The Dunes proudly utilizes sustainable products sourced locally and regionally whenever possible in our support of North Carolina farmers, fishermen and purveyors. We would like to recognize Etheridge Seafood, O'Neals Seafood Market, Fresh Catch, The Captains' Oysters and Kevin O'Neal (softshells) for supplying our local seafood. Additionally, we work with the Jennette Brothers, Greenleaf Farms, Hickory Cross Poultry, The Lost Colony Brewery and many other local and regional suppliers to bring you the best of North Carolina.
Breakfast Menu
Dinner Menu
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Nags Head Traditions
The Whaler
A whale of a breakfast! Two eggs, fried or scrambled with bacon or sausage patties, hash brown or grits and your choice of hotcakes, toast or biscuit.
10.99
, Add sugar cured ham11.99
The Dolphin
Not for the timid appetite! Two eggs, fried or scrambled with hash browns or grits and your choice of hotcakes, toast or biscuit.
7.99
The Dunes Specials
Country Ham Platter
Center-cut, salt-cured ham with two eggs, fried or scrambled with hash browns or grits and your choice of hotcakes, toast or biscuit.
14.99
Poached Eggs
Two eggs served with your choice of English muffin, toast, biscuit or hotcakes, and hash browns or grits.
8.99
, Add bacon or sausage10.99
Pork Scrapple
6-oz. pork scrapple with two eggs, fried or scrambled with hash browns or grits and your choice of hotcakes, toast or biscuit.
13.99
Country Sausage 'n' Gravy
Served on toast or biscuit with your choice of hash browns or grits.
8.99
Gourmet Grits
Try our delicious homemade grits.
2.29
, Add bacon or sausage1.79 each
, Add cheddar cheese1.49
Shrimp & Grits
Our famous grits topped with bacon, green onions, sausage gravy and sauteed shrimp served with toast or biscuit.
12.99
Creamed Chipped Beef
Served on toast or biscuit with hash browns or grits.
11.99
Steak & Eggs
7-oz. rib-eye steak, two eggs, fried or scrambled with hash browns or grits and your choice of hotcakes, toast or biscuit.
Market Price
Corned Beef Hash
Two eggs fried or scrambled, with hash browns or grits and your choice of hotcakes, toast or biscuit.
13.99
Waffles
Add to any item: Bacon or Sausage Patties $2.49 | Sugar Cured Ham $2.79
Belgian Waffle
Homemade golden, crisp waffle. Toppings: blueberries, pecans, chocolate chips or peanut butter chips.
7.99
, Add toppings1.99 each
Belgian Waffle Platter
Homemade waffle with two eggs, fried or scrambled, and two pieces of bacon.
10.99
, With country ham14.99
Hotcakes
Add to any item: Bacon or Sausage Patties $2.49 | Sugar Cured Ham $2.79
Buttermilk Hotcakes
Three large hotcakes served with syrup. Toppings: blueberries, pecans, chocolate chips or peanut butter chips.
6.99
, Add toppings1.99 each
French Toast
Add to any item: Bacon or Sausage Patties $2.49 | Sugar Cured Ham $2.79
French Toast
Three slices of Texas toast, grilled golden and dusted with powdered sugar.
8.49
French Toast Platter
Three slices of French toast with two eggs, fried or scrambled, and two pieces of bacon.
10.99
, With country ham14.99
Specialty Omelettes
All omelettes are served with hash browns or grits and your choice of hotcakes, toast or biscuit.
Create Your Own Omelette
We start you off with a three egg omelette. Veggies: tomato, onion, green pepper, spinach, or mushrooms. Additional items: ham, bacon, sausage, or cheese.
8.99
, Sub egg whites1.99 extra
, Veggie Toppings.99 each
, Add Meat or Cheese1.79 each
Outer Banks Seafood Omelette
A generous mix of crab and shrimp with monterey jack cheese.
17.99
Crab & Jack Omelette
Crabmeat and monterey jack cheese. You can only find a crab omelette like this on the coast!
15.99
Farmer's Omelette
Ham, bacon, sausage and cheese.
13.99
Western Omelette
Ham, tomato, green peppers, onions and cheddar cheese.
13.99
Popeye Omelette
Spinach, bacon, onions and monterey jack cheese.
13.99
Vegie Omelette
Tomato, green peppers, onions and tomatoes.
11.99
Greek Omelette
Tomato, spinach and feta cheese.
