We always eat at Dirty Dicks every time we go to Outer Banks and their food is always good! Seafood is a lot cheaper from where we leave and they always have huge seafood selections! We tried the fried gator tail for the first time and it was delicious! Their hush puppies is super good compared to any seafood restaurants. read more

We went for dinner over the weekend part of our outer bank trip. This place is good for family as well solo people. They looks like recently changed new menu as per manager. We tried " sea food platter" has puppies, shrimp Pobye sandwich. All are delicious. It smells like just fresh food. Prices are also not expensive. There new dish lobstergambo also real good. We really like it it's yummy !! read more

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First off our server was AMAZING and on point! No complaints about her whatsoever! I complained to her in person and made it clear I wanted to pay for what we ordered. I personally understand the restaurant struggle. However the food quality was not worth the $140 we spent. We ordered the Trinity Platter with King crab. We were shorted clams, how hard is it to count to 12?! Our server brought us more out. The shrimp were way overcooked and some were very mushy. The corn was very soft and tasted as if it had been frozen since last summer then microwaved. My $14 drink came out without the olives, okra and pickled green beans. I never got the green beans. My husband paid for a Bushwacker in souvenir glass but they were out so he got a plastic cup instead. The Chicken andouille jambalaya was so dry and had no signs of chicken, peppers, onions or celery. The platter (boat) that our food was served on had a broken corner and had been glued together all the way around. The dried glue was dripped down the inside touching our food. My 8 year old could have glued and cleaned the boat better. Then as we were leaving my husband tripped on the warped rubber covering on the top step. Not one employee asked if he was okay. We come to the Outer Banks every year for our anniversary with no kids and try a new place and treat ourselves! This dinner was very disappointing! There was no wait, and it wasn't busy especially at only 50% capacity! read more

Food was super super good! I was really happy with my order. My husband's order was huge for just ordering a crab melt! Staff was really friendly! Place was clean and very roomy. We really enjoyed our experience there. read more

What to say - manger Rob is creepy as he tries to get close with customers. Food is average, their lunch special of the blackened Swai with jambalaya is pretty good. They also have a monster fish sandwich that I will admit is kinda great. Their all you can eat crab leg buffet is more expensive than Captain George's... and you don't have as many options! $10-$15 more for crab, corn, and potatoes instead of the world at your fingertips. Don't waste your time unless you want something from their gift shop. Lisa behind the counter is really kind. Overall - bad and cheap food that is waayyyy overpriced. Although I see mixed reviews on their hush puppies, I was not a fan. Select items go above average, most are just cheap foods you could get anywhere. It's a place built on novelty alone! read more

Good food and lots of it. Personally I thought too much food but to each their own. Has the fried calamari which was done right and the sauce was good. Everyone enjoyed their po'boys. read more

The waitress refused to accommodate any special requests and downplayed my life-threatening food allergies, asking me how severe they really were and how she just has her son carry benadryl around for his food allergies. Manager was completely rude and said that when they are busy they can't make special accommodations. He was aggressive towards my son and had an attitude when he first came to the table. He yelled "enjoy your wendy's dinner" as we got up to leave. I have never seen anyone in the food industry treat customers this way. My kids looked forward to visiting all week to celebrate my birthday and they all left in tears. read more

Was expecting a bad meal based on the cheesy name. Was very much surprised by the quality of the food and attentive service. Came for lunch and the restaurant was very busy. The wait staff made it feel like we where the only customers in the place. Portions where monstrous and full flavored. Best yet our drinks never ran empty. We will return! This is a well earned 5 star rating! read more

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Go anywhere else but this place. It is pretty sad when the hush puppies were the best part of our meal. 2/10 The sausage and corn were disgusting, they were old and when I showed the waiter I was trying to describe and he said "oh yes that's old" They didn't even bring crab crackers with our food, we couldn't get any for about 10 minutes at which point the crab was cold. Had to ask for a refill on water. Our server never checked on us til we were finished eating. The red beans and rice were 4/10 The corn/sausage/potatoes were -5/10 The crab was 6/10 The pasta was 2/10 with overcooked shrimp (how a seafood place can't cook seafood is beyond me) read more

Perfectly fried seafood platter, it was Just not seasoned very well. Good portions though! Service was good and they made sure if you were walking around, that a mask was being worn. Im not to sure I would go back again due to the lack of Flavor in the food read more

