Pirate’s Table Seafood Restaurant

This video was taken at Pirates Tableon Carolina Beach Road in Wimington NC. Not only did they deny the fact that they had roaches they also made us pay for our food that we didnt get to finish.
Roaches running out the HVAC. This is unhealthy, and unhealthy for Wilmington.

Such a shame. Food is great but service is some of the worst I have seen. Wait staff is uneducated and knows little or nothing about customer service. On my last trip, and I ment my last trip, I Never got my order. We were a table of six and when our food was brought to the table my order was missing. Ok, that happens. But when my table was finished eating and I still had no food I asked for a manager. I got a sixteen year old girl that basically said what had happened was my fault. What??? Anyway she
some french fries, Fried okra and slaw. Again, … Finally I said cancel my order and bring me a check. The waitress came to the table and said «as they were unable to satisfy me they were not going to charge for my Sr Flounder dish.» I DIDN’T ORDER SR. FLOUNDER. They never got my. order correct. And to frost the cake they added the
check and the 16 year old manager said «it was done automatically and. could not be removed. That is a trashy way to do business. Never again.

Despite the criticism deep-​fried foods receive from nutrition-​minded naysayers, they have one distinct thing going for them — when you’re in the mood for fried food, nothing else at all will do. This is where the Pirates Table on Carolina Beach Road comes in. In fact, it’s nearly all that they do; it’s all the fried seafood you’d ever want, all in one place.
The Pirates Table won’t draw you in for the décor. It isn’t quite hideous, but it’s close. The 1970s-​era strip mall location doesn’t help, but the wood-​paneled walls, fake plants and cafeteria-​style tables and chairs only contribute to the unfortunate aesthetic. Nautical bric-​à-​brac like captains’ wheels and drawings of lighthouses won’t convince anyone that they are dining at sea.
There’s a small appetizer selection here with things like tasty fried mushrooms, but one needn’t bother because the dinner menu includes combo platters that are big and varied. It’s possible to sample the seas with choices such as fried clam strips, fried shrimp, fried catfish fillets and deviled crab. The latter are not fried, but one suspects that the kitchen staff are looking for a way. Fork-​tender, served appealingly in the shell and — like everything else — piping hot, they’re entirely likeable in an inoffensively bland kind of way. Broiled items on any platter can be requested, such as the savory, buttery scallops, but it is $ 1.50 extra.
Unlike bars that have a deep fryer because it fits in a small kitchen and can produce ten different short orders, or fast food places that deep-​fry to hide cheap, frozen foods, the Pirates Table wants to fry your food. From the crunch of a hushpuppy to the chew of a fried oyster or the tender, flaky interior of a trout fillet, these people know frying. They thumb their noses at the move toward steamed and sautéed everything in a way that is, for those in the mood, satisfying.
Does the Pirates Table get any bonus points for healthy options? Not in this universe, but it doesn’t matter. The mostly older crowd that frequents the place knows what it wants: food so recently out of the fryer that one mustn’t touch it right away, let alone eat it, Jenny Craig and Weight Watchers be damned. There’s steam coming off everything one gets at the Pirates Table, and that’s what separates it from the buffets that have some of the same food options. Nothing languishes under a heat lamp, while the crispy goodness of batter seconds-​removed from 350-​degree oil turns to flaccid, mushy disappointment. That’s a culinary crime, but one that aficionados of fried foods need not worry about here.
For students looking to save a buck, the lunch specials Monday through Friday are absurdly cheap.

The food was great and the staff very friendly. My family of 5 loved it for a small little local place.

I use to love this place, but their food is now average especially for the price. My 10 year old ordered steamed shrimp that was not deveined. She asked what the black line was and once I explained — she refused to eat her food. Hush puppies get a thumbs up though.

While vacationing in the southeastern part of North Carolina, I always get a craving for fried (aka Calabash-​style) seafood. My partner suggested this place as a no-​frills, decent version of fried seafood, and said that he and his family ate at Pirate’s Table often when he was growing up.
It has apparently changed ownership since he went last.
The food all tasted okay, nothing special, but I think something wasn’t quite right with something I ate there, as I had digestive issues the next day.
But the real shock came when it was time to pay. A meal for two was $ 38.99 before tip — two choose-​three combination platters, one tea, and a plate of onion rings! It’s not even that expensive at the NC Seafood Restaurant at the farmer’s market in Raleigh, and the food at the NC Seafood Restaurant is much better.
In summary: way overpriced and not that great.

Nothing fancy about this place, but if you’re looking for deep fried seafood, this is it! When Pier 21 closed many years ago, I was disappointed but went on a search and found this place. It’s been around for at least 18 years that I can remember, and the food has always been consistent. My faves are the oysters and hushpuppies. I live out-​of-​state now (and have been gone since ’94) but always stop here for my fix.