DiFebo’s Restaurant Rehoboth

Great atmosphere and vibe. Hostess was excellent.

Waiter was inexperienced and didn’t understand the menu of the day.

Food was ok at best.

Not inexpensive: there are better options.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 2

Service: 2

Cute little place , but we had a 20 minute wait even though there were empty tables everywhere. I'm thinking they were shorthanded which happens this time of year because all the students and H2Bs are gone. You can't just load up every table in a restaurant if you don't have enough waiters. That being said, the service was good. The food wasn't all that great. I keep seeing stellar reviews online, so I had high expectations. We split a fried artichoke app and it was disappointing, served with an odd tasting sauce underneath, almost like a bottled dressing taste... not great. My lobster and crab linguini was kind of dry and I don't remember seeing any crab, I figured I would take half home but I finished it almost all because portion size was not huge. I was disappointed in the bread, but it wasn't horrible. Nothing like you would get in Italy. Olive oil on the table was an acceptable quality. My friend ordered Ribeye M-R. but it was cut a little thin to get a proper sear and still be M-R. The accompanying vegtables were good. No issues with the drink and wine. Just don't drink the tap water. It is horrible in Rehoboth.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 3

Service: 5

Servers were very nice little too pushy. Special app of the day was the oysters something, ordered the oysters ,had a bad one had to run to the bathroom and vomited like the exorcist .. ordered the special braised brisket, was very fatty .. I told the waiter that wasn’t good and why he said that’s the way it is and walked away.. it was very small portion too, i got the fat end of the brisket..I love a good brisket this was not..I guess don’t order the specials… and yes they serve oysters…

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 4

Perfect Italian food and great atmosphere. The pasta is a perfect texture and the flavors are amazing. They do not drown the pasta in sauce like Italian/American restaurants. Everything is served as it should be and the prices are absolutely worth it.

Very disappointed. Restaurant listed on fido.com I called for reservations. Was told they only seat service service dog! Very angry. I would not recommend
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Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

My wife and I went with our dear friends to DiFebos last night and i must say it was absolutely wonderful! From the Hostess Kerri to our server Sean everything was spot on. The kitchen had heard there were two Chefs in the house (myself and my best friend Chef Dan) and were kind enough to let us sample their short rib with mushroom risotto. It was outstanding! That will be the next thing i get there. I highly recommend! If you are looking for perfect ambiance with some leveled up “home cooking” i highly recommend! Thank you!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Excellent service. We went there on a whim no reservstion. Price reasonable. Food was outstanding.

Atmosphere: 5

Always great Italian food here. The artichoke appetizer and wedding soup were outstanding. Both pastas we had (bolognese and pomodoro) were so tasty and freshly home made. Finished up with a blood orange Gelato which was also in house made. Every year we eat at this restaurant it just gets better.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Little Italy NYC comes to Rehoboth. An absolute authentic Italian experience. Great food great atmosphere great service. The red and vodka sauces are perfect. The meatballs amazing. The service was impeccable. (I wish I could remember our servers name) I would highly recommend having a meal here as soon as possible

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Overall -- It was a nice experience and we look forward to going back. One dish exceeded all expectations while the other was a huge disappointment. Service is absolutely spectacular.

Wine was great, cocktail excellent, and apps were superb. The artichokes were inventive and tasty and the garlic bread (pictured) is a must-order item, and would easily satisfy 4 people.

We ordered the whole trout and the lobster and crab fra diavolo. The trout was absolutely incredible and cooked to perfection. Fish can be a risk, but this dish was perfect. Whole fish, cleaned, deboned, cooked in its skin, and it was moist and tasty.

The lobster and crab fra diavolo (facebook ad version pictured, not what I received) was a massive disappointment. We ordered it in part off the picture and description (A coastal classic with a fiery twist) but it came out fully tossed in their thicker red sauce, zero presentation, indiscernible from bowl of spaghetti, no garnish, and with *literally* no spice whatsoever. Taste was as bland as bland could be. A true FD should be thinner and spicier and the seafood should shine, like the picture shows. The lobster pieces were tasty, but the crab was nowhere to be found or tasted, and the dish really flopped. Whoever was cooking really couldn't have done a worse job and my hope is that this was a fluke.

I would have said something but really didn't have a chance. The waiter checked on us immediately but I hadn't taken a bite yet and didn't want to gripe about presentation, then by the time we saw him again (appropriately) we were pretty much through. It was a great evening otherwise so I let it go, plus he was an excellent waiter.

I will say they have an awesome looking menu with a lot of interesting choices. There are multiple items there I hope to try sometime.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

We had a reservation for the patio. The manager was quite rude to us when we were being seated. When we asked about 2 different empty tables, rather than perhaps saying “those are reserved” she said “how about here….” And she said this twice and quite rudely. It started off our dinner on a sour note from which we didn’t recover. I ordered two different raviolis and was told they were out of each. It was 8 pm. I ordered the cavatelli and it was tasteless. We are soon to be transplants to Rehoboth from the ny area and we won’t return to this restaurant. If we want rude we only need to hit some ny establishments. Such a disappointment!

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 4

Great experience here. All the food was incredible. The lasagna was amazing. I’ve gotten takeout but this was my first time dining in and it was great.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

My group of 3 has come here for years. However in recent years, we’ve become disenchanted. They have very few options available for vegans. My friend let the waitress know she was vegan. The waitress was knowledgeable of the vegan options and helped my friend choose a vegan option. However once the food was served, there was mozzarella cheese with it. Apparently the kitchen was not advised of the dish needing to be vegan. The manager came to apologize and we were not charged for her replacement meal.

Of our three meals, only one was delicious- The sweet ravioli. The two dishes with pomadoro sauce were bland and low flavor. Only one person in our party was vegan, yet the others were never offered fresh grated Parmesan cheese on their dish, as we viewed other patrons were offered.

In addition, no nondairy creamer is offered in this restaurant for coffee. It’s really a very inexpensive addition that gives vegans the feeling of being valued as customers.

Not a vegan friendly restaurant. Sadly, we will look for other vegan friendly restaurants for our future visits.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 3

Service: 3

Extremely disappointed here. Just picked up food. We got no bread, no salads, no utensils for our entrees. The lasagna took 4 bites to eat, and the penne Ala vodka barely had any sauce on it. For $60, I would recommend anywhere else.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 2

Went for dinner on Friday night and had the best food with a very friendly wait staff, Atanas. The manager stopped by twice to check on us. Definitely recommend this place and would go again the next time we are visiting Rehoboth Beach.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5