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    Buzz's Roost

    3.4 (138 reviews)
    ModerateBars, American, Seafood
    Closed 12:00 pm - 2:00 am (Next day)

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    Loud
    Divey
    Casual
    Happy hour specials

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    Tim S.

    Buzz's Roost is located right on the boardwalk in Carolina Beach. They have a bar area, inside and outside seating. Very casual, as you would expect. A lot of the restaurants on the boardwalk are just okay. Buzz's Roost actually exceeded my expectations. The menu is wide ranging with sandwiches, wraps, wings, tacos, salads and some more expensive entries. Recommend the Angry Ahi Tuna Tacos. Calamari is also good. I only remember beer in cans, no drafts. Correct me if I am wrong. They did have local beers on the menu. Full bar as well, but never tried anything other than beer. Highly recommend.

    cajun crab boil
    Marleigh P.

    food was great well seasoned and crab was cooked to perfection. welcoming staff and good customer service. would come back!!

    Low Country Boil
    Stacy L.

    Stopped by this afternoon for a late lunch, and decided on the Low Country Boil. The bartender was great, attentive and checked on me periodically. The food wasn't as great as I had hoped. I ordered the boil with Old Bay, but it was pretty plain and the flavor was either washed out in the boil, or there was livery little added to begin with. The boil came out with 3 small crab clusters, this was more than I expected, but I soon discovered why that may have been. The crab was steamed a little too long and all the meat stuck to the inside of the shell, making it hard to separate and enjoy. I found myself using the crab fork to scrape it out of the shells. I know crab is a lot of work, but the tiny legs made it even more so with hardly any meat. The shrimp was great, about 5 medium shrimp in the boil. No trace of Old Bay, but the cocktail sauce worked. The sausage was not good, it had a very meaty taste to it with no seasonings. Potatoes were not boiled, but roasted and seasoned well. Corn was mushy. I'm giving this place a 4 because I know it's off season and the bartender was amazing. But I'll likely try another establishment for a boil in the future.

    Tony R.

    It was day after Labor Day when we visited(on purpose) and it was dead except for a few tourists and probably less locals. Kitchen was closed but we just stopped in for a drink. Looking around, I don't know if I'd eat here or not. Looked pretty messy in the bar area, no a/c. Had the doors open and a bunch of floor fans going. Barmaid was friendly enough and gave us a good double pour whiskey and ginger. $28 for two drinks. Not too bad for right on beach. No draft beers, only bottles and cans.

    Bar
    Erin W.

    Food: Decent "American" menu with seafood, salads, burgers, tacos etc. Pretty tasty but not memorable food. Kitchen closes around ?10pm Bar: Full bar with Cheap drinks and hard working bartenders. Atmosphere: Right on the Carolina Beach boardwalk. Outside and inside seats, they keep the windows open in the summer so it is a little warm. A good mix of locals and tourists, a variety of ages. Later in the night, other bars close and people who want a party vibe pour in here! There's quieter bars nearby if you want to drink a beer without fun energy and loud music. They have Karaoke some nights which is entertaining

    Small dried up oysters with a tiny piece of lemon! Not good
    Rhea V.

    I ordered a margarita that tasted soooo sweet despite me asking for no syrup and a splash of strawberry. When I asked for a remake, they made a new one and insisted I pay for the first still which I didn't really drink besides the initial taste. Both drinks were shit. Why bring a second one that taste just as bad and force me to pay for both? At least ask if I'll take a remake in addition to the shit original one. Also oysters are dry and tiny. For a dozen piece they only gave one tiny lemon. DO NOT go to this place: complete regret.

    Menu
    Laura A.

    Not much of a boardwalk but we liked this place to stop in for a few drinks and nachos. The bartender, Trish was super friendly. She made me a specialty drink with vodka, coconut rum, cranberry and pineapple that was delicious! The nachos were awesome with melted cheese and beef. Great country music played while we watched a few games in the four TVs above the bar. $30 for two beers, mixed drink and nachos didn't break the bank so gotta like that too!

    Low country seafood boil
    Sami S.

    The seafood was AMAZING, the drinks were great, and the location is perfect! Loved that it was right on the beach and had fresh seafood

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    Service was great, lobster roll not so much. Def taste like imitation lobster, I couldn't even finish it. Waste of $26.99.

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    Mary Clare was amazing!!! Thank you for great service, good food, and a good time. Had the 1 lb crab legs, highly recommend!'

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    They have their own small parking lot that is free for customers…read more After ordering food inside or at the little tiki bar, they will text you when the food is ready and then you come back to a small pick up window to pick up the food. They have one highchair available, which does not have a seatbelt. For Sunday brunch, we tried the special pumpkin French toast, made with the pumpkins from the October pumpkin patch, and Sandbar breakfast sandwich. The pumpkin special wasn't written anywhere, I was just told to me verbally from the staff. She didn't mention it had hot honey, so it had a little kick from that. I would've preferred it to not have hot honey, since I was not in the mood for a spicy French toast. Otherwise, it was good, had a mild pumpkin flavor. I was still a little bit hungry after eating all of it. The Sandbar breakfast sandwich was good, had Carnitas, eggs, tomato, cheddar cheese. Coffee is available-don't expect anything great. It was sunny during lunchtime, and there is no covered seating outdoors unless you want to sit indoors. We ended up sitting on the pier, which was a lot more windy, which made it cooler. We came on another day on a Friday night when they were having their bonfire event with live music around 6 PM. It was very busy, tons of people. There were a few bonfires-it was too smoky to sit by the bonfire but there was no room anyway. There were some open bench tables on the pier itself. We tried the burger, which was good but not the best burger in the world. It came with seasoned (looked homemade) potato chips. Food is a little pricey, which is not surprising, given the location. But it is really a nice location, given that it's on the beach. So still worth a visit for the location and fairly good food.

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