Food was great service was friendly what more could you ask for? Highly recommend the chicken wrap. read more

First visit end of April, quieter yet delightful waitress. Talked me into the blackened tuna sandwich: divine and fanatic fries. Husband selected the shrimp chorizo bowl...so good! We came back last night as had a taste for burgers and fries. Fantastic and I rarely order burgers out. Great service. Nice if sunny day to eat on patio outside. read more

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If you come here NEVER order the tuna nachos. Tuna tasted old and chewy, wontons were soggy, etc. Terrible portions & the guacamole came from a TUBE. Service was slow and took forever as well read more

Fishbones Raw Bar And Restaurant - Tuna Nachos - Seafood Near Me - Duck, North Carolina

Fishbones is a necessary stop when shopping and lounging in Duck!! We are down in Nags Head, but cruised up to Duck for lunch and shopping. Our waitress was super nice and attentive! Fresh catch was Mahi and Tuna, so we got a Tuna Burrito and Tuna Steak, both delicious! Started with a half dozen yummy raw oysters! The decor is fun beach vibes, nice long bar with plenty of TVs for the sports fans! Definitely check this place out for casual, delicious food! read more

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A wonderful place to stop for lunch! Fresh seafood with a kids menu if you need it. With a large group we had oysters, crab cakes, fresh catch burrito, fish tacos and steak bowl. Everyone enjoyed their meal. But the highlight of our experience was our server Onica. She was kind, on top of an allergy we had, and very attentive. Made our last day of spring break a memorable one! read more

The food is good and the prices are fair. Good family place. Fresh salads, good crab cakes, coconut shrimp and the nachos are totally epic. read more

We visit the OBX pretty much every year and we have come to Fishbones the last few years. This year was probably the best. We had four adults and two kids and required 2 high chairs. The staff sat us right where I requested and was very accommodating to our needs. The kids were rambunctious as expected but our waiter interacted with them at times and all was great. The food was exceptional. My oysters on the half shell were dynamite as was my Hatteras burger. My wife got the crab cake sandwich and said it was delicious. Everyone else raved about their appetizers (Philly Cheesesteak Eggroll) and entrees. The food and drinks were on point, and the young man who waited on us was exceptional. Great experience and we'll likely be back next year. read more

Fishbones Raw Bar And Restaurant - Crabcake Sandwich - Seafood Near Me - Duck, North Carolina

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Very efficient and friendly service. Good was delivered amazingly fast and was very delicious. Very pleased overall with this restaurant.

Although the service was fairly good, the food was all mediocre at best. It came pretty quickly but our dozen raw oysters came with two empty shells. The crab dip and calamari were okay but we've definitely had better. I should have looked at the Yelp reviews before we went and I would have seen it wasn't rated very highly. It did have decent options as well as a kids menu that looked good. The beer was fairly priced and I liked that the location is in a shopping center that we were already running to. read more

We stopped in for lunch while out doing some shopping in Duck. I wasn't too sure about the raw bar option since I'm vegan but they had some vegan options which made me very happy. You could get the truffle fries without cheese and the burgers as Impossible Meat. We (Dad, brother and I) sat at the bar and all three of us had beer. Two had the Amber ale (very good) and one an IPA. Not an IPA person so can't speak to it though Dad said it was good. All the burgers can be made with the impossible burger which I chose. You can have them made pretty much anyway you want so I had mine with no cheese, the Hatteras Burger, and it was great. I had my burger with the Tabasco Onion Rings and they were probably the best part of the meal. Thin, crispy, and delicious. Definitely get those rings if you can! Overall a good lunch with my feedback being that it was very dark inside and the time it took to get our food. Way longer than it should have taken to get a burger, onion rings, and two salads, even with the lunch crowd. read more

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Great service, reasonably priced good oysters and New England clam chowder. Fast and very friendly read more

Fast service and delicious food. Reasonably priced. Only downside was a glum host greeting us as we entered. Otherwise friendly weight staff. read more

