The medium male blue crabs were amazing. They were perfectly seasoned. This is my new favorite spot for blue crabs. read more

Seafood In The Buff Wheaton - Medium male blue crabs - Seafood Near Me - Silver Spring, Maryland

This is my favorite place to get Steamed Shrimp & Catfish. The service is prompt and friendly and the ambiance is familiar and feels easy! read more

Seafood In The Buff Wheaton - Seafood Near Me - Silver Spring, Maryland

Ordered platter that on the description calls for seasoned fish filets but instead it came with hot dog cut it on pieces it did had crab legs and shrimp but the fish fillet didn't have any . read more

The food here is fresh and delicious. The atmosphere is very simple, since they also serve steamed crabs,shrimp etc. Maria, our server was excellent. I would recommend this place to any seafood lover. I would say it is the best in the area for this type of food. Thank you, Vinetta K. read more

Owner is upset about placing food orders over the phone and eating in store. We live 45mins away. Employees claim owner is watching on cameras. read more

Don't advertise 15 minutes service for your order to be ready. I arrive on time and there were 2 people sitting and eating. No other customers. I stood there for 19 minutes waiting. Because of their projected time I didn't stop for my frozen yogurt. When I arrived at the 15 minute mark I don't think the order had even been started. I find it irritating that their big ad on web touts order will be ready in 15 minutes, change it to 30 minutes if you aren't going to honor your ad. I will go elsewhere for seafood. Pretty expensive and nothing excellent or memorable. I got the Maryland crab cake, Mac & cheese and green veg platter. Instead I got a sandwich with the sides. read more

I grew up in the area and as a kid I always saw this place and was curious about it. Now as an adult I finally got to try it for the first time and I wasn't disappointed. When I got there it was empty so my order didn't take long at all! The staff was very nice and they keep the restaurant clean so I was happy to see that. I got the combo with the two pieces of fried fish the crab cake sandwich fried shrimp fried clams and fried scallops and it came with two sides. I chose fries and hush puppies. The food came out hot with a couple of sides of cocktail sauce and tarter sauce and the fries were seasoned nicely but not over seasoned. Each piece of seafood was decent sized and I got like 8-9 hush puppies so they definitely didn't skimp on the food. The white fish wasn't my favorite but that's only because white fish is something I have to be in the mood for and usually I prefer white fish to be blackened instead of fried. The crab cake that I got was like 50/50 crab and filler but it wasn't terrible all things considered. My favorites out of everything in the combo were the shrimp and scallops so next time I will most likely order those by themselves. My combo cost $28.99 before tax and I think their pricing is fair considering the amount and quality of the food they give you. This is NOT a gourmet seafood restaurant. This is definitely a hole in the wall so expect that going in but if you are in the mood for seafood I definitely recommend giving this place a try. If you are looking for delivery you can order with them through DoorDash. I will be back to try more things on the menu! read more

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After eating, not commenting would be a mistake! I'm so angry! The food is delicious and beautiful, the staff is friendly. Crab depends on the season, but is also very firm and delicious. Good price. Best crab restaurant local in Silver Spring read more

Seafood In The Buff Wheaton - Seafood Near Me - Silver Spring, Maryland

another main-stay in my foodie rotation. the staff was great and the food is always hot and fresh; I can't really say anymore good things about this place. they have been here forever and continue to serve great food to the community. read more

this place is not professional on business hours been there 2 times 30 minutes before closing hours and they always say they are closed when they still have 30 :/ read more

Maria and her team pulled out all the stops to feed our team. We wanted a team meeting over lunch and wanted something different. We got a wide selection of platters and shared them in the conference room. Everyone like the food but the stand out was the fried fish!!! read more

Seafood In The Buff Wheaton - Platters - Seafood Near Me - Silver Spring, Maryland

This place definitely looks a little seedy from the street. In fact, deep down that is probably why I've never stopped. Not because I was scurred or anything, but more an indifference with the the seediness unconsciously swaying me away. The small, casual restaurant is more of a market. Actually, I would call it a market that you can eat in. When I entered, I was greeted warmly but the young man at the register. He was so nice and helpful making suggestions, asking what I liked, providing me a menu and even offered me a cup of complimentary seafood soup while I waited to keep me warm. It was a little salty for my taste, infused with an Old Bay flavor and loaded with rice, shrimp, crab legs, corn and rice. I took a bowl of it just to give it a go, but man the woman that came in after me went to town. I mean, this woman went fishing in that soup for an entire platter. Say word, big bird. I decided on a seafood platter with scallops, whiting and shrimp with a choice of two sides; hush puppies and coleslaw for me. The platter ($12.95) was way too much fried food for me. I forgot to ask from the scallops and shrimp broiled, so I just took a little taste of everything, filled up and it still looked like I barely made a dent. I actually liked the taste of the batter and the hush puppies were delicious. The coleslaw...eh. Nothing to write Yelp about. I'm also a fan that their menu says: Seafood in the Buff Big, Fat & Ugly Not at all like your mom. read more

