The service was great even though they were short handed! The food was great especially the shrimp and grits! We sat at the bar and had a great time talking to the bartender while waiting for our takeout order then came home to eat some yummy hush puppies. read more

This place was the shiz! Yeah of course it's hokey and touristy, that's the point. The food was pretty darn good and so were the drinks. Everyone at my table seemed to enjoy themselves, and though the check came out kinda high, no one complained. You're kinda paying for the atmosphere and silliness of it all. Heck, I even came home with 2 souvenir glasses, a pair of hot pants that said "crab cakes" on my cheeks, and a Dirty Dicks t-shirt. I think the highlight of my night was when I asked the waitress what the Dick's Addiction (cocktail) was and her reply was, "That's like our specialty drink." "Yeah, but what is it?" "Oh what it's made of?" And then she had to ask the bartender. The whole thing was reminiscent of Dumb and Dumber... "Whats the soup du jour?" read more

Was excited to try this place on our vacation. But quickly realized that they were substandard. Ordered a bacon cheese burger plain and received one with everything. Asked for it to be corrected and was brought out on a new bun. The "man"ager made his appearance and was less than helpful. Obviously unless you want Flo to wipe the the bun off at your table and tell you to deal with it. More options available....pick wisely. read more

Feb 22 been here since 5:00 and now 6:30 and still eating ! We come from Youngsville , NC once a year for my kids Birthday here . It's always amazing , the staff is wonderful ! We love the atmosphere here and how the staff makes you feel like family ! Yes there were to men acting like a$$ hats but nothing terrible and the manager took immediate care of the situation, and had the man removed ! It lasted maybe a whole 5 mins . IT was actually pretty entertaining, we and other customers were laughing about it. So some people just need to get over themselves that want to complain about that!!! So next time y'all are in town this is a must stop because all you can eat snow crab legs are the best! read more

Quite a mix of experiences during this visit. Food between our party of 8 was from horrible to good. Horrible... anything fried. Good... the king crab (however it was grossly over priced for the serving size) and the steamed muscles. In the ok range was the fish tacos. Two people were slightly sick after eating the French Dip. Unfortunately we were out to have an adult night out and just after ordering they sat 5 tables full of kids around us on 3 sides. it was so kid and obnoxious we had to go bring our food into the bar area to finish eating. This is diner-level food and atmosphere at its best. Bad choice on our part. read more

It's a tradition that we stop by dicks every year to do the ayce crablegs. The service is always great but I've noticed a difference in the crab legs this year. It wasnt as fresh and you also don't get them on a cluster and the claw. This year it seemed like all the bad legs were served , the meat stuck to the shell and it wasn't very meaty. We might not be coming back anymore for this tradition since the crablegs was not worth it . read more

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

For appetizers got the crab fingers and a bowl of gumbo. The actual crab fingers were nothing special but they are served over a very, very good bowl of jumbalaya. The gumbo was okay, but they didn't cook the rice it came with in the bowl, dissapointing. For main course got the combo basket of cod and popcorn shrimp. Eh, edible but nothing I'd go back for... The waiter was SUPER nice guy (Trey), fantastic attitude and was great about all the simple waiter things that most waiters just suck at these days (how is everything? can i get you more water? where ya'll from?). read more

I am from Pocono,pa where we are no where near fresh seafood. We came here on a date night away from family and kids to have some crab. I ordered the Dungeness crab and it was definitely frozen before. Didn't taste like crab, was discolored. Absolutely awful. Our waiter was very nice but absolutely not worth the drive and especially the price. Highly disappointed. read more

The only reason I would even consider this restaurant is for the hush puppies.... And even then I would prefer to take this as a takeout and avoid their staff. After going to several other seafood restaurants in Nags Head, this restaurant simply needs to do better. The food is expensive and isn't even worth the money! Better off at Captain George's where it's a buffet and has better hospitality. read more

Being from Philly, I bought into this tourist trap. All in all, average average average. Not real kid friendly but acceptable. Very expensive. Don't be stupid...just get the crabs. They were damn good. Hushpuppies ruled as well. Everything else...simply just ehhhhhh. Drinks were good. Atmosphere is well, lacking. And it is a small place. I would go back if I was with 3 other people who drank Sangria and lived crabs. Otherwise steer clear. read more

Loved loved LOVED! Four stars cuz it was so damn expensive lol. Awesome waiter. Awesome service. Awesome food. Nuf said! read more

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We are here in the office season and had great service and food!!! Crabs cakes are on par! Would go again. It's not every day that I like tasting dirty dicks. read more

A go to every time we visit Panama. This is my home away from home food. Great service and the food is honestly the best around. I hope they open up more around read more

The food is good but you have to hope the right person is working. Went Monday and had great service at the bar. Went tonight (Thursday July 29 at the bar) and our fish came out Luke warm with NOTHING to drink with our meal, and after we watched other people who ordered after us get their food on time. Monday, was told we got hush puppies as a free app, Tonight no free app. know it's tough now, but I just couldn't let it go. read more

I go back every year for the AYCE special. love the clam strips. and I absolutely LOVE their piña colatas.

