This is a cool spot to enjoy some tasty food, especially during happy hour. They have a beautiful outdoor space, though it was sort of enclosed which made it less comfortable (don't know if they remove the plastic "walls" later in the season to make it more open air). They brought out some olives for us to enjoy before our appetizers came. We ordered the crab stuffed mushrooms (cheesy goodness), potato bravas - which was quite a generous serving of delicious fried potatoes, and the cafe panini with a side of Cole slaw. Everything was good and our server was very nice - I would definitely return for some of their entrees in the future. read more

We dined here about 2 weeks ago and it was just soooo nice! The cafe is a small place a block away from Rehoboth center on Baltimore Street with some other small restaurants. We started off with complimentary bread and a dish of olives. Great! For our main courses we had shrimp puttanesca and citrus lime shrimp, both with saffron lime rice and roasted veggies. (Monday nights are the shrimp specials). I was really impressed with this nice little dining establishment. Good service too! read more

Cafe Azafran - Shrimp puttanesca - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Rehoboth Beach, Delaware

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It is rare to visit a restaurant with high expectations and actually have the experience there exceed your expectations. But this is exactly what Cafe Azafran accomplished on our recent visit there. My wife and I shared the grilled Caesar salad to start. Delicious! Quite possibly the best Caesar salad we've ever had. I followed with the braised short rib tacos. Incredible. Then finished with the hangar steak. Again, delicious. My wife had the beef short rib large plate offering. In her opinion, one of the top two or three beef short rib meals she has ever had. The ambiance and service also top notch. An exceptionally enjoyable experience. We will be back again and again. read more

Oh. My. Goodness. I wish I could give this place 10 stars on food alone. Probably another 6 stars on service. What a great experience this was! I was in town for a bachelorette party with a large group of girls. Cafe Azafran did a great job of accommodating our large group. I wish I remembered our server's name because she was fantastic and gave great recommendations. She even went out of her way to ensure we got a good group picture when we left. Thank you, server!! I enjoyed my margarita and the tapas a lot. A few of us shared gnocchi and the calamari (with artichoke? Brilliant.). It was about 6 of us sharing two orders of each and that worked out well as appetizers. I ordered the fish of the day on the server's recommendation and it was quite possibly the best meal I've ever had while out to eat. I don't know what they put in the cauliflower purée, but I could honestly drink that alone for dinner. I definitely suggest trying this place if you haven't yet. If I'm ever back in the area, it'll be my first stop. read more

Underwhelming food for which you'll pay a premium. This used to be a go-to place for elevated tapas and other dishes, but the recipes have changed, service is sloppy at best, and food was pretty mediocre. A few stand out dishes include the scallops and the bread. Everything else was overpriced, even though the portions are pretty good sized for tapas. read more

Always a treat! Delicious food, friendly staff, terrific bartender, and we typically meet interesting people!

My wife and I were pretty disappointed with our first visit to Cafe Azafran. Seeing potato skins with chorizo on the online menu made me want to drive there even faster than I was going. Turns out that the potato skins were replaced on the menu with a potato and chorizo dish. Ok, no problem. Well, it's a large bowl of large quarter-sliced flavorless potatoes with some chopped chorizo at the bottom, covered in two aiolis. It was a side dish, not really a tapa. The grilled romaine salad wasn't grilled at all. The lettuce was BLOWTORCHED. Many of the leaves were torched clean through, with the ashes having clearly flown up and landing back on the lettuce. It was not edible. My wife's fish tacos tasted as though they were frozen from a box. Bottom line: no love in the food preparation at all and pretty pricy for what we got. Service was great though. read more

We ate here a while ago and have been here a few times. This night was very rainy and we were seated all the way in back in a covered patio area that we didn't even know about. Café Azafrán Rehoboth is a very busy place! We had drinks right away and good service also, considering how busy it was. I had a really nice seafood bowl (not sure of the exact name- it might have been a special) and I just have to say azafrán is one of our favorite restaurants. read more

Cafe Azafran - Seafood bowl - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Rehoboth Beach, Delaware

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Highly recommend! Fabulous dishes from appetizer to dessert. Our server was highly attentive the entire time. Atmosphere has a great vibe - quaint & bursting with happy people all around us sharing the same pleasures. Look forward to Paella!!! read more

Delicious lunch. Perfect Bloody Mary. Charming cottage setting. Super nice service. Prez Weekend 2017. Rehoboth is jammed with 73 degree weather. Main drag packed like summer. And one block over on Baltimore is this delightful find. I had their $9 panini. He had the moist and juicy chicken sandwich. He said this is a def 5. And we agree! Veggie chips, gherkin pickles and nice olives completed the sandwich plates. Steps from the boardwalk and the action. A peaceful and lovely find. read more

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Awesome food and service. Must try for big or small groups. Chicken entree and shrimp tapas are our faves.

