The best food you will ever eat and the best service! Can't wait to go back again!!!read more

Note: I am a crab cake connoisseur. I eat them all over the country and here is my opinion based on…read moremy tastes and experiences (I travel the country and try to find local places like this to try... I've eaten crab cakes all over including several famous MD crab cakes and I work at a fresh seafood market where we make our own crab cakes. So when I say I know my crab cakes.... I know my crab cakes. Talk of the mountain: this is a super cute and friendly small restaurant located on Main Street. It is very local friendly and the kind of place the staff/owners would know your name and your regular order. I LOVE that. The staff are warm and inviting. You can watch them breading your food and chat with them as you eat. I loved watching. We got the crab cake with fried oysters and shrimp plate with Mac n cheese and fries and hush puppies and another fried shrimp plate with their slaw. It was pretty pricey but we expected that when buying quality seafood. The fried shrimp were absolutely incredible as were the fried oysters (minus the pearl my son found in the one he ate... but again not too much of a surprise). The taste was great, the cook time was perfect, they were delicious! The fries were seasoned and tasty as were the hush puppies (nothing to scream about but definitely good!) the slaw was good (according to my son... I'm not a slaw person). The Mac n cheese was definitely different but not exactly mind blowing. I felt indifferent I didn't love it and feel like I needed it tomorrow, but it wasn't bad. I honestly didn't have an opinion either way on it but I did eat it. The crab cake. The good: this was literally packed with crab meat. Obviously we seek out places that Jam Pack their crab cakes with actual pieces of quality lump crab. Talk of the Mountain certainly does this.... In my opinion to the extreme. When they say zero fillers, they MEAN IT. So does zero fillers make a good crab cake? In my opinion not this way. It was not my cup of tea and I love crab and crab cakes (obviously). It seemed like their formula for the binder was a mustard based concoction and then it was solid crab. The flavor left a lot to be desired and it didn't feel like eating crab cake because there was no filler at all. Making crab cakes is such a delicate balance, a true art in my opinion and while TOTM most definitely is serious about ensuring you taste the crab in their "cakes" the end result was more of a pile of lump crab with a sauce. All that being said I would absolutely eat there again. They were fabulous and I truly applaud their style. This is just my personal perspective from the one visit. Definitely worth a try if you're in the area! Rating: my knee jerk is to give this a 4 because I really am not a fan of the Crabcake and would not order it again, however everything else and the people were 10 stars so I feel like a 5 star rating is deserved. If they ever modified their recipe I would try it again happily AND will def eat there again. The shrimp and oyster was phenomenal.

Food was superb The ambience was classic and beautiful…read more The service was the star of the night! Thank you Thomas for a spectacular performance

I'd like to start by saying this place has a beautiful view and really cool atmosphere, nice and…read morecozy. I'd also like to say our waitress was wonderful and was attentive the entire time. My take on the food is that it's good, not great. The drink menu is solid with a lot of wine choices and cocktails. I got the chicken parm and there was plenty of chicken. My family tried the crab cakes, chicken dish, soup, lobster tail... a lot of food! The salads were fresh! Ok, the negative happened when I received my potato. It was rotten inside. I mentioned to my waitress if she could do something about it and she says, yes, no problem and that she was sorry about it. We spent very close to $500 only to get $5 off because of the rotten potato. In my opinion, this is unacceptable for such an establishment. Make for an unforgettable experience and take care of your customers, especially those who are spending a lot of money at your restaurant. Maybe a desert on the house or a larger discount on the meal itself. I'm not sure I'd come back.

