Only the Strong Survive

There's a lot of restaurant competition here in Rehoboth Beach. Some places are just OK, most are pretty good, and a few are exceptional. I promise you honesty and objectivity, so check out the reviews and ratings, then post your own opinions. Click any Ratings at a Glance box to see how we figure the ratings.

"Why does Sea World have a seafood restaurant? I'm halfway through my fishburger and I realize, Oh my God ... I could be eating a slow learner."
---Lynda Montgomery

 

 

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Rehoboth Beach Reviews - Seafood / Fish Houses

Click for how we figure the ratingsExperienced Rehoboth restaurateurs Chris Bisaha and Joe Baker have created Henlopen City Oyster House with a bright, friendly atmosphere. They say that 75% of their ingredients are procured from local farmers and purveyors. (I've been asked not to elaborate on their previous culinary escapades here in Rehoboth, but suffice it to say that

 
Rehoboth Beach Reviews - Seafood / Fish Houses

Click for how we figure the ratingsClaws is quite possibly one of the noisiest restaurants I have ever visited. Of course, it is a beachy crab house with a busy bar and people hammering on innocent crustaceans, drinking beer and having fun. But I'm not talking about that kind of noise (though that, too, is amplified by bad acoustics). What I'm talking about is

 
Rehoboth Beach Reviews - Seafood / Fish Houses

Click for how we figure the ratingsMy first experience with raw oysters was part of a "progressive birthday party" (code for: "Stumbling Up Rehoboth Ave., Eating and Drinking and Muttering 'Happy Birthday To You'"). Fins was one of the stops along the way. We had already visited three other places, so my inhibitions (and liver function) were decidedly compromised. Our generous host ordered

 
Rehoboth Beach Reviews - Seafood / Fish Houses

Click for how we figure the ratingsBig Fish Grill is a good example of a big, well-run Rehoboth Beach dining establishment. This is NOT to disparage other great local spots. But the number of people they move through there on a busy summer evening, and the consistently

 
Rehoboth Beach Reviews - Seafood / Fish Houses

Click for how we figure the ratingsWith all the buzz over Royal Weddings, it just seems right that there should be a little bit of Britain tucked into the south side of Rehoboth Avenue among the ice cream cones, cheesesteaks, T-shirts, taffy, pizza, fudge and corn dogs. And it's just a short waddle from the Boardwalk. go fish! is almost always a treat. Their signature dish is, of course, the

 
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And I find chopsticks frankly distressing. Am I alone in thinking it odd that a people ingenious enough to invent paper, gunpowder, kites and any number of other useful objects, and who have a noble history extending back 3,000 years, haven't yet worked out that a pair of knitting needles is no way to capture food? 

--Bill Bryson


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