Coral Reef Cafe

Name: Coral Reef Cafe
Address: 1701 Atlantic Ave, Ocean City, MD, United States, 21842-6594
Telephone: (410) 289-6388
Price range: $30 and under
Rating: 3.4

3.4

26 Reviews

$30 and under

American

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A new look for 2021! Our entire property is nearing the end of a extensive renovation. We are waiting to serve you and create new memories. Allow our professional, knowledgeable staff make your dining experience and visit to Ocean City memorable. The menu features local favorites as well as continuing to stay up with the current trends, inspired by traditional and modern food methods

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Party Size

2 people

DateTime

Dec 7, 2023

7:00 PM

Booked 1 time today

Order delivery or takeout

Dining areas

Additional information

Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
$30 and under
Cuisines
American, Caribbean
Hours of operation
Breakfast Daily 7:00 am–11:30 am All Day Dining Mon–Thu, Sun 11:30 am–9:00 pm Fri, Sat 11:30 am–10:00 pm
Phone number
(410) 289-6388
Website
https://coralreefrestaurant.com/
Payment options
AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Casual Dress

Location
1701 Atlantic Ave, Ocean City, MD 21842-6594
Neighborhood
Ocean City
Parking details
Street Parking
Additional
Banquet, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cafe, Cocktails, Counter Seating, Full Bar, Non-Smoking, Takeout, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Chicken Wings$17.00
chesapeake marinated, choice of signature old bay, house buffalo, bbq or roasted garlic parmesan
Crab Dip$18.00
lump crab, cream and cheddar cheese blend with old bay, served with toasted focaccia bread
Sticky Ribs$15.00
house smoked and fried crispy, signature sticky sauce, sesame, scallions
Chicken Tenders$12.00
four homestyle tenders served with your choice of buffalo, bbq, ranch or honey mustard
Steamed Shrimp
gulf shrimp served with old bay and cocktail
- 1lb$24.00
- 1/2lb$14.00
Chicken Quesadilla$14.00
southwest seasoned chicken, black beans, sauteed onions, queso blanco, cheddar jack cheese served with pico and lime crema

Soups & Salads

salad add-ons avocado $3, chicken $8, shrimp $10, salmon $12, steak $15

Cream of Crab$12.00
creamy soup with lump crab and old bay
Soup of the Day$11.00
chef's daily creation
House Salad$11.00
mixed greens, baby heirloom tomatoes, cucumber, bell pepper, red onions, and croutons
Caesar Salad$11.00
chopped romaine, parmesan blend, herb croutons, and house made creamy caesar dressing

Handhelds

add bacon $2, avocado $3, burgers served pink or no pink

The Classic Burger$17.00
lettuce, tomato, sauteed onions on a brioche, your choice of american, provolone or cheddar
Grilled chicken$16.00
six ounce grilled chicken, lettuce, tomato on a brioche bun, your choice of american, provolone or cheddar
Crabcake Sandwich$21.00
old bay aioli, lettuce, tomato, brioche bun
Turkey Avocado BLT$16.00
oven roasted turkey, butter lettuce, tomato, thick cut bacon, avocado, basil and dijon aioli on multigrain bread
Tacos$16.00
two tacos with your choice of shrimp or fish, southwest seasoned, island slaw, and cilantro with pico, avocado, and lime crema

Entrees

Salmon$24.00
roasted with herb compound butter, mashed potatoes, and vegetable of the day
Catch of the Day$24.00
mashed potatoes and vegetable of the day
Ribs$27.00
smoked house rub with house made bbq sauce, mashed potatoes, and vegetable of the day
Twin Crabcakes$36.00
house made recipe served with old bay aioli, mashed potatoes, and vegetable of the day
Ribeye$39.00
mashed potatoes and vegetable of the day
Shrimp & Crab Alfredo$28.00
shrimp, crab, and creamy house made alfredo over pasta with toasted focaccia

