This is a take out only spot and I honestly don't think I've had better crabs. Service was quick and friendly and the food came out fairly quick. We got a dozen jumbos and BOY WERE THEY JUMBO. Every crab was quality. We also got a pound of large shrimp (on the smaller side) but still good meat quality and steamed with onions. The crab cake sandwich is also super good. Shrimp salad is super refreshing and coleslaw is good and standard. The hush puppies are AWESOME and have bits of corn and come with honey. Don't skip their butter - it's magically creamy and mixed with the honey makes for a yummy hush puppy topping. The shop is counter style with a few chairs to sit and wait on but service is quick so you don't have to wait long. Overall an excellent spot for crabs in Solomons! read more

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They have gotten alot better more friendly more patient They actually have been cooking all the crabs not just the top cuz I leave less then 5 mins away some time the bottom be ice cold but it seems they have been all hot !!! G pretty good size as decribe!! read more

We ate 24 of the most delectably seasoned crabs we have had in a long while. The shrimp salad was also delicious. Top notch customer service. Never disappointed. read more

Us Army Retired SFC / Usps Retiree and 100% disabled Veteran insulted at this establishment today. When returning to get 2 lbs of shrimp that was promised when I on my last visit purchased 4 dozens LG males and 2lbs shrimp after arriving to my destination notice no shrimp in any of the crab bags...called was promised to get the shrimp and a extra pound for inconvenience agreed left my name and told to on next visit give your name and we will take care of you. Did that today and basically got called A Liar tried to show me a camera recording that didn't show anything that I could tell saying they gave me the Shrimp..I don't need to Lie about $36 I had spent over $240 that previous visit. I believe my Race was a factor..needless to say I will never patronize Capt.Smith Seafood in Solomons Island again. SOME AREA I MOVED TO SOLOMONS !!! WILL FILE COMPLAINT WITH BBB AS WELL ! read more

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I physically did not go to the facility. However, these were very good. We called in our order and everything was ready when they arrived to pick it up. The food was amazing service over the phone was great. I cannot speak to the ambience of the facility. read more

Capt Smiths Seafood Market - Seafood Markets Near Me - Solomons, Maryland

Racism 101: My cousin (who's black) was standing in line to order and asked the young boy behind the counter (who's white) if he were taking orders. He told my cousin no and that she would have to wait for another person. Another white man and his son walked in and approached the counter to place an order, and that same young boy who did not take my cousin's order, took that white man and his son's order. He was then confronted on the matter and was extremely rude and disrespectful. Very poor customer service! Continue to call out racism and stop supporting racist people! read more

Order a bunch of shrimp and crablegs for our Christmas eve dinner. The shrimp were absolutely delicious! The crablegs were AWFUL! They were extremely salty! It wasn't from the boil because the shrimp and other stuff were delicious. Never getting crablegs from them again! read more

Great service, great seafood, been coming here for a long time and I love it. Staff is always friendly. Prices are really good. I'll keep coming back ! read more

My mom has been craving crabs and we were recommended by a local to come here. We purchased 2 dozen female crabs ($20/dozen), 1 dozen oysters ($10), and fresh fish. We got the crabs and oysters steamed and the fish we brought home to make sinigang (Filipino tamarind soup). Although the crabs We got today are from North Carolina, we were happy with how fresh they were. We are new to the area and I am glad that there are fresh crabs nearby. read more

Capt Smiths Seafood Market - 2 dozen of female crabs - Seafood Markets Near Me - Solomons, Maryland

I come from VA to get these crabs. This is my hometown and they are super. I miss being able to drive over the bridge and get my weekly dose of crabs but they are honest when I call. Only had one mix up once when I went there, but they made up for it on the next visit. They keep service rolling. Most people ask me if they had a sit down area but they are strictly sales in a storefront deli kinda way. I would call first to see how they rolling because the sell quick. read more

Captain Smiths Seafood Market is a takeout seafood spot in Solomon's Island. The captain offers fried baskets of fish or shellfish as his meal takeout speciality. A basket comes with one side included. I chose a fish basket with French fries and was presented with no less than six options for the type of fish from which to choose! I decided on catfish. My wife selected fried scallops. We also ordered a small serving of hush puppies as an extra side to share. The catfish and scallops were prepared as we waited and were very fresh! The fries were fine, but he hush puppies were really tasty. I would come again and might try a different fish for variety. Captain Smiths also sells hot sauces and seasonings and fresh seafood. Cold drinks and water are sold in cans or bottles. read more

