Port 251 Aperitivo - REHOBOTH BEACH

On a recent trip to Rehoboth Beach my daughter and I wandered the avenue looking for a place to have dinner. It was then we realized that the main street parking required either a credit card or cash(coins) of which we had neither on us, so we were headed back to the hotel when we spotted a parking lot and decided whatever eatery it was this would be our dining for the eve. Well it must have been fate for us to end up at the the Port 251- the food was amazing and ambiance enjoyable-a jazz ensemble. I had a crab cake and steak combo with mashed potatoes and corn on the cob- my daughter enjoyed a salmon dish. The crab cake was one of the best i've tasted.

My husband and I were in Saturday 9/17 1:30 PM and I ordered the Strawberry Salad. It looked good enough until I came to the end and found a silver 1 inch screw laying at the bottom. The waitress said they didn’t know where it came from and It will be something funny I can look back on and talk about. So, I thought why not share my “funny experience” here incase this isn’t the first time this has happened to someone!

COMPLETE DISAPPOINTMENT in every way! Drove past this place dozens of time admiring the location and music. First, the seats are extremely uncomfortable tall plastic IKEA type stools not at all suited for dining. The food was awful just awful! Port 251 is a drinking spot and they should give up serving food. From the moment we walked in the host said “are you having drinks today?” Then our waiter’s first words were “will you be drinking?”I ordered Chicken Romano and my wife ordered Butternut Squash Risotto. Both were completely bland with absolutely zero flavor. It all tasted like microwaved canned food. The cream of crab soup was SO salty it was hard to eat. The octopus which the waiter described as “calamari like” was SO NOT. It was just boiled or steamed with a rather rank flavor and smell. We are not particularly picky eaters and we eat out in the Rehoboth/Lewes/Dewy area a great deal and we are almost always quite satisfied. I could not find a single redeeming part of this dinner other than the great location. Maybe we should have had a drink.

We had a great dinner with an awesome singer Saturday Night…we loved

Had the Yellow Thai Curry and the Caesar Salad. Very good, better than you might expect and as good as any Thai restaurant (I don't yet know the kitchen staff, but you learn by eating. Server was attentive and also very busy; still good. This restaurant spot has found its audience and will please you, I think.