M & M's is alright. Kind of expensive. Average food and average wait staff.

Went back to try M&M's again after a bad experience a year ago. Sad to say not much has improved unfortunately. Very, very slow service and the food when served was poorly prepared. Asked for rib eye medium rare; got it well done and leathery. French fries undercooked (probably cooked in oil not hot enough) and the fried oyster breaking was soggy. Caesar Salad was ok but way too much dressing. Lettuce was crisp and chilled. Very unfortunate there isn't a truly quality restaurant in Oriental. read more

Never again, last two meals were not good. Takes over an hour to get sub par food. Crab cakes are tasteless gooey blobs. Silos or Brantleys are way better. read more

M&M has for more than 10 years been our favorite go to place for food in Oriental. We always loved the unique food choices that were available. They have always been able to take a simple meat or vegetable and turn it into a delightful dish that said , "we have a chef not just a cook in our kitchen." Last night we were disappointed for the first time. The wonderful menu that used to be posted on the wall with choices galore that left you not being able to decide on a dish, had become much more ordinary. The regular menu was changed and didn't prove to be much better. What once was a unique gem in a small coastal town just seemed like a mom and pop's seafood restaurant. The food was good, but disappointing from what used to be. I had Mahi which was good, but the vegetables served with it were overcooked and mushy. My husband had catfish and said that it was good, but the rice was just ordinary and black beans nothing special. I left hoping that we had caught them in an off season lull and that by spring they return to what they have always been. It is hard to find really good places to eat. I hope they haven't lost who they once were and become just another status quo. You were perfect the way you were! read more

Had the Greek salad...very delicious! In town to visit parents and will visit M & M's next time I am in town for sure. Parents had fresh tuna sandwich and lamb sandwich and both were fantastic. Definitely a good place to eat read more

Went to M&M's for Father's day brunch, and we were on the late side...Got there around 11:30 and brunch is over at 12... I had a poached egg on an English Muffin that was cooked perfectly, and some bacon that was fine...But the rest of the food was not good. The sausage was all dried out, and the potatoes were..well...just awful. Biscuits looked good but were not, according to my sister. I think she said they were dry. Or maybe salty? One or the other! The buffet was not expensive at all..around $10 including a drink, but I hope management reads this and just checks/tastes their food a little more often! Personally I would have much preferred to pay more for better, fresher food, but I know (really I do, I do a buffet once a month on Sundays, myself!) that it can be a challenge to keep it all stocked and fresh. I was so excited to find a Sunday Brunch Buffet, but very disappointed in the food. The higher score is for service, atmosphere and general friendly feel of the place... read more

Just ate at M&Ms and it was the worst service I have ever had at any restaurant, anywhere. We came after lunch rush and were handed menus when we walked in and told us the table is in the back. We ordered drinks and food an after we got our drinks we didn't see our waitress for another hour. When the food finally did come they had one order wrong, forgot one and dropped the bread off one sandwich. She returned with a non toasted piece and was continually rude to us for asking for things. The food was pretty good but I won't ever be coming back here. read more

Arrived at 11:30 today for lunch. We ordered burger and fish "n chips. At 12:10 inquired about lunch as others had arrived and were eating. Was told by owner that they were busy and if I didn't like it, I could leave. Reason was that burgers take a long time. Insulted my intellegence. Told him I didn't like it and was leaving. No apology, just beligerence. Eat there if you want be be insulted. No way to run a business! read more

We had a very sub-standard meal at this restaurant. I had the sauteed shrimp which were very boring -- could have used some garlic. The meal came with boiled red potatoes. It was only by the time that I was done with my meal that I realized that the server had given my husband the butter that went with the potatoes. My husband's meal was good: fish and chips. The fish was very fresh. My son (age 5) had an appetizer for a meal: bar burgers. No thought was given to this dish. The bread was dry and the burgers too small and over-fried. Our son is not too discriminating, so he didn't mind. My daughter (age 7) had chicken strips which she liked well enough. Dessert was good -- perhaps the highlight of the meal. We had peanut butter shudder, key lime and apple pie. The true downside to this restaurant is that it is run by college students. They do their best but could obviously use some help managing the volume of orders. Our table was very close to the kitchen and servers tended to congregate near the kitchen entrance instead of being on the floor seeing to their tables. Another dark mark for this restaurant was the rude person sitting next to us. The restaurant is very loud as it is also a bar. While we were there the bar was full and very loud. This person turned to us with a smile and asked if we could keep our children quiet. Perhaps if our meal had been brought out more quickly would have had a better chance of keeping them quiet. However, compared to the nearby bar-full of drunks, our children were quiet. read more

I do not have a problem with the food and Berna is an excellent waitress. However, the owner and regulars at the bar make it known they do not want anyone there that does not watch fox news. Its always on both televisions in the bar area. Stay away if you are looking for a welcoming diverse atmosphere. read more

We had lunch here yesterday and will not be back. I have eaten here in the past and it was very good but yesterday the service was terrible and the food mediocre at best. We were with friends that said this was their second bad experience. M&M's used to be a small cafe with good food and a friendly ambience, that was not our experience yesterday. read more

I'd say its the best restaurant in Oriental! Of course that's not saying much.... but you can always get a good tasting meal here!!

