CANTLER'S RIVERSIDE INN For more on our offerings, please explore our menu. Our dishes are all served piping hot and ready to enjoy in the atmosphere reminiscent of Maryland’s Chesapeake Bay heritage. Come as you are to Jimmy Cantler’s Riverside Inn, where the watermen gather for fresh seafood and steamed Maryland blue crabs 7 days a week, all year ’round. MENU | CANTLER'S RIVERSIDE INN SIDES. FRIES side – $3.50 basket – $5.50 ONION RINGS side – $5 basket – $7 TATER TOTS side – $4 basket – $6 SWEET POTATO FRIES side – $4 basket – $6 NEWS | CANTLER'S RIVERSIDE INN | WHERE THE WATERMEN GATHER Annapolis, Md. Best Catch: Jimmy’s Crab Feast ($25.99) Cantler’s Riverside Inn is best known for its juicy Maryland blue crabs. If you come hungry, you’ll want to delight in Jimmy’s Crab Feast, a tasty combination of steamed crabs, mussels, and shrimp. This assortment is accompanied by tangy coleslaw and sweet corn on the cob. CONTACT | CANTLER'S RIVERSIDE INN Open for Lunch & Dinner. Open everyday at 11am. Full menu till 11pm Sunday thru Thursday, 12pm Friday & Saturday. Free docking for patrons

arriving by boat!

AMERICAS BEST SEAFOOD America’s Best Seafood. Best Catch: Jimmy’s Crab Feast ($25.99) Cantler’s Riverside Inn is best known for its juicy Maryland blue crabs. If you come hungry, you’ll want to delight in Jimmy’s Crab Feast, a tasty combination of steamed crabs, mussels, and shrimp. This assortment is accompanied by tangy coleslaw and sweet corn on the cob. CRABS 101 | CANTLER'S RIVERSIDE INN A soft crab is a hard shell crab that has just shed its shell in order to grow. The “soft” crab state is only temporary and is harvested before the shell hardens. It can be frozen successfully by using the following procedure of “dressing” the soft crab: 1. Cut off the face behind the eyes with a pair of scissors. 2. CRAB HEAVEN AT CANTLER’S USA Today Article 1/20/12Great American Bites: Crab heaven at Cantler’s in Annapolis By Larry Olmsted, special for USA TODAY The scene: Maryland is world-famous for its crab cakes, but along the coast of the Chesapeake Bay, including Annapolis, home of the U.S. Naval Academy, steamed hard-shell crabs are an even more traditional

local specialty.

GIFTCARDS | CANTLER'S RIVERSIDE INN Open for Lunch & Dinner. Open everyday at 11am. Full menu till 11pm Sunday thru Thursday, 12pm Friday & Saturday. Free docking for patrons

arriving by boat!

RETAIL | CANTLER'S RIVERSIDE INN Shipping: $7.00. Note: Currently, we have a limited supply of t-shirts available. Please call the restaurant to inquire (410-757-1311). Thank you for your understanding. THE 10 BEST SEAFOOD SHACKS IN THE U.S. The 10 Best Seafood Shacks in the U.S. If you drew a Venn diagram outlining the best qualities of a seafood shack and the best qualities of a dive bar, the two would have more in common than not. A great seafood shack, like a great dive bar, should have no more than two televisions, and bonus if there are none whatsoever. CANTLER'S RIVERSIDE INN For more on our offerings, please explore our menu. Our dishes are all served piping hot and ready to enjoy in the atmosphere reminiscent of Maryland’s Chesapeake Bay heritage. Come as you are to Jimmy Cantler’s Riverside Inn, where the watermen gather for fresh seafood and steamed Maryland blue crabs 7 days a week, all year ’round. MENU | CANTLER'S RIVERSIDE INN SIDES. FRIES side – $3.50 basket – $5.50 ONION RINGS side – $5 basket – $7 TATER TOTS side – $4 basket – $6 SWEET POTATO FRIES side – $4 basket – $6 NEWS | CANTLER'S RIVERSIDE INN | WHERE THE WATERMEN GATHER Annapolis, Md. Best Catch: Jimmy’s Crab Feast ($25.99) Cantler’s Riverside Inn is best known for its juicy Maryland blue crabs. If you come hungry, you’ll want to delight in Jimmy’s Crab Feast, a tasty combination of steamed crabs, mussels, and shrimp. This assortment is accompanied by tangy coleslaw and sweet corn on the cob. CONTACT | CANTLER'S RIVERSIDE INN Open for Lunch & Dinner. Open everyday at 11am. Full menu till 11pm Sunday thru Thursday, 12pm Friday & Saturday. Free docking for patrons

