Menu may vary from day to day. Sample menu on the website does not reflect current pricing or selection. Only crab cakes on offer at the time of this review was the Maryland Crab Cakes platter, which serves 2 large jumbo lump crab cakes over wilted spinach, topped with a lemon mustard aioli and a choice of one side. Crab dip and butter is served alongside bread, which wasn't too bad.
After you scoff at the price and get your meal, the first thing you notice is the size of the crab cakes. Nice and big! (Doesn't hurt to get your money's worth in today's economy!) Once you sink your fork into the first one, you'll the notice the jumbo lumps of crab. Sweet, sweet Maryland blue crab. Overall, this is what we would consider a "saucy" crab cake, filled with lumps of jumbo crab, bread crumbs and sauce. Breadcrumbs are kept to a minimum, but not minimal; overall the texture and flavor goes well with everything. The sauce is a tad bit spicy, but not overpowering. There were some hints of onion that were a bit overpowering in those few bites, but the flavor isn't in the cake itself but transferred from the wilted spinach. While the aioli is drizzled over everything (spinach, crab cakes, asparagus), it really doesn't have much of a flavor, just more for presentation.
Overall, the cake is very well done. Could tone down the spice a little bit, as it does come across as a bit salty. Otherwise, the only other option is to use a little less sauce (but then you run the risk of serving a dry crab cake, which isn't ideal). Maybe just reduce it a smidge. Only other complaint was with the onion flavor from the spinach coming in contact with the crab cake. The onion is a bit overpowering, and if they could keep it separate from the cake, then it can let the diner choose if the flavors mingle or not.
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