Good food, friendly staff and reasonably priced makes for a solid restaurant any time. The fish and chips are fresh and lightly battered and the crab cakes are very good - lots of crab and not much filler. We've heard the carrot cake is amazing - must be so because they have been out of it the three times we've been here. We will try agin! read more

We ate on the deck last Friday evening, and we enjoyed everything our table ordered. We had multiple steamed clams, steamed shrimp, sautéed shrimp burger, clam and rainbow trout entrée, and black bean quesadillas'. Our waitress was attentive and the prices were reasonable. Its near the water and walking distance to the boats. read more

I wanted to like this place, because the bed and breakfast we stayed at suggested it. The restaurant is cute and in a great location, but the food was sub par. I had one of the worst steaks I've had in a long time. The steak was bland and tasted as it had been cooked in a skillet, with no spices. I will not be going back to this establishment. read more

My Salad with added Seafood was Good. My Relatives were disappointed in their tuna steak and the portion of the salad was to small for another. The carrot cake was delicious. The waitress was so inexperienced it made my suggestion of this restaurant not a good choice. read more

Great place for boil and peal shrimp. Very fresh shrimp. The factory is next door! Had to wait for porch seating but no problem. Conch fritters very crisp and good prices of conch. read more

The Mixed Cajun Grill, Cajun Catfish and appetizer specials keep us coming back. Great hush puppies too!

4 out of 5. Loved this place. Peel and eat shrimp was hefty, and tasty. Thomas was an excellent and affable bar tender. It was the food and Thomas that made the experience great. read more

If you thought your grandmother's pecan pie was the best in the world, you have not tried Mmmmm & Mmmmmms!!! My husband and I split their deep dish pie with ice cream and whipped cream on the side and apologized to his ancestors for swearing that DELICIOUS pie was the best we ever had. There are pecan trees all over town so I don't know if there is a long history of delectable pies in Oriental, but be sure to save room! read more

Yummy coconut shrimp, home made onion rings, Cajun grilled catfish. Friendly folks too. Want to come back again!!!

Great food and good service! I've been going to M&M's since Dave & Marsha Shirk owned it. Wonderful atmosphere and right by the waterfront :) read more

My wife and I had dinner on a recent visit to Oriental. The staff was courteous and friendly. The food portions were large and well presented. Food was very good. We had the corn crab chowder and shrimp and grits (recommended by the locals). It was excellant. Apple pie was home made, and a must. only thing I did not care for was the waitress vacuming around nearby tables while trying to enjoy time with my wife. Recommend a sweeper broom during business hours. read more

The food is pretty good here most of the time, and the place seems to always be busy. I have eaten here at least five times in the past two years, and found the staff to be rude at least four of those times. I expect more, especially for the price. read more

Very poor service and mediocre food. After waiting at least 15 just for the waitress to first come by, we ordered both our food and drinks at the same time. It took us 20 minutes just to get our drinks. Apparently, the owner came up to us and asked us if we had ordered our drinks we said yes. He then walked away and did not help his overwhelmed wait staff. I later saw him sitting at the bar when I went to the restroom. A real leader would be helping out his team. It probably took 30 to get our food. My soft shell crab sandwich was incredibly small and was overwhelmed by the size of the bun. I would estimate it was roughly 3 to 4 ounces. I would be embarrassed to serve this to a guest. I sampled my wife's shrimp and it was decent. I asked for the check twice and finally had to go to the register where our waitress was ringing out another customer. She offered many excuses but never apologized. It has been many many years since I left no tip. This is your warning to look elsewhere. read more

Too bad this is one of the few restaurants in Oriental. Thought we would get a good meal - very disappointed! The 3 tables around us all ordered after us and got their salads before us. Finally our salads were served but just moments later so were our entrees! Since we wanted to enjoy our salads, we asked the waitress to take our orders back and wait until we were done with our salads. Her comment: but they'll get cold! Guess we should have set our salads aside! When the main dish did come back, my husbands rare steak was well done and his baked potato was so cold the butter wouldn't even soften, let alone melt. My shrimp was cold but edible and since I was hungry I ate it; the Brussels sprouts however were complete mush. When we complained to the manager - her response? Took my husband's entrée off the tab, but charged him $3.50 for the salad (since he ate it) and only gave me a $2 credit for the Brussels sprouts (both were sides and should have the same base cost!) His meal was inedible as was part of mine... guess we should know better then to try and get anything decent in Oriental. read more

