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Dolphin Den
40126 NC Highway 12  
Avon, NC 27915 (Map)
252-995-7717
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Categories:
» Steak & Seafood Restaurants
» Family Restaurants
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The Dolphin Den is a big, family restaurant that specializes in locally caught seafood. Seafood entrees are served with the traditional accompaniments â€" cole slaw, cornbread and fries. Favorites include the coconut shrimp, crab cakes, fried and broiled seafood platters, and seafood linguine served with salad and bread. Steaks, salads, sandwiches, she-crab soup, a variety of appetizers and homemade desserts round out the menu. Lunch and dinner are served.
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Adding new reviews is currently disabled while we work on launching a new website. | Value: |  | Service: |  | Food: | | | Ambiance: |  | | | Good Service, OK Food | | By Candi on 1/21/2009 | | We ate here to celebrate 2 birthdays on vacation. We had a great waitress (it was very busy)! The food was pretty good, I would probably go there again and try it one more time. A little pricey though. | |
| 0 of 2 people found this review helpful: | | Value: |  | Service: |  | Food: | | | Ambiance: | | Wine List: | | | | Gross | | By murps on 10/22/2008 | | Food was not hot, salad was not cold, pasta was mushy, and I would swear the grill marks on my mahi mahi were fake! The mahi was tasteless and lukewarm. The baked potato was twice the size of the fish. We won't go back. | |
| 2 of 2 people found this review helpful: | | Value: | | Service: | | Food: | | | Ambiance: | | | | Great service | | By Mary on 8/19/2008 | | The dolphin den is the coolest joint in town. Great food, handsome and friendly waiters. Can't wait to get back to Avon next year. Mary Guevarra | |
| 2 of 6 people found this review helpful: | | Value: | | Service: | | Food: | | | Ambiance: | | Wine List: | | | | TERRIBLE service | | By Bill on 8/17/2008 | Last Friday, on our last night at the beach, my family ate at the Dolphin Den.
While the food was average, the waiter was the worst I've ever had. A tall gangly sort of beach bum looking guy, he was slow and never asked how our food was. We asked for more butter when he brought our meal, he never came back. My sister-in-law went to get him. When he came with the butter, he asked how things were and my brother-in-law said that our potatoes got cold waiting for the butter. At this point, the waiter started talking baby-talk in a sarcastic manner saying ''Aw, is your potato cold? I'm so sorry. I wouldn't want your potato to be cold.'' and walked away.
When I went to complain to the manager, the hostess said there wasn't one. When I ask for who was in charge, she said she would find someone, who turned out to be the cook, who, based on his manner was a friend of the waiter, saying the waiter was under some stress. He didn't take us seriously until we implied we were documenting his answers for the owner.
In my entire life, I have never been so disrespected by a waiter. If you get anything like this kind of treatment, don't pay the bill. | |
| 2 of 4 people found this review helpful: | | By Loveobx on 8/12/2008 | | guess what people...dolphin den has a kids menu!!! yayy!!! you have to ask for it | |
| 2 of 3 people found this review helpful: | | Value: | | Service: | | Food: | | | Ambiance: | | | | Confused | | By chemcoman on 8/6/2008 | My experience at Dolphin Den is mixed. My family has had fabulous meals with good sized portions and good to great service. Other times, the place was near empty and we waited forever for service and mediocre food.
My wife and I went out without the children to eat here and we were disappointed. My wife paid $15 for 5 shrimp and broccolli. my steak was good, but overpriced for the size of the cut of it. | |
| 2 of 3 people found this review helpful: | | Value: | | Service: | | Food: | | | Ambiance: | | | | Great place, Great Decorations | | By JK on 8/2/2008 | There are great decorations all over the ceiling. The food is great especially for the before 5 ''earlybird specials''.BTW: there is not a wait before 5. The service is fast and the waiters/staff were very nice!
I would go there again!
Its one of the best in Avon! | |
| 1 of 1 people found this review helpful: | | Value: | | Service: | | Food: | | | Ambiance: | | | | Terrific Staff, Not so Teriffic food | | By Mellyora on 7/1/2008 | | We weent there for the first time the first of June. The lunch ''specials'' were not on a menu so it was easy to tell what they were. For lunch my husband had the flounder and got 1 small piece of fish. I had the shrimp, which had some type of breading that was so think over the tiny shrimp, but I did get a decent lunch portion. The waitor, (I canot remember his name but he has dark hair and is a volunteer fireman in Avon) was super nice, giving us tips on where to look for shipwrecks and other points of interest. The decor was superb, I loved sitting in the resturant looking around and the pictures on the ceiling were fun. For a meal I would not return. | |
| Value: | | Service: | | Food: | | | Ambiance: | | | | By back2obx on 6/23/2008 | I've been here twice and will probably never return. The first dish I ordered from this restaurant contained RAW scallops. What a way to kill an appetite. The second time I went (a year later), our group of 8 waited over an hour to be seated - which we understood because we had a large group and it was dinnertime. However, we were given two booths of 4 back-to-back. So we couldn't all eat together. When we received the checks, the waitress added the mandatory gratuity as if we had had a table of 8. We all complained saying we asked for a table of 8, but they gave us 2 tables of 4 and therefore she could not automatically add the gratuity to our bill. She wouldn't budge. So, we paid our bills and all vowed never to return to the restuarant again.