Seafood In The Buff Wheaton - Seafood Near Me - Silver Spring, Maryland

Food was awesome. We got 12 reg males and some fried shrimp. We got hush puppies and plantains on the side. The crabs were good but a little expensive for the amount given. Service was great and the food was all worth it. read more

Seafood In The Buff Wheaton - Male crab picking - Seafood Near Me - Silver Spring, Maryland

Ok I don't even know how to begin. First of all lazy. Yep I said it ya didn't even try to make fried fish like to be honest I feel like you should pay me reparation for assaulting and insulting my tastebud and my eyes because when I opened the box I wanted to vomit. I ordered from Postmates and I don't know why I didn't check yelp first My goodness this is so gross. What are you doing?? What did you do to the fish that was killed ? This is bad y'all like really really really Really bad. Like what is this? How ? How did you mess this up so bad? What's in the batter? I'm so annoyed. So y'all know I am gonna give it to you straight. You work for your money you deserve to eat from a place that cares to provide you with food that is edible and appreciated. This. Is. Not. It. Seafood in the Buff. Do better. Period! This is the laziest crap I've ever seen. The fish has no taste. None. The batter if that's what we are calling it it bland AF. I put siracha, Texas Pete's , Buffalo sauce vinegar. Shit is bad. 0 stars. You should be ashamed. You deserve every word of this review. I want a refund read more

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The customer service is my biggest issue with this "Seafood in the Buff" as burnt food CAN happen. After being told that there was ONLY fried seafood available, we learned it was a lie when we went to pickup our order and saw broiled food was indeed being served and available. Aside from burnt scallops & burnt crab cakes the rest of the food was tolerable at best. I was argued with when I called & explained I was extremely shorted on snow crab legs & did my best to convey about our burnt food. He told me I was wrong & mistaken at least three times being exceptionally rude. My friends were stunned as to how rude the guy on the phone really was to me, as I had it on speaker phone. I grew up in the restaurant business, my granddad would have fired this guy on the spot for how he talked to a customer. (shrug) BAD juju! It was a TOTAL waste of time & effort to order, pay, & pickup. The crab cakes were mostly filler & ours were completely burnt! I did upload a pic of it! Boo-Hiss! P.S. My roommate's cat wouldn't touch the crabcake! My German shepherd and choc lab had no issues with it however. P.P.S. I have had stomach issues most of today, the next day after I ate their food. :( Now my roomie is also having the SAME issues I am. This isn't a fluke and I am Not a happy lady. Boo Hiss X 2 ! read more

Seafood In The Buff Wheaton - Burnt crabcakes are NOT tasty! - Seafood Near Me - Silver Spring, Maryland

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Well I am a little disappointed and no I'm not going to say I should expect this from a place in Wheaton if what you promote is your steamed crabs and are proud of that. Keep in mind Wheaton is still in Maryland and the bay isn't that far. So prep, well prep is mediocre at best, seriously lacking on old bay so much I had to use my own. The crabs overall were meaty for the most part and we ordered large. HOWEVER...we barely had any large! Seriously, these crabs were small to mayyyybeeeee medium. But definitely paid large prices. That actually pisses me off considering how much I could have saved just getting small. 2 stars from me to this place is like giving 5 to the best. Seriously, I just about almost got ripped off. For the record we got 30 crabs. Definitely disappointing! read more

Seafood In The Buff Wheaton - Large? This and most were actually small. - Seafood Near Me - Silver Spring, Maryland

This food is absolutely HORRIFIC!!! The fried oysters were very salty, the crab cake was frozen something that you can get at the Safeway. The potato salad, macaroni & cheese UGH!!!! Take it from me Save you money!!! If there was a zero star I would give it to this so call carry out/restaurant:( THEIR FOOD SUCKS!!!!!!!!!! The birds are very happy; they loved the food. read more

Like many, I've tried to support local restaurants during CV19. DO not get the crab cake. It's nothing but bread. Extremely disappointing. I do recommend the fried shrimp..but eat them while they are hot. The fried oysters used to be good as well, but this time, the oysters were very small & you will mostly get the flavor of the batter. Side items are mostly flavorless. If you get the greens, you can salvage them with a little salt & vinegar. Mac & cheese...very bland. It's a no one the potato salad as well. For the price you pay the food should have more flavor. This place is definitely overpriced. read more

