This place is fantastic! We had calamari as an appetizer. It was great. The family style salad was fantastic. Our entrées were tasty. Service was great. Highly recommend this place. read more

Food was very good. My husband grew up eating his Italian grandmother's cooking, so we rarely go out for Italian! He had the pork chops either Freddie's topping, balsamic and cherry peppers. They serve with so much in the side that there was a lot left over, but the star was the house made apple sauce. Hubby loved it I had the Chicken Florentine over spaghetti, and it was incredible, and a portion so large I took most back to the condo with us. Al in all an incredible dinner experience! Thank You! read more

This was our 2nd visit here. Made reservations a week in advance for a birthday dinner. Prices went up from the last time we visited, as expected. We were seated right under the speaker, and the music, while it was oldies, was thumping and loud. A little uncomfortable but no one wanted to complain. Place is small, so it isn't as if you can be seated elsewhere, so we stayed put. Our server was good, he came by often to refill water, take plates away. Food and portions were good. Everyone enjoyed their meals. I will say though, the cannoli were the most disappointing. They are tiny mini cannoli with a small dollop of whipped cream and a drizzle of chocolate syrup. That is not a $12 dessert. There are photos that I posted last year that show 3 larger cannoli that were more substantial. I think if a dessert is $12, it would be more than one bite per person. Overall, very cozy eatery, but I did notice lots of customers turned away on a Wednesday night without a reservation. They usually have some bar seating, but even that fills up. With that being said, make a reservation to secure a table. Food is very good, and most likely you will take some to go and eat the next day. That is always a treat. Nice having great Italian by my favorite beach. We don't get to Freddie's often, but it is a nice place for a special occasion or a date night. 4 stars. read more

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Holy smokin pork chop!! Service was consistent even though they were packed! Every dish was amazing but you must try the pork chops!Cool little Italian must try! read more

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Old school Italian restaurant, small, quaint, dark. Must make reservations. Seating is limited. Service was excellent

Freddie's has always been a staple of great drinks, a great wait-staff, a relaxing atmosphere, and delicious dishes of pastas, appetizers, and desserts. While we've been coming to Freddie's for years, our past time was below the typical quality we've enjoyed. Some meals hit it out of the park, some of the other dishes we got like the Grouper and Lobster risotto was overcooked and tough - leaving a bit of a tainted impression on coming back. An overwhelming consensus of food we once happily looked forward to getting was seemingly below average compared to our prior outings at this establishment! read more

Used to be a go-to place. Not anymore. Four of us went there, surprised at the price increases. My wife and I ordered a dish to split as we cannot eat that much food anymore: they charged us $9.00 to split a dinner. It was supposed to be Seafood Ravioli however not very appealing and not much seafood, in fact very little. Big change from a while back. It had onions and peppers which were horribly cut, huge. The taste? What taste? 4 people with a tip $270.00. Will not be back. Good luck when the tourist leave as the locals won't be back. read more

I have eaten a lot of Italian food but the sauce on this seafood special is the best I ever had. Anywhere. Chunky, tasty, seafood. A rich deep flavor. I will pay money for this sauce recipe. It was that good. Excellent bread . Spot on pasta. Great ambiance and excellent Spumoni Bomba! What a great place . Easily 5 stars. read more

Freddie's Restaurant - Seafood pasta ...Excellent! - Italian Near Me - Kure Beach, North Carolina

Always an excellent experience. Been coming here for decades and am honestly never disappointed. The service is always great, food marvelous, and the quaintness of the restaurant creates such a cozy ambiance. read more

Freddie's Restaurant - Pork chop with peaches and pecans. - Italian Near Me - Kure Beach, North Carolina

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From the Delicious salad, to the grilled pork chops (2) with the many toppings to choose from, to the FABULOUS tiramisu as dessert there's NOTHING wrong with eating at Freddy's read more

Freddie's is by far the best restaurant on the island. Their pork chops can't be beat. Their signature salad, fresh bread, and house red wine are Michelin worthy. We've traveled through most all of the US and many countries in Europe. Freddie's is a top 3 favorite of ours. read more

Freddie's charges a12% "gratuity" on take-out orders (!) plus 3% for credit card payments. The food is fine.

