Popped in for lunch during the shoulder season en route from Ocracoke. Friendly service and inexpensive food. Overall food was fine, but not memorable (not all food has to be). It was Taco Tuesday so they had simple, homemade tacos for $1 each (minimum order is 3 tacos). I followed this with Blackened Mahi Tacos which were good. Usually they have pineapple mixed in, but today it was mango. read more

Oceanas Bistro - Seafood Near Me - Avon, North Carolina

Stopped by this restaurant for lunch on a Tuesday on the way to Ocracoke, it's such a disappointment. I ordered the clam chowder cup, it filled with large chunks of potatoes so you barely get any other things out of the soup. And I had fish and chips that's probably the worst ever, it came in three fish fingers and chips from a bag. It's more like from a kids menu for $14 read more

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In all the years I've been coming here I have never stopped to Oceanas Bistro, and I'm really glad we did this year. Covid 19 review : This restaurant has taken awesome measures to ensure customers are safe. Once you arrive; the hostess station is located outside. We didn't request to sit outside but I'm really glad that's where we we're seated. The menu is available by scanning on your phone. Tables outside were huge, which I loved. In addition to the tables being giant to they were spread out from others (I would say even more than 6 ft) At no point throughout our dinner did I see a single employee without a mask on. They even wore them properly! Condiments were served single to avoid germs. After going to another local restaurant and seeing how awful they were handling covid, I would highly recommend coming to Oceana's if you're someone concerned with Covid (which you should be) Ok now the food: Huge menu selection; very affordable prices; food came out quickly and was very very tasty! Also happy with the portion size. Will most definitely come back next year! read more

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Wow. We have been here in Avon all week on vacation. Came here tonight for the first time. Excellent food. Definitely one of our favorites. It's a small quaint environment. Service was good. Just an all around great experience. We will remember to come back next year when we return. Thank you. read more

Wait staff was great. Recommended Pompano fresh caught fish said it just came in. Portion was large and some of the best fish I have had this year. read more

Not only was this spot open in March, it was phenomenal. Seared tuna starter, hush puppies, tacos, scallops, and an extra salty marg. If it wasn't already my birthday, I'd think it was due to the quality of this meal. Bravo! OBX isn't completely shut down during off season after all. 10/10. Bonus- we walked here from our rental! read more

Oceanas Bistro - Starters - Seafood Near Me - Avon, North Carolina

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Outstanding fish tacos. Fresh guacamole. Service was excellent. Fantastic all the way around.

We've eaten here two times in the same trip, once for dinner and then for breakfast. Dinner was very food. Excellent choices of seafood and land. Breakfast was fantastic!! The breakfast bowl was my daughters favorite. My hubby got the crab Benedict and he said it was the best he'd had! The service is friendly and quick . Highly recommend! read more

We have been here twice on this visit. Once for just a bite to eat (snacky app) and drinks to tide us over until dinner. And again the next day for lunch. Both times the staff was great! The food was really good. Fresh, seasonal of course, and soooo delicious!! He has the Mahi bites, blackened. I had the sesame tuna. Both were prepared just right. We will definitely be back! read more

Ordered the fried oysters with cole slaw and broccoli. Everything was freshly made and delicious. The server was very attentive.

Food is great but the attitude of the servers is not the best. Maybe it's due to the volume of the customers and they are overwhelmed with constant orders and needs of different clients. 3 nice meals with non-alcoholic drinks : 85$ without tips. read more

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Food portions were fantastic and plenty of leftovers! Tuna Tacos were delicious. Clam chowder was huge portion. Fried pickles were really tasty!! Very reasonable bill for the amount of food we had. So many leftovers for next days lunch!! read more

