Enjoyed a great Western omelette with crispy hash browns at the Pirates Deck Saturday morning. They had limited staff but the gentleman greeting us was welcoming and friendly. The food and coffee were very delicious and plentiful. I could barely finish the omelette because it was large and filled with veggies. Based on our experience, I highly recommend the Pirates Deck for breakfast! read more

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One of the best hangout spots at Oak island. Thanks to Billy May for some great service too!! Hushpuppies are the best!!

We recently visited Pirates Deck in Oak Island, North Carolina, hoping for a fun and satisfying family meal, but unfortunately, it didn't quite hit the mark. I ordered the shrimp platter, which was decent but lacked the fresh, coastal flavor I was expecting. My wife went with the BLT sandwich -- simple and serviceable, but again, nothing that stood out. One of our sons had the wings, the other had the chicken tenders, and both said they were "fine," which kind of sums up the overall vibe of the meal. What really stood out, though -- and not in a good way -- was the service. It took a long time for anyone to even acknowledge us after we were seated, and we weren't the only ones who noticed; we actually watched a younger couple get up and leave after waiting too long to be helped. That's never a good sign. To be fair, the food wasn't bad -- just very average -- but when paired with the slow service and underwhelming atmosphere, it's hard to find a reason to return. Oak Island has plenty of other dining options, and next time, we'll probably try our luck elsewhere. read more

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We've been traveling to OKI for over 6 years and never knew this little gem even existed until recently when a friend and I stopped in for lunch. He ordered a bbq sandwich and I got a burger, both of which were quick, affordable and delicious! Also loves the vibe of the restaurant and silly pirate theme / menu lore, definitely will be bringing the family with me next time I'm on island time! read more

Food is always good and I love their staff. They are always nice and personable. Great selection of drinks and I love their lunch and dinner specials. read more

We come to OKI all the time and love trying all the local breakfast gems--there are so many great spots to choose from! So when we saw Pirates Deck had started serving breakfast, we were excited to add a new one to the rotation. One thing that makes this place stand out right away is the space--it's big! While many of the local favorites are cozy and charming (and we love them for it), Pirates Deck offers a bit more breathing room, which can mean shorter wait times during those busy beach mornings. The vibe inside is great--bright, open, and super cute with a relaxed, beachy feel. The staff was amazing--genuinely friendly and on top of things. Our food came out hot and fast, which is always a win. The menu had something for everyone, and the prices were almost shocking (in a good way). Nothing we ordered was over $10! The daily special was a sausage quiche with a perfectly buttery crust and lots of flavor. The waffle? Absolutely massive--like, dinner plate big--and somehow still light and fluffy. I grabbed a six-piece French toast to-go for only $5, and it was easily enough for two people to share (or one person to aggressively enjoy alone, no judgment). read more

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This place is a scam! Watch your bill! Charged me 86.00 on my receipt, got a returned ticket for $93.00. Said it was for a 4% credit card fee. Credit card fee, when I questioned it, they threatened to call the police on me! Avoid this place like the plague! The manager doesn't know how to deal with a customer questioning her authority. She tried to call 911 and they didn't answer for her. Must not be the first time. Awful management and leadership! read more

first, waited 15 minutes for drinks, no salad dressing Food took a while, chili and cheese fries were ordered got my chili and cheese first in 2 bowls, the. my fries and Philly cheese stake later. My chili and cheese were cold and my steak was nasty (IMO) wanted a medium steak but got it over well-done. chairs are super uncomfortable as well. horrible service, my friend threw up on the way out read more

Has potential but under serviced and employees need a better attitude. On a positive note the atmosphere is nice and the food tastes very good. read more

Absolutely YES‼ So hungry forgot to take pics over Christmas holiday. The price was reasonable, the food was fantastic & the atmosphere was very nice. Family oriented for sure. Very comfortable place to eat read more

Visited on a Sunday night during off season for beach. Had no problems getting a seat. Gabby was right over to get our drink orders. She came right back with drinks and took our food order. My beer did not come out frosty cold. The dining room is a large and very open with several television monitors, pool tables and a few games. There is an open bar at rear of building and has cornhole boards. In the winter they capsulate bar area and turn on heaters. My wife ordered a bowl of seafood chowder to start which was thick, meaty and taste good. Gabby came soon after with our food in good time. My wife ordered a crab cake and I ordered hot wings. My wife could not eat the crab cake as there was some kind of spicing in it that we have never tasted. I ordered the mild hot wing sauce which was very mild. The wings were cooked pretty crispy the way I like them. Should have ordered the hot coating. Gabby offered to bring my wife something else but she was not very hungry and had her heart set on the cake. Our bill came and Gabby had removed the crab cake from our tab. read more