M&M's has great service and delicious food. It's the best place in Oriental. Although the food is a little expensive, in my opinion it's worth it. If you go there, make sure to try the bean and cheese quesadillas. read more

I eat here periodically, but have learned to avoid the sandwiches. If you want something toasted, stress the "toasted" part. Some things seem prepared ahead, and food doesn't always show up very hot from the world's tiniest kitchen. Specials change all the time, and it would help to have a daily, printed menu. The wait-staff is friendly, but could benefit from professional training--true of most restaurants in Oriental. Patrons are friendly, mostly local, and everyone seems to know your name, which is actually a pretty cool thing. read more

What happened to M&M's Cafe?! Used to be a great spot to eat but sadly the standards has changed. My most recent visit there ordered the calamari, had bad frozen breaded version like any other in the grocery store. Breading falling off & bottled marinara sauce is what we got. This seems to be most of the food now! Good as Sam's Club frozen section has to offer from the appetizers to the desserts. Beverage was good & my cell phone worked so while eating I ordered a pizza from the Silo's to take home for supper. read more

I visited Oriental on a photo assignment earlier this week and it was recommended that I eat at M&M's for dinner. Not sure if it was just because I was starving at the end of a long day but I had the crab corn chowder (on the specials menu) and scallop sandwich and both were DELICIOUS. The crab corn chowder was spicy and fresh tasting and the scallops were so fresh I almost popped them all in my mouth before even picking up the sandwich. I also really enjoyed being able to sit outside in their screened in porch. I would definitely eat here again. read more

My brothers and I had a wonderful meal at M&M's Cafe in Oriental. We had shrimp both fried and grilled as well as fried flounder and rack of lamb. We started with calamari and gazpacho. Everything was expertly prepared and beautifully served. We'll done! read more

The flounder and shrimp had an "old grease" taste to them. Not good at all. They still tried to get us to pay for the food even though we returned all but the fries and hush puppies. read more

I'm giving one star for location- we're locals and the area is superb... from the Oriental waterfront, classic G. Fulcher Seafood, local shopping, churches and fantastic community Pamlico County has to offer it's a shame this restaurant isn't able to do better than one star... we've been coming to this restaurant for many years but this review is focused on our last two years Croaker Festival weekend experience... in 2017 and 2018 we arrived at the restaurant around 11:30 and it took well over an hour to get food, the food was consistently incorrect and had to go back to the kitchen, the owner was irritated I asked to speak to him, not once apologized for getting our order wrong, having it take over an hour to receive (the restaurant was not busy either time, and i consider busy with more than 50% seating), did not offer to compensate anything that was wrong, the missing meals and waitresses, while apologetic when I could find them, never communicated until I asked or offered to refill drinks until asked to do so... hope they can get a good manager because the location is divine and would love to see local seafood offered! (also, if you're not familiar with the water it's thick and not appetizing.... I also wouldn't recommend the buffet with fried food, during the entire 90 min experience was not replaced once) read more

Always a good meal! Our family favorites are the Seafood (Shrimp and Scallops) pasta, the crab (or salmon) cakes and Rack of Lamb. We especially love taking out meals for group gatherings at home. Many thanks to the busy and friendly staff for their professional courtesy and efficiency. We will be back again! read more

This restaurant used to be a favorite of ours but lately we have had too many meals where the quality of the food has been "ify". Last week we visited and one person in the party had the grilled tuna sandwich which was fine. I had the "blues burger" which was awful. The burger seemed as if it had been precooked and was cool on arrival...it was the opposite of "tasty". It had a blue cheese spread on top which did not melt...it was very un-appetizing. Over the years I have learned to stay away from certain items on the menu but now I am wondering if the owner is cutting back overall because of what we have experinced. I hope they work on the food quality and the service. This place is an institution in Oriental and deserves a better. read more

Excellent and generous veggie as well as bean and cheese quesadillas. Oyster sandwich my mother had was excellent too.

A little expensive, but worth it. We have had GREAT food every time we have been. Crab cakes are out of this world. Ask for Andrew for you waiter. Did a great job taking care of us! read more

Went here for lunch, I had 1/2 garden salad and hubby had chicken quesadillas. The salad was your basic salad, no surprises and was fresh. Hubby said the quesadillas were also ok, nothing special. Places wasn't crowded, so noise level was fine. Service is adequate and friendly. May go back if in the area and hungry. read more

Lunch in Oriental at M&M's.Awesome.So fresh shrimp and cooked to perfection.Wait staff so attentive A plus on this one.

Solid all around. Monday is sushi night (and it's surprisingly good). I haven't tried everything on the menu, but everything I've seen come out of the kitchen looks delicious. The service has always been terrific and the interior is very neat. If you're in Oriental, I'd certainly recommend eating here. read more