Been here year after year. Great food. Little leary now after calling in our reservation and they never called back to confirm it. So I called them back and they somehow didn't have my call / reservation voice mail. It was a 630 pm reservation. Suddenly none available. Got one for 5pm (tomorrow) Worried but hopeful it's still great, like in the past. Update: super service and great food as usual. A++++ read more

Nasty. Chicken dishes were breaded chicken tenders. Vegetables were old and smelled weird; not at all fresh. Both sauces were full on butter with very little flavor. Not even worth fast food prices, much less $30 a dish. Sad. read more

Great place, classic Italian restaurant! Great food and atmosphere, also excellent service! Desserts are amazing!

I used to love this restaurant and recommend it often, but unfortunately it's been going downhill. On my visit tonight, service by Chris was attentive but the food lacked the quality it once did. Salad as usual on point, portions chix parm on special was noticeable smaller and their standard go to, pork chops were tough overcooked and their prices have gone up. Baked potato as a side came out in a too small ramekin and it was like warm. I hope this place can turn it around for the locals in the off season because at the moment it's not what it used to be. read more

Hmmm. My pork chop is a tad red inside, and the side even after replacement is not hot. The third side of green peas is the charm and highlight of the meal. read more

Food is great and serve was exceptional. I won't go all the time but it's worth it once a year or so

An absolute must stop in Kure beach! We both had the pork chop with apples and walnuts and truly the best chops we've ever had!

Had high hopes for this place, but truly felt let down. We started off with the calamari, which was out of this world, and probably the second best thing next to the house salad. What I did like about the place was that everything was served family style. The house made dressing was absolutely delish and the mixture of the garbanzo beans, beets, tomatoes and other salad ingredients were absolutely perfect. The entrees are where things went a bit south and we lost our hope. I got the grouper special, which was served with a lobster cream sauce and angel hair (was supposed to be gnocchi, but I substituted for pasta). The grouper was cooked very well, but the pasta was quite overcooked and actually was sticking together and broke apart. The salmon dish was asked to be cooked medium and ended up being very dry, to where you felt like you needed a drink just to wash it down. The dish with the white clam sauce lacked the actual white wine, lemon and garlic taste, while this specifically did have a different play on the dish with the addition of peppers. We all seemed to agree that the peppers completely dominated the other flavors that were important flavors of this dish. Lastly, the veal parmigiana was quite good, despite being very over breaded to where it appeared soggy. Overall, will probably not return here. One last thing, the ambiance was quite lovely with that old Italian style feel and the classic oldies music. Service was timely and professional. read more

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Was lucky enough to sit at the bar! Wonderful vibe...great food..the right music...very clean and real nice staff.

The restaurant is small but very cute. Our waiter was friendly and helpful. The girl who seated us was wouldn't even smile, she had an attitude for some reason. The food was delicious and we enjoyed the calamari alot. It was tender and tasty. I had chicken piccita and hubby had the veal Parmigiano which was also delicious. We had lemonchello cake which was heavenly. We will return for sure. read more

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Being a new resident ( 2 months) in Wilmington NC. I decided to try Freddie's Restaurant in Kure Beach. From being seated by the hostess, to the waiter ( Mark) there's NOTHING to say bad about this restaurant. My wife and I decided to try the Tuesday night Pork chop special dinner. You get a family style salad, then it comes with 2 decent size pork chops with a choice of different toppings. The Toppings we chose: peaches with walnuts, and bruschetta with balsamic. We added Brussel sprouts and mashed potatoes as our sides. For dessert we split a LARGE piece of Tiramisu. To finish off the dinner we enjoyed a cappuccino. My opinion, the cappuccino could've been a little hotter. Overall this was a DELICIOUS dinner at a very reasonable price. I suggest that you call and make reservations because it's not a big restaurant. There's plenty of parking too. Enjoy read more

