Sunset Grille — Restaurant in Ocean City

I personally have been coming here the last 23 years with my entire family every summer and we have chosen this place because the food is out standing and my brother has a sever dairy allergy that was always taken care of correctly. This time was an experience and I WILL NOT COME BACK!

I recently was down in OCMD celebrating my cousin. I made a reservation for 8:15 because that was all I could get the day before outside. We showed up and we were told our table wasn’t ready. Waited over an hour just to be seated so don’t even bother making a reservation. Then when we got seated a female manger sent “bread to the table for free” after waiting so long. Our serve was amazing young girl and I felt so bad she had to deal with the management issues. We placed our appetizer and got the crab dip it comes out cold. The one girl who I was with had a dairy allergy and Gluten allergy and I assured her she would have no issues I was wrong. She asked for a piece of salmon with no risotto and just vegetables and was told no the chef can’t do that but he can make a piece of salmon on the side and you have to pay extra. THIS HAS NEVER HAPPEN WITH MY FAMILY IN THE PAST. She then ordered a salad and to top it off the stupid chef put crackers that aren’t gluten free on the plate.

After this we were laughing asking ourselves is this a joke are we being pranked because of the events unfolding. Then I asked to speak with a GM he came over and was very respectful and understanding of the current concern. He did take the one person meals who was GF / dairy free and gave a round of drinks.

With this being said and having over 8 years of experience working in the wedding / food industry this is completely uncalled for. It’s 2025 everyone has food allergies. This use to be my favorite place and it no longer is. If you have food allergies please stay away because you will not get taken seriously. A great place is Southgate grille never had an issues staff friendly and chefs will...

We have been here many times but never sat inside. Last night was our first time. It’s a beautiful atmosphere! Everything is top notch, very clean and we sat out on the enclosed patio area of the dining room. The Thursday night seafood dinner specials menu is AWESOME! There were some issues getting our table. The people ahead of us just wouldn’t get up and leave after they had paid their bill. We had to wait for an hour past the reservation time! We wanted to sit in this area and were offered spots inside the main dining area. Dad and I really loved where we were going to sit so… we waited. We were seated an hour later and the staff was fantastic and very apologetic even though it wasn’t their fault. It was packed because of the special menu and the Cruiser Weekend starting up. Nick, the Manager of the restaurant came to our table specifically to apologize and make sure we were happy. The hostesses must have told him about the lengthy wait we had. He really took care of us and made us WANT to return in June.. and me to write this review. The cheddar biscuits and salted butter, the tempura shrimp, Caesar salad, FISH AND CHIPS OMG and crab cake entree /with fresh grilled asparagus, loaded baked potato … absolutely delicious!!! Sean our waiter did a fantastic job and we WILL be back!!! Only small note… we got drinks at the bar first.. I ordered a Blueberry Lemon Crush. It was 11.00. It was literally berry vodka, club soda and a lemon wedge stuck on the rim. When she gave it to me I asked, where the crushed blueberries were and she said,””We are out of them, but it’s berry vodka” and I was like… ohhhhhh…well what makes this a crush? Nothing, nothing at all..(I didn’t say anything and I should have)… That was a waste of money and she should have told me that before I ordered it. It wasn’t that mobbed or anything yet so …. No reason to forget they were out of them… my bad… I should have...

Perhaps my expectations going in were too high. My entire party (of 3) arrived Saturday evening at 7pm for our 7:15pm reservation but we weren't even seated until after 7:45pm. The place was so busy which also prematurely inflated my expectations. There are 2 levels of seating both inside and outside and very glamourous on the bay overlooking classy docked yachts. Unfortunately other patrons also took away from the experience with some having had too much to drink and being obnoxiously standing in the walk ways blocking our wait staff from reaching us and making it difficult to carve a path to the restroom and exit. There was also a patron smoking tobacco and carelessly blowing his cigarette smoke in our direction, when he could have effortlessly blown over it it's over the railing and away from other. Still a very nice place. People were dressed mostly casual to business casual. Some were dressed up and some were in tshirts and bball shorts. Post-covid also apparently lended to some menu restrictions and discrepancies from the menu on their website. Overall, due to the wait time and other patrons, I would give 4.5 stars.

Food was tasty but not significantly amazing. Food portion was good - we had 2 orders of cheddar biscuits and a chicken quesadilla for appetizer, and our cocktails were a mojito and a painkiller. For entree we had pulled pork, shrimp pasta, and salmon and we weren't able to finish it all. We spent about $150 before tip.

Shout to the amazing staff and crew and all...