Solid place but far too expensive. The inside of the restaurant is cleaner and better looking than the outside, don't let that deter you, completely. The stuffed shrimp was a bit too wet and mushy, a few additional breadcrumbs would have made it better. The steamed shrimp was solid and fairly priced. In comparison to other restaurants in the area, the quality of the seafood and the service was a bit lacking. read more

Crystal was amazing and so was the food. Love the Outer Banks and love eating crab at Dirty Dicks. read more

Dirty Dick's Crab House - Nags Head - Crystal was amazing and so was our food. - Seafood Near Me - Nags Head, North Carolina

Nasty food. Way too overpriced! Charged us $12 for 4 cokes even brought us the wrong drinks. My significant other got the bbq ribs and they were full of cartilage and bone. Waiter interacted with all of the other tables around us and completely avoided our table. Waiter was also rude when we wanted to place our order and one of us had a question regarding sides and asking if we could swap one with the other and was very demanding. His name is John and he was very nice to the other people around us and we were treated like sh**. We are here vacationing from Upstate Ny and we will not come here again. Bad service from waiter. Bad food. Bad experience read more

We are in town for a wedding and trying the local fare. This place is much better than the current rating on Yelp. Food was excellent, service was attentive but not overbearing. We had gumbo, clam chowder and alligator tails and all we outstanding. Definitely worth giving them a try! read more

If I could have given ZERO stars, I would have happily given so. Not only this restaurant is costly, but also this is the restaurant where you would get a very bad quality of food. For such high prices, the quantity of food that these guys serve is really less. Okay now. Screw the quantity, the quality of food is worse. (Even WATER tasted weird, fortunately one of my friends had the sipper) We ordered some chicken tenders (had to share them, because of huge price). There were only three small pieces of tasteless chicken for the whooping price of $16 (Totally unreasonable!!!) In short, this is a touristy place where you should never EVER go if you are hungry. Go to nearby McDonalds or Burger King for Gods' sake. This place really really sucks! read more

So the novelty of the name is fun and all but the food is way too over priced for the quality. I wouldn't come again. The place is pretty plain inside and there never a wait, but there's good reason for that. We ordered crab fries as an appeztizer, and I had a crab melt as my meal. I can honestly say the cheap coors light I had was the best part of my meal. There was tin foil in my jambalaya, and the service was slow. Not worth the price... Updates: I may or may not have vomited after my meal :( read more

Dirty Dick's Crab House - Nags Head - Crab Melt with jambalaya and fries. It was cold. - Seafood Near Me - Nags Head, North Carolina

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Not sure why this place got such low ratings. We had a party of 13 people. 4 adults and 9 kids. These guys were amazing. The food was great. HUGE portions. The adults each ordered an appetizer and then shared the Trinity Platter (for 2) but was enough for 4 people. The clamstrips were crunchy yet meaty. The crab fries were delicious. We were very happy with not only the food that we ordered but the huge selection. More importantly, our waitstaff, Amy, was THE BEST. She filled our drinks before we asked for it, she brought over extra paper towels, she was very helpful in guiding us with what to order for such a big group. The food came out quickly and the drinks were refilled at a rapid rate. For a huge group the food came only to $400. We're from NYC so our jaws dropped at how cheap the seafood was. WE HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS PLACE AND ASK FOR AMY'S SECTION. read more

Went on a Sunday night. The place was packed, but we were seated immediately. Our server took our drink order and was back with the drinks in just a few minutes. Our server was quick to tell us about the specials of the day. We then ordered and waited on our food. Our food took about 20 minutes and came to the table hot. Everyone in our party was happy with what they ordered. Our server made sure that our drinks stayed full (a challenge for our group). Overall, we were very pleased! read more

The wait was no more than 10 minutes which allowed us to linger in the gift shop to laugh at all of the funny t-shirts. Our server Jasmine was super friendly and extremely helpful. Our specialty drink was amazing, and we got a souvenir cup to boot! The gluten free options were plenty! I had their seasoned shrimp yum! He had a soft shelled crab sandwich, very yummy! Thanks guys! read more

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This restaurant was amazing. Loved the food and the staff was amazing. Had a great time here when on vacation.

great food & really fast service. they brought out the wrong burger but were very quick with bringing me a new one. our waitress was really sweet & came by a bunch to check up on us. the bathrooms were gross & the gift shop sold inappropriate, derogatory t shirts, but besides that it was a good place to eat! read more

