The kitchen was a bit slow, but the food was delicious! We will definitely be back. Our waiter Rodney was wonderful!
Harry
The flounder was fantastic. The restaurant has been restored. We sat by the fire on a cold night and enjoyed the sunset. Service was exceptional and we will be back.
Ann
This was a very enjoyable dining experience. We liked it so much, we dined there 3 days in a row, Definitely will return next time visiting in Duck, NC.
John
We've been going here for many years but the experience has really worsened in the last few years and now, after giving it a number of chances, we are done. The food was burned and took over an hour to arrive. Literally every other guest in the almost full dining room had not received any food when we left — themselves waiting over an hour. And the prices are elevated astronomically beyond the hamburger joint quality of the food. It's sad to say but we are done with this place after many years of attending
Ryan
The food was fantastic. I had the flounder and the two pieces were huge. Service was fantastic!!
Jonathan
When we arrived we discovered that this was the last night of serving for the year so the restaurant was out of two of four entrees on the menu and our wine selections. The service was good but being out of so much did put a damper on things; really felt like we should have been comp'd something as an alternative to the short menu. Carmine, the manager, did stop by our table multiple times.
Opentable Diner
We were initially kept waiting at the hostess stand even though the bartender was within eyesight. It took a server walking past to ask him to help us. We were seated next to the server station in a virtually empty restaurant with far nicer tables wide open . (And only one server so not like they had to split the tables amongst servers) Our server was very nice but the kitchen totally dropped the ball. My daughter ordered soup and a salad for her main. I ordered steak and frites. After her salad, I was finally served my steak and she got her soup - one hour after we were seated. Her soup had a thick skin on it from sitting in the kitchen. My steak was absolutely hammered. I cut it in the center and showed my server who apologized and took it back. I was then informed sometime later that they had no more steak but the chef offered me a filet. I asked for a small one medium rare. It came after my daughter was finished with her soup and it was raw and purple in the middle. The manager came to apologize and offered me anything else I wanted. We just called it a day and said “no thanks.” Our bill was still $80, because of the alcohol (including a $20 dirty martini my daughter had!) I questioned how they could justify charging me $80 when I had nothing to eat and my server apologized and took off 2 glasses off, but I shouldn't have had to ask. Obviously I do not recommend eating here, but if you do, ask for Betty as a server. At least she cared.
Karen
Excellent food and experience. Service was fast. Food was tasty & hot! The Flounder and grits were great!
Diane Johnson
We ate breakfast here while staying at the Sanderling Resort. The food was good, the service was okay. The dining room floor and chairs needed a good scrubbing.
Jeff
Best tasting food. So well done. Fabion was a very good, attentive server. Got to learn about the U.S. Life Saving Station service too. What a cool place. Glad it has been saved for us to enjoy. Can't say enough about the food quality. I can see how the noise level could get higher with the acoustics in there. But we had a great experience.
Four star prices, two star food, one star service. Avoid at all costs.
Started with nobody knowing exactly what beer or liquor they had. Took appetizer orders with the drink orders. Then 25 minutes later when the drinks finally came took entree orders. The entrees came out and the server was not even aware we hadn't gotten our appetizers.
Others in my party enjoyed their food, but I ordered fish over white cheddar grits. Instead of grits, it was served over a conjealed mass of tasteless goop. They should be embarrassed to have served that as part of a $40 entree.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 1
John
We have been going here for years and the food quality has never been superb. But this experience was on a whole new (worse) level. The item identified as tuna to me, if it was in fact tuna, was not any part of a tuna I've ever eaten before and the method of its cooking was something akin to a soft broil leaving the outer centimeter mushy and soft brown. My wife's expensive ny strip steak was not a good cut and was cooked poorly. The gnocchi was mushy and amateurish. The sides were poor. This was an experience that leaves me very reluctant to ever set foot in this restaurant again notwithstanding the limited options available in the area during the summer months.
Ed
Disappointing experience - service was slow (despite only other parties); appetizers were forgotten and brought out after main course; grits were pasty and inedible. For the price point they charge, we expected much much better
The kitchen was a bit slow, but the food was delicious! We will definitely be back. Our waiter Rodney was wonderful!
