The Sea Ranch Resort’s Beachside Bistro is one of the rare gems in the Outer Banks where you can drink or dine right next to the beach for the ultimate seaside view. Open for breakfast, lunch and dinner, the restaurant’s menu offers creative, moderately priced American coastal cuisine. 

Enjoy the ocean views while dining in or enjoying the salty air outside on the oceanfront deck. For breakfast, you can enjoy a large buffet of all your favorite dishes, including pancakes, eggs, bacon and sausage among many other options. One of the best treats to start your day would be to order a frozen mimosa from the bar!

For lunch and dinner, the Carolina BBQ Eggrolls are a popular appetizer featuring beer braised pork with fresh shredded cabbage and sweet dipping sauce. 

Popular lunch options include sandwiches such as the Tropical Chicken Sandwich, Roast Beef Wrap, Pistachio Smoked Tuna Salad Melt or Fried Oyster Po’Boy. Dinner entrees include Hand Breaded Chicken Tenders, NC Barbecue Plate or Shrimp Plate. 

The Beachside Bistro is a great place to host an event, such as a birthday lunch or a rehearsal dinner. The restaurant can accommodate large parties with call ahead seating. The Sea Ranch Resort also is a great place to host a wedding. Guests can stay in oceanfront rooms, the ceremony can take place on the beach just outside, and the reception can be catered with the delicious food from Beachside Bistro.

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252-480-3463
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*Off-season hours may vary*
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  • Monday7:00am-10:00pm
  • Tuesday7:00am-10:00pm
  • Wednesday7:00am-10:00pm
  • Thursday7:00am-10:00pm
  • Friday7:00am-10:00pm
  • Saturday7:00am-10:00pm
  • Sunday7:00am-10:00pm
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Awful Arthur's Oyster Bar

Awful Arthur's Oyster Bar

Welcome to the home of the happy oyster where for over 40 years the oyster has been our world. The Outer Banks only authentic oyster bar is the place to enjoy sensational fare from the sea washed down with your favorite brew or cocktail. We serve by the peck, pound, and dozen, raw or steamed to perfection. Kicked back casual, down to earth friendly staff, and reasonable prices make Awful Arthur’s Oyster Bar the all-time favorite of locals and travelers alike.

The idea wasn’t to set out and establish a new concept restaurant on the Outer Banks, but that’s exactly what Awful Arthur’s owner Jo Whitehead and her late husband, Jay, accomplished more than 35 years ago when they opened the area’s first authentic oyster bar.

 

Awful Arthur’s opened in May 1984 on the Outer Banks. “We embraced the concept of an authentic copper top bar with the idea of it being a major drawing card and it still is,” explains Whitehead. “I get oysters wherever they are local. We follow the warm waters.” 

 

Just across from the ocean, in Kill Devil Hills, oyster season is year-round at Awful Arthur’s. Diners can take a seat at the copper-topped bar to observe the staff shucking oysters, served raw or steamed, along with shrimp, crab legs and clams all steamed to perfection. 

 

It’s not just the raw bar that’s earned Awful Arthur’s both local and national recognition, including being named one of America’s greatest oyster bars by Coastal Living magazine. The restaurant is a seafood-lover’s paradise, offering the freshest catches available.