I have not been here in YEARSSSS! Last week, I went on Friday for their 1$ oysters, super fresh - Every Friday, only - from 4 pm to 10 pm....Had clam chowder and it was so good! Today, I went and had their snow crab legs special for 22$ - Every Monday and Tuesday, only - from 3 pm - 10 pm, took a bite of my friend's cheesesteak w/ sweet potato fries and caramel dipping, and creole seafood linguine pasta w/ chicken - SOOOOOO GOOD!!! read more

Benny the Bum's - American Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

It's been years since I've last been here. They've made some changes but the vibes are still there. I love that this sports bar has plenty of seafood options as most do not, and the food is pretty good. The service is great even on super busy Saturday nights. But they should definitely put more restrooms in place, I spent a good portion of my night in line waiting for the ladies room. Not ideal. read more

Benny the Bum's - Corona Margarita - American Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The Bum Salad has to be the best salad I've ever had. Service was excellent, plenty of free parking and comfortable environment. read more

Benny the Bum's - Crab Meat and Vodka Dish and the Amazing Bum Crab Meat and Shrimp Salad. - American Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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I love to come here with my siblings for some quick bites and good drinks. The place is very big and has so many items on their menu. I love their wings and soup, and the service is great! Everyone that works there is super nice and helpful, and the environment of the place is friendly and welcoming. read more

Benny the Bum's - American Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

I enjoyed this place! Will definitely come back whenever i visit Philly again!! That Bum Salad was one of the best salads I've had, and I've had plenty! Salads are my fave! The restaurant was busy and the music was definitely a vibe! Took a while to get a server but once we went and mentioned no one came, the waitress we had was great! Will return for sure! read more

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The quality, amazing, the taste was okay. I used to be a frequent flyer so I already how delicious the everything would be. The ONLY thing that I forgot and I'm taking a point away , they still don't clean the shrimps. If they took a few minutes to devein them, it would be five stars across the board. I ordered a to go platter and it was good, I can only imagine if I do a sit in.... Yuuuuum. When I do sit in, I'm going to ask if they can clean my shrimps and see the reaction. Give them a play, it's worth it. A- A- A- read more

Benny the Bum's - Seafood Platter - American Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

It was pretty average looking on the inside - like an around the way spot. This is coming from an out of towner. The broiled salmon was delicious - juicy and well seasoned. If you do nothing else in life, do not order the rice- super dry and old tasting. I actually thought it was shaved carrots when it came to the table. The waitress was kind enough to swap it for mashed potatoes. The mashed potatoes *chefs kiss* - however, the cup of butter was odd. Who needed that? They were perfect as is. The crab cake eggrolls were a special but the lump crab meat and that Thai chilli sauce was good too. Last but not least... the bread. It was cold and we could've done without. Had it been warm, I may recommend it. Based on the specials and the drink menu, I'm sure this is probably a go to spot for locals to have a good time for happy hour and catch some games. read more

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The service was good the food sucked!!! The only thing was good was the asparagus and crab egg rolls the seafood broil no real seasoned the tropical paradise awful! Red pepper wings was dry as hell and bum salad was just a bum salad the food went down don't rush cus of the hype !!! read more

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The food was awesome waitress Miriam was so nice ... a little chaotic at the door to get seated... the music awesome .... The barmaids are evil and charge what they want I ordered a drink and this classless barmaid asked the guy I didn't even know if he was buying my drink. Not sure what that was about that's why i choose to tell all the good things first because overall the place is a nice vibe for a girls night out read more

Benny the Bum's - Stuff shrimp . Sweet Potato Fries, corn on the cob. - American Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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Great food, but get there early if your not into crowds because it gets crazy very quickly. My wife and I like to get there as soon as they open. The appetizers are the main draw. You can eat good just from the appetizer menu. The wife is a seafood boil junkie and she said in her opinion it was a 6/10. The drinks are very potent, heavy hands over there and the seating was good as well, along with good music to keep the vibe right. Definitely recy read more