I wasn't really a fan of this restaurant when we vistited it a long time ago, but my family loves it so I thought I would give it another try. The wait time was not bad for dinner time in busy Nags Head in the summer and there is a spacious porch out front with seating to wait. Ordered a strawberry margarita while waiting and the bartender ended up giving me double the amount for free because she made too much which was nice. We were seated at a table near the bar and the bartener was also our waiter but he was very attentive to us even though it was really busy at the time. Everyone that got seafood was extremely happy with their choices, the crab cakes were jumbo lump crab with very little filler, the stuffed flounder got rave reviews,and my son loved the fried crab lasagna. The clam chowder was full of clams and flavor and the steamed clams were also delicious. My steak was just ok, it was cooked perfectly but the cut was not the best (it is mainly a seafood restaurant however). Overall the meal was enjoyable and was a favorite of a few in our group from our week's vacation and we would return again. read more

Me and my friends are visiting OBX for spring break. we decided to stop at dirty dicks for dinner. As soon as we were seated our waitress was snobby at first and didn't like how we wanted to do separate checks. She made a comment about not to give her fake ids since she knew we were on spring break which none of us had. We were all starving and now this restaurant has us all angry. The food eventually came out and we realized why it was called "dirty dicks". My friend was eating her sandwich and pulled out COMPLETELY raw bacon. the manager came out and tried to tell us it was cooked but compared to my boyfriends bacon on his burger they looked not even close to similar. all they offered us was to redo the meal. didn't even take it off the bill. this place makes us feel sick. do not recommend unless you want some cheap food for an overpriced meal! Over all, none of us enjoyed our food. read more

This is for the breakfast buffet. I live here, but never stopped for the breakfast buffet until today. Actually didn't know about it until the manager told us at an evening event we attended here. Finally made it in for breakfast. Wow, what a variety of great food! All the staples plus custom omelettes and some unexpected treats too. Fairly priced and great service. We'll definitely be back. read more

Horrible experience, so please do not waste your time & definitely not your money! There June 28th. The hostess said it would be a 20 minute wait yet they got us in in less than five minutes & told us that it would take a few minutes for server to get with us. I've worked in food & beverage for well over 20 years so I understand & thought that maybe the server section had to turn over all at one time so I was automatically patient & understanding. He Started out by getting my daughters Shirley Temple wrong by only bringing a sprite, of which is the first time she's ever ordered & she's 14 (long time) & I had water, Then he ordered the wrong sandwich for me & then he ordered french fries for both of us which is a $.99 up charge on Both plates of which neither of us ever mentioned fries. We live on the coast & I could've gotten a flounder sandwich where I live for so much better than what I was served at Any given point in time within 5 minutes of our house. The fries were cold & the fried dill pickles that we got were average or below average, which were the main thing she was looking forward to. I got the bill & I still got charged for the sprite, which to be honest he should've just tossed in there since he didn't bring it in the first place, we were supposed to get hush puppies at the beginning and he brought them at the end so we took them in to go boxes. Like I said I've worked in beverage for over 20 years so I felt obligated to tip at least 20% I walked out paying 70 bucks for a horrible experience. Yes, I'm a complete fool for the tip, but I guess it's ingrained since it's been a livelihood for me. We had just arrived in town a few hours before, we're very hungry & tired, so I didn't have it in me to bring it up to management. The booth behind us was complaining about their food to our server when they were paying their check. The following night we went to Sam and Omies right next to our motel, had fantastic fast service, wonderful shrimp, drinks we ordered of the get go, paid close to a 40% tip and off with left overs for just under $30. read more

My experience at this restaurant was nothing but disappointing. First, the wait time was very long and once we were finally seated, the restaurant ran out of clean silverware to give us. We placed an order for an appetizer and our main dish at the same time. Our main dishes came out before our appetizer, so we asked the manager about our appetizer and it was brought out to us. My family tried it and its was nasty so we asked to send it back. Even our waitress made a comment about how our appetizer looked odd and not how it's normally made! The manager comes back over and we asked to send it back and she said "Well since you all ate part of the dish, you're going to have to pay a percentage of it." My family and I in total only took 4 bites: one bite for each of us! And the manager was trying to make us pay for a dish that wasn't made properly??? The manager of this establishment really rubbed me the wrong way. Our waitress was so sweet though and she told us that it would be absolutely ridiculous for us to pay a percentage of the dish. She convinced the manager to take it off of our bill entirely and the manager lady really tried to lie to us by saying that it was *her* idea to take it off of our check. Yeah freaking right! *eye roll* Not to mention, there were FOUR flies circling our table while we were trying to eat, both of the bathroom paper roll dispensers had been out of paper for two weeks, and the bathrooms were disgusting and not well kept. Save yourself the time and don't go to this place. read more

