Salter's Tavern

My boyfriend and I recently stayed at the Robert Morris Inn and really double downed on eating there, hitting the tavern for both dinner and breakfast. And guess what? No regrets. Dinner rundown:-Crab Soup: 10/10 - creamy with big lumps of crab-Beef Tenderloin (special): 7.5/10 - great sides-Crab Cake: 9/10 - breaded, fresh crab-Sticky Toffee Pudding: 8/10 - very rich and sweet-Smith Island Cake: 9/10 - love a regional dessert The crab soup was honestly unreal. I mashed up both desserts into one giant sugar rush, because I'm a monster. It was awesome. And then you know, we turned around and did breakfast:-Egg White Frittata: 8/10 - yum goat cheese blobs-Crab Cake Benny: 7/10 - not too heavy-Old Bay Potatoes: 5.5/10 - undercooked-Biscuit: 10/10 - oh em geee, that's goodEgg white frittata was perf if you accidentally ate 1k cal of dessert the night before. I LOVED the biscuit and def ask for a side of jelly for bonus points.Service was great and pro tip if you're staying at the inn, you get a $20 credit for breakfast per person. Maybe just get a basket of biscuits, idkTL;DR tavern is great for all meals. I recommend sitting inside in a booth for dinner to pick up some old timey vibes. Get some crab soup for dinner, and load up on biscuits in the AM.

The Robert Morris Inn is the perfect establishment for any special event. Our recent party enjoyed a delicious and elegant lunch by the best chef around,Mark Salter. Soup, vegetable curry, Short Ribs, Salmon with puffed pastry, Sticky Toffee pudding and Smith island cake. Naturally the service, drinks and staff were also excellent. Thank you Dexter.This historic gem is owned and managed by Ian and Elinior Fleming along with Mark. The atmosphere and beautiful Oxford waterside setting is spectacular.It continues to be our go to place in Talbot County.Cheers to the New Year and thanks to all the management and staff.

So fir the Inn. Perfect no complaints. For the Tavern and Food, not happy. We had 7:30 reservation on Saturday. Called and moved to 8:30. We checked into the Inn, changed came down. The Tavern Mgr was bartending. There were 4 tables still eating. When we said we had a reservation he made a comment that we should have been there at 7. He was annoyed. We said we called and moved it back. He checked the book and saw it was written 8:30 and stated he was never told. We got seated and then no one knew who was the waiter to take our table (again 3 tables eating one couple at the bar). Finally someone asked if we had been helped and gave us menus. We ordered. Appetizers were good. Mint Pea soup and Fried Ousters. I ordered Rockfish. I have never had such a "fishy" piece of fish. If it didn't have heavy seasoning it would have been sardine type of fishy. Service was bad. This place prides itself in ads as high end service. Never saw it. Had to ask the waiter to clear the appetizer plates. Had to ask for water refills. Had to ask for new cocktails. When we were done we waited 20 minutes. My girlfriend had to ask the waiter to bring dessert menus. This part irritated me. Found out there were specials. No one told us. Found out there was a drink and wine menu with specials. No one told us. Again when Deseret came we had to ask them to clear the dinner plates. Next day for brunch. (Again we were guest of the Inn). We walked up to the hostess station. No recognition from the same Manager. Asked for a table for two. 35 minute wait. Looked in the reservation book as he wrote down our names. No phone number or anything. He said he needed to clear some tables and kitchen needed to catch up. Ok. We went outside. We noticed people coming and waiting. We noticed people getting sat (remember we looked in the book) and my girlfriend got annoyed as it took so long and people were getting sat ahead. Finally we got sat. Turns out if your a local and know the manager you are going to get seated no matter what. We talked to the different guest and found out that everyone was local. So moral is if you are a guest at the inn, have a reservation, doesn't matter. It's all about who you know. The inn and the inn keepers are great. They food Manager is horrible and only chats it up if you are a local. Sad that the inn states it prides itself on service as the Tavern did not have good service and the food was ok at best. Again this review is for the Tavern and not the Inn.

Just a peaceful dinner watching the sunset over the bay (with my bae) An excellent place to get away from the busy city and all thoughts of covid (though they took all precautions with dinner and check in).We too are doubling up with dinner and breakfast with the Inn discount it's the thing to do.

Absolutely incredible cuisine! The food was so good we came back twice in two nights! We ordered the watermelon salad, fish and chips, and chicken dish; everything was divine! We also enjoyed the crab cake! Chuck was our server and was great. Would highly recommend for anyone who is looking for superb food with friends! Try the chef's specials! Delightful!Red velvet cake and pavlova are excellent desserts!

Really enjoyed my meal. Ate on the front porch. It was very pleasant. The staff were friendly and the meal was served promptly. The menu is gluten friendly with lots of choices. I had the mustard and herb encrusted Rock Fish on a bed of spaghetti squash and spinach with a sweet potato purée. For desert awhiped cream and berry filled pavlova drizzled with raspberry sauce. I will be back.

Excellent food, charming dining room, excellent service and reasonable prices!Everything on the menu was excellent.

Tasty crab balls and fish bits. Attentive service. Nice atmosphere in what seems like a quiet town

We had breakfast here. We both had the crab meat eggs benedict. Service was good and food was good. We were there on a rainy week-day morning and it was dark and quiet., which fits the genre of this old establishment. I would go back.

We were staying on our boat and this appeared to be one of our only choices and a close walk. I didn't think the yelp reviews were that great but we tried it anyway. I have to say it was one of our best meals yet in Chesapeake Bay including restaurants in Annapolis. We had the oysters, butternut squash soup, crab cake and filet, all were awesome. Of the six or so crab cakes we've had so far this was the best! They have a better than average wine list as well.