Incredible! Every single thing I put into my mouth was amazing. The oysters were delicious and decently priced. My smoked tuna and tomato dish was bursting w flavor. I enjoyed every bite. My friend got the melon salad, which he said was great. And the carpaccio had so many flavors as well that he couldn't keep up. The cod puppies were a little bit of a letdown. It's just fried pieces of fish, which were delicious, but the portion was overwhelming and too much fried going on. I'd put it on the appetizer list and shrink it down s notch. Highly recommend if you want a great meal at a bit of a higher price! :) read more

Seabird - Squid salad presented by the chef - Seafood Near Me - Wilmington, North Carolina

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I cannot say enough about seabird. It was a super fantastic place and I would highly recommend it to anyone! I just can't tell you how good the place was because it was the total package of food ambience and we even sat outside which was pretty cool. read more

Was in town for a few days and met some friend who live in Wilmington and decided to try seabird. Food was excellent , seafood is local catch, met chef and owner who came out to table to make sure we were enjoying our meal . Definitely a place to eat if your in town read more

We came here for brunch today and loved the overall atmosphere. The staff was friendly, and there was not a significant wait to order. We ordered the seasonal sweetheart latte, which had a lovely combination of flavors with honey, vanilla, and elderberry. It was tasty, and the latte art was beautiful! For breakfast, I ordered the grits and potatoes bowl, topped with two poached eggs. It was delicious! My sister got the bacon egg and cheese biscuit, and she said it hit the spot. Overall, the experience was great. Prices were a little on the higher side given the product, but we were very satisfied with the food and coffee! read more

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I was really looking forward to trying Seabird, but it was a very disappointing experience. We tried the NC Fritto Misto, which consists of bland tasting fried seafood, with a equally as bland dipping sauce for the low price of $20. I got the Eastern Cioppino - the broth was tasteless, even after adding hot sauce. The bread was was so soggy and disintegrated into the broth before I could eat it. To top things off, there was a giant cockroach crawling around the dining room! I brought it up to an employee and they said "Tis the season", and walked away without doing anything. The restaurant prices either need to decrease, or the food quality needs to improve. We paid $140 for this dinner, and if you told me I was eating food from Long John Silvers I probably would have believed you. read more

Seabird - Seafood Near Me - Wilmington, North Carolina

Close quarters, but the food was excellent. Ditto on the service. Due to the close proximity of the tables, the ambience was pleasant, but not very private. If you're outgoing and love people, no problem. We had eggs Benedict with Cobia, which was a rich buttery fish with a crispy hash brown on the bottom layer. It was excellent. For dessert we had a brownie sundae with ice cream and a caramelized banana. read more

Seabird - Eggs Benedict with cobia and a crispy hash brown on the bottom. - Seafood Near Me - Wilmington, North Carolina

Delicious!!! We started off with raw oysters (so good). I had the Eastern Cioppino as an entree. I 100% recommend this plate. It was filling and savory with lots of seafood options. For dessert, I had the brownie. It was the perfect choice to end the experience. The staff was helpful with recommendations. She was also nice and attentive. It was a quiet atmosphere. It felt comfortable and not chaotic. read more

Erin was professional, knowledgeable, and an awesome person. Her service was exceptional as was the cuisine. BBQ Oysters, Catfish, Swordfish Schnitzel, and Black Sesame Crème Brûlée. We will be back! read more

The appetizers were my favorite part, but entrees and drinks were good too. We sat outside, which added to the ambiance. Service was great. Overall, a sweet spot! read more

Seabird - Seafood Near Me - Wilmington, North Carolina

Seabirdie oysters are a small, deep cup specially grown for this restaurant. They are mild and and salty and just delicious. The staff are warm and the beer is cold. Cocktails are available and well made. Not a big space so reservations are suggested. Enjoy this quality dining in downtown Wilmington. read more

