The food was amazing... Brian had "Catch of the Day" which…read morewas Flounder with Shrimp, Cole slaw and Fries... I had the Eggplant Rollatini with Sautéed Zucchini Spirals...Very Fresh...Great place to eat! Very nice staff...Good atmosphere

I've visited Amelia's every trip for 6 years and have always had great service and wonderful food…read more Sad to say yesterday was the exception. We got there not long after opening and my partner ordered shrimp & grits. The grits were cold! Like not even room temperature. The server brought them back to the kitchen and they were returned very quickly in a very hot bowl that had obviously been microwave, shrimp and all. Fearing there was no way to remedy that dish he ordered something completely different. Their eggs Benedict. This was brought out with a side of potatoes that had obviously met the same fate as the shrimp. Microwaved to the point of a rubbery unpalatable mess. The eggs, were not fully cooked! The whites were nothing short of runny. That being said, we gave 3 stars because of service. Our server was kind and extremely apologetic for the kitchen's failings. Promised to let management know when they came in. I truly hope this was an anomaly and not where things have gone.

My family lives on the island so I've been coming to Drift for years. It's a bit pricey, but you…read morecan tell they use high quality ingredients and whoever curated the menu put a lot of time into it. The avocado toast, the veggie breakfast burrito, the coffee cake, the smoothies, and the iced black amber are my go to's and they never miss. The service is quick, even though I know they get crazy busy during the summer. As someone who understands service/cafe biz, I will always give leniency to workers who are busting it during high volume seasons. The people who don't understand that a wait will be expected when you have one good coffee shop on an island that hosts thousands of people every summer are dense. Be kinder to your service workers, people. The most recent time I visited Drift, I was excited to try the Acai bowl. After I ordered, I was told that unfortunately they were out of Acai. They refunded my money and I ordered a smoothie instead. I was ready to pay for my smoothie when the employee told me the smoothie was on the house since they were out of Acai. Great customer service. I've been visiting Ocean Isle since there were rinky-dink water slides in operation across from what is now Drift. It's been wonderful to see a successful, quality coffee shop on the island.

We chose Drift based on Yelp reviews and the menu choices available…read more It's a little coffe shop with a limited, but thoughtful, menu. The coffee was a good, bold brew. Mr. And I both ordered the market bowl. Quinoa, sweet potatoes, avocado, tomato, and a spring mix w a fried egg on top. It was beautiful! Then we bit into it. The sweet potato was barely on the brink of being frozen. The Quinoa was also cold...not just room temperature, but ice-cold! Avocado was way too cold as well. So, you can imagine what this did to the beautifully cooked egg... yep - turned it cold in a heartbeat. Really off-putting to bit into. Mr. went back inside and asked if they had a microwave to heat it up and the 'workers' just said that was they way it was supposed to be. Mr. tossed the entire thing in the trash and simply said "well, it's disgusting". You would think there would be a simple offer to heat it up, or some kind of remedy for the situation. They didn't give a crap. I'm pretty sure they flipped us the bird on the way out. Nice.

Tasty food and super service. Special care taken by staff to address a food allergy issue in our…read moreparty. Well done! Will definitely be back and recommend.

One of the biggest things I look for in a restaurant is consistency, and Purple Onion is…read moreconsistently good. Have never had a meal here that wasn't delicious, and the service is with a smile, which is always appreciated! Love the handmade chips (especially with a side of ranch), fried green tomatoes, haddock wrap, breakfast dishes, desserts, etc. Definitely a place you can count on for a good meal. My only complaint is during peak hours it gets rather noisy and the parking lot is a little hard to get out of. But totally worth it for the overall great experience!

Awesome food, great people, great drinks! A definite place to go to for breakfast, lunch or dinner.read more

We love breakfast there. It can be a bit slow because it is generally busy and they cook…read moreeverything to order, but it's yummy. We went there for dinner and it was great. Good specials and great food. I had the Shrimp and grits but subbed their mashed potatoes for the grits (I can't do grits) and it was amazing.

I've been coming to Holden Beach several times a year for thirty years, and this place is the…read morebreakfast I've dreamed of during that time. It's a little far from the beach, but the bright happy decor, quality food, good coffee, and sunshine disposition of the staff makes it's so worth it. It might also just be me, but this place also seems very female-run, with a lot of nice groups of ladies (not exclusively, but enough to notice) stopping in for breakfast. It made me feel safe and like I could be myself at breakfast. So great!

Same here yesterday while attending the car show. Place was packed! Ordered a ham and Swiss combo…read moreto go, when I got back to the show and opened it, was only half a sandwich with sone fries! Hostess never said it was half. It was tasty but I was starving. Wish I would of known. In a strip mall with a home depot. Plenty of parking.

