Wonderful, friendly atmosphere with lots of atmosphere! It is a special place with fantastic crab soup and great shrimp salad. My husband loves the Fish Sandwich and the fries. Check out the walls and the bar top for fire department patches; it is quite a variety. My friend Peter, who lives in Ohio, insists we go to the Ott House whenever he visits. read more

I was visiting Emmitsburg with my daughter. I had never been to this part of Maryland before. I have some dear friends in Emmitsburg and they made a reservation at the Ott House. We were so pleasantly surprised by the whole experience. The Ott house has a lot of history, you can tell the building is really old. That's part of the charm. Mary our server was very personable. It was really busy ,but she did a great job, Our food was hot and served in a timely manner. Mary was really busy ,but she was very attentive. I had the Delmonico steak dinner, it was cooked perfectly. The menu has a lot of options. Everyone at my table ordered a different entree and everything looked delicious .We all enjoyed what we ordered. I would highly recommend this restaurant. If you get to this part of Maryland, this would definitely be a good place to visit. read more

Ott House is a long-time, family-owned, pub conveniently located on Main St. It is a good option for bar food like wings and such. I've visited a few times over the years and it has always been a good vibe. The customer service is good. It seems that many local and national emergency management personnel dine and socialize here after training at the local emergency management training facility around the corner. The bar table and walls are decorated with emergency management patches from visiting firefighters, officers, and government workers which is a sight to see. There are televisions showing games and you can also find your typical bar games like darts. A real come as you are and let your hair down pub. read more

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Amazingggggg restaurant and bar! We've been coming here after ski day trips at Liberty for years & years. The service and food have always been great. We went this past weekend without realizing it was alumni weekend for Mount St. Mary's and it was super crowded. Luckily, we were able to get a table. We found out the kitchen was closing but they were willing to feed us after a long day on the slopes. We had an awesome server, tasty food, and enjoyed the night. Not to mention: the food is SO affordable. Menu highlights: crab dip, ponch fries, and the sassy chicken (both salad and sandwich were so yummy). We will continue to be back! Thanks. read more

Love this place - it's local to Mount St. Mary's and aside from the Ott family members manning the bar local college kids fill the rest. Food is yummy and very reasonable - the service is great and perfect place to end up at lunch or after work. read more

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I had not been here in years. Nothing much has changed. Still great service, Great food and friendly atmosphere. If you haven't been. You need to check them out. I'm going to go again. Hopefully soon. read more

Great food and service, we sat next to the nice warm fireplace...can't wait to go back and try something else off the Menu....

Long-time family-owned pub. Friendly staff, but not enough of them for the friendly service to be attentive. Waits can be long, and this firematically-themed establishment just down the street from the National Fire Academy can get very crowded. Their menu is varied, and over several visits always good. read more

Had lunch there with family. Great food, had the Buffalo Chicken Salad. Wife had the Tuna Melt, loved it!

A great little corner pub decorated with fire department badges on the walls and challenge coin collection frames. Nice big roomy bar the length of the place. Yes their wings are goood! I had the mild sauce and even that leaves a little kick on the lips but not bad- wish I got more celery with the wing order (10 wings in the order ) I could have asked for more celery..my bad Ordered a soup of the day broccoli and cheddar and a baked potato which was the largest I'd seen ever - butter and cream cheese definitely ask for more of both since the spud is larger than a side potato --again my bad Overall perfect experience for my traveling through! read more

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This place is a must visit if in the area. Seafood and burgers are classics. I always get the wings tho, some of the best around. Atmosphere is dive bar like. Lots of seating. Handicapped accessible entrance. Lots of space. Service is always great! read more

Had the patty melt, friend had the cheese burger. Frozen sloppy burgers that had gross while hard chunks in them and were so greasy we had to use a fork because the bun became a gross sludge. Service wasn't on par either, sat at the bar definitely bothered the lady serving us. The bar is looks cool, definitely old school but nothing to brag about. read more

You cannot go to Emmittsburg or let alone Maryland and not treat yourself to some Crabs. This lovely popular bar crab legs are spectacular. Do yourself a favor and skip the side (fried, boiled, or mashed potatoes) for a lower price. Also recommend skipping the melted butter, totally! Service is a lil slow, but considering that this is the popular spot to go it's expected. read more

