a boat docked at a dock
a view of a dock with a boat
Front of Gray Beard's
a pile of lobster traps
signs at the turnoff
Jemmie W.
Jun 13, 2012
This place is out of the way. Way out of the way. How out of the way? You have to make the following unpopular turns:1) Get off main OBX strip and go to Roanoke Island.2) Instead of turning right to go to Manteo, the more touristy side of Roanoke Island, you turn left to go to Wanchese, the industrial/fishing side of Roanoke Island.3) Instead of going into the Seafood Industrial Park or Fisherman's Wharf, you turn onto a dirt road, past piles of garbage and scrap metal, and to a shack (I uploaded picture of "store front" onto Yelp).Yeah, it's that hard to find. Why? Because they are mostly a wholesale operation so retail customers are not big business for them. But if you find them, you will find an absolutely huge selection of local seafood - the largest we found anywhere in OBX area and we have been to almost ten seafood retail outlets.There are about 15 different kids of local fish (not stuff like salmon that are as local to OBX as they are to, say, Oklahoma) and tons of crabs. The prices per pound for the fish start at as low as $1 and change per pound. We bought #1 live blue crabs for $2 per pound - it's much less if you buy half a bushel or more. While we were there there was a 18-wheeler loading up to deliver a pallet of seafood somewhere.For a huge selection of very inexpensive, fresh, local seafood, Gray Beard's is it.
Read MoreTawheed H.
Jun 27, 2013
I would keep on driving by this place. Made the mistake of stopping here first and later realized they charge almost double others in the area.What did amaze me was the fileting(sp) skills of the young lady working the booth.
Read MoreLauren L.
Aug 25, 2016
This seafood places was just as I imagined a small fishing village fish shop to be. Great customer service and even better seafood. I highly recommend you stop in to see what Wanchese seafood is all about.
Read MoreLuan D.
Aug 30, 2012
We are delight to have found this place. Prices are a bit cheaper than the seafood shops on the main roads like Croatian Hwy. Like anywhere, you have to inspect each item for yourself whether it meets your expectation and standard before you purchase. Do not expect fast service. At the end of a rough day, the lady who runs the fish stand may be cross and unpleasant, your fish may not be cleaned well, and your bushel of crabs may not well sorted to weed out the dead ones. Getting there in the AM may be a good idea. There are other worthy competitors near by that you might want to shop around though, if you like a more upscale market. Keep in mind that This is a place where restaurants and resellers buy seafood in larger quantity so it is not your typical market.
Read MoreNaveen A.
Mar 31, 2013
Good choice of fresh fish and excellent prices. We bought a whole fish and they cut and clean for a small fee. Still works out much cheaper than lot of other retail seafood markets.- Naveen
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