Phillips Crab House, Ocean City, Maryland Restaurant Details

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I honestly haven't been there since the 1970's but have the fondest memories of the spiced whole Blue Crabs and various crab dishes. I was just a teenaged surfing beach bum for a couple of summers in the OC area in those days but Phillips Crab House, all things considered, is to this day one of the very finest restaurants at which I've ever had the absolute pleasure to dine. PHENOMENAL food and atmosphere!!! TEN STARS!!!

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The service was horrible! We went to the restaurant today and were told the buffet is open but we have to go to another door which we did and find out the buffet doesn't open for another 30 minutes. Their staff clearly has no idea what is going on in their own restaurant. We went back to the restaurant and asked to be seated for lunch. The hostess was rude, gave us rude looks when we informed her buffet was closed. She finally gave us a seat in the back. We sat for 10 minutes, but no one came to get our order or give us water. I finally called one of the waiters and asked where our waiter is and was told that they are looking for her. They don't know where she is so I asked to be seated at a table where there is a waiter, he said wait and left, no apologies! We waited for a couple of minutes and left. We are never going back!

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Even though the server was amazing and the place was very clean this is a 2 star restaurant at best. We made reservations a week in advance but when we got there the hostess said they did not honor them.... The crabs were overcooked although abundant. Except for the crabs and some small peel n'eat shrimp everything was deep fried and breaded. I would not go back, not ever.

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I've been going to Phillips ever since I was a kid. It used to be one of the highlights of our trips to Ocean City. Over the years their service and quality has dwindled to a mere shadow of what they once were. It's sad when the crab legs at a cheap Chinese buffet in the Midwest are cooked better than a historic seafood restaurant on the coast.

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Went here last night and it was great! There was a ton of food, great service, and it was clean. We had the all you can eat buffet and it was amazing. We ate until we couldn't eat anymore. I loved the snow crab and the lobster mac 'n cheese. I would also like to add that they are not stingy about any of the food including the crab legs. We went up for more at least 6 or 7 times and the lady smiled and gave us crab legs each time. I will say that some of the shells were soft which just means you have to work a little harder to get the meat out, it not a huge deal.
The service was just as great. Our servers name was Kylie and she was great. She constantly checked to see if we needed anything and was very nice. She also thought us how to properly open a crab and how to identify weather it's a male or female. We also got a souvenir glass which was just $3 and was pretty big too. Only thing that I wasn't extremely happy with was the price. It was $35 per person w/o drinks. Even thought the price was a little high, the place was amazing and we will definitely go again next time we go to ocean city.