Diners' Choice: Best Service restaurants in Delaware

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Updated October 05, 2024

Looking for restaurants with the best service in Delaware? You’re in the right place. Each month, OpenTable analyzes nearly 2 million global diner reviews from the past four months. We sort the results by location and category to help you discover new favorite restaurants. It's a great partnership: you reserve, eat, and review. We listen...and deliver the results for all to benefit. Enjoy!

Home Grown Café

4.9

4.9 (500)

$30 and under

American

Newark

About the restaurant

Home Grown Cafe is an independently owned, award-winning, downtown Newark, DE staple, residing centrally on Main St. for over 23 years under founding owner, Sasha Aber. Matt McConnell leads an incredible staff and day to day operations. Award winning Executive Chef Andrew Thorne is the chef de cuisine who constantly pushes the envelope with locally made from scratch dishes of his own creations, as well as mentoring and showcasing our staff's talent. Home Grown has been named Best of Delaware Upstate for over two decades by Delaware Today readers including awarding the honor of Best Chef Upstate to Andrew Thorne (2022) Guests enjoy incredible service and made from scratch food for all dietary lifestyles, including carnivorous, vegan, vegetarian, and gluten-sensitive in a welcoming environment for all patrons. Colorful walls are adorned with local pop art. The bar features a large array of upscale spirits including house-crafted cocktails and mocktails, over 65 beers, and great wines.

Top review

Danielle

Dined on Sep 27, 2024

Our second time here and we had excellent food and service! Our server was very attentive and the food came out quickly. Definitely will be back!

The House of William & Merry

4.9

4.9 (2265)

$31 to $50

Contemporary American

Hockessin

About the restaurant

The House of William and Merry serves contemporary American cuisine prepared from the freshest seasonal ingredients procured from local farms, providing casual fine dining at a reasonable price. Chef-owned by the husband and wife team, Merry Catanuto and William Hoffman, who live on the property, the restaurant is a remodeled farmhouse on the edge of central Hockessin. Dine in a comfortable home atmosphere in one of the two dining rooms, the porch, or the bar. When you arrive, you can see right into the all new, modern kitchen. Full bar service is available including wines by the glass, microbrews on tap, and specialty drinks. Or, take a walk around back to see the herb and vegetable gardens.

Tuesday through Saturday we serve lunch and dinner. On Sunday, we serve brunch followed by a prix fix supper in the evening.

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Geoffrey

Dined 2 days ago

Great for superb food, special occasions. Intimate ambience.

Valle Cucina Italiana

4.8

4.8 (840)

$30 and under

Italian

Wilmington

About the restaurant

Welcome to Valle Cucina, Delaware's best kept secret for over forty years! Our name suggests Italian, and it is the best around, but we are also known for our seven time "Best of Delaware" award winning 100% jumbo lump crab cakes, seafood dishes and the area's most amazing dry aged steaks. Valle also showcases a 100+ bottle wine list.

Come as your are or formal, everyone feels at home. We take pride in our friendly service.

Located in the Pike Creek Shopping Center, off Limestone Rd. Valle, opened in 1981 as a pizzeria and has become a must try. We are inviting you to experience what many have called their best dining experience.

For special requests we suggest you call us 302-998-9999 so we can best serve you

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Carolvip

Dined 6 days ago

Our favorite place to relax and enjoy a good meal!

Vincente's Restaurant - Delaware

4.8

4.8 (1287)

$30 and under

Italian

Wilmington

About the restaurant

Welcome to Vincentes
At Vincente's we offer a very unique dining experience called the walking menu. If you don't see anything you want to try on the written menu,then have Our Executive Chef come over and create a dish just for your own personal dining pleasure.
After dinner, enjoy one of Vincente's many fine homemade desserts.

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Laura

Dined 6 days ago

Dinner was fabulous! Walking menu, Caesar salad best there is, and the pumpkin cheesecake was out of this world! ❤️🤍💙

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Popular dish

Caesar Salad

La Fia

4.9

4.9 (2066)

$30 and under

Farm-to-table

Wilmington

About the restaurant

Travel down historic Market Street towards the Riverfront in Wilmington, Delaware and you will find La Fia Bistro. La Fia is an intimate dinner destination in a historic building located on the corner of 5th and Market. Chef Dwain Kalup's menu utlizes carefully sourced ingredients reflecting the seasons, local region and local farms. The menu at La Fia features small plates, pastas and creative entrees. Our cheese and charcuterie is one of a kind and not to be missed!

