Annapolis Restaurants/Where To Eat 2016/ I-Day CVW Visit Graduation PPW

NavyHoops said:
I must admit I did help destroy some pop tarts this weekend at Iron Rooster. Went and visited the USNA room mate and we may both need diets after that adventure. Was delicious.
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Going Full Rooster means sharing a pop tart as a table appetizer (!!), then having dinner. That ensures you won't be too full for a pop tart after dinner. If you have run an Outer that morning on the Yard, you can go for dessert after your entree. May need to fast after that. For a week.
 
Yep! We ordered 2 brown sugar pop tarts and ate them first between the 4 of us! Sooo good! When my DS is finally here I'm going to have to fast for a week before we visit!
 
I mentioned the Boatyard in Eastport which was our go to place for four years but also for newbies Galway Bay although an Irish restaurant in my opinion had the best crab cakes I have ever eaten, which was a bit of a surprise. We return to Annapolis once a year for a football game or some other event and join in on the kudos for Iron Rooster which was excellent on our last visit. Good luck, we figure we ate at nearly 30 different places in our four years visiting Annapolis. If you can get by Kilwins with the smell of chocolates, waffle cones, and and the other confectionery items in there wafting through the sidewalk in front without stopping and destroying your diet you are a better person than I am.
 
If you do get sucked into Kilwins, skip the ice cream and get a piece of their salted caramel fudge... amazing.
 
Brenmaron said:
If you do get sucked into Kilwins, skip the ice cream and get a piece of their salted caramel fudge... amazing.
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No, no - eat the ice cream while there, get salted caramel fudge and oh heck, some chocolate dipped pretzel rods to go. Then, in the interests of comparative analysis, get ice cream at Annapolis Ice Cream Company. Then, waddle.
 
2020 parents and near-plebes, though food is the last thing on your mind as I-Day looms, updates, additions and comments are welcome. May the Iron Rooster be part of your "4 years by the Bay" memories soon!
 
2020 Parent said:
Café Normandie is excellent as well. Nice casual country French and not overly expensive. Right in DTA.
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A long-time favorite. Crêpes for lunch and dessert, so civilized, and top-notch Eggs Benedict. Great on cold winter nights, weekend mornings. Main St.
 
Our youngster likes Bella Italia (Taylor Avenue, next to Naval Bagels). Simple Italian food - pastas, sandwiches, pizza. Not expensive. A good stop when you are returning them to the Yard via Gate 8.

Also, Mission BBQ just opened in DTA (right on Dock St at Randall). While the mids get tired of it, it's very good, especially when it's freshly prepared. They have a military-loving atmosphere, USNA memorabilia on the walls, friendly service, and good prices.
 
Capt MJ -- you are making me want to visit again.... Great list, but have to give a shout out to Chesapeake Bay Brewing , relatively new brew pub in the old Firehouse on West Street. Owned by one of my Classmates ('85!) , home of the Beat Army bar and Beat Army lager !
 
After reading this thread, I feel like taking a road trip!
 
MammaMia said:
Our youngster likes Bella Italia (Taylor Avenue, next to Naval Bagels). Simple Italian food - pastas, sandwiches, pizza. Not expensive. A good stop when you are returning them to the Yard via Gate 8.

Also, Mission BBQ just opened in DTA (right on Dock St at Randall). While the mids get tired of it, it's very good, especially when it's freshly prepared. They have a military-loving atmosphere, USNA memorabilia on the walls, friendly service, and good prices.
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The other Mission BBQ is on West St., near Somerville Ave., in new satellite strip adjacent to the Parole shopping center that has Whole Foods. Easy parking at this one.

And let's not forget the Whole Foods prepared foods area: salads, veg, BBQ, custom subs, fresh pizza, desserts. The hot pretzel rolls. Eating area and free WiFi. We occasionally take our sponsor mids there and they all enjoy customizing their meal.
 
Mike's Crab House in Riva...okay, it's not terribly low cost (last month six crabs were $35 or so...price went down as the number went up) but the quality is AWESOME!!!

We were there for commissioning...and ate there several times!

Steve
USAFA ALO
USAFA '83
 
flieger83 said:
Mike's Crab House in Riva...okay, it's not terribly low cost (last month six crabs were $35 or so...price went down as the number went up) but the quality is AWESOME!!!

We were there for commissioning...and ate there several times!

Steve
USAFA ALO
USAFA '83
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Yes, that's where we take visitors who want the old school crab deck. Great for Commissioning Week - away from DTA, easy parking, water view, large parties ok. I listed Mike's and a few others in Post #1.
 
This is one area where Navy beats West Point, hands down. Highlands Falls does not have the culinary options that Annapolis has. Not even close. There are some good restaurants in the surrounding area and NYC 1 hour away by train, but Highland Falls - not much. *sigh*
Enjoy your good eats, Navy folks!
 
buff81 said:
This is one area where Navy beats West Point, hands down. Highlands Falls does not have the culinary options that Annapolis has. Not even close. There are some good restaurants in the surrounding area and NYC 1 hour away by train, but Highland Falls - not much. *sigh*
Enjoy your good eats, Navy folks!
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Visit anytime. I hear there are shots you can take so that you don't absorb any Navy cooties. Wear your service logo shirt; great conversations will ensue. Naptown is still a small town compared to DC and Charm City (Baltimore).

Actually, the restaurant scene is all part of the training. As naval officers travel the world and make port calls, finding great local places to eat in exotic liberty ports is critical to professional enrichment of wardroom camaraderie. Junior officers are often tasked to coordinate wardroom dinners ashore. It's a part of land nav that we squids excel at - dropping the hook, taking the liberty boat in, or tying up at the pier, and heading into town to explore local places. Ahhh... Hong Kong (street noodle vendors). Singapore (the night food markets). Perth (the Aussies' Officers' Club). Malaga. Palma de Mallorca. Puerto de la Santa Maria/Cádiz/Jerèz/Sevilla (tapas and fino). Monte Carlo. Lisbon. Acapulco. Bella Napoli. Palermo. Haifa. So many. DH fondly recalls a cruise down the St. Lawrence Seaway as a mid, enjoying the heck out of the food in Québec and Montréal.

Of course, there are the armpit-with-hair-braids port calls where you pack PeptoBismol and wonder what it is you just ate. And what it was going to do to you.

Not sure what took me down that Memory Lane so fast - those who serve, all services, get to experience life outside the USA with memories that run the gamut from combat experiences to "and they pay me to do this." Food is a universal thing to share, discuss and recall, for military folks throughout the ages.
 
Kilwins for ice cream. We tried several places, and while all were good, Kilwins was the best by far -- biggest variety of flavors, the creamiest, and fresh waffle cones. Will go back there every time.
 
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