We were told the wait would be an hour. As we waited large groups of 6-9 came in and were seated within 10-15 mins. As this happened more and more I asked the hostess what was the issue. Her answer was that she doesn't actually seat the patrons. He manager does. She prioritizes larger parties over smaller groups due to they make more money. An elderly couple had been waiting for 1.5 hours and still hadn't been seated. When I confronted the manager about the groups being seated after arriving after we had and I was told they had reservations. This restaurant doesn't take reservations as we called and were told they don't. They kept seating groups that arrived after us and we eventually left. read more

We arrived here at 2:00 pm on a Friday. We asked for a table and had to wait because they only had one section open. We were fine since we specifically asked for a table. We were seated at 2:20 and gave our drink order right away. They brought the drinks about 10 minutes later and we ordered (at around 2:30). We didn't get our food until 3:25! There were only about 10 tables in the whole place that were occupied. Why on earth would it take nearly an hour??? The server kept coming telling us our food would be right out. We didn't leave there until almost 4. Even though the food was good we will NEVER go here again because of the long wait time. Get it together Outback. read more

The meal was soo disappointing, all the way down to the manager. It was the smallest, by more than half, blooming onion we've ever had...and it was under-cooked! The ribeye I had was full of gristle, the salad was wilted and had hardly any dressing on it. The restaurant was freezing, we ate in our coats. And, the side of mushrooms is not what you'd expect from Outback. It was a dried up dish covered in some kind of BBQ dry seasoning that caused excessive coughing and left your mouth dry ... the taste flavored all the food. Uggh! So sad! We live here and drove an hour for an Outback meal. When I attempted to compare the menu, especially the blooming onion and the mushrooms, to the VA Beach Outback, the manager snapped that this OBX one is different! Trust me, it is! I won't be going back! So sad. We used to love this place. I guess things have changed here...for the worst. A huge waste of money! Horrible. And and hour later and my mouth still has the dry awful seasoning taste! Don't waste your money! read more

Went in got seated waisted 15mins no service, not even taken out drink orders. People seated beside us after we were seated already had food orders in. Ended up walking out after 20mins of no service. Eat elsewhere this place is horrible. read more

The two stars are for their willingness to do carryout for out of towners despite a sign on door saying otherwise. Husband's ribeye was gross, as was my salad. They misheard my order for kid's meal so wound up with a plain chicken breast instead of grilled cheese somehow. read more

Went to Out back for Sunday brunch on Dec.15th. The waiting area was full ,with many tables available. Only saw 2 wait staff and no hostess. Three in our party, one in a wheel chair. Waited 7 mins. And never saw a hostess or had anyone speak to us or acknowledge our presence. I announced we were leaving and eight people left with us that had been waiting longer than us. NEVER SAW A HOSTESS. We are locals and this is so disappointing. We like the food and will probably return. Hopefully we'll have a better experience. read more

While vacationing in Kill Devil Hill we stop for dinner. We were seated immediately. Our server was very friendly He came buy to check on us often but not so much as to bother is. The food was cooked just as we asked and arrived warm and in a timely fashion. Thanks!!! read more

On my most recent trip to the Outer Banks, I discovered that most restaurants aren't open for the season yet. So my Mom and I were hungry and Outback seemed like our only option. That's fine. I love steak. Steak is probably my second favorite food. We were seated and waited on right away. Great. I ordered my usual drink, the wallaby darned. It was delicious as always. We placed an order for a bloomin' onion. Let me just say, I love those things. I could eat them every day. This one just wasn't cutting it. It was so greasy. I don't know what they did, but I couldn't eat as much as I would have liked. It just didn't appeal to me. So then the steak comes out. I always order the Victoria's filet. I love filets because they are lacking in fat. Not this one. It was mostly fat. There was very little meat on the thing. On top of that, I ordered it rare. It was not rare. Maybe medium rare. I'm the type of girl that could eat the meat raw, so that irritated me. All in all, it was a very bad meal. The only good part was my drink. I wish I had gone to Burger King. read more

Me and some friends went into outback for a nice dinner.. but was told a 45 minute wait turned into over and hour wait. Which we didn't mind waiting but the hostess with the red hair was so rude for no reason. Finally getting to our table and it was still dirty.. no one seemed very thrilled to be there. But thank goodness to our server Heidi she was amazing !! So kind and so nice even though everyone else there seemed like they were just mad at the world. Food was good. If you go make sure you ask for Heidi! She deserved every penny we gave her. read more

