Adam's Taphouse and Grille Menu (Update 2025)
Welcome to Adam's Taphouse and Grille, a cherished gem nestled in Annapolis, MD. With an inviting atmosphere that merges modern design with a warm, inclusive vibe, Adam's has mastered the art of comfort dining. Its menu may be streamlined, but each dish bursts with flavor and creativity.
- Wings: Regarded as the best in town, they are a must-try alongside an amaretto sour.
- Prime Rib: Perfectly cooked and served in a cast iron skillet, paired with delectable sides like sweet potato casserole.
- Crab Dip: A local favorite, bursting with fresh Maryland blue crab, served with warm baguette.
The service is top-notch, with a friendly staff that makes you feel like family. Whether you're looking for a lively meal or a cozy gathering spot, Adam's Taphouse delivers an unforgettable dining experience that keeps customers coming back for years.
FOOD - APPETIZERS
Bacon Cheddar Skins
Four potato skins topped with bacon & cheddar cheese.
Boneless Wings
10 boneless chicken wings tossed in Buffalo sauce, BBQ sauce, Old Bay, or Hawg sauce. Served with ranch or Blue Cheese dressing
Buffalo Fried Ribs
4-6 Bone-in ribs deep fried and tossed in Adam's Buffalo sauce
Buffalo Tenders
Breaded chicken tenders tossed in Buffalo sauce and served with Ranch or Blue Cheese dressing
Chicken Tenders
Breaded chicken tenders served with you choice of dipping sauce
Chips & Dip
Corn tortilla chips served with homemade queso & salsa
Crab Dip
Served with baked bread
Crab Pretzel
Adam's homemade crab dip served on a baked pretzel topped with cheddar cheese
Crock Of Mac
Fresh homemade Mac & Cheese topped with cheddar cheese and homemade queso
Fresh Mozzarella
Homemade, lightly breaded and fried. Served with marinara sauce
Gator Wings
Oven baked, grilled, then tossed in Hawg gator sauce (8)
Nacho's Supreme
Tortilla chips topped with refried beans, chili, jalapenos, and cheddar cheese.
Onion Ring Appetizer
Quesadilla
With cheese, tomatoes, and onions with your choice of filling.
Raw Veggies & Dip
Carrots, celery, cucumbers, broccoli, tomatoes & peppers. Served with a ranch dipping sauce
Seared Tuna
Your choice of Cajun, jerk or salt and pepper seasoning. Served over a seaweed salad, garnished with Siracha, Wasbi, Chipotle Mao, and a Sesame Ginger Glaze. All sauces served on the side for To Go orders.
Spiced Shrimp
Served with cocktail sauce
Spinach Artichoke Dip
Served with salsa & tortilla chips
Wings
8 wings tossed in your choice of sauce.
Cup Brocc
Chili
Our homemade famous recipe.
Small House Salad
A small house salad of mixed greens
Small Caesar
Crisp romaine with Caesar dressing, shredded parmesan cheese, and croutons.
Large House Salad
A house salad of mixed greens, tomatoes, cucumbers, carrots, red onions, and croutons. Add a protein of your choice.
Large Caesar Salad
Crisp romaine with Caesar dressing, shredded parmesan cheese, and croutons.
Grilled Steak Salad
Grilled 6oz strip steak over our house mixed green salad with roasted red peppers and parmesan cheese.
Grilled Portabella Mushroom Salad
Grilled marinated portabella mushroom over our house mixed green salad with roasted red peppers and parmesan cheese.
FOOD - SOUPS & SALADS
FOOD - ENTREES
Full Rack
Our famous baby back pork ribs served with your choice of two sides.
Small Rack
Our famous baby back pork ribs served with your choice of two sides.
1/2 Chicken
A slow cooked half chicken with leg, thigh, and breast
Rib & Chicken
A small rack of ribs with a 1/2 chicken
BBQ Shrimp Dinner
Nine skewered shrimp wrapped in bacon with Adam's BBQ sauce
BBQ Shrimp & Rib
Three bacon wrapped shrimp & a small rack of ribs
BBQ Shrimp & Chicken
Three bacon wrapped shrimp & a half chicken
New York Strip Steak
A 14oz cut of aged choice beef
Prime Rib Steak
A 14oz cut from a slow roasted prime rib then grilled.
