I had the fried shrimp basket last evening. The shrimp were so tough, they were actually difficult to chew. Also, rather tasteless. Fries were ok, soggy but that's expected with take out. read more

Food is always good and ready when it's supposed to be. Everyone is always happy and friendly.

We ordered 2 Flounder Dinners . The breading on the fish had the taste and texture of aquarium gravel. The flounder was more like jerky and tasteless. The collard greens were swimming in vinegar and water. The miniature Hush Puppies are hard to describe but I've been down South a lot and these things shouldn't be allowed to claim the title "Hush Puppy ". I tipped 20 percent online but was angry to find they also taxed my order on top of charging a Process Fee. $43.00 for horrible food! The garbage is sitting in my fridge. The next time I drive past their business I'm dropping it off on their doorstep. read more

Pleasanton's Seafood - Seafood Markets Near Me - Dover, Delaware

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I was traveling thru the area and found Pleasanton's on Yelp!!! So very pleased with my experience there!!! The service was amazing and the food was even better WOW - Best Crab Cakes EVER!!! I was able to place my take out order and get it super quick! It was SO FRESH!!! Will definitely return on our way back thru!!! Can't Wait!!! Thank you ladies! read more

Had their fresh crabcakes for a Mother's Day treat....and it was a treat, for sure! Tender, large pieces of lump crabmeat and no filler.

Love this place! Staff is so friendly! The fried shrimp was the best I've had. Definitely going back

Always 5 star service and GREAT seafood! The dip, the shrimp and everything is fresh ! Great family and hard workers!!!

Soft shell crab sandwich! Hard to find and well cooked. The potato salad was yummy. I appreciated the small potato chips that was included. It was busy, but once others there before me were waited on, my food was ready and warm. Wish they had salads and more soups that are not pepper-spicy. I have a tender mouth and sensitive sinuses that don't tolerate much pepper. The staff is friendly and hard-working. Overall, a good experience. read more

Very busy in the summer but the food is fresh and the crew work hard to serve the crowd. Pleasant service and outstanding verity of sea food. read more

Ordered a dozen extra large crabs today. They gave me 14. Price was great. Big heavy crabs, seasoned and cooked perfect. I've had many a crab and these are the best I've had. My new go to for crabs. Michael C. read more

Cream of crab soup was runny, not much crab, definitely not worth $8. Fried shrimp and crab balls were good, fries were soggy. First time eating from here...would consider ordering crabs if I were to return. Pros- call ahead ordering and separate lines for cash payments and cards. read more

I come here atleast once every 2 weeks for female crabs. The price are amazing and since the females run smaller they will throw a few extra in. I always get light old bay on everything tried the hush puppies and clams and never disappoint. Fav seafood place read more

Pleasanton's Seafood - a crab on a plate - Seafood Markets Near Me - Dover, Delaware

This was really good the seafood was really good and delicious the broccoli bites was so good 10/10 must try

This is a seasonal restaurant therefore, be cognizant of the dates that you come. If you visit after December, they will not be open. Come in July, they will be open. Use the dates of fresh seafood and you will be fine for when to visit. This is a great place to get fresh cooked seafood. While they are a bit pricey, the food is good and you can just grab and go. While I think this is a Great place, there is no real variety for the selections year over year. I would love to see them cook or have fresh fish other than flounder. Why not Trout? Why not Red Snapper? If you want basic fish, this is a good place. Due to this place not having variety, I am giving them only 3 stars as I would like to see them do better when it comes to their regular patrons. Fresh crabs are in abundance here and are an area favorite. I prepare mine different, therefore I am not as impressed as others. But, they are very good and should be tried if you are in the area. The food is always hot, fresh, and delicious. Note: when you drive in, there is a lot of all white gravel. This can be a bit blinding :) Bon Appetit!!!!!! read more

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This is our family's every FRIDAY night meal. The crabs are delicious however if I pay for large, I want all of them to be large Thanks, ladies. read more

I was there at Plesantons's Seafood on August 6 , 2020 Red Eye Special was delicious excellent testing all seafood was so FRESHEST we had flounder sandwich and clam platter and the seafood was so delicious I have been getting raw seafood from here never cooked until August Thursday 6, 2020 And just I thought delicious can't wait to come back next month it was nice little ride I live in Wilmington, Delawere read more

Such a great place! Great prices.. But the lady at the front.. the Cashier. She was so rude to me today. Kind of bummed me out but I didn't argue just second guessing coming here again for sure. read more

Purchased a soft crab sandwich that was very good. Worth the wait! Lines were long but service was fast.

