Bethesda Crab House

Food was good. Small place but they do a lot of business. Wish they had steamed clams and mussels as well fried clams so more to offer on the menu. Staff...

Emphasis on the no frills. I'd recommend eating outside if the weather allows. Crabs is a messy and dirty activity. The crabs were fresh though albeit a tad...

Ordered Crab Cake. Never been more disappointed in my life. Crab Cake was tiny and mostly bread. No Cole slaw or French fries. Wish I had taken a picture . SAD.

Very nice staff, they close at 10pm, and they were almost finished closing up when we made it there, about 945pm. That was somewhat unprofessional--when I was a young waiter, we were never in a race to close so it made us feel a little akward like we were an inconvenience. They did still offer us takeaway, so that was cool. When we went inside to order, the place smelled rather strong, I felt as though I shoved my head into a 40 lb bag of dry cat food. ? I do recommend this place, but for me I'll sit outside. Cheers!

The crab cakes are made with Dungeness not blue crab, so are not anywhere as good as you might be imagining if you want Maryland crab cakes. This is July, which is definitely blue crab season. But the worst part is that the server told me it was blue crab when I asked her to clarify what kind of was. So disappointing.Food: 1/5