Broken Plate Kitchen

Cute little restaurant in Corolla, up on the second story of a shopping center. Early for dinner, probably don't need a reservation, but the place does get busier as the evening goes on. The bar area is lit by neon green lights, which...is a look, for sure. It's almost as if the place turns into a club at night? Dunno.Anyway, food. The restaurant area itself is quite nice, and the service was very friendly. The menu is quite large, and they have some stuff for kids in addition to adults. For starters, we had some mozzarella sticks, just because we were starving and they sounded good. They were good, because fried cheese, but nothing crazy; just mass-produced type of deal. The cocktails were tremendously good! Had a few of those, and both of which were quite good.For dinner, we had scallops and the shrimp and grits. The scallops were well cooked and delicious! The real winner was the shrimp and grits, though! absolutely tremendous! one of the best servings of shrimp and grits i've ever had. wanted to lick the plate when i was done! a little bread would've been good to wipe up the remaining sauce.And this place actually was not that expensive, which was nice! I don't know the area overly well, but it honestly feels like a hidden gem. Definitely check this place out for a wonderful dinner!

I wasn't sure about this place because the pictures online didn't look like casual dining and we were traveling with children. To our surprise this was a very family friendly restaurant. Service was excellent-- very friendly, prompt and courteous. We felt welcomed right away. The food was a hit for all ages! A food menu for all. The drinks were delicious as well. Would return again.

So we came here because we saw photos of fancy milkshakes. This is not the same place. They have renovated and made the dessert portion of their menu a sister location called Tasty Treats across the parking lot. The food was decent. Ashley our server was great. The crab dip appetizer was tasty and the crab cake sandwich was really good. Not a whole lot of filler in the cake. The chicken sandwich was fine but not great. A little thin and a little dry. Still good food, a good menu and a nice, cool reprieve from a hot day.

We read the reviews and thought we'd give the Broken Plate Kitchen. While there was plenty of parking and the hostess staff members were delightful, we were only quickly greeted by our waiter, and saw him minimal the rest of the time we were there ( intro with drink order, food order, and check at end - our food was delivered by someone else). We have 11-month old twins, and although we understand that maybe it was felt they were doing us or others a favor by placing the four of us in the bar area (by ourselves) and not in the main dining area with everyone else, it felt as if we were disregarded and not appreciated. Our twins are really well behaved, so to assume they wouldn't be was pretty shameful (if that was the case). We watched other parties come in and be sat with the "main diners" as we continued to be ignored, and not even be asked how our meal was. Disappointed.

Shrimp were breaded and frozen. Mahi sandwich was only warm. Fries were great. Service was good. Atmosphere was very nice. To nice of a place to serve frozen food.

I enjoyed my dish (fish tacos) a lotMy wife did not enjoy her dish (shrimp grits) at all.The place has a good menu, a little on the fancy side Service was friendly

Place is "new" Very fancy looking inside. Upstairs from an arcade. They did not however renovate the restrooms. Food was ok. Cream of crab soup was loose. Not thick and creamy as described by waiter. Shrimp and grits were good. Kids mac n cheese must've been underdone bc my son said there were crunchy pieces in it. Had to send my burger back bc I wanted it well done and it was not. I wouldn't go back. We go to corolla every year so we had to check out the newest place. The waiter did however let my aunt and I order off the kids menu because we just wanted regular cheeseburgers.

We are in Corolla for our friends' wedding over the weekend and we had dinner here tonight. The place is beautiful and the ambiance is chique. Initially we were the only people there as it first opened, but soon the place was flooded with people and it got busy very quickly. The service was great and the server was very attentive. Most of the food we tried was delicious. We especially loved the crab dip, and my friend really enjoyed the pasta with scallops. I appreciate places that have good mocktail options and this place was definitely one of them. Their smoky old fashion was a hit! Giving it a 4 star only because the orange crush (picture not included) my friend ordered wasn't what she expected (like in Virginia Beach) and didn't seem to be made with fresh orange juice. Also the fish tacos were just okay.

Truly enjoyed dinner with friends on Saturday evening of Veterans Day Weekend. Many restaurants were closed for the season; those open had long waits. Perhaps due to their location (on second floor above an arcade) and difficult to see signage, we were able to get in without a reservation. The room decor is stylish and hip (I'd got rid of the TVs over the bar and have recorded music; I gather they have live music occasionally) . The service was understated and gracious. Pricing was extremely reasonable and portion sizes were large. My pork chop was beautifully prepared. Kudos to whoever put the wine list together: it was great to see some interesting wines--not the usual suspects--at fair markups. If you're headed to Corolla, please support Broken Plate. You won't be disappointed.

Stopped by on a whim, so glad we did. This spot is a hidden gem. My wife had the fried mahi sandwich, and I had the tropical tacos with shrimp--it was all fantastic. The crab dip appetizer was amazing too.We will certainly return later this week and add to our list of spots for future visits to the island.