This was an outstanding meal with excellent service! Food was cooked to correct selections, very tasty and quality meat. Also included the lobster tail which was large and delicious! Salad is always really good here. This location is much better than my hometown location...we look forward to coming again! read more

Could be better, just a little disappointed with our visit. Stopped in for a early dinner on a Saturday night around four. Started off by ordering a calamari appetizer, just a little bit overdone and lacking in the quantity of the dip sauce. Service was not on point during this visit a little slow and we had to ask for things that are usually automatic at the Outback Steakhouse. Example we had to ask for the bread usually it comes out automatically and the server did not bother to bring us little plates for the bread and the appetizer. Also had to ask for refills on our drinks, unusual for the Outback Steakhouse. I have the sirloin and shrimp special steak was done just right and full of lots of flavor same with shrimp. Wife had the firecracker Salmon it was good plate was clean no complaints from her on the entree. read more

Sad. It's Wednesday and 5:45pm. Dad and I showed up at Outback. Waited at the hostess podium for 5 minutes before brig seating. The restaurant was half full. And once we were seated... We waited for 10 minutes WITHOUT once being spoken to by any staff member. We left. Never again. read more

I don't even know where to begin. My experience at this restaurant was absolutely horrible. I would've gotten better service at McDonald's. So to start off with, the hostess told us it would be a 15 minute wait for 3 people when over HALF of the restaurant was empty, but 5 minutes later we were seated. A couple minutes after that our server came and asked us for our drink order and such, we order waters, got them not too much later. Now here's where the fun begins. So we give her our food order and my mom and I order burgers and my sister gets a steak quesadilla. She comes back 30 minutes later, telling us that they ran out of the stuff to make the steak quesadillas. So FIRST OF ALL, Outback is a STEAK house. Keyword: steak. So my sister had to order AGAIN. And shortly after, my food and my mom's food comes out. It was clearly kept in the warmer for a while because our fries were room temperature and our burgers weren't as warm as they would've been if we got them right away. So, we assumed that they "discovered" they ran out of stuff for my sisters quesadilla, after our food had been cooked. After getting our food, our server asked us for any sauce and we asked for BBQ and ketchup, she came back with ranch and BBQ. So, strike 1. But, before we actually got sauce I saw her out of the corner of my eye several times, and she clearly looked like she forgot the sauce and had to go back into the kitchen for it. Strike 2, the manager came back with my sisters burger in a to-go box, just ASSUMING we were gonna take it home. Well, she assumed wrong. Although she did comp the meal. So, Strike 3, she comes back with the ticket, and she charged us for 3 drinks even though we ordered water, so we got that taken care of. She also charged us for fries, but my sister ordered those extra when she thought she was getting the quesadilla and the burger she got came with fries. Our server also tried making a joke and saying that she could tell them that it was my mom's birthday so we could get free dessert, wrong move, girl, wrong move. So once we got the check settled she told us she took more off thinking she would salvage her tip, hahaha; WRONG. So, we literally gave her a $1.25 tip because the service was awful. It's safe to say we're never going there again. This place doesn't even deserve one star. P.S. I couldn't help but overhear while in the restaurant, a man asking if he could place his order because he waited close to 15 minutes for the same server to get back to them to place their order. Mmmm... read more

Had dinner there last night with my girlfriend. Arrived a little after 6 and were told our wait would be approximately an hour which normally I wouldn't have waited but post-pandemic businesses are suffering with lack of workers. We were seated a little after 7 and I have to say we were both glad we waited!!! Our server which I failed to get her name was also bar tending and she never missed a beat!! When my beer was empty she held up an empty glass and I acknowledged yes I'd like another. We each had the 12 oz ribeye which was perfectly prepared!!! Have to say our experience was awesome hell first time I've given a $20 tip for a 2 person meal!! Lol. Thanks so much for a great experience Outback. Larry D. Richmond read more

I went to outback tonight. This female bartender serves me some drinks and everything is good. My food comes out and I slide my drink back for the waiter to put the food down. There is a little drop at the edge of the bar that's about a 1/2 inch. My full drink spills. I wipe up what I can and the bartender comes back and I tell her about it. She gets real upset and said her jacket and purse were under there. I sincerely apologize and meant it. I really didn't mean to. Well my food is really good but I couldn't enjoy it because she kept wiping her jacket and looking at me. The steak was awesome but I couldn't even get a drink refill or anything because she was being very awkward. I end up getting a to go box because she was being so weird. I understand why she would be upset. I sincerely apologized and she still would talk or serve me. I recommend this place, just don't sit at the bar. read more

