American Restaurant

Firetender

A live-flame name and a daytime-only menu on the main road into Manteo

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$$$$Manteo, NC

About

Firetender sits on N Hwy 64/264, the highway that carries traffic in from the Washington Baum Bridge toward Manteo proper. The name itself points toward live-fire cooking, the kind of detail that makes a highway stop worth pulling off for rather than just passing through on the way into town.

The hours are worth knowing before you go: Firetender is closed Mondays and otherwise keeps a daytime-only schedule, open 7:30am to 3pm Tuesday through Sunday. That window covers breakfast and lunch but not dinner, so plan on a morning or early-afternoon visit rather than an evening one. Pricing falls in the moderate $$ range.

Manteo and the rest of Roanoke Island carry a different rhythm than the beach towns across the bridge — this is the Outer Banks' historic anchor, tied to the unresolved story of the 1580s Lost Colony and centered on the walkable Shallowbag Bay waterfront a bit further into town.

Address: 814 N Hwy 64/264, Manteo, NC 27954
Phone: (252) 262-6112
Hours: Tuesday–Sunday, 7:30am–3:00pm; closed Monday
Price range: $$

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Bradley Blair

2 months ago

A super cozy spot with great food and friendly service! A fun unintentional bonus that we found was that if you enter in through the hotel it has a surprise speakeasy vibe. Super fun. Menu is diverse and has great selections- including a good amount of vegetarian options. Our party had the Mac and Cheese, Smash Burger, BBQ Pizza, and Caprese Sub, also the eggplant fritta and cheese curds. Everything was fantastic! No complaints. Also props to the wait staff- the night we came was a perfect storm of call outs that left them pretty understaffed, but the folks who took care of us were always friendly, helpful, and on top of it. We'll definitely be back!

Richard R. Sunny, Jr.

2 months ago

If you are on Roanoke Island, you better take the time to stop here for lunch or dinner! Wood fired pizza is baked to perfection, smash burgers are out of this world delicious, and plenty of other food options as well as a unique mac and cheese mix. Plus there is a great selection of beer and mixed drinks. Shout out to Doug for taking great care of us. This is actually a six star kind of place!

Lana T

6 months ago

I was a tad disappointed when I picked up my order, particularly because the other photos people posted of the food I ordered looked way better. I order the Cesar salad for its great reviews but just got a box of dry romaine with some croutons, no cheese. The pizza was supposed to have other topping but didn’t but I ordered late so I didn’t want to go back knowing they wouldn’t have time to re-prepare it, so just hoping it’s better next time. Overall the pizza was still very good and when I went in to pick up the food the place was very clean and the server was polite. I think I’ll give them another try, it may have just been a rough night in the kitchen.

casandra ponton

4 months ago

This is the BEST food I have had in the Outer Banks region ever!! I will return here every year. Service was great! Restaurant looked beautiful! Douglas was a great server! I could eat here everyday! AMAZING!

Jim Sorokes

3 months ago

We stopped in for pizza on a Sunday evening. We were glad to find this place open. Though there are other things on the menu, we ordered a meat lovers pizza and were not disappointed. It was very good. We also enjoyed talking with our server. Give this place a try if you are in the Manteo area. Oh, and they have a good beer selection!