Northbeach

Swung through here for lunch after some work meetings in Easton, Maryland and didn't regret…read more The atmosphere was warm and friendly and the food (Caesar salad with crabcake and dynamite shrimp) was tasty. The service was also great, with multiple waitresses checking on us constantly. They treated my pup Griffey famously! He won Dog of the Day and the owner came and said hi. After lunch and a walk on the beach, my pup was toast.

Honestly, liked this place. Waited 45 minutes in the off season to be sat inside at the bar in a…read morehigh top. I was accompanied by 3 children under 5. Watched multiple people be sat outside where tables could've been pushed together, which I've experienced many times over the years. I live down the street, bumbed I won't be there again.

Bar area

Biggest tastiest Soft-shell Crab BLT you can put in your pie hole

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Orange crush on the patio! A+

Bottle & Cork

3.0(93 reviews)

Went for emo night/to see The Warped Tour Band a few nights ago, and we had a great time! The venue…read morehas lots of space, the girls who were drinking enjoyed their cocktails, the show was great, and the crowd was overall very nice. When pockets of moshing opened up, security was on it, making sure people who didn't want to be mixed up in that were safe. They do have a beach ball popping policy :( but overall, it was a fun night at a solid venue

this was my first time here, friday of MDW. this was one of their "jam sessions" where they have 4…read morecover bands playing from 5pm-1am. I had such a great time!!!! mostly rock and country covers. very crowded bc MDW but still never waited more than 10 min for a drink -- plenty of bars. it's open-air and half of the place is covered by a roof. drinks aren't tooooo pricey -- $8 for rail, $10 for seltzer and you get what you're paying for! cash cover $10 (at 5pm) but ATM right outside. would definitely go back!

Area near stage

Bars and music!

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Jimmy's Grille

2.7(150 reviews)

We've been going here for years and have never been disappointed! My favorites are the orange…read morecreamsicle crush and the fried chicken with cucumber salad!

Service is slow! Then when I asked a waitress if she could tell someone about the fact that there…read morewas no soap and no paper towels in the bathroom, she just looked at me with indifference, ignored me, and then put her head back down and kept working! It makes you wonder what the weight staff and the cooks are using to clean their hands! Perhaps the health department should walk in there and check on things! The only thing good about this place is the music and the fact that it's open air!

Love the space design , feels like local tropical paradise

Omg this corn dip! My friends told me and than I am telling you!

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Dewey Beer Company

4.1(444 reviews)

0.3 mi

Great place to try some good cocktails and beer. Food is also great! Located in small beach town so…read moreeasily accessible via walking. Not much parking. Indoor bar and bar area, inside seating, and outdoor seating. They also have a ton of grab and go beers in coolers. Great selection of merchandise as well. We had the most terrific customer service experience! Our server was absolutely amazing. Just the friendliest and most sweet person. I believe his name was Ryan??? He's amazing (he lives 45 min away, has a baby on the way. He's also an Orioles/Ravens fan. Ask for him! Terrific. The drinks were great! Got the strawberry pretzel salad beers and a spicy margarita that was awesome. Nice to have the ability to get a drink other than beer. Ordered burgers, wings, and cheesesteak. Everything was delicious. Burgers were perfect - get the goat cheese one. Cheesesteak was huge! Wings were done perfectly as well. The fries are vinegar worthy too. Overall, terrific!!! Will be back.

We came here for the vegan cheesesteak, and it did not disappoint! The roll was hearty, and the…read morefaux steak tips were one of the better brands out there. I could only eat half and brought the rest home for dinner on other night. Score! I also had a mango beer and that was amazing. Hubs enjoyed his burger and his beer. Overall a nice intro to the area for our week's stay. I'd come back. Cheers!

Beers

Nachos with chicken.

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Inside seating and ambiance

Rusty Rudder

2.4(455 reviews)

Decent food, giant portions, friendly staff, and beautiful views of the water. We showed up with a…read morelarge group of 9 and only had to wait for maybe 15 minutes. The food itself was good, and the cocktails got good reviews from the people in our group who were drinking. They had live music, and the performers did a good job of interacting with the crowd every now and then without putting on such a big show that you couldn't hang out with the people at your table. Good vibes, I can see why this place is a go-to in Dewey Beach.

All street parking was taken. Had to use the restaurant lot. First 30 minutes free then $4/ hour…read more Waitress served us 1 round of drinks before our meal was served. Never returned to ask if we needed another drink and 2 of us had empty glasses through the meal. Wings and fried class were good. Fried seafood platter was overcooked. Everything tasted the same. Starter sauce seemed to be a salad dressing with crab seasoning rather than mayo and pickles, but that's their choice to serve it however they want. Nothing special. Won't return.