First time diners during prime season Went with first time dinners overall Greeted promptly & pleasantly Able to be seated within a few moments The waitress was nice, sociable, knowledgeable and spot on for the whole meal We started with the hush puppies (dark, slightly overdone) but enjoyable Meal orders were the club sandwich, shrimp & scallops, mahi sandwich and the star of the show ...the crab griller I ordered the fish sandwich, it was delicious, but I have to admit I had griller envy! Everyone left satisfied and announcing "it was the best meal we had while on the island": read more

First, we are so grateful that they were open. We visited On January 6, 2022. We drove around for an hour before we found this place. Everyone was friendly and we felt at home at once. I ordered the Snow Crab legs and coke slaw. Both were great. My husband ordered the King Prime Rib and ate it all. Will be going back tomorrow night for dinner. read more

Oceanas Bistro - Seafood Near Me - Avon, North Carolina

Stopped in while on vacation. Food was delicious, staff was incredible. LOVE their vibe.

Fish and chips was good Caribbean grilled chicken quesadilla was good the drinks margaritas was undrinkable my husband asked for a little more tequila in his thinking that would help nope changed $11.00 for a shot and he only got half of his margarita down and could not drink no more I took one little sip of mine that's it they was so bad said something he said no one has ever complained so have to charge you for them so $22.00 in drinks that was never drank. food was ok staff was just ok never come back to refill our water or nothing read more

My husband and I were visiting the area for our Anniversary and decided to give Oceana's Bistro a chance for lunch one afternoon, after reading some decent reviews. I was especially pulled in by the photos of the fish tacos. They looked really good. We came in on a Sunday afternoon after visiting the beautiful Cape Hatteras Lighthouse. The place was busy, but there were 2 tables available still yet, one table for 2 at the beginning of the dining area and a high top table for 4 against the corner in the back. We were seated in the back corner at the high top. We weren't sure when we entered where to go in and accidentally went into the bar area. Looking around confused, a guy from the bar asked us, "Seating for 2?" as he grabbed two menu's, walking into the dining room and seating us. He put one menu facing one wall and one menu facing the other wall, so that both of our backs were facing the rest of the dining room, with no view of anything, other than wall space. It's true that we could have taken the back seats instead, so we could face the restaurant as opposed to the walls, but the table was practically pushed up against the wall so you had no choice. I understand that they want to squash as many people in there as possible, and the dining area truly isn't that big, but it doesn't make for a pleasant experience. We felt like we were being punished; put in the corner and hid from the rest of the patrons. And although my husband, who happens to be black, never ever pulls the race card, he immediately felt a feeling of racism as we entered. When the guy who seated us saw me enter, he smiled and welcomed me. But his smile quickly dissipated upon seeing my husband enter right after me. My husband's feelings were intensified when the waitress came over and was super rude. She flashed a quick smile and then her face went completely blank, as if she was deliberately being condescending. My husband, retired military, is a white collar worker who is always dressed very nicely, even on his days off. He was wearing a polo shirt and khaki shorts and there was absolutely no reason for the looks, other than the color of his skin. The entire place was white, with not one other person of color dining there. I personally think they prefer it that way. We ordered water with lemon as we often do. Neither of us are alcohol drinkers and I have a medical condition in which I can't have soda anymore. The waitress seemed a bit annoyed that we weren't drinking...or maybe it was just her attitude. She came back with our waters and seemed even more annoyed when we told her that we were splitting the fish tacos and the cheese quesadillas. She said, "Is that it?" I responded with, "Yes, that's it!". If you read through my other reviews, my husband and I always split our entree. But we also generally order an appetizer (and/or dessert) and split that as well. It is always more than enough food for 2, and we don't see the need to order extra food that we're not going to be able to eat. It isn't a money issue, but rather a preference. I have a very small appetite and I am offended when people seem put off when I say we're splitting our meal. So service was awful to start. Our fish tacos were good. I was able to eat one and my husband ate the other two. I couldn't even finish one quesadilla and my husband was only able to eat partial (so we still had leftover food go to waste). The quesadillas were just okay at best. Nothing gave us the wow factor and the service was enough to keep us from ever going back. Hence the 1 star. At the end, when the waitress took our plates and dropped off our bill, my husband immediately put his credit card up. From there we waited...and waited. Initially, I didn't see her on the floor. Then she brought food out for some folks, stopped at another table and brought them out refills. When she grabbed the bill from another table, it was then that we decided to get up and walk to the register. We had been sitting with empty glasses, our table had long been cleared off and it was evident that all we were waiting for was for our credit card to be taken. We had been waiting with our bill for at least 15 to 20 minutes! Completely uncalled for. There were at least 2 to 3 servers on duty, so she wasn't overwhelmed. My husband walked to the register and handed our waitress our bill. She didn't thank him, ran his card, handed it back to him without a word...but she did hand him some Hershey kisses, as if that was supposed to get her a tip. He left the chocolates on the counter. We don't want your candy or anything else from this rude restaurant. No way!The only thing she was getting from us was our displeased looks. My husband's demeanor was quiet for the rest of the afternoon, on what was supposed to be a great day for us. It made me so mad. I will NEVER visit this establishment again and I will be sure to let all my traveling friends know of our experience. read more

