Red Drum Tap House

One of my favorite places to eat lunch over the years, tho has been several years since visiting. Place seems newly updated, looks great and keeps the same appeal. Lots of local beer options, server Brian was excellent. Also watched him make 4 drinks in about 1 min. Had Fries & local beer, both awesome. Best fries of 3 places we visited. Had plans so did not eat a meal, but definitely would have. Glad to see this long standing staple on prime beach road is still making great food.

I came for the black pepper encrusted tuna the Tuesday special we saw it online and had to try it . I ordered rare and it can out perfectly cooked. The black pepper was initially a lot but it grew on me.The meal included a very tasty sauce that complimented the tuna nicely. The fresh vegetables were perfectly cooked and seasoned. The mashed potatoes were a little dry but the meal overall was great. We love coming here every year because the menu if full of options that are well down and the service is friendly.

We are occasional diners at Red Drum Grill. This time we were attracted by the Friday Fish and Chips special during the off-season. The fish was accompanied by fries and coleslaw. The fish was hot, fresh and flavorful. It was flounder and is mild. This is fish for those who don't like strong fish. The portions for lunch are not huge so we were able to avoid leftovers. We both felt the slaw (clear dressing style) was improved over previous visits. I don't know if that represents a change or if it is just variability. In the past it has been flat, but this time it had backbone. I still like to sprinkle on some Texas Pete as I do with my fish. We had a nice lunch. I am adding a star for the improvement in the slaw.

Off season but still worth the visit! Reuben sandwich for me and a Greek salad with chicken for the wife. Bartender was really nice. Took good care of us while we were there

We ordered food Togo so can't speak to the restaurants atmosphere but the food was great. The blackened tuna sandwich was amazing. Huge peice of tuna on a brioche bun. The Hatteras chowder was decent. It had a ton of clams and flavor. I do prefer the cream based version to the brothy like the Hatteras style. But just a personal preference and when your in the outer banks you have to try the Hatteras style.

Stopped here while waiting to check in to our home away from home. Surprisingly, it was not packed. We were seated right away. Our server came to take our drink order immediately. She was very attentive and kept our drinks filled. Food came out quickly, was hot and delicious!Very glad we stopped!

We stopped here for dinner while waiting to check in to our beach house rental. It was not far from the house, rated well, and not super crowded like some of the other places along this strip of VA Dare. The food was decent. I got a tuna sandwich which was tasty but unfortunately the toppings ended up sliding all over and the whole thing fell apart before I was even half way through it. Everyone else was satisfied with their meals as well. The manager/hostess was very kind and let one person in our party order the special from the prior day, which was not a regular menu item.

Service was awful. I am a good tipper and could not tip this lady well. She acted as if it was a chore to serve us. First impression is the one and she did not impress. Ran out of coke and tea. Now for the food. The food was tasty but my peel and eat steamed shrimp was over cooked and the shells did not come off like they were supposed too. I had been wanting to come eat here for years since it's a "staple" but doubt I'll return. Plenty of places with better service and know how to steam shrimp. Too bad! 3 stars for the other servers that had their tables taken care of and the flavor!

We arrived at 11:30 today for lunch with a party of 8 - no problem! We were seated right away. Four of us had the buttermilk chicken tenders, and a couple of us had salads. I requested blue cheese dressing with my salad, both the salad and the dressing were outstanding!! I was really impressed with the very generous size of my small salad. Our server said the chicken is fresh and breaded there. It was delicious. Very casual and relaxed atmosphere here.

While on vacation in Nagshead we came across Red drum Tap House. I am so glad we decided to eat there.. my husband and I shared the calamari. It was cooked to perfection. You could tell the oil was clean. Then we had the seafood platter shrimp, oysters and flounder. Delicious. Service was good. They were very attentive. I would definitely go back next year.