Last night I went there and they had a service issue and forgot us leaving us waiting 1 hour 20 minutes. The food was ok so I went back today but earlier and ordered different food and what a difference. Braydon gave great service and the food was all good. I had the shrimp salad and my wife Naxos and my son the cheeseburger. Suggestion would be to go early or service drops off . read more

Fishbones Raw Bar And Restaurant - Nachos - Seafood Near Me - Duck, North Carolina

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Absolutely amazing service and food! I was greeted by a cheerful host/server, who promptly sat us at a clean and comfortable table. Peyton was our server, she was very knowledgeable about the menu and helped us answer all questions we had (we're from Ohio, and not familiar with much seafood). The snow crab legs were phenomenal, and everything my family got looked amazing. read more

Fishbones Raw Bar And Restaurant - Snow crab legs (Taken after I cracked open a claw ). - Seafood Near Me - Duck, North Carolina

Great food and service lived the wings and had a great all around experience I would highly recommend read more

Fishbones Raw Bar And Restaurant - Seafood Near Me - Duck, North Carolina

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Great find! Our server, Carol, was great!! The portion are big for dinner, great selection on the menu. Drink menu has interesting drinks... some were ordered and pictures posted. read more

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Service was good but slow It's busy so makes sense Food was pretty good There are some banger spots in OBX, this isn't one of them but it's a good spot read more

We didn't get there until 8:15ish. I think they close at 9:00 even though their hours say 10:00. As we were eating they were wiping down tables and cleaning up, andddd we were the only table there. The food came out hot and delicious. I think we got lucky considering the reviews on here are pretty bad. The service was okay, they all seemed like they were ready to go. The lighting is pretty cool though, kind of gives it a serene feel. read more

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The drinks were delicious with creative beach appropriate cocktail combinations. The Lunar Thai and Duck Hunter are top picks. I went with the ribeye, which was prepared medium rare as requested. My husband got the seafood Mac and cheese, which was delicious with a generous amount of seafood in it. My kids got the kids pasta and a burger from the main menu. It's weird that there is spaghetti on the kids menu but no burger. There's a burger available elsewhere on the menu. The problem is it's a half pound burger, which is insane to serve a kindergartener. He ate about a fourth of it. The servers were friendly. The space is very long and a bit tight, but they do a nice job making the most of the space. The aesthetic is seaside minimalism which I think was a good choice for a tight space. read more

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Incredible food and service! I came in to sit at the bar, not expecting much, and was greeted with amazing service and equally incredible food and drinks. The wings, ahi nachos, regular nachos, and cheesesteak egg rolls were all incredible!! The cocktails were all well balanced and affordable (from a NYers perspective at least). Great service and calm atmosphere overall! read more

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Personally I prefer my food cooked--and I am pleasantly content to report that the name of this restaurant does in fact not exclusively describe the menu. Located among the popular shoppes' of Duck, North Carolina 27949, "Fishbones... etc" is a perfect lunch spot (and drink spot) during a soiree on a sunny afternoon. The food is good, but not great, and for a place that seems to function primarily as a bar thats about as much as you can ask for. My real issue is the price. Food and even drinks to a certain extent are absolutely not snuff to par for the quality OR quantity. You are a cute, whimsical spot Fishybones, don't grow greedy! read more

Our service was food for a large party but unless you would like to be on the toilet for the next 24 hours, I'd avoid.

This restaurant in Duck had a shorter wait than others along the boardwalk but that still was a fair wait. The restaurant was light staffed so the hostess was floating across other stations and often not at the front. The four of us were seated in a six person table - but one of the seats was dripping from the air conditioning above, hence the waitress suggested to leave that seat open. We ordered raw oysters as appetizers - delicious but tiny. The kids' meals were pretty good value, but there were a lot of French fries compared to everything else in the basket. As for us, we ordered a delicious clam chowder and a large assorted seafood platter. Overall, the food came out as I expected, but it didn't blow me away. read more

