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O'Learys Seafood Restaurant
O'Learys Seafood Restaurant

O'Learys Seafood Restaurant Details

  • Dining Style: Casual Elegant
  • Website: http://www.olearysseafood.com
  • Email: olearys@olearysseafood.com
  • Phone: (410) 263-0884
  • Hours of Operation: Dinner: Sunday: 5:00pm - 9:00pm, Monday - Saturday: 5:00pm - 10:00pm
  • Payment Options: AMEX, Discover, MasterCard, Visa
  • Cuisine: Seafood
  • Executive Chef: Russell Brown
  • Dress Code: Business Casual
  • Accepts Walk-Ins: Yes
  • Additional Details: Beer, Full Bar, Non-Smoking Restaurant, Private Room, Takeout, Wheelchair Access, Wine
  • Private Party Facilities: Buyouts available by request. Please call for details.
  • Private Party Contact: PJ Mailloux (410) 263-0885

Getting there

  • Cross Street: Severn Avenue
  • Public Transit: Water taxi
  • Parking: Private Lot
A word from O'Learys Seafood Restaurant
Located in the historic Eastport section of Annapolis, O’Learys Seafood Restaurant offers seafood cuisine that is strictly nouveau/fresh, along with “the best small wine list in Annapolis"!
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Awards voted by OpenTable diners
  • Diners' Choice WinnerBest Service
  • Diners' Choice WinnerSeafood
  • Diners' Choice WinnerFit for Foodies
Diner Reviews
  • "Top quality fresh ingredients with ecclectic combinations made the dining experience superb! Wait staff was professional and knowledgeable. Very comfortable atmosphere. In addition to the beet salad we all started with we also shared an order of the fried oysters and they were outstanding. Three of us had the swordfish and it was delicious. For dessert we shared the bread pudding of the evening, peach, and with four forks it was gone in no time."
    Dined on 3/7/2014
  • "Had a great time there again. Celebrated a birthday and had a wonderful time. Excellent food and an extensive wine list without being pretentious. I will be back again soon."
    Dined on 3/4/2014
  • "I went to this restaurant during Annapolis Restaurant week. I knew that a lot of restaurants would be busy and crowded. This restaurant seems a tad bit small upon the entrance. The tables were really close together also. The lighting was really dim in there. As far as the food it was moderate. The mussles I ordered were actually small, as in I got bigger ones from Wegmans for $7. The crabcake was a bit plain, I like flavor in my food and I think it could have used a dash of salt and pepper. Just my preference. My favorite part was dessert! I loved LOVED the pistachio cheesecake. That's a winner!!! Best part of my meal."
    Dined on 3/1/2014
  • "Great service, energetic atmosphere - enjoyed the food!"
    Dined on 3/1/2014
  • "Excellent across the board as usual. Perfect crab cakes served with asparagus and delicious fingerling potatoes ( overheard another diner praise them). No one does calamari better, always fresh never chewy. The pistachio cheese cake was creamy and flavorful, server with caramel and whipped cream. The pastry cup of chocolate mousse could be a little flakier but the mousse was great. The service was impeccable and our server quite knowledgeable on both food and wine. O'Leary's is the place to treat yourself in Annapolis."
    Dined on 3/2/2014
  • "We went for restaurant week and the service was excellent. I went with someone who had food allergies and they were very accommodating. The food was delicious, especially the crab cake. I would recommend it if you are looking for some good seafood at a smaller restaurant that is not in the busy downtown area."
    Dined on 3/1/2014
  • "Went for Annapolis restaurant week. The crab cakes were excellent. Delicious meal. Nice wine list. Our table/room we dined in was poorly lit, but other than that, a delicious romantic experience!"
    Dined on 3/1/2014
  • "literally every time I've eaten here it's been a wonderful experience. I have never been disapointed. It's not that the dishes are super compicated or very basic. It just seems like the chef truly turns each one into the best it can be. Guess I can't compliment them enough."
    Dined on 3/1/2014
  • "O' Leary's has the freshest seafood that is inventively and deliciously prepared. Tough choices between the lobster cappuccino or fried oyster app or the crab cakes with mustard sauce, warm fingerling potato salad and asparagus or swordfish or scallops? Meat lovers have pork tenderloin stuffed with Gorgonzola or steaks. Service is great and food always arrives hot, fast, and artfully on the plate. This is our favorite restaurant in Annapolis. Make a reservation!"
    Dined on 3/1/2014
  • "I wouldn't recommend this place to anyone. This was my second time there and the food again was less than acceptable."