Center Cut Filet
8oz cut of choice beef tenderloin
Pork Chop Rib Eye
Boneless 8oz cut grilled with your choice of BBQ, Bourbon sauce, or House marinade.
Brisket Dinner
8oz of our dry rubbed smoked brisket drizzled with your choice of sauce
Crab Cake Dinner
Two broiled 5oz homemade crab cakes
BBQ By The Bay
Three bones of BBQ ribs, Three BBQ bacon wrapped shrimp, and a 5oz crab cake
Steak & Cake
8oz beef tenderloin served with a 5 oz crab cake
Rack & Cake
Half rack of BBQ ribs served with a 5oz crab cake
Grilled Salmon
8oz fillet in a citrus marinade then grilled
Petite Salmon
Pan seared 4oz salmon drizzled with a balsamic glaze and served with two sides of your choice.
BBQ Chix Sand Platter
6oz Chicken breast grilled with Adam's BBQ sauce. Served on Brioche roll with lettuce, tomato, raw onion, and pickle.
Buffalo Chicken Platter
Lightly breaded fried & dipped in Adam's spicy wing sauce. Served with a side of blue cheese dressing.
Burger Platter
8oz Fresh ground chuck grilled and served on a Brioche roll with lettuce, tomato, raw onion, and pickle.
Cajun Chix Sand Platter
6oz Cajun grilled chicken breast. Served on a Brioche roll with lettuce, tomato, raw onion, and pickles.
Chicken Ham Swiss Platter
6oz chicken breast grilled with Adam's BBQ sauce topped with ham & swiss cheese. Served on a Brioche roll with lettuce, tomato, raw onion, and pickles.
Crab Cake Sandwich Platter
5oz. of lump backfin, "All killer no filler" broiled. Served with on a Brioche roll with lettuce, tomato, raw onion, and pickles.
Grilled Tuna Platter
A 6oz. "dolphin safe" tuna steak grilled with a spicy lemon butter. Served on a Brioche roll with lettuce, tomato, raw onion, and pickles.
Marinated Chix Sand Platter
6oz. in our house marinade grilled. Served on a Brioche roll with lettuce, tomato, raw onion, and pickles.
New Yorker Platter
6oz. New York Strip with mushrooms, onions & provolone cheese on a sub roll with lettuce, tomato, and pickles.
Pig Pickin Platter
Adam's slow roasted pulled pork with a Carolina style vinegar BBQ sauce.
Pork BBQ Platter
Slow roasted and mixed with Adam's homemade BBQ sauce.
Portobello Sandwich Platter
Grilled marinated Portobello mushroom topped with roasted red pepper, fresh mozzarella, a balsamic drizzle and pesto spread.
Primer Platter
A one half inch cut of prime rib with melted provolone cheese. Served on a Brioche roll with lettuce, tomato, raw onion, and pickles.
Brisket Sand Platter
Sliced and piled high. Topped with your choice of sauce.
FOOD - Online Sandwich Platters
FOOD - A LA CARTE
1/2 Chicken
BBQ Chicken Sandwich
Brisket Sandwich
Buffalo Chicken Sandwich
Burger
Cajun Chicken Sandwich
Chix, Ham, Swiss Sandiwch
Crab Cake Sandwich
Full Rack Ribs
Grilled Tuna Sandwich
Marinated Chicken Sandwich
New Yorker Sandwich
Pig Pickin Sandwich
Pork BBQ Sandwich
Portobello Sandwich
Primer Sandwich
Small Rack Ribs
BBQ Bacon Shrimp Skewer
Three bacon wrapped shrimp with BBQ sauce
Applesauce
Baked Beans
Baked Potato
Broccoli
Coleslaw
Cornbread (2)
Dinner Rolls (3)
Fries
Loaded Baked Potato
Mashed Potato NO GRAVY
Mashed Potatoes
Onion Rings
Potato Salad
Sweet Mashed Potatoes
Sweet Potato
Wild Rice
FOOD - A La Carte Sides
FOOD - KIDS MENU
Kids Mac & Cheese
Kids Hot Dog
Kids Hamburger
Kids Cheeseburger
Kids Pork BBQ
Kids Chix Tenders
Baked Apple Pie
Fresh baked apple pie. Served with vanilla or cinnamon ice cream
Fudge Brownie Sundae
Fudge brownie served with vanilla ice cream and topped with whipped cream, caramel and chocolate sauce
Key Lime Pie
Our homemade cool and tangy sweet treat
Smith Island Cake
Layers upon layers of moist cake and icing. Maryland's state dessert.