Due to the small size of our restaurant we allow 2 hours for guests to enjoy their dining experience. If you feel you need more time please reach out to us directly.

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heathervip

Dined 5 days ago

Excellent food and great service. The fig toast is a must try as well as the olive oil cake for dessert. Great spot for a date night.

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Popular dish

Grilled Spanish Octopus

Popular dish

Squid Ink Spaghetti

Popular dish

Crispy Duck Leg Confit

Bardea Food & Drink

4.8

4.8 (2289)

$30 and under

Italian

Wilmington

About the restaurant

Bardea, pronounced: bar-DAY-ah, is the Italian term for "the goddess of food and drink." The stunning, 120-seat restaurant utilizes ingredients from local Delaware Valley farms and purveyors, and features modern interpretations of traditional Italian and Mediterranean dishes. In 2019, Bardea Food & Drink received a semifinalist nomination in the James Beard Foundation's "Best New Restaurant" category.

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LarryT

Dined 1 day ago

Still the best restaurant in Wilmington. Food is always excellent and somehow, even with turnover, they keep the service top notch and excellent. Kudos to the Bardea team!

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Tonic Seafood and Steak

4.3

4.3 (1255)

$31 to $50

Seafood

Wilmington

About the restaurant

Located in the heart of downtown Wilmington, Delaware, Tonic Seafood & Steak offers four distinct dining areas, each with its unique ambiance and design. Upon entering the restaurant, guests are greeted by a vibrant atmosphere with stunning light fixtures, metallic gold accents, and a glass-enclosed room. The entrance area features the Bar and Lounge, where live music plays on Friday and Saturday nights.

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Samantha

Dined on Sep 10, 2024

The steak was so tender you could've cut it with a spoon, and the salmon deviled eggs were surprisingly refreshing - I expected they might lay heavy on me, but that wasn't the case. The beer selection was excellent! Next time I'm back in town I'll definitely be returning to Tonic.

Columbus Inn

4.7

4.7 (2401)

$30 and under

American

Wilmington

About the restaurant

Columbus Inn has been reborn as a contemporary bar/restaurant that combines the best of both the old and new. Featuring seasonal Modern American menus with an extensive selection of wine, beer, and craft cocktails.

Online Ordering and Delivery Options available through our website: www.ColumbusInn.net

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Kyle

Dined on Sep 30, 2024

Excellent service and good food. Had the Monday night Cake & Steak special. Enjoyed the bit of spice on the crab cake and the steak was cooked perfectly.

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Popular dish

Crispy Calamari

La Casa Pasta

4.7

4.7 (1271)

$31 to $50

Italian

Newark

About the restaurant

For parties of 10 or more please contact the restaurant directly. We only allow a max of two separate checks per table
As you open the doors to La Casa Pasta, your senses will be stimulated with the aromas of freshly-pressed pasta, delicately made sauces and warm, baked breads fill the air. Critics will agree that the tastes are even more satisfying. Newly renovated elegant decor, along with our stunning bar & lounge will surely impress you and your guests.
Chef and Owner Giuseppe Martuscelli's roots and knowledge of fine foods and wines originated in the town of Santa Maria Di Castellabate near Salerno, Italy. Giuseppe came to America with the Italian Navy in 1967 and returned to stay in 1973, settling in Newark, Delaware to open La Casa Pasta in 1978.
Since then, he has made it his goal to serve only the most authentic Northern and Southern Italian foods. Each year, he travels back to his homeland and beyond to learn new recipes and import ingredients not to be found in the states.

Top review

Ronvip

Dined on Oct 1, 2024

Excellent as usual Chelsea was awesome !! The drunken clams are always amazing.

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Crow Bar - Trolley Square

4.8

4.8 (44)

$30 and under

Global, International

Wilmington

About the restaurant

Global menu of chef inspired small plates, entrees and pizza. Inspired and creative cocktails, 12 beers on draught and a lively dining room in the Trolley Square neighborhood!

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Patrick

Dined 7 days ago

One of my favorite spots in Wilmington. Never disappoints

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