My husband and I stopped in for our last dinner before heading home and sooo glad we did! The sampler appetizer was huge! He got the shrimp scampi and I had the beef skewers over rice with chimichurri and oh my goodness! Absolutely amazing! My husband is very much a critic and he loved the scampi! The atmosphere was really nice and our server Nan was the sweetest! For dessert we had the key lime pie and the passion fruit creme brulè. While I am not a huge fan, the creme brulè was pretty good. The key lime pie wasn't as smooth as I'd expect but it was still delightful. Overall, if you love seafood (pr food in general) and a unique atmosphere with great people, I highly recommend!
Froggy Dog
A Beaching Good Time
Visited the Froggy Dog with the family while on vacation. The gravel parking lot and exterior are common place in the Outer Banks so I had no particular expectations when we dropped into this establishment. Once inside the wait staff was quite pleasant and immediately sat us in the nautical themed room.
The walls are covered with ships or an artistic take on them, with a mix of modern and classic styles. On one side of the room there is a wine cellar room which looked quite nice, albiet I did not get a chance to explore its wares. The drink menu is on the table with a good range of local beers, spirits, and some unique cocktails (blood orange in a mojito). To my kids happiness they even had Shirley Temples and Roy Roger’s on the non-alcoholic menu.
Now for the meat and potatoes, or crab cakes and veggies as it were. The Homemade Lump Crab Cakes were quite good and the remoulade was perfect. The mash potatoes were made with red potatoes which caught me off guard but were a pleasant addition to the crab cakes. The crab was market so not the most economical but worth the money.
The Swashbuckler, a pasta with chicken, sun-dried tomatoes, mushrooms, and peas in a rosemary sauce. The flavor was magnificent but for some the texture of the more dense sun-dried tomatoes create some issues. The portion was quite hardy with price range that is what one would expect from an island restaurant. I’d pair this with a white wine or light lager, well done.
The next meal at the table for six was the Miso Glazed Salmon. This comes with jasmine rice and bok choy. The sauce on the salmon was sweet but not over powering and was perfectly cut by the texture and flavor of the jasmine rice. The bok choy was also perfectly cooked and added a nice bit of veg to the dish. This is a must meal here.
One of the kids choice the South West Mac n Cheese with chicken instead of shrimp. The side Caesar Salad was large and quite delicious. The bowl of elbow macaroni and queso blanco was significant in size even for an adult. The queso blanco was lacking in originality and tasted of the same style as the dip in the chip aisle at the grocery store. The chicken was quite good, cooked and seasoned well. This was the one dish I think was a bit steep on the price, even for being on an island in the Atlantic.
The final dish is “The Albatross.” Two teenage boys chose this monster one pound burger with an egg, American cheese, onion ring, bacon, bbq sauce, and your standard vegetable toppings.This monster will make even a growing boy walk out of the restaurant satiated. The initial presentation will make you question your choice as the two patties and two of the three buns are stacked with the meat, and the non-standard toppings impaled by a large steak knife. The top bun and veggies were adjacent to this tower of caloric goodness and only added to the effect of OMG!!! The clear guidance is to fork the meal but teenage boys are savages and thus handled the beasts, making quite the visage of savagery and a mess to go along with it. The boys were happy with the seasoning and blending of flavors. This could be a future food challenge as thanks to the massive meal both the boys didn’t need to get fed for a few hours. In case you were still able to eat sides you had the choice of everything. The cucumber salad was a cucumber salad and french fries were salted and cooked well.
Overall, I’d say that The Froggy Dog was a pleasurable experience and I’d bring the family back when visiting the Hatteras/Avon part of the Outer Banks.The prices are bit steep but nothing over the top given it’s a tourist destination on an island. Well done and I look forward to trying more of their food in the future.
I came by with my family on 7/15 while on vacation, and the experience was great! We definitely came in at a busy time which is on us and a woman who I believe to be a manager was doing her best to get tables for everyone, even with large groups, in a timely manner which was appreciated. There was a decent wait but we'd been warned before and we ended up sitting outside. They had a little fan for the tables which was nice! We had the hush puppies and cheese curds for appetizers which were both super delicious, and I got the crab cake and fried flounder for my meal which was also amazing! The live music definitely made it hard to hear but if you're someone who likes live music then you'd probably enjoy it! The only thing was they didn't have it on the menu nor mention certain drinks were not refillable until they'd already been ordered, delivered, and drank even though they were among refillable drinks on the menu but the waitress did her best to make sure we still had drinks of some sort even if it was just water. But overall, it was great, the food was incredible, and I definitely reccomend going!
Our waiter was awesome. He had a great personality. The oysters Rockefeller were really tasty. I had the southern mac and cheese. It’s with shrimp and a little spicy cheese. It was really good. My husband had blackened mahi mahi which was really fresh.
Very friendly staff. Huge place very nice inside. We sat inside. Super friendly waitress ! I had the she crab soup it was delicious! My bf had the mahi sandwich with fries and loved it ! The tartar sauce seemed homemade and was out of this world
