Our Family History
1977-2006

Ann Marie’s Seafood and Italian Restaurant opened 29 years ago as a small 40-seat family spaghetti house in downtown Rehoboth Beach, on the corner of Wilmington Avenue and 2nd Street. The menu expanded with seafood and so did our business. We moved to this location and our customers love this beautiful five-dining room restaurant. Our business still continues to grow and improve. It has become a seashore favorite for many over the years.

At the downtown location, my mother, Mama Ellen insisted on cooking everything from scratch the same way she had for our family over the years. Passers by were greeted every morning by the aroma of sauteing garlic and onions as Mama Ellen prepared her famous Italian dishes. Locals and visitors alike followed their noses inside and sampled her homemade lasagna, sauces, and wedding soup. She always told me that she put a lot of love into her food and people could taste the difference.

Mama Ellen passed away in March of 1990 at the age of 83, and that summer, customers still came in looking for her welcoming smile and cheery hello. Many people came to know her and love her home style cooking. Mama Ellen had passed her knowledge down to her son-in-law, Steve Taylor, and he took over the daily task of making her homemade favorites. Mama Ellen’s love and tradition still live on, and we still make the lasagna, meatballs, and sauces the old fashioned way, as only she would have done it.

In 2000, Ann Marie’s Seafood and Italian Restaurant brought it’s menu to this location on Highway 1. We can now accommodate all parties from 2 to 200. We specialize in rehearsal dinners, weddings, and any other large dining function. We also cater to any large party off premise. Keep us in mind for your next special occasion.

In the summer of 2004, Ann Marie’s Restaurant welcomed the talents and expertise of Executive Chef Ryan Cunningham, while promoting our very own Lazaro Siquina-Gonon to the position of Sous Chef. Mama Ellen’s favorites are still done the same way today, and Chef Ryan adds even more wonderful tastes to the dining room with a modernized menu and all of Ann Marie’s Exclusive Dinner Specials.

I am sure you will find the same friendliness and quality that so many have experienced here over the years. It is my great pleasure to serve you in the same tradition of years gone by.

Thank you for dining with us this evening! Enjoy!

Ann Marie Taylor