I came here with a coworker. What a pleasant surprise this place is. It's located on the main street so parking is limited along the street. I believe there is additional parking in the back. There's a few pool tables, a pinball machine, and an electric dart board inside. There are also a few TV monitors along the bar. There was plenty of staff. At one point, we realized there were three customers for every worker (not counting those in the back). Service was excellent and we were regularly checked on to see if we needed anything. This place has a firefighter theme with thousands of patches throughout the restaurant/bar. This makes sense considering the fact that the National Emergency Training Center is less than a mile away. I believe the NETC provides advance training for firefighters. Anyway, along with a few beers, I ordered their bacon & cheese fries and had them add jalapeños. The fries were hot and crispy. The cheese and jalapeños were also just right. Together and paired with some ranch dressing, this was a tasty snack! And the size was bigger than I expected! In fact, it was one of those rare cases where I couldn't finish it all. Prices were reasonable and again, the service was really good. The place did start to fill up as more customers came in. The crowd looked like both locals as well as numerous students from the NETC. Nice atmosphere and vibe here. Definitely a place I'd come back to should I be in the area again! read more

Wonderful piece of history, food, fun and spirits. You can sit and enjoy the pub house setting looking at all the donated fire house memorabilia, or have fun with friends playing pinball or shooting pool. Definately try the fried oysters and local distillary spirits. A big shout out to the owner spending time telling us his family's history in the area. Thank you for a wonderful time. read more

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Was in the area visiting and had heard about this place being a staple. Service was good considering how busy it was. However, the food is just mediocre. One night I tried the steak which was not very good and the green beans that went along with it were terrible. The next time I tried a hamburger. It wasn't bad, but it was just mediocre. The fries weren't very warm. read more

all went well ! the food, hospitality, atmosphere, lovely and cozy fireplace. these were all addition to our lovely ski day. we will go back again with our kids . starter, main dish and service were all amazing read more

Ott House - Pubs Near Me - Emmitsburg, Maryland

A lot of the NFA comes here for the wings and Yings on tuesdays for their deal. The Ying beer is the oldest local brewed beer, as I was told. The beers are at a discounted price on Tuesday's with a discounted pRice on the wings. The 10 piece wings were $8 after tax with a choice of on flavor and blue cheese or ranch. The wings were normal. I had the old bay. They were not skimpy and not chunky. Pretty good deal if you want not the cafeteria food. Everyone was getting pretty happy drunk oFf the drinks. Glad I cAme but nothing spectacular. The bar is filled with fire department patches which is cool. A bus goes to pick up NFA students. I believe it is the owner that does it. MOst of their clientele is from the NFA. read more

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Food was delicious! The steak was well seasoned and was a pretty good medium. Service was exceptional, we were checked in on every 5 minutes or so. The root beer was pretty weak but it wasn't bad! Good bar/pub surroundings/ambiance. Pizza was exquisite but they were out of shrimp and mashed potatoes. :( Overall, this place is a good restaurant. read more

Ott House - POMS (prisoner of my stomach) Never Forget - Pubs Near Me - Emmitsburg, Maryland

The wings are absolutely amazing. We had my little sisters first communion party here and their service was phenomenal.

Neighborly atmosphere, friendly staff, food is good. Would have liked to see the menu online so I posted it for others. read more

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This place is the tits, definitely recommend the Honey/Old Bay wings off the secret menu! read more

Went after graduation. Food is normal bar food which I enjoyed. Nice large bar would be a great hangout place. Very cool historic building.

Nice little break. I had soup and a garden salad with chicken. The staff was very helpful and the service was spot on. This is a little outside of my usual zone but if you have done a day in Gettysburg , the grotto or Catoctin National Forest it is a nice little stopping point. read more

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This was my second time here and it's your typical bar food. I like the fact that it is family owner/operated. Bob is cool and will talk to you like he's known you forever. I tried "old bay", but I don't get the fascination, not enough flavor for me on the food. Be sure to ask about the challenge coin. read more

Ott House - a sign for a restaurant - Pubs Near Me - Emmitsburg, Maryland

Place was packed. Obviously a popular local hangout. We were seated quickly and service was good. Highly recommend the crab dip with garlic bread. Got wings with mild sauce on waitress recommendation and they were excellent read more

One of my favorite local spots. Great food at exceptional prices. Atmosphere is amazing! Great drink options as well. Great little pub to grab a quick lunch or a late dinner. read more

Absolutely appalled about my lunch order from the OTT house today. I ordered a medium rare steak to go and when I got home (2 min away) the steak was well done. When I called to get a new one they said it cooked in the box, a 25° difference. So they cooked me a new one and I had to go back out to pick it up and got home and it's raw!! Never ever going there again! Also, they don't serve veggies or potatoes before 4 so my side was a little cup of applesauce, like a 2 year old would have. read more

