Our server was Paris. She was really attentive and made sure we had everything we asked for and checked back to be sure our food was to our liking. She really seemed to care that we had a great visit and we did, thanks in large part to her. The restaurant including the restrooms was very clean. The food was delivered quickly and perfectly prepared to our orders. I was there with 2 others and everyone commented on the good food and great service. It was my first visit here as I don't live in the area. I do travel there often and will definitely stop in again and bring others with me. read more

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The selection of food was good and the prices were great. If you're looking for something that's in between fast food and fine dining, this is it. I got the country fried steak with mashed potatoes and let me just say that it was more than enough for me. My youngest son said that they make the best burgers around so if you're into burgers, then this is your place I guess. read more

Ordered online for pickup. Order was correct, ready on time, food was delicious, and serving were large. The country fried steak was so tender and the white gravy was good. Definitely recommend. read more

Was here with a group for a retirement, restaurant of choice by retiree. So after the waitress left to give us a few more minutes, someone else came in a few minutes later and said there was another group coming we had to order our drinks. A person in the group responded that the waitress gave us a few more minutes and we were waiting for her to come back. She said "I am the manager y'all can leave". Really!! There wasn't anything disrespectful said or in a bad tone. We asked for another manager, she came back in and said this my daddy restaurant y'all can leave. Y'all don't like me y'all can leave. VERY CHILDISH UNPROFESSIONAL SO CALLED MANAGER. I would give read more

The manager who stated she was the owner's daughter was very rude. She had a very nasty attitude and is not fit to work with the public. She got nasty and told us to leave and stated she could because it's her daddy's restaurant. read more

Very disappointed with today's curbside order - dinners. This is the second time I order for pick up and in both cases they have short change my order .. I called to let them know and tone on the other end was of dismissed. No "I so sorry to hear" but can you come back. Well no as it's a 20 minute drive. They will no longer get my patronage. read more

I am not sure if this place is a family owned restaurant or a local chain. It sure feel like a chain, but I could be wrong. The atmosphere is similar to that of a fish themed Chili's but the staff is friendly and have a nice smile on their faces. The food was ok. My fish was flavorful and the mashed potatoes too. I bet there was a ton of butter in them but I did love them. The okra was not very crispy, a bit on the mushy side but still ok to eat. The hush puppies were the least enjoyable we've had in the coast. They must fry them in the same oil they fry fish because they did taste like fish. Pair that with the sweet flavor of the batter and you have a very very odd flavor combo. Not a fan. This place is ok for a meal, but it did not make it in my favorite's list for New Bern restaurants. read more

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if i could give zero stars I would! My mother who is 79 had a beverage spilled on her. The waitress did not apologize and they tried to. Charge my mom 26 Dolllars for wet food! When I called on my mom behalf the managers daughter asked WHY THE HELL WAS I CALLING! Rude nasty unprofessional and if they behave like this imagine how they prepare food! read more

Went to a family dinner here on a Saturday and couldn't have been more pleased. Our server was polite and never left us asking for anything. The food was comforting and well cooked and the prices won't break the bank. We'll be eating here again. read more

Carolina Grill - Build your own burger. - American Near Me - New Bern, North Carolina

Party of 7 we had a 200 ticket.the food was cold, salty, greasy and tasteless except for the tuna steak, that was delicious. Evetything else was way over priced and poor quality. I received a bacon Swiss burger patty and cheese including fries were cold. Returned it and waitress came back in 2 mins all they did was microwave it. I will not return save your money and go somewhere else, it's a waste of money period. read more

The shrimp are fresh and amazing. Broiled with old bay. Sometimes we get the shrimp basket. Never been dissatisfied!

The serving size was huge - my wife and I both took home boxes. I had the fried fish and scallops. They came with hush puppies and sweet potato fries. The fish needed a little more seasoning but the scallops were done right. read more

Carolina grille has been our "go to" restaurant for many years. They have many fine American dishes including hamburgers, chicken, and meat and potatoes. Also, seafood. I love their seafood basket. I must say however that the fish and chips has not been good the last couple of times I ordered it; kind of "rubbery" it was. Otherwise the grille has a wide variety of dishes at an average price. Oh, and a good selection of beer and sports channels! read more

The food is good. The wait staff is friendly. All the employees are great. It can get busy after 5:30.