Seabird - Seafood Near Me - Wilmington, North Carolina

Seabird was our favorite when we were in Wilmington. You will be astounded by the excellent service and delicious food. We came at about 9 pm and sat at the bar. The bar stools were so, so comfortable and they have hooks for your purse! The important parts: the bartenders were very knowledgeable and friendly and they made the experience! The menu is small, but there is variety and everything we had was outstanding! They have an extensive wine/beer list and a nice variety of cocktails. We asked our neighbors at the bar what they recommended and one gentleman said "you could pick randomly anything off the menu and it would be good." He was 100% right. We chose to split small plates. The wedge was our favorite. It was so fresh and the shrimp were lightly fried just right. The steamed shrimp were delicious-we loved the accompanying sauce! The tuna was also perfect-a nice combination of flavors. The bartender convinced us to do dessert so my friend had the miso chocolate chip (salty) scoop and I had the sundae. The sundae was to die for! I loved the pecans with the brownie and the banana were just the right touch. I highly recommend you go to Seabird-you can make reservations. Ps the decor is lovely and refreshing. read more

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Awesome experience! We just happened to walk by and decided to stop in for a drink and light dinner. Glad we did.

Was excited to try Seabird after seeing great press, but it fell short on expectations. The oysters were good-had Kinnekeaters on the half shell and Rockefeller to start. I ordered the Smoked NC catfish 'n grits. The catfish was fried. Which was not stated on the menu. Hubby got the fried (stated on the menu) rockfish sandwich with fries. It was served on a huge hunk of baguette with an overpowering garlic sauce, and very little fish. It was very disappointing, as the flavor profile was nothing but raw garlic and bread. And the fries were served in the sandwich, so the lovely crispy fries ended up steamed. To top it all off, we wanted cappuccinos for dessert, after seeing the espresso machine on the bar, and were told that they don't do espresso service at brunch. We walked down to 24 South Coffee and got great cappuccinos. Service was good, but the meal certainly didn't deliver for that caliber of establishment. read more

We had one of the best meals we've ever had here! We were visiting Wilmington from Chicago and couldn't wait to try all the fresh seafood on the coast. We ordered a bunch - fresh oysters, the pork rib starter, the yellowtail tartare starter, the soft shell crab, and the crispy catfish. All were absolutely incredible. Our service was also great - our server was very attentive and the manager stopped by a couple times as well. The owner and executive chef, Dean, also greeted us at our table and was so sweet to send us one of his favorite desserts. Can't say enough good things about our experience. We will definitely be back when we're back in town! read more

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So much YAAAASSSS. We sat at the bar and enjoyed cocktails, stone crab and oysters to the max. This is a very hip and beautiful spot, the menu is inspired and clearly looking to differentiate with some fun variety. We loved it, we will be back and we just found out our own Cheeni here in Durham is headed down for a benefit dinner. Awesome! read more

This place is a must go-to. My boyfriend and I often go for apps and drinks and we have a great time. We love the vibe and amazing dishes! read more

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We came here with a large group on Saturday night. The drinks were wonderful, but my favorites were the "Late Harvest" and espresso martini. We got the seafood tower to start, which is expensive but certainly worth it because you get so much food. My favorite parts were the picked shrimp, blue crab dip, and sea bass ceviche. For dinner, I split the ribs and catfish with my family. The ribs were absolutely amazing!! The service was wonderful and efficient, but I would recommend making a reservation if you want to come on the weekend or you may have to wait awhile. read more

Seabird - Seafood Tower - Seafood Near Me - Wilmington, North Carolina

We LOVED this place. I've been wanting to go so my boyfriend and I make it a date night. The food was insanely delicious and the restaurant is beautiful. I can't have gluten and the waitress was incredibly helpful with my options or modifications that could be made. Would highly recommend! read more

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We've been planning on going to Seabird for the past 2 years of visiting Wilmington and finally made it happen Thanksgiving week 2023. A classy environment, the space is welcoming to suit and tie OR beanie and sweater. Totally accessible for anyone's comfort. Huge plus one for my party as we visit Wilmington for hiking and kayaking. We ordered two entrees and an appetizer salad - which was a perfect amount for 2 people. I always gravitate towards grits, so enjoyed a crispy baked fish with grits that really hit the elevated cozy cooking spot for me. We missed out on dessert because we were plenty full with our orders - and didn't get to test cocktails (we were laser focused on noms only this trip). All in all, we plan to go again next trip - it's now in our new rotation. read more

