Food is amazing! I had the fried shrimp and the crab dip! The service was great and speedy! It's…read morevery laid back and casual.

Very busy restaurant and bar and deservedly so. That means sometimes long walks after parking…read more Every seafood item is good and fresh. Maybe because they have a very good seafood store next door. The buffalo shrimp is my go to but everything I have tried is good. Southern sides such as sweet potato casserole, fried okra and pickles and hush puppies. Kid friendly with coloring placemats and pirate hats. We were a party of 13 and service was efficient, coordinated, prompt and food delicious. Only complaint it was chilly inside.

Nice local establishment with excellent creative drinks and outstanding food. The grouper was well…read moreprepared and delicious. Very fresh and moist. The chef here really knows what they are doing. The drinks were creative and fun and it's my understanding is that they rotate out frequently. The service was excellent and very attentive.

This was a wonderful first time experience at Blue Moon Bistro! We had a quiet table for two on the…read morefront porch to celebrate our 25wedding anniversary The jalapeños brisket egg rolls, scallops, Burrata salad and Blackened Grouper feature were all amazing!! Our waitress Amber was also attentive and genuine. We were very pleased with every aspect of our time. We will definitely be back!!

Food well prepared and presented; service OK; setting was very informal. Other dining locations…read morewere available but not at 2:00PM. Will return on occasion when visiting our vacation home in the area.

We love this restaurant! The food and service are always excellent! The ambience is very relaxed,…read morebut still special feeling!

We tried Beaufort Grocery Co. for Sunday brunch, and apparently everyone else had the same idea!…read more They open at 10, and there was already a line out the door right at opening with about a 45-minute wait for indoor seating. Since it's mid-August, we happily chose to wait for a table inside rather than brave the heat. While we waited, we hung out in the bar area. It's small but really cute and inviting, with a ton of fun drink options. I'm pregnant, so I went with one of their mocktails, and it was delicious! The food was absolutely worth the wait. The portions are HUGE, everything was cooked perfectly, and the pricing felt very reasonable for the amount and quality of food you get. Seating inside is definitely a little tight, but that's really the only downside we found. Overall, we had a great experience and honestly didn't mind the wait at all. If there's a line when you get there, I'd say stick it out, the brunch is worth it!

When I was told we were going to Beaufort grocery, I thought we were just going to have sandwiches…read moreor something. Boy was I surprised! We are outdoors on the patio and it turned into a beautiful evening. The server, Timmy, was a tentative and had great recommendations. He did very well with our group of eight we never had to wait, but he wasn't overly intrusive either. His recommendation for the tuna was spot on. It was a delicious meal. I will remember.

Food was delicious! We got clam chowder and the kalamari for appetizers, and the catch of the day…read more(red snapper with couscous) and the mahi for entrees. Pineapple mojito was *chef's kiss* It is a higher scale restaurant, so it was on the pricier side (both our entrees were in the $40s), but they were really good. Our server was really friendly and knowledgeable about the menu. He made every dish seem like a Michelin star plate. We sat outside right on the water. Highly recommend. It was gorgeous, and we saw dolphins.

I came back for their Bloody Mary, and we ended up staying for lunch. The service was great and the…read moreview is hard to beat. I ate the shrimp bake from the starters menu and it was perfect for lunch and was so tasty. If you go, ask if they're seating in the Sky Bar; they didn't offer and it's amazing up there! A star was taken off for that reason, as well as water on the floor that no one bothered to clean up, and the BM was $19!!!

Where do I even start. Service was amazing from the second we walked in the door. Our server ,…read moreSunshine, was courteous and professional. She and the other staff were really attentive in keeping our glasses filled and prebussing by taking away empt plates and straw wrappers. The food was also amazing, I had the shrimp and grits and my wife had the scallops, both were cooked and seasoned to perfection. All around first class experience! We may even return this weekend!

While at the beach with friends for a few days this summer, we went out for a nice dinner with…read moreeveryone to this spot. It came highly suggested by the host of the beach house, as well as all the great reviews we saw online. This not a quick sit, eat, and be on your way type of restaurant, it's a long standing, very popular spot, and even getting their early, we still had a about a 45 minute wait. But we were able to get drinks, and take them out to enjoy by the water while we waited for our table. Because of the heat, they even had a cooler by the front door with free bottled water for guests to enjoy while waiting. Once seated, the waitress was very attentive, checking on us regularly, keeping the drinks coming and getting out order entered, and out to us pretty quickly. Not being a big seafood eater, I decided to give their meatloaf a try. It was fantastic, as were the mash potatoes and green beans it was served with. For desert, we got smores, which they brought out a flames, along with graham crackers, Hershey bars, and marshmallows to make them at your table. Overall, a fun experience, tasty food, and great atmosphere. It's a bit on the pricey side, but I'd say that's expected for a quality restaurant in a beach town. It's not tourist trap pricey, but you get what you pay for, which in this case is good quality food, decent portions! I'd go back on another visit, and would recommend to others.

