Captain James Landing

What Captain James Landing does

Captain James Landing is a family-owned seafood restaurant group operating two waterfront venues in Baltimore's Inner Harbor: a full-service restaurant at 2127 Boston St and a casual crab house at 2121 Aliceanna St. Founded in 1979 by the Tserkis family, who migrated from Karpathos, Greece in 1966, the business has operated continuously for 45 years and serves a mix of local residents, families, corporate groups, tourists, and special-occasion guests. The restaurant offers an extensive à la carte menu spanning appetizers, raw bar, fresh cuts, pasta, seafood entrées, brunch, and a children's menu, while the Crab House specializes in steamed Maryland blue crabs, Louisiana and Texas crabs, all-you-can-eat crab feasts, crab cakes, soups, and shellfish sides. Proprietary recipes — including Crab Imperial, Maryland Crab Soup, Cream of Crab, and a traditional seasoning blend — anchor the menu identity, complemented by weekly specials (Double Crab Cake Monday, Po'Boys Tuesday, Lobster Roll Wednesday, Whole Fish Thursday).

The business runs on standard restaurant SaaS rather than proprietary technology: Toast Tab powers online ordering, gift cards, and the loyalty rewards program; OpenTable handles reservations; and BentoBox hosts the marketing website. Revenue is generated through dine-in service at both locations, takeout via the Toast Tab platform, a $48-per-person all-you-can-eat crab experience, private events and catering (minimum 25 guests) across multiple venue configurations including full buyout, and in-store branded merchandise. Pricing is unit-based, with entrée price points ranging from approximately $12 for Tuesday po'boys to $41.50 for a crab cake sandwich and $37 for a lobster roll. Customer acquisition relies on a BentoBox-hosted website, Facebook and Instagram organic presence, an email signup, and OpenTable/Toast Tab booking funnels. Headcount is reported at 11–50 employees, and no revenue, funding, M&A, or institutional ownership disclosures are present in the available source data.

Name

Captain James Landing

Website

https://captainjameslanding.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1979

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Captain James Landing is a family-owned Baltimore seafood restaurant and crab house operating two waterfront venues in the Inner Harbor since 1979, serving local diners, tourists, corporate groups, and private events with Maryland blue crabs and proprietary house recipes.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Baltimore

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Dine-in Restaurant Service: Full-service dining at the waterfront restaurant and crab house locations serving seafood, steaks, and signature crab dishes
2. Online Ordering and Takeout: Digital ordering through Toast Tab platform for takeout orders
3. Private Events and Catering: Hosting corporate events, celebrations, and private dinners with customizable menu options including buffet, cocktail reception, and crab feast packages
4. Merchandise Sales: Sale of branded merchandise including t-shirts, hoodies, crab mallets, and baseball caps
5. All You Can Eat Crab Experience: Premium 2-hour all-you-can-eat crab experience at $48 per person at both restaurant and crab house locations

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Captain James Landing is a family-owned waterfront seafood restaurant group operating two venues in Baltimore's Inner Harbor: a full-service restaurant at 2127 Boston St and a waterfront crab house at 2121 Aliceanna St specializing in steamed Maryland blue crabs, All You Can Eat crab feasts, crab cakes, seafood, steaks, and brunch. The business also hosts private events and caters groups of 25+, sells branded merchandise, and accepts online orders for takeout through Toast Tab.

