TOP 10 BEST Restaurants in Frederick - Updated November 2024

Ragin' Reef

93/100 (1741 ratings)

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"We didn’t know this restaurant until we walked by. The place was packed at lunch time & the food smelled great so we decided to go for dinner that..."

Denise Lynch

"Great meal, great service. You cannot go wrong here. The food delicious, especially liked the reef baskets. Mix and match, grilled and fried. ..."

Ken Tercero

"My daughter, so -in-law and I lunched at Ragin’ Reef after Church on Sunday. We had wonderful food: crab cakes (no filler), lobster roll, and my..."

Victoria Myers

"Best seafood I’ve had in years! The wicked muscles are a must, the crab cakes and stuffed cod are amazing. I loved the red beans and rice, coleslaw..."

Kathleen Aderhold

"THE best crab cake in Frederick and beyond. Excellent service from friendly staff. Great vibe. My girlfriend and I were extremely happy with..."

Brendan McHugh

"Our first visit and it was phenomenal! Small intimate setting, not loud and the atmosphere was family oriented, minus the lady that apparently had a..."

Kim Evans Bush

"I usually don’t eat seafood out since I have a sensitivity to the smell of fish. I figured I would order chicken, but when I walked in, the smell..."

Anna Julius Hattauer

"We sat outside and enjoyed the full moon. Fantastic food--best crab cakes in town. I guess word is getting out cause they were packed. Oh, and..."

Peggy Waxter

"Both the “Crab(no)Cake” and the fried oysters are excellent. I think they are the best crab cakes in Frederick. Service was a bit slow, but..."

Katie Groth

"By far the best seafood in Frederick great and kind employees owner is great and kind I will be there every..."

Scott Weinstein

"We love everything about this place. It's not pretentious on any level; just real good service w/friendly attitudes and dynamite food at extremely..."

Ron Terbush

"This was our second time there and it didn’t disappoint. Had the lobster roll and my husband had the tilapia. The hush puppies are to die..."

Janie Zinchiak

"Cool place to eat. Delicious seafood. Try the Wicked Shrimp Pasta for lunch. You won’t be..."

Daniel Herche

"This was a great restaurant. We had mussels, scallops, grilled shrimp and crab ‘No’ cake. It was delicious. Our server was Katie and she was..."

Jennifer Goedert Sunday

"We had crab cake platter, grilled shrimp basket and lobster spinach queso. Everything was INCREDIBLE!!! We will be..."

Doug Beane

"VERY good food!! Fast and friendly service from ...Gene? Sorry! I think that was his name! The oysters were fresh and delicious- crab cakes were..."

Julie Sullivan-Shetter

"The food , the drinks and the service were all great. The crab cakes were full of crab , mussels were cooked perfect the lobster bisque was also..."

Opie Duvall

"Top quality food, great atmosphere and perfect service!! We had oysters on the half shell and Reef baskets(shrimp, scallops, oysters)-all delicious!..."

Shelly Welty Fry

"Highly recommend Dinner. Every meal we had was..."

Sherri Adkins Noble

"My first visit will definitely not be my last.....Excellent lunch specials. Shrimp tacos were delicious as was the huge fish sandwich. Nice decor..."

Kim Kirkpatrick Hill

"Special last night was Mahi Mahi. Mike loved it! I am still hooked on the crab cakes. Cannot get enough of them. Jonathan says...more specials..."

Pam Tompos

"Awesome food and service! Suggest making a reservation because it gets very busy. Look forward to when they expand the..."

Patty Botkin Miller

"Just had a delicious brunch here! Cute decor, delicious food, family friendly, and pleasant staff. We will definitely be going..."

Becca Ridenour

"We decided to pop in and visit our pals Steve and Eric. The food was fabulous! Beautiful sweet oysters perfectly shucked, the mussels were super and..."

Cynthia Munday Terl

"My wife and I stopped by for a late lunch and heard good things about this place. The food and service were great! We are already talking about..."

Marquis Barefield

"What a great place to eat everything we ordered came out so perfect and delicious we will be back owners and staff is extremely friendly. Our server..."

Leyla Alpay

"This place was great! I felt like I needed to write a review since the outside of the restaurant doesn't do it justice. The servers were great, the..."

Katie DiNardo

"We did take out. Order was accurate ready on time and hot. Everything was properly packed in a paper bag with a handle. The order was for five..."

Remo Molino

"It was the best food I've ever had at a restaurant. It felt like someone was cooking in their home kitchen...with love. Service was super friendly..."

Nneka Afamefuna

"We just finished an impromptu lunch after doing some antiquing and I couldn't have been more impressed with this place! As a Florida native good..."

Michaela Mecl

"Wow this place is great! Phenomenal service, great drinks, great casual atmosphere. The mussels were amazing to start. Crab(no)cakes and the salmon..."

Philip Bowling

"Took an older friend who has to watch salt intake. This was perfect! Many choices. Good food and good service, along with reasonable prices. The NE..."

Shelley Aloi

"excellent food and service. Our party had an order of scallops, crab cake dinner, basket of cod and shrimp and stuffed cod. All were delicious. The..."

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