One of my favorite bars downtown. It's a great place to go with a group of friends. It's casual and…read morewelcoming. On nice days they open the front windows so you can post up and people watch, or if you prefer to watch sports they have tons of TVs. They usually have a fresh batch of popcorn and on Sundays they have free hotdogs!

Wow, the four of us walked in, walked to the huge connect four game. Sat there playing games,…read moregetting popcorn for 45 minutes. We never were waited on. It wasn't busy at all, not sure why they didn't care we were there

Finally! After many years, we made it back to Copper Penny! On our return trip from Southport we…read morestopped in downtown to grab a bite before heading home. We started walking around and my wonderful wife suggested Copper Penny. Absolutely! There was a short wait for a table, but we didn't mind. The inside is almost like we remember it. We did notice the menu is a lot smaller. The last time we dined here was around ten years ago. Definitely plenty of options. We went with the onion ring appetizer, Cobb salad, and the BBQ Burger. The atmosphere of Copper Penny is the same. Definitely missed this place. After a short wait our food was brought out. Everything was delicious. This is just an update, but we still love Copper Penny and will continue to return.

It's been a long time since I last visited the Copper Penny and it's because of my overwhelmingly…read morepositive previous experience with their food and service that I recommend it to my colleagues (who had never been to Wilmington)when we were considering a place for dinner. It was a little embarrassed after spending $192, on food and drinks for 4, with glasses still full of alcohol when we're were asked to leave. We were told that they are enforcing a 90 min in restaurant visit...to the point where they don't care if we had finished our beer/alcohol...clearly they just wanted us out. I've been to a lot of restaurants all over the world but this was the first time in my life that I was asked to leave...we weren't loitering we only wanted to finish our drinks before leaving...the person didn't look at our situation...was very black and white, "you've been here more than 90mins". Their food is good, they are as popular as ever but clearly not a place for people who want to chat and hang out...copper penny is a restaurant not a hangout spot...to me that's loud and clear. As someone who isn't in Wilmington often I rely on my previous experience as a stating point to my ( restaurant) choice. This experience was so jarring that I'll never recommend copper penny to anyone. The food is good but they really don't want or need non local business!

We made another visit here, this time for dinner, and with different friends who have not visited…read moreSouth Front Tavern before. It was great weather this night, so we opted for an outside table that was in total shade. Very comfortable. Our server came by for drink orders. We had no appetizers this visit and went right into entrees. We tried the Port City Burger, the Gnocchi with chicken, cilantro lime shrimp quesadillas and the salmon tacos. Everything was delicious. The only complaint I would have is that the Salmon Tacos was a bit small. The dish is two small tacos with a side of tortilla chips. There is no salsa, no pico de gallo, no slaw. I was actually sorry that I didn't get an appetizer. I was still a little hungry after I finished. We didn't want any of the dessert offered this time. Again, everything was great. Service, food, atmosphere, outside patio. Just my dish was a little less in size. I will keep that in mind next time we visit. I'm not sure something like this would be changed on the menu, but I still wanted to voice my opinion. Still a great place with a great menu and service. If the weather is good, opt for the patio. It is really nice sitting out there.

Came in for dinner at South Front Tavern with two colleagues who between them have nearly fifty…read moreyears of North Carolina under their belts. I'm the St. Louis visitor in the group, here to be educated on what Southern cooking is supposed to taste like. The verdict by the end of the night was mixed. The space itself is cute and clean, with an industrial-chic, open feel inside, but it gets very loud once it fills up, like hard to hear your side neighbor loud. We lucked into a set of club chairs in a corner away from the main dining area, which knocked the noise down enough that we could hear each other. Without that, I'm honestly not sure we would have stayed. The host didn't blink at seating us over there, and the wait staff throughout the night was friendly. Drinks were fine across the table. My grilled peach old fashioned was the only one I tried, and I was hoping for a sharper, smokier profile, what I got leaned peachy without much else going on. The clams my friend ordered had a little grit in them, so not perfectly cleaned, but the flavor was there. The six-hour baby back ribs was a great start, great sauce, not smothered, fall-off-the-bone tender, the kind of thing I'd come back for. I didn't get a photo because we tore into them too fast, which tells you most of what you need to know. After that, things got uneven. The pork empanadas are listed with an ancho chili jam, but no jam or sauce came with ours. The pastry was crisp and tasty, but the pork inside was under-seasoned, and we left a whole empanada on the plate. The crab cakes was the bigger letdown, my friend, who grew up in Maryland and knows what a crab cake should be, said hers tasted more like a flat, minced patty (possibly with fish filler) than actual crab. She didn't finish it. My gumbo ya-ya had chicken, shrimp, and andouille, but the sauce was thin and tomato-forward where I was hoping for, and a richer sauce. Spice was fine; the whole thing just landed middle-of-the-road. Desserts split the difference. The key lime crème brûlée was genuinely excellent, I'd order it again on its own. The North Carolina blueberry bread pudding was beautifully plated but a little dry in execution for use. We left half of it. One thing worth flagging: the restaurant closes at 8:30, and at 8:30 sharp, with us still finishing dessert, the music came on with the unmistakable "we're closed" energy, even though we'd arrived at 7 and no one else was wandering in late. It made the end of the meal feel rushed in a way that didn't match the otherwise warm service. 3.4 starts out of 5. To be fair: we didn't leave feeling the food was bad, just that we'd ordered into the weaker half of the menu. Our server highly recommended the skillet mac and cheese and the quesadillas, and the skillet cornbread looked great online - we just didn't pull the triggers. We have generous optimism a version of this meal that goes much better than ours did, and on a second visit I'd lean into those recommendations. For now, though, with friends in town and a list of places I haven't tried yet, I probably won't be steering people here for your one night in Wilmington. I'd come back to give it a fairer second shot if I lived here.

