered little necks- portion was sooo small and overpriced- the menu said it came with bread- two tiny slices to slop up the mediocre sauce. My husband's chicken was dry with very little crab that it was supposed to be "smothered" with- the hollandaise sauce was a weak Knor mix at best- my hush puppies were funnel fries- complete with powdered sugar and very chewy. I wish I could recommend this place but they fell short. The atmosphere was great- perfect seaside dive bar. Go for the beer- that was good! read more

My family has been going to the red roost for over 40 years! It has always been a favorite and we have never had a bad meal there! It is definitely worth the drive and when you think you've gone too far and missed it and you're at the end of the world you still have a couple more miles to go, but it is definitely worth it! read more

We live close so it's our default crab house. We are big on support local businesses. The staff is always friendly and polite.

Great service and great food! Friendly waitress and team consistently! Have been going here for at least 20 years and will keep Coming to support this local business!!#easternshoregirl#bestbluecrabs read more

Everything, staff, food and drinks!' I keep forgetting how much fun this place is! A bit off the beaten path but well worth the trip! If you aren't a seafood lover, their fried chicken is worth the calories! read more

The. Best. Ever. Staff were as friendly and down to earth as the atmosphere and you can't beat the food. Worth the drive to this little gem. read more

We first saw this place on a show we were watching on PBS during the pandemic and made a list of places we wanted to visit when it was safe to do so. We had really high expectations and on a beautiful day in early June, we decided to visit. We live in Baltimore County and drove about 2 1/2 hours. We tried the all you can eat crabs. It also comes with corn, chicken, fries, hush puppies, fried shrimp and fried clam strips. We also tried the seafood bucket which came with corn, shrimp, baby clams, mussels, sausage, potatoes and cornbread. There are a few things to note: they don't offer crabs in different sizes. They're either all you can eat which are basically babies or you can get 6 blue crabs which are about equivalent to medium-large size. The seafood bucket was extremely bland. I'm not sure why they call the buckets "Cajun stew" because there is no Cajun seasoning at all. We actually had to ask for Old Bay on the side, which I used to drizzle over the entire "bucket". You only got a few clams and mussels, mostly shrimp and potatoes in the bucket and the shrimp were small-medium sized. I honestly think Joe's Crab Shack is better and I don't even like them much. The cornbread was cold, like it just came out the fridge. I asked our waitress if it was possible to get it warmed up and she said they didn't have a microwave but she could see if the cook could put it on the grill. The new piece was still cold in some places. All the fried foods tasted like it was fried in the same cooking oil. It tasted like it was pre-made and old. It was DEFINITELY NOT worth the 2 1/2 drive. I'm assuming the "locals" are the ones giving this place good reviews because honestly, there's not much else around for miles and miles. The portions for the all you can eat are huge but that's a given because obviously they're trying to get you filled up on all the "fillers", rather than the actual crabs even though I'm not sure why since the crabs were horribly tiny. Oh, and the bill - over $100 for just the all you can eat baby crabs and bland seafood bucket. I wanted to try the Smith Island cake, hoping dessert might redeem them but they were all out - on Saturday at 4:30pm?! This place looks like an old, rundown shack. Definitely needs a renovation or makeover and some proper food seasoning. Someone needs to shut this place down because those crab sizes are NOT legal! read more

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I'm not sure what happened but we were told that they could only serve us all you can eat crabs and not by-the-dozen crabs tonight. We were trying to celebrate an important event and were left eating a basket or two of dry claws. The rest of the food was overcooked and not real great. Can't believe I'm saying this after 20+ years of coming here, but NEVER again. Hope you all are enjoying an empty restaurant on a Saturday in the summer. Everyone has to try and make a buck nowadays I guess. We should have left and gone to the Old Mill. 282 bucks wasted for my family of 5. Probably won't go to their other venues like Evo or SoBos either now. Seems like (another) money grab to us. Good luck guys read more

Food was great, crabs were full and the service was excellent couldn't have been better.

All you can eat crabs are brought out after everyone has there entries. Doesn't give you much time to all you can eat.

Best time, very large group, staff was excellent. Food was good, but was starving by the time I got it. Will try to ho back. We had a good time!! read more

The bartender at Bull Lips, Casey was fantastic. She was knowledge, made excellent drink recommendations and provided attentive services. Great experience overall! read more

My first visit here and way more than I expected! For some reason I had thought the menu was much more limited, and maybe it was back in the pandemic. I had the Windy City Pizza (Italian Sausage and jardiniera). Very simple but amazing. Service was good and ambience is warm. A lot of neat local history on the walls. read more

Always an experience! We love The Red Roost. We go every year. It's an eastern shore experience.

Amazing dinner your going for the food not the looks of the place we had crab dip and the stuffed shrimp which was delicious and the red skin potatoes and corn on cob our waiter Nathan was attentive and very friendly going back Friday again to check out the tiki bar read more

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The Roost has had better days. I have gone less and less in recent years. Prices have gone way up and the quality varies from day to day. It's never worth $50+ for the AYCE. It's a 30 minute drive at least, but prices are higher than almost everywhere in the area. I remember many great times at the Roost. It's all about value and those days have past. I now buy crabs in Cambridge and host my own feast. Sorry guys. read more

Love the Roost. Always hot crabs and cold beer. What else is there... ...

