Bayside Inn Restaurant

A very nice restaurant right on the water with beautiful views. Hostess will seat you quickly, in our case the server was not notified we were sat so we had a short wait before being waited on to review the menu. Outdoor seating is available as well. Crab cake are fresh and delicious although a bit small for the price. Found a few pieces of cartilage in the crab cakes. Gift shop attached to the restaurant provides a nice selection of apparel as well as souvenirs and gifts.

Took a boat over that dropped me right at the dock to restaurant! Inside and outside seating available. Clean restrooms. Gift shop with reasonable priced souvenirs. Shrimp was local and fresh!! Sides were portioned and decent. Service was excellent - friendly- homey! An Experience! Bikes (a bit rickety but part of the charm) and golf cart rentals available. It was a hot day and the island is slow paced and small. See waterfowl and met friendly people!

Soft shell crab sandwich was great. Staff was friendly. Highly recommend going here as it is a niche corner of America with some really great people living in it. Prices also totally average for the area. No bloated tourist rates.

Had the crab cake platter cake with homemade sides; stewed tomatoes and corn pudding. Great flavor and perfect portions left me feeling completely satisfied without being too full. Very friendly staff from hostess to waitress. Not sure when I may revisit the island but I would definitely eat here again and would order the exact same meal.

This place has potential, but I think some competition might make them sharper. Edible food. Slow and disinterested service. Crab cakes are better elsewhere. Smith Island cake is better at the bakery down the street.

This was not my first time to Bayside Inn on Smith Island, but the first time I’ve had food that was absolutely subpar. We were a party of three who ordered crab cake platters. When we received our food, the crab cakes were burned. One of them looked as though it was pieced together. All of them were very small as if they didn’t have enough crabmeat. We were very disappointed in the quality of our food. The only decent item was the macaroni salad. I suggest that if the restaurant is out of an item to let the customer know so they can order something else.

Delicious crab cake sandwich and friendly waiter! What a unique food to this region! The fries were also pretty good and it’s right by the dock so you can grab something to eat after the ferry.

The atmosphere saves this place. Sitting right by the water and watching everything go on is great! However, the food was so-so and not really up to par. I had the crab cake and was happy with it (nice and crispy, not too much breading, good portion). Others at the table were not as lucky though. The "cheesburg" (sic) came out without cheese and with the lettuce/tomato under the patty. The patty was.......more similar to meatloaf than a patty. We liked the hush puppies and the crab fries were ok as well. Another thing that holds this place back is that with everyone coming into sit at one time, they get backed up really fast. It took about 20 minutes to get our drinks, much longer for appetizers and entrees. Even getting the check was a hassle.