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The Mahi tacos I had here were exceptional, the staff @ the bar...not so much. Never got a beverage refill, probably because I wasn't drinking beer like everyone else. Never asked how things were or if I needed anything. This seems more like a place for locals than out of towners. There are so many other good options for fresh fish that you can choose. read more

Oceanas Bistro - Mahi tacos X 3 = goodness! - Seafood Near Me - Avon, North Carolina

We chose to visit Oceana's because the menu seemed to be the most diverse and appealing of any other restaurant in the Avon and Rodanthe areas. We visited on Tuesday for a later dinner (8pm) with a party of 6. We did not have to wait for a table. None of us are seafood lovers. We ordered the pretzel bites for appetizers. They arrived hot and the cheese sauce was good. For dinner, we had prime rib, chicken alfredo, jerk chicken, and 2 kids meals. All were cooked to perfection and very delicious. read more

The food was okay, just regular breakfast food. I got the breakfast bowl & it was decent but a little flavorless. You can tell the home fries are frozen & not made in house. Juice is $4, same for a small cup of coffee which I found to be overpriced considering there's no free refills. Our service was good & the outdoor seating is lovely. It was an easy quick breakfast stop but nothing more. read more

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Well this used to be one of my favorite places to grab a quick fish sandwich but I went there for dinner last night and I can't believe my eyes. My girlfriend's shrimp was overcooked and she didn't like them. I ordered a fried mahi mahi sandwich and it was thinner than a smash burger. We also got the pretzel bites and it was pretty much $1 each pretzel bite you saw the pretzel roll across the basket as the waitress was setting it on the table at least make the presentation look a little bit better. The hostess also had booty shorts on with her cheeks hanging out and don't plan on getting a refill. read more

This was a great choice for dinner and everyone said their dinner was delicious. The food was brought out in a timely manner and service was top notch. Definitely coming back as this was a very good restaurant in Avon. read more

This place has a decent sized menu. We had a party of 9. All of our meals were fairly good. The shrimp Alfredo actually was very good, as were the hush puppies. Everything else was good, but nothing special. The service was just a notch above inadequate, and we were charged for an extra drink. read more

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Solid, although not particularly adventurous, food with a beach ambience. Service was pleasant and the restaurant was active. We were a party of seven and tried a number of different things including the Greek salad with tuna, spinach salad with tuna, tacos, New York sirloin, scallops, and the salmon. Overall, most of us thought that the food needed more texture and flavor. It was fairly bland. But there probably are not a huge number of options in Avon so you take what you can get. read more

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We really like this place. The food was good and the drinks were amazing. The place was clean and the service was top notch.