What 26 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

3.4

3.4 based on recent ratings

3.7Food
3.7Service
2.6Ambience
2.8Value

Noise • Moderate

26 Reviews

T
Tayler
New York Area
1 review
1.0
1 review
Dined on November 23, 2023
overall1food1service1ambience1
My family and I made reservation for our Thanksgiving dinner. Unfortunately, the food was horrible. I ordered blackend scallops . I ask the server how big were the scallops and he made a circle with his fingers (half quarter) so I ordered them. When the scallops made it to the table, they were the size of nickels. The scallops cost 34 dollars and they were not blackened. The scallops had so much salt on them they were not edible. My husbands food was swimming in oil. My sons burger had no flavor. The pictures on line do not belong to them.
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PamelaF
Baltimore
1 review
3.0
1 review
Dined on November 23, 2023
overall3food4service4ambience2
We had Thanksgiving dinner in the Coral Reef RESTAURANT on 11/23; very pleased with the service and the food was good (except for the fried oysters--nothing like what we make/eat in Southern Maryland!). On Tues. 11/21 we ate in the Coral Reef CAFE; while the food was decent the atmosphere was awful!! How did you get away with having a cafe combined with the indoor pool?? No check from the OC health department? Chlorine smell, kids running around getting the dining area floor wet, hazardous for diners and staff, and very noisy!! Would recommend if the diner is eating the RESTAURANT.
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LarryD
Pittsburgh
5 reviews
5.0
5 reviews
Dined on October 21, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience4
Very good... didn't know it was next to the indoor pool... but still a great dinner gor us
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OpenTable Diner
Washington DC
2 reviews
vip
1.0
2 reviews
Dined on October 7, 2023
overall1food4service2ambience1
This restaurant is literally in the same room as the hotel indoor pool which you cannot tell from the pictures. It’s misleading and a very weird atmosphere. Smelled like chlorine at brunch which was awful.
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SteveT
Washington DC
2 reviews
vip
3.0
2 reviews
Dined on October 1, 2023
overall3food2service5ambience3
Coral Reef Cafe came up with a pretty decent rating among restaurants in the southern 1/3 of Ocean City, MD. I've tried a number of good OC restaurants and was optimistic. It is located in a hotel, basically in the lobby. Part of the dining room was in the swimming pool area. That was fine with me as long as the food was good. It was not. I had baby back ribs. $28 or so. They were like leather with bones and slathered with sauce. My wife had salmon, which was better than the ribs, slathered with butter. We both had double sides of green beans, which may or may not have come out of a can and drenched with butter. The waitress was sweet and did a good job. But the food is a hard pass, even if it wasn't way over priced.
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SueS
Philadelphia
8 reviews
4.0
8 reviews
Dined on September 20, 2023
overall4food5service5ambience3
We had a very good meal. The waiter was very attentive and friendly. My only disappointment was that we had to eat in the bar area because the dining room was having a private party.
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LowFreqGuy
Baltimore
3 reviews
4.0
3 reviews
Dined on September 3, 2023
overall4food5service3ambience3
We didn’t know this restaurant was located inside a hotel when we made the reservation through Open Table. When we arrived, we found it to be inside of Holiday Inn. The dining area is indoors, adjacent to the fenced off pool and swim area. Not a terribly high end experience, but the food was really good. If you are sensitive to the smell of pool water or chemicals, you may find another venue to be a better fit for you.
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HalRappaport
New York Area
47 reviews
vip
2.0
47 reviews
Dined on August 16, 2023
overall2food2service2ambience1
We went for breakfast. This was a typical Holiday Inn restaurant that is billed as something more. It's a hotel restaurant by their indoor pool. The service was VERY slow. The order was incorrect and the food was just fair.
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OpenTable Diner
Philadelphia
12 reviews
vip
3.0
12 reviews
Dined on July 25, 2023
overall3food3service5ambience2
Our waiter was great, I think his name Josh. Josh was awesome. Here is where it gets crazy, they were extremely under staffed and a cook quit right in the middle of orders being put in. Wait was long, and the bartender had to jump in and start cooking, crazy right? Welp, if it wasn’t for the bartender we would’ve gotten any food. I think it was a little pricey for finger food, not much to write home about it that justifies our bill being $165. Hopefully they get their staffing issue resolved. The location is in one of the bigger hotels in OC.
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SandiP
Philadelphia
4 reviews
5.0
4 reviews
Dined on May 20, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience4
Food was excellent. Server was attentive and sweet. Had the back room to ourselves. Party of 6.
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OpenTable Diner
Washington DC
2 reviews
vip
2.0
2 reviews
Dined on May 6, 2023
overall2food3service4ambience2
Located in the Holiday Inn. What turned me off was the sticky floor throughout the lobby and restaurant which made me feel they don’t value cleanliness.
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Jacqueline
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined on April 15, 2023
overall4food4service4ambience4
The food was good unfortunately. The steak had to be returned because there was a larger amount of fat on the meat so they cooked a new steak. Service was very good and the chef came out and apologized. We would definitely go back for dinner.
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MrsCoop
Washington DC
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on April 9, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Our waiter was super sweet and food was great! I
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MarkR
Philadelphia
1 review
1.0
1 review
Dined on October 28, 2022
overall1food1service5ambience3
We were informed that there was a management change! It appears to have affected the food... I was looking forward to the crab soup as it was my favorite and has been for the years we have visited the restaurant. I couldn't even finish it as to was so salty and spicy. My wife's crab cake sandwich was terrible as the orange dressing on the sandwich had to be scraped off with a knife and the Cesar salad had croutons so hard she would have broken a tooth trying to eat one. She tried to cut one with a knife but it wouldn't even cut... Sorry to say that the experience was only saved by the excellent wait staff. Colby was the bright light in this experience as the rest was VERY dimmed. Sorry for the bad review, but honesty is the best policy, RIGHT!!!
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OpenTable Diner
Tampa
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on August 16, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Lunch as fantastic and the drinks were delicious. Staff was extremely courteous and always checking if we needed anything else.
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NikiM
Jacksonville
50 reviews
vip
3.0
50 reviews
Dined on August 10, 2022
overall3food4service3ambience2
Food was good. Service was slow, and restaurant was not busy. Environment was quiet. Price we paid, was not reflective of our experience.
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KimE
Philadelphia
10 reviews
4.0
10 reviews
Dined on July 24, 2022
overall4food5service5ambience4
Food and service were excellent! A bit pricey but we loved the food!
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KatinaB
Washington DC
2 reviews
2.0
2 reviews
Dined on July 24, 2022
overall2food2service2ambience3
Expensive and the food wasn’t worth the price. The cafe side is the actual hotel pool room separated by a clear plexiglass wall… so you can see people in the pool and they can see you. Our food sat in the kitchen and was not delivered fresh because my daughter’s pasta sauce had dried up.
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OpenTable Diner
Philadelphia
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined on July 4, 2022
overall4food5service5ambience4
The food is great and the place is beautiful. The only complaint is that it is LOUD. It’s hard to hear one another while in the restaurant.
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Todd
Washington DC
8 reviews
vip
1.0
8 reviews
Dined on July 3, 2022
overall1food1service2ambience1
Our food was not tasty, not worth the price tag
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DaveG
Chicago
16 reviews
4.0
16 reviews
Dined on June 25, 2022
overall4food3service5ambience3
Very nice, but surprised “room” shared with indoor pool. Thus, casual setting, but service & food Very Good!
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DavidB
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on June 25, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Although a little on the expensive side, it’s a great place to eat and the food is well worth the cost. It’s definitely upscale quality in all aspects. The servers were both personable and knowledgeable and they also get a five star from me. I definitely recommend it!
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Seesee
Washington DC
12 reviews
3.0
12 reviews
Dined on May 18, 2022
overall3food2service3ambience3
The experience was okay. A couple of disappointments (1) the waiter forgot to put in my appetizer (2) I ordered the crab cake and it was horrible. As a Marylander, I know crab cakes and this wasn’t it. It had an unusual seasoning in it giving it a weird taste. A couple of bites and I was done, I couldn’t eat it. Lastly, it was closing time and as we were receiving/paying the check, the cleaning staff rolled a bucket to our table and proceeded to mop around our feet. It was quit an unpleasant experience.
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OpenTable Diner
Baltimore
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on May 16, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Great service, a bit too noisy. Food is awesome! Pool inside the restaurant?!
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OpenTable Diner
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on April 26, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Me and my friend had dinner tonight at the Coral Reef. Carlos was our waiter and he was very attentive. Very interesting setting with the pool under the same roof. Great experience overall!
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FireChief3419
Baltimore
18 reviews
4.0
18 reviews
Dined on March 11, 2022
overall4food4service4ambience4
Ambiance was great. Service was fantastic. Drinks were average.
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Safety precautions

