Stopped into this restaurant in a whim on vacation here at OBX and needless to say I was very impressed with the quality of the food; staff was great and food came out quickly; the best meal was the fig and the pig however any of the meals I attached a photo of I would recommend to everyone read more

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First of all, this rating was not about service--it was fantastic. Our waitress was attentive and polite/friendly/accomodating. This was about the wait and the food quality/prices. The wait was over 1 hour on a Thursday evening around 7pm, and that was to sit outside (apparently quicker than inside). We were sat at the very bottom of the dock area, which seemed cool at first. But then once the sun went down the bugs came out. Not really the restaurants fault because bugs come out at night and it's near the water--BUT, I don't really want to eat around them. And when I say bugs, I mean we killed 4 pretty good sized spiders and a ton of gnats before we requested to sit inside. The wait for our food was crazy long--probably at least 30 minutes from the time we ordered until we got our food. We ordered 3 kids meals--$14 a piece and they were gross!!!!!! None of my kids liked their food, and they really aren't super picky eaters. For $14, it better be amazing and it was really mediocre at best. A couple appetizers for the adults and we were $77 into this meal and didn't even get any alcohol. Also, be aware the menu on Yelp and online do NOT match what they actually have. Wouldn't recommend and wouldn't go back. Sad, because the reviews for Duck, NC area restaurants this was one of the best....save your time and money. read more

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Visited on a Saturday evening just after sunset. May weather is still iffy so once the sun went down it was very breezy on the deck outside, but the inside dining area was also busy and a bit on the loud side for me (I have noise sensitivity issues) so breezy was better than loud. Service was great, very friendly. I tried the she crab soup (that may not be the correct name, it was the seasonal special that day) and oysters. The soup was amazing, very rich and smooth and yum. I would definitely visit again if I'm the area, and time my visit better for either during the day when the sun would warm us up or later in the season when it's hot enough that a cooling breeze is wanted. read more

Christina was the bomb. Awesome food and even better service. Thank you for giving our family great experience

excellent restaurant in duck sunsets are spectacular, ambiance is great, right on the water everything is good service is wonderful don't forget the beignets! read more

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New OBX favorite. Very original cocktails and the menu has something DELICIOUS for everyone. read more

NC Coast Grill & Bar - Fish tacos - New American Near Me - Kitty Hawk, North Carolina

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I've dined here for many years and loved every meal. Not this visit! Must have changed ownership. My tuscan trinity had two shrimp, two scallops and one tiny piece of lobster for $44!!! The lemon-basil cream sauce was completely absent from all three of our Tuscan Trinity dishes. This dish used to be loaded with seafood, very saucy and delicious. It was none of the above. Also ordered chicken fingers for my daughter and found one of them was still raw. Service was great, but food was mediocre at best. So sad. *Response to owner: You gave an almost raw piece of chicken to my daughter who ate two bites before I noticed as she tried biting through chicken jerky. It did give her a stomach ache. I showed the waiter and he said he'd bring out two more......yes, I should have grabbed a manager. Three of us ordered your $44 pasta dish, 30 pieces of sun dried tomato and 5 pieces of seafood, the lemon-basil cream sauce was non existent (forgotten?) on all three of our orders. Not impressed and not surprised by your response. read more

After playing a round of golf and building up a huge appetite, my friend and I were able to find this awesome establishment! To start, the view is spectacular while enjoying drinks and food. Started off with a couple glasses of Chardonnay while we enjoyed the scenic view. Then had a dozen oysters on the half shell to go great with the wine. By the time the entrees came out, we were already completely happy and satisfied. I had the shrimp & grits for dinner, and the this entree was delicious and some of the best shrimp & grits I've had. Great time, great food, and great service. Thanks for having us! read more

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Fabulous food and good service. They have outdoor seating and a great location on the sound. We weren't hungry enough to order the specialty board, but will definitely be back! read more