First time in DCL and we wanted a dinner that was light and enjoyable. Thanks to Yelp I was able…read moreto survey the local food scene and this was one of the ones that I tagged. Well we are glad I did, first the location is a little off the main road but up atop a small rise. Outside tables and inside greet you at this great little restaurant. We had Calamari appetizer that was lightly breaded and served with sweet chili dipping sauce very good. Then main courses included Crab cake sandwich NO filler most crab, fish and onion rings (yep), cod sandwich and seared ahi tuna (seasoned with old Bay and Blackened seasoning). All members throughly enjoyed dinner and would go back. So if you are looking for a seafood restaurant in DCL here you go. Sorry no pictures as we were really hungry and ate the food immediately. Next time.

Had the blackened Mahi mahi tacos. Absolutely brilliant. Can't wait to try the dinner…read more Friendly and professional staff,

Marsh burger is the best in McHenry. The shrimp appetizer is also fantastic. The service was…read moreexcellent and the place is extremely clean.

The wedge salad and button shrimp were neither. The salad was yellow and not i wedge form. The…read morebuttah shrimp tasted like weird shrimp cocktail. This is my go to order here. It was soooo subpar.

We had crab legs and shrimp as part of a birthday celebration. These were by far the best crab legs…read morethat my husband and I have ever eaten. They were huge, had a ton of meat in them, and were cooked to perfection. We are seafood people and have eaten in several places along the eastern coast, and Captain Billy's far surpasses them all. The shrimp were great too - not over done, large, and had the perfect amount of seasoning. We will definitely be ordering from here!

Friendly service and the food is always top notch. Capt. Billys is our family favorite place to get…read moreseafood here in the valley.

Made a reservation for 12 recently and was very impressed. Making the reservation was incredibly…read moresmooth. Once we arrived, the hostess got us all to our table right away. Our server immediately got water to the table and our drink order. From there, the excellent service continued. Our group mostly ordered steak or ribs, with everyone being happy with their order. A lot of our party also ordered the crab soup, which seemed to be the star of the dinner. It's rare to be in a big group and receive such excellent and fast service. Emily and crew killed it.

Second time here. Second good meal and service. Went on a week day, quiet, not rushed. Had the…read moreporterhouse steak. Such flavor! Hubby loved the chowder. Will def come again.

Excellent food, excellent service, and hands down the best drinks around. If you're in the Deep…read moreCreek Lake area, skip the hassle and come here--you'll be so glad you did!

We visited Firewater Kitchen & Bar on a cool October evening to celebrate my wife's birthday,…read moremeeting up with friends for the occasion. While the hostess initially quoted a two-hour wait and came across a bit cold, things improved quickly. As we settled in with some truly delicious cocktails--a smoked old fashioned and a playful Plum-P Up the Jam--we ended up being seated in just about 20 minutes. Once at our table, the experience really shined. Our waitress was wonderful: warm, knowledgeable, and incredibly friendly. The food was excellent and beautifully prepared. I enjoyed the steak frites, cooked perfectly, while my wife had the scallops, which were rich, tender, and full of flavor. Despite the rocky start, the evening turned into a fantastic birthday dinner in a stunning part of Maryland. Firewater Kitchen & Bar delivered a memorable meal, and we were glad we chose it for the celebration.

Passing through Western Maryland and running out places to eat, we tried the Hen House. This…read morerestaurant was a pleasant surprise. Two of our party had the fish and chips with one asking that the fish be broiled. Both enjoyed their fish and they also enjoyed the french fries. The coleslaw was good, too. I had the stuff shrimp. While I enjoyed it, the portion was rather small, so I was left hoping someone wouldn't eat their fish. The green beans were nice. Overall, we did have a nice experience, and our waitress was helpful.

The food was very, but that wasn't enough to make up for the poor service and dining experience!…read moreThe open floor plan of the dining room with no partitions or anything to absorb the noise is awful! We could clearly hear the conversations at surrounding tables. As the restaurant got busier it was so loud we could barely hear the conversation at our own table. Our waitress was not attentive at all. We waited a long time for food even after surrounding tables got there's. When the food finally came our waitress didn't check back until we had finished eating. We then waited unreasonably long for our bill and then for our change. We won't be returnin.