I had the two-item combo for $14 with the half rack of ribs, sautéed shrimp and mashed potatoes (white gravy) and steamed vegetables. My boyfriend ordered the tuna steak cooked medium with the sweet baked potato and onion rings for $12. My meal had the perfect portions for a combo, definitely satisfied my appetite without going overboard. The ribs were tender and had just enough sauce--I loved the spicy kick to them. The shrimps were small but plentiful and seasoned with a side of cocktail sauce. Mashed potatoes were pretty standard with the white gravy giving it a diner feel (you can also order brown gravy). The steamed veggies were a little overcooked. Boyfriend's tuna steak was huge and cooked medium meant medium. It was good, but I would say medium rare for next time. Baked sweet potato was big and delicious and the onion rings were the right amount of crispy. Great food, good service--kept our iced teas filled. Our server didn't mention anything about the board of specials by the entrance, kinda wish she had. Pretty quiet on a Wednesday night. Great prices for the portions. read more

Carolina Grill - Tuna steak with onion rings and sweet baked potato - American Near Me - New Bern, North Carolina

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I was driving through New Bern and stopped by to get a bite to eat. The menu is pretty extensive, everything from burgers to ribs to sandwiches to pasta. I ordered a fettuccine Alfredo with chicken. It was ok, not terrible, not great. My friends ordered a pastrami sandwich which they said was excellent. The staff were attentive and very friendly. read more

Carolina Grill - American Near Me - New Bern, North Carolina

My favorite restaurant in New Bern. Food is delicious, FRESH, and prepared properly. Friendly, attentive staff.

this was my favorite seafood restaurant but the last three time it has gotten worse. this time the special was flounder and shrimp. the batter has changed to become thicker and less flavorful and the shrimp wer ocer cooked like they had been setting under a heat lamp. which is why we were served quickly after ordering. please go back to the old breading recipe read more

This food is good. I love the seafood pasta. The prices are awesome and portions are filling. I always bring family here when they come to town. The seafood is fresh read more

Went back tonight for dinner and was super excited to have Jonna as our waitress again. Food was great as usual. Jonna is an awesome waitress! She was attentive and we had great conversations each time she came to the table. Hands down our favorite staff member! read more

Absolute worst visit in a restaurant I have EVER experienced. Covid or no Covid.. short staffed or not... if a customer walks into your kitchen... you swallow the frustration and push all the negativity away... smile and say please leave the kitchen. ... NEVER could I have imagined that the management would allow their staff to act in such a way that put their customers in harms way. It started off with a female screaming at the top of her lungs about how short staff they were dropping the "f" bomb every-other sentence. A customer walks into the kitchen to ask for a salad and she loses her mind. Screaming at him, telling him to go to food lion. *everyone.... EVERYONE in the dining room heard the commotion. Including my 9 year old child! Then the customer sits back down and about 15 minutes goes by... the lady is still screaming in the kitchen and we could still hear everything from the dining room. Finally a larger black young male walks out into the dining room and points over to a table at the bar and then this scrawny older white male with white hair and wearing a (Carolina Grill shirt) looks at his (daughter) who was the one who was screaming in the kitchen... she says that it was the guy.... and this older guy started darting towards this man that was pointed out. Before we knew it there was a full on fight endangering everyone in there... my daughter was traumatized... ALL this at a family restaurant. Absolutely inexcusable. I will never return and I will tell everyone I know about my experience. read more

Jonna is an awesome waitress! My friend and I came for dinner on a Friday night and she was SLAMMED with tables! She handled everything very professionally and in a timely manner! Even dealt with ridiculous complaints from the table next to us. If you ever want to go, GO and request her! Food was awesome as always read more

