Pier 51

Had a great meal there Friday night. I had the crab legs. Had a family of 7 on a busy Friday but they found a way to seat us and give us great service. No complaints.

ABSOLUTELY DISGUSTING! Our meal ended abruptly when an enormous cockroach ran out from under our table. The manager grabbed a vacuum and acted like she was vacuuming as normal. When I made her aware that we saw the cockroach and that we had lost our appetites, her response was that «That sort of thing just happens, you know? You should still pay for your meal.» Apparently, I don’t know because I don’t remember ever having a cockroach run out from under my table and I would never consider that business as usual. Never again Pier 51!!!

Honestly, I can’t say enough about this place. First of all, the owner is incredibly rude. I’ve been here with my boyfriend and his father many times, and the owner will chat happily with the men at the table without so much as a peep to me. I hate to say this about some one but he’s openly ignored me every single time he’s come to the table.
The service is actually great from the waitresses. All of them! Kudos ladies!
The food is subpar, bland, and frozen. The portions are gigantic, which normally I love because I get seconds the next day, but even though I take food home every time, they’re thrown away because I never have any interest or desire in eating this food again.
Any time you feel like trying it, do yourself a favor and skip it.

A great place to rekindle date night on a budget! My wife and I ended up childless for a rare evening so we decided to treat ourselves to a night out. No reservations on a Friday night usually means long lines but we decided to stop in for seafood here and were not disappointed at all! Despite an open style dining area, the ambience was comfortable and casual but still had a nice «wharf» type feel to it. The food was amazing. I had the Swordfish Steak which was absolutely great. No overpowering seafood taste or aroma; you could tell it was fresh and very tasty! My wife had the Broiled Shrimp and Scallops while not only tasted great, was well presented and set the tone for a nice relaxed meal.
Our server was very professional and the overall experience was much better than we had hoped for on a busy Friday night with an impromptu date.

I bought a LivingSocial Deal and I went with a friend this Thursday to check the place out. We went in around 7:30 and the crowd was dying down. We were seated right away. I told the hostess I wanted coke, the waitress brought me Pepsi and as soon as I said Pepsi? She realized how I felt and offered to take it back right away and she brought me back sweet tea which was not in the ballpark of Bojangles or McDonald’s but totally drinkable. They bring out a bowl of hushpuppies and butter. We ordered Demetri’s Platter ($ 13.99) which had deviled crab, popcorn shrimp, flounder, oysters, scallops, and clams. It also came with a side and I got onion rings — perfectly respectable. My friend got a small entrée of calabash style shrimp and fried okra ($ 8.99) and really liked it. We also both got free salad bar included with our entrees — I got salad and coleslaw off the bar and saved the coleslaw to have with my meal. I would not say that overall the atmosphere and the food add up to true outerbanks NC seafood but overall I’m pleased for a nearby place with good prices and pretty good food. I would go again. With my tea and both entrees the total was $ 25 so with my $ 20 LivingSocial Deal it was just $ 15 out of pocket total and we both took home plenty of leftovers. I thought the seafood was even better the next day. There was something on the menu called «Green Shrimp» we didn’t check it out but apparently its just a measure of the size and its in between the popcorn and jumbo sizes. Also the man who appeared to be the owner greeted us when we came and checked on us about 10 minutes into eating our entrees to make sure everything was good. We also sat the LivingSocial deal voucher on the table as soon as we arrived and not for one minute did I think they treated us any different which sometimes I think places do. I like that they have small and large portions of many things. I would go back — for sure.
Good service, good food, good price. Thanks Pier 51!

My wife and I were there for Dinner on Friday night, Jan 2. We’ve eaten there many times before, but the prior visit was uncommonly bad, and we thought we’d give it one last chance. Service was awful. After we were seated, we waited almost 10 minutes for a server to greet us and take our drink order. She never came, and instead, the Hostess took our order for drinks and food. Food took a lot longer to come out, and when I got mine it was broiled instead of fried as I had ordered it. My wife’s tuna was well done; which is a real no-​no for tuna! The server never came back to check on us, so we didn’t have the opportunity to get the order remade. The only time the server came back was to drop off our bill. When I went to pay the bill, we expressed our dissatisfaction to the cashier, expecting to be referred to the Manager, but she didn’t even say sorry, then took our money.
It’s unfortunate when a formerly nice family restaurant goes thru changes so negative that you don’t want to ever come back.
CHARLES WUNDER
Charlotte, NC
704−763−0409.