They really suck , I wouldn't recommend this place at all to any visitors coming out from other states apart from NC . They took freaking 1 hr to provide the appetizer and main menu . Definitely not coming back again read more

The food was delicious. Waitstaff was a bit too casual for my liking, but I do realize it is not a fine dining establishment, and it keeps with the laid back, beach vibe atmosphere. Fish and chips were on point. The hush puppies were warm and fresh...add butter and hot sauce....a delicacy!! read more

Dirty Dick's Crab House - Nags Head - Seafood Near Me - Nags Head, North Carolina

Stopped in for a late lunch while on vacation. We sat at the bar and were greeted by a very personable bartender who asked if we needed drinks and menu. She was very prompt and friendly. Hr biggest challenge was our indecisive nature on lunch. We finally chose the all you can eat special starting with clam strips. The orders came and were fantastic. These were not your Gortons frozen clam strips but lightly breaded and good sized. As filling as they were I wanted to try the fish so I ordered them. They came out very lightly breaded with great taste. Overall the lunch was perfect. The food quality was only outdone by the servers attitudes. Another place to repeat next year. read more

The crab lasagna was really head scratching. It's fried lasagna and cheese in a mix of sauces with balls of crab in the side? The flavors really didn't come together, making for a bizarre dish. Just a swing and a miss. The rest of our party got more traditional food (fried shrimp, crabs, etc) which turned out fine. Just stick to the basics when you order. read more

Dirty Dick's Crab House - Nags Head - Crab lasagna - Seafood Near Me - Nags Head, North Carolina

My family will never go their again because of the way the manager treated my son and daughter inlaw and their friends. They could not help but to complain that the crabs was not done all the way and then you call the law to them and then call them a cuss word with my 2 yearold granddaughter with them. They never said they were not going to pay for the food they just didn't wanna pay for the nasty crab you tried to feed them. And plus your restaurant gave my son food poisoning he has been sick since he ate at you restaurant. I don't know who the waitress was but she got a 40.00 tip so they were not trying to steal from you. My family loved this restaurant but no more. read more

They lost our tickets for our table. Wait another 20 minutes and still no food. They paid for our meal but the food that was delivered to our table was wrong and we all left hungry. Don't waist your time, the name says it all as the night was a dirty dick move on them! read more

We had a Cuban sandwich which was really good drinks where a bit in the week side for how much they cost. Staff was friendly

Great spot! Service was excellent! R.L. was our bartender and he was great to get the local scoop from! Stop and see him! Cheers! read more

We got the AYCE fried seafood, and tried the shrimp. Scallops, clams, and fish. All were delicious! Our waiter John was a lot of fun. Highly recommend the clams and scallops. Our drinks came in souvenir plastic cups. A fun place to eat in Nags Head. read more

We went and spent $200 for a family of five. Half of our food went in the trash. we were very disappointed and it was horrible to have this experience our first night in the area. The crab legs were cold, corn in the broil tasted plain, flounder had a bunch of crab wrapped in bread on top with no flavor, mighty fish sandwich tasted like water, and the burger was even bad. Definitely don't recommend. We paid and tipped without complaint because that's what we do. read more

So we were a party of 8, four adults and four children. First of all our waitress was very rude and had a poor attitude. My Dicks dirty martini did not have green beans or pickled okra in it. It tasted like straight salt water. We asked for a different drink which they obliged. The crab dip tasted like dirt. My girlfriend's crab cake sandwich had MULTIPLE fish bones/ crab shells in it to which my girlfriend vomited her meal in the bathroom. We complained to the waitress who in turn sent over the owner/manager. The owner/manager dryly stated that other customers were enjoying their meals. We've always enjoyed our food when we have visited but this time the crab was off. I asked for the crab cake to be taken off the bill to which they refused. In frustration we asked for the bill, paid and left. We will never go back to Dirty Dicks again!! Poor customer service by our waitress and inept manager skills over a sandwich have soured our experience with a once beloved go to place for our vacationing eateries. Might I add that the bathrooms were dirty & needed attended to. The doors were off of the stalls in the ladies room. Pros: Fries, Gator tail, hush puppies, burgers. Cons: Rude wait staff, poor customer service, uncooperative management. read more

