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    Outdoor seating
    Good for kids
    Dogs allowed
    Happy hour specials

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    Kendyll P.

    This was the cutest little chic taproom on Talbot St! We had a seat by the window on a gorgeous fall day, sipping on a wine flight and shared charcuterie for a casual and relaxing lunch. The owners were so charming and pleasant! Loved this place!

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    Chastain S.

    Stopped in here on my birthday while spending the afternoon in St. Michaels. We were looking for a place to grab a drink and a light snack before dinner and we stumbled upon this place. As we entered, we were kindly greeted by the owner who explained how everything worked. Beer and wine on tap in self-servicing machines. Just need a card and have at it. They will also make mix drinks if that's more your thing. They had a decent amount of options to try. They also serve food. We ordered the pretzel with crab dip, tenderloin sliders, avocado deviled eggs with Shrimp and S'mores. Wow, the food was fantastic and the portions were huge. Great place overall.

    Brew board. Yum!
    Nikki M.

    friendly service, good music playing and loved the beer wine and food! We got the Brew board and the creamy rockfish dip which was delish. We will be back!

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    1 year ago

    Great experience! Easy to walk in and get your drinks going. Sarah was amazing! She helped us so much and made our lunch special.

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    1 year ago

    Very nice, clean, friendly, great atmosphere, self pour beer and wine was fun, crab dip was great! And super helpful service!

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    2 years ago

    Fantastic lunch! Loved this place. You can serve yourself wine & beer in different serving sizes. Food is fabulous!

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    We're so glad you enjoyed your experience! Thanks for sharing a photo!

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    Thank you so much, Tashia! We hope you'll come back soon!

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    2 years ago

    Always a nice time. Fun wine pours and great food. The staff is wonderful especially Paige and Chris!

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    3 years ago

    Cool atmosphere with machines where you can try lots of wines and beers. Very friendly staff. Really liked the prosciutto Brie sandwich.

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    Thanks for the 5-Star review, Jen! We hope to see you again soon!

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    3 years ago

    Little spendy but the service and the food was great. Plenty of libations to choose from. We would go back for sure.

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    Michael H.

    Thanks a lot, Eric! We hope you'll come back soon.

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    2 years ago

    Choices are good but it's too high tech for this small town. Each wine we selected was run out but did get the tails.

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    2 years ago

    Great place.. not stuffy very friendly and clean. Good beer and wine with auto mated dispensing.

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    Michael H.

    Thanks for coming in and for the positive review!

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    3 years ago

    Delicious and great service. Wish we had something like this in Annapolis. Thank you for a great experience

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    3 years ago

    Fantastic place! Great atmosphere, staff, beer, wine and food! I would highly recommend and will certainly be coming back!

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    3 years ago

    Went to sample beer and wine but discovered that the food is amazing as well. Crab dip and brew board were excellent.

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    Limoncello Italian Restaurant & Wine Bar - Parpadelle w/Wild Boar Ragu

    Limoncello Italian Restaurant & Wine Bar

    4.1(345 reviews)
    0.1 mi
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    Nice and comfortable atmosphere. Service was blazing fast! The food was amazing. Beware the…read morelimoncello martini!, not for the faint of heart The portions were good, all gas fresh and homemade! Wine pours were generous

    3.5 stars. This fell a little flat for us. We came in for a day trip to St. Michaels. It was our…read morefirst time in town so I can't say how it would stack up against other restaurants in the town. The restaurant itself was beautifully decorated and had a nice atmosphere. The service in general just didn't seem great despite it not being very busy. After we were sat, it took about 5 minutes before our server even came to talk to us and about 10 minutes before we got bread and water. I think had we had a better server, it would have increased our overall experience but he was not personable at all (he was not rude but just skipped all niceties), was slow to check in on us, and he never filled our empty water glasses. The cocktails were good. The seafood seemed fresh and the pasta itself was good but the saffron sauce on my dish was flavorless and separated. My shrimp was severely overcooked. The lump crab meat was good and they were generous with that portion. The bolognese sauce was better flavor but kind of greasy. We were initially excited when we sat down in this place because the menu did look really good but the service brought it down for sure. With better service, I think it would have been 4 stars.

