The Red Roost

The Red Roost Full service restaurant specializing in seafood. From appetizers, entrees to All you can eat! So in 1974 they began calling it the Red Roost Restaurant.
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The story of the Red Roost begins in the late 1940s when Frank Valentine constructed a chicken house of cinder block and oak. Chicken man Frank Perdue used to talk about getting his truck stuck out back when he delivered feed. The chicken house was abandoned in the early 1960s when a series of high tides drowned the last flocks that would reside there. In 1971 Frank Palmer, a successful Hyattsvill

e, Maryland car dealer, decided to move his family to the Delmarva Peninsula with the idea of going into the campground business. A pasture and a stand of pines were transformed into campsites and christened the Red Roost Campground. The old chicken house was converted into a recreation room and general store. Unfortunately (or maybe fortunately), the 1973 Arab oil embargo sent gasoline prices soaring and kept a lot of campers and RV'ers close to home. All things considered, it looked like the campground was a little too far off the beaten path to attract much business. With their life savings sunk into the Red Roost, Frank had to get a job selling business machines and his wife Peggy had to return to teaching to keep afloat. Since campers were few and far between, Frank decided to experiment with steaming crabs and fresh local corn. Soon a few West Side locals and neighbors from nearby towns started to stop in to sample the fare. It was steamed crabs, corn on the cob and their special recipe of fried chicken that started to catch on. The popular eatery changed hands in 1996, but the new owners, brothers Tom and John Knorr, are keeping the Red Roost's traditions alive. The relaxed, friendly atmosphere, synonymous with Eastern Shore life, is the perfect setting to enjoy the area's world famous seafood bounty.

08/27/2026
Come see us this weekend!!
08/27/2026

Come see us this weekend!!

Check out our Blue Crab special tonight! Come early from 2pm-4pm AYCE BLUE CRABS $39acorn later from 4:01pm-close and AY...
08/26/2026

Check out our Blue Crab special tonight!

Come early from 2pm-4pm AYCE BLUE CRABS $39
acorn later from 4:01pm-close and AYCE BLUE CRABS $45

The school year is right around the corner, schedules are crazy, and nobody wants to think about what’s for dinnerCheck ...
08/24/2026

The school year is right around the corner, schedules are crazy, and nobody wants to think about what’s for dinner

Check out our back to school special Wednesday August 26th. We open at 2pm!

*Reservations are highly recommended*

https://www.theredroost.com/reservations

08/22/2026

Whatever you want, we got it!

Liz outdid herself again on the cheesecake this week 🤤
08/21/2026

Liz outdid herself again on the cheesecake this week 🤤

Come hungry, leave happy — these specials are only here Thursday through Sunday!
08/20/2026

Come hungry, leave happy — these specials are only here Thursday through Sunday!

Craving seafood? We’ve got you covered! The Red Roost opens at 4 tonight. Come grab some crabs, cold drinks, and good fo...
08/19/2026

Craving seafood? We’ve got you covered! The Red Roost opens at 4 tonight. Come grab some crabs, cold drinks, and good food!

New specials starting tonight
08/13/2026

New specials starting tonight

Address

2670 Clara Road
Quantico, MD
21856

Opening Hours

Wednesday 4pm - 9pm
Thursday 4pm - 9pm
Friday 4pm - 10pm
Saturday 12pm - 10pm
Sunday 12pm - 9pm

Telephone

+14105465443

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