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All the seafood was really good and fresh. Portion size was good for the price. The homemade slaw was amazing. Service was fast and friendly. I know it is a bar too but the music could have been lower during a 5:00 dinner for families. Glad I stopped and gave it a chance. 8/10 read more

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On our girls' vacation, we went to Pirates Deck after having no luck finding a restaurant that wasn't overly busy. We called and were told it'd be no wait, but when we arrived less than 5 minutes later, we waited around 40 minutes for a table. That's fine--things happen. But the worst was yet to come. After we were seated, our waitress came to take our order. She was helpful and let us know that they were understaffed that night. We placed all of our orders. One of us tried to order a crawfish boil with sausage added. Our waitress came back ~5 minutes after the orders were placed and let her know that they ran out of sausage. No big deal. Then she came back about 20-30 minutes after THAT, (when you'd think our food was about done), and told the same girl that they didn't have any crawfish. That was a bummer, especially since our food was on its way out of the kitchen. Why weren't we told that 20 minutes before? Not sure. The waitress tried to convince her to order something off the menu of "equal value." I'm really not sure why. Maybe so she didn't have to switch it in the system? Either way, my friend ended up replacing it with a burger. All the food came out while my friend waited another 15-20 minutes for the burger. It was very underwhelming. I got one of the seafood combos with shrimp, flounder, and deviled crab. It was ordinary frozen/fried food. That's the way it seemed for everyone's meals. Nothing exciting or honestly very good. I didn't eat my flounder because the "skin"looked really disgusting. Our waitress informed me that it's supposed to look that way, but my other friend ordered flounder and it didn't appear that way...I believed the waitress, but still--not appetizing to look at. My friend who ordered the burger had her original crawfish boil sides come out because the kitchen made them already. She was charged for those. She really shouldn't have been charged for them since she didn't ask to have those + the new meal she was getting. But we didn't complain. The salt was empty and leaking liquid, there were dead flies all over the windowsill, and the soap in the bathroom was in a styrofoam cup on the sink. Little things but definitely starting to add up! To top off the night, two of us paid with cash--the waitress never asked if they wanted change back, and instead, pocketed the change. When my friends asked for their change back, the waitress appeared annoyed and went back into the back room and pulled it out of her apron (they saw it happen). Nice. TLDR; Don't go here. It is not worth your time, money, or stress, and it will waste a vacation dinner night! read more

Love the food, the problem is if you call in, 2 different times they laid the phone down, and never came back.

Eat place. Cool local vibe. Staff were extremely friendly! Burgers are good. Had steamed oysters here before.

Went on a Friday night, wait time was around 30 minutes but we opted to eat at the bar. Food was fine for me, nothing special, had the deviled crab and husband had the flounder, he didn't like the tartar sauce and they over cooked the hush puppies. read more

This place has an amazing breakfast. It seems to be the best kept secret on Oak Island.

On vacation we ate her for dinner one night. Service was great! Our server was very friendly and there was no wait time. My husband loved the cocktail sauce. Food was really good. I do not recommend the deep fried corn on the cob....it's literally just deep fried in grease by itself and was dripping in grease. My daughter loves corn and was completely disappointed. We ended up getting to enjoy some live music which was nice. Our family would definitely go back. read more

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The pirate deck offers a great location on Oak Island. The food is mediocre and the service at least the night that we went wasn't great. We were there for a Charity event and music bingo while the songs for the bingo were fabulous, our service was lackluster and we had to ask repeatedly to bring napkins as well as silverware... By the end of the evening as people were leaving the service got a little better. This is a great place for an event in the front part. However, in the back part of the restaurant the bar is a little bit more. Chill and easier to get drinks and food and napkins. read more

Had I not been absolutely starving when I ate my meal, I wouldn't have eaten it at all I ordered the flounder basket, and it was totally dry, with honest-to-god, NO seasoning whatsoever. Not even salt or pepper as far as I could tell. Nothing on the fries, nothing on the fish, and nothing on the singular hushpuppie I got either. The tartar sauce was the only thing that made it edible, and there wasn't nearly enough provided to save the dish. However, it was the only place that would serve us to-go @ 8PM on a Sunday (for some reason no other restaurants nearby will do that?) so I'll give them that. read more

Do not eat here I know someone who worked here and the roof would leak water into the kitchen and had a raw chicken box full of water leaking into the plated food. read more

Incredibly great cost for drinks. Pool tables add a good mix in activities. Went two nights in a row while in town recently. Not sure why this place does not have more positive reviews or if there's new management that's changed.. But bartenders and waiting staff were all great and the place was very clean. Wings were great and on .75 cent wing special. read more

Billy was our waiter and he was EXCELLENT! He deserves a pay raise! He was on top of seeing that drinks were filled, orders were delivered correctly! He would make an excellent bartender! The food was great! read more