They always have amazing and fresh seafood options but I'm here because of the cheeseburger I had for lunch. By a mile it was the best burger I've ever had. I don't know why but it was perfect in every way and delicious down to the last bite. Perfectly seasoned, perfectly done, perfect meat to cheese to bun ratios and just the right amount of greasy. The french fries were damn good to with shoestring fries very much like McDonalds. read more

We are local and we loved the best lattes and pastries you could get in the morning downtown Wilmington and now they are gone! What a loss Stopped in yesterday for Brunch and it was really disappointing Where to start, both of our coffee cups were chipped and the coffee was way too strong and not wonderful lattes that were not available to order at brunch. Seems strange that there was no Barista on site Fruit plate with yogurt was spectacularly arraigned and delicious and reasonably priced at $8 The Omelette that was ordered practically had no filling and the egg tasted dry and overcooked it was $17 with the smallest uncooked dill potato pancake and undressed salad that consisted of just greens and one slice of radish all of the dish really bland to the taste. The additional biscuit ordered was good but the quince Jam with it had the strongest taste of cinnamon that ruined tasting the quince that has a lovely flavor. The staff sensed we weren't happy and offered a dessert but by then we Just wanted pay the bill and leave I've never gone to dinner at Seabird due to the limited menu and the prices and this confirms why we haven't. If you aren't aware Chef Neff is a finalist for the James Beard award this year and it's quite prestigious in the Food World. We won't return until they open the Barista morning service again, good luck on the nomination! read more

Seabird - 4/13 Brunch Egg omelette - Seafood Near Me - Wilmington, North Carolina

My girlfriend and I stopped in for a drink. Both bartenders were some of the most kind people we had come across. My GF is gluten free, and the staff went way way way out of their way to make sure she was taken care of. Cheers to the bar staff at Seabird! Awesome guys. read more

Came here for the first time and it was great. The staff was awesome especially Sam who gave us great drink recommendations and delicious hibiscus tea :) Also loved the peel and eat shrimp buttery worstischire (I can't spell that) sauce- genius we will be coming back! Also thank you for letting us take a painful amount of selfies at the bar read more

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Really classy, best fresh oysters Downtown! Our table shared a Seafood Tower, and were amazed by the variety of oysters, crab, shrimp, and the manner in which many were prepared m, such as the Oyster Cerviche! Service was excellent, drinks were great! Pricey? You get what you pay for! read more

Seabird - Seafood Tower - Seafood Near Me - Wilmington, North Carolina

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What a fun place! We came to Seabird for a late dinner Saturday night with reservations for my sister's bachelorette. The host brought us to a lovely private dining area for the 8 of us. We were so pleased they were able to make this feel extremely special for her by doing that even without being asked. Our server was also fantastic. She knew the menu inside & out and had fantastic recommendations. Our drinks came back quick, and we ordered the seafood tower and some oysters to share. The oysters (per recommendations from our wonderful server) were delectable, fresh, and oh my that mignonette was exquisite. The seafood tower was definitely an experience for a special occasion, and though some of the items took me out of my comfort zone, everything was really fantastic (to my surprise!). There was something that tasted and seemed like a fish pâté (might have been the barbecue swordfish dip?) that was actually my favorite thing on the tower. We all got entrees and salads to share after that, which perfectly filled us up. In my opinion, the summer wedge salad was a good portion for the abundance of the "bulkier" ingredients, whereas other places you might expect just a hunk of iceberg lettuce and a $20 price tag. I also tried the squid ink spaghetti which was different in a good way. Everything I tried I truly enjoyed, and the entire meal was a great experience. read more

Seabird - Summer wedge salad - Seafood Near Me - Wilmington, North Carolina

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Had a very enjoyable meal at the bar. Bartender and servers were efficient and helpful in making decisions about what to order. We had the swordfish schnitzel -- It was outstanding -- along with a couple of appetizers and dessert. Not inexpensive, but worth it. read more