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Bay view - excellent. Had drinks and listened to music while waiting for our table. Great time, very enjoyable. Had 2 teens and 1 pre- teens with us, one was very hungry. It was very nice and had a good experience waiting about 90 minutes or so for our table. Checked in at 540 for a table and got seated at about 710. They first said it would be 2 hours. I kept checking the toast app which was nice to see the progress of when our table would be ready Appetizer - had the mussels. Sauce was excellent. bread came with it and an underwhelming about of mussels for a family of 5. First order we got 10 mussels. I had to order a second order bc it was not going to be enough with two teen boy. The 2nd order had 12 mussels. For the price this was under whelming. The sauce though was again excellent. Dinner - I had the sassy sea scallops. Food taste and quality was excellent. It came with 5 regular scallops or jumbo that cooked down to regular size. It came with Brussels sprouts, arugula, mushrooms and some kind of jam. Everything worked the jam, arugula and scallops were great. The Brussels sprout, I felt were under cooked a little but they were cut nicely so I could eat them. The dish seemed to lack mushrooms. For the price I think there should have been at least one more scallop. Although 2 more is probably appropriate for the price, in my opinion. Others in my partner had very good meals. Ribeye was cooked great, tomahawk pork chop was seasoned very well. It is a must to get the beignets. They were awesome. Usually it is 4 for 9 dollars but the server gave us 5 so we each could have one. That was really nice. We got the chocolate and Carmel sauces on the side bc my son doesn't eat those. This dessert was great. Food taste and quality= excellent Service = very good, attentive and nice. Value= average. I wish the value was better. Yes I would go back but would look for a more appropriate app for a family of 5. Maybe it is a restaurant where everyone needs to order than own app instead of sharing apps. read more

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Food, service (Jacob was our waiter & very helpful and knowledgeable), and beautiful day eating outside on the water! Tuna Patron was outstanding! As was the Fig & Pig! Highly recommend this restaurant!!! read more

WOW! Just wow. You can't really find a restaurant in the OBX that takes reservations during the summer, so it's always a crap shoot. NC Coast was recommended by a family member who lives in Corolla, and it exceeded all expectations! We got a table for 4 outside and were able to sit within 15 mins at 5PM on a Wednesday in July, probably because it was so hot that evening. Our server Grace could not have been better - she was SO friendly, knowledgeable, and attentive, with great reccos on menu items! Not easy to do on such a hot and busy evening, and she was just fantastic! FOOD: We shared the Crab Dip and Fried Cauliflower - both delicious! Was a little surprised by the Pico on top of the dip, but it added SUCH a great freshness to the creamy dip underneath. And the Cauliflower, y'all! The BEST cook and sauce (sweet chili). Shrimp and Grits were fantastic - great recco by Grace! Perfectly cooked shrimp, and the whole dish was perfectly seasoned with flavor, tang, and freshness. Both who ordered the Ribeye loved the dish! The veg and chimichurri were perfect accompaniments, and the cook on both (Med and Med Rare) were perfect as well. I do not care for cooked Salmon, but it was greatly enjoyed by those who do with great cookery and flavor. We will definitely be back!! read more

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Disappointed! The food was okay but it was a miserable experience. -Hot and loud environment -Long wait after ordering (an hour) -Water was barely cool -Salt shaker wouldn't work despite getting help from the server. When I couldn't get any salt out after she filled it, server said "put your back into it" and walked away -no apology from server for problems and no attempt to make it better. Just suggested we ordered more expensive appetizers while we waited for our food. -small-ish servings with nothing special added, no garnishes, no bread with salad... -never offered something to drink nor dessert, just dropped off the bill when we finished our food. So disappointing! read more

