Had a great meal at Roberto's. The hosts and servers were extremely friendly, even on busy a busy Labor Day holiday. Food was fresh and salads were great. Still one of the best restaurants on the island and has been there and consistent for many years. I just wish they still had their pizza on the menu. Was the best on the island. Great place! read more

Roberto's Ristorante - Mussels olio - New American Near Me - Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina

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My family lives on Sunset Beach and Ocean Island, and when I come down 3x a year, we get together for a group that can be up to 10 for dinner. I have eaten at Roberto's probably three dozen times. This past Friday we did again, with a smaller party of six. The two that had chicken picatta were over the moon. I had a salmon "Mediterranean" that I couldn't tell was salmon. Overcooked with no color to the fish at all. The flavors were great. (I had the same dish at 584 in Burlington three nights later, but it was definitely salmon.) The continuing issue at Roberto's is service. Our server was spread out over both ends of the restaurant, and I think everyone took the hit, including the server. The floor manager needs to rethink the floor plan. Stuff that should be basic (grated cheese for pasta?) was not given until I went to the desk and asked for some. The Bar: a continuing and inexcusable problem. WHY is there a single bartender for both bar and table service? We were asked for our dinner orders while we were waiting for our drinks!, which were ordered when the menus dropped. C'mon! It's supposed to be a flowing process, and this has ALWAYS been a problem. (Waiting for a glass of wine for 10 minutes?). Overall : the Chef (always visible) clearly has enthusiasm for his menu, and it is good! But this restaurant should be better. read more

Just moved to the area and had our first dinner at Roberto's last Saturday evening. It definitely won't be our last! My husband and I split the pork chop based on a recommendation of a local sitting beside us at the bar, and WOW!! Undoubtedly the best pork chop I've ever eaten. Both the taste and texture were unique and just amazing. Definitely more than enough of a portion for two people to split, but you are going to fight over it. The sides were excellent as well. Awesome service from Sarah at the bar, kudos to her for handling drinks for the bar and entire restaurant with smiles and grace. The place was absolutely packed, so definitely recommend making reservations or getting there early for bar seats. read more

This was our first time to Roberto's even though we live in Sunset Beach. Friends/neighbors have been telling us to come here so we did last night. There are 3 Italian restaurants within just a couple of miles of each other and the other 2 are legit 5 star restaurants. I was teetering between 4 & 5 stars but went with 5 because they deserve it. The scores bringing the overall score down on this restaurant are typically several years old with most all recent reviews 1-2 years being majority 4 & 5 star reviews. The Grouper Neptune I had was some of the best grouper I've ever had and I let the chef know (open kitchen) as we were walking out! My wife's pork chop was excellent as well. Most of our friends that recommended this place said you have to get the chop! Is this the best Italian restaurant in the area? Maybe not but it's a solid choice and will be on our rotation for sure! Oh, and the bar selections are very good as well. read more

All is great. Food service Ambiance. All around best place for family & friends The owner and staff are committed to unbeatable service read more

We sat at the bar for dinner. Chelsea our bartender/server is outstanding. Dave, the chef, is a talent to behold. His preparation of Veal Parm is some of the best I've had all across the country! read more

Food was good. Had reservations they were one hour later than call time seating then the table was in the bar area and not dining the room. Gave some explanation that they were super busy not valid excuse when we had 4 days in advance reservations. Just poor management. read more

I've eaten at Roberto's several times and the service and food is top notch. But tonight, with a reservation things went wrong from the time we walked in. The hostess said we did not have a reservation as they gave ours to someone else. Then, the waitress took a long time to get our order. It took over 30 minutes to bring wine and an app and over an hour to bring salads. The salad was lackluster - lots of lettuce, a slice of tomato and maybe some bite of cucumber. No bread or check ins. The waitress said they were short staffed. We made a comment about waiting over an hour for the salad and the waitress got huffy and mad. Our entrees were almost $40.00 each so this was not acceptable. We decided to leave and not wait another hour or be treated rudely. It's a shame as Roberto's is usually fine but I'm not in a hurry to return. It really bothers me to give two stars but I'm basing this on service and the time we waited. read more

