This restaurant may please you with good salmon appetizers, oysters and scallops. A lot of people point out that waiters offer tasty crème brûlée, cheesecakes and bread pudding here. Visit Old Anglers Inn for delicious draft beer, Merlot or bourbon. Order the great espresso, ice tea or latte offered here. Your children will be provided with a great kids’ menu. The energetic staff meets you at this place all year round. Enjoyable service is something clients agree upon here. From the visitors' viewpoint, prices are low. At this spot, guests can enjoy the pretty atmosphere and spectacular decor. As for the Google rating, this restaurant received 4.1.
Granted it was a Valentines Day Dinner, the prix fix menu was perfect and reasonable. The ambiance at the Inn is romantic and feels like a little getaway. The oysters were large and flavorful, the venison with wild berry sauce perfect. Attentive staff and an excellent bar. Try and sit downstairs with the fireplace going in the winter - always a good bet.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$100+
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Such an iconic restaurant that has kept her charm and delicious food. We went after a long and beautiful hike and had grilled cheese and tomato soup… mmm perfect for the cold weather. The créame brûlée was exceptional. The cocktail’s list is impressive.
Meal type
Lunch
Price per person
$50–100
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Recommended dishes
Celebrate Creme Brulee
So glad we found Old Anglers Inn. The atmosphere begins as a you walk up to the Inn from the parking lot and step inside the entrance. Intimate seating and even with each table taken it is not loud and you can easily carry on a conversation. The staff was outstanding and extremely knowledgeable. I strongly recommend the mussels as a shared starter. The braised beef with mashed potatoes was outstanding and will be ordered again! Fell in love with the place and forgot to take pictures throughout the evening, finally got one at the end.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$100+
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
The back open bar is what I am reviewing.
Such a wonderful atmosphere with the firepit, live music, and lights. The food was excellent, even just pizza was done to perfection and the holiday drinks, I had hot buttered rum, was so delicious.
The dining area in the front table is a bit expensive for me. The back bar area is what I love.
Price per person
$30–50
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
I love love love this place! So much history and amazing food. The grilled chicken sandwich was spectacular!
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Lunch
Price per person
$20–30
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Recommended dishes
Chicken Sandwich
Stopped here for lunch before heading to the Glenstone. The vibe is really charming. It was a cold and rainy day and they had a nice fire going in the fireplace that was a nice addition to the atmosphere. The staff were friendly and the food was good, excellent fries. Great option for lunch if you have afternoon Glenstone tickets!
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Lunch
Price per person
$20–30
Food: 4
Service: 4
Atmosphere: 5
Ill admit, I didnt get the chance to eat here. I was here photographing an engagement session but management and staff were super polite for letting us use their restaurant as they were getting ready for dinner service. The groom's parents got engaged at this location years ago so it was important to the groom to be able to have a connection with this spot too. Thanks for letting us be there! ig@jsasuphotography
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
TLDR: Beautiful location, but a criminally overpriced menu and disappointing service make Old Anglers a hard pass.
Vibe: 4/5. Located in the scenic backwoods of Potomac Maryland, Old Anglers is a predominantly outdoor dining restaurant. The dining area is situated over several patios surrounding the historic Old Anglers Inn building which has a small bar and inside dining room. The outdoor space is well decorated, complete with a cascading waterfall, water fountain and mood lighting which makes for a lovely ambiance while having dinner. The outdoor tables are your standard metal patio tables, which can hold 4 people comfortably. Each table also has an umbrella for shade, a must for early afternoon summer dinners. Parking is also convenient, as they have a private parking lot directly in front of the dining area, with some additional auxiliary parking across the street.
