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Fenwick Crabhouse

100 Coastal Hwy #7, Fenwick Island, DE 19944
302-539-2500
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Price range: $16 - $35
Dining options: Lunch, Dinner
Description: Notably the last restaurant on Coastal Highway in Fenwick Island, Delaware before entering Ocean City, Maryland, Delaware may have saved the best for last. The award winning Fenwick Crabhouse has been an icon in the resort for almost 50 years. Though being named a “favorite seafood dive in the US” for an unprecedented fourth straight year by Coastal Living Magazine, the Fenwick Crabhouse is hardly a dive. While the atmosphere is casual, they have an appealing menu of carefully prepared meals catering to a variety of tastes. You will find great wines, craft beers, their hallmark “The Perfect Crabcake” (NY Times), Delaware Magazine’s 2011 “Best Ribs,” and of course, those wonderful steamed crabs. Their mission is to provide a unique blend of creatively prepared dishes using fresh, locally grown foods and awardwinning beverages to the table.
Restaurant details
Dining options: Lunch, Dinner
Description: Notably the last restaurant on Coastal Highway in Fenwick Island, Delaware before entering Ocean City, Maryland, Delaware may have saved the best for last. The award winning Fenwick Crabhouse has been an icon in the resort for almost 50 years. Though being named a “favorite seafood dive in the US” for an unprecedented fourth straight year by Coastal Living Magazine, the Fenwick Crabhouse is hardly a dive. While the atmosphere is casual, they have an appealing menu of carefully prepared meals catering to a variety of tastes. You will find great wines, craft beers, their hallmark “The Perfect Crabcake” (NY Times), Delaware Magazine’s 2011 “Best Ribs,” and of course, those wonderful steamed crabs. Their mission is to provide a unique blend of creatively prepared dishes using fresh, locally grown foods and awardwinning beverages to the table.
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Boston, Massachusetts
2 reviews
5 of 5 stars Reviewed February 12, 2013

The 3 guys are from Boston visiting friends in Fenwick Island... Our friends brought us to eat at this place for dinner.... We met the owner scott super nice and friendly guy. the food was great we really enjoyed the food! The 3 of us are from boston, we know great seafood...and this guy has the best seafood around there.....Love... More

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Boone, North Carolina, United States
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed January 13, 2013

If you write a song using my title for this review, know that I am watching out here.....anyway, seafood bands have gone the way of the hair bands, so I'll continue my review. Are you into crab? this is your spot. Albeit not a very clean spot, the decor standard barnacle seafaring wares, with non-dusted nets and such scattered about... More

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Baltimore, Maryland
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed December 22, 2012

This is a very unpretentious restaurant, but the food is worth the trip. The crabs are a good size, worth the money. The staff is accomodating, keeping drinks filled. The menu is fairly extensive for a crab house. They have great crab soup, excellent crab cakes without filler and fabulous desserts. You won't be disappointed.

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Westport, Connecticut
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed November 26, 2012

My favorite fried chicken anywhere, and some of the best crab cakes you will find on the eastern shore. Best bet -- sit at the bar in the summer when there is a line to get a table and chat with the very freindly bartenders.

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Hellertown, PA
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed September 26, 2012

A nice resturant in Fenwick. Noted for their crabs, I naturally ordered the crab cakes. There was nothing added that didn't need to be there. The crab tasted fresh and was delicious. My cousin, who ate with us, had the Crab Imperial and said it was to die for. It wasn't basking in butter like is most times the case,... More

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Albany, New York
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed September 17, 2012 via mobile

Can never get enough crab while on vacation in Bethany Beach and this year's visits to Fenwick Crab House brought us back a second time, even over Phillips CrabHouse. Though pricier than Phillips, the atmosphere in a smaller setting gave Fenwick a warmer, more personal feel and worth the extra cost. Then the food...excellent lump crab cakes, steamed shrimp, but... More

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2 of 5 stars Reviewed September 14, 2012 via mobile

Extremely overpriced! Beer tasted skunky, crab cake was luke warm, I think the scallops were deep fried right out of a box. This is not 1st bad meal I had here. Not sure what allure is at this joint. Only good thing I had was coleslaw. Still shaking my head at the prices for the quality. Stay away!

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Crab34, Manager at Fenwick Crabhouse, responded to this review
September 16, 2012

Brian, I am sorry you didn't have a good experience in our restaurant. According to your email, when you arrived, you asked our hostess for a highchair. She is 85 years old and she has been forbidden to carry them, so she asked a bus-person to retrieve one from the back. That didn't happen fast enough for you and it... More

Phila Pa
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed September 4, 2012

The crab cakes and the scallops were excellent. Crab legs were the way to go. The whole crabs looked small.

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New Jersey
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed September 4, 2012

We went here for an early dinner and were a bit put off by the outside and the old run-down looking atmosphere. However, the crabcakes were excellent.

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Sayreville, New Jersey
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2 of 5 stars Reviewed September 2, 2012 via mobile

We got the crab dip it was good but small, really small hardly any dip. We ordered the small because there was only two of us but for $11 it was not worth it. The place was mobbed hard to get in and out of the place. Overall the staff was on the rude side from the two older hostess... More

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Crab34, Owner at Fenwick Crabhouse, responded to this review
September 4, 2012

Thank you for taking the time to review our restaurant. It has been my pleasure to have owned this business for over 30 years. I still look forward to going to work everyday 7 days a week. I am sad, however, to see that you felt slighted by our staff. I enjoy working with these same people you found to... More

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