The Fairway Restaurant was our favorite restaurant in Emerald Isle. It’s looks are deceiving (it’s not the most beautiful building from the outside), but don’t let that deter you from eating here. The presentation and taste of the food is top-notch, and the menu is extensive, so everyone in your family or vacation group should be able to find a dish they like. The price is right too!
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Dinner Menu
Early Bird Special
Lunch Menu
Kid’s Menu
Contact Info:
252-393-6444
Hwy 58, 1 mile north of Emerald Isle Bridge • Cape Carteret
Hours: 11am – 9pm
Meals Served: L/D
Price Range: $10.99-22.99
Credit Cards: All
Open All Year: Yes
Children’s Menu: Yes
Outside Seating: No
Take-out Service: Yes
Beer/Wine/Spirits: B/W/S
Entertainment: No
*info taken from Emerald Isle Visitors Guide
Our group’s favorite dishes at the Fairway:
1. Filet Mignon
2. Mahi Mahi
Our group’s reviews:
1. Doug: “The food was phenomenal.”
2. Dave: “It was a hidden gem; a diamond in the rough.”
Reviews from Virtualtourist.com:
| “Busy but seemed to be a local favorite. Was recommended to me by a local. Off the Island, but very close and easy to get to. Busy, but worth it. Tons of food and extremely reasonable. Dinner for 4 including 1 child, was about $45. We even had food to take home. Recommended and will go back again.Fried Oysters and Shrimp”
“Recently re-opened in 2003, probably THE BEST place to eat near Emerald Isle. Located about one mile north over the bridge of Emerald Isle (58), (in Cape Carteret) one of the locals favorite places to eat. They have everything from burgers and salads to great steaks and fresh local seafood. Culinary trained chefs prepare different specials every night, (owner from Ny area). Usually always crowded, but well worth it. Everything is prepared to order (nothing pre-packaged). One of the only area restaurants not to close for a few months over the winter, and extremely reasonably priced. Not pretentious at all. I live here and I am at the Fairway at least twice per week. Try it out. Guarantee you won’t be disappointed .Sizzler-filet mignon in a sizzling fajita plate with a salty au jus style gravy…..also a veg and potato (recommend the stuffed potato), with a salad. About $18 and you will have left overs for the next day.”
“The new owners of The Fairway Restaurant (as afore mentioned who have recently moved here from the tri-state area) have caused a splash in this family-oriented beach town. Their surprisingly long menu features dishes that range from salads to pastas, all of which are prepapared to standards that would be hard to come by in far more expensive food establishments. Pair all of these with a refreshing golf theme and extraordinary service, for a great price, you get an incredible dining experience. P.S.: Often, the head chef will come out and talk with tables. He happens to be very nice and quite talkative!My favorite dish from this restaurant is probably the Chicken Parmesan. It features two pieces of chicken, lightly breaded and fried to a golden brown. Top it off with their homemade marinara sauce and mozzerella cheese and serve it all over delicious linguini pasta. In addition, the portions are so generous that you will certainly have left-overs for the next day!” |
Review from www.chefmoz.org:
Love it!
We live in Emerald Isle year round, (I know lucky, right?!), this is OUR FAVORITE place to eat. They have an very diverse menu. You can get a burger or some locally caught Grouper and oysters. Owners are really nice and down to earth. You won’t be disappointed. Just over the EI bridge about 1 mile. Its worth getting off the island. [28 Jul 2007 20:52:49]
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Recommended Dishes: crabcakes, crab dip and sizzler
Laura, Emerald Isle