The flounder was fantastic. The restaurant has been restored. We sat by the fire on a cold night and enjoyed the sunset. Service was exceptional and we will be back.
This was a very enjoyable dining experience. We liked it so much, we dined there 3 days in a row, Definitely will return next time visiting in Duck, NC.
We've been going here for many years but the experience has really worsened in the last few years and now, after giving it a number of chances, we are done. The food was burned and took over an hour to arrive. Literally every other guest in the almost full dining room had not received any food when we left — themselves waiting over an hour. And the prices are elevated astronomically beyond the hamburger joint quality of the food. It's sad to say but we are done with this place after many years of attending
The food was fantastic. I had the flounder and the two pieces were huge. Service was fantastic!!
When we arrived we discovered that this was the last night of serving for the year so the restaurant was out of two of four entrees on the menu and our wine selections. The service was good but being out of so much did put a damper on things; really felt like we should have been comp'd something as an alternative to the short menu. Carmine, the manager, did stop by our table multiple times.
We were initially kept waiting at the hostess stand even though the bartender was within eyesight. It took a server walking past to ask him to help us. We were seated next to the server station in a virtually empty restaurant with far nicer tables wide open . (And only one server so not like they had to split the tables amongst servers) Our server was very nice but the kitchen totally dropped the ball. My daughter ordered soup and a salad for her main. I ordered steak and frites. After her salad, I was finally served my steak and she got her soup - one hour after we were seated. Her soup had a thick skin on it from sitting in the kitchen. My steak was absolutely hammered. I cut it in the center and showed my server who apologized and took it back. I was then informed sometime later that they had no more steak but the chef offered me a filet. I asked for a small one medium rare. It came after my daughter was finished with her soup and it was raw and purple in the middle. The manager came to apologize and offered me anything else I wanted. We just called it a day and said “no thanks.” Our bill was still $80, because of the alcohol (including a $20 dirty martini my daughter had!) I questioned how they could justify charging me $80 when I had nothing to eat and my server apologized and took off 2 glasses off, but I shouldn't have had to ask. Obviously I do not recommend eating here, but if you do, ask for Betty as a server. At least she cared.
Excellent food and experience. Service was fast. Food was tasty & hot! The Flounder and grits were great!
We ate breakfast here while staying at the Sanderling Resort. The food was good, the service was okay. The dining room floor and chairs needed a good scrubbing.
Best tasting food. So well done. Fabion was a very good, attentive server. Got to learn about the U.S. Life Saving Station service too. What a cool place. Glad it has been saved for us to enjoy. Can't say enough about the food quality. I can see how the noise level could get higher with the acoustics in there. But we had a great experience.
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Wonderful breakfast in a fabulous place.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Enjoyed our stay! We will be back!
Four star prices, two star food, one star service. Avoid at all costs.
Started with nobody knowing exactly what beer or liquor they had. Took appetizer orders with the drink orders. Then 25 minutes later when the drinks finally came took entree orders. The entrees came out and the server was not even aware we hadn't gotten our appetizers.
Others in my party enjoyed their food, but I ordered fish over white cheddar grits. Instead of grits, it was served over a conjealed mass of tasteless goop. They should be embarrassed to have served that as part of a $40 entree.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 1
We have been going here for years and the food quality has never been superb. But this experience was on a whole new (worse) level. The item identified as tuna to me, if it was in fact tuna, was not any part of a tuna I've ever eaten before and the method of its cooking was something akin to a soft broil leaving the outer centimeter mushy and soft brown. My wife's expensive ny strip steak was not a good cut and was cooked poorly. The gnocchi was mushy and amateurish. The sides were poor. This was an experience that leaves me very reluctant to ever set foot in this restaurant again notwithstanding the limited options available in the area during the summer months.
Disappointing experience - service was slow (despite only other parties); appetizers were forgotten and brought out after main course; grits were pasty and inedible. For the price point they charge, we expected much much better
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