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    Outer Banks Clam Bakes

    4.5 (32 reviews)
    Closed 10:00 am - 10:00 pm
    Updated 3 months ago

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    Clambake buffet. Petra brought Old Bay, cocktail sauce, packaged butter and melted butter

    Bottom line: we called on Outer Banks Clam Bakes to cater a dinner for eleven adults and six children and every part of the experience was awesome. We highly recommend them and will almost certainly call on them again. As part of our annual OBX vacation, my extended family and I have a seafood dinner. We usually purchase the steamer pots that you can get from local establishments and then add some water and put the whole thing on the stove. This year, to make things easy, my wife and I coordinated and paid for that meal to be catered. We settled on Outer Banks Clam Bakes to provide that service. Their online reviews were generally positive, with some interesting stories, but their prices and offerings made us take the leap with them. I originally reached out to them in January for a June event and they had loads of availability. Initially, Doug just wanted to pencil us in at the time and date we wanted, and was less concerned with how many were in my group and what we wanted to eat. Being your typical DC type-A personality, I contacted him several times during the following months to try and nail things down and/or make adjustments. He explained that it's more important just to get on the calendar as they are purchasing things a day or two ahead of time and will contact us a couple days before our event to firm up the plans. Although I had some apprehensions about that approach, that is exactly how things worked out. A day or two before the event, Petra texted me the details, to include an updated pricing for lobster tails. The lobster tail upcharge quoted on the website is a minimum amount, which can change depending on market price and the size they are able to procure. We adjusted based off of this and there was no issue. We had a meal time of 5:30pm and Petra showed up at about 3:30pm. We gave her the lay of the land (read: kitchen) and got out of her way. She got right to work and started crushing it. One of my children is very interested in cooking and asked her a bunch of questions, which she kindly answered. She also informed us of what she was doing and asked us how we wanted her to lay out the food and was otherwise very accommodating. She was ready with everything at 5:30 on the dot. Everything was laid out very nicely in a buffet-style and it worked extremely well. Everything was very tasty and cooked to perfection (which we consistently failed to achieve with our steamer pots). There was also more than enough food for everyone. We also had her make the chocolate brownie trifle dessert and everyone loved that as well. Then she cleaned up the kitchen, probably better than how she had found it on arrival. She packed up the leftovers for us and placed them in the fridge. This was a great event, thanks to Petra and we are all on board to do it again next year. It saved us a lot of effort and stress and left us with a really tasty meal. We are now huge fans and highly encourage calling on them for your catering needs.

    Lobster tails, steak and rest of clambake

    Thank you again for the clambake. Just wow. It was unbelievable. And Crisy was awesome. You guys really do a fantastic job Rob

    Clambake with lobster for eight (with one opting for a steak instead...delicious and not pictured)..probably could have fed 12!
    Scott H.

    On a recent trip to OBX with a group of nine for a week-long 50th wedding anniversary celebration for my parents I found Outer Banks Clam Bakes online and took a chance based on the great reviews. I ordered a clambake, breakfast and steak dinner all on different days of the week. Petya and Doug stayed in touch before and during our stay and made the organization of the meals (arrival time, time we wish to eat, etc.) super easy. All of the food was amazing and having it cooked before you in your own kitchen makes it that much better. Petya is a light-spirited and very social chef with a great sense of humor who was a pleasure to invite into our home to whip up a wonderful selection of homemade delights. We had more than enough to stuff every hungry guest and always had plenty of leftovers. I should add that they bring EVERYTHING! All cookware and serving containers, all condiments, etc. They clean up after themselves and load the dishwasher and leave the kitchen as clean (or cleaner perhaps?) than they found it! I would not hesitate for a moment to request Petya and Doug's services again on a future trip. You can be assured of a carefree and delicious dining experience in the comfort of your own home (or temporary home). Thanks so much, Petya and Doug!

    Clambake!
    Amy O.

    We really couldn't be happier with our experience. Noah arrived at 430 on the dot as planned. As we sat on the deck with cocktails he cooked and prepared a meal for 9 of us. Lobster, crab, shrimp, corn, salad, BISCUITS, clams, mussels topped off with brownie trifle. What an absolute feast. Icing on the cake was the spotless kitchen at the end of the meal since he loaded the dishwasher. I worked with Petya on the menu. We paid cash that evening. We have them come every night if we could. Don't hesitate to book.

    We use Outer Banks Clam Bakes for a birthday dinner at our beach house. We had 9 adults 6 did the clam bake and the other 3 did steaks. Michael was our Chef and he was amazing. He talked with us and quickly became a part of our group. This made the experience even more incredible. The food was awesome some of the best seafood I have had her in the Outer Banks. I would recommend this company for your beach rental in house meal! Thanks to the owner who communicated with me via text when I had questions. We will definitely do this again

    Clambake and ribs
    Lakesha W.

    We had catering at our rental property one night for 25 people majority of the people had the clambake a few people got ribs chicken pork tenderloin and we also had meals for 10 children. The stove at our rental property was broken and the two caterers had to travel up and down the stairs cooking some items outside. They were punctual professional prepared a great meal we have a ice cream bar at the end they set everything up they cleaned everything up. It was definitely a great dinner and evening we would definitely use them again and recommend that you try them also.

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    Doug and his team were very social and food was so good we had lobster tails , crab legs, clams, shrimp !

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    Service, quality and presentation were all very poor…read more We wanted a couple of meals prepared for our group of 10 renting a beach house together last summer. Mike agreed to deliver the food weeks before. Then at last minute, as we were finishing up a 10-hour drive with little kids in the car, Mike called and asked us to pick up the food. We were exhausted. Traffic was really bad. We didn't know the area, and it would be inconvenient, defeating the purpose. We said no. He complained, and then charged us an EXTRA $100 after he had already agreed to deliver the food. Whaaaaat??? I wasn't going to post this review until my wife received an invoice 2 weeks ago for the $100 delivery charge that he invented after the fact. No, we will not pay it Mike. Presentation was terrible. Not what you expect from a caterer. The BBQ didn't look fresh. See pictures. Taste was bland. Nobody ate it. Dessert looked and tasted like it was from a Duncan Hines box. We asked for some ham and turkey sandwiches. He gave us one slice of cheese and one slice of cold meat on each sandwich, so ratio of bread to meat was off. Bread didn't taste fresh. Fixings were all jarred from grocery store. Pretty sure he bought everything in a grocery store and put it in foil tins, but charged catering prices. Save yourself a ton of money and frustration and order delivery from a local restaurant or go to grocery store yourself for this level of quality.

    From start to finish, working with Mike was a pleasure. My family and I hired Mike to create our…read moreThanksgiving meal this year. When I told Mike that there would be 16 people, he didn't even bat an eye. He was able to create a traditional Thanksgiving meal that everyone (even the 6 kids) LOVED! I was able to e-mail Mike a menu and from there he took over. He took care of all the shopping as well. He was on time with his delivery and even threw in a few extra things! The meal was outstanding. My family and I spent the majority of the dinner talking about how delicious every item was and we were each saying what our favorite thing was. (As a side note, the stuffing was the best I have ever had!). All of my interactions with Mike were very professional and his response time in getting back in touch with me was quick. I would recommend Mike to anyone and look forward to working with him in the future.

    Outer Banks Clam Bakes - personalchefs - Updated May 2026

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