Bourbon Pecan Pie
Georgia pecans and Kentucky bourbon baked in an all butter shortbread crust.
Brownie
Ice Cream
Chocolate Mousse
Tiramisu
FOOD - DESSERT
APPETIZERS
Bacon Cheddar Skins
Four potato skins topped with bacon & cheddar cheese.
Boneless Wings
10 boneless chicken wings tossed in Buffalo sauce, BBQ sauce, Old Bay, or Hawg sauce. Served with ranch or Blue Cheese dressing
Buffalo Fried Ribs
4-6 Bone-in ribs deep fried and tossed in Adam's Buffalo sauce
Buffalo Tenders
Breaded chicken tenders tossed in Buffalo sauce and served with Ranch or Blue Cheese dressing
Chicken Tenders
Breaded chicken tenders served with you choice of dipping sauce
Chips & Dip
Corn tortilla chips served with homemade queso & salsa
Crab Dip
Served with baked bread
Crab Pretzel
Adam's homemade crab dip served on a baked pretzel topped with cheddar cheese
Crock Of Mac
Fresh homemade Mac & Cheese topped with cheddar cheese and homemade queso
Fresh Mozzarella
Homemade, lightly breaded and fried. Served with marinara sauce
Gator Wings
Oven baked, grilled, then tossed in Hawg gator sauce (8)
Nacho's Supreme
Tortilla chips topped with refried beans, chili, jalapenos, and cheddar cheese.
Onion Ring Appetizer
Quesadilla
With cheese, tomatoes, and onions with your choice of filling.
Raw Veggies & Dip
Carrots, celery, cucumbers, broccoli, tomatoes & peppers. Served with a ranch dipping sauce
Seared Tuna
Your choice of Cajun, jerk or salt and pepper seasoning. Served over a seaweed salad, garnished with Siracha, Wasbi, Chipotle Mao, and a Sesame Ginger Glaze. All sauces served on the side for To Go orders.
Spiced Shrimp
Served with cocktail sauce
Spinach Artichoke Dip
Served with salsa & tortilla chips
Wings
8 wings tossed in your choice of sauce.
Cup Brocc
Chili
Our homemade famous recipe.
Small House Salad
A small house salad of mixed greens
Small Caesar
Crisp romaine with Caesar dressing, shredded parmesan cheese, and croutons.
Large House Salad
A house salad of mixed greens, tomatoes, cucumbers, carrots, red onions, and croutons. Add a protein of your choice.
Large Caesar Salad
Crisp romaine with Caesar dressing, shredded parmesan cheese, and croutons.
Grilled Steak Salad
Grilled 6oz strip steak over our house mixed green salad with roasted red peppers and parmesan cheese.
Grilled Portabella Mushroom Salad
Grilled marinated portabella mushroom over our house mixed green salad with roasted red peppers and parmesan cheese.
SOUPS & SALADS
ENTREES
Full Rack
Our famous baby back pork ribs served with your choice of two sides.
Small Rack
Our famous baby back pork ribs served with your choice of two sides.
1/2 Chicken
A slow cooked half chicken with leg, thigh, and breast
Rib & Chicken
A small rack of ribs with a 1/2 chicken
BBQ Shrimp Dinner
Nine skewered shrimp wrapped in bacon with Adam's BBQ sauce
BBQ Shrimp & Rib
Three bacon wrapped shrimp & a small rack of ribs
BBQ Shrimp & Chicken
Three bacon wrapped shrimp & a half chicken
New York Strip Steak
A 14oz cut of aged choice beef
Prime Rib Steak
A 14oz cut from a slow roasted prime rib then grilled.
Center Cut Filet
8oz cut of choice beef tenderloin
Pork Chop Rib Eye
Boneless 8oz cut grilled with your choice of BBQ, Bourbon sauce, or House marinade.
