The Pines Coastal Tavern — Restaurant in Rehoboth Beach

Came here with another couple hoping to find another great addition to the Rehoboth food scene. Instead, our dinner was underwhelming with nobody having had a great experience. We started out with drinks at the upstairs bar. The balcony area provides a great outdoor space with direct reviews of Aqua cross the street. They had a decent beer selection and there was a piano player doing the usual standards (Billy Joel, etc.) When we got seated downstairs (we had made reservations through their website), the first thing we noticed was that the place was very loud. Everything was brand new and looked amazing, but the place lacked anything that would dampen sound, creating an environment where everyone had to talk louder to hear each other. For appetizers we got the grilled oysters, which were very disappointing as they lacked any real grilled flavor. Not to mention, the plate only contained three oysters and there were four of us. Our waiter, who was not very helpful, said there are normally four oysters per plate. We also had the chicken wings which were interesting and tasty. Our friends have the asparagus salad and we had the warm Caesar. Both were good. Our main source of discontent arrived with the entrees. I had the seafood pot pie, which, aside from the top crust, ate like a thin soup. The amount of seafood in the pie was scant and the soup was quite bland. My wife and one other member of our party had the linguine with clams. Neither was impressed. The waiter warned us that the dish would be salty but he did not warn them that the pasta would be dry and that there wouldn't really be any other flavors in the dish besides salt. Any sauce that accompanied the dish must have disappeared during the preparation. Overall, we liked the menu and the decor, but the restaurant fell short in its execution -including both the kitchen and the service. There were several shareable entree options, which is a great idea, but didn't work for us based on our individual preferences and dietary restrictions. We will probably make it back to try their happy hour but I don't see us returning anytime soon for dinner due to the multitude of other great options...

I wanted to try this place it looks really nice. However going there last night I realized that you have part of there incrowd to be able to eat there. The hostess feels she is very important and she has a bad attitude. She didn't really even welcoming us she loves her finger in your face. In fact she needs to go back to Halloween because she's needs her broomstick. I see a few bad reviews on here so I think I'm glad we didn't stay some say they were sick after eating there. Don't try to make a reservation because if you do and you aren't part there incrowd you aren't going to get your table anyhow. (I'm seeing this more and more at restaurant it doesn't matter if you make a reservation because the hostess decides who sits were anyhow. No I'm sorry let me get you something for free nothing. They don't need other people coming there all time and there making lots of money so turn customers away good job hostess that also allows me to tell people not to go there they have too many customers to deal with they don't need anymore. Per the hostess attitude doesn't even care how she's treats people didn't even like the feel in there. Stuck up restaurant with stuck up staff. Went to another restaurant in town they were very welcoming and loved having our business. There loads of restaurants in town so that's...

I want to start off by saying how great our server was. However, management has this restaurant clearly understaffed and this was evident. The restaurant was accommodating and moved our reservation time an hour back. This was greatly appreciated. The host made it out to be a somewhat big deal, however, the restaurant was not near capacity. When I went to order a bottle of Laurent Perrier, I was told that they were out of this but instead could substitute with “Wycliff” which is a $10 bottle of sparkling wine. They were also out of the Veuve Clicquot. I went to order an espresso martini and was told that it was made with fresh espresso, which it was not. I watched the bartender make it. Clearly they do not know what “fresh espresso” is. . For such a fine establishment that charges $45 for a filet, I expect a much better experience. Wait time was outrageous. We waited 30 minutes for our beverages and then over an hour for our meals. The manager stated that he would take care of most of the bill, however, he did not. One last thing — I do not feel that I should have to pay $1.00 for a side of mayo for my burger … I was surprised that I was not charged...