Marcoritaville

We ate here the afternoon of the Super Bowl because there were ads that a local well regarded chef, Michael Rourke, had taken over and it had been re named 1812 Tavern.
We have always thought Michael’s food was excellent. Well, this food was beyond terrible. The fried oysters were terribly heavily breaded, clearly bought pre breaded from Sysco, the broccoli rabe was cooked as it would have been in 1957– totally limp and tasteless, and my wife’s bouilliabaisse was too hot to eat and contained incredibly little seafood. My mashed potatoes were pretty good, but fried Sysco oysters are not worth the $ 22 price.
This place is horrible, and we will not be back unless we get solid evidence Michael Rourke is taking hold of the incredibly poor quality apparent currently. They should not advertise it as his place with this quality food if he cares at all about his reputation.

Spent a beautiful day in St. Michaels MD. They had plenty of choices for dining. Stopped at this place, corner location with plenty of outdoor seating. I think that’s what drew me in. Menu had a variety of items. I chose the flounder sandwich. The portion was small, the fish was fresh, no fries they wanted $ 3 extra. It was ok, I’ll try another restaurant next time.

The food was really good (crab soup, softshell sandwich), but if you ask what kind of fries you want with your sandwich, the understanding is that they come as part of the price. It’s really not cool to add on a surprise $ 6 for 2 sides of fries. That’s just padding the bill and is dishonest.

Delicious drinks, atmosphere, food all nestled away in a hidden from tourist little quite dream town!!!
Came here with a friend for his birthday with another friend of ours and my son and we had a blast.
Service was amazing from drink recommendations to food ideas and suggestions. Our waitress was a super friendly woman who was über upbeat and such a pleasure to have take care of us.
We ate here for lunch and let me say their rum punch is OUT OF THIS WORLD. I don’t live near here and it was about a 2.5 hour drive but the town, people, food and experience is worth it. While eating here I tried the lightly fried soft shell crab sandwich with potato salad. This was amazing so soft and delicious served with a freah kaiser roll and all crisp flavorful up veggie toppings!!!
As for my son he had the macaroni and cheese (homemade) and split a crab cake ball app with me. He loved it all, however I was the one who seemed to like the tarter and cocktail sauce he wanted nothing to do with either it seemed.
While there we sat outside in the tiki tables and listened to the island themed music played on the steel drum and I felt like I was in paradise.
After our super filling meal we walked around checking out all the shoppes and even stopped by the brewery to bring home a growler of beer to enjoy later.
This is a place worth seeing if your from the DC metro area, it’s calm, quite and peaceful and well needed time to relax.

Everythiong about this place says caribbean, seaside, laid back and easy! Nice outdoor spot on the main strip. The food was diverse and very good. The drinks were as well. The waitresses and the owner are very friendly. The only thing that keeps me from giving this a five-​star rating is the bees that are attracted the the many flowers that surround the perimeter of the outdoor section.

I was down in the St. Michael’s/Tilghman Island area for a weekend wedding with family. We were driving past it and the name and appearance looked very similar to «Margaritaville,» which is what we thought we saw. So we all figured, «hey, this place looks cool, let’s go there.» When we got there, we realized it said «Marcoritaville,» but noticed the ½ off burgers, so we went in anyway. The service wasn’t too bad, and our waitress was pretty nice and told us about some local attractions. I had a beer, but someone I was with had a mixed drink and said it was decent.
On to the food. I ordered a Kobe Burger cooked medium, with the description saying it «melts in your mouth.» When the burger came, it wasn’t just cooked well done, but didn’t come with any sides; you had to order them separately. Thankfully the burgers were ½ off so we ordered 2 sets of fries (each set is supposed to feed 2 people). The portion of fries were so small that one of us could finish it with ease, and we don’t eat too much. As for the «Kobe» burger, it tasted exactly like their black angus burger, only tougher and had no «melt in your mouth» feeling like the menu described, and was very dry.
Overall, it’s not the best of places to go to. When one beer costs more than your burger (the burger was $ 7 and that’s with the ½ off deal), you know this may not be the best place to eat, because the bill was very high for the little we ordered. This place is a tourist trap and I’m sure that they know this; make it look like a famous restaurant/​chain to lure tourists in, only to surprise them with less than decent and overpriced food and drinks. I would give this a 1 star rating, but the owner and waitress were very kind to us, so that deserves a slight bump up. I would not recommend this place to anyone, however. If you’re in the St. Michael’s/Tilghman Island area, find somewhere else to eat.

