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Watermen's Bar and Grill

4.3 (518 reviews)
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WATERMEN'S BAR AND GRILL ATMOSPHERE

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Live music
Moderate noise
Casual
Outdoor seating

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Spicy tuna bites and the Sesame-Crusted seared tuna are to die for! Highly recommend both  types of tuna appetizers.
Kristina C.

The service is excellent. The food fresh and outstandingly delicious. The ambiance is hella rad! I highly recommend this establishment for all the above and the priceless views with stellar sunsets!

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Michelle R.

Strange beginning at this establishment. You have to stand outside, look at wall menus before you go in. Once the family knows what they want, you can step inside where you will wait in line for someone to call you up to the counter to order. We drew the short straw and got to deal with a rude, condescending fellow but let's move forward. No indoor dining. Covered outdoor dining as well as an open air space. All picnic tables. Located on the Sound so beautiful views and a wind surfing school going on right before your eyes. Outdoor staff were on point and friendly. We ordered the blackened tuna and the Turkey bacon, guacamole wrap. Both were delicious. Our sides were the citrus slaw and the black bean salad, fresh, light and yummy . The tea was awful and tasted like dirt. Hey, you can't win them all!

View from the covered dining area
Ford M.

Really good crab cake. Excellent hand made guacamole! Great view of the water and kitters. Covered outdoor seating and open outdoor seating. Glad I stopped! Would come back

Blackened mahi mahi, smashed reds, and citrus slaw.
Cindy L.

The food is delicious! Well done. I had the mahi mahi and it was delicious. Be aware, you are sitting outside.

Outside sitting area
Lindsay H.

Food was great, super peaceful watching the kite surging. Fountain drink tasting funny, stick to the bottle soda instead. We got the burger tortilla chips with salsa and the surfs up seafood platter was great. Love the mashed potatoes. But overall was a great experience.

William V.

Only reason I am giving 4 stars is because we came here not know what it is all about. There are some tables outside but covered. And the rest of the tables are outside not covered. We sat outside and it was super hot so we were sweating the whole time. Came in for dinner on a Monday and the place was packed. You order your food and drinks at the counter. They gave us our drinks and a number for the table. The runners will bring the food to you or you can order more drink through them. There is a separate line inside to order more for people who have a tab open. The place seems real cool. The food came out real quick. We probably would have drank more if we were seating so bad. I got the peel and eat shrimp app. They were like rubber. Not great. Also got the steak fajitas. I thought they would be good for a kid but they had a good amount of spice that they weren't eaten.

Mahi mahi wrap and coleslaw
Dave F.

The setting is breathetaking..started with Bloodymary's and goodness they were spot on. My wife had the caesar salad and added shrimp as her protein. She subbed caesar dressing for ranch dressing and she was very happy with her food. I had the mahi mahi wrap with coleslaw and the cilantro lime sauce. Absolutely Amazeballs! All the toppings in the wrap were so fresh. The fish was perfectly cooked and seasoned, the portion was HUGE!

View from our table.
Jen R.

Best place to watch the sunset in Waves! Food is amazing and the views are even more stellar. We got the crab stuffed portobello which was gone in less than a minute for our table. The drinks are very good and pretty strong. They went away with table service so you'd have to stand in line to order and servers will bring out your food. That's a door to the right side for people with tabs open so you don't have to go start over in line. We'll always return here when we are in the OBX.

Nachos
Mary R.

We ate here a couple of times while on the Outer Banks. I had the blackened Mahi wrap and partner had the burger with the crab cake on it both times we were there. Food was incredible! We had the nachos with shrimp and crab. Also soooo yummy.

Quesadilla-crab cake sandwich- seafood fajitas- seafood platter- Caesar salad
Cathy P.

Had a great lunch here after jet skiing. You order at the counter then they bring you your food. Service is really good. Outdoor seating with a great view of the water. The only negative is all the seating is picnic tables and we had a handicapped person who couldn't climb into the bench. She has a walker with a seat, so it worked out. But just an fyi- Favorites we had were crab cakes, tuna sandwich, mahi fajitas and the seafood platter.

Sunset at warermens is beautiful!
Kelly R.

Omg! What a great location! Good food and quick service! During our stay in April we visited Waterman's twice due to the excellent food and quick service. You do need to get here early because the sunsets are amazing! As a mom of two toddlers I loved the outdoor seating and space for my kids to run! One piece of advice..... you don't need to order apps and main dish at the same time, they will all come out together. I wish we would have just done the apps they were delicious!! Even if we don't stay in Rodanthe next time I think it might be worth the drive to eat at Waterman's!

Blackened local tuna w slaw

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Ask the Community - Watermen's Bar and Grill

Do they make a take out order for large groups of 15 people for pickup. Family style not individual plates?

Large group meals are absolutely, no problem! Although we can't operate like a catering company, the best thing to do is to come to Watermen's and place your order or call ahead early, grab a cocktail and enjoy the beautiful waterside view while the… Read more

Do they accept to-go orders?

Yes, they do to-go orders...

Are masks required to dine here?

As of last week, yes. Masks are required when you go inside to order, but not when you sit outside and eat. It would be hard eating with a mask on after all.

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My husband and I stopped here randomly while checking out Rodanthe for the day and we were so glad we did!!!

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The move... order pizza from Duck Pizza, bring it in over and enjoy some live music and a beer (or two ) under the trees!

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Staff, 11/10. Friendliest most attentive people I've ever met. Shout out Brady, Jordan and Larry…read more Thank you for being so lovely. PATRONS (9-10pm) 2/10. The absolute rudest, entitled, oblivious and demanding people I've ever seen. (Aka the just turned 21 crowd). For people looking for a more "already know bar rules" definitely go around 11:30. Still 5/5 stars. Can't beat how amazing the staff was. Updated menu w/prices in pictures.

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