    Dined on 3/1/2014
  • "Best calamari I've ever had. Very tender. Crab cakes were sweet, light, and delicious with negligible filler. Such a treat not to be made with Old Bay. Other diners had fish and shrimp both very well done. Food was delicious."
    Dined on 2/28/2014
  • "This restaurant is a small little gem. The food has been good every time we have been. The wait staff is attentive. They have a interesting wine list and wines by the glass. This restaurant has a lot of restaurants around the area for competition and it holds it's own. We will go back."
    Dined on 2/27/2014
  • "Went to O'Learys on Friday night during Annapolis Restaurant Week. The special menu included a number of the house specialties, so it was hard to make a choice. The calamari was perfectly flash fried and tender with a great dipping sauce. The Grouper with shrimp has a Latin flair, and was also extremely tasty. All of our food was very well prepared and nicely presented. Our server was attentive even though it was a very busy evening. The only down side was that this little restaurant gets rather noisy when it is full. We like the atmosphere better when it is a quieter evening."
    Dined on 2/28/2014
  • "O'Leary's is one of our favorite restaurants. As always the food was very tasty. Our only complaint is that the menu said "crispy grouper" and the fish was definitely not crispy (although extremely tasty). Perhaps the problem is that it was Restaurant Week in Annapolis and the restaurant expected so many people to order the grouper that they prepared it ahead of time."
    Dined on 2/28/2014
  • "Food is excellent, service is excellent, comfortable atmosphere, first class all the way..;..but at the same time semi casual. We loved it."
    Dined on 2/28/2014
  • "We were there for Annapolis Restaurant Week on a Friday night so it was busier than a normal Friday night. The kitchen was a little backed up and the wait staff told us about that which was nice. The extra time just provided us with more time to talk before the food arrived. The food was great and the wine list gave us plenty of choices. The seafood is always fresh and the menu always leaves me wanting to come back in order to try something new each time. O'Leary's is definitely a place I should get back to more often than I do."
    Dined on 2/28/2014
  • "Second time coming here. First time was on New Years Eve. It was perfect then and it was perfect again. The food is consistently good and well priced for the area. The drinks are fantastic especially the martinis. The fact that they have their own parking lot is amazing for Easport."
    Dined on 2/14/2014
  • "First rate service, easy parking, lovely dining room, exceptional menu and delicious food. What else can I say! Well, also reasonable and complete wine list, delightful reception when my wife and I arrived, no wait, comfortable temperature (not freezing like so many restaurants), and crusty fresh bread!"
    Dined on 2/27/2014
  • "I've lived in the neighborhood for awhile and wanted to save o'learys for a special occasion. The food was good...not GREAT. There was a very annoying customer near us that muddied the experience. So it ended up being just okay."
    Dined on 2/27/2014
  • "We had the Grouper with shrimp, calamari and mussels and all of them were delicious. Our waiter was very helpful and pleasant. Would recommend this restaurant."
    Dined on 2/26/2014
  • "Dining at OLearys was a very lovely experience. The waiter was attentive without being a nuisance, a difficult thing to do, while my husband and I enjoyed a romantic dinner. The food and wine was wonderful. It was nice that it happened to be "Restaurant Week" as it enabled us to try their specialties at a reasonable price. It was fun that my husband and I ordered different appetizers, entrees and desserts so we could give each other a taste of our choices. It was nice that it was walkable location as well as ample parking. Can't wait to have dinner at OLearys again in the near future ;-)"
    Dined on 2/26/2014
  • "O'Leary's is a long time favorite of ours. The seafood here is outstanding, and we've never had a dish we didn't like. It can be pricey, so you might want to save it for special occasions if that is a concern of yours. It can be noisy on weekends with all of the conversations going on so I'd recommend a week night if you want a quieter experience."
    Dined on 2/25/2014
  • "I went to O'Leary's for Restaurant Week. I had not been back for some time and I cannot figure out why. The service was excellent and the food outstanding. Everything was delicious."
    Dined on 2/24/2014
  • "We've been to O'Leary's several times before - in this case we went on the Saturday after Valentine's Day as our 'date night' and had two great entrees, both off the specials menu. Can't recommend the "Pig and Fig" house special martini - too sweet, and it seems like they're still trying to find the balance with fig-infused vodka. Other than that, though, our entrees were both wonderful and we had a great time."
    Dined on 2/15/2014
  • "O'Learys food was exceptional and beautifully presented. Portions are above average size -- but somehow, we managed to eat it all and to enjoy dessert. The atmosphere and the ambiance were sensational. Romantic and yet vibrant at the same time. Prices were a bit steep -- but for a special occasion O'Learys is worth the effort."
