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The Starboard
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- 4.9 (44 reviews)
- $$, $$$
The Starboard Restaurant is Dewey's most famous venue for fun, great times, and tremendous service! It has been home-awayfrom-home for most Dewey Beach visitors over our 55+ year history. The Starboard truly holds a special place in more people's hearts than anyone could ever imagine! The Starboard was originally built and opened by Duke Duggan around 1960 and has gone through several changes over its years. Purchased and run by the Hearn family during the late 80's and early 90's, Chip Hearn grew The Starboard into a nationally known hot spot. Purchased by current owners Steve 'Monty' Montgomery and his partners in 1999, The Starboard's popularity is now off the charts as it has grown into a national phenomenon! From famous Suicide Sundays to Eggs Delmarva and wonderful breakfasts and nightly entertainment - both on stage and with long-time DJ personalities - you will always find a crowd of people enjoying themselves at The Starboard. Wear Starboard merchandise anywhere in the country and you are bound to have someone mention how much fun THEY had when last in Dewey Beach! There isn't enough room to list all the awards from over the years - most impressive have been the infamous Cornerstone Award in 2010 by the Delaware Restaurant Association showing the level of community service The Starboard has contributed. Our local Chamber of Commerce awarded The Starboard its Business of the Year in 2009, and Delaware Today magazine readers annually award The Starboard as Dewey Beach's best restaurant, best downstate bar, best Sunday brunch, best staff, best event (Running of the Bull), amongst so many others. Enjoy The Starboard. It's truly a place thanks to so many wonderful people enjoying themselves throughout all these years... Find out for yourself just how comfortable and fun all facets of The Starboard Restaurant can be!
| Day of the Week | Opening Hours |
|---|---|
| Monday | 8:30 - 17:00 |
| Tuesday | 8:30 - 1:00 |
| Wednesday | 8:30 - 1:00 |
| Thursday | 8:30 - 20:00 |
| Friday | Closed |
| Saturday | Closed |
| Sunday | Closed |
Cuisines
- 🍔 American
- 🍸 Bar
Dining Options
- 💺 Seating
- ♿ Wheelchair Accessible
- 🥡 Takeout
- 🍽️ Table service
- 🍷 Serves Alcohol
- 🅿️ Parking Available
- 🪑 Highchairs Available
- 🌳 Outdoor Seating
- 🍸 Full Bar
- 📶 Free Wifi
- 📺 Television
- 🎶 Live Music
- 🍱 Lunch
- 🍽️ Dinner
- 🍳 Breakfast
Recommended Reviews
4.9
Stuart Hooten
Casual fun atmosphere. Great food. Chesapeake flavors and great beer selection. Reasonable prices for the area.
Daniel Miller
Nice environment great service
christine formato
Great orange crush! The clams on a half shell were delish and the calamari were fried crispy and not greasy..
Fred Costanzo
This is the place to go for a great time. Fantastic raw bar fanamalel food and 80 beers on tap. Very friendly
Trey Kraus
Awesome! Fun place, great food, and tasty food. Monty makes magic!
Taylor Campbell
Cool atmosphere, good service, fresh food. This restaurant is a great!!!! Highly recommended.
Chris Pedone
The best of the best. I'd recommend the crab dip pretzel but honestly everything is amazing! I have so many favorites, the menu is becoming my favorite. Definitely need to add an orange crush to hydrate!
Robert Evely
New peanut butter espresso martini is amazing!!
Ima
All was great! Food and service!
Gary Amey
Awesome place.Kelly does an incredible job taking care of everyone!!Can't wait to come back.
Miguel Sanchez
Awesome place with awesome food. Only wish it was bigger. (Spacious)
Steven Patton
Very good oyster and crab cake
Khalid Hindi
Great experience. The oysters, spirits and our bartender Megan were all fantastic.
Solymar Flores
Very good vibe and delicious food!
Thomas Helms
Went here before peak season so it was pretty chill, and the service was quick and friendly. The seafood is delicious and fresh. We had local oysters (Dewey beach and Delaware bay ones) that were huge and so good they didn't need any toppings, as well as crab legs and the incredible seafood chowder that was so chunky I'm not even sure what all was in it (shrimp for sure at least). Also had the crab guacamole, which was good too, but didn't take a picture of it. We're new to Delaware but will definitely be coming back, as we plan on frequenting the beach. There are too many items on the menu we haven't tried.
Martin M
This place had great food!
Antoinette Mastrangelo
I love the espresso martinis..
Jeffrey Yappel
Oysters were fantastic. Had a great atmosphere with a one man band last night. My family had fun.
Houda Derkaoui
The food was great, it came out faster than anticipated. It is a bar like atmosphere, if you don't like loud places it won't be for you, but you will be missing on some delicious food. The price was not bad either. The entire place was clean.
Carol F.
Great bar and delicious food.
Gone 3D
Great food and drinks, much more cozy and less crowded than their other location across the street.
Mike Cavazzini
We had both raw and fried oysters which were both prepared very well. The fried oysters were cooked well and had a good taste. Raw oysters also had a very good taste and they served the appropriate sauce and horseradish with them. Service was friendly and efficient. I would definitely go back there. Plus we just missed Ryan Phillippe! I sat in the same booth he just vacated.
Joan Kloepfer
Great food! Great vibe!
Stacey Malm
The steak tacos are so good
deborah pecoraro
Great happy hour. Nice menu!
Wayne Ferguson
Very good food and excellent service!
Kaitlin Britts
Try the espresso martini! 😋
Leigh Frame
Food is great. Up there with raw bars in the city.
john barone
Open late, big beer selection and the kitchen has great seafood
Kerri Fox
Very small but really good. Service is good and food is fresh and delicious . My fav thing is the tuna lettuce wraps or the Mexican corn .
Elisabeth Bickford
Very nice small bites the crab and lobster guacamole was delicious
Vivian Rogers
It was a great dinner we had with my husband here we tried the raw oysters buck a shuck on Thursday it really good. There short rib meal is good too.
Tina Angelova
Hands down the best restaurant in the Dewey - Lewes - Rehoboth area! We love the staff for the experience they create, and the amazing food.
Rez Alborz
The food is great and I like that they serve a local IPA on tap.
Traci Ridenour
The oysters and shrimp cocktail were the best I ever had.
Paul McGrady
Great raw bar, great draft selection!
Anthony Clark
Great food and even better service ðŸ‘
Scott Shilling
Food was great. Dana bartending was super friendly! Nice selection of different things to try!
Ian Stevenson
Best raw bar I've ever been to and lots of other non raw items to choose from. Wonderful beer selection, cold cocktails and a delicious espresso martini. Staff was great!
Joseph Smith
I would only recommend coming here if you want to drink and get crazy because it is loud as hell. It is also very congested and they only have five tables and the rest of it is a bar. I would not consider it a restaurant but the food was descent.
Deborah Braughler
The best oysters! Nice appetizers and food. Friendly staff
Terry O
Absolutely delicious. . I'm Vegan. Good choices for omnvores!
Alan Henney
The best bloody Mary's in town. Monty is wonderful at everything he does and this restaurant is no exception.
Shayna M
Good oyster selection and some clams... good beer selection as well!