Excellent food. My grandparents are here when this opened. Nice family restaurant. Reasonable prices/ excellent seafood. Nice service. Get their desserts too. Love this place. I have ate here for 44 years. No chain restaurant! Love it! My favorites, popcorn shrimp, Fishcakes, and soft crabs- in season. This is home!
Cheyenne Cash
This place has really good food! I had the flounder and shrimp (fried ) with a loaded baked potato and salad! The server was very pleasant and was great!
I Burlock
The best Clam Chowder on the Outer Banks. Friendly service, excellent food.
Vegetarian options: Ask first
Dietary restrictions: Ask first
Kid-friendliness: Appears to be kid friendly
Wheelchair accessibility: Appears to be accessible
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Linda Locklear
Had the Blackened Drum and it was amazing. Definitely recommend this restaurant.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Todd Enders
Nice place, food was good, staff was somewhat preoccupied.
We visited last year and knew the food would be good. We were not disappointed. Highly recommend Darrell's!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Bruce Venable
What a great find for lunch when we were out. Had the fried shrimp lunch special which was delicious and a generous portion size. We had a super nice waitress as well. A very enjoyable experience.
I visited Darrell's for lunch to satisfy my appetite for fried oysters. I only wanted a reasonably sized plate without having a large plate to pay for and waste. The size and price were perfect. Service was great. As with many older established NC restaurants its focus is as an eating establishment. It is very clean and neat and pleasantly decorated but largely without atmosphere unless you are a local and know people to talk to. I was there to get my "oyster-fix" which is pretty much all I was concerned with and I was happily & completely satisfied.
Parking: Plenty of free parking adjacent to the restaurant.
If you are looking for a good seasoned seafood do not go here. I was really disappointed
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 2
Seth Ross
Stopped here for breakfast on the way home from Rodanthe. Definitely worth it. Cornbeef hash was excellent. Sweet potato hot cakes were probably the best I have had. My wife had the sausage gravy with biscuits and they hit the spot as well. Will definitely be returning here during our next vacation to the beautiful outer banks
Kid-friendliness: Kid size plates at a value price
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Mandy Johnson
My partner and I stopped here for lunch because it's been open since 1960! I bet it's been open this long because it's consistent: not amazing but very very good.
We ordered off of the lunch menu, and I was very glad to get some soft shelled crab! My meal arrived quickly and hot. The batter on the shrimp and soft shell crab was not overdone at all; it was light and wonderful. It tasted very fresh and not "fishy." It came out fast, further proving that it must not be frozen! My partner said his flounder wasn't as hot as my meal and his Mac and cheese was more room temp, but everything was very good and worth the price.
Our meal was around $30 and was on par in terms of size as other meals we've had for twice the cost here, so it's a winner for us!
It's obvious they've stayed in business for consistently serving fresh seafood at a fair price, and since we've apparently caught the Manteo bug and are already planning our next trip... We'll be back!
Excellent food. My grandparents are here when this opened. Nice family restaurant. Reasonable prices/ excellent seafood. Nice service. Get their desserts too. Love this place. I have ate here for 44 years. No chain restaurant! Love it! My favorites, popcorn shrimp, Fishcakes, and soft crabs- in season. This is home!
This place has really good food! I had the flounder and shrimp (fried ) with a loaded baked potato and salad! The server was very pleasant and was great!
The best Clam Chowder on the Outer Banks. Friendly service, excellent food.
Vegetarian options: Ask first
Dietary restrictions: Ask first
Kid-friendliness: Appears to be kid friendly
Wheelchair accessibility: Appears to be accessible
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Had the Blackened Drum and it was amazing. Definitely recommend this restaurant.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Nice place, food was good, staff was somewhat preoccupied.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
The food and service are always top notch!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Fried Chicken, Fried Shrimp App, Fried Shrimp, Fried Oysters
Really good food, fairly priced, nice friendly staff, would highly recommend
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Hush Puppies, Buffalo Shrimp, Fried Shrimp App, Mashed Potatoes, Popcorn Shrimp, Scallops, Fish, Fried Shrimp, BBQ, French Fries
We visited last year and knew the food would be good. We were not disappointed. Highly recommend Darrell's!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
What a great find for lunch when we were out. Had the fried shrimp lunch special which was delicious and a generous portion size. We had a super nice waitress as well. A very enjoyable experience.
Very disappointing meal, oysters were terrible.
Restaurantji Recommends
I visited Darrell's for lunch to satisfy my appetite for fried oysters. I only wanted a reasonably sized plate without having a large plate to pay for and waste. The size and price were perfect. Service was great. As with many older established NC restaurants its focus is as an eating establishment. It is very clean and neat and pleasantly decorated but largely without atmosphere unless you are a local and know people to talk to. I was there to get my "oyster-fix" which is pretty much all I was concerned with and I was happily & completely satisfied.
Parking: Plenty of free parking adjacent to the restaurant.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Fried Oysters
Food always fresh and fair market pricing
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Fried Shrimp App, Scallops, Fried Shrimp
If you are looking for a good seasoned seafood do not go here. I was really disappointed
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 2
Stopped here for breakfast on the way home from Rodanthe. Definitely worth it. Cornbeef hash was excellent. Sweet potato hot cakes were probably the best I have had. My wife had the sausage gravy with biscuits and they hit the spot as well. Will definitely be returning here during our next vacation to the beautiful outer banks
Kid-friendliness: Kid size plates at a value price
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
My partner and I stopped here for lunch because it's been open since 1960!
I bet it's been open this long because it's consistent: not amazing but very very good.
We ordered off of the lunch menu, and I was very glad to get some soft shelled crab!
My meal arrived quickly and hot. The batter on the shrimp and soft shell crab was not overdone at all; it was light and wonderful. It tasted very fresh and not "fishy." It came out fast, further proving that it must not be frozen!
My partner said his flounder wasn't as hot as my meal and his Mac and cheese was more room temp, but everything was very good and worth the price.
Our meal was around $30 and was on par in terms of size as other meals we've had for twice the cost here, so it's a winner for us!
It's obvious they've stayed in business for consistently serving fresh seafood at a fair price, and since we've apparently caught the Manteo bug and are already planning our next trip... We'll be back!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Fried Shrimp, French Fries
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