Great atmosphere for watching the games with other fans Great place to hang out with old & new friends read more

Benny the Bum's - Pepper wings - American Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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I went here for dinner a few months back and had the seafood boil. It was passable. Good to quench a craving however taste wise it was obvious everything had been frozen. I probably wouldn't get seafood from here again. The staff were very nice and from what I could see the place looked clean. read more

My nephew and I went there and were told it was a 20 minutes wait. The "hostess" was very condescending and was offended when my nephew spelled his name fior her. She was having difficulty understanding him so he spelled it. This woman immediately caught a nasty attitude with us. We literally stood there 30 minutes while she seated others that came in after us. I approached her and asked when we were going to be seated and she casually said: "Oh it's going to be another 20 minutes.... We left! Maybe management should employ better educated staffers that understand English. Mind you this woman was not an immigrant but Native American citizen. I'll never go back there. Staff was very disrespectful! read more

Ordered takeout and noticed later on that I was missing all the side dishes. I ordered the Hungry Harry and this is what i received, not worth the price. read more

Benny the Bum's - Hungry Harry - American Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Came for Mother's Day, made reservations weeks in advance. Just to get there to a line out the door. Kids working as hostesses and timid and or forgetting the order of which people checked in. Sat down 45 min after reservation time. Ordered drinks and apps.......1 drink from the bar the rest soft drinks/water. the margarita was nasty AF it was noting but syrup. I asked for it with Patron when i tell the waitress it was nasty she said its premade.....so, did you pour a shot on top or just charging me for something i didn't get? Lets get into the apps, wings arrived first, 15 minutes later crabby fries and another 10 min fried mozzarella. When I asked about ETA on our main courses, the waitress goes and checks and said "they have not gotten to it yet" At this point we have been there for 2 hours. She kept saying they overbooked reservations as if that's suppose to pacify me. It's really insulting when I made reservations WEEKS in advance! Then said something about the online lets people just keep booking. Then as a manager they should cal those that they can not accomedate. Instead they want to be greedy, let me tell you what happens when you do that.....YOU screw your STAFF! I really felt bad for the waitress bc it wasn't her fault she was trying very hard but clearly, she was frustrated. The kitchen was overwhelmed, and that's taking from your server's pockets. They are there to make money and if you're giving out bad service what do you think will follow? This was a total let down; the ONLY saving grace was the nice people around us. read more

If I can give this place a negative 5 I would. the service is horrible. I went for Cinco de Mayo and was never served my Margarita like where they do that at? That was my whole reason for going. We ordered wings all flats and they bring us a plate of wings with only 2 flat pieces,sent them back and never received my correct order. My waitress ran around like sonic going absolutely no where doing absolutely nothing! I was over it and was ready to go. Told the waitress I no longer wanted the wings of margarita and asked for the bill for the items that I received. I was going to give her the benefit Of doubt it was a little busy and it may have been the people preparing the food taking long, but when the owner stood right there and listened and didn't say or do anything was a bit absurd to me. I mean he could've just apologized for the confusion but to walk away and point at the drink that was finally and say the drink is ready after waiting an hour, sir no I'll take my check and won't be returning thank you but no thank you! read more

I had the pleasure of hanging out here with 2 friends. Large, clean space with very friendly staff. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed what they ordered and we will definitely return! They have a large bar area with TV's, which is great to watch your favorite sports teams as well as enough space for group events. Our Dining Delights: Crab Balls Cream of Crab Craft Wine Cocktail Shrimp Tacos Crabcake Salmon Cheesteak & fries Stuffed Shrimp with spinach & corn on the cob Fried Shrimp, fries & broccoli Chocolate Lava Cake read more

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Manicotti is pasta. Tortillas in disguise stuffed with a cheese seafood filling is not it. Never again. A waste of money.

