Good food and great service

After lengthy wait, had to ask for a waiter to take a drink order. Service thereafter was inattentive and lackadaisical. Extraordinarily long wait for food to arrive. Had to ask hostess to get waiter to deliver our check.

Restaurant was uncomfortably cold. Overheard other diners register same complaint.

If this had been our first experience at this place, I would never consider returning. Overall a terrible dining experience. Truly awful.

Food great as well as service. A tad dark at table.

We have spent every anniversary here since we first got married. Every meal has been great and we look forward to the seasonal dishes!

I think it is a crime to charge $2.00 for ice in your drink!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thankfully the food was very good. Service was fair We had to ask the waitress for everything
We were seated in the back room by ourselves and had to listen to the chef pound the chicken for quite a while

My meal was cooked to perfection! I had the surf and turf special for 24.95 and it was just the perfect size.

Excellent food, but service was extremely slow & our table felt ignored once we placed our order. Never got second drink, asked for dessert menu- never came back for order. Very disappointed, never had this happen before

Delicious anniversary dinner!! Highly recommend the pumpkin mushroom soup!!

Service was awful.

I picked this place on a whim, as I was visiting my son at UofDel, and was happy that I did.. We will definitely be heading back soon.

I was very happy with my meal and great service!

We were seated in a booth. It was very comfortable. Our server was friendly and attentive. The food was delicious. Would definitely recommend Back Burner Restaurant to a friend.

Food was very nice but there was too much pepper in the crab cakes.

We were disappointed with dinner

Great food, service, nice menu selection. Did not realize till after I ate they also have a place next store for to go or sit all looked great

While the food was outstanding, the waiter was personable and helpful, but slow to return to the table. Delicious gluten free dessert, but coffee I ordered with it was only warm. I drank it anyway ; when the server returned to the table ten minutes later, I asked for another cup. A small metal coffee pot was brought to the table, this time it was even less warm. We waited for another 10 minutes while our payment was processed.

It was our first visit to this restaurant and only have good things to say. Everything from the first hello, through the meal, our server...it was a great first experience.

If you like short ribs this is THE best I've ever had and worth going here just for this alone... Everything fantastic top to bottom including stellar service. Amazing!!

Great food and service as usual

It’s always a pleasure to dine at Back Burner restaurant. The service is outstanding along with the staff members. The food is consistently good and I always enjoy their burgers.

Great friends. Great meal

Not sure what happened....but the food was mediocre there was only one waitstaff person in the restaurant. She did an amazing job considering how many tables she was running.

I had the fried eggplant and my husband had the steak frites and both were cooked to perfection. Although we arrived at 5:00 for our reservation the service was just okay after our order.

Very nice restaurant. Need better social distancing in the bar area.

Consistently a wonderful dining experience. One of our favorites in the area.

Great place great food great service.
Family loved it

Despite the fact that the air conditioning was on the fritz, our first experience was wonderful. The server attentive and helpful, the food delicious, and the spacing comfortable for people who worry about the pandemic. We plan to make this one of our frequented restaurants.

A great way to spend our 11th wedding anniversary.

Dinner was very nice however VERY SLOW. I know it was burger night and we might have arrived at the peak time but it seemed to take forever for us to get our food. Waitress was sweet but rarely checked back with us. Water carafe was never refilled during the entire time we were there. Seemed like there were lots of wait staff but they weren’t sure what to do.

Outstanding service, excellent food! We thoroughly enjoyed our meal, and plan to return!

The food is always delicious! I just recommended it to a few friends who will be in next week.

Girlfriends dinner was lovely at the Back Burner Tavern! Our server, Janet, was patient and shared her great sense of humor! Burger night was enjoyed by my friends but my crab cake entree was de-lish!

absolutely loved the atmosphere of back burner, as usual. have been there a number of times in the last 30 (???) or so years. from when it was in its former location. and the pumpkin mushroom soup? since my very first visit this has been a MUST have. still tastes just as good as ever. also, service and waitstaff excellent. cannot wait for my next visit! thanks so much for being there still (even tho one of my fav stores has closed down (everything but the kitchen sink) and still serving that excellent soup. oh, and the house salad? best ever !!!!!

Patty is the best server!!!!

Our waitress was courteous, and kind. Unfortunately the hostess who welcomed me made no effort to confirm if I had a reservation after I told her I did. Thank goodness my colleague was already seated under the reservation I made. Go figure. Left a bad taste in my mouth. Luckily the clam chowder made up for her poor customer service.

The description of the blackened salmon sounded good, but the salmon was a bit fishy and the polenta was terrible. What ever the flavor was supposed to be it was bland and very unappetizing. Corn "relish" didn't "go" with the salmon. Very disappointed.

Birthday Dinner for myself and my Mother. Excellent Service!
Crab cake Dinner was delicious.

A birthday celebration Dinner was fabulous at the Back Burner. Excellent service in a great atmosphere!
Appetizer specials of Oysters and Scallops were exceptional.
Crab cake Dinner was the best crab cake I have had in Delaware.

Fabulous food! Fabulous ambiance! Fabulous service! Fabulous drinks!