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

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

Came for a late lunch and sat outside. Jake the waiter was great, friendly and attentive. The seared sesame tuna was a good portion and the crab cake sandwich was proper meat. The Bloody Mary was spot on and the margarita was good too. We'll be back! read more

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

Visit this spot every time I come to the Outer Banks. Blueberry Mojito and the seafood pasta my favorites. Indoor and Outdoor seating available. read more

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

Found this by using Google maps and we are so glad we did. We were all hungry (6 of us) so we ordered a large variety and everything was delicious!! But I highly recommend the crab meat griller (basically an open face quesadilla with crab meat, mushrooms, artichoke hearts, and mango salsa) it was delicious!! Our waitress Nia was as sweet as can be and very efficient. Definitely recommend this for lunch if you're on OBX. 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

Delicious veggie griller- an open quesadilla with a deep edge of frico cheese and fish tacos for lunch today. It was good to find this place open on a cold, overcast winter day. Service was good and direct. Everyone in the restaurant appeared to enjoy the food-no uneaten food on plates! Definitely recommend! read more

Oceanas Bistro - Oceana veggie griller - Seafood Near Me - Avon, North Carolina

Food was served nice and hot. My wife had the shrimp basket and I had blackened flounder. Both meals were good but not outstanding. Service was good. I thought the meals were a little too pricey. read more

I don't really like seafood, but my wife does this place offered some menu items we both can enjoy. food was excellent, our server was jake super nice dude, service was great, very little wait time. This place has a really nice atmosphere to it. Definitely going to be coming back. Go check em out! read more

Tried Oceans Bistro for breakfast (usually do dinner here). It was lovely! Western omelette, crispy breakfast potatoes, a biscuit and a side of sausage gravy. Yum! read more

Oceanas Bistro - Western omelette, potatoes, a biscuit and a side of sausage gravy. - Seafood Near Me - Avon, North Carolina

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

I tried to give this place the benefit of the doubt. They just dont get it. We went 2 weeks ago on a Sunday and got seated. 15 minutes later we walked out. No service nothing. Did not even get a glass of water. If you want to drink booze only might be your best bet. You tell them how you want your meat cooked. It comes to you opposite what you asked for. My experience the last year here in OBX regarding places to eat is not good. I know for sure in the winter to stay away from any restaurant here. They serve you food thats been sitting somewhere for along time. yuk. Not going back to Oceanas every again. The service and food suck. read more

Well this was our favorite place, so sad. Couldn't wait to go for dinner. Their hush puppies WERE the best.. now they are frozen garbage. Service was terrible. Fish bites were nasty as well. What a disappointment from past years. It's not even full swing in season and they were terrible. We won't be back. read more

The wait was very long, but it's prime OBX season and we had a table of 7 so it was understandable. I got the fish tacos and wow, they were good! The French fires (really potato wedges) were no worth ordering extra on the side. I would seriously consider coming back in future visits. read more

Great food, great service, great location. Will definitely be back! Tends to be busy but is definitely worth the wait. read more

Oceanas Bistro - Pineapple chicken - Seafood Near Me - Avon, North Carolina

My local friends' advice: come early for dinner, because it fills up quickly! We came on a Saturday night (the day that tourists check in or check out of their rental houses) at 5pm to beat the crowd and were seated in no time. My friend and I split the Seafood nachos ($13) appetizer. I know--you're thinking, 2 people split an appetizer? I was initially skeptical but understood why my friend insisted that we split the plate when the food arrived. The nachos came out on a large plate overflowing with chips, melted gooey cheese, creamy sauce, and seafood (shrimp, scallops, fish). This dish is the best bang for your buck! The sauce was so so good. I dipped some fries in it to soak it all up. My husband ordered the ribs special of the day with a side of fries ($9) because he wanted to take a break from eating seafood, and my other local friend ordered popcorn shrimp with a side of fries (his favorite). Each shrimp is sizeable and I stole a couple of their fries, which were crispy on the outside and thick-cut. My husband enjoyed his ribs, but the portion was slightly smaller than he expected. Great service and delicious food! Just make sure to come early enough to grab a table! read more

Oceanas Bistro - Seafood nachos. So much food! - Seafood Near Me - Avon, North Carolina

My husband and I always visit Oceanas every year when we visit Avon. It's a must stop! Their food is always delicious! Our favorites are the Blackened Mahi Mahi Bites, Coconut Shrimp and Seared Tuna. We typically sit at the bar where my husband and can play the PBR game. If you haven't played it, you have to go and ask to play. We've also sat and ate in the dining area plenty of times. The service is always quick and everyone is very nice. COVID - they do a really nice job with keeping COVID in mind. Plenty of outside seating. One way in, one way out. All servers wear masks and make you feel very comfortable. Our favorite place in Avon!!! read more

Simply let the wait staff serve you like a king and queen!!!! Food here puts your belly in business for a long day at the beach. Giddy up cowboy and get you some eat. Yewwwwwwwwwwwwwwww read more

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

Do not come here. Prime rib was cold, and when asked to recook they microwaved the same steak. Shrimp sandwich was super mushy and gross. The shrimp was either over cooked or super mushy. A few people at our party of twelve got food poisoning. The waitress seemed to not care at all about anything and she did not give off a good vibe. The wait wasn't too long but the food was terrible. I do not recommend. read more