Crab cake sandwich with sweet potato fries and a frozen pina colada. Yum! Felicia, our server, was so nice and very efficient. Looking forward to my next visit. read more

I reserved a table of eight ladies of my family for a birthday dinner on Saturday night. The menu choices included all varieties of food to order. The meals and the service was excellent. They all had a great time. I would recommend this restaurant. read more

when i went with friends there they had rap music playing so loud we had to scream to talk, drinks were good. chicken finger were over cooked, no body we were with was impressed read more

Great place Great food Good atmosphere Believe it or not..this is the very 1st time I've been to this restaurant. The platter that I had was very good read more

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Local restaurant that I never noticed and wouldn't give much looking from the outside. But the food is delicious and the staff were friendly. The food arrived quickly and to be quite honest it tasted far better than expected. Will most likely be returning. Ps. Try the caramelized salmon! Absolutely delicious! read more

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This is my first and last time at Benny the Bum's. I found them on Yelp and all of the photos on Yelp was making me drool, unfortunately the actual food was beyond unappetizing. First and foremost, first impression means a lot. When a customer walk in, instead of a greeting, my hub was ignored. If you say the guys behind my hub were ignored also, then it is a "norm", but that wasn't the case, both of the waiters greeted the 2 guys behind my hubby. But what about my hub? He was the first person walking in and waited for someone to acknowledge him....... Btw both of those guys were white, I don't want to play the race card but this is unacceptable. Both of the waiters continue to ignore my hub, so my hub left and ask me to call. I called and the counter girl say she just brung out the food, so my hubby went back inside. Then my hub came back out, and say they said my food is not ready.... I was like ????? You told me it was ready.... My hub went back in after a 3rd attempt and finally got our food. When we got home, one of the bag broke and my platters fell onto the ground. I know I order oysters but the least you can do is to ensure my bag doesn't break . We ordered fresh fried mozzarella, dozens of raw oysters, double lobster mac and cheese, double clam chowder, shrimp and scallop alfredo, seafood jambalaya, and bayside seafood combo. The clam chowder was sour, I tasted one and it had a sour taste to it, it seem like it was sitting in a pot all day. Oysters got pieces of shells in it, I'm trying to eat the oyster not with the shell too. Fried fresh mozzarella and lobster mac and cheese were lukewarm, seems like it was sitting on their counter for a while. We only saw one piece of lobster meat on 1 of our lobster mac. Shrimp and scallops alfredo got a weird taste, especially the scallops. Shrimps tasted frozen and rough in texture, and the scallops got a nasty stench to it...... Seafood jambalaya and bayside pot were also rough in texture. It is not like our bill was $50, our total is around $164, is that a way to get treated at a restaurant? Other yelpers say it is fresh seafood, but what me and hub got tonight was no where near FRESH! $164 totally wasted, never again! read more

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We stopped in to Benny the Bum's crab house & bar while here in Philadelphia. Always one of our favorite restaurants, we really looked forward to dining there again. So my wife chose the fried shrimp with broccoli and sautéed spinach while my pick was the fried shrimp with broccoli and seasoned fries. The food was piping hot coming out of the kitchen but the smell and the taste of it made the whole dining experience well worth it. The menu items have stayed pretty much the same but it was priced higher than what it was from the last time we ate here. Always great food and service at any price! So glad we went back. read more

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Always a great experience. The service was great. I ordered buffalo shrimp and my fav crab pasta in blush sauce with a side of shrimp added! read more

Benny the Bum's - Lump Crabmeat & Penne in blush sauce - American Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Amelia, our waitress, is AMAZING!!! She gave us specials, specialty days, recommended great choices. The portion sizes are great. This is MY new seafood addiction!! read more

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When I lived in Bucks County over 30 years ago we would frequent Bennie the Bums. We were in area this past Sunday we dined in with friends, what a gem of a place to eat in Northeast Philadelphia. Food and service was impeccable. Tells me why this restaurant has been a mainstay in the area. The Levey family should be commended for keeping their standards high. From food to service and cleanliness of resturant. And if I didn't say it yet very reasonable pricing no skimping on portions or quality. We look forward to dinning there again.​ read more