    Dined on 2/22/2014
  • "Food was great. Service was great. The manager even gave us a couple of free margaritas because we asked about them on national margarita day. To top that, they were much tastier than any margarita we could get at a local mexican restaurant. I highly recommend O'learys and their margaritas!!!!"
    Dined on 2/22/2014
  • "This was our second visit to O'Learys and it confirmed what a great place this is for a romantic dinner. The service was outstanding and the waiter provided some solid recommendations. My wife had the crab cakes and I had the mahi mahi. Both were excellent. Good wine selection. Dinner, wine and a shared dessert will run you just shy of a C-note, but it is worth it!"
    Dined on 2/14/2014
  • "One of our favorite Annapolis restaurants. It was still good, but just OK for some reason rather than the fabulous we have come to expect. Hopefully just an off night, we'll go back to make sure there hasn't been a drastic change which would keep us from recommending O'Learys in the future."
    Dined on 2/15/2014
  • "Busy (as expected for a Friday night and Valentines Day), but I expected our table to be open and ready since we had reservations, particularly later in the evening (8 pm). Waited at the bar for about 10 minutes. Not a big deal, but not a lot of waiting room around the bar area. Kinda felt like we were in the way. Food was outstanding and reasonably priced for the quality. Atmosphere was intimate and cozy for a cold winter night. Surprised they didn't have a military discount (particularly in a military town), but not many places in Annapolis do, as we discovered. I look past the shortcomings for the amazing food. Will definitely return the next time we're in town."
    Dined on 2/14/2014
  • "Dinner, drinks, and dessert were all fantastic. Appetizers were so so. Quaint place with great food and service."
    Dined on 2/15/2014
  • "The staff was great, very attentive, perfect for a romantic dinner always there when needed but out of sight so we could talk. The dinner was great, food good and unique; the scallops were the best I’ve had. Great job we will be back. Thanks"
    Dined on 2/14/2014
  • "Our dining experience was once again fabulous. This has been our favorite Restaraunt for the last 5 years. We dine there for all our special occasions, we love our corner window table, and the food is always "to die for". Look forward to our next dining experience there, as we have 7 more reasons to celebrate dinner at this wonderful place. We dine there 8 times a year, sometimes more if friends visit from Pa."
    Dined on 2/14/2014
  • "Best menu of different fish selections and preparations. Awesome Maryland crab cakes. Even my son, a carnivore, enjoyed the steak immensely. Highly recommended for either special occasion or weekend dinner out. Great waitress and service too!"
    Dined on 2/14/2014
  • "Food and d servce were geeat. Tables are too close together. Unabke to have privare conversation. Wine list expensive."
    Dined on 2/14/2014
  • "This Has been our favorite restaurant for years. Always looking for an excuse to celebrate. It is pricey but the food and service are well worth it."
    Dined on 2/13/2014
  • "Good food, good drinks, good service, all around good night out. My husband had the lobster cappuccino and the Barramundi. I had the salad equinox and the Thai Barbequed Mahi-Mahi. All were excellent. My husband especially liked that most of the entree's also included shrimp."
    Dined on 2/8/2014
  • "surprisingly hi quality of food & service in spite of the place being jammed w/ line of waiting clients. Tuna, wine, and desert all tops."
    Dined on 2/8/2014
  • "booked this restaurant last minute, but it had been on our to try list for awhile. the food was great, my fig and bacon vodka martini was amazing. our only gripe was seating. we usually sit next to each other but the seating for two in this restaurant forces couples to sit far from each other."
    Dined on 2/8/2014
  • "I took my fiance to this restaurant to celebrate his birthday. He absolutely loves all seafood and this was the perfect restaurant for him. It was a special occasion so I was ok with spending a little more but the prices were all very reasonable and the food was amazing! Great seafood selection and a wonderful all around dining experience!"
    Dined on 2/4/2014
  • "We have been dining at O'Learys for more than 10 years, traveling an hour each way to do so. The quality of the food and service was excellent as always. Received a glass of champaign as it was our 35 wedding anniversary which was a very nice touch. However, it seems the prices, at least for the specials, have gone up dramatically. We paid $48 for a lobster tail and $38 for two crab cakes. We will (probably) return but we will be much more cautious next time which takes a lot of fun out of a dining experience. 2 soups, 2 house salads, 2 entrées, 1 modestly priced bottle of wine (~$40), 1 dessert, 1 brandy, 1 coffee = $210 before 20% tip. My spouse of 35 years was worth it but the entrees, great as they were, were not worth the price."
    Dined on 1/31/2014
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