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

The Red Roost

Name: The Red Roost
Address: 2670 Clara Road, Quantico, MD, 21856, US
Telephone: +14105465443
Price range: $$$
Rating: 4.6

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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 Hyattsville, 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.

10/28/2026

Make your reservations today!

www.theredroost.com/reservations

10/26/2026

This is our last Thursday open - come see us for a spooky special 👻🎃💀

We will continue to be open Friday-Sunday into November

10/24/2026

We’ve got new hoodies!

10/23/2026

Finally, some research worth sharing! Now for the real debate… heavy seasoning or light seasoning??

10/22/2026

This weeks specials!

10/15/2026

Come see us, we open tonight at 4pm!

10/11/2026

It’s raining, it’s pouring, and our crab prices are FLOORING!🦀🦀

10/08/2026

Happy Thursday!

Come see us - we open at 4pm

10/02/2026

Come see us!

10/01/2026

In addition to our discounted crab prices we also have these great specials

Address

2670 Clara Road
Quantico, MD
21856

Opening Hours

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

Telephone

+14105465443

Website

http://www.theredroost.com/

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