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    Breakwater Restaurant

    3.7 (155 reviews)
    PriceySeafood, Bars
    Open 5:00 pm - 9:00 PM
    Updated 1 month ago

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    BREAKWATER RESTAURANT ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Moderate noise
    Romantic
    Upscale
    Outdoor seating

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    Suzanne B.

    A year ago we gave an amazing review because this restaurant deserved it! We have been coming here for more years than I can even recall and dine here 2-3 nights during our vacation stay. And intermittently enjoyed carry out, too. This year, the new management has negatively impacted our former favorite restaurant in Hatteras. So unfortunate! Terrible service, where bartenders were easily overheard being disrespectful to customers and eating snacks and ignoring customers until it was convenient for them to check in on them. And mediocre food at best. The ambiance is still so special. I've noticed more and more poor reviews as vacationers look forward to dining here but are equally disappointed as we were.

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    Make a reservation! This place is very good. The bartenders were having an interesting conversation we overheard while waiting for our table...they seemed a little agitated...BUT the food and table service was great. We had Dallas take care of us and he's the very best!

    Vampires Kiss which sales go to Breast Cancer research.  Pomegranate cosmo. Fantastic!

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    Everything was delicious and service was excellent. thanks Olivia for a lovely evening. beautiful atmosphere also.

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    Very nice sitting outside. We watched the fisherman charters come in at 5:00. Delicious crab appetizers and drinks were great too!

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    Our go to spot after a long day of fishing! Great drinks!! Staff is very friendly! Fresh fish and great pasta dishes

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    Ask the Community - Breakwater Restaurant

    Hatteras Sol Waterside Grill

    Hatteras Sol Waterside Grill

    4.4
    (259 reviews)
    0.7 mi
    $$

    First off, I'd like to say that the service was fantastic. The food was great, and our server…read moreJustin was a fantastic guy. My only complaint is the seating. They don't take reservations, which is understandable. We were told that the wait would be 20-25 minutes, which quickly turned into an hour. The setup of the seating makes no sense, because there were people who got there before opening and were being seated. We also had several people behind us in line, in the same size party be seated before we did, and we basically got ignored for a good half hour. Asking about why we were being skipped led to a host telling us she had no idea, and made no effort to figure out why. We have gone to this restaurant several times, and we make an effort to come here whenever we're in the outer banks. I believe that the management of seating is really the only thing wrong with this restaurant, and if you're going to make someone wait, you should at least be able to tell them why.

    One of the best meals in all of OBX where every part of the meal delivered…read more For starters we had the crispy calamari. The calamari came out hot and tasted so good with the Cajun remoulade to dip in. We also had the special lamb lollipops which were cooked to a perfect medium and were seasoned perfectly. The chopped wedge salad was massive and great to share with another person. The seafood corn chowder is packed with all different kinds of seafood and makes a nice thick chowder. The shrimp and grits is one of the best shrimp and grits I've had. The tomato sauce is full of so much flavor with the large tomato chunks adding some nice texture to the dish. The grits are fried into cakes that have that crispy outside and smooth grits on the inside. On the specials we had the fried soft shell crab. While the crab had a nice light batter the crab shell isn't great but was made up with the lemon remoulade on top. The vegetables were under seasoned lacking salt and any other seasoning. The whole fried fish did stand out as a great dish with the fish cut into large strips, the light fry, and the Cajun remoulade to add some flavor to dip in. For dessert we had the special chocolate mousse cake which was delicious but nothing too special. Overall every item was good and our server was wonderful and I will plan on coming back whenever I'm in the OBX.

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    The bar
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    Fried Calamari
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    Open Water Grill

    Open Water Grill

    3.0
    (15 reviews)
    0.9 mi

    Unfortunately the excellent location and view was not enough to overcome the very average meal we…read morehad for lunch. We returned the shrimp cocktail because it was mealy and not fresh (note: waitress was very nice and understanding about the shrimp). With that location the menu needs to be enhanced and upgraded. I would not recommend.

    We ended up here because hatteras soul was 1 1/2 hour wait. We should have waited. I don't mind…read moretrying new places and know they will have growing pains when they open- however, this was one of the worst experiences in a while. The view and relaxing back deck is the only reason I'm giving this place 2 stars. It took a little longer for our waitress to great us from the start. They looked a little under staff so I get it. We ordered our food and drinks together because we figured better to speed up the process. She screwed up the drink order bringing an iced tea instead of a Chardonnay. Ok minor mistake. Then our food came out and my shrimp and grits did not have the sausage in it like the menu said. The grits were on the thinker side. Overall not bad but I wanted the sausage in it since that's the reason I got it. My wife ordered potstickers and she crab soup. The potstickers came out with no soy sauce or anything. So she ate them dry because the soy sauce never came out after we requested it. She also didn't get to try the she crab soup because the waitress spilled it brining it out. Our friend ordered the Tuna and liked it. Would recommended it. Our other friend order the crab Mac & Cheese and she crab soup. She loved the crab Mac & Cheeee! However, the waitress forgot the she crab soup so again she cannot say one way or the other if it's good. This the first time Yelp steered me wrong. This is not a 4 star restaurant until they get all the kinks worked out. Not sure I'd be willing to try them again.

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    Beautiful Sunset off the Docks
    Beautiful Sunset off the Docks
    Beautiful view!
    Beautiful view!
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    Breakwater Restaurant - seafood - Updated August 2026

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