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    Cool Springs Fish Bar & Restaurant

    4.0 (179 reviews)
    ModerateSeafood
    Closed 5:00 pm - 9:00 PM

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    COOL SPRINGS FISH BAR & RESTAURANT ATMOSPHERE

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    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Classy
    Good for groups

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    Shellfish pan roast
    Doreen Quealy G.

    The service and ambience were fantastic. The food had a good flavor. The only complaint I have is the scallops needed a little bit more sear in the Shellfish pan roast.

    Stuffed shrimp
    Melinda B.

    Every time I travel for work in the city of Dover this place is a must stop for dinner. This is a cute tucked away restaurant with local charm. Ask for Ms. Mary as your server and you will thank me later. Their seafood is always fresh and chef specials include some of their best selections. I would recommend the crab cakes and any salad with the house made dressings.

    Barbecue Baby Back Ribs: as per the menu, they ARE actually spicy.
    Kelly M.

    A favorite of my family. I get to go sometimes when visiting from out of town, my parents live in Smyrna. Great great seafood and huge portions along with a salad and yummy bread roll with each entree. The seafood boil is fantastic. Great quality seafood and a delicious creamy sauce. All the seafood is good though. My husbands ribs were very spicy (it said spicy on the menu but I guess we didn't believe it lol) and a little thin in meat so stick to seafood if you eat it. Homemade desserts are great, although I didn't have one on my recent visit because the service got slow at the end and we had to get going.

    Maryland Crab Cakes
    Karla S.

    We were in town visiting family and they took us here for dinner. As it was a Friday, they recommended that we get there early because it fills us up quickly. We got there around 6 pm and we saw a very full parking lot, but we wound up claiming the last table! Our server stopped by and introduced himself as Chris, and he proved to be a stellar waiter! He gave us plenty of time to figure out what we wanted to have and answer our menu questions. Meanwhile, we watched the line continue to grow to get in for a table - a sign of a great restaurant. It isn't fancy, anything goes, but most people were decently dressed for dinner. We ordered two orders of steamed clams as an appetizer and their lemon butter broth is delicious. For entrees, we ordered Maryland crab cakes, Pan-seared cod, and Pan-seared rockfish (a local fish). We all truly enjoyed our meals - everything was perfectly cooked and spaced out nicely between our salad & bread offerings. Their homemade Dill salad dressing is a must to pick as a salad dressing if you like dill. Also, the crab cakes were the BEST I have ever had. Ever. So tender, and practically all crab came with a light breaded coating. I highly recommend this restaurant!

    Clams casino
    Danielle J.

    My extended family came to dine on Wednesday evening. The restaurant was busy, every table was occupied as well as the bar! That's always a good sign. The restaurant was clean, spacious and had nice décor. We were seated immediately and our server, Erica came by to take our drink orders. Our water glasses were never empty! What we all really loved was that we were not rushed. Erica took our appetizer orders first and we were able to enjoy those without being rushed by our entrees. We ordered the seafood bisque, which was delicious and came out steaming hot. The calms casino, the calamari and the evenings special, fried green tomatoes topped with crab and hollandaise sauce. All were well cooked, ample portions and tasty! For dinner we ordered the shrimp ravioli, 2 orders of the crab cakes, the sirloin steak, the rockfish and the Shrimp stuffed with crab imperial. Everyone enjoyed their meals. Each meal also came with a field green salad with homemade croutons and tomatoes, as well as a dinner roll. Each meal was also accompanied with mashed potatoes I HIGHLY recommend the creamy dill dressing, it was amazing! I wanted to bottle it and take it home. Our final course was dessert, all of them are made in house. Two ordered a slice of chocolate cake (don't remember the exact name), two ordered the snickers pie (not pictured, but so darn good!) and one ordered the bread pudding. Loved the food, Erica was a great server who was very knowledgeable about all of the dishes. Can't wait to go back!

    Beet salad
    Shirley T.

    Great greeting at front and got seated on a Friday when we didn't even make reservations The ambiance in this hidden gem is lovely but not loud Our waitress Brooke was exceptional especially when I told her that my husband is allergic to Shellfish. I had a delicious pineapple martini for my drink . I chose the linguine Alfredo with chicken and that did not disappoint! For desert their homemade bread pudding was delicious to the point that I would just go there to get that alone ! I will definitely be back

    a plate of seafood pasta
    Rich H.

    Another local favorite of our Delawarean friends was this seafood spot called @coolspringsfishbar. We went last night for dinner and I ordered the Shellfish Pan Roast with linguini. It's shrimp, clams, mussels, and half a lobster tail tossed with linguini in a lemon thyme cream sauce. The cream sauce was fantastic, the clams and mussels were nice. The shrimp and lobster was a touch overcooked. It feels like it was cooked perfect in the pan, but carryover cooking took it past its prime temp. But overall, it was a tasty dish.

    Dozen Oysters
    Michael J.

    Food was delicious and service was amazing. Our waitress, Mary, was very knowledgeable on all the different dishes that were available and even had some recommendations based on what we were in the mood for. The oysters were delicious. I ordered a seafood platter and heard from a friend that I should try it over linguini...and it was amazing! The soft shell crabs were also good. The ambiance is that of a nice restaurant but nothing too extravagant. You can show up dressed fancy or you could wear jeans and a hoodie and both would be appropriate.

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    11 months ago

    Great food, great service. Was an unexpected surprise. Not much curb appeal, but definitely a great spot once inside...

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    11 months ago

    Food is always good. Service sometimes slow but why hurry a good meal. Love cool springs

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    Always have excellent food and a great time. Servers are top notch and very knowledgeable and eager to help.

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    2 years ago

    EXCELLENT food and service. Highly recommend! We will certainly return when visiting Delaware.

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    2 years ago

    Amazing food! Definitely sit at the bar and watch the chefs do their thing with the open kitchen!

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