This place blows. Went there and the bar tender was terrible and rude. I ordered drinks anyway…read moreincluding the way overpriced beer and some food from next door too. The food was not even close to being any kiind of good (fish and chips) even the tarter sauce was bad. The beer was flat and the bartender was as cold as Sunday morning in bangor maine. Dropped about $150 in an hour and a half. Terrible experience and would never waste my money there again -0 stars

This is the first time I've experienced a beer wall. You bring your own mug or buy one for $1. You…read moreget a wristband and scan it at the wall and pour your own beers. You choose the ounces. There's an outdoor area with seating and cornhole. There are many activities inside and they have bands on certain days. There is also a full bar.

In the old days, if you wanted great fresh fried seafood, you went to Calabash. Unfortunately, with…read morean exception or two, that's not what you're going to get there, anymore. But you can get it here. Yup, it's a Peruvian restaurant, but it has some of the best fried fresh seafood I've ever eaten. I've had lots of Peruvian food, but didn't realize before that it entailed a different frying technique: corn not flour, gluten free, crispy as all get out. What's better is that Aroma's used fresh local seafood. There's a lot of other great stuff on the menu, too, like the flounder ceviche. But man, that fried platter!

Attractive family owned business. Very friendly service. We had the mini empanadas, fried squid and…read morecheeses sticks as appetizers followed by entrees Chicken Fried Rice Arroz Chaufa and Jumping Cow. Everything was excellent except the squid was a little dry. Overall, this place is a Gotta Try!

really nice place. beautiful art and friendly staff and dog. love the wine and live music. went…read morewith a bunch of friends and we absolutely loved it. Heard the food was good too. cozy and fun. will definitely be going back. they have free wine tastings so you can choose which kind you like . was fun trying the different kinds and bought a bottle of white that we loved. would definitely recommend this place and we will be back again soon . thanks for the wonderful service.

Been a customer here for a few years... always a great place for a cold beer, wine, or a…read morecocktail...and great food from Amelia's next door. And now that Coach - the best bartender in SE North Carolina is there - it's even better. Great selection of craft beers!

Great Food.. Family run and don't pass this place up!!! Service was excellent and extremely…read morefriendly...

First experience with this restaurant was enough to make me NEVER go back. Lied to before we ever…read morewalked in the door about wait times over the phone. We left a diff restaurant with an hr+ wait bc this place supposedly only had a 20-30 min wait. We arrived, checked in and were told when one specific table leaves that we could have their table. There were other open tables but told they didn't have the staff to serve them. So we waited 30 min. and that table did leave on time. However, during that time at least 2 or 3 other parties came to the restaurant and were sat in those empty tables. We were told they had prior reservations AND that apparently they had someone already coming to fill the table we were originally promised. We could wait another 30-45 min for someone else to leave OR sit our 6 adults and 1 child separately at two high back booths with no contact. If it had been my decision I would have walked out immediately. No customer service by host or manager who came to hear it out. The rest of my party was too hungry to wait or go somewhere else so they sat separate and ate. I refused to give them my business and never will. VERY POORLY MANAGED and it obviously starts at the front of the house. My wife had the apricot salmon ($28) its was extremely bland. My 5 yr old son had shrimp and fries ($14!!) which were extremely mediocre at best. I've had better at Culver's. Restaurant looks poorly organized. Needs a renovation, and OBVIOUSLY some new staff who know how to provide customer service in a service industry. Ambiance was like a dive bar trying to serve food to survive. They won't be around long.

Food is delicious hand cut fresh fries are always a hit with me! Husband had the grouper sandwich…read more Whistler was also absolutely delicious. Sorry I didn't get pictures this time as we were visiting with friends.

Great food and service. This is a place to try. Just…read morestarted serving this week. Hope everyone will come by.

Good food and a really fun vibe. We had a blast. Will…read moredefinitely go again!! Drink choices were great too

Great views for the second floor dining area! It overlooks the IntraCoastal and the convergence of…read moreseveral rivers. Our server was friendly and helpful. I had Annie's Salad with Spinach, blueberries, candied walnuts, and mandarin oranges - great with blackened shrimp on top! My husband had the lunch combo with Mahi-mahi and shrimp along with sweet potato fries. The hush puppies are small but very tasty along with a cinnamon butter dip.

Bottom line: I liked my first visit to The Cove Restaurant near Holden Beach. Their Fish & Chips…read morewas satisfying and just what I needed that night. Service was good as well. This farm-to-table restaurant supporting local farmers and fishermen is worth a try if in the area with a little something for everyone on their menu. The Deets: A friend of mine drove down from Wilmington while I was vacationing in Holden Beach recently and we decided to get dinner to catch up. Looking at options on the trusty Yelp app, we decided upon trying The Cove Restaurant for dining. It is located just a bit out from Holden Beach, along Hwy 130 going towards Shallotte. It has pretty good parking that was almost full when we arrived. When we went in to place our name on the waiting list, we were told it would be about 30 minutes wait (we were actually seated around 15-20 minutes) and so we used the table and chairs outside the door to relax and talk. When seated at a booth inside, we perused their menu and they have plenty of different selections (not just limited to seafood). The cover of the menu describes The Cove as a restaurant "...featuring all natural ingredients supporting local farmers and fishermen." This farm-to-table format is good to know going in and I'm glad they share that on the menu. We were given bread service to start with (loved the bread!) and my friend got their Homemade Crab Soup to start with, and he liked it a lot. I went for Fish & Chips for my dinner entree while my friend opted for their Chicken Marsala for his meal. I was satisfied with my meal, the beer battered deep fried cod fish tasted great here. I sampled my friend's Chicken Marsala and it was good but was hoping for more flavor to come through on the Marsala sauce. Service was acceptable from the host desk to our server, all went well. I enjoyed the first visit to The Cove Restaurant and would like to revisit them on future trips to the area.

