The Great Machipongo Clam Shack

A nice seafood restaurant that also has an on-site frozen seafood market. It's a great concept—you can enjoy a fresh, well-prepared meal and then purchase quality seafood to cook at home. A convenient spot for both dining and shopping.

We had been on trails in the area all morning and realized it was late afternoon & we hadn't eaten. As we were driving we saw the billboard for this place & decided to do the order ahead. We both got the mix & match as well as an additional order to share, if needed, because we were so hungry. We only needed our own mix & match (saved the other for a late night snack), which we ate at one of their picnic tables. The server was friendly when we went to pick up the food & a few people were inside eating. After being outside all morning and afternoon, it seemed fitting to enjoy our food in the trees at the picnic tables. The temperature was perfect. It wasn't buggy at all. It was the perfect late lunch, food and atmosphere combined. We'll definitely stop there again if we are passing throug

So, I was driving on my way to a family reunion in Ocean City, Maryland. We saw this place and decided to give it a try. It's a great low key seafood find. Nothing fancy here. Just a lot of atmosphere and amazing cooking. Service was good. The gumbo and she crab soup was heavenly. The right spices and Cajun flavor in the gumbo. The she crab soup was rich and decadent. 🤤 We had fried oysters and an oyster poor boy sandwich. Wow, I never have had such sweet oysters. If I lived locally I would be going to this place every week. Please if you are in the area you got to check this place out. Well worth stopping at this seafood shack. 😄On a side note, I think the owners are retiring and looking for someone to take over the place.

My Mom and I stopped in to eat here on our trip to Cape Charles and we are so glad we did. Chrissy our waitress was Outstanding. She was not only warm and welcoming but went above and beyond to ensure we not only had a delicious dinner, but that our leftovers were packaged up perfectly. The food was absolutely delicious. I loved my grilled salmon with steamed vegetables and I can’t say enough good things about how delicious the hush puppies were along with my mom’s softshell crabs. The key lime pie was so delicious too!! We will definitely return if we are ever in the area again. I highly recommend eating here. You will not be disappointed.

The server David was really awesome, he took a lot of time to answer questions about the menu and was very friendly in general. The food... well it was so-so and a bit too pricy. The steamed clams were small, but tasty the Angus burger was a little underwhelming and the fries were limp... The soft shell crabs were okay but again a little overpriced. I'm sure other things on the menu are really good, we just didn't get the right things. I will give it one more try, If for no other reason then I really liked the service