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Riptide, Baltimore, MD

Riptide

3.5
3.5
46 Reviews
$30 and under
American
1718 Thames St, Baltimore, MD 21231

About this restaurant

  • Great for happy hour
  • Great for live music
  • Romantic
Riptide has it all. Our first floor dining it sure to meet your needs from a couple-cozy dining room, to a breezeway for gatherings of friends, to our outside dining area overlooking the Inner Harbor – we’re perfect for any occasion.
Riptide By The Bay has second floor dining that offers waterfront views with our window seating.

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Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    American, Seafood
  • Hours of operation
    Brunch Sat, Sun 10:00 am–2:00 pm Lunch Daily 11:00 am–4:00 pm Dinner Daily 4:00 pm–10:00 pm
  • Phone number
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Private party facilities
    Riptide is equipped and ready to make your next private event memorable with top-notch accommodations. Whether you want to entertain a special occasion dinner party or impress your colleagues with a corporate function, we are here to make it spectacular
  • Neighborhood
    Fells Point
  • Parking details
    Street Parking
  • Additional
    Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Entertainment, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Happy Hour, Late Night, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Takeout, Weekend Brunch, Wheelchair Access, Wine

What 46 people are saying

Riptide reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

Overall ratings and reviews

3.5
3.5 based on all time ratings
  • 3.7Food
  • 3.6Service
  • 3.4Ambience
  • 3.3Value

NoiseModerate

46 Reviews
  1. Valerie

    Greater Boston17 reviews

    3.0

    Dined on September 2, 2023

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 3
    Location is nice on main strip, however food and service just marginal.

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  2. RobinD

    New York City1 review

    4.0

    Dined on July 29, 2023

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 5
    Billing was not clear. Tip included (but not told) for party of 2... Waitress didn't mention just showed electronic bill. So extra tip at end?! Also crab prices not told

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  3. JoeP

    New York City58 reviews

    3.0

    Dined on July 24, 2023

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 2
    4. Ambience 3
    The oysters were very good. Crab cakes were also good. The steamed shrimp was poor. It was doused with old bay (far beyond expectations). This is a high priced tourist area so the place was expensive with better options in the area. Service was very weak.

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  4. OpenTable Diner

    New York City8 reviews

    3.0

    Dined on May 27, 2023

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 4
    Food when it finally came was delicious. Waited over an hour for the food and there were only a few tables ahead of us. Service was very spotty. The crushes were great . People watching was awesome. We sat outside on a beautiful day.

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  5. TimothyF

    Greater Boston6 reviews

    4.0

    Dined on February 16, 2020

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    A bit of a pain to get in the door past the younger crowd drinking at the bar and the singer in the corner right by the door, but once we went upstairs to the restaurant, it was great. Food was excellent and I felt we got excellent value. Server was great, and noise level was just about right. Highly enjoyed it.

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  6. JC21 VIP

    Baltimore89 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on January 16, 2020

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 3
    Baltimore City Restaurant week, I love you! I picked this restaurant for Winter Restaurant Week Lunch and I was very happy I did. Overall I had a very very good visit. I walked in and I was greeted immediately by Kelsey. I was informed I could sit where ever I wanted to sit and on which ever level floor I chose to and they would find me and take care of me. They did just that. I chose to sit on the 2nd level because it was a little warmer up there and I was able to have time to myself to catch up on my Yelp. I was given menus immediately although I already knew what I wanted. I ordered immediately and was informed that I made great selections and great selections indeed. I ordered their Firecracker Shrimp appetizer and B.A.L.T. Sandwich as my entree. The appetizer was plated lovely! It was so tasty and good. The B.A.L.T. is where we ran into some problems, but before I get to that let me finish out the greatness. The French Fries that I received with my sandwich was so good that I stop eating my Shrimp Appetizer because I had to eat each and every one of those curly seasoned fries. They were so so so good! They didn't even need ketchup! Now, this B.A.L.T. Sandwich was so sad I think I saw it crying on my plate. I got 1 scrawny piece of bacon for each half. They gave me the entire head of lettuce and I opted not to get the avocado and mayo but 1 miserable piece of bacon on each half... heartbreaking. For that reason this place gets a 4. Only reason I didn't give them a 3 is because the young lady that assisted (Kelsey) was fantastic! She was so sweet and kind. She came at the right time all the time and each time she needs to see me she had to run upstairs to check on little old me and appeared to have no problem with it. I would definitely eat there again but no way in hell would I order that B.A.L.T. sandwich. Ultimately worth a visit !!

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  7. MicheleB

    Baltimore1 review

    3.0

    Dined on January 11, 2020

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 2
    The crab soup was excellent. The crab cake was full of filler and masked the actual taste of crab. My entree was three scallops and two asparagus on mushroom risotto. One scallop was gritty and bland, one was bland and one was so sweet and delicious. The risotto was good it was crunchy from I guess the cheese but it was good. I ordered a cheesecake to go. My server brought out my desert in the to go box tideup in a plastic bag. I opened it up to check and it was just a slice of plain chocolate cake. Brought it to the servers attention and she trashed it and bought out the correct desert. It wasn’t horrible but I’m not going back

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  8. OpenTable Diner VIP

    San Francisco9 reviews

    1.0

    Dined on December 15, 2019

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 1
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 2
    The music was so loud you could not have a conversation. We had to leave before we ordered food.

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  9. OpenTable Diner

    Greater Boston6 reviews

    4.0

    Dined on October 16, 2019

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 3
    Crabs were not very good. Waitress was great

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  10. OpenTable Diner VIP

    Baltimore8 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on October 2, 2019

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    Wonderful waitress Hunter went above and beyond. Place was empty which I am sure helped. Food was great...especially the crab pretzel and crab mac n cheese. Will return.

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FAQs

Riptide offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (443) 438-5943.

Riptide is rated 3.5 stars by 46 OpenTable diners.

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Google Map for Riptide

1718 Thames St, Baltimore, MD 21231

Dining areas

Additional information

  • Neighborhood
    Fells Point
  • Hours of operation
    Brunch Sat, Sun 10:00 am–2:00 pm Lunch Daily 11:00 am–4:00 pm Dinner Daily 4:00 pm–10:00 pm
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    American, Seafood
  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Parking details
    Street Parking
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Additional
    Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Entertainment, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Happy Hour, Late Night, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Takeout, Weekend Brunch, Wheelchair Access, Wine
  • Phone number
  • Private party facilities
    Riptide is equipped and ready to make your next private event memorable with top-notch accommodations. Whether you want to entertain a special occasion dinner party or impress your colleagues with a corporate function, we are here to make it spectacular
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