12.99
Specialty Drinks
Sunrise Mimosa
Sparkling wine and Florida orange juice.
7.00
Bellini
Sparkling wine and fresh peach puree.
7.00
Bloody Mary
Need we say more! Custom blended by us!
9.00
Orange Crush
Fresh-squeezed orange juice with vodka and triple sec.
9.00
Small Breakfast Plates
Bacon, Egg & Cheese Biscuit
5.99
Sausage, Egg & Cheese Biscuit
5.99
Egg & Cheese Biscuit
4.99
Traditional BLT Sandwich
Always a favorite. Served with your choice of hash browns or grits.
9.99
Grilled Cheese & Bacon
Your choice of cheese on Texas toast. Served with hash browns or grits.
8.99
Sausage or Bacon Biscuit
Our homemade buttermilk biscuit with your choice of sausage or bacon.
3.99
City Ham Biscuit
Sugar cured ham in a homemade buttermilk biscuit.
5.49
Country Ham Biscuit
Old-fashioned NC salty ham in a homemade buttermilk biscuit.
5.29
Eggs n' Toast
Two eggs, fried or scrambled, with two slices of toast.
4.49
Eggs n' Hotcakes
Two eggs, fried or scrambled, with two buttermilk hotcakes.
5.99
Breakfast Sides
Grits
2.29
Bagel & Cream Cheese
2.99
Toast
One slice
1.29
English Muffin
1.99
Homemade Biscuit
2.49
French Toast
One slice
2.99
Fried Egg
1.99
Creamed Chipped Beef
6.99
Scrapple
6.99
Bacon
3 pieces
2.99
Sausage
Two pieces
Patties2.99
, Links2.99
Sausage Gravy
3.99
Sugar Cured Ham
3.99
Country Ham
5.99
Corned Beef Hash
6.99
Sliced Tomatoes
2.49
Hotcakes
Two hotcakes
5.49
To Start
Shrimp & Crab Dip
Fresh shrimp and crabmeat with sherry, cream cheese, and Monterey Jack and Parmesan cheeses served warm with flour tortillas.
$14.99
Potato Skins
Five potato skins topped with bacon and cheddar cheese.
$11.99
Dunes Onion Rings
Freshly sliced onions dipped in homemade beer batter, flash fried and served with horseradish ranch.
$9.99
Green Tomatoes
Buttermilk soaked, panko encrusted green tomatoes fried to golden goodness, served with ranch dressing.
$10.99
Jerk Chicken Wings
6 or 12 wings baked then fried and tossed in a sweet and spicy sauce.
Six Wings$9.99
, Twelve Wings$14.99
From the Steamer
Steamed Spiced Shrimp
Half Pound$13.99
, One Pound$23.99
Steamed Snow Crab Legs
Half Pound$17.99
, One Pound$34.99
Steamed Combo
1/2 lb. Spiced Shrimp and 1/2 lb. Snow Crab Legs
$30.99
Homemade Soups
Hatteras Clam Chowder
Loaded with clams, bacon, onions, carrots, celery and potatoes, simmered in a clear broth.
Cup$6.99
, Bowl$8.99
From the Garden
Garden Salad
A blend of artisan lettuce topped with fresh cucumbers, shredded carrots, red onions, sliced tomatoes and croutons.
$8.99
Tuscan Caesar Salad
Fresh chopped romaine hearts, tossed in a house made Caesar dressing, shredded Parmesan cheese and croutons.
$8.99
The Dunes Wedge
A wedge of iceberg lettuce topped with hardwood smoked chopped bacon, diced tomatoes, crumbled blue cheese and crispy onions, finished with blue cheese dressing.
$8.99
Signature Spinach Salad
Fresh baby spinach topped with NC pecans, chopped bacon, strawberries and goat cheese with a balsamic vinaigrette.
$11.99
Add Protein To Your Salad
Chicken $7.00
, Flounder$12.00
, Shrimp$9.00
, Fried Oysters$10.00
Traditional Outer Banks Seafood
Pick Your Catch
Popcorn Shrimp, Flounder, Shrimp, Oysters, Clam Strips, or with Scallops or Crabcake (Add $4.00). We respectfully request all items be served all fried or all broiled.
Choice of 2 |$24.99
, Choice of 3 |$27.99
Outer Banks Shrimp
Large shrimp, lightly battered and flash fried or broiled.
