Don's Seafood & Chicken House

My husband and I visited for the first time-and last- time this weekend. The restaurant was so dim we could barely see our food. Service was friendly, but everything else went downhill fast.

The hostess greeted us quickly, started to seat us on the lounge side of the restaurant, but quickly decided it was too crowded and directed us to the other side of the restaurant. Maybe she couldn’t tell which side should be seated with such dim lighting.

Our waitress quickly took our order, consisting of a crabby fry appetizer, a southern fried tender entree and a chopped steak entree.

We received the crabby fries, a handful of fries topped with crab dip, tasty but lacking old bay flavors. The fries were cooked crispy to hold up to the crab dip.

My husband’s chicken tenders were average. My chopped steak was a complete failure- just a premade medium well hamburger patty sitting in a puddle of grease with a tiny scoop of mashed potatoes. The hush puppies were served separately, likely so they wouldn’t soak up the grease. Charging $20 for this and calling it a “chopped steak” is unacceptable.

For comparison, Longhorn Steakhouse serves an actual chopped steak that’s $5 cheaper, comes with 2 sides and fresh baked bread - and it’s miles better than what I was served here.

Our bill was almost $80, including a slice of Smith Island cake to go. The cake was the best part of dinner - and I doubt it’s made in-house.

Save your time and your money! Pocomoke doesn’t have a lot of restaurants so unfortunately this one is choosing to take advantage of their customers by price gouging and providing sub par food!

We got sat in the corner booth and the decorations were nice and the restaurant was clean. Our waitress was lovely. Our food came out quickly and warm. I ordered the overloaded brownie with vanilla ice cream. The brownie was warm and decadent and the presentation was beautiful.

went here on a Tuesday night while it was pouring rain outside, so the place was a little quiet. Our waitress was kind and friendly, which made the experience even nicer. The crab cake appetizer is a must — you can really see and taste the crab 🦀.
I ordered the tomato soup and the broiled jumbo shrimp, and I loved both! The shrimp were well-seasoned and delicious, and the tomato soup had hearty chunks of tomato that made it feel homemade.
Overall, it was a well-balanced dinner — flavorful, not too heavy, and truly satisfying.✨️