Blue Point Bar & Grill

I recently made my first trip to the Outer Banks.  My boyfriend and I slipped away from the group to celebrate our six-month anniversary, and chose this restaurant as our destination.  What a great choice--we loved our meal here!

To drink, we each got a glass of wine from their By the Glass menu.  I got the Malbec, and it was really great.  I believe my boyfriend got the Pinot Grigio (I cringed when he pronounced the wine, so this seems like a likely candidate).  

We started by sharing the Carolina Pickled Shrimp, a twist on shrimp and grits.  Incredible--so creamy and delicious!  The tomato jam on top was killer.

For our entrees, I was really torn between ordering the crab cakes and beef tenderloin--I mean, I'm on the seaside.  I should be eating seafood.  But I couldn't do it!!  In the end, I got the beef tenderloin, and it was the best cut of meat I've ever had.  If you're similarly torn, go for the beef.  Incredible.

My boyfriend got the yellowfin tuna special, which came with fried rice on the side.  Similarly spectacular!

We finished by splitting the Valhrona Chocolate Torte, but I requested that they substitute the white chocolate ice cream with espresso ice cream.  Solid decision.  

So yeah, basically every course knocked it out of the ballpark.  And just a general note to finish up: if you're ordering something cooked to order, go rare or medium rare (or, as I recently discovered, "rare plus," which is between rare and medium rare).  I recently read Anthony Bourdain's Kitchen Confidential, in which he reveals that chefs save the worst cuts of meat for people who ordered meat/fish well-done.

Arrived without a reservation at 6pm on 07/13/13 and we were greeted by a friendly hostess who had someone seat us in a lovely corner table overlooking the water. That was the best part of the dining experience.
The woman who seated us asked if we'd like "tap water" which seemed like a weird thing to say since typically they just give you water at dinner. We waited for her to return so we could place our drink order. And we waited...and waited...and waited. In the mean time a table that was seated in close proximity after our arrival was brought water, placed their drink orders, brought their bar drinks and had the specials recited to them. Still we waited. I tried to flag down the woman who sat us...turns out she was just the (tap) water girl. Nothing. I tried to flag down the waiter who was efficiently serving our table neighbors...Nothing. I noticed a well dressed woman staring at us off and on during these attempts (? manager). Eventually she approached and apologized for our wait. Apparently no one informed the other waiter we were sitting there...which seemed odd since we're average sized adults without invisible powers. She never identified herself, just said it was her fault we waited.
When the waiter finally came to take our drink order, he apologized that we had waited "a minute" for him...even though it was at least 10 minutes. In the mean time I had been given the catering menu instead of the dinner menu which made for a bit of confusion on what wines were available by the glass and what dishes were actually available for dinner. So he had to clear that up and I had to quickly review my boyfriend's correct menu before the waiter ditched us for another 10 minutes.
In my opinion the wine list was limited, but we both enjoyed our choices. I had the Zin and my boyfriend chose the Malbec.
The waiter brought our bread. Two bite sized pieces of cornbread topped with some cherry cream cheese swirl. They were so small I laughed when he set them down. They were also kind of gross. He didn't clarify whether this was a comp for the fact that we were ignored or if this was our table bread. Shortly after when I noticed other tables with bread baskets I had to remind him to bring us some. It consisted of 3 slices of stale baguette and 2 pieces of burnt cornbread. Not good.
Soooo dinner... My boyfriend got the scallops which he said were okay, but not especially impressive. I ordered the tuna steak special, medium well. What I was served was the most over cooked tuna steak I have ever eaten. Nowhere near enough diced tomatoes on top to comfortably swallow each bite without chasing it with a sip of water. It was so dry I could barely eat it. had our waiter checked on us I would've mentioned it. We both felt our dinners were't piping hot, indicating they sat around a bot before we were served. The quality of this food was mediocre at best. The waiter never once asked us if we were enjoying the food. At one point mid-meal he came over with a coffee set up and said "ok, who's my coffee drinker?"...but we hadn't asked for coffee mid-meal. When we told him that he just turned and walked away without a word and in a bit of a huff.
Now, I'm all about treating ourselves to a nice dinner every once in a while. But the $100 we spent on 2 dinners and 2 glasses of wine at this place was a complete waste. Service was terrible, food was disappointing. The only good thing was the view...until the tap water girl pointed out all the nutria (rodents) swimming in the sound right outside our window.
In all this place was extremely disorganized and the staff was beyond unprofessional. If I'm to pay $50 per person I expect a good dinner with good service. Would NOT recommend this place and will never return.

This is a terrific place for a more upscale lunch or dinner in the northern OBX (and also worth a trek from Kitty Hawk, etc.). It gets crowded, expecially when it rains. Wait time, if no reservations, isn't too long. They have a big bar, with really good cocktails and wine list, to wait at. It's worth a longer wait for a booth by the window overlooking the sound. The hostess is always very accomodating. Or, just eat at the bar. Great bartender!
The food is so good. The she crab soup is very good. The appetizer spreads (ham, egg salad, pimento cheese) is great to share and quite tasty. If you are a fan of crab cakes, this restaurant's are a must try. Full of crab with no fillers, perfectly cooked and good sauces. The grilled mahi mahi with avacado, green sauce and quinoa was devine. Other diners loved the fried catfish with jambalaya (one asked for it blackened, not a problem).
Service was very good. I had heard such great things about the crab cakes, but really wanted the fish. Our waiter brought one cake out, with all the different remoloude sauces they had that day, for us to sample. I didn't want to share! Our server did dissappear when time for the check, but we weren't in a hurry.
Like I said, great cocktails (hey, it's raining at the beach). Gold marg. and the special gimlet shined.
We've been twice for lunch on two different vacations, but this is a great place for date night. They do have a kid's menu, but I wouldn't want to bring a little one here for dinner (that's just me). The prices are in line with the portions and quality of food, but it's not cheap. Don't mistake it for a seafood shack, it's a nice place and quite a good one at that.