RockSalt Grille

What a wonderful place. Outstanding service from Sam S.!!! Our appetizers were spot on the Ceviche and the Riptide Shrimp!!! Oh then the Crab Cakes and the Stuffed Rockfish delicious and the portions were huge. The staff makes the difference and in this case a huge difference!!!Thank you for making my wife's birthday special!!!

Stopped in for lunch over the holidays, for the first time in about a year. Yes there have been a few menu tweaks but the biggest change was how crowded the dining room was, even on a cold December Thursday. Nevertheless. the competent staff was not crushed and the seafood entrees we had (Teriyaki Salmon and Fried Oysters) both were superb. Rock Salt Grille continues to set a high bar, as the local standard.

This was my fourth time dining here in the last 12 months. This restaurant never disappoints.My wife and I met two friends from Rhode Island here Monday for a reunion luncheon visit.The Calamari portion was generous and delicious. Enough for all four of us for an appetizer. I also ordered a half dozen oysters on the half shell as an appetizer. They were the Sand Dunes oysters from Prince Edward Island...... and they were fresh and delicious.This restaurant has an incredible raw bar oyster list see photos.One of us had the crab imperial luncheon plate. and said it was delicious.Three of us had a luncheon special of blackened grouper with shrimp and that was also outstanding.The portions are very large, which makes it difficult to have room for a dessert. So we all shared a piece of Keylime pie with four forks... It was very good.The service by our waiter was very efficient and prompt.This is a very popular restaurant and even on a Monday it soon filled up for lunch. If you want to avoid the luncheon wait make sure you arrive by 11:45 AM.Rocksalt grill has turned out to be my restaurant of choice when dining in Westminster, Maryland

First time for me, but my wife has been here before. Since it was her birthday I was happy to take her back and try it for myself. We were greeted upon our arrival and promptly seated. Within moments our waiter, Javier greeted us and told us about the specials and brought us bread as a starter. We ordered the Curry mussels as an appetizer and it was amazing. I ordered the Stuffed Rockfish and my wife ordered the Salmon and Shrimp. They were both amazing. Even though the restaurant got busy during the meal, the over all feel of the place was warm and inviting. Javier had asked us if we were celebrating and we did say it was my wife's birthday. At the end of the meal he brought her a lemon caprese cake and it was delicious. Over all we loved our experience at Rocksalt and will return soon.

This restaurant was selected by a family member for our Father's Day gathering for dinner. I had never heard of the restaurant so I was excited to try something new. There was a festival going on so street parking was a little tight they also have a lot for parking up the street. We were served by G which he was on point and very attentive for handling a party of 12. The food was so fresh and really good. I had the special of the day which was the salmon with mango salsa and Brussels sprouts and green beans. The green beans lacked favor but, I was able to take care of that when I got home. I was impressed that management was very attentive to the guest while walking around to greet and speak to the guests. Overall, I will definitely return as the food and service combined was excellent.

Good music. Good atmosphere. Good food. Five of us descended on the RockSalt Grille for happy hour appetizers,drinks, and dinner.Happy hour runs from 3 to 6 with dollar off beer choices, and a few appetizerselections.Raw oysters and old bay seasoned french fries were the choice of the group. Yeah I know, they don't exactly go together, but it's not like we were eating them together. I tried one of the raw oysters and though I am no connoisseur, it was pretty good. Everyone else really enjoyed them.The old bay season french fries had cheese melted on top. These too were pretty good. You have a lot of seafood choices as well as non-seafood choices so for me it was the Seafood club. Huge sandwich which I could not finish, but it was outstanding. It comes with lump crab, shrimp, tomato, lettuce, and seasoning with your choice of breads. Wheat bread for me.It also comes with a choice of sides so I selected the coleslaw and it was fabulous.Service at the bar was excellent.

