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Timbuktu Carryout: Restaurant Reviews

1726 Dorsey Rd, Hanover, MD 21076-1125
410-796-0733
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Ranked #21 of 68 restaurants in Hanover
Price range: $0 - $30
Cuisines: American, Seafood, Steakhouse
Good for: Families with children, Large groups, Local cuisine
Dining options: Lunch, Dinner, Reservations, Takeout, Late Night, Dessert
Restaurant details
Good for: Families with children, Large groups, Local cuisine
Dining options: Lunch, Dinner, Reservations, Takeout, Late Night, Dessert
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ruth345
Senior Contributor
36 reviews 36 reviews
22 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 13 cities Reviews in 13 cities
15 helpful votes 15 helpful votes
“Fantastic Crab Cakes”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed February 15, 2012

When you reach the top placed in MD to have a crab cake, it becomes a matter of personal choice and quality. While Timbuktu always had a very good crab cake, on this visit they seem to have gotten even better. As a life long Marylander who has consumed more that her fair share of crab cakes, I can say this one was even better than G&M, but again, a personal choice. My brother had the crab imperial which was also first class. They have side dishes, but who cares! Everyone goes for the crab.

  • Visited February 2012
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Atmosphere
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
    • 5 of 5 stars Food
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Silver Spring, Maryland
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54 reviews 54 reviews
33 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 23 cities Reviews in 23 cities
28 helpful votes 28 helpful votes
“Lots of great seafood”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed January 30, 2012

My wife and I enjoyed dinning here. I have always heard good things about this place , well after visiting last week, I am looking forward to returning. The food was delicious. Lots of crab in the crab cake... great prices too. We shall return. Job well done Timbuktu.

  • Visited January 2012
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Atmosphere
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
    • 5 of 5 stars Food
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Baltimore, Maryland
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27 reviews 27 reviews
6 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 17 cities Reviews in 17 cities
20 helpful votes 20 helpful votes
“Great Seafood!”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed January 18, 2012

Great Seafood! Good for family dinner. Recommend reservations for special occasions.

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Alexandria, Virginia
1 review
“Outstanding crab cakes”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed December 19, 2011

Best crab cake we ever tasted. Anytime we are in the area again, would definitely go back. Ambience 3 our of 5 but entree 5 our of 5. Good service from Kyle. Reasonable prices. Close to BWI.

  • Visited December 2011
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Atmosphere
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
    • 5 of 5 stars Food
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Silver Spring, Maryland
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98 restaurant reviews
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36 helpful votes 36 helpful votes
“Some of the Worst Food I've had”
2 of 5 stars Reviewed December 14, 2011

I went to this restaurant based on things I heard from people and Tripadvisor's rating. We were really disappointed. The two positive things: The crab dip was really good and our server was very nice and attentive. The only reason I'm giving this a "2" is because of the crab dip was so good it saved the rating slightly.

The decor of the restaurant was very old and it had an unappealing smell. I'm not sure what it was but it distracted me the entire meal. My husband ordered shrimp and steak and the steak looked like an old shoe. He ordered it medium and it was very dry. Probably the worst steak I've ever seen. The shrimp was chewy and greasy.

I ordered the famous crabcakes...Fail! They were huge - the size of my palm, but they had a lot of mushy filler in them. I was able to pick out the lump crab meat and leave the mushy filler. That's how you know it's too much filler when you can pick around it. It was by far one of the worst crab cakes I've ever had. I would not go back to this restaurant again.

  • Visited December 2011
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 1 of 5 stars Atmosphere
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
    • 1 of 5 stars Food
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