We stopped here for dinner on our way back to our beach house in bags head after visiting a lighthouse. The restaurant is right on the water and has an outdoor deck for great views while eating. The inside is a little cramped but the tables are nice and the bar is pretty big. Our waitress was very nice and made sure we enjoyed our meals. The one negative to this place is that their the kind of place where you have to ask for salt and pepper to be brought to you instead of it being on the table and most things did need a bit of salt. I started with the gumbo which was really flavorful and packed with sausage and seafood. I really enjoyed it. My main meal was the seafood pasta with shrimp, scallops, and lobster. It was very good. The pasta was well cooked and in a creamy sauce that paired well with the seafood. The lobster was firm but not chewy and had nice flavor and the shrimp and scallops were well seasoned and seared. It was a great meal. My mom also really enjoyed her salmon and my dad loved his scallops and wild mushrooms and potato risotto. The one odd thing is that almost every dish we saw included or was served on arugula which seems a little random. It's easy not to eat the arugula if you don't like it though so it's not a block to eating here. Overall a great meal to end the day on read more

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Great service, friendly staff. The food came out FAST and it was DELICIOUS! We brought 8 kids and they were very gracious with us & brought out the kids drinks and food first! read more

NC Coast Grill & Bar - "I have a house down here- I'm not a tourist" cocktail - New American Near Me - Kitty Hawk, North Carolina

If you want to eat here during the summer months (and trust me, you want to), you better secure reservations in advance. This place is popular, and for good reason. The food they serve here is not only delicious, but different than the typical seafood fare you find in the Outer Banks (although if you're craving seafood, they do have plenty). My favorite thing here is the coconut curry bowl, just spicy enough to break a sweat without being overwhelming. You also can't beat the location or the sunset that can be seen from the restaurant's outdoor seating right on the Duck boardwalk. When they have live music here it's magical to see the sun dip below the clouds with an acoustic guitar playing in the background. Service is also prompt and attentive. Minus one star because one year I came here and they were serving Oysters that had been preshucked and stuck in the freezer which were gross and dried up...totally get you want to cut down on wait times but raw seafood is not the place to try and cut down on time. read more

Went for dinner with my husband. Appetizers great, LOVED the Cesar salad! Dinner - eh. I had the pasta with the seafood, I think it was $44, 3 scallops 3 smallish shrimp and a spoonful of lobster meat. The pasta itself had a creamy sauce which was so bland that salt and pepper didn't help. My husband said his steak was "ok". Appetizers and drinks came pretty quickly but after that the dinner took over an hour to come out. We were about at the point of asking for it to go when it did show up.. Very noisy too, Very noisy read more

Whenever we go down to the Outerbanks we always make sure to have dinner or lunch at NC Coast. It's our favorite restaurant in the Outerbanks. The service is always great and the ambiance is so beautiful when the sun is setting or just for a nice lunch looking out at the water read more

NC Coast Grill & Bar - View from the restaurant - New American Near Me - Kitty Hawk, North Carolina

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Scallops were great. Shrimp and grits had no flavor. It was unseasoned. Poke was flavorless. What flavor it did have was quite odd and out of place. Service and ambiance were good. read more

My mom and I stopped in here one night to sit outside and enjoy the sunset. We didn't have a reservation but put our names down and grabbed a drink and sat in their outside waiting area. It took about 30 minutes to get a seat. Once we sat, we got the three cheese crab dip which had a large chunk of just cream cheese in it and not a lot of crab. I also had to ask for extra old bay since the chips were only slightly dusted with them. For dinner, I ordered the baby beet salad with amazing seared scallops and my mom got the blood orange scallops which she also enjoyed with a delicious potato risotto. read more

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Very yummy food. We would eat there again on our next trip down. We did go at lunch time so it was a bit crowded in the restaurant. Our waiter was nice, when we got to see him he was running around nonstop! Quick service! read more

My wife and I loved this place. Great service and the food was outstanding. Love the crab dip and the seared scallops. Also do not miss out on thé Beignets. Excellent dinner. It was one of the Highlights of our trip. read more

NC Coast Grill & Bar - Beignets - New American Near Me - Kitty Hawk, North Carolina