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Eric and I decided to try Roberto's tonight. The food was absolutely amazing and our waitress Edith was also amazing. Couldn't have asked for better food or service!! Chicken Parmesan shown read more

It's a no for us. Been down here 5 years and never visited Roberto's before but read good reviews. Seated quickly with a reservation and at 6pm the table next us was advised that they were out of the special of evening which was lobster ravioli ...so off to the menu. We ordered the calamari and was so excited that they were presented with tentacles as well as rings. Unfortunately they were so salty that we couldn't finish order. The next hiccup was the dinners were delivered but not at same time. My wife was served a good 4-6 minutes before mine but told her to eat. Her veal marsala was lacking flavor but the veal was good. My shrimp ala vodka was eventually served and I looked and was looking more for a pink sauce like I am used to in vodka sauces. This sauce was some concoction so loaded with parsley and oregano that I decided I would eat a little before boxing and taking it home to have the next day mixed with a jar of Carbones ala vodka just so I wouldn't waste the pasta and shrimp that were plated. The plus is the dinner includes a small salad and pesto oil bread. But with all the other options around for the meals we had we probably won't be returning. But place has been around a long time so I guess it's just personal taste. read more

Visited Roberto's for the first time. Parking lot was crowded as usual. Got a table in the bar area. Waitress was very nice and polite. We got the chicken Marsala and the Salmon Special. Very tasty and dinner included a salad & bread. All Entrees were a bit pricy but what the hell, that is how it is in this area. I will definitely return to try another Italian specialty. I give this an "A". read more

Roberto's Ristorante - Chicken Marsala. A very tasty treat for my pallet !!! Sooooo gooood !!!!! - New American Near Me - Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina

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Great food Atmosphere Great service. Reservation honored . Staff is friendly and outgoing read more

We just ate there yesterday.... The service was good.. the salads had no taste ... my chicken Parmesan was overcooked, and the sauce was very garlic and had no other taste at all.. we also had the Primavera and it was also not good at all. read more

Have driven past this restaurant for years and have never given it a try until tonight. Made reservations the day of (highly recommended), so only took about 10 mins to get seated. They had a nice bar off to the lobby that was perfect for having a cocktail before dinner. Service was amazing! I ordered the chicken piccata and it was light and delicious. My friend ordered the shrimp scampi which seemed to be the exact same minus chicken (sub shrimp). Her son ordered the chicken Parm which was a nice portion and delicious! We made reservations in March - can't image what this place is like in the summer, but highly recommend for great Italian and wonderful service! read more

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Everything was just as good as I remember. The strawberry shortcake was to die for and Chef Dave was super nice on our way out. read more

Roberto's Ristorante - Ravioli a la Vodka - New American Near Me - Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina

We had an outstanding dinner last night at Roberto's and were wonderfully attended to by Natalie. She is extremely friendly and knows the menu well. The decor is appropriately evocative of an Italian restaurant and the ambiance is both friendly and romantic. Italian is our favorite cuisine and we had one of the best Italian meals we have come across anywhere. I had the Grouper Neptune topped with crab meat and a grilled shrimp served over smashed potatoes and roasted vegetables, my bride had the Chicken Scallopini over vermicelli. Both were perfectly prepared by Chef Dave and came with a very fresh garden salad with homemade dressing and freshly baked bread. The flavors in both dishes were bright and complemented the entrees without overpowering them. The grouper was moist and carefully prepared. The portions are ample. The bar offers a good selection of wines, beers and cocktails. In addition to Italian and seafood, they also serve steaks and chops. We highly recommend Roberto's. read more

The bread and olive oil was good. It went downhill from there. I ordered the grouper Neptune which was supposed to consist of a grouper filet, crabmeat, shrimp and a sauce. I question whether it was really grouper. It had a watery, strange texture, not like a grouper filet. The crabmeat looked as if it were canned and there was one shrimp on top. The sauce was thick and tasteless. For a special dish, it was a huge disappointment and fairly pricey.. They could do so much better, we won't be going back. read more

Great service and excellent food. We can't wait to go back! It's a great place for families and friends