Among some of the excellent restaurants in Rehoboth, Cafe Azafram stands out. Such a cozy and inviting atmosphere with excellent food. I've been here for dinners and breakfasts and I safely can say that I have to get something different every time because it is all so good! Their seafood is always excellent (pictured is a crab and tomato omlette!) And their great for groups. They have specials all the time and totally affordable. Whether you are in Rehoboth in the on or off season, definitely grab a bite here. read more

Cafe Azafran - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Rehoboth Beach, Delaware

Most of the staff is very rude, one guy in particular, outside screened area is not a very nice area to dine in, especially the view outside the screened in area. read more

Cafe Azafran is one of our favorite restaurants in Rehoboth Beach. Food and service are always excellent! They have excellent off-season specials. Reserve for paella nights in the summer! read more

Best mixed drinks I've had in Rehoboth service was excellent but my dish ehh was nothing I'd want to order again rice wasn't right duck was good but not great. read more

After coming to Rehoboth for 22 years, this is one of the best meals I've had. I will come back...again, and again. Loved the food.

The food at Cafe Azafran was wonderful. The service was also great. It was very nice listening to the music of John Flynn at the restaurant while we were dining. The atmosphere and food was superb. I highly recommend Cafe Azafran. read more

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Had a delightful and massive meal (my second visit). We went a little nuts and ordered lots of small plates. Incredible amount of great sounding choices and we created a nice mix. But our favorite without a doubt is their Mediterranean Grilled Corn with garlic sauce, dill and feta. Other dishes we enjoyed were the Baked Goat Cheese Gratin, spinach ricotta gnocchi, pan sautéed mussels, and the asparagus with prosciutto The big surprise was we all went nuts for the Ratatouille Provençal. Absolutely delicious! read more

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Holy moly was this a tasty meal. Went there with friends, we each got a different cocktail to try, and they were all excellent. Great food. A bit loud, but otherwise a great meal out with friends. Can't wait to go back! read more

Came in on a Tuesday evening and sat at the bar. I guess they had a bartender that was out for surgery and a friend was filling in. David was a great bartender!! Drinks were good and service was quick. He was so funny and had the best stories. The poor waitstaff was shorthanded (isn't everyone now) and they were hustling. It was Tapas night and we filled up on those. Spinach ricotta gnocchi were quite possibly the best I've ever had! I can't rave enough about this place. Will make sure to bring friends and family when we come down to the shore again! read more

Cafe Azafran - Mussels, bacon and beer, calamari and what's left of the spinach ricotta gnocchi. - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Rehoboth Beach, Delaware

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We really enjoy this restaurant. The small plates offer the ability to have a variety of foods. Location is quick and easy for us, just a few blocks. read more

This little cafe was quiet and super cute. The music was slow and of a good taste. The salmon BTL was amazing. The salmon was the best cooked salmon I've ever had in the US. It was tender and not overcooked. The saffron aioli was good. It's a little sad that they didn't serve brunch on weekdays, but it was a really cute place. read more

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We will go back over and over as long as they keep the same chief ! Great olive, olive oil and fresh bread! When you see this you know you are in good hands! We ordered many different dishes of which the duck was excellent! A little pricy compared to other restaurants but at least you get better quality. We loved it! read more

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Sadly we didn't get to try Cafe Azafran. We had a reservation for 3, but there was no one there. All the signs said open at 3, there was even a happy hour from 3-5. We had a reservation for 3 booked on OpenTable. But the door was locked and there was no sign of life. We waited 10 minutes and left. read more

Why do you keep advertising your happy hr from 3-5 when you don't open till5? We tried to go here several times and we're treated very poorly ... the bartender is very very rude. Told us bar stools were reserved? I've never hear of that. I will not go back. read more

We went with a group of 7 for lunch on Sunday. It wasn't crowded and the service was excellent. The food was REALLY GOOD! we shared a few apps. the shrimp was AWESOME! i got Ricardo's panini which was roasted red peppers, mushrooms, artichokes and some kind of cheese.(i forget but very good) it had a delicious pesto sauce on it. I kinda wish i got one to bring home to Pennsylvania! Its a very cozy, relaxed atmosphere inside. They also have a large screened in seating area all the way in the back. read more

Bread and watermelon salad to start were excellent. Crab cake entree was delicious and the combination of salad parts was unique and outstanding. read more

Taking advantage of Restaurant week and their Prix Fixe menu, $35 for a three course dinner, we made a reservation to visit. The restaurant is in a renovated old house. We were seated immediately even though we were early. We ordered a pitcher of res sangria to start our meal. The sangria was really with chopped up pieces of fruit. appetizer: Chorizo Potato Hash - fried egg, saffron and harissa sauces Lamb Tenderloin Skewer - orzo pasta salad, feta cheese with 5 small pieces of lamb that was tender and tasty Spinach and Ricotta Gnocchi serrano jamon, peas, pecorino cream sauce everyone enjoyed their appetizer. Entrees: Steak and Shrimp - filet mignon, shrimp, potato bravas, asparagus, saffron aioli, demiglace, steak was cooked to order and comes with three shrimp. Pork Tenderloin Medallions sautéed artichokes, dried tomatoes, mushrooms, green onions, herb mashed potatoes Azafran Crab Cake sautéed corn, edamame & roasted tomato, roasted potatoes, saffron corn sauce, a big crab cake that was decent Dessert: Strawberry White Chocolate Mousse Mixed Berry Crisp We didn't have a chance to sample the dessert there because our meter is running out since it took a very long time for the food to come out (negative point, took two hours to serve our dinner) but the service was decent so we took the desserts home. read more

