Obie’s By the Sea

This place isn’t fancy dining, but it’s one of the few places in Rehobeth where you can have launch on the boardwalk in front of the ocean. They have a nice porch but they have windows at the front of the restaurant so you get the ocean breeze in the restaurant on nice days. They have great fries but they are 8 dollars. It’s mainly bar food but they do have some seafood like steamed shrimp, steamed claims, crab dip, fish, Maryland crab, crab cakes, and tuna steak. They have salads, burgers, chicken fingers, filet mignonette, chicken salad, ribs, chili, hot dogs, and shrimp salad. They have a kids menu of burgers and hot dogs from 6.50 to 7.50. The staff is very nice. They have a nice bar that always seems to be full. I ordered the stemmed little neck claims for 14 dollars. You get 12 of them. They were good. Then I ordered a burger for 10 dollars. It was good as always. You get fries. Fries are 8 dollars when you get them on there own. But if you order a burger for 10 dollars you get plenty of fries. Overall I come every time I go to Rehobeth.

Went there for lunch with my son, he ordered chicken tenders and I the tuna salad, food came out and the appearance was gross, when my son bit into a chicken tender it was cold and look like it came from a frozen bag of Tyson’s. My tuna was not only raw but had a thick coat of slim on it. Neither of us could eat our meal. The manager came over and said we had to pay for it, which we refused. She was cold and ignorant. There are much better places to eat in Rehoboth. NEVER go here. Also very overpricerd

Went here last night (⁶⁄₁₁) and ordered the HOBO burger and my friend had glass of wine but we also got a good service here, especially from Andrew who was cool to talk to.

Ok, Obie’s is not the best bar in town. It’s the only bar that’s still open. And everyone’s here. You can go for a drink, or you can go to sleep. The choice is yours, so adjust your expectations and be reasonable.

We claimed this as our happy hour bar for the week of our vacation. Barbara is an awesome bar tender and has been making our stay very enjoyable! I’ll have to try the food one day.

AVOID this place. We gave it two tries and what a waste on such a beautiful Boardwalk. Incompetent staff, mediocre food, and horrible service. In addition, we had to wait for all of our food for more than an hour!!! ONCE AGAIN, AVOID. If I could give zero stars I would.

This is a great stop if you want to watch the waves while enjoying a drink and some food. They have a good happy hour and the staff is friendly.

This is probably one of the most mediocre and uninspiring meal experiences I’ve had in a while. It gets one star for convenience alone.
We were in Rehoboth for the day and are not from the area and we were a group of 10: 6 adults and 4 cranky hungry children. This was the first place we came to so we made the easy call.
The location is nice because it’s right on the boardwalk. The menu is not very extensive and pretty basic, which is fine. I don’t have an issue with a small, basic menu; just make sure the food is good. I ordered a chicken salad sandwich with sweet potato fries. It didn’t taste fresh was just bland and boring.
The mister had the fish and chips with a salad and said it was just ok.
I ordered a Sam Summer on tap and it was the worst pint of beer I’ve had since 1998: the year I graduated college and stopped drinking flat, skunked, frat house beer.
Needless to say, if we ever come back to Rehoboth, we will not be returning to Obie’s.

Three of us tried to stop in for a drink on a hot day at around 5 p.m. We were told we could only sit at the bar because we weren’t ordering food. There was no seating available at the bar yet plenty of tables available both inside and out. So they basically refused to seat us at this bar unless we ordered food. I’ve never experienced such rudeness at a restaurant/​bar before.
There was no signage indicating this policy. I wish I could leave zero stars. I would recommend taking your money to someplace that actually cares about customer service.

We used to love the crab dip here, it was one of our favorites. They’ve gone cheap and it’s all artichoke and spinach. Couldn’t finish it. For a prime location, they should have kept the quality and not gone cheap. We probably won’t be back.
Gave an extra star because our waiter was good.

