Clancy's By the Sea

Located on the southern end of the boardwalk, Clancy's By the Sea is a new restaurant that looks like a really nice place when you pass by it. Since there aren't too many really nice sit-down restaurants in OC, we were hoping that Clancy's would be great restaurant actually on the island that we have been looking for.

The food was very good, but we were a little disappointed. We went on May 21, 2010 and ate outside on the boardwalk. The atmosphere was perfect because it was beautiful night outside. However, we were hoping for a nicer experience. They didn't have real menu's and they had paper place mats instead. They also didn't hand out bread until your entrees came. We both liked our food a lot and would definitely go again, but we were just hoping for a nicer sit-down restaurant.

John ate:
Ravioli with crab meat, A- "it was excellent, it had a tomato cream sauce and was topped with a lot of crab meat, I would love to get it again sometime"

Lauren ate:
Southern Flounder, B+ "It was good but not great, I wish they would have given you a choice of vegetable, but I was stuck with broccoli"


In conclusion, if you're looking for a really fancy, sit-down restaurant on the island in OC, this isn't quite it. If you're just looking for something nice on the boardwalk with good food, this place will be perfect for you.

Crab Trap

Located right off the circle in Somers Point, NJ, the Crab Trap is one of the nicest and classiest restaurants in the Ocean City area; that is why it is the first entry on our blog. Typically, there is a very long wait to get in and they do not take reservations. The food is excellent and until we find otherwise, we find that it is the best sit-down restaurant in the Ocean City area.

We went in early March 2010 to celebrate Lauren's birthday.

John ate:
Crab Bisque: A, "excellent soup, but I would have rather had the stuffed onion ring as an appetizer!"
Crab Cakes: A, "some of the best crab cakes I have ever had"

Lauren ate:
Crab bisque: A+, "the crab bisque is the sole reason that I go to the Crab Trap!!!"
Fried Flounder: A-, "It was very good, nothing out of this world though"


Other Comments: Lauren is obsessed with the bread they serve and they always bring you out more if you ask.