Product overview

Captain James Landing operates as a family-owned waterfront seafood restaurant group in Baltimore, MD, comprising two distinct dining venues: the full-service Restaurant (2127 Boston St) offering an extensive menu from appetizers through desserts including fresh seafood, steaks, pasta, and brunch, and the waterfront Crab House (2121 Aliceanna St) specializing in steamed crabs, All You Can Eat crab feasts, and casual seafood. The company also offers supplementary services including private event hosting requiring 25+ guests, catering options, an online ordering platform via Toast Tab, a rewards program, gift cards, and branded merchandise such as t-shirts and crab mallets. The two venues share a unified brand identity while offering distinct dining experiences tailored to fine dining and casual crab house atmospheres respectively.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Captain James Landing Restaurant Full-service waterfront seafood restaurant at 2127 Boston St, Baltimore, offering an expansive menu including appetizers, handhelds, soups, salads, raw bar, fresh cuts, pasta, fish and seafood entrees, brunch, and a kids' menu; open Monday-Thursday 10AM-10PM, Friday 10AM-11PM, Saturday 9AM-11PM, Sunday 9AM-10PM.
• Captain James Landing Crab House Waterfront crab house at 2121 Aliceanna St, Baltimore, specializing in steamed Maryland blue crabs, Louisiana and Texas crabs, All You Can Eat crab feasts, crab cakes, soups, shell-less sides, mussels, snow crab legs, clams, and steamed shrimp; open Monday-Thursday 4PM-10PM, Friday 4PM-11PM, Saturday-Sunday 12PM-10PM.
• Private Events and Catering Group dining and hosted event service for parties of 25+ across three venue configurations: the Crab House, the Restaurant Upper Banquet Room, and full buyout, with customizable menus including buffet, cocktail reception, and crab feast packages.
• Online Ordering (Toast Tab) Digital ordering and takeout service delivered through the Toast Tab platform enabling customers to place pickup orders from the Restaurant, with integrated rewards and gift card functionality.
• Gift Cards Restaurant gift cards purchased via the Toast Tab platform, redeemable at Captain James Landing for dine-in and online orders.
• Crab House Merchandise Branded Captain James Landing merchandise including men's and women's t-shirts, women's tank tops, hoodies, kids' t-shirts, crab mallets, and baseball caps sold in-store at the Crab House.
• Rewards Program Loyalty rewards program operated through the Toast Tab platform that lets enrolled guests earn rewards on purchases at Captain James Landing.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature4 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Legal Sea Foods: Established East Coast seafood restaurant group; comparable premium seafood positioning and multi-location operations with strong brand heritage in seafood, though larger and geographically broader than Captain James Landing.
• Joe's Crab Shack: National casual crab-focused seafood chain; comparable casual crab house menu and AYCE-style offerings, though operates at much larger scale and lacks the local heritage anchor.
• McCormick & Schmick's: Multi-location upscale seafood restaurant chain; comparable premium seafood positioning and private event capabilities, though operates as a national chain rather than a regional heritage brand.

Direct peers

• Rusty Scupper: Baltimore Inner Harbor waterfront seafood restaurant offering fine dining with harbor views; directly comparable given shared Inner Harbor location, upscale seafood positioning, and event hosting capabilities.
• L.P. Steamers: Casual Baltimore crab house specializing in steamed crabs and seafood buckets; closely comparable to Captain James Landing's Crab House concept — casual waterfront atmosphere, steamed Maryland crabs, BYOB-style casual dining.
• Phillips Seafood: Iconic Baltimore-based seafood restaurant group founded in 1956, also operating multiple Maryland-themed seafood venues; the most direct comparably-heritage Baltimore seafood peer with similar waterfront positioning and crab-centric menu.
• Faidley Seafood: Historic Baltimore seafood institution (Lexington Market) known for crab cakes; comparable Baltimore heritage brand with signature crab cake as a flagship item, though retail/wholesale rather than full-service sit-down format.
• Costas Inn: Long-running family-owned Baltimore crab house and seafood restaurant since 1971; comparable multi-generational family heritage, casual crab house format, and steamed crab menu focus.

Emerging players

• The Oceanaire Seafood Room: Upscale seafood-focused restaurant concept with flown-in-fresh daily catches; comparable upscale seafood positioning and private dining/event capabilities in select markets.
• Baltimore Crab Cake Company: Regional Maryland seafood brand extending into packaged crab cakes and mail-order; comparable Baltimore/Maryland crab cake heritage and useful for assessing regional packaged-goods extension opportunities.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/CaptainJamesRestaurant
• Instagraminstagram.com/captainjamesbaltimore
• Xx.com/captainjames_md
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/captain-james-landing

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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