I am a transplant to Rehoboth from the DC area and TGIF was a favorite lunch hangout of mine when I was still living there so I do like to stop in to the Rehoboth TGIFridays for lunch now and then.
Food-wise, I am pretty happy with the place. I don't order a WIDE variety of stuff from their menu as I have my favorites and usually order them, and then try a couple new things when they add new stuff to the menu. I generally get sandwiches, salads or appetizers at lunch, so I can't speak to the more "main meal" offerings.
I was recently in twice--once alone, once with a friend--and had two relatively new menu items off the appetizer or "share" (a sort of tapas) menu. I really enjoyed the chicken skewers that had a soy-type caramelization on them. Salty, but delicious. I also tried the Thai pork tacos, which are almost ridiculously tiny but tasty. I had issues with finding pork in one of them but they were otherwise good.
I don't generally have much of a problem with service at this location. What I HAVE had a substantial problem with is judgemental, hauty/snotty hosts/hostesses. This was not a problem on my 2 recent visits, but I had completely stopped going there for some months due to a particular young snotty host who treated me like dirt because I came in for lunch alone and deigned to request a booth, even when I came in right at the start of lunch service and the restaurant was EMPTY! He actually as much as told me that I wasn't worthy of a booth.
I am very short and have arthritis. I ask for a booth everywhere I go because most of the chairs at the tables in restaurants are excrutiatingly uncomfortable for me. This should not be a problem as long as I'm getting there when there are no or few other patrons in the restaurant.
When I lived in the DC area, there were 2 restaurants I stopped going to because of the snotty attitude toward my dining alone, whether I asked for a booth or not. Restaurants need to understand that my money is just as good as the next customers and I have a right to be served with dignity and respect!
We waited over 30 minutes for seating when we were told 10-20 minutes. Â We finally got seated and were ready to order. Â Took over 30 minutes for appetizers. Â Then even longer for entrees. Â Had we not ordered appetizers we would not be well. Total dining experience started at 7:15 and ended at 9:15. Â That was way too long waiting for food.
We had to ask for refills etc. Â so service was amiss and there were not that many people left after we got seated so but not sure what is up with the kitchen. Â They should have been able to get the good out faster to get diners out but for whatever reason they cannot make it work. Â Our server did his best but this was not a good dining experience with kids complaining about hunger from waiting for food to come.
McFridays has no business in a charming resort town like this.
If you want the same cookie cutter craptastic meal wherever you go ... head to a chain mega-restaurant.
Rehoboth is awesome because places like this are kinda' rare and there is lots of local culture.
Avoid the chains ... the more you eat there, the more they take the place over.
The service was OK at this location. It is really clean here and looks pretty new. My party of 6 came here right after the beach around 8, and there was no wait which was great.
The peach tea was great...(but I saw $2.99 on the receipt and then I didn't think it was so great anymore.) Â everyone had cups that had ice 3/4 high though, so refills were constant around the table. Two people at the table got cedar-seared salmon pasta, which I tried; IT WAS DELICIOUS. I am heading back there to order that next time at a local TGIF. The pasta is creamy and isn't too filling. The french onion soup was good as well...your standard cheesy soup.
Someone got the chicken/sizzling shrimp (which was rated in the other review for this location). I was worried it wouldnt come out sizzling like the other person rated, but ours fortunately did. Maybe it had to do with waiting for other dishes to be served at the same time.
Those who got entrees with fries as sides didn't get that many fries as we used to in past trips to all TGI locations, so that was slightly disappointing. my petite steak was pretty good... the serving is DEFINITELY petite. i had mashed potatoes substituted for the jalapeno macaroni+cheese, which came out lukewarm....outsides kind of cold...disappointing. I wanted them to substitute the mac and cheese with regular cheese but for some reason the waitress said she didn't think it was possible (wish she had asked). but the steak again was pretty good. they seared it medium perfectly!
overall, nice clean atmosphere and some hit dishes.
Quality of food and service is always good at this location. We've dined at this TGI Friday's 4 times.
Most recently, on a Saturday night, we were there to celebrate our son's 19th birthday. Our server, Russian Jen (they have 5 Jen's serving) did an excellent job of taking care of us. Â And of course, the staff comes around to sing their version of Happy Birthday.
We started with some apps:
Crispy Green Bean Fries served with a Cucumber-Wasabi Ranch dip. Delicious!
    Chimichurri Sliders, a trio of mini burgers, topped with provolone and a garlic/herb sauce.  These were just so-so, as there was not much of a chimichurri "hit" to them.
    Friday's Three-For-All, a sampler of 'skins, mozzarella sticks & buffalo wings. Wings were very good.
Their ribs are very tasty and tender, and grilled consistently well. Â Both their Jack Daniel's version, and the Friday's version of ribs are excellent. Â The Jack Daniel's sauce being more of a thin glaze, and the Friday's sauce a more traditional, thick, sweet sauce. Â There is a whole section of their menu that features Jack Daniel's Grill entrees.
The grilled flatiron steak is always juicy and cooked to perfection. Â
Their  Shrimp Key West skewers were a disappointment.  Cajun spiced, and grilled then hit with a splash of lime just didn't taste very "key West-y"... Cajun is more like it.
Another dish that just didn't come out as well as it reads on the menu: Sizzling Chicken and Shrimp. Â The platter was merely warm, not sizzling (we were thinking fajita hot), and the mashed potatoes were lukewarm.
Next time, we'll stick with the steaks and ribs, as we think that's what Friday's does best. Â But we also think TGI Friday's is far better than Appleby's, our previous favorite chain. Â And, as I began, service is always good for us at this location.
<a href="/redir?url=http%3A%2F%2Frehobothbeach.myfridays.com%2F&s=73d034c8f6467ccea10dd24cdabf5508218b57ac9eb38bb555810b6681908a52" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://rehobothbeach.myf…</a>
<a href="/redir?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fridays.com%2F&s=0906d28866d16f6bcf4097bb53aaef3ead191b1ebe2316dab55ec41c4b50512b" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://www.fridays.com/</a>
The 5 best restaurants in the 2015 Denver Restaurant Week
3,611 Views | Category: Denver
The complete list of 2015 Denver Restaurant Week businesses
1,972 Views | Category: Denver
The tourists' guide to Portillos: 5 must have dishes
3,318 Views | Category: Chicago
Pho = Pronounced "fuh" not "foe" for pho-king sake
2,915 Views | Category: Denver
Indulgery selected to exhibit at Collision Conference
2,987 Views | Category: Press Releases
Not Logged In
BUSINESSES
Local Businesses
Near Me
My Favorites
SOCIAL
Blog & News
MY ACCOUNT
Login
Register
Contact Us
Add Your Business