Great food, we sat outdoors…read more Would definitely come back again Had the shrimp and grits, Naan Bread, stuffed mahi & blacked shrimp. Only negative was I had my wine is a plastic cup- when the table next to us outside had theirs in wine glasses. Only thought I had was the Big Rock competition is beginning???

As most places were extremely busy for dinner, we were able to wait about 15 to 20 minutes for a…read moreseat on a Wednesday evening. Service was very welcoming and attentive. I got the mahi with rice and it was cooked wonderfully. My husband got the shrimp and grits and I almost ate a lot of his plate. Great sauce on the grits and shrimp. Indoor and outdoor seating is available, we chose to sit indoors as the wind from the storm was coming in very strongly. It is covered outside. Reasonable pricing for the seafood plates, would love to come back and try something else.

She took chicken stuffed with crabs, that was really flavorful and delicious…read more I took the grouper (market fish) and it was not that great. Grouper is not as tender as flaunder and a sauce does help a long way. In this regard City kitchen does a much better job. Also I might add that $52 for a grouper is a bit high in price. We will come back to Parrott's

Parrott's is a lovely restaurant somehow fit into a historic house just off the main drag in…read moreMorehead City. The menu is creative both for food and drinks, and you're definitely going to need a reservation to get seated. While you're there expect top notch service, and food that is really good, but at least in my experience, falling a bit short of the excellence the prices are aiming for. We were all kind of hungry and thirsty when we came in, having spent the day on Shackleford island, and being shut down at every turn by the restaurant we stopped into first hoping to have some appetizers (they were out of everything we asked about). This boded well for Parrott's, we got several apps and cocktails in addition to our mains. Unfortunately, it was really those apps that I felt fell short. Our waiter talked up the lamb meatballs to the point where we were really expecting to be blown away, and ultimately, they were pretty ordinary, and just two of them, making it hard to split amongst 6 people. Same could be said for the pork belly bbq skewers, they were small and didn't thrill any of us. The main courses made up for those shortcomings, a couple of us got the grouper, there was a scallops and grits order, a delicious pesto chicken pasta, and some crab cakes that I ended up being pretty jealous of because they stole the show. These mains were a good size helping, and each robust in their own ways, showcasing creativity and excellence in the kitchen. In the end, for the amount of the bill, you expect everything to be top notch up and down, and it fell short of that to me... but not so drastically so that I wouldn't recommend the place to others, with the caveat to have appetizers somewhere else first.

The food and ambience were great. On the other hand in the middle, my server disappeared, my…read moresilverware was never changed. My wife went to the bar to get her a drink, and I had to go to the bar to order my drink.

We were greeted upon entering the restaurant and seated at a small table in the bar that was by the…read morewindows. The bartender was busy working and singing in between taking orders as she prepared drinks for customers. Our waiter was knowledgeable about the menu and offered the specials before we placed our order. We love to sample the menu when we travel and the vast menu of tapas gave us the perfect opportunity to try just about everything. They had a smaller wine selection, but there was something for just about everyone. Our waiter was very attentive and offered suggestions on what to try if we were torn between several menu options. The Spanish lamb meatballs, truffle honey pork belly and rosemary beef were the tapas that stood out as the most flavorful and making us each want just one more bite. The Spanish meatballs were glazed with sriracha which caused me to pause before ordering. However, I'm so happy that we gave them a try. They had a bold flavor, but the whipped feta and cilantro were enough to balance the heat. The truffle honey pork belly was sliced differently. We have only had this cut into cubes at other restaurants in the past. The way that they slice the pork belly is so much better. The pork belly was served with cheese grits. We don't even like cheese grits, but could not get enough of these smoked Gouda grits. The rosemary beef with asparagus and mashed potatoes was perfect. The beef was tender, the asparagus cooked to perfection and who doesn't love mashed potatoes. We visit the crystal coast about twice a year and always try a couple of new places. We look forward to coming back to Circa 81 each time that we visit!

This place should be a gold mine but it's a mess. It's not a steakhouse. It's the lounge in the…read moreDoubletree. Same menu as Molly's. They don't use the restaurant section. The lounge is really bad. Service is fair at best. Always seem confused there. Unless you are staying at the hotel and don't want to drive or do Door Dash, there is no reason to come here.

Very awkward place. They have a fantastic geographical location but do not capitalize on it…read more Never ate in the dining room bc it's too quiet and awkward. The bar is absurd. It's about a foot too short and no foot rail/rest. And, way too bright, Bartenders on 2 different nights were inexperienced. Obviously, never drank at a bar, Simple drinks. Rum and coke. Vodka tonic. And most importantly, scotch and water. Complicated, I think not!