Rehoboth Beach ends 2022 with the opening of the Libation Room, a Speakeasy. No way, really? Get out of here some will say. How fun is that?
Let me backtrack to the years of 1920-1933. Prohibition in the United States had establishments selling illegal alcoholic beverages. Shhhh…keep your voice down. Let’s not alert anyone. These were called Speakeasies .
The Libation Room is located inside the iconic restaurant the Summer House. New ownership but the reputation of a place for good food and fun times in Rehoboth Beach continues.
Reservations for dining at the Summer House are not accepted. But, for The Libation Room they are accepted and I do recommend them.
You may go through the main entrance on Rehoboth Ave. or make it more fun by going through the one on Christian Street, parallel to Rehoboth Ave. Then, cross the alley and the sign above will be there. No knocking necessary ? but you will walk right into the room.
Nowadays legal bars have modeled their establishments on historical speakeasies.
Soft lighting, comfortable seatings; almost too comfortable. This was Friday, December 30th. The Libation Room…first impression I do love. Lounge atmosphere conducive to conversation.
The Libation Room offers a full menu from the Summer House plus they have a tapas menu along with crafty cocktails.
A surprise was that when the menu is opened it lights up. You will be able to perfectly see their offerings.
Drinks were ordered including my new go to vodka called Rocktown from Rock Town Distillery, gluten free and not sold everywhere but it is here in Delaware.
The food was very good and we started with a Seafood Bisque, which had a nice consistency and not shy on lobster.
My Spinach Salad was particularly good as well.
The Mushroom Ravioli was delicious and hopefully they will keep the dish on the menu.
I love a good pork chop. I want a juicy one, pink in the middle. While the taste was delicious I found it a little dry to my liking.
The Libation Room opens Thursday through Monday 5 p.m. until 1 a.m.
Check them out. Fun place to visit while in Rehoboth Beach.
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Before I was married, became a mother and decided to be a stay-at-home mom, I lived in Baltimore, Maryland. I worked in Baltimore and then on Wednesday of Thanksgiving I would drive to Orlean, Virginia, to my boyfriend’s family farm house. He then became my husband, John. My mother in law, Louise, is a great cook and she would go all out Wednesday and Thanksgiving Day. Feeling totally satisfied and comatosed I dreaded the late in the day drive to Baltimore. Work was waiting on Friday. They really should give Friday off to everyone. A long week-end of Thanksgiving. Most of us have a lot to be thankful for.
I love an overcast day on Thanksgiving. I like it cold, as well. So, even though I enjoy the swaying palm trees of warmer climates, on Thanksgiving and Christmas, my preference is the chill in the air that the Atlantic Coast usually offers.
The Delaware Beaches are open for business. The following are restaurants in Rehoboth Beach, Lewes, Georgetown, and Milford that will have Thanksgiving fare. This list is probably not complete. I will update it as I find other restaurants, but in the meantime, it might help if you are coming to the beaches to start a new Thansgiving tradition.
Please note that the following restaurants will be open all week-end long!!
REHOBOTH BEACH
BIG FISH GRILL – 20298 Coastal Highway. No reservations! Tel. 302-227-FISH. Website? http://www.bigfishgrill.com. 11:30 a.m. until 6:30 p.m. $26.95 for adults, $12.95 for children 5 years of age to 12. Under 5 eat free!! They will also be offering a la carte menu, as well. Carry out? Give them a call now!
BLUE MOON – Located at 35 Baltimore Ave., in Downtown Rehoboth Beach. Tel. 302-227-6515. Website? http://www.bluemoonrehoboth.com. They will be offering a regular menu plus seasonal additions from 3 p.m. until 8 p.m.
JUST IN THYME – Highway 1 and Robinson Drive. Tel. 302-227-3100 $29.95, starting at 1 p.m. until 8 p.m. Website? http://www.justinthymerestaurant.com.
SAKETUMI – A Thanksgiving Buffet, 18814 Coastal Highway. Tel. 302-645-2818. Even though I would have never thought about going to Saketumi for Thanksgiving, they tell me that it is an awesome buffet!
PURPLE PARROT – 134 Rehoboth Avenue, Tel. 302-226-1139. Thanksgiving starts at 1 p.m. until 8 p.m. Website? http://www.ppgrill.com. Check out the website because they have so many events coming up, including their Annual Ugly Sweater Christmas Party.
LEWES
THE BUTTERY – Located on Second Street in the Historic District this restaurant offers their annual Thanksgiving Dinner at $69/person plus alcohol. $24 for children 12 years of age and under. Tel. 302-2=645-7755. Check the Thanksgiving menu by visiting http://www.butteryrestaurant.com/ButteryThanksgivingDinner.Le.html.
MILFORD
ABBOTT’S GRILL – Located at 249 NE Front St. Tel. 302-491-6736. Buffet starts at 11 a.m. until 5 p.m. Adults $21.95. Children under 10 $12.95.
GEORGETOWN
THE BRICK HOTEL – A Thanksviging Buffet Feast, A Thanksgiving Dinner Menu, and a Thanksgiving Take Out Menu. Located at 18 The Circle on The Circle in Georgetown. Buffet Feast from noon until 4:30 p.m. Thanksgiving Dinner from 5 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. Reservations 302-856-1836. Check the menus at http://www.brickhotel.com.
Note: Let me know if you know of any other restaurants offering a Thanksgiving menu….Talk to you later.
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“One good thing about Music, when it hits you, you feel no pain.” bob marley
You should not let a little rain get in the way….You can find live entertainment in Lewes, Rehoboth Beach, and Dewey Beach tonight.
IRISH EYES in Lewes at 213 Anglers Rd. Live music begins at 9 p.m. Tel. 302-645-6888.