Visiting during the off-season so choices were rather limited. This place had good reviews on Yelp so we stopped in for dinner. Admittedly this reviews is for our second visit; the first we were starving so I didn't take pictures. I had the fish tacos - flour tortilla and tuna medium rare. Same dish as beige and this time even yummier. Fish was cooked perfectly and the slaw sauce combo makes it! My husband had the second visit the blacked tuna griller. Describes as a quesadilla it's a cross between a Mexican pizza and open quesadilla. Smothered in cheese and that crispy edge is to die for. Tuna also perfectly cooked and he got it lightly blacked to hot overpower. Service was frequently and quick -- we visited here twice during our stay. read more

Oceanas Bistro - Blackened Tuna Griller - Seafood Near Me - Avon, North Carolina

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Go here if you want to be treated like garbage. Walked in and waited patiently in line to be seated. Finally able to choose an outside table. We were asked by the waiter to move for the next large party coming in, we obliged. After moving to a table in direct sunlight we were never served. Set a timer on my phone waiting for service to come. The party we moved for already had drinks coming to them as we were leaving. As well as a couple seated 15 minutes after us were being waited on. We were completely ghosted by the staff. read more

Fish and chips are excellent!! Flounder platter, really good! Haven't had breakfast yet but I hear it's delicious too!

Everything about my experience here I would classify as great. Between our server/bartender to our meals. I ordered the snow crab legs with sautéed vegetables and sweet potato fries and my partner ordered the mahi fish tacos. The food was all excellent; I will say the zucchini was a tad harder than I like but i would classify that as a personal preference no fault to the kitchen. The crab legs were the best I've had in Avon! They were both juicy and full. The bartender we had, he makes an excellent blueberry mojito! It was the best mojito I've ever had; they had fresh blueberries and mint. He was friendly and seemed to chat with everyone and was equally as friendly. It was all around a wonderful experience, including the vibe the vibe here was great as well. We will definitely be back next time we're in the area! read more

Oceanas Bistro - Blueberry mojito - Seafood Near Me - Avon, North Carolina

Been here twice during my stay in Obx. First time I came for breakfast, had ham and cheese breakfast quesadilla. It was amazing. Cheese was crisped around the edges. Bartender was awesome, service was top notch. Second time for dinner we had crab and shrimp dip, spinach artichoke dips as appetizers, crab cakes, open faced quesadilla and chicken sandwich as main entree. Once again service was top notch. Food was amazing. Recommend this to anyone who sees this and wants a great place to dine read more

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Delicious drinks and food can be found here! We went on Tuesday for $5 margaritas that were delicious and strong! Shrimp tacos were to die for with a delicious mango hab salsa. read more

Oceanas Bistro - Great drink specials and amazing food! We had $5 margaritas on Tuesday's that were very strong and delicious. Tacos were amazing - Seafood Near Me - Avon, North Carolina

Great food, service, and house tartar sauce. They don't boast an entirely massive menu by any means, however, everything they do offer is sure to be good. read more

Middle of the road. Pricey, wait staff attitude rough when checking in, improved when checking out. J read more

We came out for a small day trip from OBX and are so glad we stopped here. Laura was AMAZING and so sweet to our toddler. The food was really great, tasted very fresh, there's nothing to say but good things about this place. Highly recommend. read more

10/10 WOULD RECOMMEND. We come down to OBX various times throughout the year (Christmas, early spring, summer) but haven't tried this place until tonight. We saw a lot of cars in the P-lot and figured it would be really GOOD! So we wrangled a spot and sat at the bar. My bf had the Caribbean Chicken Griller and it WAS SO YUMMY. I asked the bartender -Laura- what her favorite was, and she mentioned the tacos. I am very picky and particular about my tacos (I eat tacos like 3+ times a week). I had the blackened tuna tacos and they were SOOOOOOO TASTY!!! We are adding this ~one of a kind~ place to our itinerary for the months to come. It's worth the wait if you can snag a parking spot & table. read more

Found on Yelp and after reading the reviews we decided to visit. Delicious fish tacos and seafood nachos. The Bloody Mary was well made. We came for lunch but see that dinner and breakfast have tempting menu choices. We plan to return. The service was courteous and friendly. They also take the COVID-19 seriously. All the more reason to give them 5 stars. read more

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

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Good food, great staff! Nice cozy atmosphere. Enjoy the daily special for an added treat! read more

Wow! Great food and great service! The grillers are incredible... have yet to have a meal we didn't like.

We were headed to Cape Hatteras and the dining choices w ere very limited due to it being October on a week day! We found this place and we're greeted with friendly staff and great burgers! We can't eat seafood so it was nice to find a place that offered other choices! Definitely would recommend if you are heading out on Rt 12! read more

Good service. Decent food. We ordered the burgers and they managed a decent product. A bit of a food desert here in Avon. A little reluctant to shell out for the premium menu items until they prove themselves with less expensive fare. read more

I've eaten at Oceanas several times and have always had great food! Recommendation - get a "Griller" and you will not be disappointed!! read more

Oceanas Bistro - Blackened Tuna Griller was excellent! - Seafood Near Me - Avon, North Carolina

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