Really sad I have to give this so few stars considering all of the good reviews I've heard/read on Yelp. I came here with friends who have visited several times and highly recommended it. Maybe I just ordered the wrong things or had too high expectations, but I wasn't impressed during my visit.A redeeming quality was the service - our party of five was seated immediately despite a packed restaurant, and everything came out pretty quickly. Our waitress was also consistently attentive, interactive, and friendly throughout our dinner. I started with an orange crush, which honestly might have been the worst orange crush I have ever had. There was hardly any orange flavor at all. It tasted like they used orange seltzer water or something instead of orange juice. My boyfriend ordered one as well and his was the same. I wanted another drink but knew I definitely wasn't going to get a crush again. The sangria was a special for that day and I enjoyed it a lot more. The friends I came with raved about the seafood skins, so we got some of those to share. Again, I wasn't super impressed. They were decent, but I thought they could have used more of the seafood filling. I had the mahi mahi tacos as my entree, which I thought were bland. The cilantro slaw it came with was mostly kale or some other leafy green, which I felt was too tough to chew as a slaw on a taco. Everyone else was pleased with the food they got, which included a fried shrimp basket, seafood club, and one of their salads. Nothing I had was horrible - it wasn't so bad I felt I had to send it back, but it really was such an average experience, I have to only give three stars. I'd like to come back again to try and understand what all of the excitement is about, but for now, I can't say I see it.

Visiting from the West Coast, and this has got to be the best meal of the trip, and best crab cake I've ever had! We drove an hour up to this hidden gem based on reviews, and it did NOT disappoint. Our group sampled the rockfish, seafood Mac and cheese, and the award-winning CRAB CAKES. You cannot go wrong with any of these options! The food was well worth the wait.A very big shout out to our waitress Monica, who has the greatest hospitality we may have ever experienced. The staff as a whole was so welcoming and entertained all of our questions. The restaurant has a great ambiance, with the back dining room feeling elevated but still warm and family friendly. I could not recommend this establishment any more than: YOU. MUST. GO.

My wife and I were looking for a good restaurant while in town and this place looked extremely interesting. The service was a 10/10 our waiter was quick to greet us and very fast with drink refills. For dinner I had a crab cake and some Brussel sprouts, and I would say it was the 2nd best crab cake I've ever had. We were stuffed so we didn't entertain deserts but they looked scrumptious. I'd say give this place a gander if possible. 9.2/10

One of my all-time favorite restaurants in the greater Washington-Baltimore Metropolitan area. What can I say? The food is fresh, high quality, original and has that country delicious state to it from the seafood to the meat and vegetables. The salmon BLT is scrumptious and mouthwatering. The roasted Brussels sprouts are grilled to perfection. (I don't believe anything is perfect, but somethings are darn near close.) I have not had the carrots as a side dish, but they always look freshly grown from Carroll County farms and are radiant and earthy. You cannot go wrong with the many salads, sandwiches, wraps, entre items among others here. The menus is expansive enough without being overwhelming and confusing to the general populace. The portion sizes are nice for the amount of money spent and reminds me of Southern destinations such as New Orleans and Memphis for the bang for the buck, tasty, well-seasoned, large portion sizes of food without breaking the bank like one would venturing to those bougie white table cloth restaurants in DC providing you a small yet expensive portion size that the anorexic community would die for!The customer service is what separates this place from many others. The friendly, warm, small-town charm, rural, country politeness, kindness, patience, and dedication from the waitstaff, kitchen, bussers, and management are noteworthy and very commendable in a world where there is a struggle with consistent top-tier customer service. The staff is likeable and memorable. You even will remember servers by name. The small-town charm is there. The ambiance and interior designing are modern, sleek, inviting, and has natural charm, simple yet elegant but not too gaudy or too ole timey. I like the modern curb appeal with the design and feel of the restaurant from the walls, tables, booths, wall ornaments etc. Nothing is a bigger turn off than a restaurant with hideous, ugly big ole pictures on the wall from the stone age or 1800s just yuck! Modern art rules! Ole timey drools!Leadership is interactive and comes to tables and cares about the experience and the aura that clientele is having which is a pro to the restaurant. They are courteous, genuinely nice, empathetic, and believe in providing you the best service. Leadership does a bang-up job just awesome and consistent. People such as I visit the Rock Salt Grille from other counties such as Prince Georges (PG) and Montgomery County, as the food is worth the commute time whenever one has spare time. Sure, I can cook from home a lot, but the ambiance, peacefulness, rural charm, and Southern hospitality culture of the Westminster dining scene is worth the road trip occasionally from the DMV and Baltimore communities. The rural landscape in and around Westminster itself is a breath of fresh air from the fast paced, stressful, anxiety induced culture of DC and its immediate suburbs. This is like a mini getaway without travelling too long distance, nice for day trips. I am glad to have discovered this hidden gem. The mom and pops certainly beat the chains closer in the DC. I grew up on chains nothing wrong with them, but the fresh quality, original ingredients and stellar mom and pop customer service experience here are outstanding and noteworthy.