I just drive here from Baltimore & I get there after trying to place an order & NO ONE picked up the phone (hours before I arrived) so when I found out they were out of Large & Jumbo males I asked the man "What am I supposed to do now" like very casually like joking & his response was "IDK, GO SOMEWHERE ELSE" I think that is absolutely ridiculous & extremely ignorant!!! I was very thrown back & I'm not sure that I will ever be back at this point. read more

You can get better food a Long John Silvers. Only this place does have better hush puppies (lightly). Got the fried seafood platter. It was super bland. Fish was dry. Scallops were ok. Shrimp were the only good thing. (1 the one star). Website said they have green beans but they do not. When I went back to pick up my and my aunts order he asked how many crab deviled eggs I got. I wasn't sure as they were with her order. He found the ticket and rang everything up. Get to the hotel. No deviled eggs. Thankfully it was super close so I went back. No apology. Nothing. You'd be better off going to the gas station right near them for food. Also the crab deviled eggs were disgustingly sweet and only had a tiny piece of crab on top. I'm sure the fried clams didn't actually contain any clam. Hard and empty. If you know anything about good seafood avoid this place. read more

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Grabbed crab cake sandwiches to take to friends for lunch...great cakes, sides and quick service!!

We love this seafood place and always visit when in Solomons; and will continue to but some service mishaps could really be tightened - or customer patronage could decline. Carryout order was wrong (1/2 missing), had to drive back while towing a speed boat :( Large clams steamed, but not opened - had to pry open and eat semi-raw since we couldn't further steam with hotel microwave :(( read more

I love these guys! Customer service is great. All the workers there work so hard! The jumbo crabs are actually Jumbo and the Large are actually large lol. Seafood platters are always fried to perfection. I am glad I found this place. I have been to other Seafood and crab spots in the area and so far this is the best one! Also the wait isn't that long. Five big stars for me! read more

Ok, the "light" males for $10 a dozen... I hade 3 crabs ver 7.5 inches point to point. They were heavy and steamed perfect. The shrimp was fresh and the seasoning was perfect. I thought it was a great value and flavors were exactly what I wanted read more

The Jumbo crabs were huge and cooked to perfection! The store is spotless and you would never know by the smell that you were even in a seafood market. The two people working the store were polite and very helpful, good job All around..."GREAT" experience! read more

We wouldn't think of going anywhere else for Maryland crabs. 18 large & cooked perfectly. Outstanding staff and team. What is really impressive is the store is so spotless & somehow doesn't smell like fish when you walk inside! Well merchandised and quality seafood. Always a treat to come here and support them. Remember to tip also - they work really hard read more

Capt Smiths Seafood Market - What to choose!? While waiting for our crabs you will always Find something else to buy! - Seafood Markets Near Me - Solomons, Maryland

our second visit we bought crabs, shrimp, a crab cake and scallops. Got in the car and opened the scallops and discover that they were steamed instead of fried. Then we tasted one of the scallops and learned that they were not real scallops. It was really fish. Returned and our money back. We were told that they do not give refunds because Seafood is very expensive. The owner was in the back. The gentleman said he would ask her. He went to the back and asked, Owner said no we can't give you refund or exchange. sorry. she didn't come out to us as customers didn't seem concerned at all. So we will not be returning. We felt disrespected and undervalued and our patronage unappreciated. read more

Quick & relatively affordable fried food platters. Coming from the DC area, we are so used to getting our freshly made seafood platters from Captain White's near the Warf. So...yeah. I guess we are a little spoiled because the food is freshly cooked in front of us and you're surrounded by fresh seafood. At Captain Smith's, the shrimp seemed like it was precooked. Not sure how fresh it was. We thought about getting crabs but needed a quick dinner for this evening...so maybe next time. Credit cards accepted for $10 minimum purchase. Plenty of parking in the shared lot. Primarily a take out place but they do have some minimal seating that people mostly used to wait for their food. We ordered 8 of their fried platters and were in/out in 15 minutes. read more

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Ordered here last night, items were missing from our purchase and the flounder tasted inedible and soggy. Absolutely not worth the price by any means, what a complete waste of money. read more

I'm a fan of the captain's seafood. They have a fairly large selection and everything I've ever bought here was good. Because we're right on the Chesapeake Bay, the crabs, oysters and rockfish are usually fresh. All the other fish of course has to come from far away and is typically Frozen and then thawed here for sale. You can get your crabs steamed or do them yourself at home, same for the shrimp. There are two small tables inside so if you felt like it you could actually order up some seafood and eat it here. They also have Smith Island Cake for sale by the slice for about $4 per slice. Today I stopped in to get some shrimp and it was 9.99 per pound for the mediums or 12.99 per pound for the large. Most other places tend to rate their shrimp by the count, so I'm not exactly sure how Captain Smith's measure medium or large but I was pleased with my order. read more

