Riptide by the Bay

More than a seafood restaurant and crab house, Riptide houses innovation and entertainment that is fresh, colorful and fun. It's where the locals lounge.

7 / 10
170
ratings
Address

1718 Thames St Baltimore , MD 21231 United States

Credit Cards Yes (incl. Discover & Visa)
Wi-Fi Free
Outdoor Seating Yes
Music Live Music
Menus Brunch, Lunch, Dinner, Happy Hour
Drinks Beer, Full Bar, Cocktails

Comments / 65


Keywords:

crab daily specials live music margaritas happy hour bar salads casual breakfast food Natty Boh brunch food well dinner lunch fruit green beans muscles
Jen

Great service at the bar . I'll return here every time I come to the area. Great daily specials for food and drinks. Make friends with the bartender , it'll serve you well , I promise.

Cristián Mendoza

Great daily Specials ! Margarita &Taco Monday; $6 burger Wednesday with $2.5 Beer ; $1 Oyster Thursday, $4 oyster shooter , $6 martini . Otherwise a $3off cocktails Happy Hour 4-7

Natalie

Their oysters are fresh and delicious. I recommend the Maryland crab cake . It's ALL meat and they serve you two cakes . The salad that comes along with it is delicious as well .

Kayon Cox

The large crabs had the weight and size of medium crabs . The chicken quesadilla was nothing to rave aboit and the ceabs had more flavor to me than the crab flat bread . Great service.

Julian Bravo

Great service, the lobster ravioli were fabulous. Crab cakes are also pretty good. The bisque, not so much. Pretty good experience.

The Baltimore Sun

Baltimore's Best Bars 2013: "This tiny Fells Point seafood bar is a nice change of pace from its Thames Street peers." http://bsun.md/1gSJnh6

marcy stone

Get the sauteed green beans - delicious. Pair it with the peel and eat shrimp and your set.

Ashley America

Tuna tartar and crabs were amazing! I wanted to lick the plate. Basil melon crush cocktail was also very good.

Sierra Barkdoll

Okay 1st: this restaurant plays the most bomb music I've ever heard a restaurant play. 2nd: crap dip is ttl yum. Huge portions

Krissy R-Harris

Watermelon mojito - yum! Great food & good drinks!

Ken Conrad

Out of town visitor, 2 visits this week. Food great, see liz behind the bar for awesome bloody mary .

Chad Wilson

The seafood is very fresh, ceviche is a bit spicy but amazing, crab cake sliders were amazing.

Zina

Despite probably being of the frozen variety, the black bean burger with mango sauce is delicious. Skip the nachos- the first ingredient appeared to be salt.

Lauren

You have got to try the Old Bay Wings ! Umm, umm!

James Melgarejo

Blue Crabs were awesome! Great service and friendly staff ! Would love to go back

Sophia Jackson

The muscles are awesome as well as the crab cakes

Michael Wilkinson

The Brussels sprout salad is amazing!

Mark Davis

Mussels , the sauce is great

Vanessa

Service is good. Fish tacos are meh. Chicken tacos are fantastic. Nachos are not your average bar nachos , they're better. We keep coming back, so it can't be that bad!

Amanda DeStefano

The fish tacos are damn good. And they play good tunes :)

David Day

Nice food, friendly attentive service .

Greg S.

Chicken Tacos look good; lack flavor. Crab Bisque lacks crab . Mahi Tacos ; not seasoned. Food came out at different times. Meh to the whole experience.

James T

Bar tenders were awesome. Gorgonzola stuffed olives and live music .

Andi

Go for the fried oysters - yummy and big

Stacy Nail

Great music ! Rosemary potatoes were awesome

Éanna M

Yeah. Now that's a proper surf and turf

GoLacey Go

Cute bartenders , great drink service.

Lisa Darak-Druck

The lobster bisque was outrageous!

Katie

Highly recommend the seafood ceviche and raw oysters .

Ben Gehle

The burger with bacon marmalade is like sex in the mouth.

Joe Catuzzi

Excellent crabs - service fantastic. Sit outside.

Krissy Pomeroy

The best crab dip ! Although I do miss the bread bowl :(

Karen Johnson

Having lunch -- Maryland Crab Bisque and a Cesar Salad . The service is so so.

cheriana

Garlic shrimp pizza is amazing, say hi to Ryan at the bar :)

Victoria Ballestero

Delicious summer cocktails !

Nicole Blitz

Great food, amazing staff !

Stacy Adam

Love the mojitos , but don't ask what's in the jar on the bar unless you like REALLY hot stuff.

Mark Davis

The mussels are awesome.

Bryan Hero Hogan

Worst crab mac and cheese in Baltimore.... It should be illegal to call this "crab " Mac and cheese ! It's mac and cheese . There is no crab !

Stace T-Rex

The fish tacos are the tits!

Bryan Hero Hogan

Food is pretty good. Fish tacos are hit or miss. Beer is average priced bottles are colder than draft

Raz

Try the Assorted Oysters - Breakfast of champions

Hadley Smith

Awesome crab dip

Vera Holman

The garlic shrimp pizza is on point!!!

Bobby Jones

The crab pizza is amazing!

Mikel

The Chicken tacos are great and so are the Margaritas !!

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Chris does *not* know how to play anything by the talking heads.

Jeremy Bass

Better off going to Thames St Oyster Bar ...

Scott Silverman

$1.50 Natty Bohs and awesome playlist make my long days shorter

Selina McLaughlin

Great food, lousy service

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