It is one of the oldest restaurants of its kind in the Chesapeake Bay area.

[2][4] Items on Faidley's menu include: she-crab soup, clam chowder, gumbo, lobster bisque, oyster stew, crab cake, crab sandwich, fried shrimp, shrimp stuffed with crab, steamed shrimp, hake, lake trout, haddock, flounder, catfish, cod, fried clams, calamari, french fries, coleslaw, macaroni salad, macaroni and cheese, potato salad, pickled beets, collard, corn on the cob, and onion rings.

[3] The restaurant has appeared in scenes from Sleepless in Seattle and Homicide: Life on the Street.

[1] Al Roker visited the restaurant in 2021 as part of his "Family Style" series.

[7][8] It was also featured on the Mid-Atlantic episode of the Travel Channel show Adam Richman's Best Sandwich in America in 2012.