BETHANY BLUES LEWES at 18385 Coastal Highway. They call it Hot and Tasty Blues. Ruben Montoya Trio, playing funky blues. Music from Santana, Bill Withers, The Beatles and more. Entertainment begins at 8 p.m.
DOGFISH HEAD at 320 Rehoboth Avenue in Downtown Rehoboth Beach. Adam Ezra Group will begin playing at 10 p.m. Tel. 302-226-2739.
PURPLE PARROT at 134 Rehoboth Avenue with Saturday night Karaoke and on Sunday Tara Austin’s Birdcage Bad Girls. For more info., please call 302-226-1139.
THE POND at First & Rehoboth Avenue. Live music with Ginger tonight and on Sunday Lower Case Blues. More info? Please call 302-227-2234.
SUMMER HOUSE at 228 Rehoboth Avenue will begin DJs and Dancing at 11:30 p.m. until 1 a.m. More info? Please call 302-227-3895.
RIGBY’S BAR & GRILL at 404 Rehoboth Avenue will have Karaoke tonight. More info? Please call 302-227-6080.
VICTORIA’S AT THE BOARDWALK PLAZA, at Ocean Front & Olive Avenue. Tonight is Jeff Irwin & Dr. Bob until 10 p.m. Sunday is Jeff Irwin & Friends from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. during Sunday Jazz Brunch. More info? Please call 302-227-0615.
CASA DILEO at 721 Rehoboth Avenue. Melissa Alesi will be entertaining the customers tonight. More info? 302-226-8660.
THE STARBOARD in Dewey, right on Coastal Highway will have DJ John Hardy entertaining tonight.
Note: If you want to make sure that the above mentioned music venues will have entertainment, please don’t hesitate to call. You know how it is….weather, unexpected situations, etc. etc.
Have a good one!!
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“Enough is enough, the kitchen has closed.” Some of you might on that mode today after planning, shopping, wrapping, drinking, cooking, cleaning…and then, to start all over again, today? Okay…if you are saying “I don’t think so”, then you are lucky if you are in Rehoboth Beach because two restaurants are opening today.
Confucius is a Chinese restaurant located at 57 Wilimington Ave. Tel. 302-227-3848. Website www.confuciusrehobothbeach.com. It is one of my favorites and they will be opening all day starting at 11 a.m.
The other restaurant which will open for dinner is Summer House. It is a sister restaurant to Big Fish Grill and an institution at the Delaware Beaches.
And, if by any chance you have forgotten anything at the grocery store, God forbid, Safeway located on Rt. One at 19238 Coastal Highway will be opening from 8 until 4 p.m.
Giant, located on Long Neck on Rt. 24 will also be open today.
“Ask not what you can do for your country. Ask what’s for lunch.” orson welles
September is my favorite time of the year, but I am not sure about this September. It seemed that all we have gotten are clouds, rain, and fog. It looks like we are going full blast ahead with the Second Season.
As I was walking around Rehoboth Beach yesterday I noticed that the beach was so empty. A solitary man looking for “treasures”, another one fishing, even thought I did not know where he had gone.
The north end of the Rehoboth Boardwalk was totally deserted.
Hey, I am not complaining; I was looking forward to this since the beginning of August. The town all to myself. No meters and time for the “ladies that lunch”.
In the 1945 edition of Etiquette, Emily Post referred to luncheon as “generally given by and for women, but it is not unusual especially in summer places or in town on Saturday or Sunday, to include an equal number of men. The result? The term “the ladies that lunch”. It was the ladies’ light meal. And, men that chose to “lunch” were considerate “effeminate”. Times have changed, haven’t they?
I am not kidding myself. I love lunch or dinner. On this particular day, 4 of us got together for lunch; 2 Debbies, 1 Jody and myself. We chose the Summer House Saloon. Really, it is known as the Summer House. An institution as far as a gathering place, saloon, or “taverna” style eatery and watering hole in Rehoboth Beach.
The Summer House was established in 1977. For years, it has been owned by the Big Fish Restaurant Group. I have written plenty of times about Big Fish Grill in Rehoboth. I thought I better write about them; don’t want them to get jealous. Popular, crowded and consistent.
This Group owns 6 restaurants, one seafood market and one seafood wholesale company.
The Summer House is located at 228 Rehoboth Ave., right in the heart of the Avenue. Tel. 302-227-3895. Website? www.summerhousesaloon.com. It opens 7 days a week. Mondays through Saturdays for lunch at 11:30, Sunday’s Brunch at 11 a.m. and dinner every day at 4 p.m.
I am glad that Jody suggested we had lunch there. The reviews are mixed; but mostly they are on the positive side.
We sat near the bar. No, we did not have any spirits. We were so busy chatting that our server had to come back a few times. It always happens that way.
It also happened that we all ordered salads. Trying to work out the pounds gained eating all that summer grub.
The Chopped Salad is a standard at Summer House. Very good. It has fresh chopped chicken, greens, cabbage, calamari, carrots, cucumbers, tomato, eggs, mushrooms with a garlic ranch dressing.
The next salad was the Baked Goat Cheese & Mesculine Greens, topped with grilled chicken. The warm goat cheese was at the bottom and the rest of the greens, dried cherries, candied pecans and the lemon thyme vinaigrette followed. It was delicious, especially when you took bites that included the warm goat cheese.
All caught up, content and happy to have seen each other finished a very nice afternoon.
Note: Summer House, just as Big Fish Grill and the rest of their restaurants, are on my top list of eateries that are fully aware of customers with food allergy concerns. They have menus for practically every food allergy, so please do not hesitate to visit the website above mentioned and you will see everything listed on the right hand of the site, including all their specials.
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