My mother and I had dinner here last night and it was fabulous. She had the surf and turf - the filet was melt in your mouth delicious and the crabcake had huge lumps of crab. I had a crabcake, shrimp and scallop special - awesome! I also had a South Beach martini, which was quite good. The atmosphere is... more

I had a tough time convincing my girlfriend to try this place. This was our first trip to OC together and she tends to prefer sticking to the usual touristy establishments close to the boardwalk. We did not regret hopping in the car and crossing the bay for this place. Marlin Moon Grille seems out of place at the Francis... more

This restaurant is an olde fashioned gem in West OC. We sat next to the giant salt water fish tank and the table had a big white piece of paper over the linen table cloth. Tacky you ask? NOOOO. With the crayons provided, my kids were happy for the whole meal. My husband lamb was undercooked but this was remedied... more

If you want the best Maryland style seafood this is the place to go eat. It just feels like the beach but the food is top notch. Our service was great. Had Oysters Rockefeller for app - melted in my mouth. I had the seafood combo special which included crabcake and a scallop preparation that were both perfect. My wife... more

The seafood here was wonderful!! After spending close to the same amount of money the night before at a Boardwalk restaurant........we felt this money was much more worth it! The food was fabulous! We would definitely come again! We had a little bit of everything - kids meals, seafood sampler including crab cake, scallop (wonderful) and shrimp, as well as... more

What a great find! Awesome food- best cream of crab soup in the area! Great happy hour specials. Friendly staff and award-winning service. Hubby and I had drinks/app's in the bar and then had a full dinner in the restaurant. It was soooooooo yummy! He had the lobster- perfect! I had the filet topped with blue cheese- just melted in... more

Great ambience, attractive interior,classy without being stuffy. Woderful food,,,it was soooo hard to decide what to order,,got a single crabcake, amazing mashed potatoes and wonderful veggies for 18 bucks,,,3 for the caesar salad. Hubbie got 11 dollar Moms shrimp,,,omg..the best sauce ever! Had to wait a while to get/pay our check,, but the server was very good and so busy,,,they... more

Excellent meal and service. Seafood pasta was to die for. Crushed fillet melded in you mouth. Remember do not order everything you see on the menu the portions are huge. more

I had the chicken rockafeller and my wife had the chicken chesapeake. Both were very good. We also had the crab deviled eggs, which were an interesting twist on a picnic favorite. Creme brule for dessert was good, but slightly thick. The atmosphere was split among the bar area and what seemed to be the main dining area. I was... more