Nothing beats the glow of a nice suntan, so why not put that to use, get a dolled up and head to Ocean Boulevard for some fine cocktails and gourmet dishes? The restaurant features a quiet and classy atmosphere great for a romantic evening. You can either sit in the restaurant for a candlelit meal, or on the outdoor patio to enjoy a fresh salty breeze and the sound of the neighboring sea.

Ocean Boulevard offers an extensive fine dining menu, including nightly dinner specials usually featuring fresh seafood. Start with the Bistro baked Clams Antipasti or Seven Lettuce salad. Do not forget to save room for a delicious entrée like the Local Jumbo Lump Crabcake or Pan Roasted Duck Breast. 

Ocean Boulevard also features an amazing wine list. Ask your server to pair your meal with a bottle of OBX’s finest, and you will not be disappointed. The bar also offers a great martini menu, if that is more your taste. If you choose to sit on the patio, the restaurant features live music everyday outside from 6pm-9pm. The indoor martini bar stays open until 2 am, as dinner service ends at 10. Ocean Boulevard frequently hosts musicians that play late night jam sessions. Be sure to check out the music schedule while you are in town for some great local music sure to delight your ear. 

So come by, leave the kids at home, sport your new glow and nice clothes, order yourself a great martini and sit back and enjoy either some great tunes or the natural sounds of the ocean. What a perfect way to end a day of hard vacationing. 

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252-261-2546
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*Off-season hours may vary*
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  • Monday11:00am-2:00am
  • Tuesday11:00am-2:00am
  • Wednesday11:00am-2:00am
  • Thursday11:00am-2:00am
  • Friday11:00am-2:00am
  • Saturday11:00am-2:00am
  • Sunday11:00am-2:00am
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Jimmy's Seafood Buffet

Jimmy's Seafood Buffet

Home of the Crab Leg & Lobster Buffet for 25! years! Jimmy’s Seafood Buffet is a great stop for an all you can eat affordable dinner extravaganza. The buffet offers over 100 different items. It even serves Jumbo Alaskan crab legs and Jumbo steamed shrimp, something you will not find on any other buffet in the OBX. The buffet offers a variety of seafood and non seafood options. Try some of Jimmy’s seafood options and load your plate with blackened tuna, Louisiana crawfish, steamed scallops and mussels, fried oysters and deviled crabs. Not in the mood for seafood? Fill your plate with steak, pineapple glazed ham, fried chicken, BBQ ribs, and fettuccini Alfredo to name a few. The buffet also offers a kid section. Let your kids load their plates with chicken tenders, mac and cheese, and corn dog nuggets. Don’t forget dessert! The buffet also offers soft serve ice cream and a plethora of baked goods. 

 

It’s been 25 years since Jimmy’s Seafood Buffet opened its doors for the first time. Since that inaugural summer, the goal has remained the same: provide customers with a tasty, fresh array of seafood full of Caribbean flavor.

 

Elizabeth Dowless and her husband Jerry had always worked in restaurants in the Outer Banks, so when the opportunity to open Jimmy’s Seafood Buffet with a couple of friends arose, it was an easy yes. The Dowlesses bought out the business in 2003, excited to turn Jimmy’s into an Outer Banks staple. When Jerry passed away later that year, Dowless knew she wanted to continue pursuing their dream on her own.

 

Dowless went all in on the concept of a fresh, flavorful seafood buffet and her hard work paid off. Jimmy’s Seafood Buffet is a beloved fixture of Outer Banks dining, with customers returning year after year for the fresh fare.

 

“Customers keep in contact with me throughout the winter. I get people every day asking me when we’re opening for the season, and customers book their vacations around our opening,” Dowless says. “I absolutely love getting to see familiar faces come back to see us each year. I love seeing them lose their minds over the buffet! Their excitement is what I love most about my job.”