Pretty cool place to eat some seafood. Its very much a hole in the wall kinda place. Not fancy and no AC, open air deal (keep in mind the place is indoors they just open the windows/doors). We had a pound of snow crab legs and 18 male blue crabs. Lets start with the good: The environment was cool, my wife and I like hole in the wall places. I know this kind of place is not for everyone. Very informal, you order at a counter and they pretty much rush you because of the long lines that can form. The seasoning on both kinds of crabs was awesome. The snow crabs were cooked perfectly. The beer was ice cold. The variety of seafood appeared top notch. NOW THE BAD: Asked for butter, none was brought, but the kid apologized after the fact and I concede they were slammed. 2-3 of the blue crabs were entirely filed with what appeared to be gunk/pus, not sure. Not a huge deal as we had plenty of food. Price was a bit high, but not insane. Snow crab is usually 5.99/6.99 at the market uncooked, here you get it for 8.99. Blue crab was 20+ dollars, not worth it imo. Guy taking the orders had broken english and didn't speak spanish so I was out of gas re any questions I might have had. Beer variety is low. But they do have negra modelo which was pretty awesome. All in all I plan to go back this weekend, shot maybe even tonight. If the price was 10% lower this would be a 5 out of 5 worth monthly/weekly visits. read more

Seafood In The Buff Wheaton - Seafood Near Me - Silver Spring, Maryland

2 tiny clusters of snow crabs are 2 pounds?? Was super excited to eat snow crabs. I ordered 2 pounds for almost $100 and was left with less than a pound of crabs (2 very small clusters) I ordered on ubereats. When I called the lady, she told me that it's not her problem since I didn't order directly from the restaurant. She said she doesn't care, and that the 2 small clusters are 2 pounds. I've been ordering crabs from a lot of different places and never had this issue. She then hung up on me. DONT WASTE YOUR MONEY read more

They are always honest about whether their crabs are from Maryland, which is rare. The staff is very friendly. Their eating area is awesome - plenty of room and perfect for getting messy eating the crabs! read more

The value isn't great. A pound of Snow Crab Legs for 26.99 and Jumbo Shrimp for 17.99/pound. All in all the food was delish but to spend $100 for two pounds of shrimp and two pounds of crab legs just doesn't guarantee a repeat visit from me. I may try the steamed crabs in the summer if I can't find a better deal. read more

Seafood In The Buff Wheaton - Seafood Near Me - Silver Spring, Maryland

I've always heard this place wasn't that great from my parents, finally went about 2 weeks ago. This place is way over priced, the staff has a bunch of potty mouths, i am latino. I know what i heard. And the quality of the food is trash. The ceviche was old when i got it, as for thier take on southern style seafood it's actually an abomination. No seasoning, piss poor food quality and way too much grease to try to make up for the lack of seasoning. It's surprising to see a place like this still in business. If there ever was a golden age for this restaurant, its long gone now. read more

First I must say, the shrimp and collard greens were amazing! I order from this place because I wanted a crab cake really bad. I used uber eats to deliver and was very disappointed. They did not provide any utensils so if I worked outside I could not eat my food. Thank gosh my job provides utensils. Secondly, I don't know who told them this is a crab cake but it's not. I didn't taste not one pinch of crab and it was horrible. Very, very disappointed! I hope they step it up with the crab cakes because the rest of the food was worth ordering again. read more

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This place was great for grab and go. No frills, The sea food is fresh and the fried fish has a nice batter. You can get a fish sandwich to a dinner combo. Well go back agin in a heartbeat read more

I ordered haft dozen female crabs. They were all light and no roe, I paid $36 for a haft dozen of trash.

Im ok if I never order from here again. Food was bland and heavily breaded. Their steamed crabs looked old and they were overpriced for the size. I ordered a crab cake platter and it wasn't worth the money. It was barely crab in the crab cake..all filler, the lettuce was old and slimy and the tomato wasn't fresh either. My friend ordered fried fish and it wasn't that great either. I'd give it 1/2 a star if I could. read more

The prices that are listed on the website are not the prices that you will be charged in person. I call that bait-n switch. Next time I'll go to Cameron's Seafood Restaurant. It's worth the drive. read more