My husband and I ate here last night and loved it! The beer…read morewas great and the shrimp and grits were delicious! We will definitely be back next time we come to Wilmington.

Stephanie our server. Great service, very attentive. Does the room in a circle to keep an eye on…read moreall her customers. Nice Started with my ordering the Corned BeefReuben on rye with cucumber salad wowww Bbq sauce with my wife's chicken sandwich alone was very good but it made the whole sandwich excellent ...wow Beers were the Pilsner , served nice and cold! The bar area is real nice and reminded me of the bar scenes from nice old dusty movies.

Went as a family all adults the Mini golf was a lot of fun and very challenging! We enjoyed…read moreourselves very much and definitely would visit again was a great afternoon . Drinks were great and the girl behind the bar was really nice and pleasant and friendly. If you want some adult time drinks and fun this is the place to visit!!

This spot was a bummer for us. We were looking forward because of the social media post we saw in…read morethe past but it was lackluster. The spot is very small. The putts are interesting but for $10 a person with the space is did not seem worth it. Let alone they had 4 draft beers (for a sports bar we just thought there would be more variety) and they had a TouchTunes. I love a TouchTunes and both of the songs we picked were ended early and skipped. So all in all both another spot we will be visiting

Fun place for good music, drinks, and people watching! Got a beer and a shot of Jameson on special…read morefor $8.

Great time but the bouncers should definitely be provided with space heaters or something for the…read morewinter season...

The food is absolutely delicious! The wait time wasn't bad either. The taste and presentation are…read morebetter than the pictures. I've been hearing about this place for a while and finally got the chance to try it. Would definitely be ordering from here again!

Decent Caribbean food, owner was very professional. Place is initially a restaurant but has a Food…read moretruck as well.

I've walked past this restaurant three times on three different occasions, but today we went in…read more The restaurant wasn't packed so we didn't have to wait for a table and was immediately greeted and sat at a table. There was a nice amount of menu options and drinks . There was plenty of dining room seating with a large bar area as well. The restaurant gives off very much coastal vibes! Lol, I ordered a crab cake and my son ordered the Wellington sub (I probaly got the name wrong). My crab cake sandwich was okay, but I must mention that it was big in size. My son loved the Wellington sub , the fries with the gravy sauce was amazing. Our server was amazing , service was awesome. The Restaurant itself was tidy and well kept and good times were awesome. The restaurant cuts right on the Wilmington Riverwalk and outside seating is available.

We made a reservation to Michael's on the Waterfront on a Friday night during the Christmas tree…read morelighting. We were seated promptly by our wonderful server, Taylor (I hope I'm getting her name right!). We got a round of amazing espresso martinis along with crab dip and a jumbo Bavarian pretzel to start. I get a big pretzel everywhere I go, and this one definitely didn't disappoint. It came with a lovely cheese sauce and a honey mustard-like sauce. We also loved the crab dip. Taylor quickly resolved any issues we had and got us everything we needed. I got the penne alla vodka with shrimp, and it was very good! Everyone who came with me was very happy with their meals as well. My partner got the prime rib dip and loved it. Overall, I had a blast and would definitely recommend dining here.

10/10 food, atmosphere and service and it's pretty affordable - would very much recommendread more

The wings were crispy, delicious and flavorful. That's all I tried but they were solid.read more

Ordered the Pittsburgh style pierogies and they were literally disgusting. They were hard, cold…read moreand didn't taste like fresh homemade pierogies at all. I should have listened to my last review. It really isn't that hard to make pierogies so I don't understand how they could mess these up so bad. The best part was the fried onions. Do not order these if you are actually wanting a good Pierogie.

Food is delicious, plentiful portions, friendly service, great atmosphere. Tucked away, well worth…read morethe visit