Lorraine's Seafood Restaurant

"My wife and I went to Tangier for a day trip. Lorraine’s is currently the only option for lunch so that is where we went. We ordered the crab dip as an appetizer and it was fantastic. For entrees we ordered crab cakes, mine was with scallops. Now mind you I have spent my entire life living near or around the water. The scallops were no more scallops than I am a scallop. Not sure if they were stamped skate or sand shark, but I am a lover of scallops and I very seldom in my life, if ever, have left a scallop on my plate until my visit to Lorraine’s. So, if you find yourself at Lorraine’s, stick with the crab dip and crab cakes and leave the “scallops” alone."

"Currently the ONLY sit down restaurant on the Island. (Tangier was hit pretty hard by the shutdown of tourism due to "the Vid" -- many businesses closed. Truly hoping that all the lovely reviews this year will see a resurgence to the Island and they are able to continue to recover!) It is an island of crab shacks so... come on, you need to order crab-related things here. The crab dip and crabby fries are delicious - every person we talked to recommended these items :) I am not a fan of soft-shelled crabs **gasp** (I know - the horror) ... so I can't comment on them directly, but the other visitors we ran into were raving about them. I ordered the flounder sandwich twice, the fillet was massive, a meal itself and very well fried, so if you aren't into fresh soft-shelled crabs, I recommend whatever fish fillet sandwich they have - they know how to prepare fish! Crabcakes are fried, not lump - I think that is a VA vs MD thing - not sure. I prefer lump so again I passed on that, but the other excellent items they have are coleslaw and macaroni salad. I know, weird thing to rave about, but every place I go the macaroni salad has overcooked noodles, too much mayo and no flavor and the coleslaw is a watery-flavorless mess... NOT HERE :) Both sides have a good balance of mayo to vinegar and the coleslaw is nice and peppery - just absolute kudos to whomever is making it. We ate here 4 or 5 times and got both sides with each meal. THAT. GOOD. It is a small place and it is the ONLY restaurant, so be prepared to wait during prime lunch and dinner hours - they have a lot of hungry people to feed :) **IMPORTANT TIP** If you are staying on the island on a Sunday -- EVERYTHING closes at 4 PM. Get your dinner with your lunch if you don't have groceries to cook for yourself. Lorraine's will even take your order at lunch, prepare it and deliver it or have it ready to pick-up before closing if you don't want to reheat."

"5/5! With Lorraine's being one of the three restaurants on the island, we had to hit them all. Lorraine's was our first stop! The Food: Since Tangier is known for their seafood and softshell crabs, we had to order it! So I went with the "Crab Cake and Soft Shell combo". It came with one crab cake and two/three softshell crabs with fries. The crab cakes were huge and filled with crab meat. There was no filling besides crab, not something you usually see on the mainland. The crab cake was cooked very well and the softshell crab was fried to perfection. It was a very well portioned meal for the price. I left full and satisfied. We even came back a second time before leaving to have a good last meal. Had the "Soft Shell Crab Sandwich", "Cream of Crab Soup", "Scott's Crab Fries" and "Hush Puppies". Yes, it was a lot, but we wanted to try everything and it was absolutely delicious and worth it. The Service: Service was great! The staff were incredibly friendly and attentive. The restaurant can be quite busy during peak lunch times, since some people arrive during those times. But it's well worth the wait. The Atmosphere: The restaurant was decorated very nicely and clean. A good amount of seating, but with it being one of three restaurants on the island, can be filled up fast. Overall, a 5/5! Delicious food, great service and clean restaurant. Highly recommend!"

"Excellent restaurant! You can tell the seafood is fresh! And even the fries seem to be made from scratch which are excellent by the way! The pizza is large and the large is good enough for two growing kids and be full! The Scotties fries absolutely the best! Enjoy the meal!"

"Really good food! I got cream of crab soup, which had curry powder and was very good. Kids tried their Mac and cheese and their fries-sidewinders, and it was perfect. We also had their crab cake sandwich and fresh coleslaw…yumm! If you are in Tangier you must go. If you are anywhere nearby, take the ferry and go eat there."