arriving by boat!

AMERICAS BEST SEAFOOD America’s Best Seafood. Best Catch: Jimmy’s Crab Feast ($25.99) Cantler’s Riverside Inn is best known for its juicy Maryland blue crabs. If you come hungry, you’ll want to delight in Jimmy’s Crab Feast, a tasty combination of steamed crabs, mussels, and shrimp. This assortment is accompanied by tangy coleslaw and sweet corn on the cob. CRABS 101 | CANTLER'S RIVERSIDE INN A soft crab is a hard shell crab that has just shed its shell in order to grow. The “soft” crab state is only temporary and is harvested before the shell hardens. It can be frozen successfully by using the following procedure of “dressing” the soft crab: 1. Cut off the face behind the eyes with a pair of scissors. 2. CRAB HEAVEN AT CANTLER’S USA Today Article 1/20/12Great American Bites: Crab heaven at Cantler’s in Annapolis By Larry Olmsted, special for USA TODAY The scene: Maryland is world-famous for its crab cakes, but along the coast of the Chesapeake Bay, including Annapolis, home of the U.S. Naval Academy, steamed hard-shell crabs are an even more traditional

local specialty.

GIFTCARDS | CANTLER'S RIVERSIDE INN Open for Lunch & Dinner. Open everyday at 11am. Full menu till 11pm Sunday thru Thursday, 12pm Friday & Saturday. Free docking for patrons

arriving by boat!

RETAIL | CANTLER'S RIVERSIDE INN Shipping: $7.00. Note: Currently, we have a limited supply of t-shirts available. Please call the restaurant to inquire (410-757-1311). Thank you for your understanding. THE 10 BEST SEAFOOD SHACKS IN THE U.S. The 10 Best Seafood Shacks in the U.S. If you drew a Venn diagram outlining the best qualities of a seafood shack and the best qualities of a dive bar, the two would have more in common than not. A great seafood shack, like a great dive bar, should have no more than two televisions, and bonus if there are none whatsoever. AMERICAS BEST SEAFOOD America’s Best Seafood. Best Catch: Jimmy’s Crab Feast ($25.99) Cantler’s Riverside Inn is best known for its juicy Maryland blue crabs. If you come hungry, you’ll want to delight in Jimmy’s Crab Feast, a tasty combination of steamed crabs, mussels, and shrimp. This assortment is accompanied by tangy coleslaw and sweet corn on the cob. NEWS | CANTLER'S RIVERSIDE INN Posted on August 14, 2012 by Cantlers Restaurant. Cantlers Riverside Inn is excited to announce, in effort to promote local, Maryland products and the food service establishments that support local industries, the Maryland Department of Natural Resources is marketing a new initiative ,”TRUE BLUE“. The True Blue initiative aims to

recognize

OUR NEW WEBSITE

We would like to officially welcome everyone to our new website. Beyond the new look and feel, the website offers us the ability to easily make updates and changes.

