The Reef Seafood & Steak

Wow x 1000!!!! We pulled up with family and I said no, let's go to a familiar place. My husband said let's give it a try. Boy was I surprised!!! Live entertainment, amazing live band and singers! This is the place to be! I'm so glad he chose this spot. I've never heard of the Reef but I will be sure to spread the news. That's just the restaurant, I haven't mentioned the food. It was FANTASTIC!!! No leftovers for us! The food was cooked to perfection! Even the white rice was delicious 😋. This will be our go to place when entertaining family and friends.

Always a great time at The Reef! Food and atmosphere are phenomenal. The staff is super friendly and attentive. They took great care of our group of 10! The place was packed and every table was reserved. The band was amazing! Would give 100 stars if I could ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Thank you Charley and David!!!

A totally great experience.
A lady named Tori took our call help us with reservations for New Year's.
The food was great bacon-wrapped shrimp crab cake ravioli and the service was.
They had a live band that was tremendous

Stopped in for a quick drink. Nice clean restaurant bar. They had a stage for shows. A band was playing when I went. It was fun. The drink I got was made very well and came in a fun little bucket. Also got a crab cake just to try. It was very good. Not a ton of filler. Good amount of lump crab meat

Visited this place twice and the food and service is great. So far I’ve tried the lobster ravioli, crab cake and the shrimp and avocado salad. The lobster ravioli was pretty good but the crab cake is probably the best crab cake I’ve had in years. All crab and not a lot of filler.

We brought in the New Year here and would do it again in a heartbeat. Food was phenomenal. Service exceptional, friendly and unrushed. Band was great, my 85 y/o mom was singing & dancing! Thank you so much for an extraordinary night!

We ate here during our trip! We are Floridians and we were passing through for our first time in Delaware. We decided to stop here and that decision definitely paid off! From the moment we walked in, Amy had a huge smile and a nice welcome greeting us in from the bar. The entire experience from her phenomenal customer service to the perfection of the food…we were blown away. Truly the best food we had our entire Valentine’s Day trip. It was juicy! It was fresh! The Shirley Temples were perfect and cold! I loooove food and will definitely drive there the next time I’m traveling North from Florida. Also, the entire place was clean and smelled clean too! The bathroom was adorable and spotless as well! I love when restaurants have great food, service, and cleanliness! Thank you Amy and the rest of the team for an amazing experience at your restaurant and Delaware 💕 Best server we have had in a loooong time! From the Florida Couple!

Great food and drinks, amazing owner, friendly top notch service, and the decor was festive and perfect for the holidays. We celebrated my uncle yesterday and it was the perfect spot. Thank you to the owner for taking the time to make the day so memorable. Well done and I will certainly be back!

This is my second time here and everything was so amazing especially our server Joe. Joe thank you so much for talking with us and keeping us in an amazing atmosphere as well as making us very happy. Like I said the food was sooooo amazing as well as the drinks. My children had ordered the Shrimp platter, I ordered the crab dip(I dug in too fast lol) as well as the Cajun dry rub wings and the firecracker shrimp tacos 🌮 which came with white rice and black beans. We also ordered the calamari, 2 orders of mussels and The dockside trio(grilled gulf shrimp 🍤, sea scallops, fried cod).

I’ve heard of The Reef for years but never been. Hubby decided to surprise me and take me here and I screamed like a child!!!!🤣🤣🤣 We set at the bar and TOTALLY went in with drinks, appetizers and entrées. The place was freaking spotless (I love a place /restaurant so clean you can feel it) ! 💯 The bartender was amazing , the appetizers came out between 5-8 minutes, wasn’t a fan the Bikini Martini as it was a little thick & sweet for my liking but everything else was great! I’d visit again for sure especially to experience the live band.

Food,service, and atmosphere is great at this place. The "go to" place for my girlfriend and I. We never leave disappointed or hungry. Always a great experience. Its a hidden gem dont sleep on dining here you wont regret it.

Service was top notch and live music was excellent! At the table of 6 everyone was pleased beyond expectations. I had the ribeye, asparagus and their chesapeake imperial "cream" I dipped ribeye and drizzled it over the asparagus. Both were excellent on their own, but I wanted to try it and it was a really nice compliment. Service, on a scale of 1-10 was a 12 almost unheard of today in the food industry. Well staffed, great music (on a Thursday) and an extensive and reasonably priced menu. Definitely going back to try the shrimp and a burger that others at the table were raving about.

The atmosphere is a little more on the weirder side but the food makes up for that! The food was absolutely delicious, It’s a great place for late night snacks! Our server was also very polite and very helpful! 10/10

Stopped in a couple times over the last month as we live in the area. Truly a great place to have a few beers with friends. Clean, great service, fair prices and very good food. Also we love the live entertainment. One last thing we liked was the Large LED TV set-up with multiple channels going. The Chive channel on the TVs had us cracking up! Can't thing of anything I would want to change here.

Ate here for the first time. Our server Tia was very pleasant and attentive to our needs. The food was good and hot and we didn't have to wait long. Will return soon!

You're in for a treat at this joint. The locals love it. Not what I expected but definitely awesome.

We come in at 5pm Friday and the bar seating is almost full. We snap up a booth and order, by the end of our experience, the whole bar is packed and every table has a reservation tag on it.

The service was great, couldn't be better.

The food, this is the best part, unreal. The reviews do it justice. I got exactly what I expected after reading the reviews. Slammin, super dope wings. I'm a wing aficionado, these traditional hot wings, top notch. Precisely what I expect from a hot wing. The wings aren't huge and they aren't puny. Goldilocks, just right.

Prime rib, broccoli, green beans - succulent. Crab stuffed shrimp, bacon wrapped scallops - perfection! I couldn't have enough about the food quality. It's like a pub vibe with a 50/50 menu. Half really well done pub eats, half mendenhal inn/Sullivan's.

I will, by any means necessary, be back here to party hard on these great kitchen treats and delectable cocktails. Even if I have to run the 13 miles to get there.

Go here, you'll love it!

I was very impressed with the cheesesteak. I grew up on Pat's, Claymont, DiConstanza. I can honestly say this was better. I'll be back for another... and to have a live band is a huge plus.

Outstanding experience for our company holiday gathering. The service was top notch and the food was great. Perfectly cooked steaks and fresh seafood, we will be back!

The Crab Tater Tachos are OUT OF THIS WORLD! I’m a big fan of tater tots and this has been my go to each time I’ve visited. Crispy taters with cheesy goodness and jalapeños and sour cream. It’s just the perfect combination and it’s so very delicious! This is the second time I’ve visited this establishment, and it’s always fresh and good. My friends had the chicken quesadillas and fried mozzarella, both raved about them! Reasonable prices, and the establishment has grown since Covid which is so good to see. The last time the place was smaller, but was still very nice atmosphere. The outside you think it’s a little hole in the wall, but it’s spacious, clean and welcoming. I may make this my go to place as it’s close, convenient and like I said the food will keep you coming back! Oh and shout out to Tia for being an awesome waitress, I witnessed she was at the end of her shift and she was so attentive to us! She’s amazing! I’ll be seeing you soon!

Jamie was an excellent waiter beyond attentive and kind. The food was great. The snow crab legs were nicely seasoned and flavorful. The shrimp were huge and cooked perfectly. Covid 19 guidelines were in place. Reservations needed due to covid 19 Re- opening safety guidelines