Convenient retreat from sun bathing. Over priced and subpar food. I got the shrimp salad, not seasoned well, but c’est la vie. Great bartenders and serviceJim, has been here over 16 years. Great view of ocean, inside and outside seating. But ½ lb $ 16.50 steamed shrimp? Nah… no worries, will return! Please change shrimp salad recipe to traditional w old bay. :-)

It was OK food at overly high prices. Crab artichoke and cheese dip was good but nothing to write home about, especially with corn chips right out of the bag: I could have made this at home by opening a few cans. Wife’s shrimp salad wrap was fresh but was dry and needed more flavor. She used tartar sauce from my crabcake sandwich and said it was much better. My sandwich was decent size but there wasn’t much crab flavor… or flavor of any kind. Fries and slaw were good. For those prices, it ought to all be very good. Would not repeat other than for a drink.

Holy hip hop apotomous! I just snarfed a burger to the face, and it was the best hunk of cow I’ve eaten in a hot minute. Straight up. Also, as far as service, my bartender Neil did a legendary service to the hospitality industry. The bar has been set wildly high due to this man, he a god among men, his expedience and service would make any patron blush with pride. And furthermore, let me tell you about the ambiance! Holy snap! The view! If I was a tween I’d be all «OH EM GEE». Literally the best freaken view on the boards.
If you take anything away from this review, take my advice and take some time on your vacation, or local life to make some memories, eat some delicious food, enjoy hangover causing elixirs and thank me later for the advice. Real talk.

The second star is just for the location. The food is awful ! It is the best bar location right on the boardwalk, and unfortunately we don’t go because the food is not worth eating. Such a shame, because we would love to frequent it if it were even decent!
The staff isn’t friendly, or attentive… also a shame. It could easily be so great with better food and better leadership. They are squandering an amazing location. They are busy ONLY because of the location.

Gross. Yuck. Disgusting. This place really is the worst. The only reason this toilet of an establishment remains in business is because it’s right on the boardwalk.
The food is awful — as in, it tastes like mildewed dishtowels and make sure you’re near a bathroom after eating here.
The service is even worse. The staff is annoyed you’re there. Most of the time they are sitting at the bar on their phones. They are so slow, almost to the point where you think they are playing a game of who can do less.
Avoid this place at all costs! Only go here if you want to be treated poorly and have diarrhea.

First of all, let me begin this review by stating two things:
1. I am generally pretty easy to please
2. This is my first EVER Unilocal review.
That said, I must say the food at this place was nothing short of disgusting and overpriced. The first «red» flags came in the form of the dressing that my friends had on their side salads that tasted like a mix of strawberry Kool-​aid and vinegar. I myself had the hobo dog, which had a mango chutney on it so syrupy that I could not bring myself to finish it. Ever hopeful, I exchanged it for the chili dog. I would say that the chili tasted like it came from a can, but that would be an insult to companies that produce canned chili. Overall, if you’re looking for food, please steer clear of this place. That side, the fries and drinks weren’t horrible and the service wasn’t bad either. But it definitely leaves with with the impression that most of your money is going to the location rather than the food.

Slow service… overpriced food! Stay away. A side of fries os 8 bucks… if you sit at the bar be prepared to yell foe your bartender about 5 times before they actually acknowledge you…

So disappointed, the burger was ok. The appetizer came out not as ordered. Since he didn’t write it down however he didn’t write down the order. So one meal didn’t come out correct after the nachos didn’t come out correctly.
What a fun dinner :(

Bar by the beach. Strong drinks. Good crabcake sandwich. Service is pretty inattentive. Did I mention it is by the beach?!?

3.5 stars…
Unfortunately Rehoboth Beach doesn’t have any beach bars so the next best thing is drinking beside the beach on the boardwalk where you can still see the ocean and sand and get that gentle breeze while getting your buzz on. This is limited to less than half a dozen businesses, Obie’s is one of the only ones that has outdoor seating in addition to the full sized bar that feels very open as well. I came here a couple times for drinks, never the food. My Coors Light wasn’t the freshest or coldest I’ve ever had but it was priced well and the service was good so I can’t complain too much.