Reviews for Boardwalk Cafe in Chesapeake Beach, MD
This place has a great location on the water, but the food is terrible. We had a burger (I tried to sub the chips for fries and... wasn't allowed, even for an upcharge, so I had to buy a side order of fries) which tasted very cheap and the bacon piecesincluded were laughably small. My husband got a salad you would expect to get from a school cafeteria, except that it cost $20,and neither of my non-fussy kids enjoyed their burger or chicken bites. The bar tender must not have seen us right outside thebar area and was swearing loudly. All in all, we won't return despite the spectacular views, and based on the emptiness of theplace on a Friday evening, we're not the only ones with that opinion. Read more
We were staying at the resort and thought it would be fun to have a light dinner, perhaps just munch on some appetizers, and... enjoy the music and atmosphere. The cafe had a nice selection of food, we ordered the crab soup, crab fries and a shrimp andpineapple green salad. Our waiter was a gentleman and decided he didn't need to write things down when taking our order. Whenthe food arrived, for some odd reason, I received buffalo chicken wings. I had asked for an oil and vinegar dressing on theside for my salad and he actually brought that with the wings.... ODD. I didn't make him take it back, but I was verydisappointed he couldn't even remember what we ordered. My husband's soup came in a small bowl and had a huge amount of skinon the top, like it had been sitting for quite sometime. The crab fries looked as if they dumped a scoop of the soup on thefries with some garnish and that was their version of crab fries. The music was nice, however it started sprinkling rain and hehad to quit early. Which is completely understandable. It was starting to rain pretty hard and not once did our waiter comeout and offer us a solution. We decided to move all of our stuff to another table with an umbrella. Other waitresses offeredinside accommodations or an umbrellas to their guests, but ours was missing in action. When this gentleman was clearing tablesfrom guests that had left, he was dumping all the beverages over the side railings. Really? Lemons, limes, and beverages -not just water was dumped over the railing. With the heat, etc. you would think they would try to be a little more sanitary. It was pretty gross looking down on the pretty white sand surrounding the cafe and seeing it littered with rinds andmore. Overall, the atmosphere is beautiful, the music was great, food was NOT very good at all and the waiter that helped uswas not very attentive or helpful at all. Read more
Had a great lunch stop here! Loved the fish sandwich and crab balls. Cocktails were all good while enjoying the outside... seating. Ariel was a great server too! Read more
Food was ok and very delayed service. Waitress Andria was brilliant though. We have been to this restaurant for years but lately... the food quality is not upto to the mark. Read more
If you want casual, relaxed outdoor dining, this is your place. Food tasted more like bar food, nothing to write home about but... the cocktails and ambiance made up for it. You can sit on the deck or in the more casual part where you can dig your feet in thesand. There?s even a stage for live music but we unfortunately arrived too late. Read more
The service, drinks and atmosphere made for an awesome experience - but the food was a bit underwhelming.
I went with family to the boardwalk cafe. The live music was excellent, but that was the only positive part of the experience.... The service took a very long time. We waited for our drinks for about 15 minutes, and the food took about 45. When the foodarrived, the waitress brought my husband a salad instead of a cheeseburger. She brought me the wrong dressing for my salad. Wehad to ask for utensils. I paid $9 extra to get shrimp on my salad and only received 4 pieces. She never brought ketchup ormustard for the 2 people with cheeseburgers. Once we all received our food, she never came back to check on us until after wefinished eating. We won't be back. Read more
Amazing ambience, Allie is amazing. If you come here, ask for her. So attentive. She got all of our orders right, the nicest... bartender of all. She really cares! She is the best thing about this place. Read more