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“Oysters & Beer”

Henlopen City Oyster House
Certificate of Excellence
Price range: ₹1,658 - ₹2,487
Cuisines: Seafood
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Good for: Special Occasion Dining, Business meetings, Local cuisine, Bar Scene, Romantic
Dining options: Lunch, Dinner, After-hours, Reservations
Reviewed 18 May 2017

This was my second visit to the Oyster house and so far they are 2/2. Oysters were fresh an delectable. Varied selection of beers & wines with good recommendations from staff. This visit I tried the New England lobster roll which was decent, lots of lobster. Toasted roll it came on however was pretty weak...alittle burnt and rather plain. Enjoyable visit overall, parking is a real pain... grab whatever spot you can and just walk there.

Date of visit: May 2017
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Thank noplans4now
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Reviewed 15 May 2017

The lobster mac and cheese was amazing; great oysters-both raw (we had the sampler and all of them were delicious and fresh) and fried (also delicious, cooked just right). Interesting drinks; excellent service by Taber.

Date of visit: May 2017
Thank dnwoodall313
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Reviewed 15 May 2017

My expectations were high walking into this place on a rainy blustery Saturday night. Parking is impossible in Rehoboth, so , for me to go there in a weekend I want it to be worth my time. I called to see if I could wear sneakers, as the 45 degree weather ruined my fashion statement of wearing tall stilettoes and a short shirt. We did manage to be seated quickly. The bathroom wasn't clean. An employee emerged from the unisex bathroom leaving paper towels, toilet paper, and a wet mirror. I don't think he made the mess, but he didn't have enough pride in his place of employment to clean up. I went with 3 other guests. My friend order the yellow-eyed fish, but-called it "yellow-tail". The waitress seemed annoyed that she mispronounced this fishes' name. We laughed, but she didn't. The waitress took our other 3 orders, then said, "what sides do you want with your yellow-eyed fish? My friend answered her question. We first received the tuna tartar. It was a generous helping for $20 of tuna with only a few wontons. A wonderful mix of sea weed and a gently floated raw quail egg. The oysters came with wonderful mixers and beautiful presentation. This is were it all fell apart. The lobster mac and cheese was $34. It was too big. It was big enough for 3 portions. It was ridiculous size. Also, it could have used pepper or salt or something other than relying on the cheese for flavors. The sword fish was very moist. That was acceptable. My friend who ordered the yellow-eyed fish only received her side dishes, not entrée. The waitress defended herself saying that she never ordered the entrée-- even after the snooty remark about the yellow-tail fish (not yellow-eyed). Finally, the waitress ordered the fish for after arguing. Who orders 2 sides for dinner? Okay, my Bolognese was so boring. It had nice presentation, but no rice or pasta or orzo, just a stew of fish with tomato sauce. The cocktail was average. This is rated number one? Why? There was supplies in the hall way. The lights were so dim I couldn't read the menu. There was paper on top of the white table clothes. There was a $99 entrée in a place wear you can wear tennis shoes. So disappointed.

Date of visit: May 2017
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3  Thank RudiOnTheGo
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Reviewed 12 May 2017

Our B&B host recommended we have dinner here. My husband loves oysters so he had lots to choose from. They didn't have any fresh crab yet (thank you for not using the frozen stuff!) so they suggested I substitute shrimp in the oyster dinner. I was AMAZED that they gave me 12 large shrimp (grilled to perfection!). Fabulous dinner for our last night of our trip finishing our visit to all 50 states (not in one year, of course) but mission accomplished!

Date of visit: April 2017
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Thank Christina B
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Reviewed 11 May 2017

We had a great meal, however, we were over whelmed by the size of the portions. We split an appetizer and each of us had an entree and we could not finish our entrees. On our next visit we plan on bypassing the appetizer and going straight to the entree.

Date of visit: May 2017
1  Thank rjaffe2017
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