Would you trust seafood from a trailer? My friends and I went out on a limb a few years go and tried some from the "Seafood in the Buff" trailer in Germantown. And we were amazed. Top notch blue crabs. Probably the best and most consistent quality crabs in MD. I've had crabs from that trailer at least a couple times a year since. And I have yet to be dissapointed. So yesterday I went to the original Seafood in the Buff, non-trailer style, which is a more traditional carry-out/sit-in restaurant in Silver Spring. The restaurant though is just barely more than any of its trailer-based siblings. Its an unabashedly no frills restaurant. The inside is dirty and smells like a seafood market. A few glass-door fridges full of beer cramp the already small dining area, which they somehow manage to arrange about five or six 80's-era tables. The walls to the bathroom are lined with cases of beer. It's not a looker in any way (not to mention the smell). We decided to eat in. We had trouble finding steamed blue crabs on the large yellow overhead menu. That's because it was handwritten on a brown paper bag and stapled to the bottom of it. (Crab prices vary from week to week, which totally explains the "write it down on a paper bag" scheme). We ordered our crabs. The price was decent. We got 2 dozen crabs (regular male), 9 jumbo shrimp, french fries, mac & cheese, a soda, and a beer for $50. And they came out within minutes. To note, most friends I've talked to say the eat-in crabs usually take quite a while to come out. The crabs were what I'd come to expect from Seafood in the Buff. They were served steaming hot, tasted fresher than most seaside crab places, and were very firm and meaty. The crabs were delicious. 2 dozen regular males were a challenge for two of us to finish. I would suggest getting the jumbo or large crabs; you get a lot more meat for opening up a single crab. I have yet to get an inedible "throwaway" crab from Seafood in the Buff (most other crab places will have at least a few empty or rotten/overfrozen crabs) - although I occasionally get one that's less firm than desired. Our shrimp, mac & cheese, and fries were good too. Our friends had snow crab legs which were very tasty. Perfectly steamed and full of meat. The restaurant is very laid back. The employees are a bit rough around the edges, but polite. You order your food which they write down, but you grab whatever drinks you want (from the fridges or round beverage containers) and then tell them when you pay. It's basically the honor system with drinks. You pay at the cashier at the end of the meal. There are no waiters, although someone will bring out your food when ready. As a disclaimer, these are not Maryland blue crabs, as our Chesapeake Bay crab population has dwindled in recent years. (I think most MD crab places actually don't serve "MD" blue crabs anymore but they are usually shipped from NC or Louisiana). I was told Seafood in the Buff, though, personally ships their crabs up every day (from NC i think), to ensure freshness and quality. I would recommend not eating in at the restaurant, as it is crowded and not too pleasant. (But then again, what do you expect from a crab joint?). You can call ahead and order the crabs for carry-out. If you can, find someone to volunteer to stink up their house for a crab party. I would also highly recommend the Seafood in the Buff trailer in Germantown for you northern Montgomery County residents. I actually think the crabs are even better there. read more

Save your time. And your money. I went here based on the recommendation of a friend and the food was so bad I'm pretty much never listening to a suggestion this friend makes again. Maybe the people eating here that rate this place higher than 3 stars havent eaten seafood anywhere else, but the entire experience is simply not worth spending money on. I'll start with the food. Nothing looks fresh. A quick glance at the items behind the counter, on the counter and under the glass shows a bunch either okay looking seafood or frozen food thats thawing. For the menu prices it should be much better. The blue crabs here were some of the smallest I've seen. And I ordered a "big crab cake" & "jumbo shrimp" platter. I promise you the crab cake is atleast 90% filler.. maybe more. In fact I cannot locate any actual crab meat in this "big bread patty", because it damn sure isnt a crab cake. The jumbo shrimp, were more like medium size. Seriously.. one bite and its gone. You would expect atleast large size if you ordered something described as jumbo. Add to that the long line, okay customer service and cramped space. Yesterday's visit was my first and my last. There are sooooooooooo many other trust worthy places to eat fresher, cheaper, seafood from in the DC area. read more

I assume most of the bad reviews come from Karens ... I love this place and the staff treats you with so much love & care! They are so thoughtful and the food has always been great quality! Definetely worth a try! read more

I agree with Arthur! We ordered crabs from Seafood in the Buff this afternoon, and they were delicious! We called ahead of time, and our crabs were ready in 15 minutes. We ordered a dozen and a half large males at $28/dozen. Almost all of the crabs were packed with meat, and there were only one or two that were a tad hollow. Hush puppies were also really yummy, but I was disappointed with the corn on the cob. I think they must've heated and reheated them throughout the day because they were a little brown. We didn't eat them. Another plus is that they offer around 10 different brands of beer at liquor-store prices! Service is also very polite and friendly. Overall, I am very pleased with the crabs we got today, and I will definitely order from them again! read more

