Ragin' Reef

Great food, cocktails, and nice staff! We were sat almost immediately and our waiter was attentive just the right amount. Food ordered: oysters, chorizo mussels, crab no cake salad, and the crab no cake sandwich, and our friends got other dishes like scallops and the battered fish. Overall, everyone basically inhaled our dishes. Drinks ordered: orange crushes and the bourbon berry smash. Solid, all I can say! They were tasty! Would I come back if I'm in town again? Heck yes. Thanks y'all!

Everything was so fresh and delicious! Best muscles, which you just get extra bread for dipping in that awesome sauce! Lump crab cakes full of chunky crab, so good. Great fried fish and oysters as well. Bread pudding could have been more custardy in texture though. Definitely coming back next the I'm in the area.Food: 5/5

I’m so glad my friend took me here because this place totally dispelled any apprehension I had about the crab cakes; I’ve had so many disappointing ones before this. They’re the real deal, no filler crab cakes. This is the new standard of crab cakes for me. The traffic from DC to Fredrick may have been god awful but it was so worth the drive. Additionally, I had the seafood jambalaya not the NOLA kind and every spoonful is hearty, spicy, delicious morsel of seafood so it was perfect for me. Definitely don’t skip on the key lime pie either!

Reservations highly recommended. We got lucky and managed to get a table despite the place being fully packed. We came for the crab 'no' cake and it didn't disappoint. They were priced reasonably at 42 for 2. We also enjoyed the stuffed shrimps, and beer battered cod. The seafood went well with the coleslaw. I look forward to visiting again in warmer weather and dining outdoors.

Raging Reef is a hidden gem in Frederick. This is one of my go to spots for crab cakes. My family is huge on seafood. The sides here are also great and the service is always amazing. Definitely try them out!

We beat the evening rush by a few minutes! We had hush puppies to share along with my Diet Pepsi and my wife’s rum punch. My wife had stuffed shrimp and I had Wicked Pasta. Excellent tasting and hot food. Highly recommend them.Recommended dishes

I have gone back and back and back again for the crab stuffed baked cod ... omg, so delicious! It’s a cozy, relaxed place with a beachy bar vibe, good servers and bartenders, and just amazing food. I was looking at other people’s food as it was coming out of the kitchen, and I realize that I have to try something else besides the cod. I have had the calamari - delicious! - and I saw, but did not try, the bread pudding, although the woman next to me was raving over it. Plenty of parking right at the door, and an outside patio in the rear. Just really, really good food.

Great place to enjoy Happy Hour with the girls! Waitress was stellar let us take our time. Beers on tap had nice mix. Food was great. Had the wicked Mussels which went well with beer, calamari and shrimp tacos! Everything was great- what a gem of a place!Food: 5/5

Super awesome seafood place. All the food was fresh and delicious. The wait staff were kind and friendly.

Food was super tasty! We had their mussels as an appetizer-delicious! Their crab cakes do not disappoint! This place is definitely worth going to, to enjoy spectacular seafood!