Ocean Boulevard Bistro & Martini Bar

The service was exceptional. They allowed us to come in over an hour early. Upon greeting us they took our coats and wished us a happy anniversary since I noted that when making our reservation. The server was so sweet and gave great recommendations. I had the roasted chicken and my husband had lamb but before that we had two appetizers... mushroom soup and fried green tomatoes ... WOW! Yum. Then we shared a goat cheese salad that was incredible as well. The entres were so good!!! All the plating was beautiful. Atmosphere sophisticated and warm. Even though we were full we had the berry bread pudding with home made homemade ice cream ... again, incredible. We can't wait to bring some friends to come back. Thank you for a beautiful way to celebrate our 30th wedding anniversary.

This place has some of the best food on the Outer Banks. The pricing is fair, and the service is always outstanding. So why the 3 stars? Imagine for one moment sitting in a seat that feels more of a tourtue device than a seat. Maybe what they use in North Korean prisons. If you're getting the idea that they're not comfortable then I'm painting the right picture. The benches they put you in are horrendous and the primary reason that we're not regulars. AND WE'RE YOUNG(ish)!.. but I said something the last time I was there and the older lady next to us leaned over and said "we have when they seat us here". The chairs aren't much better and I haven't ate at the bar so I can't speak to their stools, but I will say it has a nice ambiance and I would eat there if my S.O. wanted to. So in conclusion- Great food, great service, good ambiance (maybe a little too close to other tables/People), but it's an exercise in pain management the entire time you're sitting there, and to me comfort makes up a quarter of the whole enchilada.

Service good, table by window cold draft, food beautiful presentation but no flavor - bland - scallops were not good - overall disappointing

Dined here this evening for Mother's Day. We arrived shortly after they opened and were greeted and seated right away by very friendly staff. We ordered an olive tray, soup, salad, appetizer, Walleye and NY strip, along with wine and a Bloody Mary. Our server Oksana was absolutely perfect in every way. Our items came out perfectly timed and in order. She was very pleasant and informative. The food was amazing. Great presentation and flavor. We will definitely return and we highly recommend you give it a try. We had a great view also from our table upstairs overlooking the ocean.

Visiting for the weekend and decided to dine here tonight.Aviator cocktail - boozy and flavorfulFried green tomatoes - Delicious! The blue cheese crumbles and Goddess dressing added a very nice flavor contrast. Gobbled it up Baked chicken and kale - lukewarm but really tender. Mac and cheese - wowsers! Very flavorful. I'm not sure if blue cheese and parmesan was included in the sauce but it definitely tasted like it. The portion was gigantic - much more than I had anticipated. The bar is beautiful, has a classic tavern feel.There was a wait just to sir at the bar, so I'd recommend arriving early or making reservations.

My wife and I went yesterday. The food was excellent. The service was top notch . The ambiance is classy. We loved the entire experience and the macadamia dessert was amazing .

There are so many great places to eat between Kitty Hawk and Nags Head and a little beyond, that it has taken us years to finally get around to trying Ocean Boulevard. Now I want to take guests. We went for Ms T's birthday with son AT and SD. This was a Sunday evening and we had a great meal. If you are looking for a little more upscale dining and an alternate to the always busy Kill Devil Grill and Colington Café, this is highly recommended. You will add it to your list.We had reservations, but being well off-season it was not crowded. I think on this night you could have walked in and a table, but I would not recommend it. Ocean Boulevard is not a large place. It is very nice and the service was excellent. They have a fairly decent wine menu but we passed after having already killed a couple of bottles in the afternoon.We started with an appetizer of nicely done chicken livers that we were able to share amongst the four of us. They were fried perfectly and not dried out. They were mild and not bitter like they can be.SD ordered a delicious plate of seared scallops AT and I both ordered that were served on vegetable risotto with mushrooms and broccoli. They looked beautiful and AT stole one from her and declared that he should have ordered them. I almost ordered the scallops, but instead went for the special Rockfish seared and served over homemade noodles with merguez sausage, asparagus and pan sauce. The birthday girl ordered the Chef's Fish Selection served over jasmine rice with some shrimp and a very good pan sauce. The fish of the day was grouper.All these dishes were excellent, well-conceived and well executed. You are going to spend a little more than in most places in the area, but sometimes you want to break out of fried seafood mode (although delicious) and have something that a chef prepares. As I said, I do look forward to bringing future guests that stay with us while we are here.

This place is odd... I give the wine list alone four stars because it was pretty great. Overall the oddities of the service and meal brought it to 3. Starting with the check in, when the host struggled to understand my name wasn't spelled with an "A" it took a weird turn. This presumably upscale restaurant has you sitting in red park bench (see pic). Not only is it uncomfortable, but it doesn't match the martini bar theme that has piano music playing over the speaker. The menu was "fall" despite it being Summertime. The flavors resembled fall (think thyme, sage, root veg...) and it was an odd juxtaposition to the 85 degree weather outside. The kitchen was somewhat open and you could watch a guy cooking in a fedora. No ocean view, but good view of a sand dune and sky for a sunset. The duck was rather flavorless and came swimming in broth. Rogue carrots and celery made the dish somewhat savory. The duck was fatty, hard to cut with a knife, and flavorless. After eating some and moving some around my plate there was a hidden piece of bread under the kale that was actually the most flavorful part of the dish... but odd nonetheless. My husbands lamb had all the flavors of fall. The reduction was pretty good. Service was also strange... we ordered wine and they were out. Upon telling us he said he would have another bottle of wine to offer, but they were out of that too. No other wines were offered and we went back to the list. Luckily, third time was a charm and we found a good one at a nice price point.

Great food in a great atmosphere. Highly trained and professional waitstaff. This is a gem.

It has been a few years since I've been to the Outer Banks so when I read about this place obviously I had to try it. When we walked in we had reservations (make sure you do that) the lady who greeted us was less than delightful but that's whatever. Our server was great! Everything from the drinks to the desserts were delicious. I'm pretty sure you can order anything and it will be good. We sat right in front of the kitchen so we got to watch the meals being prepared and let me tell you, these people are professionals. Everything is fresh and made to order. I don't even think there's a microwave in that place. Highly recommend!!