Cleaning & sanitizing
- Surfaces sanitized between seatings
- Digital, disposable or sanitized menu provided
- Sealed or wrapped utensils used
- Common areas deep-cleaned daily
- Sanitizer or wipes provided for customers
Physical distancing
- Extra space between tables

Screening
- Sick staff prohibited in the workplace

FAQs

Coral Reef Cafe offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (410) 289-6388.

Coral Reef Cafe is rated 3.4 stars by 26 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

Make a reservation

Party Size

2 people

DateTime

Dec 7, 2023

7:00 PM

Booked 1 time today

Order delivery or takeout

1701 Atlantic Ave, Ocean City, MD 21842-6594

Dining areas

Additional information

Neighborhood
Ocean City
Hours of operation
Breakfast Daily 7:00 am–11:30 am All Day Dining Mon–Thu, Sun 11:30 am–9:00 pm Fri, Sat 11:30 am–10:00 pm
Price
$30 and under
Cuisines
American, Caribbean
Dining style
Casual Dining
Dress code
Casual Dress
Parking details
Street Parking
Payment options
AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Additional
Banquet, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cafe, Cocktails, Counter Seating, Full Bar, Non-Smoking, Takeout, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Website
https://coralreefrestaurant.com/
Phone number
(410) 289-6388

Coral Reef Cafe

Make a reservation

Order delivery or takeout

Dining areas

Additional information

Shareables

Chicken Wings$17.00

Crab Dip$18.00

Sticky Ribs$15.00

Chicken Tenders$12.00

Steamed Shrimp

Chicken Quesadilla$14.00

Soups & Salads

Cream of Crab$12.00

Soup of the Day$11.00

House Salad$11.00

Caesar Salad$11.00

Handhelds

The Classic Burger$17.00

Grilled chicken$16.00

Crabcake Sandwich$21.00

Turkey Avocado BLT$16.00

Tacos$16.00

Entrees

Salmon$24.00

Catch of the Day$24.00

Ribs$27.00

Twin Crabcakes$36.00

Ribeye$39.00

Shrimp & Crab Alfredo$28.00

Overall ratings and reviews

Cleaning & sanitizing

Physical distancing

Screening

FAQs

Does Coral Reef Cafe offer delivery through OpenTable or takeout?

How is Coral Reef Cafe restaurant rated?

Is Coral Reef Cafe currently accepting reservations?

Make a reservation

Order delivery or takeout

Dining areas

Additional information