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Circa 81 Tapas and Cocktaileria

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291 reviews

#5 of 71 Restaurants in Morehead City

$$ - $$$, American, Seafood, Vegetarian Friendly

4650 Arendell St, Ste C, Morehead City, NC 28557-2710

+1 252-648-8300

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Open Now:11:30 AM - 9:30 PM

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Sat, 11/23

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4.5 291 reviews

#5 of 53 American in Morehead City

#5 of 67 Restaurants in Morehead City

Certificate of Excellence2015 - 2019 Winner

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Food and ambience

Local cuisine, American, Seafood, Vegetarian Friendly, Vegan Options

... with mushrooms and asparagus and the husband ordered a pasta dish with tuna.And I had another special: poached eggs (nice cook) over crab cakes sitting a...The shrimp and grits another party had suggested it was awesome.The Tuna and Tenderloin were appropriately cooked medium rare.

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4650 Arendell St Ste C, Morehead City, NC 28557-2710

Website

+1 252-648-8300

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Focusing on providing guests with a great dining experience is what we do. Using some of the best ingredients from local providers, Circa 81 takes pride in offering a farm / sea to table menu as much as possible, supporting local fishermen and farmers. Circa 81 is also a member of the Carteret Catch program. Circa 81 has participated in the NC Seafood Festival Chef's Tent and People's Choice Crabcake competition, the Beaufort Wine & Food Festival, and the Fire on the Dock culinary competition (where team Circa 81 was a finalist in 2013). Circa 81 was also finalist for the 2011 Best Dish NC contest. We have also been included in Cooking Light magazine (September 2011) and the 2012 NC Visitor's…

PRICE RANGE

$2 - $28

Special Diets

Vegetarian Friendly, Vegan Options, Gluten Free Options

Meals

Lunch, Dinner, Drinks

CUISINES

American, Seafood

FEATURES

Takeout, Seating, Parking Available, Free Off-Street Parking, Television, Wheelchair Accessible, Serves Alcohol, Full Bar, Wine and Beer, Accepts American Express, Accepts Mastercard, Accepts Visa, Free Wifi, Reservations, Table Service, Accepts Credit Cards

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iriskitty

Morehead City, North Carolina

27744

Reviewed 2 weeks ago

Excellent in every way

Had lunch here with a girlfriend for the first time in years and it was excellent in all ways. Service was very professional, atmosphere is quaint. We were seated at a booth in the corner with a speaker with above us and it was quite...More

Date of visit: November 2019

Thank iriskitty

Thanks so much!

ave2500

New Bern, North Carolina

4715

Reviewed 2 weeks ago via mobile

Outstanding ! Does not disappoint !

Dependable, consistent food selections & drinks ! This is our very favorite restaurant for many reasons . Staff is quite friendly from the minute you enter . Tahitian pineapple martinis is irresistible ! Our waitress Jamie was outstanding with anticipating our needs . As usual...More

Date of visit: November 2019

Thank ave2500

Thank you so much, we will share your kind feedback with our team and with Jamie - she is awesome!

Bruce5757

Morehead City, North Carolina

8222

Reviewed 3 weeks ago via mobile

Good lunch

I wife and I stopped for lunch and it was very good. The waiter was very helpful, helped with my wife’s diet. I would recommend this restaurant for lunch.

Date of visit: October 2019

Thank Bruce5757

SharonB2

Havelock, North Carolina

594187

Reviewed 4 weeks ago via mobile

Excellent turkey avocado sandwich

I had lunch here with two friends and we all ordered the same turkey avocado sandwich on marbled rye. It was absolutely delicious. Our service was good. I found it odd that there was no salt and pepper on the tables, but we actually didn’t...More

Date of visit: October 2019

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Chip M

Garner, North Carolina

284

Reviewed October 14, 2019 via mobile

Great food and service.

Went there for brunch and not disappointed. French toast was tasty and a lot of diierent benedicts. I got the country benedict and wish it had more flavor, but the service was good and all and all it was a nice expedience.

Date of visit: October 2019

Thank Chip M

Thanks, Chip!

901jones

Apex, North Carolina

11015

Reviewed October 14, 2019

This is a Restaurant that you Must Try

Went for Sunday Brunch and the food was excellent, service was superb. The had a special that one person had, which was breakfast nachos with scrambled eggs, shrimp, black beans and etc. I tasted it and it was out of this world. The shrimp and...More

Date of visit: October 2019

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Thank you so much!

3216549871

Reviewed October 1, 2019

Unique restaurant

Great local restaurant. Very unique spin on most of their dishes you won't find elseware. Never disappointed.

Date of visit: September 2019

Thank 3,216,549,871

Thanks so much!

carld16

Reviewed September 23, 2019 via mobile

Outstanding

One of the best in Carteret County. The specials are always interesting and terrific. Tonight we had the shrimp tacos and like everything else, they were great. Also had the blueberry yum yum for the first time. Outstanding dessert! The bar does a good job...More

Date of visit: September 2019

Thank carld16

Thanks so much!

suey608

Raleigh, North Carolina

Reviewed September 7, 2019 via mobile

Pathetic

This was a disappointing below average meal . Do not eat here. The food is pathetic. The service is awful. Our waiter had to be stoned . There’s no other excuse. My teenager could provide better service and food. Cost is nearly $100 and I’m...More

Date of visit: September 2019

Thank suey608

Hi Sue, we are so sorry to hear about this experience and feel it to be very out of the ordinary for our team. We would like to discuss your specific concerns in order to address them with our team. We take great pride in...More

marylandeasternshore

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

141

Reviewed July 28, 2019

Good food, bad service

7 of us with a reservation. Took waitress forever to come visit us, then it went downhill. The restaurant was not overlly busy. We each ordered atleast 2 things, one person didn't get any of her items for an hour. Clearly the waitress forgot to...More

Date of visit: July 2019

Thank marylandeasternshore

We are so sorry to hear about this experience. We do feel this is very out of character. If you can please contact us directly at Clarke@Circa81.com we would like to learn more about your visit so we can ensure our staff is aware and...More

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