One of our favorite restaurants! Delicious food. Welcoming and gracious staff! Its obviously a local favorite. Just a great place near the beach to dine. read more

Good pizza and pasta. Attentive service. Nice ambiance. Very popular Italian restaurant in the area. read more

The food is always good but the service leaves a lot to be desired. Server never returned to table after salads were brought. Someone else brought dinner out, salad plates were not removed from table. No offer to get any more drinks. Server was apologetic when she brought the check but at that point the experience was ruined. read more

Wonderful service nice ambiance and the food was good as well The food was fresh we will be back. The wines were tasty too read more

On town for one night and their reviews caught my attention. Don't be fooled by the parking lot, looked overly busy and due to one large group it wasn't. P Greeted promptly, seated and Cassidy was a nice efficient server. The chef even stopped by to check on my experience. Well done. Oh. Had the mussels appetizer, prime rib and Lemon cake to go! read more

Roberto's Ristorante - Exactly how I ordered the Prime Rib! - New American Near Me - Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina

After years of passing it on vacation, my husband and I finally tried Roberto's this week. First and foremost, the service was excellent - not only by our waitress, but by all employees including the chef who stopped out to say hi and ask how our meal was. My husband is gluten intolerant and the staff went above and beyond to accommodate without us asking anything more than if they had a gluten-free menu. The food was excellent. We had the brussel sprout appetizer with bacon and it was amazing - potentially the spotlight of the whole meal. I had chicken parmesan and my husband had a NY strip. The portions were large and everything was delicious. We certainly won't wait another 10 years before hitting up Roberto's again! read more

Last day of vacation, son wanted pasta. We decided to give them a try. We called and got a table right away, surprised the place was packed when we arrived, and we were seated immediately. We had a Filet mignon, an Italian Feast and Sweet Chili Thai Salmon. It was all perfectly cooked, large portions, and very tasty. The sides were all delicious. The pre meal bread was wonderful. Our server, Christian was very attentive but not overbearing, he took great care of us even through the restaurant was packed with a lot of people waiting to be seated. This is a high end restaurant, and worth every penny! Potions are large enough to share if you wish to do so! Finish with the best cheesecake!!! So good!!! read more

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Wow! We had a great meal tonight at Roberto's. It was our first time dining there, but we will be back. I had the Shrimp and Scallop Tuscany and it was just loaded with seafood and tasty sauce! My husband had the spaghetti and meatball (a BIG meatball), and he loved it. The server was pleasant and helpful. It was a cool, dark atmosphere in the bar area - clean and well maintained. Very relaxed and charming. read more

We tried this place for the first time last night, and it was great. I have the salmon and my wife had a shrimp dish that she loved. Our waiter was good a little slow bringing our drinks but overall he did a good job. The atmosphere was very nice even though there a loud table near by , oh and the bread and oil was delicious, which came before the meal read more

Recently moved here and came across Roberto's restaurant, my hubby and I love us some good Italian food. Since the moment we enter the restaurant we were greedy super professional didn't have reservations but we were seated in 10 minutes and the ambience was so elegant. We have an amazing waitress on both occasion we have visit. The food was beyond amazing and delicious. I totally recommend the veal piccata and the chicken Parmesan, next time I need to try something different every time I go is the veal piccata i choose all the time. For dessert don't leave without trying the creme brûlée is sooo delicious. Also, I love how the chef comes by to assure you are enjoying. Totally recommend this restaurant you will not be disappointed. read more

The food here was fabulous. Our server was great but the one that came over to talk to my wife named Bailey didn't quite understand how to address us. She asked where we were from and told her South Carolina. She pressed the issue telling us that since my wife's first language wasn't English where was she from originally. I told her point blank that English was my third language and hoped she would drop it. I understand that she was excited to find an Asian but my wife speaks Cantonese not Mandarin. I was thinking (Please go away) when our actual server arrived and shoed her off. By the way there are 43 different dialects of Chinese. My wife can speak three, just not the one she was looking for. I wanted so badly to ask for the owner but I didn't want to ruin my Birthday dinner. read more

Roberto's Ristorante - Bread with dipping sauce - New American Near Me - Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina

