We came tonight for our anniversary dinner and had a fabulous experience. The food was absolutely…read moredelicious but the service really made the evening. It is getting quite rare to have a server who makes you feel like you are welcome and not an inconvenience. The hostess and our waitress were both so welcoming and kind and our server especially made the evening a lovely night out!

Josephine's is amazing authentic Italian! The meatballs are the best and the lasagna is like no…read moreother - absolutely delicious. Service is top notch, friendly, thorough, accurate, perfect! The intimate gentleness of the restaurant makes for the best ambiance. Well done Josephine's!!!

For us, It is hard to find quality restaurants in the OBX that check all of our boxes. La Dolce…read moreVita checked all our boxes. We loved the food, service and ambiance. It really couldn't have been any better. We used the call ahead seating and got sat immediately after we arrived. Shelby was our server and she was very attentive, knowledgeable about the food, alcohol and dessert menus. So sweet and friendly. Just the right amount of table touching. We noticed everyone and I mean EVERYONE (from host, bartender, other servers and the manager) work as a cohesive team. Each and every one of them stopped by at some point to pick up an empty plate, refill a drink, grab a lime off the floor that another server dropped or just to make sure we didn't need anything. We had the featured salad of the day as an appetizer - perfect amount for two. My husband had the biggest portion, best tasting lasagna he has ever had. I had the veal parmigiana. Both were plated well and look beautiful, you could tell the kitchen staff takes pride in their work. Both were delicious. We ended up taking half of it home and got the ricotta cheesecake to go (we now know we do not like ricotta cheesecake), the texture was great but it just wasn't sweet enough for us. If traditional cheesecake is too sweet for you, you would probably love it. We are hoping to have the same rental next year and will definitely be going back to La Dolce Vita. 5+ stars all around.

We just had an outstanding meal. We were a group of 4 and all of us were extremely pleased with…read moreeverything. We were able to call ahead to ensure a table. The atmosphere was swanky and beautiful. Our server was Jackson and he was very helpful, kind, and prompt. We loved the Rosemary Bread, blueberry arugula salad, shrimp pesto gnocchi, chicken Parmesan, and the lobster ravioli special. Unfortunately we were too full for dessert-but it looked fantastic. We will definitely return!!

This place is doing it right, but has some odd quirks. Let's talk about the right part first…read more Subs are legit. Be it a proper Italian style one, or a great Philly Steak with CHEESE WIZ. I am positive anything on their sub menu would be quite tasty. They are fairly priced, and ready quickly. But, the quirks. They have prepared trays in the cooler of things like lasagna or eggplant parmigiana ready to take home and eat. You can even get a quart of gravy and a box of pasta. Unfortunately this is sort of mentioned in passing on the web site, with no details. In reality its a subset of the "catering" menu. We had to show up to understand the offering. They were also large, designed to feed a group. They really need to hi light this option on the web site better, with some pricing and pictures. I think it would be much more popular. Drink selection is small from a cooler of bottles. If they really want to push the sub business a fountain is probably a requirement. And finally. No meatball sub? That's almost criminal! However, what we did have was so good it's still a 5-star place.

I found this place when looking for a new spot to try. I had the Lobster & shrimp ravioli and a…read moreglass of red wine, which was a lovely dinner, I decided to try the cannoli for dessert which was so tasty! The ambience is clean and simple and the service was great. I will definitely come back the next time I am down in the OBX.

We Ate here again this year and can confirm that it is still amazing!!! Pizza is delicious!read more

What a great find in the OBX! Homemade Italian food! Wife had the homemade Alfredo pasta and I…read moretried a calzone. We also had to try their crusties and garlic bread---all serving were way too much for two people. Calzone....prepared just right! Alfredo---you could tell this was homemade sauce! If you're looking to change things up with dinner down here, skip the fish one night and try Max's.

The seafood risotto was amazing! Service was also very good…read more We' were able to get right in and the menu looked so yummy.