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Based on our previous experience, we had dinner here with high expectations during our annual trip to Duck. We left very disappointed. To be clear, our server was very nice-she was not the problem. We had the crab dip as an appetizer and it was okay. It could have been warm, but it was room temperature. I had the sexy caesar salad with a crab cake added on. There was barely any dressing on my salad. The same was true for my husband's caesar. My husband's steak was fatty and flavorless- very poorly prepared. In my opinion, any chef at a restaurant of this nature should be able to present a delicious steak. Period. It's cooking 101. My water glass also lipstick on it when we sat down. Our kind server was quick to replace it when we brought it to her attention. This is a lovely restaurant that needs to tie up some VERY loose ends. Sadly, we probably won't be back. read more

NC Coast Grill & Bar - View from our interior table around 8pm. - New American Near Me - Kitty Hawk, North Carolina

The ambiance at this restaurant was amazing. We sat out on the deck with the setting sun in our background. The food was delicious. Some in our group had the Beet salad, some had clam/artichoke hearts dip with chips and sweet potatoes fries, we had Curry bowl, lots of sweet potatoes fries, Mexican Poutine that was so good. There were 7 women and a baby and the service was great for us. We were well taken care of read more

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Nice place. Inside vibe on point. Comfortable bar w/ THC drink options and stellar service. Great service and pretty decent food. Protein serving was a little short for the price and flavor was kinda flat but nothing a little salt n peppa can't fix. Solid 4, would recommend read more

Beautiful views and a go to when my sweetie and I find ourselves in duck North Carolina. Waite staff is fantastic and believe me you cannot beat the views! Thank you for your interest in people eating. read more

Okay, we stopped here to grab a quick drink and maybe an appetizer after walking on the Duck Boardwalk. We saw a Chef's Specialty Board (samples for two of many of the items from the main menu) served at another table and we are now hooked!!!! Our server explained the board, worked with us on my wife's dietary restrictions, and we got our own Chef's Specialty Board. The service from our waiter was exceptional and the Board was fabulous. NC Coast Bar & Grill is now on our WILL visit again next year list!! By the way the restaurant is sitting right on the sound and the sunset is gorgeous!! I highly recommend you try NC Coast Bar & Grill if you are in the Duck, NC area!!!! read more

NC Coast Grill & Bar - Chef's Specialty Board for two. - New American Near Me - Kitty Hawk, North Carolina

On a nice day, eating outside is a treat. Excellent selection of entrees, and, superb service. Limited parking.

Service was terrific. Wait staff was SO positive after a comedy of errors. Rain outside-power going out halfway through our meal. Food was good-Caesar salad was way over dressed. It got very hot very quickly with the power off and I felt like staff could have offered a free cold drink or something. read more

This is a great lunch spot. I liked the oysters I had here and the fish tacos and fries were also good. They have both indoor and outdoor seating available. The service was good and I would recommend this restaurant if you're looking for a casual spot with a nice view of the water. read more

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Stopped for late lunch and seated right away. Had the sexy Southern Caesar salad, which is jazzed up with hard-boiled egg, avocado, pickled red onions, and chicharrones--very good. Service was great. read more

Great place to eat and watch the sunset. They had live music as well. The wait was quite long. Went back twice during our trip. First visit got the crab cakes and pistachio salmon and second trip got the steamed oysters and drinks! All the food was good a little pricy but worth it. The drinks were also very good! Bartender was very nice. read more

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OUTSTANDING FOOD AND SERVICE! This restaurant is a favorite of ours on OBX. You will not be disappointed!

Great food and atmosphere. Service was excellent. Inviting space. Great water views. Prices are fair and reasonable.