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HOW TO SIZE A CRAB

How to size a crab. First in a three-part series on crabs. For Marylander’s, crabs are more than a menu item. They’re a way of life. Generations of Marylander’s have relied on blue crabs, culled from the Chesapeake Bay, as sustenance and — in the case of watermen — for their livelihoods. THE 10 BEST SEAFOOD SHACKS IN THE U.S. The 10 Best Seafood Shacks in the U.S. If you drew a Venn diagram outlining the best qualities of a seafood shack and the best qualities of a dive bar, the two would have more in common than not. A great seafood shack, like a great dive bar, should have no more than two televisions, and bonus if there are none whatsoever. NEWS | CANTLER'S RIVERSIDE INN | WHERE THE WATERMEN GATHER We just received the letter below from Chesapeake Bay Magazine! Dear Cantler’s Riverside Inn, Congratulations! Chesapeake Bay Magazine‘s readers and web community have cast their votes in our annual Best of the Bay Survey, and Cantler’s Riverside Inn was a winner in the Best Restaurant for Crabcakes, Best Restaurant for Steamed Crabs and Best Restaurant for Maryland Crab Soup, categories! CANTLERS CARRY OUT MENU 410- 757-1311 RIDD GUMBO SHRIMP … CARRY OUT MENU 410-757-1311 458 Forest Beach Road Annapolis, MD 21401 LUNCH & DINNER HOURS Sun-Thurs 11:00am to 11:00pm Fri. & Sat. 11:00am

until Midnight

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CANTLER'S RIVERSIDE INN For more on our offerings, please explore our menu. Our dishes are all served piping hot and ready to enjoy in the atmosphere reminiscent of Maryland’s Chesapeake Bay heritage. Come as you are to Jimmy Cantler’s Riverside Inn, where the watermen gather for fresh seafood and steamed Maryland blue crabs 7 days a week, all year ’round. MENU | CANTLER'S RIVERSIDE INN SIDES. FRIES side – $3.50 basket – $5.50 ONION RINGS side – $5 basket – $7 TATER TOTS side – $4 basket – $6 SWEET POTATO FRIES side – $4 basket – $6 NEWS | CANTLER'S RIVERSIDE INN | WHERE THE WATERMEN GATHER Annapolis, Md. Best Catch: Jimmy’s Crab Feast ($25.99) Cantler’s Riverside Inn is best known for its juicy Maryland blue crabs. If you come hungry, you’ll want to delight in Jimmy’s Crab Feast, a tasty combination of steamed crabs, mussels, and shrimp. This assortment is accompanied by tangy coleslaw and sweet corn on the cob. CONTACT | CANTLER'S RIVERSIDE INN Open for Lunch & Dinner. Open everyday at 11am. Full menu till 11pm Sunday thru Thursday, 12pm Friday & Saturday. Free docking for patrons

arriving by boat!

AMERICAS BEST SEAFOOD America’s Best Seafood. Best Catch: Jimmy’s Crab Feast ($25.99) Cantler’s Riverside Inn is best known for its juicy Maryland blue crabs. If you come hungry, you’ll want to delight in Jimmy’s Crab Feast, a tasty combination of steamed crabs, mussels, and shrimp. This assortment is accompanied by tangy coleslaw and sweet corn on the cob. CRABS 101 | CANTLER'S RIVERSIDE INN A soft crab is a hard shell crab that has just shed its shell in order to grow. The “soft” crab state is only temporary and is harvested before the shell hardens. It can be frozen successfully by using the following procedure of “dressing” the soft crab: 1. Cut off the face behind the eyes with a pair of scissors. 2. CRAB HEAVEN AT CANTLER’S USA Today Article 1/20/12Great American Bites: Crab heaven at Cantler’s in Annapolis By Larry Olmsted, special for USA TODAY The scene: Maryland is world-famous for its crab cakes, but along the coast of the Chesapeake Bay, including Annapolis, home of the U.S. Naval Academy, steamed hard-shell crabs are an even more traditional

local specialty.