I always eat at Outback however this one has issues. Told 20 minutes for table but took 1 hour and 10 minutes. Inside they have about 10 empty tables so they must have a staffing issues. STAY AWAY!!! read more

Probably the most ridiculous time I've ever been to Outback and I'm from Richmond, VA... lol. My boyfriend called ahead because it was busy at every restaurant, on the phone we were told it was going to be a 10-15 minute wait and after riding around for almost 2 hours we were extremely ready to eat. We arrive and the hostess tells us there's an hour wait and we tell them that we were told 10-15 minutes on the phone and they said that whoever told us that was not a hostess. So why are their workers who are not hosts giving reservations to people in the first place? read more

Our service sucked! On vacation and can't find any decent service anywhere around here. Our server wouldn't ask if we was ok. Anytime we asked for anything she'd walk past real quick set it on the table and kept walking. Food wasn't great. read more

Went on June 13th, 4pm. 4 adults, 2 children. Our waitress never gave us her name. We placed our orders at 4:20. Two chicken tender dinners, Ribeye steak dinner, Breaded shrimp and 2 children's meals. We received the salad 50 minutes later. We received our meals at 5:45. We waited 15 minutes for ketchup. The whole visit was a nightmare. Worst waitress ever. Over-cooked chicken tenders, burnt kids meal burger. Almost 2 hours of frustration and we paid $80+ for our troubles. My advice: GO SOMEWHERE ELSE. read more

Our kids wanted to go here and while not my first choice on vacation it was a good experience. Service was good and so was the food. No wait and no issues. read more

Hey, this has a two star rating. So first time here, we were worried. But let me tell you, it's a five star service, five star food. No question about it. Sure, you might have to wait a couple minutes for a table on s busy night, but it's because it's GOOD! I own a restaurant in Indianapolis, so take my word, from a professional and a consumer perspective, this place rocks. Our waitress tonight was Camille, sweet, efficient, friendly, professional. Couldn't be better. The hostess, Annie, was friendly, cute as a button, apologetic and so friendly too! I saw the bartender interact with her customers, and again, soooooo nice. Food? Delicious as always. Can't be any better. I'm not sure at all how this restaurant has a TWO star rating, but given the quality of the staff, taste of the food... It's gotta be biased somehow. Only 38 reviews as I write this, so I'm sure once it gets to a better sample size (maybe 120 reviews) the rating has to get better and better. There is nothing two star about this place. I'm solidly sticking by my FIVE star review. Bravo to whomever the managers are, well done, great employee selection process obviously. You can't train such great personalities. If I have to say anything negative, I guess the bathroom could have been a little more tidy but hey, they close in thirty minutes. No harm, no foul. read more

Worst out back ever. The person seating us had no personality and was either walking around eating or chewing gum. The steaks were mixed up as far as cooking to well or medium well. Sauteed mushrooms look boiled in there own juice. Tea hot with little ice,Broccoli horrible big stalks. Bread had dish of butter with less than a teaspoon full. looked left over from someone tray.Sweet potatoe. just butter ask for sugar cinnamon. Not on theses potatoes. Do not go. Not Friendly, Not good food. a waste of $70.00 read more

My father and I ate here this afternoon, and I must say my steak was cooked to perfection. Great sear and a perfectly, medium well, juicy and seasoned. Prior to food coming out I had asked for steak sauce, but when food came out i never even touched the bottle. We sat at the bar and Anna was just amazing. Service was top notch and my steak was on par with ruth's Chris in va bch. Thanks Anna and Joe. Will definitely return here again. read more

I ordered filet and lobster. Filet was the size of the bottom of a Hardee's biscuit. Not sure it was even filet. Give me a break. My wife had baked potato soup and the "toppings" was a tiny cup with 2 little bits of bacon and literally 3 slivers of shredded cheese. We had a gift card otherwise we would never go to outback in Nags Head. This reinforces that belief. read more

Chris our waiter wasn't nice or helpful. Asked if we wanted an appetizer and we said no. And from that point felt unwanted. Got my wedge salad on a hot plate. REALLY?!?!??? Needless to say that was upsetting. The food looked great then I cut into my medium steak that was more like WELL DONE! Sent it back and I waited 10-15min for my new one. The manager seemed nice but that can't make up for the lack of service we received from Chris. No need to ask me if I want dessert, I'll take my business elsewhere. Outback at home is much nicer. Overall the food was ok. The wait staff was mediocre. In the end nothing comped. Horrible experience. I will never come back. I recommend you make a u-turn and head somewhere else. Best of all the manager said she would correct the bill, not a penny was taken off the bill. By the way the managers reason for not comping my steak, it was done right the second time. Really the company was done eating when I started. Terrible terrible visit. read more