First of all it's June and they were already out of large and extra large Tshirts. Really!!! Second of all, the waiter never checked our food before bringing it out. My friend ordered crab legs and they came out cold. My boyfriend ordered shrimp pasta and got some sort of shrimp pizza. It took so long to get the correct two meals and we had to be somewhere, that we told them we didn't want them and to please take them off the bill, they offered to take 15% off. After arguing with the manager, who was very rude, and was going to call the police, they ended up taking 50% off the crab legs. Nothing off my boyfriends meal. My friend and my boyfriend couldn't eat there meals, but since we paid for them we ended up taking them with us. In conclusion don't go there. Very bad service. read more

Well, used to really like this place...now not so much. Went specifically for gator tail appetizer....nope, out of that. Ordered a cheese steak panini with extra cheese and mushrooms, it came with no mushrooms and little to no cheese and when I said something the waiter said "well, I told them" and walked away. Our drinks were never refilled and we were never checked on. When he brought the check I said something again about the panini and I was told they could give me mushrooms to take home with my leftovers if I wanted....wth? Pass on this place for me in the future, not what it used to be at all. read more

Really good food. Went with a group of friends and everyone thought their food was good. When we first sit down they give you free hushpuppies which were amazing. The only negative is the long wait for your food. That's also why I'm only giving it four stars. read more

Good service and food. I would suggest getting one of the streamers or the shared options. Also the hush puppies were amazing!!!!

Ew, NO. I'm all for tacky restaurant themes, but ultimately it's about the dining, and this chain is SO overpriced for such sub-par menu offerings that it's really not worth it. You know, when you walk into a place and the first thing you see is a rack of T-shirts and logo-adorned merchandise, it's a sign, but not necessarily a "run away now" sign, especially at tourist-heavy locales. BUT, it does suggest where the restaurant's business plan places focus. Sometimes, though, it really does tell you exactly what the place is about, and sadly, yes, this chain is pure tourist-trap. The servers are great, and clearly well trained... and I felt really sorry for them. WOW are they trained to upsell, but also to give great service, and they do. But the menu is a really odd confusing mess, the prices are high, and the presentation goes for what I can only call "stuck in the '80s corporate chic". I mean, c'mon, WHY is anyone still serving appetizers in a martini glass... it's difficult to eat out of, it's not particularly attractive (well, except maybe... maybe... for ceviche... eh, no, not even) and especially if you're aiming for the tourist trade with grannies and kiddies, it's a potential, no, a very probable table mess waiting to happen. Anyway... service was great, T-shirts and logo items tacky but fun, food was not very good, and prices WAY high. There are too many other places to eat at on the Outer Banks that offer better food at better prices to ever bother eating here. read more

This is my second time there (was there a couple years back). The new location is more open but the food was not great. Our appetizer was the fried pickles which was suprisingly good. I ordered blue crabs and they were not fresh at all. The meat tasted old. It also looked like they threw in extra claws which they could've kept to themselves. Wife ordered fried chicken and got chicken fried steak. It was really over priced for sub-par food (which is all too common for the outer banks). I got my crabs from dirty dicks and all I got was a lousy t-shirt. read more

We were looking for king crab while on vacation in nags head. I had been here once before and remembered that I enjoyed the fun atmosphere. We tried it out and ended up being pleasantly surprised. Being tourists, it did seem a little cliche, but it ended up being pretty good. I'm not going to say it was the best crab ever or that it wasn't a little overpriced. What I will say though is the king crab was meaty and the service was excellent. We had Jaime as our server, and she said she had just started. She was super friendly and went out of her way to get the toddlers you sharks to keep them occupied. We would definitely go back if/when we return to nags head. read more

Prices a tad high for great quality that is typical of all obx seafood places. Amazing staff very generous and outgoing.

Rachel was our server and she was great! the food was great they brought me well done for my new york strip like I asked. rachel was very nice and fast. she brought us everything we wanted and was very friendly. I recommend dirty dicks too anyone that likes seafood. They didn't have cherry pepsi but they brought the cherry mix and it was great. read more

I cannot day enough great things about this experience! We all ordered combo platters with shrimp and crab (snow legs, king legs, dungeness) and were stuffed when we were done. It was so good! read more

The service here is great. The people who work here really want to work here and they all carry a smile. But the food is just okay. The New England Crab Soup in a bread bowl was okay, but my brothers both got the crab melt. And it was no good. It is probably one of the worst sandwiches i've ever had. read more

The food is average to good. I would not go back just cause the price is high and the food is average. Service was good and manager very welcoming. read more

Saw the signs for this restaurant and decided to try it. The food was ok but other places in the area are better. Go in and get a t-shirt or other memorabilia at is more memorable than the food. read more

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It was ok. Service was nice and friendly. The hush puppies were delicious and I would have loved my shrimp and grits more if it would have been a little warmer. Overall it was a little pricey for the food and I probably won't be coming back. This place was par the course for a majority of places in OBX. Tourist prices for mediocre fare. read more