My husband and I are new homeowners on Holden Beach. One of the first things we wanted to discover…read morewas a local place with great seafood. We were thrilled to find this place! My husband ordered the special Trio: grouper (blackened) with shrimp (fried) and scallops (blackened). It was served with mashed potatoes. The portion was huge! He said it was the best mashed potatoes he's ever had. I ordered the seafood linguini, scampi style - it was delicious with a generous amount of mussels, clams, shrimp, and scallops. There was an option to have the dish "fra diavolo" (spicy red sauce) which I may try next time. My husband shared his giant side-salad with me. It was an extra $2 for the salad that could have been a meal for me. Complimentary bread is served with olive oil and freshly cracked pepper and with single serving pats of butter. For dessert, we shared the housemade brownie with ice cream. It was recommended by our wonderful server, Bailey! It was a great first meal for us in Holden Beach as locals and no longer just visitors!

We were just here for a couple days- but seafood was a must! We both had a glass of wine which was…read morea nice pour and very reasonably priced. I ordered the tuna- it was wonderful but wish I'd asked for a vegetable instead of the potatoes. ( not sure if that was a choice) They are good but too heavy to go w the tuna imo. The lobster bisque was also very very good- enough for 2! Waiter Mark was very helpful! My husband ordered crab fritters - they were also very good! Hush puppies were hush puppies- but the grits were very good... all and all an excellent choice.

Amazing food and service! By far the best place we ate in oak island! Will not disappointread more

Cute looking bar but terrible service. Not what you're expecting if you go into a "bar and grill."…read moreBartenders will greet you but won't tell you how to order. Sat at the outside tables for 15 minutes and no server. Came back to the bar and figured out you had to order inside at the bar. Bartender had a hard time entering the order even though there's only like 12 items on the menu. Told us they'd bring us out our drinks and that took another 15 minutes. Food came in to go boxes from downstairs. They forgot the ranch and honey mustard for the tenders. The ranch and honey mustard are salad dressing packets. And to get 3 entrees and two orders of fries it was $65. - terrible service - terrible food - not a real restaurant Seriously there's restaurants every other corner around this place and they'd all be better food, better service, better price.

Great service and staff. The views looking out over Ocean Isle Beach are awesome. The food was…read morecooked to perfection. We enjoyed our e perfection at Sand Dollar Bar and Grille.

Being a woman of many words, especially wanting to acknowledge every aspect of what any business…read morepours into their establishment, I'm pleased to squeeze in this opportunity while eating the leftovers from last night's meal at Maya !! For my husband's birthday, I offered him 3 choices from great restaurants in our area all of which we have visited and enjoyed for special occasions but not for some time. His choice was Maya. Upon arrival, we were greeted by our server "Adi" (?-we're hard-of-hearing). My "many words" could describe her attributes as a professional filling just about any position. Yet, as our server she was courteous, poised, respectful, warm, non-intrusive, sensitive to timing (re: approaching tables), clear and knowledgeable re: our questions about entreés,most their ingredients & receptivity of such a choice enjoyed (or not) by previous patrons. Without being rushed, we savored one last forkful of our meals. (Mine was Lambchops, plantains, sprinkled with sesame seeds, and rice covered with a delicious semi-spicy red sauce. The "birthday boy" chose the Salmon dish (Mahi Cozumel?). Adi can help you but for double excellent service, call to make sure she's there (i.e. on the "night shift").

Went this past weekend as a group for our work retreat, we had a group of 20. The restaurant was so…read morecute and the decorations really tied the restaurant in with the cuisine. The food was a 10/10 I got the ACP and it was delicious and plated nicely. Even though we booked days in advance with a reservation of 20 people, unfortunately the staff was not well prepared. We arrived at 5:40pm, everyone did not receive their drinks until 6:15 and had to ask someone to take our order at 6:30. By 7 we had to also ask for our appetizer as we still had not received it and we did not receive our food until 7:30. We also had to flag down our waiter/waitress throughout the dinner in order to get refills and ended up not leaving until 8:20 as we had to wait for our check as well. Even though the food is good we will not be coming back because they were definitely not prepared for a group. Additionally some of our meals came out cold and we realized after we had cut or bitten into the food, the waiters took it back and you could tell it had been microwave as the same cuts were still in the food. After waiting almost 2 hours for our food it surely should not have come out cold.