Service: 1/5. Unfortunately, the service we experienced during our dinner at Old Anglers left a lot to be desired. My party of 4 had a reservation at 6pm on Father's Day. We anticipated that the service would be a bit chaotic, however we didn't expect it to be downright disappointing. After we were seated, it took approximately 15-20 minutes for our waiter to stop by the table to introduce himself and take drink orders. We opted to order a bottle of wine, however they were out of our original choice. Instead of asking us what we wanted as an alternative, the waiter brought another random bottle to the table and said this is what we should order. We agreed, thinking it was a comparable bottle as that's what restaurants usually do, however we would later realize that it was a significantly more expensive bottle than the original we wanted ($50 more). We were able to order our appetizers at the same time as the wine, which was a wise idea, as it would take another 30 minutes to flag our waiter down to place our main entrees. When ordering our mains, our server didn't seem well versed on the menu. One of the entrees, the beet power bowl, had an option on the menu for a hanger steak add-on for $18. When this was ordered, the waiter said that they could only do it if they charged us for the entire steak frites meal ($38). We had to physically show him the menu to get the $18 add on price! At this point, we were hoping the worst was over, but that couldn't be farther from the truth. Two of our diners asked for cups of hot water with a lemon wedge to drink with dinner. When the bill came, our waiter tried to charge us $5 EACH for said cups of hot water. Our bill was $400+ and we had to fight tooth and nail for him to remove the charges. This is totally unacceptable. Overall, the entire service felt super rushed, impersonal and a constant nickel and dime shakedown for an already overpriced menu.
Food: 3/5. Old Anglers attempts to execute a modern American style menu with hints of Mediterranean flare. For our dinner service, we ordered the grilled octopus, fried calamari and wedge salad for the table. All the apps came out quickly and well prepared. The calamari was a clear winner, with perfectly crispy breading, pairing well with the Thai chili sauce. The octopus was also very tasty, but was skimpy on the octopus portion (less than 1 tentacle) for $35+. For mains, we ordered the seafood pasta, the filet mignon special and the beet power bowl with hanger steak. All mains came out together and hot. The seafood pasta had good taste, but seemed clumsily thrown together with the noodles and seafood appearing to be tossed around by another diner (sauce all over the top of the plate). The filet was passable, but could have been seasoned better. Finally, the power bowl had good flavor from the tahini and sweet beets. The hanger steak was perfectly cooked medium rare, so nothing to complain about here. We also opted for bread service, but with the additional $2 charge for a 1/4 of a baguette, I cannot recommend it. Overall, the food was passable with some hits and some misses, but from a value perspective, Old Anglers is a bonafide rip off.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$100+
Food: 3
Service: 1
Atmosphere: 4
Recommended dishes
Calamari
We just hiked The Billy Goat A trail and were hungry. I ordered the Cesar Salad and added grill chicken. The chicken was moist and tasty. I enjoyed my salad. The place was pretty packed and the staff was very pleasant.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$20–30
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Recommended dishes
Caesar Salad
Okay, this place is charming. It has the feeling of being in a menagerie with grape vines in the garden area and the food is delicious (surprisingly delicious) the only reason they are getting 4 stars as opposed to 5 is due to the young lady at the host stand who seemed uninterested in seating us or answering a simple and direct question. That question being: “is it self seating or do we wait to be seated?” Her answer: “it depends on the menu you want; formal dinning or informal like if you want to eat steak and seafood or burgers and fries.” WRONG ANSWER. There are two parts one is a proper restaurant and then there’s a bar and they both appear to be self seating. To her defense, we were dressed ‘informally’ but not inappropriate for the restaurant being next to a national park. If there wasn’t an 11 year old in our party we might go sit at the bar however it did not seem appropriate. Hate to assume why she was REALLY asking that question, but I digress.
Next time she might just answer the question and/or offer the menu so people can see for themselves and make a decision on their own volition.
To her “answer” I responded: “can we take a look at the menu?” We quickly discovered that it’s a full menu that also includes burgers (for the kid) and everything else.
Once we picked a seat by the fountain the service was great, water cups filled before we could blink and great conversation but not too much!
We thoroughly enjoyed our meals. Empty plates were cleared before we could get anxious about a crowded table. Great service once you get past the host stand!