Found their prices to be reasonable for both cocktails and food. I didn't order much to eat to write much about but the side salad and the buffalo wings were A-OK. Service was quick and friendly and we didn't have to wait very long for a table which is always appreciated. read more

Came in on a Friday afternoon. Service was awful. I wanted to try their specialty drink- Lava Lava. The drink comes in a large volcano cup that you take home. They did not have any volcano cups. The waitress said- I can put it in a pitcher for you. We will not return. read more

I have been coming here for years, unfortunately, for as great as the food is, as excellent the wait staff is. Something has been bothering me for a week. Our server and the kitchen were miscommunicated, and we were overcharged for a meal item. Rather than fixing it, the assistant manager boldly stated that because a mistake happened, the server had to pay for the error out of her pocket. I could see the defeat on the server's face, and we went to the manager who made it right. Still, earlier this summer servers told us that the managers love up upcharge people because no one looks at the bill. read more

Food was delicious and service was great! It was right in the heart of everything happening. We were trying to find a restaurant that was open due to the jazz festival and they were able to accomodate us. I will come back!! read more

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The food was good. Clam chowder was the best meal. The service is awful. One person never got their meal after 45 minutes. It was a fish BLT. We even told the Manager. We asked them to take the cost off but then wouldn't give us the meal (to go). We had to go because we waited so long. The staff was young, confused, not trained well and didn't care about the awful service. We were a party of 8. No water refills. Skip this place. It's not worth the mediocre food and worst service ever. read more

The food was great! When we called the host was quick to let us know they only had 2 wait staff on duty, we didn't mind so we went right up. We really didn't wait long at all for our food. And all the staff were very kind! We got the shrimp and grits & the fried shrimp plate and shared both. We ended up with 2 meals out of them both. Would highly recommend. read more

Delicious food - mediocre ambiance - average service Walked in around 6:30 pm on a Saturday night, and despite having a few empty tables was told it would be an hour wait for 3 people ( 2 adults and 1 toddler). The host seemed like they were actively trying to turn us away by quoting a long wait. We ended up putting our name in anyway, while we looked into what other restaurants were in the area and the host came out not 5 minutes later saying they "found" a table. The restaurant is the size of a postage stamp, and no one had recently walked out, there is no way they just happened upon an empty table. Shady. Once inside it was clear they were putting all the parties with kids in the back corner. We were seated at a small table in the back next to a large group with several young kids. Small table, in the back, next to a large electrical outlet and several things plugged into it, right next to the bathroom. You could say it was less than ideal. However, for the most part, the food was pretty good. We had the cheesesteak eggrolls, which come with queso for a $2 up-charge. Delicious but ridiculous. Just serve with the cheese as a default. I ordered the tuna bowl which was a nice amount of spicy and the tuna was cooked perfectly. My partner ordered one of the specials which was scallops, shrimp, crab cake, and fish special with fries. The scallops were overcooked, and everything came with the same seasoning which was a bit too one-note. The fries were crispy and delicious and the crab cake was good as well. Kids mac and cheese was not terrible. Probably would not go back with young kids. Might just be more of a bar and adult environment. Maybe if you aren't going to be that great with kids don't have a kids menu. read more

Can in for dinner tonight and had a pleasant time. Fresh Ahi, huge shrimp and homemade sauces and guacamole. Everyone was friendly and all acknowledged wife's birthday. Allie, our server was attentive and just plain nice. Thank you. We will be back read more

This is a go to for sure! Our table had the fried flounder, crab cake, shrimp platter coconut shrimp, the shrimp avocado dip (the shrimp was cold, so fresh, as well as the homemade avocado dip-delish!) crab dip, crab cake sandwich...all of which were great ...had the drink specials which were blueberry lemonade and the Lani mixed drinks recommend both! Our server was great...the only drawback to me was the interior/bar areas seemed like it needed a good cleaning and possible shades on the porch so you could have the choice to sit outside in the shade if you wanted. Some of the picnic tables are in need of a paint job and repair. Those are minor thing when the chef/kitchen knock the food out of the park! It's a must try! read more