$21.99
North Carolina Flounder
Locally caught premium Atlantic flounder, lightly battered and flash fried or broiled, served with homemade tartar or cocktail sauce.
$25.99
Fried Bounty of the Sea
Fresh NC flounder filet, large shrimp, premium scallops, select oysters and a homemade crab cake.
$42.99
Homemade Crab Cakes
Crab cakes made from a tasteful blend of jumbo lump crabmeat and spices served flash fried or broiled, our secret recipe.
One Crab Cake$25.99
, Two Crab Cakes$32.99
Clam Strips
(when available) Large Atlantic clam strips, lightly battered and flash-fried, served with homemade tartar or cocktail sauce.
$22.99
Fried Oysters
Select oysters, lightly dusted in our special seafood breader and perfectly fried, served with homemade tartar or cocktail sauce.
$26.99
Atlantic Sea Scallops
Premium grade large sea scallops, served lightly breaded and flash fried or pan seared.
$33.99
Broiled Bounty of the Sea
Fresh NC flounder filet, large shrimp, premium scallops and a generous portion of lump crabmeat.
$35.99
Popcorn Shrimp
A huge portion of fresh baby shrimp, lightly battered and flash fried. Tiny morsels of seafood bliss.
$18.99
Seafood Norfolk
Large shrimp, plump and juicy scallops, and crabmeat lightly sautéed in our own garlic sherry wine sauce.
$31.99
Southern Specialties
Shrimp & Grits
Large sautéed shrimp over cheese grits with bacon, onions, bell peppers, and mushrooms, topped with a lime juice pan sauce and green onions.
$23.99
Seafood Alfredo
House made alfredo sauce over cavatappi pasta with pan-seared scallops, shrimp and crabmeat topped with parmesan cheese, served with a side salad.
$33.99
Southern Fried Chicken
Our secret recipe, 1/2 fresh breaded chicken fried golden brown, served with baked potato and coleslaw.
$16.99
Chicken & Waffles
A homestyle favorite! Fresh chicken tenders dusted in our house breading, golden fried, served over a warm fluffy Belgian waffle with bourbon maple syrup.
17.99
Steaks & Chicken
All entrées are served with Dunes' famous hushpuppies and your choice of two sides: Fresh Baked Potato, French Fries, Fresh Baked Sweet Potato, Cheese Grits, Cole Slaw, Rice, or Seasonal Vegetables. Sub a house salad for $4.49.
Hand Cut 12oz. Ribeye
Grilled fresh ribeye steak cooked to order and seasoned to perfection.
$31.99
Seven Sisters Platter
Eight ounce chicken breast, lightly breaded and flash fried or flame grilled, topped with sauteed button mushrooms, sweet onions and shredded Monterey Jack cheese.
$20.99
Center Cut 8oz. Sirloin
Lightly marbled center cut steak, cooked to order and seasoned to perfection.
$25.99
Hand Breaded Chicken Tenders
Fresh chicken tenders, soaked in buttermilk and hand battered in the Dunes special seasoned flour.
$16.99
Sandwiches & Burgers
All sandwiches are served with french fries.
Smashed Burger
Fresh ground chuck, flame-grilled, topped with lettuce and sliced tomato on a toasted bun.
$13.99
, Add cheese$1.00
Grilled Chicken Sandwich
Chargrilled marinated chicken breast topped with lettuce and tomato on a toasted bun.
$15.99
, Add Cheese$1.00
Crab Cake Sandwich
Handmade crab cake, either flash fried or broiled on a toasted bun with lettuce, tomato, and tartar sauce.
$23.99
Kids Dinner Menu
Chicken Fingers
Three hand breaded chicken tenders, lightly battered and flash fried. Served with French fries or applesauce.
$8.99
Kids Hamburger
Fresh ground, flame grilled and served on a toasted bun. Served with French fries or applesauce.
$10.99
, Add American Cheese$1.00
Grilled Cheese
Sliced American cheese and toasted white bread. Served with French fries or applesauce.
$6.99
Kraft Mac n' Cheese
$8.99
Kids Buttered Noodles
A heaping bowl of cavatappi pasta with a light butter sauce.
$7.99
Kids Cheese Pizza
7" fresh baked cheese pizza. Served with French fries or applesauce.
$9.99
Popcorn Shrimp
A kids portion of our famous popcorn shrimp.