GIFTCARDS | CANTLER'S RIVERSIDE INN Open for Lunch & Dinner. Open everyday at 11am. Full menu till 11pm Sunday thru Thursday, 12pm Friday & Saturday. Free docking for patrons

arriving by boat!

RETAIL | CANTLER'S RIVERSIDE INN Shipping: $7.00. Note: Currently, we have a limited supply of t-shirts available. Please call the restaurant to inquire (410-757-1311). Thank you for your understanding. THE 10 BEST SEAFOOD SHACKS IN THE U.S. The 10 Best Seafood Shacks in the U.S. If you drew a Venn diagram outlining the best qualities of a seafood shack and the best qualities of a dive bar, the two would have more in common than not. A great seafood shack, like a great dive bar, should have no more than two televisions, and bonus if there are none whatsoever. CANTLER'S RIVERSIDE INN For more on our offerings, please explore our menu. Our dishes are all served piping hot and ready to enjoy in the atmosphere reminiscent of Maryland’s Chesapeake Bay heritage. Come as you are to Jimmy Cantler’s Riverside Inn, where the watermen gather for fresh seafood and steamed Maryland blue crabs 7 days a week, all year ’round. MENU | CANTLER'S RIVERSIDE INN SIDES. FRIES side – $3.50 basket – $5.50 ONION RINGS side – $5 basket – $7 TATER TOTS side – $4 basket – $6 SWEET POTATO FRIES side – $4 basket – $6 NEWS | CANTLER'S RIVERSIDE INN | WHERE THE WATERMEN GATHER Annapolis, Md. Best Catch: Jimmy’s Crab Feast ($25.99) Cantler’s Riverside Inn is best known for its juicy Maryland blue crabs. If you come hungry, you’ll want to delight in Jimmy’s Crab Feast, a tasty combination of steamed crabs, mussels, and shrimp. This assortment is accompanied by tangy coleslaw and sweet corn on the cob. CONTACT | CANTLER'S RIVERSIDE INN Open for Lunch & Dinner. Open everyday at 11am. Full menu till 11pm Sunday thru Thursday, 12pm Friday & Saturday. Free docking for patrons

arriving by boat!

AMERICAS BEST SEAFOOD America’s Best Seafood. Best Catch: Jimmy’s Crab Feast ($25.99) Cantler’s Riverside Inn is best known for its juicy Maryland blue crabs. If you come hungry, you’ll want to delight in Jimmy’s Crab Feast, a tasty combination of steamed crabs, mussels, and shrimp. This assortment is accompanied by tangy coleslaw and sweet corn on the cob. CRABS 101 | CANTLER'S RIVERSIDE INN A soft crab is a hard shell crab that has just shed its shell in order to grow. The “soft” crab state is only temporary and is harvested before the shell hardens. It can be frozen successfully by using the following procedure of “dressing” the soft crab: 1. Cut off the face behind the eyes with a pair of scissors. 2. CRAB HEAVEN AT CANTLER’S USA Today Article 1/20/12Great American Bites: Crab heaven at Cantler’s in Annapolis By Larry Olmsted, special for USA TODAY The scene: Maryland is world-famous for its crab cakes, but along the coast of the Chesapeake Bay, including Annapolis, home of the U.S. Naval Academy, steamed hard-shell crabs are an even more traditional

local specialty.

GIFTCARDS | CANTLER'S RIVERSIDE INN Open for Lunch & Dinner. Open everyday at 11am. Full menu till 11pm Sunday thru Thursday, 12pm Friday & Saturday. Free docking for patrons

arriving by boat!