Service was good, server was fast and checked in regular. Food was ok, fish in the fish tacos was dry and not much flavor. Ahi salad was better. read more

Service was terrible. Sitting at the bar I waited 30 minutes for a beer. I reminded the bartender after 15 minutes of waiting and the. 15 mins later I went and asked another bartender who was pouring a beer. My steak sandwich came out over an hour after ordering. It was not good and overdone. After 45 mins of waiting for it I asked the bartender, he went and checked with the kitchen and said it would be a bit longer. I saw him go directly to the computer after that. I figure he never out my order in in the first place. When I got the bill not a single beer was comped. Only reason I am giving 2 stars instead of 1 is because some people we were with we're at a table (not enough room for me and my girlfriend) and they had a good waitress and we're served several drinks each before I was able to get one at the bar. read more

My girls and I always stop by Fishbones at least once if not twice every time we are down in Duck. Brittney hooked us up with some tasty and fun beverages! The food here is good and very reasonably priced. Definitely recommend! read more

Fishbones Raw Bar And Restaurant - Cosmos - Seafood Near Me - Duck, North Carolina

Apps are absolutely amazing- the cheesesteak egg rolls are amazing and the sauces for them are great matches. The Parmesan truffle fries aren't as great, but still very good. Bit lacking on the parm, and there were scant green onions at the bottom of the plate- uncertain if they were meant as a garnish? Also a bit dry due to the lack of Parm, could be offset with a sauce? Entrees we're out of the world. My group had the grilled mahi, the seafood platter, shrimp and grits, angus burger, and a kids chicken tenders. Portions are generous, food is well seasoned. Service was absolutely spectacular- Geri was picking up other tables and still had no issue handling our table of 10. Music is great, blend of 70s 80s and such. Biggest complaint is the "sweet tea" is anything but- southerners beware! read more

A treat! Amazing service and delicious seafood. One visit is not enough. Will definitely be back!

After a tough start, our visit turned out great! The oysters were super fresh, and the old fashioned the bartender made me was top notch. When we tried to order dinner, our server, a redhead named Denise was really mean and cranky and refused to get us what we wanted. Luckily though another server named Sarah heard what was going on and came to our rescue. Sarah took over our table and made sure everything went great from there. She even brought us some of their fantastic pita bread that was so good! You should ask for Sarah and order those pita chips. And if Denise comes to your table, run away! read more

They call it award winner clam chowder for no reason. The worst I've had. Overall expensive for the quality of the food one gets. Server was not making a great effort to please either nor came back to check one one. Will never come back. read more

I'm giving it 1 star only because one of the people we were with over heard the wait staff say they were shocked we left a tip due to what their manager made them do. It all started with us flagging down our waitress after receiving our meals and them not checking in to see if we needed anything. One of the plates we ordered was the steak bowl. It was awful and truly inedible. Could barely chew the steak, it was tasteless ( no salt or Ketchup could fix if you know what I mean ) , and could not cut through it with a knife... a butter knife since that's all they gave us for cutlery. Took maybe and I mean barely 4 bites of this bowl which could not be stomached through and requested it be taken back - the bland taste that nothing could fix. The waitress said they would let the manager know. The manager came out and said " we will remove that for you. Would you like anything else instead?" We did the switch for the coco shrimp. When we received the bill it showed the additional coco shrimp, the steak bowl, and a discount of only $1 dollar off the steak bowl. When brought to the waitress attention she began to argue that the bowl had been somewhat eaten and that it would still have to be charged and that she will talk to the manager for us. They came back with a revised bill with a credit of $4 instead. I can surely say we will not be going back based off principle and poor customer service received for even subpar food. Not a lot of people were there and their menus were falling apart. We did have another acquaintance go earlier in the week and they waited over an hour to receive their meals without an apology or anything even simple understanding for the length of their wait. This truly is a place where they relay off location but honestly go anywhere else... there's a ton of delicious better service and experience places in town. read more