Carpenter Street Saloon

We stopped in here for lunch on a Sunday afternoon in February while traveling. We just found it on the map and the menu looked like what we wanted for lunch. The bar was full. We sat at a table. Our server was with us quickly and gave us menus. We had soup and salad and a crab cake sandwich with coleslaw. The food was good. The atmosphere is very much a lively neighborhood pub vibe. We like that. It was noisy with people talking to each other. It was nice to see a place busy on a Sunday afternoon. Our server, I think her name was Sabrina, was a gem. She was friendly and attentive. They were getting set up for a chili cookoff event later that afternoon but we left before that got started. Prices were good. Parking was easy even considering all the snow. There is a small lot out back a

So many thoughts but let’s start with the food.. It started off strong with the crab balls and the vegetable crab soup. Both were good. The crab balls were filled with lots of crab meat and little to no filler. One thing I didn’t like was that the crab balls came with a side of cocktail sauce. That really threw me off since the two don’t tend to pair well together but the crab balls were seasoned enough themselves that a sauce wasn’t needed. Rockfish sandwich: we were not expecting it to be fried (we could have misread the menu as I never went back to look) so we did take the breading off the fish which was easy to do. The fish itself was cooked well. The tots however were cooked a few minutes too long.. The mahi tacos had ZERO flavor even though they are heavily seasoned. Lack of salt

Cool building, great history. Service was very "business as usual." Cream of crab soup was very thin. Crab meat was full of shells, likely canned. Fried oysters were really good, though, and the crab balls were nice. Overall... decent bar experience and decent food, but the food didn't deliver at the price point.

What a great place! The food was delicious, the service was excellent, and the atmosphere was charming. Stopped here with my husband when we traveled to St. Michael's. The crab ball appetizer was light and flavorful. My husband had the California BLT and I had the house salad with shrimp. Everything was amazing. Highly recommend!

A great local saloon! The food was delicious and very well priced! You have to order their cream of crab soup and crab cakes! Both were delicious. The atmosphere was that of a saloon, busy, loud and fun. The waiting staff was very friendly and attentive. I would definitely go back again. A great find that we happened to stumble upon as we were looking for a place to eat.