RETAIL | CANTLER'S RIVERSIDE INN Shipping: $7.00. Note: Currently, we have a limited supply of t-shirts available. Please call the restaurant to inquire (410-757-1311). Thank you for your understanding. THE 10 BEST SEAFOOD SHACKS IN THE U.S. The 10 Best Seafood Shacks in the U.S. If you drew a Venn diagram outlining the best qualities of a seafood shack and the best qualities of a dive bar, the two would have more in common than not. A great seafood shack, like a great dive bar, should have no more than two televisions, and bonus if there are none whatsoever. AMERICAS BEST SEAFOOD America’s Best Seafood. Best Catch: Jimmy’s Crab Feast ($25.99) Cantler’s Riverside Inn is best known for its juicy Maryland blue crabs. If you come hungry, you’ll want to delight in Jimmy’s Crab Feast, a tasty combination of steamed crabs, mussels, and shrimp. This assortment is accompanied by tangy coleslaw and sweet corn on the cob. NEWS | CANTLER'S RIVERSIDE INN Posted on August 14, 2012 by Cantlers Restaurant. Cantlers Riverside Inn is excited to announce, in effort to promote local, Maryland products and the food service establishments that support local industries, the Maryland Department of Natural Resources is marketing a new initiative ,”TRUE BLUE“. The True Blue initiative aims to

recognize

OUR NEW WEBSITE

Open for Lunch & Dinner. Open everyday at 11am. Full menu till 11pm Sunday thru Thursday, 12pm Friday & Saturday. Free docking for patrons

arriving by boat!

HOW TO SIZE A CRAB

How to size a crab. First in a three-part series on crabs. For Marylander’s, crabs are more than a menu item. They’re a way of life. Generations of Marylander’s have relied on blue crabs, culled from the Chesapeake Bay, as sustenance and — in the case of watermen — for their livelihoods.

7-DOLLAR-MENU

7-dollar-menu. By Cantlers Restaurant | Published November 4, 2016 | Full size is 399 × 600 pixels.

SMART KITCHEN

Due to covid-19 we are not taking reservations everything is first come first serve. We have limited parking, so please carpool if possible, and there is no RV or trailer parking. THE 10 BEST SEAFOOD SHACKS IN THE U.S. The 10 Best Seafood Shacks in the U.S. If you drew a Venn diagram outlining the best qualities of a seafood shack and the best qualities of a dive bar, the two would have more in common than not. A great seafood shack, like a great dive bar, should have no more than two televisions, and bonus if there are none whatsoever. NEWS | CANTLER'S RIVERSIDE INN | WHERE THE WATERMEN GATHER We just received the letter below from Chesapeake Bay Magazine! Dear Cantler’s Riverside Inn, Congratulations! Chesapeake Bay Magazine‘s readers and web community have cast their votes in our annual Best of the Bay Survey, and Cantler’s Riverside Inn was a winner in the Best Restaurant for Crabcakes, Best Restaurant for Steamed Crabs and Best Restaurant for Maryland Crab Soup, categories! CANTLERS CARRY OUT MENU 410- 757-1311 RIDD GUMBO SHRIMP … CARRY OUT MENU 410-757-1311 458 Forest Beach Road Annapolis, MD 21401 LUNCH & DINNER HOURS Sun-Thurs 11:00am to 11:00pm Fri. & Sat. 11:00am

until Midnight

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CANTLER'S RIVERSIDE INN Where the Watermen Gather MARYLAND CRAB HOUSES: A CHESAPEAKE TRADITION An Annapolis, Maryland icon, Cantler’s waterfront restaurant and crab house has been serving the area’s freshest seafood to watermen, boaters, and land lovers alike for nearly four decades. Sheltered in the quiet waters of Mill Creek, Maryland and just minutes from Annapolis City Dock, Cantler’s proudly serves: * Maryland Blue Crabs

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Cantler’s owners and founders, Jimmy and Linda Cantler, are native Marylanders. Jimmy worked as a waterman on the Chesapeake Bay. The Cantler family has worked in the seafood industry for five generations. In 1974, Jimmy started a restaurant dedicated to serving fresh seafood in a casual family atmosphere. Today, all seafood is inspected by experienced handlers to ensure only the highest quality product reaches our customers.

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