A big wave bucket.. What can go wrong?

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Nalu Hawaiian Surf Bar and Grille

3.7(406 reviews)

0.3 mi

Drinks and apps at the bar…read more Restaurant Type: Casual Beach bar with stage and dance area (or mosh pit). Dress: Casual Beach Ambiance: Modern beachy feel, clean, pleasant. Seating: Sat at the bar. Inside/outside tables are also available. Service: Corey (our bartender) is friendly and makes awesome drinks! Crowd: Mixed Drinks: Great cocktails, good beer selection. Food: OK, above average. Restrooms: N/A Parking: Street. Website: B- Value: Beach prices, but ok value. Experience: Came here for a quick lunch snack, had a good time - I'll be back!

Besides the fact that the servings continue to get smaller and smaller, they give you three wontons…read morefor a poke bowl. Then when ask for more, they give you a huge bowl with just 3 more! ‍ Waitresses may remember to come back to check on you or remember your refill...., maybe. Hostess was great.

Eating early dinner on the outdoor patio. Perfect weather.

Bacon wrapped Pineapple

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Kanu (Forbidden) drink

Starboard Claw

3.9(50 reviews)

The crabs are huge and delicious! Loved the service. They dealt with about 10 of us rowdy…read moremillennials and the waiter even gave us crayons to color I can't say I had one bad dish here. The calamari was delicious and the crushes are great too. I've been to Dewey twice and have gone here both times and will definitely return again.

Every dish was execellent! Snow crabs legs were meaty & fresh, delicious. Wish the happy hour had…read morethe oysters but the pei specials were delicious and came with great horseradish and vinaigrette dressing. Shishito peppers with goat cheese were next level and the fresh bread baguette with whipped butter was a fluffy and crispy all at the same time. Great vibe and friendly staff. We lived our time there and would 100 % go back!

Crab claws (pricey but would do it again.. 3.5/5)

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Blueberry Spritz

The Lighthouse

3.5(151 reviews)

0.3 mi

The Crab Pretzel: Lighthouse's Almost Famous Dip / Jumbo Lump Crab Melted Cheddar Cheese /…read moreEverything Pretzel Bites - 9/10 LH Vol. 1 Roasted Oysters: Bourbon-Bacon Jam / Sweet Corn / Roasted Garlic Butter / Fresno Chili / Queso Fresco / House Chimichurri - 7/10 Roasted Tomato & Chorizo Mussels - 8/10 Fish 'N Chips: Fresh Cod / Dewey Beer Co. Batter, Baywalk Fries / House Tartar - 7/10

Horrible place to go to on any busy night but especially the fourth. Service is terrible and the…read moreworkers are clearly overwhelmed. My friends had walked in and spent over $200 in drinks and, like everyone else, was just trying to find a place to stand and mingle. Security directed us towards a place to stand near other tables (people were eating) and those people ended getting annoyed and security ran to remove that entire area of people (20-30) from that one tables vicinity. Management needs to do a better job of placing tables and people so others are not annoyed or interrupted, the tables are spending money but so am I. Would not recommend; go literally anywhere else. Drinks are poor at best.

Seating

Butter garlic shrimp - the bowl is deep, there were about 15 for .5 lb

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Sunset

The Dewey Post

4.6(109 reviews)

0.4 mi

Food was dope! Little bit of a wait to be seated, so my honey and I had to lounge until the table…read moreopened up. Music had us vibing and we stayed 2x longer compared to the other guests. We will be back fo show. BR, Pistol

We generally love this place. When we set an egg back to be over hard as we ordered it and came…read moreback with no life left at all. Very disappointing. However The Paper Route and Coffee were very good.

Sweet little coffee spoon

Paper route sandwich

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Caprese

Good Vibes Tiki Cruises

3.6(7 reviews)

0.4 mi

My family of 8 had an amazing time on the private 2 hour boat ride. We were thrilled that they were…read moreable to accommodate our party of 8 even though 10 is required. I will mention, the kids were charged the full rate without a discount. We provided our own snacks and drinks which was no problem. We toured 2 different calm canals and were able to take in the wildlife like heron and even some deer. We were hoping to anchor and swim but it was too windy. It was a little choppy getting to the channel but you can't control the weather:) It was nice to have an onboard bathroom although it didn't always flush. Overall, we had a great time and would absolutely recommend and do again!