Absolutely do NOT recommend Pirates Deck in Oak Island. The crab legs were mediocre, my daughter and I waited over an hour for our appetizer, I waited 45 minutes for home chips and when they finally came they were cold, even though I was promised they were almost finished cooking. We will absolutely NOT return. The staff needs to learn the menu. read more

Went for Saturday breakfast & food was well below expectations. We did get a Bloody Mary & believe mixer was bad. We were both sick & that was only item in common. Food extremely greasy - scramble eggs & waffle which also had a strange taste. Only good thing about this establishment was our server who was friendly. Eat here again...never- since breakfast is the simplest thing to prepare. Have no intentions of trying anything here. read more

When we got our bill the food costed much more than the menu said. Food wasnt bad it just wasn't that good, nothing to make you want to come back read more

Black Beard himself wouldnt eat this garbage! $60.00 for two plates of freeze food that came from across the street at Food Lion

The service was very slow and terrible (the server never came to refill our drinks). The food was ok but we ordered items we never received. We won't be back. read more

We were so excited to visit Pirates Deck after the long wait to reopen and I can't say the experience quite met our expectations. While service was incredible and the vibes would be perfect for a warm sunny day, our meals were hit or miss. The appetizers were good, but we thought the portion sizes weren't aligned with the cost. The BLT and chicken Philly were great. As a nacho connoisseur, these were underwhelming- you can make better at home. If we go back, we would sit outside due to an incredibly loud and obnoxious squeak on a heavily used door. read more

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Absolutely terrible. Hour wait after we placed order until we got one of our orders. One person got her order. Hard cold fries. Cold over done burger. Decent fried mushrooms. Clam drips only available with meal deal. Half pound crabs with barely any meat. Really greasy fried pickles. Never never will go back read more

Nice place with standard bar food. The folks are friendly and the beer is cold! However, if you're looking for higher quality, unique food, maybe try another spot. read more

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Was recommended by a local. Great easy lunch option on oak island. The staff was very kind with my takeaway order for my group letting me know how long it will take and getting everything I needed. It has indoor and outdoor seating. It was nice they didn't close between lunch and dinner like other restaurants around. read more

I'm glad this place reopened after being closed for a long while. The folks here are wonderful and the food ain't bad either. It's convenient to shop next door then come here for a quick bite. read more

We DO NOT RECOMMEND this place! The Mushroom Swiss Burger, Fried Pickles, and Homemade Chips were alright! The Pirate's Steam Pot was mainly garbage, the crab legs weren't bad, the Clams were the smallest I've ever seen and you only get 4( 1 was missing)! The Steamed Oysters were definitely rotten! As well as the Raw Oysters! We were told they get them fresh everyday and that because I "ate" some, they wouldn't take it off! They were in the napkin on the table! The manager wouldn't even come over and talk to us and only took off a discounted amount of the raw oysters I didn't eat! Our Waitress was great though, she did great refilling drinking, making sure we were okay, and apologized about the food we got! I believe her name was Kristen or Kirsten! She's the reason that this review has 2 stars instead of 1 star! Thank You to our waitress! We would've loved to spend more money and plan on coming yearly for our vacations, but we more than likely won't come back! read more

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Great food! Friendly service. Had the fish tacos. Love music also. Glad to have the new and improved Pirate's Deck back! We Will return!

This spot is an OG restaurant on the island. We were so happy to hear it opened back up! Great spot if you're looking for a good, casual meal. It's a beach bar, don't expect anything fancy. Peel and eat shrimp is 10/10!!! Seafood is fresh. Our server Jennifer during our last visit was amazing. read more

Only went for drinks but my wife and mother in law said it was the best margarita they had ever had!

The food really is not bad overall. But the kitchen is lacking. We waited 1 hr and 40 minutes and still did not have our food and really got the run around and not an apology given. The deviled crabs were frozen in the middle. They took them back to kitchen and 20 minutes later brought them back out and they were still cold. By that time we were just over it. They had our waitress waiting tables and working the bar. Too much for one person. read more

We watched four rats play behind the bar while we quickly finished our drinks and left.

Positives. The bar and wait staff were great. My first time at PD was for drinks and apps with my buddies. Food was ok. Mostly fried food options for apps. Went the 2nd time for dinner with the family and the service and drinks were still great. However the food was extremely disappointing. My son asked for his ribeye sandwich to be medium rare and he got it well done. The meat was most fat and tendons. My shrimp po boy consisted of POPCORN shrimp that you buy from the frozen section of the grocery store! I couldn't believe it. I've never been to a place on the Island or Southport that did not have hand battered or grilled fresh shrimp. Unbelievable. I'll be back for a drink, but that's about it. read more