My wife and I came to Fallston Seafood for my birthday tonight. We were going to go to Texas Roadhouse but when I got home from work I had a craving for steamed crabs. I had heard good things about Fallston so we called to check on the availability of crabs. We were pleasantly surprised when we were told that all sizes and the all-you-can eat were available. No brainer - we went. Now the good and the bad......The place is actually really nice inside. We were greeted by a very professional & friendly waitress Lauren, who took our drink orders and was back in a flash. We were very impressed with the menu and already were making return plans. Then the food came. The cream of crab was so-so at best. Clams were good. My wife ordered a Porterhouse (she had eaten alot of seafood over the weekend) and I ordered the all you can eat crabs. She ordered the steak medium and it came out pretty well done, and not in a good sense. The waitress was very accommodating in taking it back. The crabs tasted like they were pre-cooked and re-steamed. I won't go into details on the flavor. Lets just say, not good. The claws were like jerky. (another sign of re-steaming or seriously over-steaming). My wife got her second steak, and it was VERY rare. She sent it back and when it came back it was cooked correctly but by that time we were ready to go. I only ate about 8 crabs and that was forcing it. Love the atmosphere and service but the food was really bad. Hope it was a fluke. We will try again during the season. Thanks again Lauren for at least keeping us from walking out.
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