My last few trips here have been very disappointing. As soon as I ate the crabs I bought I instantly felt sick with a tummy ache. I ordered 1 dozen male #1 and they had a special when you buy a dozen you get a 1/2 dozen free. My husband ordered large steamed shrimp platter and he got sick as well. As soon as he was done eating them he vomited them all up. Not sure if the crabs and shrimp were old or sat out there too long but we will never be back. Bad seafood is nothing to play with. read more

Without a doubt, one of the most disgusting meals my wife and I have ever had. As new to the area, we were in search of at least a decent seafood experience and the local reviews seemed to suggest a try. There is not one single item we bought, any of which are way overpriced, that had at least a milligram of flavor. $37 for 2 crab cakes that at at best we're on the poor side of fair. Calamari that was flavorless and chewy. Fried shrimp cooked in flour you could still taste. How in hell do you take ALL the flavor out of a shrimp? Ore-ida French fries are 10 tastier than the undercooked and flavorless crap we were given. Cream of crab soup was, at best, mediocre. For nearly a $100 meal, we deserve a refund of $90. And than they have the nerve to ask for a gratuity. This is takeout for goodness sake. read more

Great place! Fresh seafood, huge variety, great service, huge King Crab Legs! We go here all the time and will continue to do so!

The last time I was there I was highly disappointed. I ordered 2 clusters of crab legs it was more like one cluster and two extra legs. I figured I order two more and the same thing happened again. My husband ordered a fish sandwich and all they gave him was one flounder cut in half on a small bun. I will be trying somewhere else. read more

Affordable and quality.....a rare combination. They're seafood is fresh, and great tasting at a very good price. Went here at 11am when they opened up thinking I'd be the very first one.....boy was I wrong. People started coming in left and right for their orders. Crabs are the main focus here, and the prices are very good (and you can get #1's #2's or females)...the prices do indeed change...so ask each time (et al...the market price here does indeed follow the market). #2's had a special of $1 a crab......on my most recent visit I've tried that as well as a crabcake sandwich (which I am pleased to say wasn't overloaded with filling....there were nice chunks of crab in it). They sell ALL KINDS of seafood raw or cooked (from fresh Rockfish to Calmari....from Octopus to a variety of clams)...they seem to have it at the very least fozen. It would be one of the first places I might check for a specialty item if I needed it....they seem to have a good stock NOTE: this place isn't really a restaurant...it is take out with no seating at all except for a bench to wait for your order. Or you can browse the place for lotions and soaps that they seem to sell on the side (which is kind of odd.....and way out of place). read more

When in Rome, do as the Romans do. Isn't that the quote? Anyway, let's get down to business. First off, wear sunglasses. The parking lot is made up of broken white shells and on a sunny day is very bright. Walk into seafood paradise. I was leaving the Delaware and wanted my last seafood kick. Ordered a bunch of seafood and sat on the stairs eating. Everyone else ordered crabs to go with heavy seasoning. It was 11am and there were 4 people ordering crabs. I ordered a mixture of fried seafood and steamed seafood. Everything was perfect. Perfectly seasoned and cooked, I could not have asked for a better farewell from the area. There was also a very nice memorial to the father of the family who had died but had started the business. It's always nice to see a family run business succeeding. If you are in the area, stop by. You won't be disappointed. read more

Some of the best seafood I've had in the Delaware shore area. The restaurant is take out, though there's picnic tables outside. You can buy both prepared food, and fresh seafood from their market section. They carry everything from scallops, crabs and sea-bass to muskrat. I ordered fried clams, fried shrimp and coleslaw when I went with my dad. He ordered fried oysters. The food was well seasoned and well fried, hot and fresh. Not too much breading and not too oily. Served in a brown bag with paper towels at the bottom and a plastic. Nothing too fancy, which was perfect. The coleslaw was just right, not too vinegary, not too mayo-y, not too mushy and not too crunchy. Plus we went right before closing time and they gave us extras. I am definetly going back to this spot when I want fresh seafood. Plus they gave us a pen with their name on it. I'm all about personalized local business merch. read more

I've never bought any of the cooked food from Pleasanton's, which is actually a seafood market that gives you the option of cooking it for you. I've seen picnic tables outside on occasion, but this isn't really the place you come here to eat - it's more of a take-out place. On occasion, I've seen a local produce stand set up shop at one end of the parking lot. All the seafood I've bought at Pleasanton's has been exceptionally fresh and very reasonable. Oysters, crabs, scallops, salmon, catfish, shrimp, and other seafood are available fresh. There's also a selection of frozen, imported seafood off to one side. I didn't take an extensive inventory, but I definitely saw alligator meat and fish heads in there. Important note: this place is generally closed on Mondays and Tuesdays. This Memorial Day, however, I noted that they were going to be open - judging by the crowds I saw there the Sunday of Memorial Day weekend, they were going to be packed that day, too. It should also perhaps be expected, but this place has an exceptionally strong fish odor to it - you'll likely come out smelling a bit like it, especially if you wait for a bit inside the building. read more