The service was really good. I took my mother and father out and ordered the ayce meal 75 dollars the added steam shrimp and blue crab legs. The crabs the snow crabs and the blue crabs were horrible. The blue crabs were all paper shells and the snow crab legs were rubber and you could tell they were just sitting in a warner. The total bikk was $312 for 3 people. For that price the crabs could have at least been meaty. I will not be going back to this restaurant for that reason. read more

Authentic Eastern Shore Maryland! The crabs are amazing and we're swimming that morning. This is decidedly rustic but if you are in it for the food then it's worth the trip. Your GPS is right....you are not lost but you are in the middle of nowhere! The crabs are the absolute best, fresh and fat. read more

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Visited the Red Roost in June, 2022. We'd been frequent visitors when we lived there a decade ago. Thought we'd stop in and check things out again. We ordered the all you can eat crabs. It was 8 p.m., which was probably our first mistake. It seemed that since there were only a few customers and they closed at 10:00, food wasn't really coming out fresh or hot. With exception of the chicken, which was fresh and hot and great, everything seemed like it was being held under heat lamps in the kitchen. Ordered the all you can eat crabs. Server brought out everything but crabs first so we could fill up on the cheap stuff. Crabs finally came out. We got 10 of them, they were small. We had to ask for crabs and got less and smaller crabs every time. Hush puppies were so old and dry I sent them back. New ones came out and were covered with powered sugar, but just as dry and beat as the previous ones. Make a fresh batch? Nope, it was too late in the night. Breaded shrimp looked straight out of a Gordon's Fisherman box. Corn was wonderful. Fries were luke warm. $130 later we left but we WON'T be back again unless it's during a busy time of day when the food HAS to be fresh and hot. read more

This place, although out of the way, is well worth the trip. A well known spot to locals is usually a good choice when visiting the area. Service and food are great with an unusual atmosphere. Try it and if you love all the Eastern Shore has to offer, you won't be disappointed! read more

Went to Red Roost for the first time. Tried the Ahi Tuna was not disappointed. It had a great flavor and was prepared perfectly. We had also ordered the mussels. For my first time the were amazing.However the Potato Skins were lacking. For me not worth the price. I do highly recommend the pickle shot. read more

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We've literally been coming here for decades. Born and raised on this place. It's been about 3 years since we've been back for a visit. I got the "Just Enough" platter which comes with 6 blue crabs and the normal sides (shrimpies, clam strips, French fries, hush puppies, fried chicken and corn on the cob). I tend to only eat a little so I tasted each, I did not get some chicken but my dining friends say it was tasty. The corn was delicious, so were the clam stripes. They've changed the shrimpies breading and I was NOT a fan. Too much breading. No one at my table liked them. The hush puppies haven't been worth the calories for at least a decade...they used to be delicious. The biggest disappointing factor was the crabs. They were very small, but sweet so the flavor in all but one was good. I only had 1 crab I would have considered medium. The rest were small. But they were cold. Not lukewarm, cold. I was not a fan of that. Even if you're not getting the all you can eat (which I physically cannot do anymore) the food should still be hot. Other than that it hasn't changed nostalgia wise and I appreciate that. But y'all need to fix the shrimpies and hush puppies cause they suck now. Keeping the nostalgia is important but so is the quality and that has been on a steady decline for awhile now. I'd love to see that fixed and Red Roost become a favorite over Old Mill again. read more

We arrived at 5:30, just as they opened. There were 10 of us and we were hungry. Lots of choices and it all looked good. We started with some local craft beers, the Delmarva Pils, then ordered more in pitchers. Three of us shared a "Just Enough" platter with the boiled shrimp, with salads and crab soups on the side. The food just kept coming! Two pieces of chicken, ears of corn, fried clams, french fries. Whew! Then came the shrimp. And hush puppies. Very different, like fair food elephant ears--sprinkled with powdered sugar. It was just too much! And we were splitting a platter. The others at the table had too much, as well, so we tried some of their whole crabs and snow crab legs. So. Much. Food. And all of it really good. We left happy and full with to-go boxes stacked high. Definitely recommended. read more

One of the worst. There is "crab house vibe", then there is "this needs to be shut down". This is that! Serve was poor, not crowded at all. Everything we had was bad. Very old food. It must sit in the kitchen already cooked for hours until you order. Food was cold and tough. And here's what really got us....No butter. None. In the entire restaurant. Who serves crabs without butter. ‍ Parkay and some very old margarine. The food actually smelled musty. read more

Great place to have crabs. Staff is attentive. Laid back and fun. Will be coming again!

Got they Awesome Pot. Food enough for 2 and delicious. The lemon blueberry smith island cake was great too. Coffee was very bitter though.