I had high hopes since my 10 yr old grandson recommended. He ordered nachos and clams casino. I ordered stuffed flounder with Crab Imperial. Nachos were messy. Twice I had to ask for more napkins since she gave us each 2 paper napkins. My stuffed flouder had 0 Crab Imperiale on it and the Brussel Sprouts were practically raw. When the check came they added 18% tip. ( 2 people for lunch). I gave her a $100 bill and she came back without the coins thereby hoping to inflate her tip more. I waited for her to go back and get it. Worst service in along time. I won't return. Do better Ship's Cafe!
Jasmine M
WORSE CALAMARI EVER! Was very mushy and you could not taste any calamari. Never getting it
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
R Call
Our first time back to Ship's in a very long time. I learned that we were not missing much while we were gone. We came on a Friday night when they had a very large party upstairs, so service was in shambles. Our young server was friendly, but did disappear for long periods of time. Kitchen was painfully slow, after our soup (which came quickly), we waited almost 40 minutes for our meals which were, by no means, complicated. We ordered simple sandwiches, fish sandwich for my wife, fried oyster for me. Both were incredibly underwhelming. The oyster sandwich was literally 4 fried oysters, lightly toasted bread, wilted lettuce on the side and fries. The slow service I can chalk up to them being overwhelmed by the large crab feast upstairs. It happens. The absolutely uninspiring food though, I cannot accept in this day of high prices for dining out. I know Ship's is not trying to be Catonsville Gourmet. It is a crab house with simple seafood fare on the menu. Still, that's no excuse for not trying to make simple also delicious. It might be awhile before we return again.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 3
C'Lo
Hostess wasn't too welcoming. Left here and went to Jimmy's Seafood
Selma Morris
Ship's no longer has a happy hour. Menu was ok, but we decided to go somewhere else for dinner.
Atmosphere: 3
Service: 4
Rick Rizzardi
Food is great and service is
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Kim Silcox
reasonable prices.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 5
Marty Krist
Great place in catonsville for any meal you are hungry for!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
April Fliggins
Nice atmosphere and good service. The food was not so great. My mother and I order the 1lb of jumbo shrimp with potatoes and onions. The dish was really salty. We also ordered MD crab soup, buffalo wings and mushrooms caps. The buffalo wings were not buffalo wings, and were hard. The mushroom caps were okay. The MD soup was great.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 2
Service: 5
K. Avery
Was there with a group, Food was cold, service could improve.
food was all off. cheese all over fish tacos, bad crab meat and ribs super tough! $259 with 20% tip built in. can’t go back ?
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 3
Danee Grate
The crab cake needed more seasonings and the food was
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Crab Cake Sandwich
boosted saleen
The service was horrible. The waitress was subpar at best. I dined at this establishment for a group gathering on 12/24/23. Even though the performance of the service/waitstaff person could have been better, I conceded to her that I would cover the bill for my table of 11, via card and cover the tip in cash and sign with no argument.It was insisted that the gratuity of 25% was mandatory. ( I know tables of 5 or more can add the gratuity to the bill, but the percentage is not over 20%. I paid it anyway.)When we got ready to leave, she accused that I did not pay the bill, despite the fact that I just signed the card receipt and gave her a cash tip just under 25%. She insisted that I had not paid and still owed the full bill. To resolve the matter, I went back through my billfold and recovered the receipt she left with me. In fact it was the restaurant merchant copy. At this point, I was insulted, and had had enough of this terrible experience and asked to speak to the GM or owner.Neither was available so I asked for a number. That was also declined.I was advised to leave my number, so I insisted on a return phone call before I resorted to social media (BTW, I never use social media for this type of action).When the owner returned my call, he began our exchange by attempting to reprimand me for what he called a threat of a negative social media review.I replied that it was not a threat, but a promise that I would follow through on if he failed to communicate upon his return to the resturant today.He became verbally belligerent, told me to never return to his restaurant, and threatened ME if I went to social media.So here I am declaring to never return to Ships, AND recommending that a good seafood dining experience is NOT curently available at this establishment.The owner has no respect for legitimate complaints, and he supports a staff that attempts to misinform customers about billing receipts and the accompanying gratuity.Please watch your receipts and your tip amount if you choose to dine here in groups of five or more.The owner knows my name and my phone number.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 1
John W.
By far the worst meal I have ever had in Catonsville Maryland in the 48 years I've been alive. Service was good.... Food was for the rats.... One word to sum up the food is pathetic. Either hire a new cook or get adequate staff.