3.5. We like this place for the convenience of on island food and always find the waitstaff kind and efficient. The food is always solid. This year we tried the bulgogi beef wrap and street tacos with the daily fish (mahi mahi). I think Last year i got a health bowl and really liked it but my boyfriend tried the burger and didn't like it too much. Honestly the only reason this didn't get more stars is because the food is really just solid. Nothing too special but it is good for the convenience. read more

NC Coast Grill & Bar - Street tacos and beef bulgogi wrap - New American Near Me - Kitty Hawk, North Carolina

NC Coast was so much fun! It's right on the water with lots of shade. Our waiter Colin was so personable and sweet. He got us set up with our drinks and appetizers quickly, and was good about refilling our waters (which is super important to me during the summer at these beach restaurants). For an appetizer, my husband and I ordered the crab dip. It was delicious and quite filling. For entrees, my husband got fish and chips. He is still on the eternal quest to find fish and chips as delicious as the ones we had in Poppy's while in London. He got a side of malt vinegar (he prefers white), and ate every bite! I ordered a lobster bomb without bacon. It was like a lobster ball on a brioche butter bun. I ate every bite, plus the fries it came with. You got a good amount of food for the price and the views! read more

We went twice on our recent trip to OBX. The food was delicious. It did get pretty busy at dinner and I believe we waited ~45 minutes. We were given a buzzer so we went to the nearby shops and walked about a little bit while we waited. I would definitely return. read more

NC Coast Grill & Bar - New American Near Me - Kitty Hawk, North Carolina

If you see this place, just pass it. It's a tourist trap. You only pay for the ambiance. Place looks good outside at sunset until it gets dark and you realize it's crowded with huge spiders everywhere. Food is overpriced, didn't even had dressing for the salad, only vinegar and waiter had an attitude about it. read more

What a great place to stop for lunch! Despite being right on the ocean, the number of places that seem to offer a good fish taco near OBX is depressingly small. (At least where we were staying!) We spent a couple hours walking the Duck Boardwalk, which is quite an interesting concept, but that's a tale for another review, and came across this lunch spot. --Food: I had a hankering for fish tacos, so I got the fish tacos with the fish of the day, tuna. My partner ordered fish and chips. We both got a side of the salt and vinegar fries. Also ordered a side of the tuna patron. The fish tacos were super tasty! Everything was fresh and flavorful and all of the toppings were thoughtfully added, despite there being guacamole, queso fresco, pico, and a slaw. Fish tacos done right if you ask me! The fries were also very good. She liked the fish and chips she got, and while I couldn't try any (dietary restriction), they looked delicious! She also loved the fries, and to be honest we still talk about the fries and how we should make some salt and vinegar fries at home. I'm a bit split on the tuna patron, but that might be a problem I brought on myself. We were thinking it would be a bit like a blackened tuna bite, but it's not. If you like rare tuna it's still a good dish, and the mango avocado salsa was incredibly flavorful, but it isn't spiced or prepared anything like a blackened tuna bite. I think we just expecting something a little different. It was good, but we wouldn't order it again. --Cost: Entrees are about $15-$20 depending on what you get. We were both very pleased with our lunches in terms of quantity and quality, so it's a perfect price point for the area. --Atmosphere: It's right on the Duck board walk close to the other shops. While the boardwalk isn't the prime pristine ocean atmosphere, there's something nice about eating fresh seafood while so close to a body of water. --Service: Staff was great. Despite it being pretty busy, they took the time to make sure some menu items were safe / could be modified for me to eat. (I have Celiac, darn gluten.) --Overall: Definitely would be back. A nice end to a nice walk and overall trip. I would probably try a different appetizer next time, but would get the fish tacos again. If you're in the area and didn't want donuts or snowcones (some of the more common things on the walk path nearby), definitely stop by. read more

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We dined here for lunch. Had to wait awhile for our drinks but not a terrible amount of time. Service wasn't bad but the serving sizes were so tiny. Even the appetizer, definitely not shareable. The food tasted okay. It wasn't great. They're big on Cajun. The seafood options were mostly Cajun, even my seafood tacos. The ceiling fans have cob webs all over them. Too bad, they look fairly easy to clean when not moving. We won't return, mostly due to the serving sizes and food taste. Again, the taste was ok, but for the prices, the sizes mixed with the flavor... not worth it at all. read more