Reviews of Lewes Fishhouse Seafood Market (Fish Shop)

Susan Lynn

Been eating crabs for over 50 years and these were the worst ever. I could have dealt with the lightweight empty crabs and most were medium sized no larges in the mix. I could have survived that as well. But they were so overcooked water ran out of each of them and they were so mushy and salty. Never in my life have we thrown out crabs but with these we had no choice. So very disappointing. Couldn't even salvage to make a dip or crabcakes with. Never again!

Michele Walfred

I've had mixed experience with this location, but I visited here on a lark in late February 2016 to buy crab cakes, thought they were small and pricey so I went instead with lobster cakes. Absolutely fabulous. I don't know about much else, but those lobster cakes were to die for. Reminded me of a Maine lobster roll, without the roll. Yum!

Shane Goodenough

Great local fish market with good prices.

jennifer lea

We went in hoping for fresh live blue claws But they only had ones that were cooked I heated them up in some butter and garlic with the tasty spice the nice lady gave me and they were absolutely delicious thank you thank you thank you!

Michael J Morgan

Year after year of excellence. We are locals and this has been our go to seafood store for a decade or more. Could only be fresher if I drove to Balto myself, year round.

Montano .

Selection super weak but staff is friendly.

Lee Blackwood

Decent fish on offer, but prices pretty high. But, it's still one of the better places in town to buy seafood.

Judi Dembkowski

I stopped in Lewes Fishhouse to purchase some fish.I was very impressed with the atmosphere in the store. First, store is very clean for a seafood market. Secondly, the people who works there very friendly. I got some fish and it was awesome. I will be back for stuff. Prices is very reasonable. Next thing I am going to get is CRABS.

Jessica Klaus

Horrible experience. We got 2 dozen crabs and when we went to eat them they were completely “mushy”. You could tell they had been sitting out and reheated. They were filled with water. We also got 2lbs of shrimp which were small for their “jumbo size” and were obviously frozen and not fresh. We had to throw out over $100 worth of food. I’ve eaten here in the past and had a good experience but unfortunately will not be back after this.

Brian Baudassi

Well just to say I just moved to the area and I want to by seafood for dinner. There prices are Horrible! I still went ahead and bought stuff to cook for dinner but I won't go back!

Michael Darragh

Borderline fraud. When we spoke to them on the phone they told us that the crabs were medium/large and a half bushel was $130.00. After we paid for the crabs, I inspected them and most of them were practically empty shells, and they were not even close to "medium", forget about "large". They refused to refund us and told me "you get what you get", and only at that time did they say "well, it's this time of year where they are not heavy". So, they lied about the size and the weight, refused to refund us, and didn't express the slightest "I'm sorry". They also accused us of eating half of the crabs, and said "well how do you know they are empty then if you didn't crack them all open?" Um, it's called a SCALE. They also didn't seem at all concerned either about the reviews that I promised to leave online, as if they hear this all the time. How they are still in business when they lie to their customers like this to their faces is incredible to me. And the fact that they wouldn't refund a customer for a seriously unacceptable product shows how desperate they must have been for our $130.00. So, if you decide to order blue crabs from here, shame on you, as you have been warned. Thankfully I know at least a few hundred people who live down here who will now know to never order seafood from these frauds ever, and I will be sharing this review to all 400 of my Facebook friends, and guys, please share this review with everyone on your google+/Facebook as well, so everyone knows to avoid this horrid establishment at all costs. God forbid if someone else throws 130.00 down the toilet like we did for 3.5 dozen empty "large blue crabs".

Beth Wade

Purchased a bushel of crabs for mothers day they were a nice size and heavy and very reasonably priced. While we were waiting for our crabs to cook we looked at their takeout menu and ended buying 5 of the platters. Again reasonably priced and very good. The staff is very friendly and the store is clean and doesn't smell like a fishhouse. We will definitely be back to checkout the fish selection. Don't pass up this hidden gem on route 1 for all of your seafood needs.

Philip Evans

Staff very nice. Selection limited but prices were extremely high. We live close but pass this place on our way to an another's seafood market miles away.

Terri Knauer

Great Seafood!! And friendly staff.

Joe Wallace

Great selection of fresh seafood. Great prices.

ann guldin

This is 2nd consecutive year that our seafood order was incorrect; not what we ordered or paid for. We paid upcharge of $3 per platter for dry sea scallops and rec'd small scallops size of pencil erasers. French fries and corn were barely cooked and not edible. Save your money, time, frustration and purchase seafood elsewhere.

Kayla Gordon

DO NOT RECOMMEND! Over priced and dishonest. Poor management and a lack of customer service skills. Won't be returning.

Aron Terwilliger

Burnt .... shrimp not battered just thrown in dryer. Very disappointing for price.. NEVER AGAIN

Charlotte Slaiman

Very good crab cakes, and I am pretty picky about crab cakes! Also really liked the softshell crab sandwich. Fresh softshell crabs from nearby Broadkill. They steamed up some softshell clams for us as well which were very good but they didn't have drawn butter for dipping. The sides were just okay. All three of the staff people who helped us were very friendly and did a great job. They had a great selection of seafood even on Sunday of memorial day weekend! Also a nice little picnic seating area outside. Great! Just wish they sold beer, but until then, bring your own!

Greg Schmidt

This is a place where you can buy cod, rock fish, flounder, tuna for either sushi or western preparation, clams for steaming or in soups or on half shells, oysters, etc. All of it looked fresh. Good selection and service. Reasonable prices.

Pop Palermo

I had posted twice earlier and don’t see either rating. Here goes again. This is the worst place in town to buy your sea food more specifically your crabs. Over priced, light, don’t have any idea on how they measure these things to determine size but it is certainly not claw to claw and absolutely not by weight. Twice thoroughly ripped off two years apart. Thought that after two years they may have improved. Second time they were not only light and watery but their stench was so bad we had to throw them away. Horrible product, horrible prices and a few horrible people. Do yourself a favor and go somewhere else

Anthony A. Longo

Today was my 1st time in this store. I bought a variety of fish because the store was clean, the service was terrific and, while their prices are a little higher than I am used to (from Reno, NV), the freshness seemed worth the extra cost.

Diane Lemon

I will not give Lewes Fishouse even 1 star. Purhased over a pound of salmon, refrigerated it quickly, unwrapped it for lunch the next day, and the salmon smelled awfull plus it was very slimmy!!! Brought it back right away, was told by a very rude salesperson (she was also unfriendly the day she waited on us) that she didn't know what I was smelling -- that it is "fish" -- that's what it smells like. As far as I know, fresh fish shouldn't smell so bad!! She replaced it with another piece of the same size - except when I opened the bag, the size of the fish was much smaller. I paid $25.99 for the original piece which was 1 1/2 lbs. I went back into the store to complain about the much smaller size, when another person came out from the back and asked if I needed help. At that point, the saleslady said she owed me another 1/2 lb. It wasn't until I got out of my car, went back in again, that she admitted to owing me another 1/2 lb. This happened after she told me she gave me the correct amount - 1/12 lbs. I will never go back again. Now I know why my friends advised me not to buy fresh fish from there. Very UNPLEASANT experience!!

Christine George

We have ordered the shrimp cocktail several times and loved it. Plump, beautifully cooked shrimp that come out of the tail clean and easy. We added the cocktail crab claws and crab balls for NYE and they were just awesome! Tender, tasty and meaty. The staff is extremely helpful and pleasant as well.

Audrey Hess

We bought salmon, crab cakes, and steamed shrimp! All were excellent and at a great price!

Bernadine Wonderin

Very accommodating