Ott House - A raw steak - Pubs Near Me - Emmitsburg, Maryland

What a disappointment! We came here after watching a softball game at the Mount and thought this would be a great place to go based on the Yelp reviews. Maybe I mis read or didn't read enough but we were so disappointed in our experience. Let's start with the good. And the only thing that was redeeming - our server. Her name was Alexis and she was WONDERFUL!! She was attentive, accommodating, and just all around on top of it. It's so rare to see such a good server sad to say and she was solid. So none of this was any reflection on her. When we got there it was seat yourself so we did and that was fine. The restaurant was pretty dirty and I wrote that off as it being a college bar but still it kind of bothered me and at times I thought I smelled puke. Again I tried to ignore it. We started with an appetizer sampler and some soup. The mozzarella sticks were good and the chicken tenders were good. The poppers were meh. They were bland. The thing that bothered me most about this was the sauces. They came in pre packed containers which is fine but the marinara for the mozzarella was ice cold. And the honey mustard tasted old. So I have no idea how long they sat. My husband got French onion soup and it was pretty bland and he was sure it was canned. For my meal I got a patty melt and waffle fries. The fries were fine. The burger - not so much. I don't know what kind of patty that was but it definitely wasn't 100% ground beef. It was almost a solid block and like smooth inside? Definitely with some textured soy protein in it. Blak. It was so bad. I even had to ask if it was bad meat? And it wasn't bad like rotten it was just poor poor quality. And the wings were huge and fatty and some had like side growths on them. Oh man. My husband got fried oysters and he said they were flavorless. Anyway I'm sad. I looked forward to our meal here and it was just so bad. I didn't have the heart to say anything to the server because she was so great and I knew she'd probably go out of her way to make it right somehow and I just didn't want to put it on her. We definitely let her know how much we appreciated her in general. I guess with this place mostly serving college kids they don't feel like the quality of food matters? Well this is stuff I wouldn't put my name behind. Ugh so bad. read more

Ott House - A watermelon sour beer - Pubs Near Me - Emmitsburg, Maryland

Awesome good and service! I could not ask for more! Crab dip, crab cake sandwich and watermelon cider. read more

Food was amazing! We were nearby for my son's soccer tournament, and found this place. The house wing sauce was excellent!!

Place was in a small quaint town. Feels like a small family bar. Food was good bar food and the crowd was friendly and fun. Wait staff was also great. Would recommend! - (honey mustard is very yummy) - good drinks read more

I went here for years when I was stationed nearby. What a fantastic place. Inexpensive food and drinks. Great customer service. Great ownership. Sometimes live music. Really varies in clientele. Locals, firefighters from NETC, tourists to Gettysburg and surrounding area, college students on some nights. They used to provide a shuttle service that would take us back to nearby hotel. Can't wait to go back! read more

Love going to the Ott, it has a warm atmosphere and the staff and owner are among the friendliest people you will meet. The food is excellent with a variety from sandwiches to create entres with seafood options. Finally don't forget the pizza. If you are from the area, or just visiting, the Ott is a place you want to check out. read more

The Ott House is as good as a local tavern/road house can get. The food is tasty and well priced. The Friday prime rib special is so good it sells out by 6pm. The owner, Bobby, is a master barkeep who remembers your name even if you haven't been there for months. Many among the wait staff are Bobby's nieces. This is a family place and a friendly one. I've had the catfish, halibut, prime rib, and the Delmonico. Everyone works hard to make you happy. This is not a fine dining establishment. If you get that, you will be delighted. read more

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Good service, great wings and ok selection of beer on tap. Always a fun time and easy to walk to from EMI up the street.

A group of us went here last week and I was less than impressed. We ordered crab dip and it was like a bowl of warm cream cheese, didn't see any crab in it. The chips were good though. I wanted boneless wings but all they had was bone in. They make chicken tenders and threw a bunch of sauce on top for an extra $1.25. They were the cheap chicken tenders and very small for the price. My husband got the burger and said it was ok but not at all worth the money. We did not have any alcoholic beverages so maybe that's what people like. The place is nice inside though. read more

Stopped for dinner the food was just ok my wife's steak was smothered with some kind of seasoning that was one, way to much two very spicy and salty when we complained about it we were told the owner would not fix another nor refund the price but we were welcome to order another dinner in place of it at our cost ! This is bad business and not the way to treat customers PEROID !!! I would not recommend this joint to my worst enemy save your money and go to McDonalds at the end of town it will be a better dinner and better service !!!! read more

Great place! Never disappointed. Food is always fresh and hot. And the wings are the best I've had

The Ott House is a basic bar/restaurant in the heart of Emmitsburg. It is most noteworthy for the collection of patches and firefighter memorabilia that adorn the walls, since many of its customers are students from FEMA's National Emergency Training Center just down the street. The food and beer selection are fine, nothing special. Be aware that Thursday evenings are often quite busy here since NETC classes graduate on Fridays--lots of folks celebrating with their classmates. read more