My girlfriend and I both thought this would be a good place to have dinner but it was absolutely the worst ,the food was burnt and barely warm and the vegetables were dried out and in some cases cold ,our waitress was ok ,but we will never go there again, if you want good food go to McDonalds this place is a waste of money and your time. read more

Good and reasonably priced food. We have been long-time customers (10 years or more) who visit the restaurant at least two times per week, on average. We had never had a prior complaint, we felt Carolina Grill would be one we could always depend upon. But when customers voice their concern about an incident, which happened repeatedly, the "manager" should not brush that complaint off and strongly defend his wait staff, while "loud-talking" that customer in front of other customers. We refused to "go there" with him. We politely paid our bill and left the restaurant. Customer service rule #1: Listen and investigate a customer complaint before taking a side. Especially if that side is clearly NOT that of the paying, faithful customers, but rather that of your employee. read more

The food is great! I was down on vacation and we went in to eat (3 of us) and just got absolutely terrible service. Our waitress was essentially running from the table as we were still ordering. My shrimp salad came out grilled instead of fried. My cousin ended up with lemon pepper scallops instead of salt, pepper, garlic. Couldn't get refills unless we talked to another waitress. Just absolutely felt like we were inconveniencing her by existing. Even with all the wrong stuff, it was delicious. I loved the hush puppies and the seafood was flavorful. Took some home to my son and he loved it so much we decided to give the to-go line another shot to actually get the flavors we wanted the next night. Essentially I'm in an abusive relationship with this restaurant. Everyone stares when you walk in and if you're under 40 you will be the youngest person in here. My recommendation is to hit the to-go section and take the food to a park or to the house and enjoy the ambiance elsewhere. read more

Very "eh". Crappy frozen food items. Sweet potato fries were eh. Frozen fried fish. Frozen cheap tenders. Slaw was not good. The waitstaff were even a little odd. Had a Ruben also- the meat was eh and it had mustard. I never had a Ruben with mustard. read more

Very good and the food was great, reasonably priced too! Friendly service and it was fast!

This was our first time here on our way to the beach. They have all kinds of seafood but we just wanted something light. My husband ordered chili and a Caesar salad. He reported that it was delicious! I had vegetable soup and a chicken salad sandwich-also really good. Good iced tea! Server was friendly and did a great job! We'll stop again. It was clean with clean restrooms too! read more

This was our first visit and it won't be the last. The service was good and the food was as well. I was impressed by the amount of food per serving. I had scallops and my wife shrimp. This maybe the only time I actually brought seafood home because we were full. I must confess we had deep fried mushrooms and baked potatoes. Everything was good. Because we are new here this could become our go to place. read more

Food that we got was really good, wanted chips and informed they don't serve those anymore, that's why we always came here. Wait staff is a little strange tho. Did have to wait a long time for refills on our drinks. read more

Grilled flounder was frozen and mushy undercooked my mom had fried flounder which was super oily. The service was ok . The bathroom is gross. read more

I have been to the New Bern area of NC several times, and always make it a point to go to Carolina Grill. This past time we were there three times over five days. I'm from New York, and we don't have many places that make house chips. This restaurant's chips are the best I've had, and their house made ranch is absolutely amazing. The menu isn't huge, but in my opinion I'd much rather see a smaller menu with well tested and great main dishes. We haven't had a bad meal here. The main dishes and sides are what I don't get in New York, which is a huge plus for me. Our server Ashley was particularly friendly and knowledgable of the menu. The bartender Michelle was exceptionally friendly, and introduced us to a great drink, Red Oak beer on tap with a sugar rim. There is always a young man at the door to open it for you, either entering or exiting. The atmosphere is very casual, they have multiple TVs to watch sports games. Simply put, if I lived in the area this would be a staple for me. No restaurant is perfect, but in my experience Carolina Grill goes the extra mile to ensure your experience is satisfactory, especially if you have a question or concern about your service/food. Any negative reviews are most likely from someone who ate there but didn't speak up if they weren't satisfied with their meal or service. read more

