Basnight's Lone Cedar Cafe

I was worried when I saw such mixed reviews but we really enjoyed the food. The service was great also but it did take a while for our food to come out. We loved the cornbread bread service! Delicious! I had the broth based clam chowder and thought it was great. For my meal I had the fish taco app from the specials menu. It was burger night and my husband had the Frenchie burger and subbed the grit cake in place of fries and said it was all very good. My son had chicken tenders off of the kids menu. They were your standard chicken tenders so nothing to write home about there. Overall our experience was very nice.

We have come here every year for that last six years and always have been happy with our choice. Things have changed. We decided to come tonight out of convenience. We were able to be seated quickly. Our server was friendly and provided an overview of the fish of the day and other options on the menu. We looked over the menu and it is large and varied. The special menu was as large as the regular menu. I ordered the broiled seafood platter (shrimp, scallops and flounder) with a bake potato and corn on the cob. Our meals were brought out quickly almost too fast for what was ordered. My wife had fried flounder. All the seafood was overcooked by a lot. Scallops were rubbery and flavorless. Shrimp was limp and cold. Flounder was dry and overdone and under seasoned. The corn and potato were also over done.It's a shame because this has always been a favorite when we visit OBX.

We ate here while on vacation. The restaurant is huge, with multiple dining rooms. Our hostess sat us at a window table with a perfect view of the Osprey nest. We watched them come and go throughout our meal. We received outstanding service from our server. He was friendly, knowledgeable and had a great attitude. I started with a glass of Riesling. My wife and I shared the She Crab soup at our server's suggestion and a mixed salad. That soup was incredible! It was thick like a chowder and packed with jumbo lump crab pieces. The vinaigrette dressing complimented the salad perfectly and truly elevated the taste. We then shared (for a $4 spilt plate fee) the flounder. We had it broiled. It came with a baked potato and Cole slaw. Everything was delicious. The fish was cooked perfectly. The baked potato was too. Their tartar sauce was a great addition as well. The experience overall was great.

Terrific seafood! I had a bowl of their She-Crab Soup which was some of the best I've ever had. I was very full with the soup and a side salad.The salad came out of their organic garden. It doesn't get any fresher than that unless you're having their fish. Most of which was swimming when you were having breakfast. My wife had their crab cakes and proclaimed them to be fantastic. She is a bonafide crab cake snob and to win her praise is an achievement of the highest order.Basnight's is a very casual place with ample seating for groups so bring the entire crowd. They have a full bar and an extensive wine cellar.

Named after the Basnight Family, I recommend this place hands down. Friendly service & so much delicious food that you can taste the love that they put in it. Great panoramic views of the ocean no matter where you sit. We'll definitely go back when I go to NC again!

Our server Cassidy was the star of our experience - she was attentive, fast, and friendly.

Another locals' favorite place. It had an old timey charm to it. Food was OK. I was impressed at the winelist - very California heavy and some bordeaux at reasonable prices. They had a few bottles of aged Petrus on the menu. I was tempted by that and may have pulled the trigger if it were at a steakhouse. While the restaurant was half-empty, we were still made to wait, I suspect due to staff shortage. I liked the interior decoration. Food was edible.

Absolutely the worst dinner experience I've had in a VERY long time. Arrived around 5 pm shortly after opening, was seated and told about the specials. a squid ink pasta with soft shell crab on top is what I ordered. After an above average wait time my dish arrived. It looked like plain old pasta to me with some kind of white sauce. I asked the waitress what was up, it didn't look like squid ink to me, usually a dark grey/black. she said "oh, we ran out of the squid ink pasta " . Never came to ask if I wanted a substitution, everyone else was served so I would have had to wait again. She was simply wait to see if I would notice. I asked her to take it away and take it off the bill. when the bill came, they charged me 1/2 since I ate a piece of the crab on top. I won't be going back there again!

Our waitress was very friendly but this place felt tired and was very dated inside. Zero atmosphere... an older woman stormed around the floor with a snarl on her face. The owner maybe? The menu was dated and the food was only ok. There was no wait on a Wednesday night compared to 45 minutes at Millers. Now we know why... we won't be back.

Good Food. Great wine list. Service is above and beyond. If your in the area you'll love the food and if it's the season. There is an Osbrey nest outside the dining room over the water. I'd recommend the '19 TRIMBACH RESILING with your fish. Reaalllly effing good!