Brisket Dinner
8oz of our dry rubbed smoked brisket drizzled with your choice of sauce
Crab Cake Dinner
Two broiled 5oz homemade crab cakes
BBQ By The Bay
Three bones of BBQ ribs, Three BBQ bacon wrapped shrimp, and a 5oz crab cake
Steak & Cake
8oz beef tenderloin served with a 5 oz crab cake
Rack & Cake
Half rack of BBQ ribs served with a 5oz crab cake
Grilled Salmon
8oz fillet in a citrus marinade then grilled
Petite Salmon
Pan seared 4oz salmon drizzled with a balsamic glaze and served with two sides of your choice.
BBQ Chix Sand Platter
6oz Chicken breast grilled with Adam's BBQ sauce. Served on Brioche roll with lettuce, tomato, raw onion, and pickle.
Buffalo Chicken Platter
Lightly breaded fried & dipped in Adam's spicy wing sauce. Served with a side of blue cheese dressing.
Burger Platter
8oz Fresh ground chuck grilled and served on a Brioche roll with lettuce, tomato, raw onion, and pickle.
Cajun Chix Sand Platter
6oz Cajun grilled chicken breast. Served on a Brioche roll with lettuce, tomato, raw onion, and pickles.
Chicken Ham Swiss Platter
6oz chicken breast grilled with Adam's BBQ sauce topped with ham & swiss cheese. Served on a Brioche roll with lettuce, tomato, raw onion, and pickles.
Crab Cake Sandwich Platter
5oz. of lump backfin, "All killer no filler" broiled. Served with on a Brioche roll with lettuce, tomato, raw onion, and pickles.
Grilled Tuna Platter
A 6oz. "dolphin safe" tuna steak grilled with a spicy lemon butter. Served on a Brioche roll with lettuce, tomato, raw onion, and pickles.
Marinated Chix Sand Platter
6oz. in our house marinade grilled. Served on a Brioche roll with lettuce, tomato, raw onion, and pickles.
New Yorker Platter
6oz. New York Strip with mushrooms, onions & provolone cheese on a sub roll with lettuce, tomato, and pickles.
Pig Pickin Platter
Adam's slow roasted pulled pork with a Carolina style vinegar BBQ sauce.
Pork BBQ Platter
Slow roasted and mixed with Adam's homemade BBQ sauce.
Portobello Sandwich Platter
Grilled marinated Portobello mushroom topped with roasted red pepper, fresh mozzarella, a balsamic drizzle and pesto spread.
Primer Platter
A one half inch cut of prime rib with melted provolone cheese. Served on a Brioche roll with lettuce, tomato, raw onion, and pickles.
Brisket Sand Platter
Sliced and piled high. Topped with your choice of sauce.
Online Sandwich Platters
A LA CARTE
1/2 Chicken
BBQ Chicken Sandwich
Brisket Sandwich
Buffalo Chicken Sandwich
Burger
Cajun Chicken Sandwich
Chix, Ham, Swiss Sandiwch
Crab Cake Sandwich
Full Rack Ribs
Grilled Tuna Sandwich
Marinated Chicken Sandwich
New Yorker Sandwich
Pig Pickin Sandwich
Pork BBQ Sandwich
Portobello Sandwich
Primer Sandwich
Small Rack Ribs
BBQ Bacon Shrimp Skewer
Three bacon wrapped shrimp with BBQ sauce
Applesauce
Baked Beans
Baked Potato
Broccoli
Coleslaw
Cornbread (2)
Dinner Rolls (3)
Fries
Loaded Baked Potato
Mashed Potato NO GRAVY
Mashed Potatoes
Onion Rings
Potato Salad
Sweet Mashed Potatoes
Sweet Potato
Wild Rice
A La Carte Sides
KIDS MENU
Kids Mac & Cheese
Kids Hot Dog
Kids Hamburger
Kids Cheeseburger
Kids Pork BBQ
Kids Chix Tenders
Baked Apple Pie
Fresh baked apple pie. Served with vanilla or cinnamon ice cream
Fudge Brownie Sundae
Fudge brownie served with vanilla ice cream and topped with whipped cream, caramel and chocolate sauce
Key Lime Pie
Our homemade cool and tangy sweet treat
Smith Island Cake
Layers upon layers of moist cake and icing. Maryland's state dessert.
Bourbon Pecan Pie
Georgia pecans and Kentucky bourbon baked in an all butter shortbread crust.