My husband and I went to the Rusty Rudder on 05/12/18 to have dinner and celebrate our anniversary. We have been to the Rusty Rudder before and have had wonderful experiences. Our experience on 05/12/18 was definitely not wonderful. The Rusty Rudder sits on the bay and offers seating both inside overlooking the bay and outside at bayside. The views are wonderful and, fortunately, this has not changed. But it seems that everything else has. Upon entering the Rusty Rudder, there was no one present at the hostess desk. There was a young lady sitting at the end of a long hallway who motioned for us to walk to where she was rather than coming to meet us at the entrance. Even though all the water-view tables were available, she attempted to seat us at the table closest to her and right at the end of the hallway. She relocated us to a water-view table after we asked to be moved. We were given menus but were not asked if we cared to order drinks. We waited almost 1/2 hour for wait staff to come to our table. Our waiter came only after my husband located management and requested that we be able to place our orders. In addition to having to wait, the people who were seated after us were waited on prior to us. The menu choices were also disappointing. In the past the menu offered more choices; the current menu offered only a few entrees - I believe there were just 6 listed. Also in the past, there were more choices of sides. This year's menu clearly specifies the only two sides that come with each entrée - sautéed green beans and a baked potato are the only choices. Our waiter also finally took our drink order - we both ordered wine. We were in disbelief when our wine was given to us in clear plastic Solo cups. No wine glasses - just plastic cups. Once the food arrived, the green beans were barely warm. Dessert, if we would have had any, would have been an easy decision - the only dessert available was white chocolate raspberry cheesecake. And although we did not go to the Rusty Rudder for their popular buffet, we learned that they no longer have the buffet. The steam tables have been removed and replaced with tables and chairs. On a positive note, the grilled salmon and baked potato I had and blackened salmon and baked potato my husband had were very tasty and the view of the bay at sunset was very pretty. Our waiter, Jeff, was apologetic and appeared to be trying to do his best to compensate for the shortcomings of this experience. While we have gone to the Rusty Rudder for special meals and celebrations in the past, we will not go there for a meal again. We may consider going to the bay-side outdoor bar for a drink but the restaurant is off our list of places to go. read more