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Traveler Reviews on Surf City

Topsail Island Trading Company

5 of 5 stars
Birmingham, Alabama
Sep 11, 2008

This is a great little shop with a wide selection of gifts, clothing, toys and FUDGE!! The fudge is the main attraction in the place. They make it fresh and you can even have free samples to see which one you want to take home. This place is now being run by the ladies that own the Gift Basket, so... more

The Seahorse Cafe's

5 of 5 stars
Birmingham, Alabama
Sep 11, 2008

This is a great place to go for lunch or dinner! The menu is always available to order from with many choices. The lunch meat and three specials are your best bet. There are several meats and vegetables to choose from. The fried shrimp and the meatloaf are my favorite. The vegetables are fresh, hot and come in generous portions.... more

Andy's Cheesesteaks & Cheeseburgers

2 of 5 stars
Birmingham, Alabama
Sep 11, 2008

I've eaten here a few times, hoping that the time before was just a bad night. This place is just a miss. The food is mediocre. If I want an average hamburger, I'd rather just cook it myself and save the $$. The atmosphere is that of a 1950s car hop, but that can't help the food. The ice cream... more

Topsail Island

5 of 5 stars
Birmingham, Alabama
Sep 11, 2008

I've been coming to Topsail Island/Surf City since 1989. It has exactly what I want when I go on a beach vacation: sand, salt water and sun! It began as a fishing village, so it's one of the few places that isn't overgrown with towering high rises and resorts. There are many houses and condos for rent so that you... more

Justbaked Bakery & Cafe

Sep 8, 2008
1/2 found this review helpful

Our family vacation on Topsail Island ended on a great dining note, after we finally found Just Baked. All week we struggled to find a restaurant that would accommodate our group of 12. Most of the time we had to split up and eat sub-par/overpriced food. We happened upon this restaurant after trying two others in the area, where waits... more

Island Inn

Sep 5, 2008

I am a travel agent who uses Trip Advisor quite often to check on hotels. It usually works but not this time. We spent 2 weekend nights here in August and it was a big disappointment. We were told there would be internet which there was not. They nickel and dime you to death and it is very cramped unlike... more

Topsail Island

5 of 5 stars
Maumee, Ohio
Sep 4, 2008

My extended family and I have been vacationing on Topsail every summer since 1985. We like it because it's not the hectic pace of someplace like Myrtle Beach--more a quiet family oriented island lacking the crowds and loud carryings-on at some resorts. We enjoy swimming, the sun, hunting the beach for fossilized shark teeth, eating fresh seafood and catching up... more

Loggerhead Inn

Sep 1, 2008

We decided to spend Labor Day weekend with our son who is stationed at Camp Lejeune. His only request was that we not stay at the Hospitality Lodge on base. Let me tell you, finding available rentals at reasonable prices during the holiday weekend is not easy. I found this property after numerous searches and decided to give them a... more

Villa Capriani

Aug 26, 2008

We recently stayed at the Villa Capriani unit 104 (Aug 17th-21st) a one bedroom unit was in very nice condition and the view wasn't bad being in the back. We had a beautiful sunset every night over the bay. . The weather was perfect, sunny, warm with a nice breeze. However, the last day on the beach Wednesday was pretty... more

The Crab Pot

5 of 5 stars
Louisville, KY
Aug 25, 2008

A family tradition for us. The food is ok, but the ambiance is the thing - fun, relaxed, and beachy. Check them out when they have entertainment. so much fun!!!!! more

The Crab Pot

4 of 5 stars
West Chester, Ohio
Aug 21, 2008

There is not a lot to choose from, food-wise, in the beach area, but The Crab Pot is just a grubby, fun place to spend an afternoon in. Mine was last Thursday, and the place was half-full of a mix of fishermen, middle-aged tourists, and locals at 2pm when I sought a beer while my wife and daughter were shopping.... more

Mainsail Restaurant

5 of 5 stars
North Brunswick, NJ
Aug 20, 2008

Outstanding...top drawer...tuna was perfect at medium; sesame-soy sauce was outstandingly not too salty...the other entree, a chicken dish, was succulent...the "loaded potato" was incredbly done...vistied at 5pm when it opened...had the chef's first meals of the night I am sure. Couldn't have asked for more!! more

Topsail Island

4 of 5 stars
Bridgeport Ct
Aug 19, 2008
0/1 found this review helpful

We just came back from an amazing family reunion week on North Topsail Beach. The water is clean, warm and sooo inviting! We had wonderful weather..not scorching hot. Karaoke on Wed night at Rick's was a lot of fun. We ate at Long Island Pizza..very good but Friday nights are crazy! We had a more formal meal at Indigo Marsh... more

Topsail Island

2 of 5 stars
Pittsburgh
Aug 18, 2008
0/1 found this review helpful

We just got home from our families first vacation to the beach and I have to say that I was some what disappointed. I am writing this review to give a more "real" (in my opinion of course) review of TopSail Island. We stayed at St. Regis Resort - in one of the 3BR Point condos. The resort in general... more

Topsail Island

2 of 5 stars
czawadzki
Aug 18, 2008
1/2 found this review helpful

I have traveled to a few beach communities and I gotta say - Topsail Island was a disappointment. Now, it was still a beach vacation with family - so I enjoyed myself but for the amount of money we paid, the experience was lackluster. We stayed on the beach, about 3 houses down from the surf city pier. It was... more

Topsail Island

Aug 14, 2008

We just returned from a week at North Topsail Island, NC. We didn't want to leave (my wife wants to move there) the beaches are not crowed the community is friendly and the water is clean. We rented a LARGE house for a week. We had 14 family members come in from all over. We all had a great time.... more

The Crab Pot

2 of 5 stars
east coast
Aug 13, 2008

We spend a lot of time on topsail island and the crab pot is a fun "dive" but the food is hit or miss. I wouldn't recommend anything but the steamer bucket (portions of other food are REALLY small and everything is fried). Last time we were there the food STUNK and the service STUNK MORE but in the past... more

Loggerhead Inn

Aug 12, 2008
2/2 found this review helpful

I stayed at this Hotel in June, what a disaster. We came for a wedding and planned on staying with the bride but her place was just too small and Loggerhead was within walking distance so we decided to walk over to check out if they had rooms. They had plenty so we decided we'd like a lower room so... more

Villa Capriani

5 of 5 stars
Pittsburgh
Aug 10, 2008
1/1 found this review helpful

We just returned from our second visit to Topsail and Villa Capriani and are happy to report we are just as thrilled about both as we were 6 years ago. Villa Capriani is located in North Topsail, where there are mainly a few condo complexes and homes. You will not find miniature golf, shopping, etc. For that you'll need to... more

Tiffany's Motel

Aug 8, 2008

Just got home from the most wonderful stay at Tiffanys in Surf City. Check in very friendly and helpful. Our room was very ,very clean and well equipted. Housekeeping took care of us. Wonderful service. The 2 pools were were a lot of fun. Love the balcaonys. Checking out was so quick and easy and Regina was pleasent the entire... more

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