Three friends and I had brunch last week. It was our first visit (except for one friend that's been here a few times). We waited about 10 minutes for a table which was fine since we didn't have reservations. The menu was limited, but maybe that was because it was a Sunday. We decided on buying a bottle of wine, but was quite surprised at the prices. The least expensive was $52 (the top end was $70)!! We were a little stunned. Many restaurants have bottles of wine starting in the mid $30's. This place isn't a fine dining, so why the high prices? This place was a diner, not fine dining. Two of us ordered the shrimp and oyster po-boy sandwich. Too much bread, two shrimps and maybe 3-4 small oysters. It was very disappointing. And it was $20. One friend ordered the Caesar salad with fried oysters. The salad was overly drenched in dressing. When she mentioned that there was way too much dressing to the waiter, he barely acknowledged her and walked away. He should have offered to bring another salad (not oysters) with dressing on the side. Our vegan friend loved her dish. Maybe as far as the food goes, we were on a off day. I see lots of 5* reviews. For us, it was 3*, maybe even2*. I expected more of this place based on friends reviews and Yelp reviews. Very disappointed. read more

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Seabird is undoubtedly one of the best dining/cocktail experiences you can have in Wilmington. We've been several times for both coffee and for dinner. If you have friends & family visiting the area and you want them to have one incredible (local) dining experience, I highly advise making a reservation here and splurging a bit. Breakfast/Brunch: Their seasonal coffees are great. We always get whatever iced-latte they are promoting at the time. You also can't go wrong with one of their more simple options. You'll also want to grab their daily olive oil donuts! The flavors change regularly but we've had so many of their flavors (hibiscus, matcha, etc. etc. etc., all really good!). Also, don't sleep on the foccacia. They top it with some sort of magic green herb mixture that is just so delightful. Dinner: + Local oysters| $4/ea | (We got Dukes) on the half shell - So fresh & good. Served with cocktail sauce, mignonette, horseradish, lemon & spiced saltines (uh I wanted a whole sleeve of these!) + Tuna Tartare | $18 | - a literal work of art on toast with avocado. Also yummy/fresh. If you love tuna this is a good dish! This changes seasonally but we went in the spring and it was lovely. + Peel & Eat Shrimp | $17| - It's so simple, but also, I can't stop thinking about these? Really fresh and the sauce it was served with was like...decadent but also not too heavy. + Pork Ribs | $17| - Sticky, sweet, fall of the bone. Get these for your meat eating friend/partner/parent etc. who doesn't care for seafood but is being a good sport so you can dine here lol. + Fried Softshell Crab - UM HECK YES. Wow. So so good. I am a big fan of softshell crab and this was a really good dish also. Hard to beat this spot for date night, special occasions, or just a treatyoself Tuesday. read more

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This is a really cool spot in downtown Wilmington. We enjoyed drinks at the bar, the Fillmore, and After Hours hit the spot. The food was really delicious, I'm a vegetarian, and the mushroom dish was so tasty. Feedback from the rest of my family My father loved the pork ribs. The broiled hollandaise oysters were so tasty and the farmers vegetable chopped salad was perfect . Most of my family really enjoyed the swordfish schnitzel. It was great to see chef very engaged involved in each order read more

This place is fabulous!! Great attentive service, (Colby was our server) drinks and the food was delicious with a great presentation. Outstanding Chef!! Smoked Catfish and oyster pie was delicious and unusual. Peel and eat shrimp with focaccia bread and crab butter and the Eastern Cioppino was so savory. Cheesecake Semifreddo for desert. What a great birthday dinner. read more

The service was very good and the vibes near the water was nice. The place was quite expensive as expected. It is 4$ an oyster but they were really fresh. I went for brunch and the grits the fish and the biscuit thing were really good. read more

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Great seafood spot. We got the platter that allowed us to try clams, oysters, all different types of fish, lobster and crawdads. Great experience. read more

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Although our server, Logan, was phenomenal, we received equally good service from all the other members of the staff during our visit for my husband's birthday. My steak was one of the best tasting I've had in decades and the cheesecake mousse was innovative and delightful. My husband and sons enjoyed the seafood tower thoroughly along with the rest of their meals. read more

