Surfside Rooster in West Ocean City, MD serves the freshest home-made southern cooking this side of the Eastern Shore! From sizzling breakfasts served with homemade biscuits, grits, and everything your mother used to make to mouth watering lunch and dinners full of famous fresh seafood like Chef Jeff's crabcake and our very own Southern fried chicken, you won't leave The Rooster hungry or without a smile!
Cuisine
American, Sandwiches & Subs, Seafood, Sweets and Ice CreamDining Options
Bar/Lounge, Kid FriendlyMeal Types
Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, DinnerRecent Reviews
Surfside Rooster
Z : 1 on 8/21/2025 5:01 pm
Stopping by on a Thursday about 10:30 and wrote our own names on the list as there was no hostess, just a sheet of paper that was placed obscurely under the earrings. I put our name on the list and we began to wait.... And wait.... And wait some more. There were several tables open for the 3 parties in front of us yet no one was being seated. After about 45 min, those parties finally were seated at the empty tables. And then we were seated, where we waited some more. We waited 20 more minutes to get our order taken, another 10 min after that to get drinks, then another 10 min to get silverware. While we waited the 40 min sitting here I counted the only waitresses tables at 14. The person that was "hostess" seemed to have no clue how to do that or bus tables or set tables and she was doing all three. We continued to wait some more for our food. There was no communication how long the wait was, that they were short staffed or anything. Perhaps they were short staffed and for that I'd be understanding but I don't know if that's fact or if they operate with two wait staff for the place, one on each side. I waited for a refill on my coffee and for some creamer. Our breakfast turned into dinner by the time we were served. When the food finally came, it was piping hot, but missing several items. It tasted great but wasn't worth the extreme wait. We asked about the missing items and recieved one of them for my son. We didn't ask again because we figured it would be another 2 hour wait for the biscuit. I had to get my own fork from the hostess when my kid dropped his. This was a far departure from the previous time we came here on vacation. Unfortunately we will not be back again.
Z
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Michael Chambers : 5 on 8/2/2025 9:18 pm
What a fantastic breakfast! It was delicious and the prices were great. We always try to find something new that we don’t have at home and Surfside Rooster hit those boxes. If you’re questioning the Stuffed Brioche French (apple pie filling) toast topped with Nashville Hot chicken tenders do it! The hot sauce had a medium kick but the sweetness from everything else really cut through it 10/10. The staff were nice and friendly but our group of 6 was split (that’s on us though). Waited about 20min or so and it was pretty loud at times.
Michael Chambers
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5
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Brittany Jones : 5 on 8/19/2025 6:59 pm
I literally have no complaints. The food was absolutely delicious. My kids dug in before I could even take pictures. My son was concerned 2 pancakes wouldn't fill him up but boy was he wrong. My surfing benedict was out of this world and the bloody mary was spot on. Definitely will be back when in OC!
Brittany Jones
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5
5
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