After checking into our hotel in Kitty Hawk, we headed to The Black Pelican for an early dinner…read morearound 4:00 PM, thanks to a ton of recommendations on an OBX Facebook group. We beat the crowds and got a table on the upstairs patio. It technically looks out over the ocean, though from our spot, it was mostly a view of the sand! We ordered their famous recommended dish and said it was amazing. My Salmon was great too! The only downside? The service really went downhill after the food arrived. Despite being the only ones on the patio, our waiter never checked back in. A couple of waitresses were just hanging out by the bar on their phones, too. Eventually, one of them noticed our cleared plates, asked about dessert, and just brought the bill. No "how was everything?" or "can I get you anything else?"--which was a bummer for such a highly recommended spot!

Amazing food! My friend and I love a themed menu and another reviewer quote that the menu was Harry…read morePotter themed but when we got there it was the Odyssey theme! Evidently they change themes pretty often along with their seasonal menu. I got stuffed gnocchi and my friend got shrimp linguine that were on the seasonal menu and they were both made from scratch and tasted like it. I can't say enough about how fabulous the food was! We also got cute cocktails with lavender which were also very well made and in a copper cup which I love. My friend got the tiramisu which was scratch made and a giant piece at 6"x6". I highly recommend this restaurant and I can't wait to see what the next theme will be!

Love this place! Delicious food and nice atmosphere. Would recommend for a nice couples dateread more

I had two much different experiences at this place. Since it was perfect walking distance from our…read moreAirbnb (after many drinks on the beach both days) this was a no brainer. First night- take out. Food was spectacular. I cannot believe how well the seafood lasagna packaged and tasted even after getting it home. Would do that again. The lady at the front wasn't necessarily the warmest person I've ever met. But she did make an effort as we stood there longer to help out. Second night- sit down on the roof. It was the only spot they allowed dogs, which was fine. We were the only people up there which was odd. Our waiter was an absolute champ going up and down those stairs all day. Deserved a large tip. The food was solid but holy smokes were the drinks bad. Like some of the worst mixed drinks I've ever had. If I went again I'd stick to the food. Or just a simple beer.

plenty of parking & a great location. However the ambience is really tacky. Maybe that's what…read morethey're going for since it's a pirate theme restaurant. service was terrible. Probably because they're understaffed however, our server was very nice - just very busy. it took about 10 minutes to get the menus to us, then another 10 minutes to get our drinks, 20 minutes later to get our dinner salad, and finally another 20 minutes to get our entrée. The food itself was really good. I would not be back, simply because of the long wait.

I love Sorella's! I've been here couple times and tried out multiple pasta dishes and some pizzas,…read moreand all of them are pretty good. Ingredients are fresh, and they make their pastas in house. The service are always fantastic too. My favorite pasta dish is Tagliatella Naga, and for appetizer I love their Fritto Misto. Their price is also very reasonable in nowadays prices in VB. Sorella is the only spot that I didn't have to think about getting an appetizer or not due to the price because their pasta dishes are very valuable.

You know an Italian joint is going to be good when the first thing you encounter is someone making…read morepasta by hand. Sorella's carries a philosophy throughout. The food and cocktails are executed with remarkable precision, but two deserve particular mention: the crab rice and the Espresso Martini Dark. The crab rice performs that wonderful Italian trick of making something luxurious without making it precious. A seemingly humble dish is elevated into something genuinely gourmet--rich and deeply flavorful in every bite. Then comes the Espresso Martini Dark. Its pleasure lies in balance--the invigorating cold bitterness of fresh espresso against the measured sweetness of Kahlúa. Neither wins, which is precisely why the cocktail does. The bartender is equally accomplished behind the bar and in the increasingly neglected art of hospitality. Its outdoor seating has the easy elegance of a little restaurant one might stumble upon in Italy or Buenos Aires: intimate, convivial, and seemingly unconcerned with trying too hard.

Pizza is like sex. Even bad pizza is good pizza. Being from New York this isn't that. But ranking…read morefor North Carolina vacation pizza. It did the trick.

I returned here and went to pick up the food this time around as the ordering was done over the…read morephone. The pizzas were ready upon arriving and they were very friendly as well as entertaining on the phone and when picking up. I tried two different pizzas this time around. I had a pepperoni and mushroom pizza. Both of the crusts were chewier than I remember. I liked the flavor of the pepperoni and the type that was used, but the overall pizza needed to be cooked a little longer. The mushroom was solid too, but again, the crust needed more cooking. It did not make me enjoy it as much as I remember.