Longboard Cafe

**Update** It is sad but everything about the restaurants response is a complete lie. I was never told they were booked and was not told they needed the table at 5:30. I was simply sat at a table. However there was a single woman at a table next to me that was told they needed the table at 5:30 so perhaps they are confusing me with someone else. I also never told the waiter I was going to wait and order a drink at 5 because that was not my intent. When I heard the waiter tell another table it was happy hour I ordered a drink. I had TWO drinks. That’s it. I was not at the table for an hour and 45 minutes and would have left sooner if not for the service wait. Lisa only offered me a drink for NEXT time I come in. Not this visit. I also did not make a fuss at the bar. I simply asked the bartender the rude woman’s name so I could get the facts accurate. It’s a shame the owner is letting his customers be lied about and poorly treated but now I know going forward where my business stands.

I hate leaving this review because Longboards has always been one of my favorite places to eat in Ocean City but what happened tonight should never happen to anyone else. Tonight per usual the food and drinks were delicious but unfortunately the entire experience was ruined by the manager Lisa. I was sitting at a two top and was boxing my food when Lisa came to my table saying that I came in without a reservation and they needed the table because the door was backing up. I informed her I had another drink on the way and I hadn’t received my check yet. She was visibly annoyed. She came back over asking if she could move me which I agreed to accommodate. She only offered me a stool in the bar area and I requested at a minimum a seat at the bar so I could have a place to rest my drink. Now she was even more annoyed. I’m still waiting on my drink at this point and for the waiter to take my payment. She comes over two more times rushing me out saying that she should not have sat me as a walk in but since I was alone she didn’t think I would be there so long. It had only been an hour at that point. I wasn’t purposely lingering. She even tried to pick up my things to move me. I’m still waiting on the waiter to bring my change. Once the bill is settled I moved to an open stool at the bar to drink my martini. There was another table near me with two people that already had drinks when I was sat but was never asked to leave their table. She singled me out and bullied me. I was left feeling embarrassed, unwelcome, and discriminated against because I was eating alone. If a table wasn’t available when I came in I would have happily waited for an open table or stool at the bar. As a paying customer like everyone else no one should be treated this way. I hope this never happens to another customer due to the managers horrible actions. I asked the bartender the woman’s name so hopefully that is accurate because the rest of the staff was excellent.

I had the excellent Buddha Bowl. (as shown)
Large portion, variety of ingredients, fresh, beautiful. Enough to share. I'll get that again.

My tablemates loved the (HH half-priced, I believe) burger as well as pronouncing the shrimp tacos to be "the best" ever eaten.

My tablemate quite enjoyed the cream of crab soup. Plentiful portion, ample crab meat. (A step or two below The Narrows Restaurant on Kent Island, IMO. Plus, it was tepid.)

And we all, ahem, enjoyed the Happy Hour 2-for-1 drinks which were quite generous.

I look forward to returning.

My server Amanda was amazing..She was very attentive and sweet..
I ordered the seafood pasta and it was very good.
The fresh orange juice was amazing as well..
If I'm ever in OC again, I will definitely go back to the Longboard Cafe.