We come to Cafe Azafran at least once a month, because we love the food, the ambience, and the staff. Tonight was no exception! It was very busy, loud and hot for the staff. But despite all of this, Matthew, Billy, and David, along with the rest of the staff, made it an incredibly enjoyable evening. The food was fantastic. The drinks were perfect and the service impeccable. We will always highly recommend this place to all of our friends and visitors. read more

Highly recommend for tapas. Entrees are great too but next time will just order a few more tapas. This place really understands great flavors. Recommended dishes: - Scallop with sweet potato purée (amazing) - Duck Birria tacos (shockingly good) - Beef Short Rib sliders (Great flavor but came out a little cold but would have been awesome if was served hotter) - Pecan crusted chicken - Salmon a La Plancha We definitely ordered way too much for two people. Wish the server had been slightly more helpful on how many tapas + entrees to order for two. My suggestion for two: 1-2 tapas + 2 entrees OR 4-5 tapas only read more

Never disappoints. Excellent breakfasts. Service always good and bloody Mary's addicting. A must try in Rehoboth . read more

Fantastic service and food. The short rib tacos were phenomenal as was the duck entree. David took great care of us. We will definitely be back. read more

Messed up our reservation, leaving us with no food options. Really disappointing that we couldn't celebrate our friend.

Fabulous service and tapas right in downtown Rehoboth! Got the stuffed potatoes, cafe salad, sticky pork ribs and green beans with blue cheese & hazelnuts. Homemade cheese cake was the perfect ending. read more

We happened on this place on Labor Day, looking for something a tad different. We were so pleased! The food is well-prepared with subtle hints of unexpected herbs, like how the balsamic vinaigrette had this roasted cumin in the dressing. We had tapas: ratatouille; baby lamb chops over salad; and artichoke brushetta over salad. Enjoyed every bite. read more

Cafe Azafran - Empty plates tells all. - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Rehoboth Beach, Delaware

What a fun, quaint little spot in Rehoboth! We went for drinks after a show at Blue Moon. Holly, the bartender, was so hospitable and fun to talk to. She made my friend a great "skinny margarita" - which is not on their menu but my friend requested it, Holly improvised, and it was delish. We both loved the cozy, warm ambiance. Would be perfect for a date. Pre-COVID, Holly did a piano show that she plans to resume when the pandemic ends. It sounded like a great time! We will certainly be back!! read more

Out for a date night with my wife, we were seated next to a family of 9 with a crying baby. That cried our entire dinner. The entire dinner. The restaurant was understaffed and our waitress literally was running between rooms to try to keep up with service. Our drinks took unusually long to receive and my drink was not what I ordered. At one point the family next to us kept putting their baby stroller in the narrow isle used by the waitstaff to get between rooms, despite the waitstaff continuously moving it out of the way. Eventually a food runner ran into the stroller and knocked into our table spilling olive oil all over the table. When we got our bill, we were overcharged for our wine. When I pointed this out to the waitress, she returned with attitude to tell me it rang up correctly, but the menu prices were wrong. Seriously? Just apologize and fix the bill, and don't make it seem like it was my fault for pointing out the restaurant's error. I should have taken the cue from the couple seated behind us and just got the hell out before ordering rather than endure this awful experience. read more

Simply delicious and nicely presented entrees with nice size portions and creative combinations and spices. nice small place Friendly service. Have been here many times, always a wonderful experience. AND they take reservations! The seafood stew is amazing! Excellent crab cake entree read more

I love the atmosphere of this restaurant. It's cozy, welcoming and comfortable. Staff is friendly and knowledgeable. Food is consistently delicious. Have been there several times and have never been disappointed. read more

This is one of my favorite places to eat and enjoy cocktails - especially on Thursday nights. They have specials most days, but on Thursdays it's a steak special with a glass of wine $22 + $5. You can select from a 6 oz filet, or a 10 oz ribeye. We got the filet, and it was mouthwateringly tender and delicious. Perfectly seasoned! We ate on the patio, and it was quite enjoyable. Then we went inside to enjoy the singing bartender. She is fantastic! Overall, this is one of the most warm & inviting restaurants I've visited. Service and food were both exceptional. And the atmosphere is inviting. If you want a nice meal in Rehoboth Beach, you should definitely consider this gem of a find! read more

Cafe Azafran - Specials - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Rehoboth Beach, Delaware

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