$12.99
Draft Beers
Hatteras Red
Lost Colony Brewery, Stumpy Point, NC
$7
Kitty Hawk Blonde
Lost Colony Brewery, Stumpy Point, NC
$7
Nags Head IPA
Lost Colony Brewery, Stumpy Point, NC
$7
Sky Blue Kolsch
Carolina Brewery, Pittsboro, NC
$7
Sam Adams Summer Ale
Boston Beer Company, Jamaica Plain, MA
$7
Sunny Little Things Wheat Ale
Sierra Nevada Brewery, Asheville, NC
$7
Red Oak Lager
Red Oak Brewery, Whitsett, NC
$7
Fin Chaser Pale Ale
Carolina Brewery, Pittsboro, NC
$7
Bottled Beers
Blue Moon
-
Budweiser
Anheuser Busch, St. Louis, MO
-
Bud Light
Anheuser Busch, St. Louis, MO
-
Coors Light
Coors Brewing Co., Golden, CO
-
Corona Extra
Grupo Modelo S.A. de C.V., Mexico City, Mexico
-
Miller Lite
Miller Brewing Co., Milwaukee, WI
-
Michelob Ultra
Anheuser Busch, St. Louis, MO
-
Heineken
Heineken Nederland B.V., Zoeterwoude, Netherlands
-
Stella Artois
-
Bud Zero N/A
-
Hop Splash N/A
-
Stella Artois N/A
-
Bold Rock Hard Apple Cider
-
House Wines
Canyon Road
Moscato, Pinot Grigio, Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, White Zinfandel
Glass6
, Bottle18
White Wines
Sean Minor | Chardonnay
California,
Glass$9
, Bottle$24
La Crème | Chardonnay
California,
Bottle$26
Barone Fini | Pinot Grigio
Italy,
Glass$9
, Bottle$24
Josh Cellars | Seaswept White Blend
California,
Glass$10
, Bottle$28
Lamarco | Prosecco
Mini Split$8
Brut | Champagne
France,
Glass$7
, Bottle$21
Robertson Winery | Sauvignon Blanc
South Africa,
Glass$8
, Bottle$22
Red Wines
Folly of the Beach | Pinot Noir
California,
Glass$11
, Bottle$33
14 Hands | Merlot
Washington State,
Glass$8
, Bottle$22
Trapiche | Malbec
Argentina,
Glass$7.50
, Bottle$21
Slow Press Wines | Cabernet Sauvignon
California,
Glass$9
, Bottle$24
Specialty Cocktails
Orange Crush
1 1/2 Fresh squeezed oranges, orange vodka, triple sec, topped with Sprite over crushed ice.
$9
Nags Head Iced Tea
Three Olives vodka, Don Q rum, Tanqueray gin, Jose Cuervo tequila, triple sec, sour mix, topped with pineapple juice.
$14
Classic Margarita
Jose Cuervo tequila, triple sec, lime juice, sour mix & salted rim.
$10
Pirates' Rum Runner
Mount Gay Eclipse rum, black raspberry, Creme de banana, orange juice & pineapple juice.
$11
Sunset Mai Tai
Don Q rum, orange juice, pineapple juice & splash of grenadine.
$8.50
Whiskey Sour
Henry Mckenna whiskey, sour mix, topped with soda.
$8.50
Best G & T on the Beach
Fresh lime juice, Tanqueray Gin, Fever Tree tonic -- the Best Gin and Tonic on the Beach!
$10
OBX Honey Splash
Jack Daniels Honey Whiskey, Peach Schnapps & Ginger Ale
$8.50
Vanilla Lemon Lust
Vanilla Vodka, lemon juice, simple syrup, sour mix, & sugar rim.
$9
Pink Rum Fizz
Bacardi mango, Malibu coconut, pineapple juice, grenadine, topped with Sprite.
$8.50
Moscow Mule
Fresh-squezed lime jice, Three Olives Vodka, Gosling's Ginger Beer, served in a classic kettle mug.
$9
Bahama Mama
Don Q Rum, Malibu Coconut Rum, Amaretto, grenadine, topped with orange & pineapple juice.
$11
Beach Blanket
Dragonberry Bacardi, Creme de Banana, pineapple juice, topped with cranberry juice.
$9
Pain Killer
Pusser's Rum, Crème de Coconut, pineapple juice, and orange juice. Shaken and then topped with nutmeg.
$12
The Hurricane
Light and dark rums, passionfruit, pineapple, orange and lime juices with a splash of grenadine.
$14