Really wanted to like this place, honestly we will never go back. We started with alligator tail and that was really good. My husband got Louisiana shrimp scampi, what he got was penne pasta was a very bland mixture between scampi and Alfredo sauce$23 wasted because he didn't eat it. Friend got grilled pork chops which came out fried instead, the calamari was decent. And I got the Cuban which is not even close to a real Cuban but was decent enough. Two of us ordered us the frozen drinks so we could get the souvenir cups which they failed to tell us they were out of. The food was delivered fast but we got the wrong checks and had to wait 30 minutes just to cash out. The table behind us also had complaints and werre talking with a manager. We will not come back and that just stinks. read more

First and last time. When we arrived it took 10 minutes for someone to greet us at the door, even though the bartender was standing right in front of us wrapping silverware. We were seated about 45 minutes later. Server was rude, and appeared to be inconvenienced when we did not understand the confusing menu and asked him questions. At one point when asked a question he replied "I don't know. I don't make the rules." Absolutely terrible service throughout the night. Unfortunately the food was just as bad as the service. Crab dip-tasteless. Bread-too hard to eat, shrimp and grits-rubbery and disgusting, hush puppies-overcooked and too hard to bite... just terrible terrible experience. All of us had an unexplained unpleasant taste in our mouths when we finished eating. The price you pay for this slop is ridiculous and should be illegal! Do yourself a favor... RUN far away from this restaurant. read more

Dirty dicks is awsome! We go the gator bites, broiled platter and the shrimp scallop bowl (I think it was called the Jewel bowl). Everything was delicious and fresh! I haven't had seafood like that in awhile. Loved the sauces they brought out pretty much dipped all the food in all the sauces! Can't go wrong here put me in a food coma. Pleasant surprise since coming to Nc most of the food I have had has been below average. Eat at dirty dicks it's worth it. Kimberley was our waitress and she was very nice as well. read more

Never a regrettable time coming here. Fresh fish at every turn. We had raw oysters, steamed mussels, calamari, scallops, the filet and pasta dish with shrimp. The server, Hayley, was awesome. Highly recommend and we come back every time we're in town. read more

We ordered snow crab legs and they were amazing and good. I would definitely recommend eating there it's nice and taste amazing the waiters and waitresses are nice and kind. read more

Dirty Dick's Crab House - Nags Head - Seafood Near Me - Nags Head, North Carolina

I absolutely love coming here. Its worth the 1 1/2 hour drive. I always get the all you can eat fried seafood. I leave here with the biggest food baby. read more

Decided to come and try out Dirty Dick's as our last lunch before leaving town. The food was just "okay", nothing very noteworthy or exciting. My husband ordered a mojito and it was very heavy on the syrup. Won't be returning, has potential but not worth it. read more

We visited twice during our trip to OBX. Two totally different food experiences. Good food and nice service. Jumbo shrimp are amazing! The all you can eat...meh. They greet you at the table with hot hush puppies. All in all...a good place. Give it a try read more

This place is over priced and the seafood is way over cooked. The seafood platter was barely edible my daughter's chicken nuggets same thing over cooked. My wife ordered the seafood lasagna and wasn't what she expected but was ok. But true to everything being over cooked the garlic bread was burnt Lol. Tonight if you order an entree you can add a full 1 1/4 lobster for $8 which is a great deal so I ordered it as well. It was so tough could not chew it which comes from over cooking or steaming it. I'm a commercial fisherman from Florida and I know seafood they need to talk with their chefs. I did not complain but I will not return. read more

Dirty Dick's Crab House - Nags Head - Seafood Near Me - Nags Head, North Carolina

Wow great food!! Went back a few days later. Waitress was amazing! Great burger and great Pina Coladas! Was not disappointed either time.

$5.99 for a child Buffett this morning. When asked why the cut off is we were told 6 and under is charged child buffet price. "If they are eating"...so our 2yr old ate a bow of grapes and a fried pork cutlet with sausage gravy for $5.99...and a child orange juice was $2.99. read more

