Reel Cafe

Live music all the time and outdoor seating. The wings were just okay but the atmosphere is great for a hot summer night.

I would skip this place at all costs. I travel a ton and use Yelp to guide me a bunch. This was one of the times we did not use Yelp to find a place and just went on a recommendation. The service was terrible, the food was not edible and two of us ended up throwing up for the evening  because the clams were bad. On top of that we expressed the issues to the manager who did not seem to care at all. When I say the service wast terrible she told us the soup was good and we ordered it. It was like water, not a bisque. Then she carried the food to us against her body to where it splashed on her and back into the bowl. Twice we got dirty glasses and dirty silverware. The seafood was inedible and she never came to check. The potato was cold with some melty cheese wizy stuff on it. It was not great and the burger, how you mess up a burger I don't know, was bland as could be and dry. The manager tired to tell us food was a priortiy but we know better after eating there. I would say just drink but just order something that would not be in a glass as they dont seem to clean them very well.
So we paid for bad service and bad food that made us sick. Awful experience that I hope no one else has to endure.

I went to Reel Cafe regularly while I lived in Wilmington for college and recently went there for the first time in years this past weekend. I was in Kure Beach for a bachelorette and we headed to downtown Wilmington for a big night on the town. We wanted to start with dinner and I thought Reel Cafe would be great because we didn't want to go somewhere too fancy or pricey.

Unfortunately they don't take reservations and it was Memorial Day weekend so there was a 45 minute wait. We headed up to the rooftop bar and it was pretty easy for us to kill the time with some drinks. The rooftop bar is awesome, great views, and we enjoyed the music. It was nice to hangout before we went back inside for dinner.

The wait staff was very helpful and accommodating with our large party, there was only one error with someone's order and the drink refills came quickly. I ordered the black bean burger which was absolutely amazing though a bit on the spicy side. Not too much though. Some of the girls ordered the grilled cheese which I tried and was phenomenal, whoever dreamt of putting goat cheese onto that sandwich was a genius.

We all left with full bellies and happy hearts for a fun night out. I was glad to see that the food and service at Reel Cafe have maintained since I moved!