11/22/2013 Westley E. Avoid this DUMP at all costs!! Keep your money in your pocket and get your seafood fix elsewhere, as anywhere will beat this pig sty.  First of all the place is filthy, the bathroom was ghastly with a malodorous stench coming from it!  The owner has a nasty attitude, they do not appreciate customers, and nobody there speaks fluid English, so if you go, you best bring a translator.  The seafood is the worst I've had in my life and I've had it all over!  They cook everything in the same oil so your order will have that "everything in the sea" taste to it.  If you think you can get even a passable crab cake at this Dive...FORGET ABOUT IT!! Unless you like your crab cakes with turkey stuffing, Jalapeños, and onions in them...KID YOU NOT!!...then stay away!! This place makes me wonder what the hell health inspectors are good for. GO AT YOUR OWN RISK!! read more

Greetings DMV!!! It's been a minute but I'm back here's my latest review this seafood place is not really a seafood place it's really horrible never never never ever ever ever eat anything from this place. My children wouldn't even eat the food. I wasted $61!!! read more

We ordered a carry out order of 1/2 a bushel of large male crabs, this weekend, and I was satisfied. They were $89, not too bad and considering there were 6 of us it made it roughly $15 each. The crabs were steaming hot, and seasoned perfectly! Just the right amount of spice gave the crabs that wonderful salty, spicy zing!! The meat was sweet and fresh. All of the crabs were packed with meat, minus a few. The only problem I came across was that not all of the crabs were what I would consider large. They were more like mediums. The bigger one's were on top, and as we worked our way down, it seemed the crabs got smaller. However it is a great place to pick up crabs TO GO!! I would never sit inside and eat here, the clientele is uhhhhhh kind of sketchy, and the place smells like seafood, but not in a good way........! ;) However the employees are effiencient and friendly! :) They had a crab escape while I was waiting to pay and as it was scurrying towards me across the floor I manged to bulldoze my boyfriend out of the way to escape the claws of the crab, and they all had a laugh about it, as they came to my rescue. I definitely recommend this place for good crabs to GO!! :) read more

This is quite possibly the worst seafood I've ever had in my life. I asked if the crab cake was fried and was told it was broiled and 1.5 lbs. I was totally lied to and the scallops were small and rubbery. The Mac and cheese was horrible and the greens are nasty. They charged us $48 for two crab cake and scallop meals. Don't waste your money. read more

Seafood In The Buff Wheaton - Seafood Near Me - Silver Spring, Maryland

Poor excuse for a "seafood" restaurant! If you are someone who knows their seafood, avoid this place at all costs! We ordered delivery via Uber eats because we had a craving for seafood. After living in Baltimore for 9 years, and moving back to the area, we have yet to find a decent seafood restaurant in the area and this restaurant is the perfect representation of why. What we ordered: 1. A crab cake platter with two "homemade sides" 2. A dozen oysters 3. An order of mussels with "seasoning" What we got: 1. A $17 filler patty with no trace of crab, NONE (tasted awful, couldn't get past two bites.) **a note to the restaurant-PLEASE travel to G&M or Papas in Bmore, and they'll show you want a REAL crab cake should taste like. Better yet, GrillMarx in Olney, is a much shorter trip, and they ace a decent crab cake. It should also contain actual crab, LUMP crab. Oh and their "homemade sides?" The rice was from a Zattarans box, and the Mac n cheese was Stouffers. 2. A dozen flavorless oysters. They were basically flavorless snot (but I get it, they can't really control this part, aside from purchasing cheap crap oysters from their distributor.) 3. Pre-frozen Asian green oysters layered with spoonfuls of garlic and a dash of seasoning. **a note to the restaurant-PLEASE treat yourself to a pound of mussels in Ocean City, Baltimore, Columbia even, or any decent restaurant in the area. They should be fresh Prince Edward Island or something of the like (black shells!), and should be freshly steamed. NOT frozen from a box. You add the frozen green mussels to curry and Asian cooked dishes, you DON'T serve them as an actual mussel dish! Honestly, I can't believe they call themselves a seafood restaurant! read more

Convenient place for crabs. A dive with some tables. Depending on time of season, have good crabs. Friendly guys. Good beer. Parking is good. read more

Seafood In The Buff Wheaton - Seafood Near Me - Silver Spring, Maryland

Things have changed. Seafood cooked is alway too salty. I go there for raw fresh options and the last batch of crabs we got was bad. Sooo idk if it's just this location but it ain't what it use to be. For sure. read more

Do not go here if you are expecting a fancy establishment. Whether you choose to dine in or carry out, the food is amazing and you won't be disappointed! Carry out is usually quick. You can even have a beer while you're waiting When I don't feel like driving to the wharf in DC, this is the only place I will go to for good seafood. read more

Seafood In The Buff Wheaton - Seafood Near Me - Silver Spring, Maryland