Fantastic food and atmosphere. Veal and Chicken Piccata very good as was the Italian Feast. Great location just outside Sunset Beach. Will definitely go back to try more. read more

Wow!!! We were on our way to ocean isle to eat and passed Roberto's, so we decided to try it out. Boy are we glad we did. Waitress was very attentive. The food was out of this world! We had the crab dip as an appetizer and pasta jambalaya as the entree. Incredibly flavorful and filling. Will be back our next trip. read more

Dinner last night was amazing. We both had a grouper special and both fantastic. Dave was our server and he was exceptional. Atmosphere relaxing, overall excellent experience. read more

We had a wonderful time, great service, and excellent food, and met some other people who were also visiting for the first time! Happy to highly recommend this restaurant and excellent drinks, service, and Food. read more

In from out of town to do a half marathon. Came here to carb up and we weren't disappointed. Given the fact that we were here for the "off" season and there were a lot of other people here for the race (probably doing the same thing we were), it was busy, but we were able to make a reservation. You could tell the staff was probably not ready for "race weekend" but they seemed to handle it well. Our server was nice and personable and we had a good experience overall. The Chicken Alla Vodka was pretty tasty and our server Alexis did comment that the vodka sauce here was great. The bread came with olive oil with a splash of balsamic, there was definitely some garlic and another herb in there... so that was unique. The entrees came with salads... typical Caesar salad is what I chose...it wasn't over/under dressed... halfway through the salad, we all thought about the recent ecoli romaine lettuce scare, but I think we were in the green (pun intended). The restaurant itself is a standalone building and has a strange parking lot. I say "strange" because all the spaces are angled toward the "in" direction.... so there's not really a good flow for traffic. I guess it is the beach, so just take it easy and don't really stress about the parking lot... I did for a hot second. If there was a way to get out from the back of the lot... I did not see one... there's nothing better than playing chicken with people coming into the restaurant...but at least you will go on a full stomach... J/K. Inside has a homey feel to it... and the smells of the food in the kitchen really fill the space. Definitely a favorite local spot and I would come back to try their other menu options. read more

Roberto's Ristorante - New American Near Me - Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina

This restaurant may be the reason we come back to Ocean Isle Beach each year now! Friendly service, amazing food, and nice ambiance. Amanda(??) was so kind and accommodating. The chef came by 2 times to ensure we were satisfied. We had bang bang calamari (10/10), shrimp Alfredo (10/10), grilled salmon (8/10), and a peartini (10/10). Wanted to try the desserts but we were sooo stuffed. Can't wait to be back!!! read more

Went there with my mom and we both had great seafood dishes. I had a perfectly cooked piece of salmon with smashed Potatoes and grilled veggies. I was impressed with my meal. I enjoyed it all. Mom's Di Mía Seafood pasta was to die for, so much seafood in the dish and a killer sauce. That only thing that was just ok was the bread, ok but I could tell it wasn't made in-house. Will definitely be going back. read more

Nice little restaurant went for happy hour and we're glad we did! 430 to 5:30 PM there's a special menu that you can ask for with selected dishes all of them great. I had the chicken Alfredo as did one of our companions and the other two in our group had the lasagna which was equally amazing! read more

Great strong drinks! Loved the atmosphere and the staff was super helpful. As a party of Three, everyone enjoyed their meal except me. My only complaint was my steak bites came overdone and the menu states they only cook them med-well to well. That made them chewy and tough. Overall, a nice place to go and not far away from the island. read more

Been there numerous times and have always enjoyed a marvelous meal with exceptional service at all levels. Pleasant staff at all levels. read more

Had a wonderful dinner here Saturday evening. Reservation was good to have if you want a booth to sit in! The veal parmigiana was exceptional and the pork chop melted in your mouth it was so tender and seasoned perfectly. Dave waited on us and couldn't have been more pleasant or helpful with questions pertaining to the menu!. Bella was hosting this evening and cheerful and was able to keep the surprise that our daughter was picking up the tab to celebrate my birthday! Such a nice gift and we will definitely go back to try the seafood on the menu. read more