Schaefer's Canal House

"Decided to try this spot instead of some of the other restaurants in Chesapeake City because it was reasonable, and the menu didn't change at 4 for dinner. The location is gorgeous, right on the water and plenty of seating with great views. The outdoor deck was open with plastic sheeting over the deck windows for heat. It was warm and comfortable inside, but still had great views of the water. The staff were all friendly, coming in and leaving we were greeted by anyone we passed and wished a good night as we left. Bathrooms are very nice and clean. We ordered soup, drinks and 2 apps. The Maryland crab was fantastic, very flavorful and seasoned well. The Lobster Bisque was extremely salty, it had a good taste but the salt overpowered flavor. The crab brushetta app was on point, plating, flavor and quantity was great. It was fresh tasting, especially the crab meat and it was very filling. The other app, a Seafood Mango Avacado app was nice looking, but the taste was lacking. Thr description quoted "Mango Salsa"...but it was definitely more like diced mangos with about 2 fragments of Cilantro and maybe a chunk of onion. It had no tomato, zest or really acid of any type which made the underripe avacado and potent crab meat stand out. The avacado was also only sliced which then made it difficult to eat as a part of the tower design in the app. It was disappointing due to the fact it sounded utterly delicious on the menu, but was just ok. We asked our server if we could possibly get a small dish of regular salsa, and she willingly obliged. Again, the staff was great. The salsa made a huge difference in flavor as it added the much needed acid spike the dish claimed to have. Although it still was not as desirable as we had hoped, we were able to eat more of it with the adjustment. We definitely plan to try this location again, the experience overall was positive and it definitely has a lot of great features. I honestly find it difficult to find a restaurant that has a great location, awesome staff and decent food anymore... and although there were a few things about the food we weren't impressed about, this is a spot I would recommend."

"The view was great right on the waterfront! It is a very nice restaurant with a lot of options. We had the Maryland crab soup, and it was amazing. The lobster bisque was very, very salty, but still had a good flavor. The seafood mango avocados stack was something that wasn't horrible it just didn't have a lot of flavor. The avocados were under ripe and distasteful. Our favorite was the crab bruschetta, which was light and tasty. Will be back!"

"This place is truly fabulous, and they have apparently never stopped working to make it better. Our food was excellent! And the atmosphere here has always been awesome. It's absolutely worth the trip!"

"We tried vegetarian burger and nachos (only vegetarian option available). Both were super delicious. Schaefer’s canal house has amazing view, you can opt to open space dine in. Inside house has separate bar and dining area attached with hall ( for celebration). Overall experience was good."

"Beautiful setting. Canal side outdoor dining with a great view. Food was “ok”. Maybe it’s just what we ordered. Fried calamari. Mostly rings, few tentacles. Standard prepared frozen out of the box and deep fried. Coconut smith island cake was “ok”, out of the box again. The Cuban sandwich was good"