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Steamed crabs were good but several out of the 6 I ordered were missing claws. Didn't notice until I got home and too far to go back and complain. read more

The food was prepared quickly and was delicious. The staff was very friendly. It is take out only and their system is streamlined. The waiting area is adequate. read more

I am delighted to have found this little gem! Hubby and I got crab cakes from here the other day and they were AMAZING! Nice and meaty, no fillers. We have also had steamed crabs and shrimp from there as well. This will now be our go to place for Seafood. The staff is very friendly too! read more

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We splurged on jumbo crabs and they were worth it. I have not had such fat, meaty crabs in a long time. They were cooked right before we paid for them and appeared cleaner than crabs at other places. The staff was helpful and friendly. My only criticism was the Smith Island cake, which I suspect was not the genuine article. read more

Ordered a half bushel of jumbo crabs and steamed large shrimp. The crabs were not as big as some jumbos I've had in the past but crabs right now are running slightly smaller than the norm. They were heavy and very meaty. The shrimp were also seasoned well. I would recommend and will be ordering again. read more

Saturday afternoon I stopped by to buy 1lb of lump back fin meat. when I went to dump the meat out into a bowl I noticed there was little lump back fin in the container. I was disappointed. Very little backfin at all. I also asked about buying steamed crabs. I was told since it was afternoon they would not steam fresh crabs for just one person at this time of day. but Icould purchase them reheated for the same price. Reheated crabs are nowhere near as good as freshly steamed. They also told me I could come back later when more customer's were there and get them steamed than (around 4). I felt as if I was being a bother to the young man behind the counter just because I wanted freshly steamed Jumbo crabs?? I have never ever had a problem with walking in and getting freshly steamed crabs before today. I have been a loyal customer all these yrs. I have been getting my crabs there since they have been in business in Solomon's. I hope today wasn't a sign of things to come. read more

Very disappointed in the customer service. First, I've bought a lot of crabmeat here over the years. Picked up a pound of backfin this afternoon and took it home on ice. Took the top off to make crab cakes and was blown back by a very bad smell. Tasted a small piece and tasted bad. I know what good crab meat tastes like and this wasn't it. I understand that sometimes you get a bad batch. I called the store and explained to the guy who answered that I wanted to bring the empty container back for a refund next week when I'll be going through Solomons again and he said there was nothing he could do! I explained again I've bought a lot of crab meat from them but he said the owner would feel the same way. Unbelievable. I told him if that was the case he could tell the owner he'd just lost a loyal customer. read more

I got 6 #1 steamed crabs. The Crabs were good but most of them were missing at least one big claw! One didn't have any claws! I only had 6 crabs and 4 of them were missing claws. I have never had that happen at any other crab place. read more

Do not buy live crabs from them. I bought a dozen drove 20 mins to get home and 4 were dead. They're response is that they aren't responsible. Terrible customer service. read more

Crabs are so good and fat. Crab cakes taste like my moms. The staff and owners are so nice and always happy to help. Best crabs in town. read more

Hands down would not recommend. My husband went to grab dinner tonight, he ordered a pound of shrimp. Your website says a pound of shrimp is 31-35 count. There were 10 shrimp in the container. You should definitely be ashamed of yourselves, it's so disrespectful. You give us half of the food, but charge us full price. read more

Great service. Great crabs. Every time. There's other places closer to me but I only go to Captains Smiths now because their consistency in quality is unparalleled. read more

Capt Smiths Seafood Market - Seafood Markets Near Me - Solomons, Maryland

If you're in the neighborhood treat yourself. Always seasonal gems. Delicious oysters. Rockfish. Steamed crabs Awesome shrimp. And my fave. Snakehead. Destructive invasive species but delectable. Amazing clean white sweet fish. Forgot to mention Deviled crab eggs if you're lucky. read more

I'm not sure about what some of these other people are saying but I just ate their food this evening and everything I had was delicious and yes I do recommend them read more

$65 for Jumbo Males on Memorial Day is an Amazing Price. Love the price and the fact that they are this cheap on Memorial Day brings me all the joy!!! read more

I cannot believe it's taken me this long to write a review. Every year my family visits Solomon's Island for a camping trip and every year we get a bushel of crabs for the family from this very spot. The crabs are BIG and perfectly seasoned. The crabs are little pricey, but they are female AND they are blue crabs. This a tradition that will not stop due to the service of this Seafood Market and because they have never over charged us, or given us a bad experience. I look forward to these crabs every year! read more

Always great steamed crabs and ready when they say. Good service and you won't be disappointed with the quality.