I was in Nags head august 18 2021. Nags Head is really overpriced and underwhelming in general but thats for another review. I got one of the "food guides" magazines that almost all hotels had and went back to the room and studied it. One of the standout ads was from Dirty D's. The ad was pretty obnoxious imo and I of all the places to eat i put DD's as the last place I was going to go. Nags Head is weird. A lot of the restaurants either serve dinner and breakfast or lunch and dinner or any combo but not breakfast, lunch and dinner 7 days a week. It was late and I just decided to go to 7-11 and get a hot dog. We got up early next morning and decided not to spend 325.00 for the crummy hotel. We headed south for Buxton, nc. Drove down to the ferry and decided not to use it. Re tracing our path back North we drove slow and looked at the sights and enjoyed the morning. The drive is really nice. We had to have some seafood!!! By the time we got to Nags head it was lunch time. "Owens" was open and we went in and it was one of those places that don't serve lunch. We went to Austin's seafood and was packed. The fryers were down so we left. Deciding that there had to be a place SOMEWHERE THAT HAD seafood we saw a restaurant that had cars in the lot and so stopped. Oh no. It was Dirty Dicks but throwing caution to the wind we went in. There were people in there. Not packed but enough not to scare us off. Told to go to the bar for take out. We looked over the menu. One of the specials was a soft shell crab sandwich with house made "chips". I bit on that and she ordered the Fried platter. Deciding to share both. Reasonable wait and decided to get t shirts to prove we were at Nags head. Food came and paid and off we went home. Forgot to say we also got hush puppies as an appetizer. Opening all the containers so as to keep crispy from being soggy we started with the hush puppies. They came with honey butter in small cups. They were Hot hot hot. Holding mine for a min to cool. She bit into hers and all I heard was "yummmm"... hold a tic i bit mine and the same. Been eating and making Hush puppies my life for 40 years and these might have been the best I have ever had!!!!!. No kidding, crunchy on the outside but perfectly soft and fully cooked in the middle!!!!. Hold in now, we had that honey butter. She dipped hers and went in... another YUMMMM.. HER OTHER HALF went in the butter and into my mouth so I could concentrate on driving and oh yea baby, that hush puppy bite was as good as it get. Real butter, honey not too sweet but just about perfect and that was awesome. We finished though off. She looked at my soft shell crab sandwich and took a bite. She said something about deciding to eat it all up under her breath. She showed me 2 crabs on it and took another bite!... I was like "knock that off and hand it over, please. It had lettuce and tomato on it and I told her to plz take it off and give me the thing without that on it. I bit it and oh yea baby! It was the whole crab all intact with only the crabs face cut out. It was Very good!. Now she already started on the fried platter. Flounder, scallops, oyster, a whole skewered jumbo shrimp with head on and fried shrimp. I Wolfed the rest of mine. She had squeezed the lemon on the still hot flounder ripped of a piece and bite. She didn't say anything and said "try"... shoving a reasonable size piece in my mouth i held it in my teeth for a second and started chomping... it was lifeless. She said something similar. Disappointing at the very least. Next up was a scallop and ka pow! There was that fresh seafood flavor you can't fake!! Omg, the scallops you get frozen are what I call "one note".. you get a mild scallop flavor and thats it. Now these guys were almost 4 notes. The fresh sea smell, soft to the tooth, then that deep deep scallop taste then a sweet after thought. The were amazing!!! 5 star good! They needed nothing added, no lemon, butter tartersauce. If you need that then something terribly wrong. Next a fried shrimp. Same thing, at least 3 notes of distinct flavor. They were excellent!.. knowing she didn't care for oysters I said finish off the shrimp and shove an oyster into my eagerly awaiting face. The oyster had that mildly sweet taste that was excellent. Nothing else needed!. I asked her to try one. She gave me that look and I told her , no, try it im not kidding you. She gingerly took a nibble , looked at it to make sure it was an oyster and finished off the rest. She said that even though she didn't care for oysters she could see herself eating these. Mild oyster flavor, the smell of the sea, soft texture in a flouring not heavy handed. I live inland. We don't get fresh seafood. If you never have had fresh and I mean Fresh seafood you have no basis of comparison and have done yourself the greatest disservice. read more

Yeah with a name like that what can you expect? Yes, it touristy. Yes, it's overpriced. Yes, a quarter of the space is gift shop. Oh and I have developed a fish allergy in the last year. But with all those reasons not to go I did. I went along with a party of 11, while in town for a week. Not bad. I had the paneed chicken. $17.00. Two chicken fillets pounded out covered in breadcrumbs and fried. Not bad the white gravy was a little thick and floury. It was accompanied by boiled new potatoes flash fried in garlic butter, and a really tasty bowl of collard greens. read more

Food was excellent and portions were large. Shrimp and grits was fabulous. We also had steamed snow crab legs, fried shrimp and fried scallops. All were hot and tasted great! Our waitress was assigned too many tables so finding her was challenging but the other wait staff jumped in and helped anytime. That's rare to find! Next visit we did the AYCE jumbo steamed shrimp which can sometimes be mealy or mushy. Steamed perfectly and seasoned just like I requested. We had the same waitress who remembered us and took wonderful care of us! She anticipated when I'd want more shrimp and put an order in before I asked. First rate!!! We will be back for sure! read more