Sailing with Mad Max

Sailing with Mad Max in Edgartown was a fun adventure. Mad Max recommends bringing snacks, drinks, adult beverages, and more.

Guests are welcome to steer the boat, as well as ask about what you're seeing as you explore the area. Unlike other sailings and boat tours, your navigators and hosts do not do a narrated tour of the bay.

That said, this is a great chance to lay back and relax. Bring a sweat shirt, as it will get colder as it gets later into the evening. It's also a great chance to take some beautiful photos of the area as the sun sets on Edgartown.

The Newes from America

Located in the historic Kelley House Hotel, The Newes From America Restaurant, is serving up three meals a day, and has ice cold beer to boot.

We heard rave reviews of the onion soup, so of course we had to order that, which was as delicious as expected! We also had a cheeseburger, which was so good, I actually finished it (note: that NEVER happens!), and split a house salad.

We recommend swinging by here for lunch and grabbing a bite to eat before heading for a sailing, to Chappaquiddick Island, or back to shopping around Edgartown.

West Tisbury Farmers' Market

If you're staying on Martha's Vineyard for more than a weekend, swing by the West Tisbury Farmer's Market, open on Saturday's at the site of the West Tisbury Grange. There's lots of local farmers selling fresh fruits and vegetables, as well as homemade jams, teas, and other goodies.

There's also a family that makes fresh squeezed lemonade, limeade, and a "citrus refresher," all squeezed right in front of you.

The market is open Saturdays from 9 a.m. until noon.

Skinny's Fat Sandwich

For lunch, or a mid-afternoon snack, Skinny's Fat Sandwich, in Edgartown shares a building with Mad Martha's Ice Cream. If you can make it past those delicious ice cream cases, the sandwiches here are delicious!

We ordered the ham and cheese sandwich on wheat and an Italian hoagie. Both were fantastic. The ham sandwich was humongous and the meat tasted fresh and the rolls and breads were soft and fresh.

There a very few tables inside the restaurant, so grab a table early, or grab these sammies to-go.

We highly, highly recommend Skinny's Fat Sandwich.

Offshore Ale Company

Offshore Ale Company, just a little off the main strip in Oak Bluffs, brews there own beer, including a very crisp and refreshing blueberry beer. They also make really delicious food.

We ordered the turkey club, which was a pretty standard turkey club, but also their pulled pork sandwich with a honey BBQ sauce.

The honey BBQ sauce was sweet and tangy and sticky and yummy. The pork is also super tender.

Both were served with their homemade potato chips, which were yummy, and perfectly salted.

Black Dog Tavern

 BBQ Ribs

 Fish and Chips

Decadent Blackout Cake 

With stores all around Martha's Vineyard, and the New England area, we had to eat at the tavern that started it all: Black Dog Tavern. Right on the water, with a view of the ferry from the main land, and the Vineyard Haven marina, the restaurant is a great location for lunch or dinner and some boat watching.

We ordered the BBQ ribs, which smelled amazing as we walked into the restaurant. The meat fell off the bone, and there was a lot of meat and the perfect amount of sauce. We also ordered the fish and chips, which, while the fish was very good, the breading could have been crispier.

For dessert, we ordered the famed decadent blackout cake, which was a-mazing, but definitely needs to be shared.

The Black Dog Tavern, in Vineyard Havenhttp://www.theblackdog.com/pages.php?pageid=5

Sharky's Cantina

Sharky's Cantina, in Edgartown, is one of the two Sharky's on Martha's Vineyard. We stopped here for dinner after our original plans fell through, and, for once, we were thankful our original plans fell through.

We ordered the watermelon margarita, because the bar makes their own sour mix and watermelon puree (how could you turn this down?).

We ordered chips with salsa and queso, all was delicious. We also order soft tacos. We ordered pork, ground beef, and chicken, The beef and chicken were really good, but the pork is where it's at. It was perfectly cooked, succulent, and, I almost wished I had ordered two pork tacos rather than one of each.

The restaurant was comfortable, decorated really fun, and felt like a place where the locals go rather than a tourist restaurant. It's also outside the downtown Edgartown area, so you have to drie or take the public transit there, but its definitely worth it.