What a marvelous dinner experience. Service was amazing, Food was so good. I've never had char boiled oysters that were that good. read more

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Went here last night for dinner and was very happy with the food, service, and atmosphere. Highly recommend you try this place out. read more

Seabird - Fritto Misto - Seafood Near Me - Wilmington, North Carolina

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The food was good not over the top great. Glad we tried it but will go to other places next time we visit. read more

Seabird - Seafood tower. - Seafood Near Me - Wilmington, North Carolina

Not only is the food and service amazing, the vibe is perfect. Colby, the wine director, is a wealth of knowledge and can pair any dish with a unique and memorable wine. Highly recommend. read more

This was my second visit and there will definitely be a third! Great service during a busy Saturday evening. So many good options on the menu that it's hard to choose (in the words of my carnivorous husband, "I can't believe I'm saying this but I'm going to order the vegan dish" - he loved it). We also got oysters, I got the fried oyster salad, and friends got the cioppino and lamb hugo - everyone was happy. We'll be back. read more

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We had an amazing meal at Seabird! We've had great experiences at Pinpoint in the past, and were excited to give Seabird a try. We started with a couple of cocktails - I had the Hummingbird, and my husband had the Harvest Moon. We split the Blue Crab 'Nduja for an appetizer, and it was fantastic - like a big crostini with lots of interesting flavors. For entrees, I had the Cioppino, and my husband had the Swordfish Schnitzel. We asked our waiter, Matt, for wine suggestions to pair with our entrees, and we were not disappointed. We finished the meal with the brownie trifle, which was unlike anything I've ever had. Light with hints of banana, and the perfect size to split. We had a fabulous time at Seabird, and we will definitely be back! read more

Seabird - Cioppino - Seafood Near Me - Wilmington, North Carolina

Seabird yet again did not let us down at our 2nd time eating here. We always recommend our friends to try Seabird. Made reservations ahead of time for four people on opentable. I noticed to make a reservation for five people, you will need to provide a credit card. We parked at the parking garage around the corner on Market Street, which is free for the first 90 minutes. For our 2nd visit we brought our close friend and my father-in-law to try Seabird for the first time. Claire, our waitress was wonderful. All of the food was great. The complimentary cornbread with sorghum syrup tasted better than our first visit. It was so buttery, soft, and warm. For appetizers, we tried raw oysters, baked boiled hollandaise oysters with crab, and the roasted beet salad small plate. Jamie, one of the staff, remembered us from our last visit and gave us baked bbq oysters on the house. The Hollandaise oysters were cooked well probably cause it was deep fried. The baked barbecue oysters were still on the raw side. The roasted beet salad was delicious, with different textures from the pecans and pomegranate. The only thing that could be improved is maybe a bit less vinaigrette on the salad. The salad came with goat cheese, which I usually don't like so I asked for it to come on the side. To my surprise their goat cheese was not gamey at all as my past experiences with goat cheese have been. It was also more creamy and had a lighter texture. Their goat cheese was sweet, which made me wonder if it was really goat cheese at all. It blew my mind. Guess all goat cheese is not bad after all! For entrees, we ordered Bavette Steak, Eastern Cioppino without sausage, Smoked yellowfin tuna (my dish), and Crispy Fried Catfish. Even though I wasn't craving seafood that night, I loved my dish. Usually their seafood is locally caught. There was only one exception in our visit in that they ran out of one of their local raw oysters, so they substituted oysters from Maine. We ended our meal with the warm brownie trifle sundae and their homemade ice creams: coffee donut, banana bread and chocolate chip, and burnt cinnamon with black walnuts. The warm brownie trifle sundae was delicious! The brownies were the best fudgy brownies I've ever had. All of the ice creams were good but I would say my favorite was the coffee donut. I loved that they put pieces of donut in the coffee donut ice cream and pieces of banana bread in the banana bread chocolate chip ice cream. Since we had a lot of appetizers, most of us couldn't finish our entree. We had enough leftover food that will make it a small-medium sized meal for another day. It was a nice touch when Claire wrote down the name of the dish and date on each to-go box. This is one of the best restaurants in Wilmington! read more

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