Can’t say what the food is like, as we showed up for dinner at 9 on Sunday, and the place was closed. We called first, and got a recording claiming they were open 7 days for lunch and dinner, but offering no information on actual hours. We got there and got out to check hours, but still no posted hours. Perhaps they just open and close whenever they feel like? I get that this whole town closes early, but you have to at least let people know when you are open.

HORRIBLE! The descriptions on the menu ‘tasted’ better than the food! I ordered a pasta dish with crab and shrimp over it. When i saw it i new it was going to be tasteless and needless to say, i was correct. It was simply a plate of white spaghetti with a few clumps of crab meat and some boiled shrimp on top. Absolutely tasteless! Something a kid could make. My husband got the ‘crabcakes’. Horrible again. I did not see, nor taste, any crabmeat. Only a dough-​like filler. I dont’ know who the cook is but if they want to stay in business, they’d better find another one.
I’m assuming it was the owner who greeted us and appeared friendly. Asked us where we were from, told us where he was from, Philadelphia, and said jokingly he was there under the witness protection program (ha ha). Then, I was totally taken aback when I overheard him trying to bait another customer into talking about the riots in Baltimore; how ‘they started a riot so they’d have an excuse to steal’ and how the ‘people’ in the White House have totally turned everything upside down. While everyone is entitled to their own opinion, personally, I felt just because the customer was white, the owner felt he could start this negative dialogue with him. However, the customer did not take the bait. Did not respond. Definitely looked uncomfortable. He ate his food and left. We will DEFINITELY not be returning.

I need to preface this review by saying that it is solely for the food because the service is great! Genie was our waitress, was very attentive, and provided us with a map and some tips for getting the most out of our St. Michael’s stay. The owner, Marco, also stopped by our table and greeted us like we were old friends!
So, I had a hankering for sushi and this place had a very diverse menu so we decided to test it out. I ordered just a regular California and spicy shrimp roll (how can you get any more basic than that), and while it wasn’t terrible it definitely was not better than places that I had given 4 stars. The rice was slightly hard and tasted somewhat old, but other than that it was simply ok. My boyfriend got a portobello burger, which was half off on Tuesdays, but the mushrooms themselves were so small and the dish came with no sides. The one nice part about it was the avocado that came on top.
All in all, it is a nice environment with great outdoor seating space and a great wait staff. Maybe if we had tried other items it would have improved the visit.

Too pricey! Love the caribbean feel of the outdoor seating and the server was polite but $ 80 for 2 ppl (burger, pulled pork, and 2 drinks each) is insane!!!

Ho-​rib-​le… I expect to see this place on an episode of Bar Rescue shortly. My friend and I stopped here during WineFest. Quite honestly, if we weren’t starving and standing right in front of it, we probably would have gone some place else with a less cheesy name, but we were hungry, it was a nice day and it had out door seating, and it had a nice crowd so it couldn’t be that bad, right? Our waitress, Shirley, seemed more like she was doing us a favor by waiting on us, and every time we asked her for something she seemed a bit bothered. When she did drop something off at the table, she would do it so fast that it was almost as if she was hoping we wouldn’t be able to ask her for something else. We ordered hot wings as an app and since I know that some places around here don’t always toss the wings in the sauce I asked that they specifically be tossed. I was told that they probably couldn’t be since the kitchen was busy. I’m sorry, but last time I checked when you go to a restaurant, the kitchen should be able to accommodate ‘special requests’ that aren’t really that special. As our entrees, my friend ordered the Phở, which she said was good. She would have liked some soy sauce with it, but was afraid to ask our waitress for it since she seemed bothered by all our crazy requests… for things like drinks, and condiments. I ordered a Bacon and Avocado Cheeseburger cooked medium. It was a $ 12 burger that came with NOTHING! not even potato chips! When my $ 12 burger came out it had one small sliver of avocado on it and the burger patty was so small it reminded me of the old «where’s the beef?» commercials. The diameter of it was half the size of an opening of 16oz plastic cup (what they served my soda in). For the price they charged for it, and with no sides, I would expect something much more substantial than what I had. The burger was also extremely over cooked and dry and it was quite obvious that it was sitting under the heat lamp for a bit because when it came out the cheese was greasy as if it was sitting for a while. I wasn’t planning on eating the roll anyway, but it was dried out. It was pretty obvious that I was not happy with my meal but our waitress didn’t seemed concerned. The quickest I saw her move the entire time we were there was when we asked for the check. Maybe the only way I would return to this place is if I was only planning to drink and not eat.