The food wasn't that great anyway, compared to other places in the area. | |
| 1 of 2 people found this review helpful: | | Value: | | Service: | | Food: | | | Ambiance: | | | | Don't waste your money here | | By Dad at the beach on 6/11/2008 | | Food was too pricey and the lack of kids menus is unforgivable at the beach. Service seemed cold and hurried. We had two adults and 3 kids and it was well over $100. In contrast, we got much better service and food (quality and quantity) at another place for under $100. | |
| 0 of 1 people found this review helpful: | | Value: | | Service: | | Food: | | | Ambiance: | | | | By Brent on 6/8/2008 | | The Dolphin Den is a good ''staple.'' The food is not excellent, but it is good. The service is good, also. Get the steamed shrimp as an entree- it is a lot of good food for the money, OR get there before 5 and get one of the early bird specials (under $10). They do need a kids menu, but there are a few items that kids like- grilled cheese, motzarella sticks, etc. (They could be ''kid priced'' though.) | |
| 1 of 1 people found this review helpful: | | Value: | | Service: | | Food: | | | Ambiance: | | | | first time was our last time... | | By obxbums on 5/9/2008 | Had a bad experience here a few years ago where the waitress had no idea what she was doing with the credit card machine. I was certain she had charged me twice but the owner argued the point. Later I confirmed this with the credit card company including showing him the statement. He still argued the point with me!
The food was just ok... I have to agree with the comment about the booths... very uncomfortable! | |
| 1 of 2 people found this review helpful: | | Value: | | Service: | | Food: | | | Ambiance: | | Wine List: | | | | Great food for the price | | By NJ John on 4/30/2008 | | 2 adults and 2 large teenagers with tip for under $100. Ket Lime was the best since Key West, can't wait till this year. | |
| 0 of 1 people found this review helpful: | | our first island dining experience | | By Teresa on 3/3/2008 | | well, this was the first restraunt we ate at on our first trip ever to obx. it was ok, a bit pricy, and i was absolutely shocked to find out there was no kids menu!!! so you mean to tell me that i am going to have to pay 15 bucks for a plate of food that my 1 and 4 year old may or may not eat? i dont think so! we probably will not be back due to this. i mean really, who doesnt have a kids menu at the beach??!?!?!?!??!?! obviously dolphin den! | |
| 0 of 1 people found this review helpful: | | By Nikki on 1/15/2008 | | If only they would change out those booths! They are sooo uncomfortable! Food's not too bad, though | |
| 0 of 1 people found this review helpful: | | Value: | | Service: | | Food: | | | Ambiance: | | | | Eh... pretty decent | | By CES on 11/7/2007 | | I ate there for lunch in September, and it was pretty good. Not spectacular, but pretty good. I'd go back, but probably wouldn't go there for a special occasion. | |
| 0 of 1 people found this review helpful: | | Value: | | Service: | | Food: | | | Ambiance: | | | | By JT on 9/17/2007 | | Stopped by for lunch and there was only one girl to take care of all of the tables. She did a fantastic job. The food was very good - I had a ruben sandwich and it was one of the best I've ever had. | |
| 1 of 1 people found this review helpful: | | Value: | | Service: | | Food: | | | Ambiance: | | Wine List: | | | | The coconut shrimp, fresh and soaked in buttermilk | | By KONA on 6/30/2007 | | Our experience was great. We tried the coconut shrimp and blackened tuna, which was fresh from a catch the night before. Our friends tried the linguini & clam sauce and best cooked fried flounder. You have to try the key lime pie to believe | |
| 0 of 1 people found this review helpful: | | Value: | | Service: | | Food: | | | Ambiance: | | | | Not All That Special | | By new to the island on 6/4/2007 | | Went there for my anniversary and really not much to say, it was dinner. The food was ok but probably wouldn't go back. Definitely not the best seafood. | |
| 0 of 1 people found this review helpful: | | Value: | | Service: | | Food: | | | Ambiance: | | | | The tuna salad is awesome! | | By LoveTheCoast on 4/29/2007 | | Only eaten there a few times and all were at lunch. The only thing I've ever tried is the tuna steak salad -- it was recommended and I fell in love the fist time. | |
| 2 of 3 people found this review helpful: | | Crab Cake | | By Mallory on 12/5/2006 | | The crab cake sandwiches at Dolphin Den are maybe the best on the island - seriously - I am a local and have tried many others and this is one of the best! | |
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Dolphin Den, located in Avon -- part of the Outer Banks of North Carolina.
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