West Ocean City

Waterman's Seafood Co.

Family seafood house with famous crab cakes, open year-round

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12505 Ocean Gateway, Ocean Cityharbor
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The take

A family seafood house on Ocean Gateway, west of the bridge, that keeps its lights on in February — which on this side of the water is most of the story. The crab cakes are what it is known for. In summer it is a place to eat when the island is full; in winter it is one of the few places open at all, and the room fills up with people who live here.

What to order: The crab cakes — they're the calling card.

Details

Cuisine
seafood

On the plate

77 dishes from the menu we read on 2026-09-09 · read by script

Our reading of the menu turns up roll, pickle and butter.

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Flavours — our reading

Flavour is our reading of the ingredients a menu prints, not a measurement. How we read them

Waterman's Seafood Co. · 65 of 77 dishes read · Every menu we read · 953 dishes

Waterman's Seafood Co. — flavour axes against the townEight flavour axes. Waterman's Seafood Co.: heat 6%, smoke 11%, citrus 0%, brine 80%, cream 42%, sweet 3%, herb 2%, umami 66%. The town: heat 10%, smoke 13%, citrus 3%, brine 53%, cream 35%, sweet 12%, herb 4%, umami 83%.heat6%smoke11%citrus0%brine80%cream42%sweet3%herb2%umami66%
The numbers behind the shape
Share of the dishes we have a flavour reading for that carry each axis.
AxisWaterman's Seafood Co.Every menu we read
heat6%10%
smoke11%13%
citrus0%3%
brine80%53%
cream42%35%
sweet3%12%
herb2%4%
umami66%83%

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