True local seafood joint. They sell fresh fish and cooked fish to go. There is no seating. We came here on vacation and feel relativity confident there isn't a better place to get local seafood. If you do a google search for "deleware local seafood" you fill find a state hosted link to a PDF listing all seafood joints providing seafood that is harvested from the deleware area. Most others restaurants seem to get their fish from elsewhere! Anyway, on our first visit we got the calamari, fried shrimp and fried oyster sandwich. It was all super yummy, but the portions were kinda small. The fried oyster batter was a little dense. On our second visit we got 6 female crabs, fried crab balls, 2 different kinds of crab soup, the shrimp platter and a dozen steam clams. Again, all very delicious. This the first time I have ever had crabs that were so clean on the inside (and outside). Their gills were white, not muky like I am used to. And the flesh was pure white. The service was very quick and they are very friendly. My daughter couldn't wait for the food, so they gave her a bread roll while we roamed around. I was told that I should try their fried salmon next time. They have a couple standing tables outside if you choose to eat right away in the parking lot. Crabs are by the half or full dozen and 3-4 different types, large, males, etc... read more

Great service, great tasting crabs. No neg issues! And the price is right for me, and that's only because I haven't been anywhere else to compare. read more

Best crabs I have had in a long time. I'm from Maryland and we are picky about our crabs. Hands down good.

First time I came here i ordered a dozen crabs. I guess I ordered too early in May because all they had were females and it's not differentiated by size. They were not the best but I really wanted crabs so I got what they had at the time. Females were full of bright orange stuff. Lol. Not their fault because I agreed to the purchase. Just wish I had known the difference. The 3 stars is more for the customer service over the phone when I placed my first order and again for my second. Just not that friendly. I ordered a steamed platter next. I was not impressed by the amount of food for the price. Think I'll give other places a try before going back again. read more

This is my go to when I want seafood. The food is delicious. Whenever friends come to town and want seafood this is where we go. The prices are right. read more

Best in the buisness they have the greatest seafood in Delaware and they have great customer service

Been coming here for almost 8 years. Hands down the best, freshest seafood in Delaware. Anyway who says otherwise is lying!

I ordered a dozen number ones, oysters, and shrimp with their crab sauce. The crab sauce is GREAT but the crabs were on the small side for them to be male number ones. Maybe it wasn't a good batch who knows but i will give them another shot bc the other food was average. read more

Have purchased prepared seafood for take out and while a little pricy it was very good. The selection of fresh seafood is good. I just have a hard time looking at the muskrat in the cooler no desire to ever try it, it's a dot of putting. Looking forward to returning soon to bring some seafood home. read more

My first experience in buying fish since moving to Delaware 2 months ago. The stuffed flounder, cod was freshly caught and served to our delighted Xmas Eve guests. Great customer service. Will go there for takeout seafood. read more

They lie about having crabs they do not have. It's simple, if you don't have crabs to sell do not lie on the phone to customers or sell over the amount that you have. They have done this multiple times to myself and family and they are unapologetic about it. Secondly, when I bought large crabs they gave me small crabs and pretended as if I did not place an order for large ones. They have a habit of making you look stupid and this is not the first time. This is not the place to go to and leave without checking your bag because I promise you when you get home you will be disappointed. There's nothing pleasant about Pleasanton. Honestly there needs to be more seafood places in the Dover/Smyrna area so this place can stop wasting myself and others time. read more

I like this place and reasonable I just wish I knew when they were open. Website and menu dont match- please adjust

If I could give this place a zero I would! They have terrible coustomer service skills and they are all liars. I recently called and ordered a dozen and a half large female crabs which they told me they had available, and once I wasted gas and arrived to the establishment they gave me the most tiny crabs I have ever seen in my life!! The girl at the desk lied and said no-one told me that they have large crabs and claimed maybe I heard her wrong "because it was loud" but it wasnt loud I could hear very clearly. Not only did they lie about what they had available at the store for me to purchase but once I got home to eat my crabs I only counted 15 crabs! I ordered A DOZEN AND A HALF which is obviously 18 not 15!!! I called and the owner was rude and I was hung up on twice. The owner eventually told me the she would call me back Thursday to help with my inconvenience but she never called and I had to call myself. Once I called I was hung up on AGAIN and they have a young child taking their calls! The owner was rude and in no way tried to make up for my inconvenience. I feel the employees were very rude and all tried to lie to save their asses because they knew they messed up. I feel they tried to test my intelligence! I wonder how they treat their customers that don't look like me..... I will never return to Pleasanton's and I advise no-one else to go there either unless you want to be called a lier and want your money to be played with! Terrible! Terrible! TERRIBLE! read more

This is a take out place with a few picnic tables. You can buy fresh and frozen seafood to cook on your own or have them steam or fry the seafood for you. I tried the fried shrimp basket with fries and some corn nuggets. They were all very good. Even the fries. The fried shrimp has a light breading with seasoning. Nothing is greasy. As long as you like shrimp and their particular seasoning blend you will be very happy. I saw them weighing out my shrimp and I ended up with 11 and a healthy handful of fries. I also loved the corn nuggets. They are battered, fried and tasty. They also sell butter, sauces, seasonings and tools so you can walk away with everything you need to cook. They oddly also sell some Travel sized toiletries. read more