From the moment you walk into the moment you leave you feel like family. We haven't had a bad meal here ever. From the hush puppy appetizers to the mermaid drink and the seafood tacos everything is good here. Come with a smile, and leave with a smile and a full belly. whether you live here or you're just visiting this needs to be a stop on your trip. read more

Oceanas Bistro - Mermaid martini - Seafood Near Me - Avon, North Carolina

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This was the first restaurant I ate at when I arrived in Cape Hatteras and it was a great start to my vacation! The food and service were both excellent. Our server was fast, efficient, and friendly. My entire party was amazed at how quickly the food arrived after ordering it. The food was hot and delicious. I would definitely recommend the clam strips and my favorite items in the Sampler Platter were the fried pickles and the crab cakes! Update: this restaurant was so good we had to go twice! I would definitely recommend either the Pan Seared Scallops and Grilled Mahi Pasta or the Seafood Pasta which were both absolutely amazing. The scallops were definitely the best parts of the dishes read more

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Blackened Mahi Tacos were awesome! Great fresh place on Hatteras Island. Service was great, highly recommend for families.

Fantastic bar with excellent service. Best wings I've ever eaten. Food Service and Atmosphere were fantastic!

Great seafood tacos. Friendly staff. Nice laidback atmosphere! Family friendly and you always feel welcome and appreciated. It is our "go to" place in Avon! read more

Went with a large party and the service was great. Would recommend the food is good, no complaints. read more

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Absolutely horrible experience. Mushy shrimp, overpriced crab legs that are less than 1 cluster, aloof staff, and everything is served ice cold. There are so many better places on island. Save your time and money, visit Diamond Shoals or Food Lion for better food. read more

A haiku review for you: Oceana's grub Will give you some joy and love A yummy meal choice read more

We visited 2 times during our vacation. We ate here for a late lunch. Food came out very quickly and our server was very attentive. Great seafood, tasted fresh. I would definitely get the shrimp basket again! We came again for dinner on a Thursday night, they do not take reservations but the wait was about 20 min for a party of 4. The Pan seared scallops and grilled mahi and Seafood Pasta (my personal favorite) was delicious. I would definitely recommend this restaurant, they serve some of the tastiest and well prepared seafood I've ever had! read more

Oceanas Bistro - Fried Shrimp Basket - Seafood Near Me - Avon, North Carolina

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Excellent food, excellent staff, and excellent atmosphere! My trips to the OBX are never truly complete until I visit Oceanas Bistro. I want to give a special shoutout to Laura. She's always smiling and very welcoming. I love this place! read more

This place used to be really good. I ordered a shrimp poe boy wich says it comes drizzled with bistro sauce....which apparently is tarter sauce...litterally a shrimp sandwich with tarter sauce. Not impressed we used to go at least 1 time a year. no more. read more

When you first spot Oceana's Bistro you might think you're pulling into a barn but it's actually rather nice inside. Another surprising thing about it is that their food is not only rather good but uniquely innovative as well. I went for one of their entrée specials of the day being their "Shrimp & Bacon Ravioli" which also came with a salad. When served I was delighted to find that it was more than just shrimp and bacon. It also included a spinach, some roasted red peppers, Parmesan cheese and their house made "Grit Cake" with a marinara Alfredo sauce. It was really something I've never had before and proved to be totally delicious. Besides the good food, Oceana's Bistro also has some good service. Though not really professional, they are all friendly, polite and do make a best effort to please. Oceana's Bistro is also clean, even the restrooms, and with a certain nautical or seaside décor that lends to a warm inviting atmosphere. read more

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Best food I've had on the Outer Banks. Our server was friendly and got our drinks right away. The pan seared tuna was great and came with ginger and wasabi. The French fries were excellent and the coleslaw was really good. read more

The food was so good, I got the crab cake Rueben 10/10 for appetizers we got the fried pickles, old bay chips, hush puppies and the bang bang shrimp. The service was great I wish I got her name, our family went last year and we were so happy to have gone. Best food in the island. read more

Great breakfast and super nice staff! We've been a couple of times and it's been awesome each time.