Food was mediocre at best. Oysters were $ 1 each, but they were served on a Styrofoam plate and weren’t rinsed and were served with ice on top (?) — I guess you get what you pay for. We ordered two burgers cooked medium, but both ended up cooked well done. Nice location, but will not be coming back.

The day we went was a gorgeous day so we sat outside. Outside seating is always a nice touch.
I ordered the coconut shrimp and wasn’t impressed at all. And my orange crush for $ 8.95 wasn’t good at all. Both items that are hard to mess up in my eyes. Also, like someone else stated in their rating we were surprised that my husbands burger didn’t come with at least some chips. A $ 13 burger should have something with it.
What really disappointed me is that both my sister (who paid separate) and I had extra charges on our credit cards. My sister had an extra charge of over $ 100! She called and spoke with a manager who stated it would be taken care of in which it was not. The extra charge on my credit card was $ 80. We didn’t call just waited to see if it would clear and it did not. Still it’s very frustrating for that much money to be sitting in a holding state for no reason.
There are plenty of other restaurants in the area. I wouldn’t waste my time coming here again.

Great food! Just reopened… not sure why it has any negative reviews. Wife had a burger and loved it. I had the Phở soup. Excellent! Sushi appetizer was fresh as well.

If you like food. Don’t come here.

Had crab melt, fried oyster sandwich, and fish and chips. All were very good and priced reasonably to a tad high. The amount of crab on the melt was fantastic. Food served promptly and wait staff attentive. Nice outside seating. Beware flies so you may want to eat inside. Overall a nice place to eat. My daughter wants everyone to know you can make a nice onion volcano. :-)

Was in St. Michaels for their Fall Festival. A beautiful Saturday and Marcortaville was jumping. The owner seated us outside despite being packed and we had a great late afternoon snack. The wings were superb as were the Conch fritters. Despite being busy the service was outstanding. We look forward to our next visit

The food was not impressive, sandwiches didn’t even come with sides! Strawberry daiquiri was very bland and my pulled pork sandwich barely had any BBQ.
Definitely not worth the price, I’m afraid to see what the seafood is like.

St. Michaels is an extremely small town so we stopped at this place while walking into town. They have a few beers to choose from, but some were out of stock, but they allowed us to try all the other beers. For lunch, I ordered the mushroom burger with Bleu cheese. I thought this was a vegetarian burger (they have both a vegetarian option and a non veggie option and the description said it was vegetarian) but it came and was a burger WITH mushrooms as opposed to a veggie burger. Let’s just say this was the first time I ever ate a burger. It was a bit over cooked but didn’t completely ruin burgers for me forever. Another person at my table got a burger also and had the same reaction. Not sure if I would come back here, but it’s one of the few restaurants in the area. But when youre ordering, don’t assume anything. Ask a lot of questions.

Well, I think the only reason this place stays in business is because of the location and the fact that many tourists come in just for the day. If Marcoritaville was in a normal town, business would be pretty dismal. Luckily enough for them, they are thriving off of tourists who leave disappointed or just plain upset!
Unfortunately, my family and I were upset. Between the slow service, the waitress with an attitude, missing food and weak drinks, we left hungry and rushed with little time left to enjoy the rest of our visit to St. Michaels.
If you’re looking for a way to miss your ride back and spend your visit in a disappointing tiki bar, this is the place for you!