We booked a 3:30-5:30pm cruise for 8 adults, 2 kids and had the whole boat to ourselves. There were…read more2 guys working and 1 in training, so we felt well attended too. They communicated how the waters were, asked which route we wanted to take and took photos along the way. There were life jackets for our 1.5 and 3.5yo and plenty of seating. We did BYOB and enjoyed the commentary on the houses we were passing. There also is a clean porta-potty on the boat which was a great addition.

Birds nest

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Mic P.

1 year ago

The Dewey Beach bar is one of the worst places on earth. They have an ospreys nest above the grounds with chicks and parents in the spring and summer, and lately because billionaires are making Omega oils from all the menhaden, fish, out of Chesapeake Bay, the ospreys are starving to death. There is a dead chick laying in the nest right now due to starvation. Dad starved a few days ago and mom returned after two days of looking for food, fish, without luck. She looks bad but she can fly out of the area now that her chick is dead. You can see people below the nest from the live cam playing games all day while drinking and eating, no doubt fish, and all during the night as these animals starve to death. It would've been a good service if they'd thrown fish onto the nest while the ospreys were alive but they didn't. The Fish and Wildlife has rules but at some point in your life you have to just "F" the rules. Starving animals of all species takes precedence to everything else including rules. If you can't do the right thing then shut down. read more

Sol R.

13 years ago

Drugs and Drinking on the job Run Rampant here!! If you want to go where all the bartenders are stoned out of their mind on drugs and alcohol and where the management is afraid of the staff............go here. The Big Fish Sandwich was so hard you could kill a cockroach with it. The bartender was slurring her words and lost our tab and gave us food and drink for 9 people for free.!!!!!............(which you would think I would be happy about but as a business man myself I felt bad for the owner). We complained to a server that she kept getting things wrong and was stumbling behind the bar and instead of a manager coming to talk to us and sending the stoned girl home, he went to her and unleashed her on us. She gave us the finger in front of my 3 year old son and mouthed FU** YOU!! to my wife and I over and over from afar like she was obsessed. She was scary and we were scared. I felt like I was in a communist country where the consumer has no rights. If you want to ruin your night, go to NorthBeach. read more

Jimmy D.

4 years ago

This place sucks. We were having a great time and dancing on the DANCE floor in front of the DJ , then the owner came up to the group of us and said word for word " I dont want any of this. This has to stop immediately" and 5 minutes later the group of black gentlemen were kicked out of the bar. We came back, started dancing again, and got kicked out for dancing, again directly in front of the DJ stand. This entirely falls on the owner who told the staff to kick us out. This has nothing to do with the bouncers or any employee here. This RACIST owner kicked out multiple groups for dancing within a contained party in front of the DJ booth. Do not go to this bar, and if you do do not dance whatsoever or you may get kicked out.p read more

Barry D.

175

9 years ago

We came there the first night and had a great time. The next night the bouncer out the front wouldn't accept our foreign IDs and I said can you go ask the manager. He said he was the manager and that yes she is beautiful but there a plenty of "hot bitches" we said well she isn't a bitch and he said "bitches are bitches". If the manager of your establishment is calling women bitches you have a seriously big issue. The guy was about 250lbs and had twists in his hair and was on the door on Monday the 3rd of July if you care to discipline him. read more

Dean M.

6 years ago

zero stars!!!! trash bag service this year!!! stop taking shots behind the bar and help your customers. also talking about drugs so loud your customers can clearly overhear is very unwelcoming. have some class!!!! read more

Gianna G.

2 years ago

some of the staff and dj scooter (who they had on tonight) were discriminatory to the lgbtqia+ community. do NOT recommend unless ur straight and cisgender!! read more

Kelly K.

8 years ago

$7.50 beer. Are u serious? You aren't all that! Plus only bud products. You need to get a grip. Seems like a thug bar. Too bad. Used to enjoy read more

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What a new "gem" in Dewey Beach. As soon as you walk in, you are greeted by a friendly welcoming…read moregentleman who is sincerely glad to see you. This gentleman loves working at Fish Hawk's-- you can just tell by his attitude and smile. If the employees are happy-- that says everything to me. The atmosphere is so light, airy and beachy but not in a tacky way. There is so much natural light-- what a bonus. My husband and I sat at the bar and took our time in ordering drinks and food. We did not feel rushed -- in fact-- we had a lovely chat with the owner, Irish. The bartenders were not hovering but were very attentive to us. We grazed on a few apps which were outstanding -- I wish we hadn't eaten lunch so late-- I wanted to eat more. Coming to Dewey for close to 40 years, I was thrilled to experience this newly opened restaurant/bar with a wee bit more upscale atmosphere vs a regular bar/pub vibe. I hope this "gem" sparkles for you as well.

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