This is a favorite hangout area for food inspectors in Delaware but you didn't hear that from me. Needless to say the kitchen is clean enough to eat off the floor according to them. This is traditional bar food and just your regular neighborhood bar. The food is of a good quality although not sensational or anything you would really tell people about because they don't really have a signature dish or anything that you can't get elsewhere. There is something comforting knowing they pass all food inspections with flying colors. That alone should make you feel good eating there. Beer selection is adequate but not outrageous. You may find some bottles of things that you hadn't seen but the taps are full of generics more or less. This is a good place for happy hour or for a cheap meal if you want a few drinks with your meal as the beer is relatively cheap. read more

I give it 4 stars for all the fun this place has inspired. We go for the chicken fingers, crab nachos, and fajitas! I'm a liquor drinker so I have to spend more than my friends (they have good specials for all you beer drinkers) but overall the tab is not that bad. We are not barstool dwellers. It is all about a late night booth where we can hang and talk. I have heard some of the WEIRDEST musical choices played in this place (Korn then P.Diddy then Madonna then Dropkick Murphys then Hanson) and I am sure it is done on purpose. This is what happens when drunks hang around a jukebox. read more

This little local spot has a great menu and the service is always with a smile. They have a different drink special every night and the martinis are the BEST!!! read more

This is the place to go to relax with good drinks and food- right after work! Our waitress today was Bree. Very friendly, attentive, observant, and quick. As busy as it was tonight, she was always there right when we needed anything. The food (as usual) was amazing. Highly recommend!! read more

Friendly service, great apps, any drink you could want and solid burgers! A favorite pub since I moved to this area :)

For two times in a row now, the service has been atrocious. It was slow, less than 15 people in the place and they got our drink orders wrong, lost our food order and didn't even apologize. read more

This is a nice hidden gem. I frequently go here during my lunch breaks or for happy hours after work. It is located in an outdated looking strip mall adjacent to an Acme, Sears Outlet, and Burlington Coat Factory. However, don't let the outside fool you. Once you step inside to the restaurant, you will find yourself at a very nice sports bar where everything looks like mahogany wood. The staff are very friendly however it can take a long time to get your food or your check. Their beer menu is quite impressive, you will find some very good craft beers here. The burgers and sandwiches are delicious too, my favorite is the California turkey burger. I highly recommend this place! read more

I've been here several times and the food and drinks are pretty good, however I just tried the veggie burger and it was disgusting. It was mushy and they forgot the avocado. Terrible! read more

I checked this place out with my sister after reading the reviews on here. Was not let down. Nice interior of old wood and brick (yea, in a strip mall). Awesome beers on tap. I wasn't quite sure what I wanted because I hIdn't had many of the selections on tap but the bartender was happy to sling samples my way. Nice! I rocked out with the Allagash tripel which really took the edge off. The jukebox has a nice selection and many good tunes are only 1 credit. I get frustrated by internet jukeboxes that just have a few teaser 1 credit songs and all the "popular" ones are 2 credits. Journey, however, was nothing but 2 credit songs so my sister had to settle for the Journey runner up: Styx. We split a burger later in the evening and it was bangin'. Cooked to our desired temp, prepared very nicely. Thank You! I'd certainly go back to this place. I wasn't sure if it was on the pricier side though. 4 drafts and a burger was $33. But the value was there. read more

$5 dollar burger nights are the best. Try the Baja turkey burger if you like avocado, too.

It seems to be a trend here I work till midnight and stopped in for some food and a beer and after waiting for almost 10 minutes I stood up and put on my jacket and then the bartender wanted to serve me, but by then I spotted the Wendy's and hit the drive thru. read more

Very quiet for a Saturday night. Food was relish, service was friendly maybe a tad slow, but made up for it in the friendliness! Will definitely come back! read more

the perfect place! a bar type setting but feels more elegant. good food, great waiter/bartender. great for lunch/dinner always!! read more

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office mates often rave about this place, and i had a craving for a burger, it did not disappoint me, one of the best burger i had in DE

I went to school right up the road and I got invited to go here with a few friends several times. I can't remember the reason why we never came together but we were missing out. The happy hour specials at this place were fantastic. I came in last night at roughly 6pm when I got off i-95 (traffic was at a standstill and I was famished). Okay - cool story, am i right? :) The happy hour specials - they had a bunch of items for $5 (fajitas, wings, quesadillas, dips) and domestic bottles for $2. I opted for the Quesadillas, the Wings, and one of their beers on tap. I left my seat to wash my hands for 4 minutes and when I came back and seated myself at the bar again, my food was already being brought it me. I assume it was because so many people order the happy hour specials, they had it ready. The food was decent and the experience was like being at Kildare's on Main St, Newark without the rowdy college crowd. read more

Yes the worst food I had the meatloaf the worst ever it look like it was still frozen the dip it wasent fresh no more going there

