The Forgotten Mile Ale House

We were excited to try a new spot at the beach, especially one that didn't mean you had to contend with traffic or downtown Rehoboth parking. Named for the stretch of route 1 between Rehoboth and Dewey, this place is a nice size with pretty minimal decor. Prices and beer selection are good, the staff is friendly. The fried pickles are the best our family has ever had. The burger and sandwiches are reliable. I made the mistake of ordering the risotto, which just wasn't any good. If they don't remind you that risotto will take longer than other dishes, be warned, it won't be good. The steak and shrimp on top were fine. The menu says they try to use local resources, but they need to pay attention to the details. The orange that came with the beer was dry and old. We were interested in dessert, but the waitress warned us the cheesecake was dry. We tried it and not only was it dry, it had obvious freezer burn! The sauce that came with was awful. She didn't charge us for dessert. The experience started off strong, but by the end, we were less impressed. Stick to the simple and you should be fine.

Editing 7 mos. later: unfortunately things are no better at FMAH. We came back for a second visit. Service was better and more attentive. However food was worse. Huge stuffed mushroom caps looked great but were a huge disappointment when we cut into them... The bitter black gills had not been removed. Back they went. Flatbread was good, but fried oysters were burned till they were black. Almost broke a tooth trying to eat them. The chef came out and apologized, a rarity these days, so we were pleased with the show of contrition. To make up for it he sent out bread pudding for dessert. It was inedible... a knife was needed to cut off a bite. Don't they know why bread pudding is called pudding? It's supposed to be soft, wet, squishy. Shaking my head... how this place gets by? The only people that think the food here is good must be drunk by the time they are eating it. ( overheard the bartender say " food here is not our thing, we are all about the beer." WELL, THAT EXPLAINS EVERYTHING. ) ------- First time here, not very impressed. The good news: nicely decorated, plenty of parking, very comfortable seating in the bar room. Especially loved the booth high tops. They had a party room as well that was having a private luncheon for at least 30 people so that's good to know. The menu was creative and interesting, with a short rib grilled cheese, warm brussel sprouts Caesar salad, and Ruben nachos. However the soup of the day repulsed me. Smoked salmon chowder??? Sounds like they just had to use up the leftover smoked salmon from the BLTs that was going bad. An only okay craft beer selection, there are definitely better Selections in town . Surprisingly the "special" beer menu included Miller Lite. Bad news: As creative as the menu sounds, this really is still nothing more than dressed up bar food. Onion soup was not terrible, but not great either. Rather small soup crock, expected something larger like other restaurants. Instead of the usual sliced croute topped with cheese, there were three, maybe four little salad croutons used instead. Okay, but they could have used a few more, or better yet, why not just a slice of baguette? The wedge salad was a nice size, but pretty sparse with the toppings that are what elevate otherwise ordinary iceberg lettuce. We ordered it topped with flat iron steak that came out blue, rarer than the med-rare we had ordered. The steak was completely without seasoning unfortunately. The wings were surprisingly fresh and juicy, but definitely lacked seasoning. Even with the sauce they put on, you could tell no one had bothered actually seasoning the chicken. S&P and a request for some hot sauce improved them drastically. Took the rest home to doctor up. Lastly, we dined when it was not at all busy, the service was very friendly but also very slow and inattentive. Three times we had to try to get our waitress's attention to order, get drink refills,etc. I had actually wanted to order a beer with my wings, but she never came back til after the wings came out. All in all, we need to make another visit and try again. Maybe when they are busier they pay more attention to the food and service?

Pretty much what has already been said. The Good: Waiter was very nice and good. Food came out quickly. Flatbread was good and burgers were actually great. The not so good: I wish the Baltimore burger had more crab on it. It was mostly cream cheese and I couldn't taste the crab. Normally that would be fine, but if you go 1/2 mile up the road to Woody's you realize you better bring it with the crab. Menu items on the website weren't on the actual menu. Beer selection was extremely disappointing. I would have loved what the beer menu showed in the picture, instead it was very basic-get some more local options in there and spread out the varieties. If you want a beer and burger, can't go wrong with this place. Look elsewhere if you want a unique meal and a brew you can't find outside of Delaware.

Great place. Very cozy with a "feel at home" kind of vibe going on. Almost perfect.. I would have tried their food and did more of their drinks had it not been for the rude, unwelcoming male bartender. Response to the owner: If I recall correctly it was in the afternoon of July 26 or 27th. You have a wonderful place and should have fantastic people to go with it.