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    Limoncello Italian Restaurant & Wine Bar - Window seating

    Window seating

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    Caprese Salad

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    Spain Wine Bar - Lamb Chops

    Spain Wine Bar

    4.6(674 reviews)
    68.7 mi
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    Came into the Spain Wine bar to celebrate my boyfriend and I's anniversary which was on a Saturday…read more It was off season and I was so surprised to see the massive crowd waiting for tables outside the entrance of the restaurant. This restaurant is located on the top of the Cambria hotel. I heard it was popular, but even with a reservation we had to wait over 25 minutes to be sat at our table. And our table was a high top right in the bar area which was a little disappointing. It was up against a window that I'm sure would have given us an amazing view but it was already so dark outside. The interior of the restaurant was also extremely dim. Because of where we were sat it was extremely loud and I felt a little stuffed into the seat since there was a party of 5 directly behind me sitting. The menu is expansive. We obviously celebrated with a bottle of wine and our server Nina (I think that was her name) was very attentive and always made sure our glasses were filled. The bread was delicious and we decided on a couple tapas. It was hard to eat just because the table was tiny. The food was beautifully presented and came out staggered which was nice. The steak was great, the calamari was very standard. And the crab fritters tasted like a lot of filler.. our favorite was the mushroom and scallop risotto. I'm not a scallop girl but the risotto was cooked beautifully and had such a savory unique buttery flavor that I'm still thinking about! I'd come here again but 10000% please make a reservation!! The ambiance is vibey and the food was pretty good. Be prepared to spend some $$ here!

    Five of us went to celebrate a 91st birthday in the family! We had a reservation but seating was…read moredelayed by quite a bit. When we did get seated we were put at a table where we were pretty squished together elbow to elbow. Robbie, their manager, came over and spoke to my husband and myself was extremely professional and a great problem solver. He asked our waiter, Abdullah, to get us our drinks and he set up another table for us. Then he comped us charcuterie board for our troubles! He was wonderful and took care of us all. Even bringing out a champagne toast for the 91-year-old! Abdullah was a great waiter and saw to our every need. Both Robbie and Abdullah made a big deal over our birthday girl and she was thrilled. And oh yes, every bite was scrumptious! We absolutely love Spain wine bar.

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    Spain Wine Bar - The back room at sunset

    The back room at sunset

    Spain Wine Bar - Spain Wine Bar Rooftop of Cambria hotel in Ocean City, MD.  Service authentic Spanish tapas.

    Spain Wine Bar Rooftop of Cambria hotel in Ocean City, MD. Service authentic Spanish tapas.

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    The Wardroom Market Bistro - Steak, Caesar salad, Broccoli

    The Wardroom Market Bistro

    3.9(34 reviews)
    7.9 mi

    Very nice place! The staff was very accommodating. We were close to closing and felt welcomed like…read morewe were the first people there. We were provided bread to start. It wasn't warm, but it was soft. It was served with an olive oil. Our table ordered the steak, four cheese ravioli, Caesar salad and pasta with butter for the kids. Everything was extremely well! We liked the pasta with butter the best and that was for the kids! Lol. The wine is charged by the ounce. It's almost like a tasting of wines where you can pour it yourself. It was great to allow a chance to try a variety of wines. We stopped in our way to the beach and would like to make it a staple! The steak is not served every night. It is a Thursday-Sunday serving, so it's best to check the special mains as it's not a staple item on the menu.

    Interesting concept, but the execution is not quite there. The ambience is very nice, the service…read moreis good, but the food and wine were unfortunately nothing to write home about. The cafeteria style wine dispensers could have benefitted from somalier staff to explain what the various labels were and what the wines were about, as well as to recommend pairings. I don't like to be on my phone at a restaurant researching wines, trying to decide which values to explore when I'm unfamiliar with all of them. I think my server was too young to know that much about wines beyond the crib notes. I had the tonno crudo which was a lovely dish, but the olive oil had a bitter metallic taste to it, and since raw tuna and the olive oil were the only two flavors of the dish, the olive oil spoiled the flavor a little bit. I highly recommend McElvoy's superb buttery oil from CA. When you have very few ingredients or processes, as is the case in Italian cooking, each of the ingredients has to be over the top. Perfect . I also had the Pasta Medici with lobster and spinach wrapped up shushi-style in two small sheets of house-made pasta and served upended in a small box. The lobster was good, but the creamed spinach did not taste like Florence's best, and I could taste flour and butter in the undercooked pasta. For a signature dish, I would have expected five star efforts, but on this dish only the lobster was really edible. I really want this place to be a success, and I want to have a great experience there. It feels like a good, well-intentioned crew is still getting its act together and working out the kinks. For a very high-quality food experience the servers also need to be sophisticated to help Interpret the dishes and wine for the diners. Keep trying, Wardroom! You've got a very promising vision. If you could re-introduce humans back into the mix, italian-style, you might have a winner!

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    The Wardroom Market Bistro - Self serve wine vending machine

    Self serve wine vending machine

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    Sourdough Loaf (Baked fresh everyday)

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