Y'all might remember this restaurant as "Ham's" of New Bern. We haven't been here since it switched over to "Carolina Grill" but the inside is identical....menu looks the same.Not sure what the deal is, but Looks like a duck....walks like a duck....must be a duck...with a new name. We were seated right away, saw a waitress right away, got our drinks right away......(Although I will say since this is called "CAROLINA GRILL" they should Probably SERVE Pepsi products, since this is the BIRTHPLACE of Pepsi-Cola .But they don't have Pepsi products). We ordered their house chips and ranch while we were waiting for our meal. Which are sliced thin potatoes and fried. Not bad. Our meal came ( we both ordered the "Philly cheese steak" ) and my friends order was all messed up. She ordered No Peppers just onions with the meat, and she got all peppers and no onions. I got both peppers and onions but they were all at one end of the bun and the meat was all at the other end! After readjusting the whole sandwich the verdict was...."nothing to write home about". The waitress was very helpful and attentive. It's the cook who must of had his nose in a book or something, because the restaurant was pretty darn empty to mess up an order like that. Anyway, I'll go back and give it another try.I'll stay away from the cheese steak though. read more

I thought I would update the reviews since there is only one current review from 3 months ago. We were told this restaurant was good so we stopped by. We had the fried seafood of shrimp, scallops, oyster and founder. Everything was very good, although I thought the fried founder tasted a little fishy. The shrimp, scallops and oysters were very good and fried perfectly. The hush puppies were awesome. It was a lot of food for the price and we ended up taking the left overs home to our pets so they could enjoy it too. Recommend Tyler as waiter. He was very attentive. read more

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Basically a formula "fern bar" place with the usual items. On our dead Tuesday night, our friendly mature waitress treated us well. The food was mixed - the Ribeye sandwich ($11) was quite good and perfecty med. rare. The clam strip dinner ($9) reminded me of the old Howard Johnson's glop - chewy with powdered-onion rings and a dry bland cole slaw. One hit, one miss. read more

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We pass this place on our way to a business destination and have stopped every time for lunch. It appears to be locally owned. The menu is very much like a standard chain, but with unique Carolina touches. We've always ordered sandwiches or burgers and they are always fresh and flavorful. I love their Club sandwich--the ham is super tasty and you get a lot of it, plus turkey, bacon, etc., and without the third slice of bread. Only downside is the burger bun is wiped down with some kind of oil which makes it oddly glossy and very greasy to handle. But it's also toasted on the griddle which makes it super tasty. Fast service, friendly staff, reasonable prices. read more

Immaculate food and service. I always tips my waitress 50% no matter what it is. God bless

Food was not what we expected. Ribeye was heavily seasoned with salt that made it unbearable. Fried scallops were tasteless. The taco salad did not resemble anything close to it. Came with fried chicken that was also tasteless (probably because everything is fried is the same old grease). Ribs were only thing that were decent, but by far not the best. read more

My sister & I stopped in for a late lunch. Upon entering, immediately noticed the staleness of the air. Definitely needed the a/c cranked up and some fresh air blowing through. The bar had a couple patrons, and the restaurant only had a couple also, so we were seated quickly with menus and then had to wait at least ten minutes for someone to take our order. We each ordered the fried chicken strips which came with two sides. Fried okra and chips was our choice. Also ordered the beer special of the day which was only $2.75. Food arrived piping hot and quite tasty. Giving three stars for the great price of the tasty beer and the piping hot delicious food. Service and air quality not so good. read more

Good homemade food. Great service. I had the pot roast dinner and it was the best I ever had. Mash potatoes were good as was the brown gravy and grilled fresh veggies. My husband had the scallops and shrimp which were grilled in lemon pepper and was delicious as well as a generous portion. Our server Tyler was attentive and friendly. He knew exactly how things were cooked and was an enthusiastic, happy employee. He told us the restaurant is family run and we enjoy supporting local businesses. Although we live an hour away in Washington we will now make a point of going there when we go into New Bern. read more