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Enjoyed a great meal with very good service. The restaurant is clean and the staff are efficient and attentive. Definitely recommend this place! read more

The crispy chicken sandwich was supposed to come coated in buffalo sauce but it did it in fact it did not come with buffalo sauce at all. The vegetables where overdone. Would not come back!! read more

Wow...is all I can say...and that is not in a good way! 3/4 of the seats are open when we got there and we are told a 5 minute wait. I understand...maybe understaffed. Finally sat us next to a loud crying toddler. When we asked if we could move just one table over the hostess said yes but you'll have to wait another 5-10 minutes. What???? Just move us one table over and don't seat the table next to the crying toddler! Dah...not rocket science. Decided to sit at the bar which a very overwhelmed bar tender who was also serving all the tables in the bar did a descent job. On the other hand the food took for ever and was horrible! I ordered a salad with dressing on the side and received a bowl of dressing with some salad tossed on top. Didn't want to complain...felt sorry for the bartender so said nothing. Finally I got my French Onion Soup and my husband finally received his Burger. His bun was burnt to a crisp black...my Soup was a bowl of soggy bread. I went ahead and ordered a second bowl (unlimited soup and salad) and pulled all of the bread out of the second bowl to fill the salad plate beside me. At this point just wanted to go home so I could eat something that tasted half way descent. Also, noticed that the lady across from us had sent back her salad and the young men beside us sent back all of their appetizers because they were cold! We are locals and I can't really see how I can recommend such a place to any of our customers. Big disappointment. We would recommend management to get their act together or close off season! My husband always asked for Outback Gift cards for Christmas and Birthdays but after our last several experiences will choose a different restaurant from now on! Not our first bad experience at Nags Head Outback...but will be our last! read more

We went in last night and got seated right away, our server Vagas was phenomenal. I HATE martinis and his description of the lime pie martini made me desperate to try it, it was amazing! Whoever your bartenders are can certainly make a really good drink. Our food was quick, in a good way. His presentation with the food was great and his jokes were so funny! I really think other servers could learn a lot from him. Best service we've ever had from an outback. We will be returning again! read more

Update 2: After posting my update last Friday, outback was quick to send something in the mail. Found it ironic it postmarked same day as updating my review. Anyways glad outback reached out and offered us to come back into give them another try! Update: Outback has contacted me and looking further into our experience. They offered to send me something to get us to come back to try them again. Never received anything. We love outback. We are here on vacation and decided to order carry out. Soup was way to salty, and missing the cheese and bacon. Bloomin onion was way over cooked. If we dined inside I would have returned it. Not impressed with the carry out for this location. read more

We had the most rude waitress ever. She first kept dropping everything when she first came to the table. Said I could get something because it was hard on the cooks, she also bashed the food to another customer. My grandma order a median well 8oz sirloin that had to be recooked 3 times to get it right. Also never refilled our drinks, didn't give us straws and talked to us very rudely. While we were leaving she said "I'm sorry the steaks were cooked wrong I would've done it myself," but proceeded to walk away saying "no not really." And she just left. I do not recommend this restaurant at all. This was my first time going and I don't think I'm ever coming back. read more

This is the worst Outback Steakhouse I have ever been to! Started our visit by a hostess who didn't know where to seat us, even though the restaurant was pretty much empty. She actually left us at the podium and went to look around the dining room. Service was slow and our server was also bartending so she was running back and forth between the tables and bar. We ordered our food when we ordered our drinks (so pretty much when we were seated) and still waited literally an hour for two burgers. The burgers and fries were cold upon arrival. After eating several bites of my burger, I discovered mold on its bun. Absolutely disgusting. Immediately lost my appetite which was disappointing considering we waited so long. After bringing the mold and temperature to our server's attention, she acknowledged the mold and just said she'd get the manager. The manager came out (who was the one who brought our burgers to our table) and offered me another burger. AS IF I want to have another burger after I just was served a cold one with mold! She gave us an insincere apology and really didn't seem to care. She didn't even give us eye contact. She did comp our food, but left us to pay for our drinks. After paying and heading for the door, our server said "did she (the manager) make you feel better?" Are you kidding me?? Very childish. I could not believe the poor service and management of this restaurant and the way in which they "handled" this situation! Outback is typically one of my favorite restaurants but this one SUCKS! read more

Outback Steakhouse - Mold on burger - Steakhouses Near Me - Nags Head, North Carolina

