Pirate's Cove deserves four stars for its food and service quality. Being in the Chesapeake Bay area calls for crab, crab, crab. My wife had an outstanding crab cake (pan-fried), and I loved the crab soup. For an appetizer, we split delicious oysters Rockefeller. The crumbled bacon added on top was tasty but overpowered the taste of the oysters. I had a perfectly cooked blackened flounder. The only foods I would take issue with were the side of "spinach casserole," which was simply a blob of spinach, and the hush puppies, which I thought were too dense and sweet. The servers were attentive throughout the meal. The ambiance was casual, and it was not noisy. It was easy to converse despite being fairly crowded on a Saturday night. The mains, the soup and the appetizers were very good, though, and that's what counts.
No meat on Friday. Mix this restaurant an absolute go to.. we had a pile of pollock and seafood platter. Both were excellent, especially dessert. A large portion enough for two.
I have eaten at Pirate's Cove a number of times. The staff has always been very friendly starting as soon as you come in the door. They have always done a nice job explaining specials etc. One thing that has taken away from my last experience is the cooking staff was loudly calling for the wait staff. One of the men called numerous times for several staff. We were not very close to the cooking area but it was rather annoying. Five of us were there for lunch. 3 of us had salads, all 3 different. One friend has the salad with Chicken tenders. They were large and nicely cooked. We all enjoyed our lunches.
Very good casual dining spot for seafood and more. Our server was very accommodating to my requests for extra cocktail sauce and other items like a roll. The scallops were bug and tasty, the flounder was also good sized and tasty. The server was straight up honest about the food, preparation, size and any other questions we and others asked. Hushpuppies were awesome, great crunch and nice soft insides with a touch of sweet I highly recommend this establishment if you don't want a fancy dining experience at a higher price. You get good food and service here at a fair price.
I had the Sunday Special which was the fried fish of the day with 3 hush puppies and two sides. I chose baked potato and salad. The potato was not ready with my dinner so they let me choose another I got the fries. They were delicious. My nephew enjoyed them too. Great family atmosphere, wonderful decorations. Our server was a sweet lady. She was very attentive and did her best to help whenever we needed something.
Could not have asked for a better dining experience - especially with the nautical flair. The restaurant was very accomodating to our last-minute family gathering. Overall, I think everyone was pretty happy with their and food. Also, we were pleasantly surprised at the speed by which our food came out. Finally, I was very impressed with our server and how she handled the large number or orders for our gathering. For my dining pleasure, I went with the build your combo (2 items) and had broiled flounder and grilled scallops. I thought the prices were pretty reasonable for the area. Also, the portions are pretty large, so you will not leave hungry.
If yall haven't tried Pirate's Cove Restaurant you definitely need to! Food was bomb! The oyster rock was hands down the best I've ever had, the she crab soup actually had chunks of crab meat and the crab cakes...no filler, enough said Oh and yall, the cornbread! The mf cornbread, deeeee best!!!
Date night for my husband and I was a success here. It was not busy with a nice steady flow of families and couples in and out on a Thursday night. My husband had the pollock fried fish, fried oysters, and baked potatoe with green beans. I had their 3 cluster crableg special at market price that came with two side of sweet potatoe fries, and cornbread. Both meals came with hushpuppies. Our server was very polite and attentive. The crablegs were very tasty. But we had a slight hiccup when they first came out as I'd asked for heavy seasoning, but mine were not and were code. After they were corrected the meal was fantastic. The cornbread was sweet and crumbled immediately. I can almost say it was the best cornbread I've ever had...could've passed for cake honestly. Husband wasn't a fan of the green beans or the fried pollock but believes it was moreso preference of how it was cooked. The appetizer of fried calamari was very tasteful as well when accompanied with the sweet chili sauce. We'll definitely be back again.