The Bethany Boathouse
The ‘Boathouse’ is a casual, indoor-outdoor family and friends restaurant offering fun dining among two large bars and plenty of flat screens to keep you occupied with sports (and drinking). The menu offers the usual beach fast casual favorites, including crab cakes, various seafood tacos, burgers, salads and dips – a bazaar of seafood gastropub inspired offerings. Boathouse is not necessarily in the food business, but is in the hospitality business, because live entertainment, socializing, and drinking is a big draw for the Boathouse, and unless it’s raining, expect a lively outdoor scene especially given that it is within walking distance to over 3,000 Sea Colony residents, many of whom are adult vacationers taking advantage of the ability to walk to a local pub. Bethany Beach and South Bethany also are walking distance, meaning Boathouse draws from more than 10,000 summer residents, making it one of the few spots in town where fun, food, and drinking mix with walking and mingling. The food, décor, and dress is very casual, and in the evenings, the place can get jumping during the summer months, especially when the families retire for the evening. Don’t expect gourmet, but do expect fast casual offerings that accompany your drinks, not the other way around. Note that the Boathouse does not take reservations, but does have an online waiting list, encouraging you to hang by the bar as a table awaits. With the kids occupied by a game on the many TVs, enjoy a libation or three, and order some ‘apps while your table awaits, because they are the best food option on the menu.