I've been to this place several times over the last couple years and the service never seems to improve. The location is very convenient for me. But every time I visit I leave thinking I should have just went somewhere else. Having worked in the industry I have a lot more patience than most people when it comes to slower service. But the service is always terrible. This particular night I ordered the sweet potato fries which I ordered with extra cinnamon sugar. They ended up coming without the extra seasoning so I asked my waitress for more. I had to ask two additional times until I actually received it. And it wasn't even cinnamon sugar, it was some salty weird mixture. Our waitress always seemed really busy but she was never really doing anything. Oh and the drinks are way more expensive here for some reason. I gave two stars because their wings and wing sauce are actually pretty good. read more

A Great place to grab a meal, a quick bite, watch a game, our just hang out With friends. We met friends here this eveNing and had the crab nachos which were reCommend by our server Eric, who was very knowledgeable about the menu, and they were delicious. We also grabbed a burger and a turkey sandwich which were bOth excellent. read more

I found this place using Yelp for the first time. I was so happy with the experience, I signed up so I can leave this review. I have passed this place 100x thinking it was only a bar, I was very wrong. My wife and I don't drink so we were worried it might still have a bar atmosphere. Very glad to say it is very nice inside, no loud music, the people were incredibly nice. The people at the bar weren't yelling or obnoxious. MOST IMPORTANTLY...The food was excellent. The Navajo Nachos were delicious and everyone should experience them. I got a Rawhide Burger because of the hype from other reviewers. Incredibly good. I was so full from all the nachos, I brought half my burger home and finished it the next day. My wife and I haven't been living in Delaware long but were very happy we found this place. We already want to go back. read more

We pulled off the highway on a recent road trip looking for a place to eat dinner, and ended up at Shellhammer's. It's in a strip mall and looks like nothing much from the outside, but looks can be deceiving. Inside it has a pleasant, tavern-y atmosphere. The happy hour specials are good, especially the $5 appetizers. Dinner for a family of three totaled less than $30 including a good tip! True, one of us was driving, one of us is currently pregnant, and the other one is two years old, so we didn't take advantage of the alcohol specials this time around. But the drink prices seemed very reasonable, and they have a good beer selection. Nothing we ate struck me as particularly memorable, but it was good, solid American bar/grill fare. Also, although I would say this place skews slightly more to the "bar" side of bar and grill, it was family-friendly at 5:00 in the afternoon on a Monday. They have high chairs, kids' cups, and a children's menu with crayons, and we noticed at least one other family with a baby while we were there. I could see this becoming part of our regular rotation if we were local. As is, we'll keep it in mind as a good stopping place on road trips up and down 95. read more

Great pub atmosphere. Attentive staff which is great. Guinness on tap even better! The Tijuana meatloaf and fries were delicious. Recommend this place if you want good pub grub and a relaxed atmosphere to have a few pints. read more

Great music and fun atmosphere. Great beer selection. However, both times I have been here they have not had the beers that they listed as having on tap. Food came out in a timely manner. The first time I came I had the French dip, which was very good . The second time I came I had the Backdraft roast beef , which was good but pretty spicy (and I like spicy). My boyfriend had the Brooklyn pastrami , which he enjoyed and I liked a lot. Our friend had The Lumberjack- which was quite good- but definitely seemed like it would be a "gut bomb". I took a bite and it was delicious . read more

Recommendation came from front desk person at hotel and she gave good advice. Long day on the road wanted easy spot. We had the Thursday special which was Fajitas. They were really good with all the extras! It was a great deal for $10.00 each and delivered hot a sizzling as they should be. Waitress was very helpful and knowledgeable about menu. A great stop!! Will definately add to road trip list!! read more

I will not be returning here. Came here to celebrate a special occasion. Drinks were made incorrectly and my main entree was soggy. Appetizer was very small, not that good, and overpriced. Service? Okay, not as friendly and warm as I had hoped. read more

Best black and Blue burger We have ever had!!!! Cool hometown bar and grill atmosphere.

I gave them the fourth start for service and the outstanding wings. I thought they were great. We had several orders of them and then had dinner. They have a great beer menu, with a lot of craft choices. Good place to hang out, eat wings and have a few cold beers. Our waitress, who turned into the bartender and her replacement were both very friendly and efficient. The rub is that my burger was WAY overcooked. how do you get that wrong when you are a burger place? Anyway, everything else was good and hence the 4 starts. read more

I am absolutely in love with the Tuscan chicken sandwich and sweet potato fries!!! It's always a bit dark in here but that never stops me from returning. The service is great. Bathrooms super clean, which in a bar is sometimes difficult to find! read more