A friend and I (locals) could no longer resist the call of the Bloomin' Onion. In the past, the food and service has been hit or miss but the Bloom is always good. Well this evening it was a hit and all was very good. If you have been to any Outback you know the drill, Entree with 2 sides for the main course. None of the sides are "knock your socks off" or super special but basic items if done well can make an enjoyable meal. I had one of the current specials - a 9 ounce center cut sirloin and coconut shrimp. For sides I chose the house salad and loaded potato soup. My dining partner had a huge bone in steak - missed what it was - with the salad and mashed potatoes. All were pronounced to be very good. The salad is basic with iceberg lettuce, cherry tomatoes, cucumber, and onion. Again, nothing special but plenty fine for a chain meal. The soup was good but as usual a bit too salty. Again, not unexpected but decent. The star of the show, steak, was tender, juicy and cooked perfectly. The 4 coconut shrimp, though not as good as some of our local establishments, were indeed very tasty. My friend had the carrot cake for dessert and pronounced it moist and tasty. So why go to Outback with so many great OBX restaurants? The darn onion! Love that thing! And a decent meal for the $$$$. And we eat local all the time so honestly a chain is a bit of a treat. The service was very good with drinks being refilled quickly and all requests met professionally and timely. The food came out in a very reasonable time, faster than in past visits. This could have been because we were in early and the restaurant was not crowded post Labor day weekend. Both of us had enough left over for another meal. Overall I would give 3.5 stars if possible. We have been spoiled by many of our fine local purveyors. read more

service was HORRIBLE. Food was okay, but the kids meal chicken was spicy and it was supposed to be for kids. they didn't bring the right things with our order. worst outback i have ever been too. won't be going back again. read more

The place was almost empty. We sat for 15 mins before our drink order was even taken! The service was the worst we had ever seen!

What a disappointment! On vacation and thought well Outback is decent let's go there.... BIG MISTAKE! Party of 5, sat at a table almost immediately, after the hosts talked through where to put us. No silverware. Waitress came took drink orders, she was asked to bring silverware... brought drinks, no silverware or straws. Bread and plates, no silverware and straws thrown on the table. Blooming onion.... still no silverware, finally got it after husband reminded her and she says "yeah, I was going to go find you some". Finally the meals arrived, 4 out of 5 were ok. Unfortunately my meal was not. Ordered the 9oz filet cooked medium.... I knew it was wrong before even cutting into it.... pink liquid oozing out all over the plate. Cut it in half and not surprised... very rare. Waitress returns and takes meal back to get cooked. My son had ordered the same steak as me and his was fine. Unacceptable.... if you call yourself a steakhouse, how can you be so inconsistent from one meal to another. Would not recommend Nags Head Outback to anyone. read more

Waiting for over a half hour to fourth five minutes for food and there is hardly no one here. I have my son, daughter-in-law and grandson here. This is ridicules. Never again. read more

Yuck. Our server was good enough, she charmed the children so she scored points there, but she didn't prebus the bread board and that won't cut it with me. But the real issue was our food coming out over cooked and cold. We went in about 4pm and there were hardly any customers yet, but we had a party of 15 sit down after us. Sadly, with few staff working so early, our food did not make it to our table while it was still edible. The manager brought the food to us but the steaks were way over cooked and the prime rib was cold. We sent one steak back and it came out over cooked on the outside and cold in the center. We were hoping for a decent meal after driving all day but instead we set $100 on fire. We should have gone to Food Lion, bought frozen dinners and sat on the bed in the hotel room staring at the toilet while we ate instead. read more

If I could give negative stars, I would! Never have I ever been refused service from any establishment and pretty much told to leave until tonight! Signed up for online waitlist since we are from unfamiliar with location and noticed it maxed out at 6 guests. So I chose for a party of 6, but when I checked in, I explained that we "technically" had 7. However, my 3- year old was sharing off my plate and I would be fine with her sitting with me. After being told that there was only 2 wait staff and of the 2, only 1 could serve parties of 6 or more, the hostess then said "let me see if she can take you" and doesn't even come back, but sends a belligerent manager!! Not trying to cause any trouble, I listened to every excuse the manager gave, then even asked about splitting our table into 2 tables ( a 4 top and a 3) and we were told that it wasn't going to happen. The SAME thing apparently happened to the family in front of us...I completely understand being understaffed and overwhelmed, but handle yourself in a professional and positive manner!! If they truly are that understaffed, maybe they shouldn't be open! read more

Overall great experience. Against the advice of the other yelp reviewers we went to outback. No local place has wowed us, so why not try a chain. Our waitress was awesome. The food wasn't spectacular (it's outback) but it was consistent with all other outbacks. read more