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    Sonny's Waterfront Restaurant

    3.8 (193 reviews)
    Closed 6:30 am - 2:00 pm, 5:00 PM - 8:30 PM

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    SONNY'S WATERFRONT RESTAURANT ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Good for groups
    Good for kids

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    Breakfast menu

    Good breakfast. Excellent hotcakes. Biscuits and gravy were very good. Corned beef hash was ok but not great.

    Mary M.

    Great bang for your buck!!!!! Nice staff. Got in and out A recommended restaurant.

    Mahi sandwich
    Terry L.

    A nice little restaurant. Service was good. Food was good but portions were a little small. Fried mahi was good, could be a little more fish. Shrimp burger was great. Definitely we'll be back.

    Creamy Alfredo
    Amy B.

    The most amazing food! We were here for 5 days and 4 nights and we ate here for 4 meals, 2 breakfast and 2 suppers. Everything we had was delicious and they welcomed us even when they were closing. Thank you for being our trusted safe spot!

    Kids shrimp meal

    We almost didn't go here because of some of the negative Yelp reviews, but we are so glad we did! It was amazing and exactly what we were looking for. Simple menu, insanely fast service, and delicious food. Prices and servings were very reasonable, especially compared to some of the other restaurants in the area. The vibe was very casual and perfect for tired travelers with a toddler. It honestly checked every box for us. We loved it so much we changed dinner plans on our last night to go back. Definitely recommend Sonny's! For those curious, things we tried were: shrimp, clam strips, onion rings, clam chowder, fries, mashed potatoes, hush puppies, chocolate mousse dessert, and the raspberry donut cheesecake. All delicious!

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    The world's nicest people work here and breakfast is always good. Never miss a meal here when you visit!

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    Service was great, staff was very friendly. The crabcake sandwich was homemade and well worth it. This place just feels like home.

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    11 months ago

    Great food atmosphere and service. Loved the seafood platter. The view was just the icing on the cake

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    2 years ago

    I love Sonny's. Great home cooking, fresh seafood and excellent prices. Don't miss this hometown favorite.

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    What a great, friendly diner this is! The food was delicious, large portions, friendly, efficient staff.

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    Food was quick and good, they had a great beer special and the chocolate desert is awesome

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    Hatteras Harbor Deli

    4.6(39 reviews)
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    Wonderful, helpful staff! The woman at the register helped us with recommendations for lunch and…read morewas super friendly. There is bar/stool seating facing the windows overlooking the boat slips in the Marina. The sandwiches/burgers we ordered came with chips, but we ordered a side of cheese curds and basket of french fries which were shoestring and seasoned. Both very good! The fried chicken fillet was sooo good. I ordered mine with only mayo, but that can customized. The cheese steak was decent and the burgers (regular cheeseburger and double patty rodeo were delicious!

    This is a totally awesome little place tucked away in a marina. We actually were camping for a…read moreweek and needed to get laundry done, so while we did a couple loads we had a totally in expensive excellent lunch. All the gals are excellent, great service. My wife got a fried fish sandwich - pretty proud, they are, of the fish - caught local. My wife reports is was excellent. I went with a cheeseburger with bacon - excellent. Again, they are pretty proud of their "hand Pattie's" burgers. It is all good, the burg was delish. I would be remiss if I did not add their homemade, old bay mayo - awesome uber level. Also, their fries are crispy on the outside and soggy in the middle, yummy. Rare special fry technique that I love!!!! The little kitchen, seating area, bathrooms and laundry area are all super clean.

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    Dinky's Waterfront Restaurant - Tuna Crostinis

    Dinky's Waterfront Restaurant

    4.1(272 reviews)
    0.1 mi
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    Decided to try Dinky's at the last minute and I was not disappointed. There was already a line by…read more5PM, so we knew it would be good! I was really impressed by the variety offered on the menu, including the number of things that were either gluten-free or could be prepared gluten-free. Our server was friendly and attentive. Our food came out quickly. The servings were very generous and I definitely could have split a dish with my hubby.

    Quite possibly the worst food I've ever been served ranging from unseasoned food to horrific…read moreingredients combinations to even fish that went bad. We ordered the seafood platter deep fried which ended up being a mess. The shrimp were chewy and there was barely anything of any item. Nothing was seasoned and the crab cake while full of crab was dry. The shellfish trio was the best item ordered that had plenty of scallops, shrimp, and crab meat. The pesto cream sauce was serviceable but the dish is average at best. We had two different daily specials, the mojo yellowfin tuna and the Parmesan crusted triggerfish. The mojo yellowfin tuna was cooked well enough, with it being mostly raw in the center, but lacked really any flavor and a tad bit overcooked on one side. It was served over some rice, beans, and a fruit salad. Off combination and not great. There was a side of what tasted like boiled unseasoned zucchini/squash. Abysmal side and a terrible dish, but not even the worst dish. The Parmesan encrusted triggerfish was the worst dish I've ever been served. The dish even from its conception is poorly designed as it has way too much Parmesan. Usually for a Parmesan encrusted dish there would be about an 80/20 split of breadcrumbs to Parmesan, however this dish was almost all Parmesan likely 10/90 of breadcrumbs to Parmesan. The overwhelming flavor of Parmesan was the only thing you can taste and totally masked the triggerfish. The worst part was while half of the fish was fine the other half had something terribly wrong with it. Instead of being flakey the other half was rubbery and chewy and tasted nothing like fish. This rancid half could barely be cut with a knife and made us sick. This was also served with a side of unseasoned squash just to make it even worse. The strawberry rhubarb pie and chocolate pecan pie were both fine but didn't amaze. With everything being so terrible food wise the restaurant is even worse with every entree being over $30 and the acoustics were terrible. The whole place is so loud when it's a full house and you have to scream to talk to someone at your table. The prices present a high quality meal but I wouldn't even pay fast food prices.

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