I've been driving by this spot for years and it's always been packed... not regular packed but…read morepeople parked in the street and the road trying to get in packed. This Thursday I was heading up with the wife to buy some fish and we decided to go for it. Of course there was zero parking with a parade of cars in the parking lot waiting to pick up food, when my wife noticed a pick up truck right in front of the place about to exit. She sped right next to the spot and jumped in before anyone realized it. We're in...or so I thought. We strolled up and there were about 35 people sitting on benches and rocking chairs under a tent right in front of the place all waiting to get in. I figured this is not going to be easy. I went up to the hostess station and asked how long for a table for two and she said 35 minutes or so. I looked at my wife and gave her my name. I had to find out what all the hub bub was about. In about 30 minutes they shouted my name and I sprinted to the front door...I wasn't about to lose my table. In we went and we're shown a nice size table in the middle of the place. It kinda reminded me of a beachy mom and pop diner. The friendly waitress came to the table right away, gave us our menus, showed us the specials board and took a drink order. The menu was simple but had some choices on it. While we were thinking, she came back with our drinks and we quickly ordered an appetizer. In this case, onion rings. A few minutes later my wife settled on a crab cake app and a salad which she asked to be combined. I went for the soup of the day(NE clam chowder) and one of the specials...pork chops(I took my grilled not fried) with 3 sides, Lima beans, okra & tomatoes stewed and green beans. The meal came with a choice of cornbread or roll. I opted for the cornbread. In a flash, the onion rings came out followed by the soup. Now I do love me some onion rings and these were fantastic. Crispy, flavorful and not stringy. The soup was home made. Creamy with bits of clam and chunks of potato. No salt or pepper was needed as it came out steaming hot and perfect. It was a meal in itself and I ended up taking 3/4 home with me(something rarely do). After a few minutes, the main course came out. My wife dug into a very large homemade crab cake, chock full of crab meat and very flavorful. She loved it. The salad was fresh and crisp. My pork chops came out and the size of the plate shocked me. Now, I almost never talk about price but my plate was $12.49 and I got two large perfectly prepared, juicy pork chops with a healthy helping of the best okra and stewed tomatoes I ever had plus absolutely delicious green beans and tasty lima beans. What a deal! The only thing that wasn't above average was the corn bread which was a tad dry and plain. Most of the regulars opted for the home made roll(and the fried chicken which was being served at every table!). I was stuffed and had trouble finishing my plate. My wife who said she was full, managed to save enough room for dessert. Now everyone was eating the homemade peach cobbler so I suggested that. My wife never had it before and was thinking about the Oreo pie, but I persuaded her and she was glad I did. Instead of the usual whip cream she wanted vanilla ice cream with it and it was a fantastic combo. The cobbler came out piping hot and crumbly with sweet chunks of peaches that paired well with the cold vanilla ice cream. She attacked it so fast that I couldn't get a picture. I broke my own rules and dipped in for a few spoonfuls and I'm glad I did. It was heavenly. The bill came and I couldn't believe how reasonable it was. Now I know why you can't get into the joint. We paid our bill and gave the super friendly waitress a nice tip and were on our way. We will absolutely be back and will try to time it a bit better so we can find parking...or we'll take an Uber...it was that good.

Everyone was so sweet and friendly! (We went with some…read morelunch combos via to-go ordering and our food came in +/- 7 minutes) The "Chicken Bog" is incredibly tasty & filling. The fried chicken is what Chic-fil-A wishes it could be. The collards and mac & cheese are both top-shelf recipes ... to the point that my 6-yo - not usually keen on either - ate more of them than his french fries (which were also good). The peach cobbler and banana pudding weren't pretentious by any means, but they were definitely elevated compared to the average blue plate sweet course. We'll be back for some fried seafood soon!

The server was great and thoroughly enjoyed the food and atmosphere! I will definitely go againread more

Use the wait-list, you will still wait but you'll have a better idea. Totally worth the wait. The…read morebreakfast is delicious. Had the steak and eggs, it was perfectly cooked. Ricotta waffles were also fantastic.

Excellent hot crab dip and the very best hush puppies ever. Salmon melted in my mouth and my date…read moreenjoyed his shrimp and oysters. Disappointed with no dessert! Baylor was an excellent server. This place rocks!

Great place with fantastic view. We'll return there when we are in the area…read more Good job

The food and service is consistently good/great. I always get traditional eggs Benedict or Good Ol'…read moreBoy and it is always delicious with a generous slice of country ham. They used to have a berries and cream cheese waffle on special which was incredibly delicious but haven't seen it on the board in the last year. Please bring it back!

We were visiting for the weekend & decided to have brunch here because of the reviews…read more Unfortunately, it was just ok. I got the yogurt bowl & I love that they have this healthier option. It was okay - the granola was really good but the yogurt was very sour, and the berries were a little sour too because they weren't ripe. I also ordered a side of toast and sausage links. The toast was good (I mean how can you really mess up toast?) but I do wish they offer to add butter to it so the butter has time to melt when it's warm. I don't expect that but it is a nice touch when restaurants do it! The sausage was actually really good though and was probably my favorite part of breakfast. I really wasn't sure if I should give this place 3 or 4 stars but unfortunately the service was pretty bad so I settled on 3 stars. Our server didn't refill our drinks which is unfortunate, especially because drinks have gotten pretty expensive lately. Our check was also brought out before we were finished eating. I still had half of my meal left over so I thought it was weird. I had also wanted to get coffee to go but that didn't happen since our check was brought out. Overall, the food was just okay and the service didn't make our experience any better.

Great food and better service! Chill atmosphere. Love going to blueberries!!!!!!!!! Keep up the…read moreamazing work!

Long wait times if you go later in the morning l. Food was delicious and great service.read more