devon seafood + steak

don't order the irish coffee, otherwise ok. 0 friends
1 review
m r.
williamsburg, va
5/5/2013
just had a very nice lunch at the devon. food was good, but not out of this world. decor beautiful and service great. biggest negative is their irish coffee- not cheap and a very poor presentation. the coffee was served in regular ceramic mugs, with just jameson in it - no whipped cream, creme de menthe, just an ugly cup off coffee. the waitress said they serve it the way they do in ireland - bland. at $8.00 a cup, they should warn you in advance, as i would expect that most people would expect the irish coffee to be served in a elongated glass mug, with fresh whipped cream and an additional shot of baileys added with the jameson's.

for such a very high end restaurant, this was a very disappointing end to a good meal!
p.s. btw the restaurant smelled a little fishy, which for claiming they serve only the very freshest seafood, the place should not smell like old fish!

ok i really ended up loving this place despite a rocky start. we called fir a reservation but the only one available was 8:45 but was told they had 6 bar tables that we could put our name in for. that sounded reasonable to us so that's what we did. we checked in upon arrival, received our pager and were told it was about a half hour wait. after about 15 min we noticed another couple who had arrived after us were already being seated. my pregnant and very hungry wife was boiling and went straight to the manager. they were prompt in correcting this descrepancy. we ended sitting at a nicer table instead. our waitress had a great sense of humor and answered all our questions. the food simply amazing. i love that all seafood is prepared no longer than 72 hours after being caught. great beer selection. accurately prepared steak(prime rib). appetizers were spot on. definitely check this place out.

seafood delight. fresh fish and big variety. superb ambiance and atmosphere. delicious and well prepared food

i that this was a great dinner. me and my family are on vacation and were looking for some good food. when we got there, we were immediately surprised by the nice atmosphere. our waiter was fantastic and was always checking in on us. the only downside is that it is a little expensive but this is one of the few restaurants that i have been to that the price was actually worth it.

all fresh fish. wonderful service. beautiful restaurant with great atmosphere. food, preparation, taste, and quality worth every penny. maggie is the best server ever, please ask for her!

wonderful. my wife and i have had dinner here many times and love each and every time. service and food is always impeccable. cant go wrong with a trip to devon's

wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! the best filet steak and crab cake we have ever had!!!
our first visit to hershey, pa and so glad we stopped to dine here. i hear the seafood is great, but we are meat eaters from texas and appreciate a great steak. very well prepared. great service. coming back soon!
thank you. devon!
danny & kathryn glenn
fort worth, tx

the food is great. quite expensive, but it's tasty s d worth the special occasion meal. i've continually ordered only the catch of the day and been blown away.

i am from atl and upon taking my seat at devon's, it seemed very familiar. it turns out that it is a sister restaurant of chequers in atlanta where i have eaten many times. like chequers, devon's did not disappoint. the service, food, and ambience were all excellent. the highlight here for me was the best lobster bisque i have eaten in a long time. eat here without hesitation.

first, the hostess was a hostess i asked her if she had room for one she said sure high too fine? seated immediately.

second my waitress miriam and the young lady that was handing out biscuits were both gems!!!!

miriam went into great detail on all the menu selections even though i was dining solo! i appreciated that. being a business traveler many restaurants/wait staff lack in this area and at times we can be the best tipper of your night. the young lady serving biscuits and refilling my water commented on my solo status and held a bread conversation of which i also appreciated.

lastly the food; i ordered the seafood grill and it was delicious all the items were prepared very delicately. i substituted the yukon potatoes for the brussels sprouts. i would say all in all it was wonderful. miriam had highlighted that all dishes are prepared very simply and she was correct.

the service alone would bring me back.

thank you devons staff!!!!!

a little pricy but best seafood in hershey by far. go during happy hour for cheaper martinis and half price apps big enough for a meal. nice decor too.

you don’t generally equate good seafood with hershey, pa.  chocolate obviously.  probably a good steak house as well, but seafood?  imagine our surprise when during a recent visit to hershey we stumbled upon devon, a classy, first rate restaurant which knows how to do everything right, but is focused on seafood.  if you haven’t guessed yet we were impressed.  here are the details.

we worked near hershey earlier this year and found ourselves returning to devon several times. yes, it's expensive, but it's good and worth the $$ imo. 

make a reservation! don't complain about having to wait for seating if you didn't plan ahead. you will likely wait a while if you don't make one. 

the seafood dishes i had were really good. i was very pleasantly surprised at how tasty their food was considering they are not near the coast and have to have everything flown in. 

their scallops are, bar none, the best i've ever had, anywhere. don't know what the secret is, but man, they are phenomenal! 

appetizers: we've tried several but my personal favorites were 1.) jumbo shrimp cocktail, and 2.) the maine lobster roll. both were excellent and though i'm not nearby i'd drive back up there to have their food again.

meals: i won't make a recommendation here other than to say that literally every seafood dish i had was perfect. i don't dole out compliments re: food easily, and certainly not for restaurants that charge $30.00-$50.00 a plate. but they nailed it every-time we came. 

alcohol: i actually thought they missed the mark a few times here. consistency was lacking. $15.00 for a drink...it better be good. 

deserts: everything we tried was good. nothing noteworthy (compared to the seafood) but it was all decent.
coffee: meh...again. stick to the main courses. they miss the mark on the coffee 100%. it would take a lot for me to think they'd made strides here.

we had a reservation and still had to wait 40 minutes. greeters were rude and when we went to the bar to have a drink while we were waiting it took 10 minutes for anyone to even approach us.

usually great, maybe an off- nite.. good fresh seafood, tasty signature cocktails, nice wine selection & fun ambiance!! went for my birthday and were seated in the main dining room and food was not cooked properly and was not hot, so sent it back; came out still undercooked - salmon was raw in center. had it wrapped & cooked it at home. service was too slow, waiter kept disappearing, maybe the waiter was moonlighting as a cook too.