Castaways Boathouse

31 Cocheco St, Dover
(603) 834-6030

Recent Reviews

Daniela Foote

Cocktails are watered down, lots of ice in there.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 1

Service: 4

Todd Baxter

Stopped in for some lunch and ordered the baked haddock, first my drink came in a glass that was filthy, when I told the waitress/bartender I was disgusted I drank from a dirty glass she told me to calm down! I was calm I was just telling her how gross it was then my baked haddock came out the portion was extremely small the mashed potatoes were instant potatoes! Then to top it off there was a huge hair in my food! Awful experience what a dump!

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Cathy Valley

Tad bit slow on everything, tho I do realize it's off season, but

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 4

Service: 3

Wes Roberson

Night life weak, dj doubles as door girl. Dj also sings karaoke therefore leaving door unguarded. Watched several people walk in unchecked and saw someone i know is underage drinking.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Thytha

A good place… i love

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Rick Ramirez

1st time visiting on a quiet Wednesday, great local musician laying out the guitar hits! The haddock dinner was fresh and delicious, tasty cocktails and wonderful service. Nice, relaxed and casual, we will be back!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

William DeLegorete

First timer. Food was great everybody was very friendly definitely going

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Gary King

Was late night Friday and not many places were open but we knew they were till 12 midnight so we stopped in and got dinner. If remember correctly they had about 10 beers on tap including local brewers beers which was nice they also had speciality drinks as well after ordering drinks we ordered a Bacon burger,Buffalo fingers and mozzarella sticks. The burger was great and the appetizers came out in minutes and were awesome! The menu didn't have any desert listed but we asked and they said they had a strawberry shortcake desert with ice cream and a brownie desert as well so we happily ordered both and they came out looking delicious and were not small in size. Both were great! It was a cold late night so it was quite in there but it looks as if there's normally a band and there's a bar and tables out on the back deck which is directly on the river and there's boats docked all along the back of restaurants. Definitely a cool place to eat on a summer night. I've heard it's really busy in summer time and on weekends and I could see why. There's tons of tvs, and lottery to play while you wait!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Cheese Burger w Castaway Fries, Burger

Melissa Lauckner

I've tried to give em a fair chance after a couple not so stellar visits. The other times it was busy or they were understaffed (sometimes both.) This was the 'we'll give em another shot!' There was music on the deck (that's why the 5 on atmosphere. Hard to be unhappy on the the water!) So we sat inside, at the bar. Wasn't too busy inside, honestly I didn't look outside. I had a frozen drink. Meh. It was Ok. Fries were undercooked and cold. Sandwich was Ok. There's better options is all I'll say.Wheelchair accessibility: Little rough to get in, once there, it's also tough because they're MOSTLY high tops in the first dining room. The second one is a step (or a couple) down and then there's outside. I haven't spent enough time looking around, but judging by the rest? You get it.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 3

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Fish Tacos

Stephanie S.

I enjoyed the buttered lobster roll. A local friend with us preferred the buttered lobster roll to be warm, however. I thought it was good cold, but then again I'm from "out west" as they say. My husband had the traditional version with mayo. The clam chowder and the lobster bisque were also good!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Lobster Roll

jessica desilets

Literally felt like I was on a shipwreck for dinner, place even had a broken door that creaked back and forth as the wind just blew it around, so the atmosphere was set. This was my 3rd time there, unfortunately I don't think I'll go back again. Clam chowder was a bowl of potatoes and it wasn't just my bowl, 2 others with me got the same. Not a single piece of clam! Got fish taco, I can make better at home, you have to assemble them at the table urself and they just weren't a thing worth ordering again. Something seems to have changed there, other experiences in the past were better.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 2

Service: 2

fr21555

If you like the idea of a waterside bar/restaurant where you can be completely ignored, this is your place. We were three people looking for a drink and the place wasn't very busy in bar area. Sat there for fifteen minutes with NO acknowledgment from any staff present, although they were doing a good job with those already seated. We were not planning to go there in the first place, so there was that but there is zero chance of us ever trying to return tho this %%%hole. Poor excuse for a restaurant. Go elsewhere or be prepared to wait, possibly forever.

Bobbi Gagne

The band was great but the atmosphere was sketchy. Definitely meant for an older crown.

Atmosphere: 1

Service: 3

Andie Marie

The service and drinks here were really what ruined it. Our server never came back after dropping off the food (two dishes of which were missing things and the lettuce on one of the burgers was wilted and soggy). We had to hunt her down to get it fix and then she still brought out one of the wrong things. Then we had to flag her down again for boxes (she brought us the check instead) and then again for boxes (which we should have been asked if we wanted when she brought the check and we had half our food still on our plate ?‍♀️). It also took a long while for our food and drinks to come out and it was not a busy night by any means. Our drinks were so bizarre. It was like they just pour a bunch of water into them. I bartended for many years and I've never seen anything like it. The color, taste and everything could only be explained by them literally putting water in the drinks. You couldn't taste any alcohol. I'm usually a benefit of the doubt kind of diner but this was one of the worst experiences I've had at a restaurant in recent memory. So disappointing when there are so many other great restaurants to choose from.Only positive, I was told the beef on the hamburger was really good and they had a singer in the bar area who was good.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 1

Recommended dishes: Burger

Keith Hussey

The drinks were amazing the people and the service and the outside bar the atmosphere was amazing my fiance and I had a great time and will be certainly going back again. We had a delicious lobster roll and a few drinks and had a great time talking with the staff and some of the customers. I recommend you check them out you will be happy you did

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Lobster Roll

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