Lewes Fishhouse Seafood Market — Restaurant in Delaware

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...

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...

Been coming here off and on for 12 years. Always a hit and miss proposition so visits have been infrequent but just as quickly as a negative review I am also prone to offer a positive review when one has been earned. Possibly the best crabs we’ve had in a very long time on our last visit. Large heavy and tasty. The clams however were old but they all opened but were tiny dry and overpriced. Addendum; As I stated earlier this place is a hit and miss and unfortunately two misses in a row this last were sold as large but all were very small, dirty and not fresh. I usually don’t complain but this was a special occasion making a good occasion worse with a lousy order. On the flip side they did offer a replacement in a couple days which I certainly appreciate but the day I needed them was a bust. Going to have to...