3.5 During our visit Pros: 1) Nice interior; service was well paced 2) Tropical paradise cocktail: Strong, delicious 3) Hungry Harry: Fresh tasting, tasty seafood 4)Seasoned Fries/broccoli/asparagus : Delicious 5) Crab cake: Moist, perfectly seasoned and full of crab meat 6) Good price point Cons: 1) Specials of the day not mentioned to us. Learned about them while overhearing the server for a neighboring table 2) Maryland crab soup: overly salty 3) Spinach: overcooked 4) When our entrees were cleared away, We would have preferred being asked if we wished to order dessert rather than if we wanted the check We love seafood and wouldn't mind returning to try some other dishes read more

Benny the Bum's - Spinach and asparagus - American Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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I was at Benny the Bum's last Wednesday for dinner last week with my boss (who is from out of town and I wanted to take her to a place I knew would be good!). Well, just like my previous visits I was pleasantly surprised with the food and the service. The calamari appetizer was great - very sweet and tender and cooked perfectly and a nice sized portion! She had the "Bayside" - Lobster Tail, snow crab and shrimp - steamed & with drawn buttter. While she did say it was tasty, it was oddly served in an aluminum baking pan and everything was drowning in butter. Not the best presentation, so maybe y'all could reconsider how this is served up? -1 star for that. I had the "Hungry Harry" - Jumbo shrimp, sea scallops, crab cake and broiled flounder with Cajun seasoning! All of that plus, the sweet potato fries were fresh, well seasoned and delicious. (Funny that they give you caramel sauce in a container for the fries though...they are naturally sweet...Maybe most Northerners don't know that? LOL!) The drinks and the server/waitress were awesome! She was friendly and attentive! Just an FYI that the hours shown on YELP are wrong, they don't open up until 3 pm! They used to open for lunch...I used to meet clients here at 12 pm. Guess they changed hours due to COVID?? Not really sure. read more

My boyfriend and I were in the Bensalem area- we had a taste for some oysters and benny the bums popped up on google so we tried it. We ordered Fried Calamari, oysters and the lump crab meat penne pasta. The service was pleasant. The lady that answered the phone was super helpful and friendly. When we went to pick up our order- we had no issues or wait time. The food is where it gets a little bad. The best part was the calamari. It was cooked perfectly! The oysters were good, but we kept getting pieces of the shell which completely ruined them. The pasta was dry. Maybe the pasta soaked up all the sauce, but it also just tasted very bland. I would try this place again, but I would dine in instead of doing take out because maybe per request some of this food could've been salvaged. read more

This is my first time here and surprisingly it was great! Our server was wonderful and the food was delicious. My mom raved about coming here for the daily specials they offer and I finally decided to try. We came here on a Thursday night and the special was "Lobster bake" - it includes clams, mussels, shrimp, crab legs, lobster tail, corn on the cob and some potatoes in a crab broth for $20.95. The portion is good for one person and it's totally worth getting. I will definitely come back again for this but will come back to try the Wednesday night special which is Steak! read more

Benny the Bum's - Thursday night Lobster bake - American Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Super great specials tonight! Lobster ravioli with shrimp...yummy! Short ribs totally tender with an amazing glaze-gravy.perfectly done broccoli and homemade mashies. Dessert was cherry cheesecake - fabulous. Service properly masked, quick, and really nice. read more

Benny the Bum's - American Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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I have to say that Benny the bums has gone down hill each year it gets worse ! I use to go at lease 3 to 4 times a week . There is no control over children they are in the bar area the parents are to busy talking to care how the children are behaving !!! The children are Loud and the parents even louder. This place use to be a nice place to go to have dinner or a cocktail ! I have notice that fewer people are going now . And the owner seam. To care less ? I have drop my time there to once a week or once every other week ! I don't suggest you go there if possible ! This not a sport bar but a low scale neighborhood bar! read more

