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    Wharf 38

    3.9 (58 reviews)
    Closed 12:00 pm - 10:00 PM
    Updated 3 months ago

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    WHARF 38 ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Live music
    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Good for groups

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    Laura C.

    Hands down one the best restaurants in Southern Maryland. Tucked away with a beautiful view of the water. The creativity of the menu in the quality cannot be beat. Had the crabcake sandwich that was full of lump crab meat and cooked to perfection and my husband enjoyed their soft shell crab that was encrusted in a hush puppy batter and was the best I've ever had. We had other diners coming up and they ended up ordering the same softshell crab sandwiches. And don't skip out on there, stewed tomatoes, and add that lump crab meat on that also! Keep up the good work!

    Steamed crabs and crab dip
    Susy P.

    We truly had a wonderful time at Wharf 38. We arrived and there was a wait so we sat outside for about 20 minutes until our table is ready. We had let them know we were going to eat crabs so we ate outside by the water on a picnic bench. We ordered a lot of different things to try first my daughter wanted the orange crush and enjoyed that. Second, we ordered the steam shrimp with potatoes and onions. They were cooked perfectly and a nice size next, we ordered the crabcake dinner and shared that the two crabcakes. They were phenomenal, excellent flavor, no filler and perfectly prepared . Being a crabcake snob I have to say it was one of the best ones I've had and I had top Maryland crab cake contender from O'Donnells Market in Potomac Md the day before. We ordered it with french fries brussels sprouts both were prepared nicely. The crab dip was good as well Finally, we ordered six crabs to crack open size large. When they arrived, they looked very small for a size large I asked our waitress to confirm Those were a large crabs. at that point the owner of the restaurant, Jay, came out and sat down with us and shared what is considered a large in terms of the size. Jay was friendly, extremely knowledgeable and just wonderful to take the time to educate us . In Maryland, the legal size for harvesting male crabs is 5 inches or more across. After our discussion, we enjoyed eating the crabs which were very sweet. We had a wonderful night. It was like a mini vacation sitting outside with the boats in the water and the seafood. We will definitely be back . I definitely recommend as a place to visit. A shout out to Nick our waiter. who was very attentive and customer service oriented.

    Mussels with pasta
    Kelly H.

    Nothing was bad, but it was not what we expected. It seems like they picked really good dishes to make, but then wanted to reinvent a new version of them. That can go well or not well and I don't think it went well. We started with the crab dip with bread and crackers. Bread was not toasted and the crackers were ritz crackers. It wasn't the usually cream cheesy crab dip. It was just like a hard cheese like Parmesan and havarti, lump crab, and too much rosemary. The rosemary overpowered the crab flavor. It wasn't bad, but we would not order again. The mussels in "a creamy white wine sauce" was actually a red sauce with tomatoes? If I knew it had tomatoes or was a red sauce I wouldn't have ordered it. The noodles were pad Thai noodles which was odd and not very good. I had pad Thai earlier in the week and wouldn't have ordered it if I know they were pad Thai noodles. The garlic bread that came with it was really good. The side wedge salad was great but only came with ranch or blue cheese? I don't like ranch and can't have blue cheese because I'm pregnant. Plus I just don't like blue cheese. My husband got the fried chicken. He said it tasted like the batter had coconut in it. If it did have coconut in it, it should be in the description on the menu. He said it was good other than the coconut flavor. Not sure why they took good solid dishes and put weird spins on them. Would have preferred normal pasta with mussels and regular crab dip. The server was great, she checked in multiple times and even refilled my water without me having to ask.

    Orange Creamsicle dessert
    Elaine F.

    Four friends met today at Wharf 38 for a birthday lunch. There is plenty of parking in a couple of lots, although when you are driving in, you need to look for the signs out on the road because the place is tucked in back by the water. The inside seating looked nice, with window views, but we chose to eat outside. The outside seating is picnic tables with umbrellas, on a deck overlooking the water. We shared the crab dip, which was pretty tasty (you can ask for bread, Ritz crackers, or celery with it). Two of us ordered wines (wine & water are served in plastic cups outdoors). I had the Shrimp Succotash entree, which was outstanding (the server had recommended it). Two friends had the smash burger (huge--two patties--comes well done). One person had the crab cake sandwich. The sides are interesting--stewed tomatoes have a kick, and the brussel sprouts were good. We finished up with the orange creamsicle dessert (there are two desserts to choose from). That was good--not memorable. Overall, it was a nice lunch. The staff was pleasant and the setting is pretty.