This review is a compilation of a years worth of visits. The only problem with this place is that it's just not large enough to hold all the people that want to give them business. Andrea is often at the bar and she's very good. Katylin is very nice. Julianna had the real test though when I brought my family in from out of town and she knocked it out of the park! I was trying to take my father to a restaurant in Philly and he just wanted to keep coming back to Shellhammers. The first time I met the manager Joe, he was there on his off day and we started talking beer. He encouraged me to taste many of the craft beers they had available to find the one I liked best. I've never had a bad service experience here. The food is very good and the staff are always energetic and friendly. There isn't a better place around honestly. read more

Love this place but the last time I was here I was completely ignored while sitting at the bar. Placed an order for cod fries which were never delivered....but were included on my bill. Guys.....I love this place but WTF? read more

My husband and I ordered nachos and some other entrees from Shellhammers. Halfway through eating the nachos my husband found a knob from the oven that had fallen off and into our nachos. We were disgusted. We called Shellhammers and told them what we had found and asked for a refund on our food. Two days later my husband stopped by to return the oven knob to them and mentioned that we still had not received our refund for the meal. Obviously we did not continue eating our food after we found the oven knob and expected a refund. It has now been over a month and after speaking with the manager several times we still have not received a refund on our meals. Not only did we have a disgusting experience finding the oven knob in our food but we also had to pay for it. We will never eat here again and have already warned many of our friends about the incident and will continue to tell other not to eat there. read more

Nice pub tucked away in an otherwise unspectacular strip mall. Been here many times, brunch, happy hour, dinner...you name it and they always deliver with quality food & drinks as well as excellent service. read more

I am here on business, looking for a decent meal and tired of microwaving stuff in my hotel room. Yelp steered me right. The crab cake sandwich was excellent from the star ingredient to the toasted brioche bun, and for 1.75 extra I got perfectly grilled asparagus instead of fries. The caesar salad was well executed too. Best of all they served me food at 11:30 pm on a Sunday. It isn't an "inventive" menu but what they serve they prepare correctly. The priciest items on the menu are too expensive IMO but everything else is reasonable and the specials are cheap. The only negative is that the bar is full of loud young people, something I can deal with given that I was one of them a few decades ago. If I am ever in this area again I will be back and I would be a regular if I lived here. read more

Great local bar, full of folks hanging out and having fun. Just went in for only the second time. The place has character and a good atmosphere for a strip mall bar. Thru have a solid craft and macro beer selection. The menu is just a solid bar lineup. Got the chicken nachos and they were very good. Needed a bit more chicken. The salsa was awesome. If you like nachos that have chips that don't taste like they came from a bag, this is you. And they put them in the oven to warm and melt the cheese. Kind of reminded me of Klondike Kate's from 20yrs ago. The service was very good. The bartender handled a full bar plus the tables. If you want a local/casual place to chill, have good food and beer, and hear some good music, this is your place. read more

Great service...nachos were great...crab soup Excellent...jambalaya taste good...the Strawberry Shortcake martini was sooooo delicious...our server Dillon was awesome....fast service....pricing was reasonable...would definitely recommend and visit again whenever I'm in the area!!! read more

I love coming here. The food and service is always good. I just found out they did brunch which is always great! I love the beer selection they have for lunch/dinner. read more

I ordered four different burgers for my family, and I found out that the burgers were average at best. I spent almost 50 bucks for the meal had to wait a very long time to get my food. I will not go back to this place. read more

Wow! What a great find! I saw it coming into town and thought, a strip mall bar..yum....not. However, after searching yelp and seeing the reviews, we decided to give it a try. Soooo glad we did! Great atmosphere! Not your typical bar food. We decided it would be a good night for appetizers for dinner. We got the fried dumplings (amazing! ) crispy, sauces were flavorful without being over powering. The crab toast was mild and perfect and the toastini was perfectly toasted. We also got the southwestern egg rolls. My husband really enjoyed them. They were his favorite dish and felt they had a wonderful full bodied flavor. I found the sauce a little too smoky, but I'm not a fan of the smoked flavor. Our bartender, Andrea, was attentive and friendly and a wonderful addition to our experience. All in all, it was an enjoyable evening and we look forward to doing it again on our travels back through this way. read more

Horace Shellhammer's - Dumplings, crab today and southwest egg rolls...yum! - Bars Near Me - Newark, Delaware

Stopped in for lunch and hoping for a quick bite. Did not see a menu for quite a while and was served after two other parties that arrived after us. My wife order a burger without bacon and got bacon. My sons' Ceaser salad was drowned in dreasing. My burger was just OK. Rather dry in my opinion. I would say the place was an overall "ok" but there is really no reason to go back. Wendy's, nearby, would have been equally satisfying and would have been quicker. read more

Had the 7 layer dip and rawhide burger. Both were excellent. The lady had a catfish po boy which was very good too.

Service was poor. Orders were wrong and server and/ or management didn't correct the bill to reflect the food that they served that was incorrect. read more