Food and service is great and if they are full try open seating at the bar. Bar tender is great

We came here for our anniversary on the recommendation of a friend for the pork chops. We were blown away by the ambience! Jenn was our bartender, absolutely amazing! Bummy and his wife were the first people we met. Super friendly and regulars who helped us with the menu. After they left, Will and another family member of the owner, Jennie, found out it was our anniversary and paid for our meals. Never have I ever experienced such generosity! Will even made a drink for us to share! Thank you Will!!! Not only is the food good, the feeling in that place is awesome! It's as close to Italian culture as i can imagine! Thank you Will, for everything that you did for our anniversary. We really appreciate it! We also found out that the owner was in the hospital. Please support this business. We need more like it everywhere!!! read more

Went on a Monday night as we are on vacation here. Was a nice place but very small. Reservations were for 7:30 PM and we got there about 715 and had to wait. Server took a while to come over but overall she was very friendly. Food was really good. Drinks a little overpriced. Overall, our family enjoyed the meal. read more

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Worse food ever. Chicken piccata - had tendon in the breasts! Risotto was so salty it was inedible. Go to Michael's instead. Don't waste your time here. read more

Delicious fresh Italian food! Make sure you get a reservation the place is small but the food is crazy good! Service is fast and very friendly and the drinks were wonderful as well. For sure this is a go to place anytime I am in town! read more

Excellent restaurant! My wife and I had dinner here and we were pleasantly surprised by the service and old-1970 basement feel of this place. It was like eating at your grandmas house The food... pretty simple which makes it delicious. The new chefs these days believe in a hodge-podge method of cooking. No so here. The calamari was delicious and the house salad was impressive. This was no run of the mill salad. It had lots of cherry tomatoes, olives, chick peas and sliced pickled beets. Our main dishes were on point. I had the chicken cutlet parmigiana and the Mrs had chicken Francese. My only minor issue was the pasta. The penne pasta that I ordered with the chicken cutlet was all split and broken. That tells me it was previously cooked and reheated. All this leads to a soft mushy fall apart plate of pasta. We also had dessert and it was as delicious as the rest of the meal. Reservations are definitely required if you don't want to wait. The place was full at 4:30 in the afternoon. Well done guys! Try this place because there aren't that many quality places in Wilmington! read more

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We've probably been coming to Freddie's all the years it's been open. To be able to dine there on Christmas eve was a real treat. Our waitress, Hayley, was a dream. So kind and gracious and making sure we were doing well throughout. Starting with the salad topped with Barb's dressing is a must! We were going to buy some to take home and just realized we forgot!! Oh, no! My spouse got the veal marsala, which she loved. I was stoked for the peach walnut pork chop with amaretto glaze with a fully loaded baked potato. The chops are not to be missed! The grill flavor of the chop was excellent, but to my surprise, it was dry inside and so tough at times I could barely cut it, plus I could barely taste the glaze. I've never experienced that before - ever. I didn't say anything till after, just as a note to the chef, and Hayley said they would have brought me another. I didn't think to ask, but live and learn. For dessert I had the limoncello cake, which is to die to. Really, it is incredibly creamy and delicious. My spouse got the vanilla cheesecake, which was a massive piece that she really enjoyed. Other than the tough chop that was dry inside, it was the excellent experience that we've come to expect. read more

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This was a hard review. The lasagna I had was descent. If you are in the mood for some Italian and want to take a stroll on the pier then this is an ideal place for you read more

Food and service excellent as usual! Have had Chicken Parmesan many times but 1st time for the Italian Gumbo! It was delicious! Their portions are so large, you will always have leftovers! Each meal starts with bread service and large bowl of beet salad to share! They have specials during the off season and tonight was the chicken Parmesan for $20 and select bottles of wine for $25! Will be back! read more