I came here to get crabs. There are a few good choices in the city but we were close to northeast Philadelphia so this was the best option. The restaurant is located in a tiny strip mall. You could easily pas by. There is plenty of parking which we did easily and it was a Sunday afternoon (not in football season) so we were seated easily. The restaurant is clean. A little dated. The booths while long are tight and are not good for tall people. A server took our order after a few minute wait. She was new so she struggled answering our questions about the menu. She brought bread and our drinks first. The bread was just a standard hoagie roll cut. Pretty plain. Out entrees we served next. They were very lackluster. I got a hungry Harry a platter with different types of breaded seafood. It all taste the same. There was no distinct flavor for any thing. The crab cake was the most enjoyable. The flounder was so then that at one point it was just breading. My friend got some sort of crab steam pot. Several of the crab legs had not meat at all and taste like water. The corn was really over cooked a well. I know this place is a philly institution but I doubt that I would return. read more

I was looking at the special which is tilapia with crab meat in creamy lobster sauce. I asked the waitress whether the fish was broiled and she said yes. I asked not to have creamy sauce and she said ok. My food came out slow and turned out the fish was breaded and looked fried and she insisted its broiled but I didn't think so. I sent it back and ordered different meal. The menu should be more descriptive or the staff should be able to describe. The crab cake is okay. Nothing special. I also saw an employee gave my waitress a shoulder massage in the restaurant which I thought it was inappropriate and unprofessional. I als order the salad with shrimp and crab. It's delicious but the shrimps were not cleaned. read more

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has seen better days!!! two thumbs down, ps some one should take the salt shaker away from the cook.

What can I say about Bennie's. Been going there for years. I've said to people even the napkins taste good ambience is very nice clean quaint, quiet, except Fridays and Saturdays. When a great DJ comes in and plays while you eat full staffed bar full staffed restaurant. Waitresses Amy and manager Amanda do a fantastic job but my favorite is Veronica. If you head out there, make sure you ask for either three of them order the buffalo shrimp, the homemade chowders, a bum salad and the baked wings. These things are among my favorite. I take home a container of either chowder or the Caesar dressing, which is all made in house and absolutely delicious. Portions are great. Drinks are fast and always perfect if you're in the north east and you're looking for a great seafood place look no further than Bustleton and red lion. read more

The only reason I'm giving 2 stars is because the calamari and music were so good but I'm so disappointed with the service! This is my neighborhood bar and I used to come here often but this was my first time in a while. Came here on a Friday night around 11 PM and there was a decent crowd - at least 30-40 people. My friends and I sat at the bar and the bartender had such an attitude! Every time we spoke to her or asked a question, she seemed annoyed or that we were a burden. We asked her to put a food order in and she said we needed a waitress and quickly walked away! We obviously couldn't tell who was a waitress and where she was since we were at the bar but the finally the bartender got her. The waitress was super sweet and helped us narrow down what to order. We ordered the calamari and fried pickles. The fried pickles were okay, not the best I ever had but not horrible either. The calamari was so good!! Just a FYI, Benny's is a seafood restaurant so definitely get this if you ever go. The music was great - they had a DJ who was playing a ton of hits ranging from Spanish to EDM! Unfortunately the dance floor was empty though. Benny's also has games - we were playing Connect 4 but not sure what other games they had. If I'm in the neighborhood, I may come back if I don't have any other options but hopefully the service is much better next time. read more

Benny the Bum's - American Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

We went for the $1 on oysters and they did not disappoint. The food was great. The caramel sauce that comes with the sweet potato fries is heavenly. I have food allergies and our waitress went out of her way to ask the chef about particular ingredients. Perfect spot for a Friday girls night or date night. The music was so good too. Affordable, delicious and a vibe. Just go! read more