    The glass top table next to us
    Jill C.

    Went to Wharf 38 for the first time on a Friday, which happened to be Halloween, and had a great experience. Food, drinks & service were all superb. Unfortunately, this review is about our return visit two days later on Sunday night when we had a horrible experience. It started when we arrived by dinghy. We passed through the outdoor seating area where we saw many people eating huge platters of crab. We got to the hostess stand & asked about the crab and people sitting outside and she looked at us like we were crazy and said she didn't think that they even served crab? So we were seated inside and asked our Server there about the crab and she said we could not order it because we would have to sit outside. It's not served indoors due to the smell and mess involved - understandable. So we ordered drinks, which were the same drinks we had on Friday night. However, tonight the club soda was flat and ruined my drink. The glass top table next to us had been vacated & was being bussed just as our food arrived, and they felt the need to use a terrible smelling glass cleaner on it which basically ruined our meal. But in all fairness, I think the crab cakes would have been mediocre even if they didn't taste like glass cleaner. Finally, just to add a little insult we were charged a 3% fee for using a credit card to pay for the meal. Definitely will never return to Wharf 38.

    Cobb salad!
    Kim D.

    This place had such good food amazing view excellent service! Mckenzie was such a pleasant and accommodating person- loved her! I had the Cobb salad incredible one of the best salads I've ever had steamed shrimp was incredible D-vaned and clean, and my girlfriend had the shrimp succotash!!!YUM!!! We also had the crab dip and it was delicious!

    Gnocchi bolognase
    Virginia D.

    Food was good. It's a small town restaurant on the water so prices are higher, if you're in the area looking for waterfront dining this is the spot. One of the better places in South County. Waiters were good, I was there for a party so they were busy but attentive.

    Rebecca G.

    The Wharf 38° CRUSHED it! The new hot spot in Deale is exactly what this area needs. A modern and clean environment, with a great creekside location with docks to boat up for lunch. I came and enjoyed the watermelon salad and fries. Fries were excellent, cooked in fresh peanut oil. The salad was rich and juicy watermelon cubes on a bed of freshmixed greens with an absolutely delicious dressing that had hints of sesame. The simple yet robust menu of classy farm to table selections had lovely options across the board. The drinks are also something to mention. They have a ton of fresh fruit crush options and even a special called the Creek Crush that had jalapeño in it, so good. Fast and efficient staff, friendly and knowledgeable owner. My first trip was a success!

    Front row

    Excellent! ! I had best seat in the house!!!. Staff was so friendly! Great customer service from start to finish!

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    Love everything about this new restaurant. Haven't had a bad meal yet. Beautiful views excellent food.

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    This place is so cute! My partner & I were in the area for something else. She had already scoped…read morethis place out and wanted to come for an early dinner. First of all, can we just talk about how cute historic Stevensville is?!!! There's a cute little historic Post Office and cute little shops. Anyway, the food here was great! We came a bit early so we were seated right away in the bar portion of the restaurant. But mid-dinner, the place started getting packed! This is a popular place! We started with drinks. She ordered a smoked old fashioned which was an experience! The smoke lingered for a bit. I got the limoncello martin, which had this delicious foam on top. They were both STOUT drinks and very tasty. For dinner I ordered the special, which was the Seafood Cannelloni. OMG, it was so good! The pasta tubes were stuffed with shrimp, scallops, crabmeat, ricotta cheese, mozzarella cheese, and spinach. The sambuca cream sauce was divine! It was sweet. Not overly sweet, but enough to keep you going in for another bite. I ate the whole dish!!! My partner ordered the Linguine Seven Fishes. She loved it. Overall, it was a great experience! Tobias was an attentive server and everyone on the staff was friendly. There's parking in the back. We'll definitely come back!

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