Freddie's Restaurant - Italian Gumbo - Italian Near Me - Kure Beach, North Carolina

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What a great find in Kure Beach! The staff was very friendly - from hostess, to bartender, to waitresses. It is a smaller restaurant with a quaint ambiance so be sure to call in advance for a reservation for an easy night out. All of the food options were amazing and I'm sure you couldn't go wrong. We chose veal parmigiana and eggplant parmigiana which both come with bread and salad and were divine. We would definitely recommend and eat here again in Kure Beach! read more

Freddie's Restaurant - Eggplant parmigiana - Italian Near Me - Kure Beach, North Carolina

Wow! The food was amazing! Full of flavor and depth. Each course just glided into the next. Service was excellent. Timely and our water glasses never went below half full. Cocktails on point and the Limoncello cake a fairy's kiss at the end. We will be back. Great beach days should always end with fantastic meal like the one we had at Freddie's. Thank you Meadow for taking such good care of us!! read more

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We go to Kure Beach each June. Freddie's is now on our list of places to eat. The restaurant features Italian cuisine, with an accent on seafood. All four of our party have enjoyed the food. A reservation is a must, as they are always busy for their dinner only service. The service is prompt and polite, and the servers are helpful in advising on the menu. The restaurant is old-style in its appearance, but comfortable and not noisy. read more

This is one of my favorite restaurants on the island-the food and service are always good. I usually eat here on special occasions or when friends / family are visiting. Since it is a very small restaurant, reservations are recommended. And if they don't pick up when you call, just leave them a message and someone will call you back. I've been here several times in groups ranging 4 to 6 people. If you have a small party of two people and all of the table/ booths are full, you can ask If there are any seatings at the bar (small, limited seating). The grilled pork chops are a must- they're huge and flavorful. You get to choose from a list of toppings to go on the pork chops (any of the grilled items)-My favorite is the Freddy's special, the balsamic sauce with cherry peppers. All of the grilled items are served with salad, bread, and your choice of pasta or side. I recommend getting pasta- I like their spaghetti with meat marinara sauce. Just know they do not make their pasta from scratch. The bread is served with an olive oil and balsamic vinegar dip. I've had better olive oil, but the bread is good. Recently, I tried their grill salmon, usually cooked medium unless specified. It had a great seared crispy exterior and was cooked well. If I didn't choose pasta as my side, then I had an option of either baked potato or green beans. Salad dressing is made in-house. I recommend getting the salad dressing on the side, unless you like drenched salad. The salad usually has chickpeas, sliced beets, tomatoes, red onion, lettuce, and parmesan cheese. It served family style, in a big bowl, for everyone to share. When we ate here in the hot humid summer, it was around 77 degrees inside, but they had several ceiling fans running. If you're visiting Kure Beach, make sure to try this restaurant! read more

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We had a wonderful dinner at Freddie's for Easter! Our server, Kelly was absolutely superb and made our first trip to Freddie's very special - it definitely won't be our last! We started with the meatballs and salad - both out of this world!! The fresh warm bread with delish herbed olive oil was too good not to finish. So the three of us decided to get eggplant Parma and the risotto special with steak and shrimp. Both were fantastic and so much food we brought it home to enjoy the next day. We also had a good bottle of Prosecco with our dinner. Although we were full we couldn't resist the limoncello cake and the chocolate caramel brownie. Yum!! And when Anthony the fabulous Chef stopped by our table to chat a bit we knew we had really found a gem. Next time we are in the area Freddie's is tops on the list :) Enjoy!! read more

Excellent food and comfort atmosphere. The wait staff was attentive and upbeat! I wound return without reservation.

One of our favorite places to eat in Kure Beach! The pork chops are amazing and the staff is fantastic.

Make reservations!! The place is very small, but the food is delicious! Service is great, and the ambiance is excellent! I suggest trying to avoid the first table on the right, next to the window. It is next to the hostess stand and you will have people standing over you during your meal. Highly recommend Freddie's!! read more