Christopher Schneider
Food was bland.Service was acceptable.A very "Baltimore" place.
I had high hopes since my 10 yr old grandson recommended. He ordered nachos and clams casino. I ordered stuffed flounder with Crab Imperial. Nachos were messy. Twice I had to ask for more napkins since she gave us each 2 paper napkins. My stuffed flouder had 0 Crab Imperiale on it and the Brussel Sprouts were practically raw. When the check came they added 18% tip. ( 2 people for lunch). I gave her a $100 bill and she came back without the coins thereby hoping to inflate her tip more. I waited for her to go back and get it. Worst service in along time. I won't return. Do better Ship's Cafe!
WORSE CALAMARI EVER! Was very mushy and you could not taste any calamari. Never getting it
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Our first time back to Ship's in a very long time. I learned that we were not missing much while we were gone. We came on a Friday night when they had a very large party upstairs, so service was in shambles. Our young server was friendly, but did disappear for long periods of time. Kitchen was painfully slow, after our soup (which came quickly), we waited almost 40 minutes for our meals which were, by no means, complicated. We ordered simple sandwiches, fish sandwich for my wife, fried oyster for me. Both were incredibly underwhelming. The oyster sandwich was literally 4 fried oysters, lightly toasted bread, wilted lettuce on the side and fries. The slow service I can chalk up to them being overwhelmed by the large crab feast upstairs. It happens. The absolutely uninspiring food though, I cannot accept in this day of high prices for dining out. I know Ship's is not trying to be Catonsville Gourmet. It is a crab house with simple seafood fare on the menu. Still, that's no excuse for not trying to make simple also delicious. It might be awhile before we return again.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 3
Hostess wasn't too welcoming. Left here and went to Jimmy's Seafood
Ship's no longer has a happy hour. Menu was ok, but we decided to go somewhere else for dinner.
Atmosphere: 3
Service: 4
Food is great and service is
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
reasonable prices.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 5
Great place in catonsville for any meal you are hungry for!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Nice atmosphere and good service. The food was not so great. My mother and I order the 1lb of jumbo shrimp with potatoes and onions. The dish was really salty. We also ordered MD crab soup, buffalo wings and mushrooms caps. The buffalo wings were not buffalo wings, and were hard. The mushroom caps were okay. The MD soup was great.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 2
Service: 5
Was there with a group, Food was cold, service could improve.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 2
Restaurantji Recommends
food was all off. cheese all over fish tacos, bad crab meat and ribs super tough! $259 with 20% tip built in. can’t go back ?
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 3
The crab cake needed more seasonings and the food was
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Crab Cake Sandwich
The service was horrible. The waitress was subpar at best. I dined at this establishment for a group gathering on 12/24/23. Even though the performance of the service/waitstaff person could have been better, I conceded to her that I would cover the bill for my table of 11, via card and cover the tip in cash and sign with no argument.It was insisted that the gratuity of 25% was mandatory. ( I know tables of 5 or more can add the gratuity to the bill, but the percentage is not over 20%. I paid it anyway.)When we got ready to leave, she accused that I did not pay the bill, despite the fact that I just signed the card receipt and gave her a cash tip just under 25%. She insisted that I had not paid and still owed the full bill. To resolve the matter, I went back through my billfold and recovered the receipt she left with me. In fact it was the restaurant merchant copy. At this point, I was insulted, and had had enough of this terrible experience and asked to speak to the GM or owner.Neither was available so I asked for a number. That was also declined.I was advised to leave my number, so I insisted on a return phone call before I resorted to social media (BTW, I never use social media for this type of action).When the owner returned my call, he began our exchange by attempting to reprimand me for what he called a threat of a negative social media review.I replied that it was not a threat, but a promise that I would follow through on if he failed to communicate upon his return to the resturant today.He became verbally belligerent, told me to never return to his restaurant, and threatened ME if I went to social media.So here I am declaring to never return to Ships, AND recommending that a good seafood dining experience is NOT curently available at this establishment.The owner has no respect for legitimate complaints, and he supports a staff that attempts to misinform customers about billing receipts and the accompanying gratuity.Please watch your receipts and your tip amount if you choose to dine here in groups of five or more.The owner knows my name and my phone number.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 1
By far the worst meal I have ever had in Catonsville Maryland in the 48 years I've been alive. Service was good.... Food was for the rats.... One word to sum up the food is pathetic. Either hire a new cook or get adequate staff.
Food was bland.Service was acceptable.A very "Baltimore" place.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 4