The Dunes Restaurant Nags Head

A Nags Head Tradition for 3 Decades

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.

The Whaler

A whale of a breakfast! Two eggs, fried or scrambled, with bacon or sausage patties, link sausage or sugar cured ham and hash brown or grits, as well as a choice of hotcakes, toast or biscuit
9.99

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.
6.99

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.
13.99

Country Sausage 'n' Gravy

Served on toast or biscuit with your choice of hash browns or grits.
8.29

Creamed Chipped Beef

Served on toast or biscuit with hash browns or grits.
10.99

Shrimp & Grits

Our famous grits topped with bacon, green onions, sausage gravy and sauteed shrimp served with toast or biscuit.
11.99

Gourmet Grits

Try our delicious homemade grits.
2.29
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Add Bacon, Sausage or Cheddar1.29 each

Corned Beef Hash

Two eggs, fried or scrambled, with hash browns or grits and your choice of hotcakes, toast or biscuit.
12.99

Belgian Waffle

Homemade golden, crisp waffle. Toppings: blueberries, pecans, chocolate chips or peanut butter chips.
6.99
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Add Toppings1.99 each

Belgian Waffle Platter

Homemade waffle with two eggs, fried or scrambled, and two pieces of bacon.
9.99

Buttermilk Hotcakes

Three large hotcakes served with syrup. Toppings: blueberries, pecans, chocolate chips or peanut butter chips.
5.99
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Add Toppings1.99 each

French Toast

Three slices of Texas toast, grilled golden and dusted with powdered sugar.
6.99

French Toast Platter

Three slices of French toast with two eggs, fried or scrambled, and two pieces of bacon.
9.99
All omelettes are served with hash browns or grits and your choice of hotcakes, toast or biscuit.

Farmer's Omelette

Ham, bacon, sausage and cheese.
12.99

Crab & Jack Omelette

Crabmeat and Monterey Jack cheese. You can only find a crab omelette like this on the coast!
15.99

Western Omelette

Ham, tomato, green peppers and onions.
11.99

Bacon & Cheese Omelette

9.99

Sausage & Cheese Omelette

9.99

Ham & Cheese Omelette

9.99

Sunrise Mimosa

Sparkling wine and Florida orange juice.
5.99

Bellini

Sparkling wine and fresh peach puree.
5.99

Bloody Mary

Need we say more! Custom blended by us!
7.99

Orange Crush

Fresh-squeezed orange juice with vodka and triple sec.
7.99

City Ham Biscuit

Sugar cured ham in a homemade buttermilk biscuit.
3.99

Sausage or Bacon Biscuit

Our homemade buttermilk biscuit with your choice of sausage or bacon.
3.49

Eggs n' Toast

Two eggs, fried or scrambled, with two slices of toast.
4.49

Country Ham Biscuit

Old-fashioned NC salty ham in a homemade buttermilk biscuit.
4.99

Eggs n' Hotcakes

Two eggs, fried or scrambled, with two buttermilk hotcakes.
5.99

Silver Dollar Hotcakes

4 small buttermilk hotcakes. Add chocolate chips or peanut butter chips.
3.99
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Add toppings1.99

Grits

2.29

Bagel & Cream Cheese

2.59

Toast

One slice
0.99

English Muffin

1.99

Homemade Biscuit

2.19

French Toast

One slice
2.49

Fried Egg

1.59

Hash Browns

2.29

Oatmeal

2.99

Creamed Chipped Beef

4.99

Scrapple

5.99

Bacon

3 pieces
2.99

Sausage

Patties2.99
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Links2.99

Sausage Gravy

3.79

Sugar Cured Ham

3.29

Country Ham

5.99

Corned Beef Hash

5.99

Sliced Tomatoes

1.99

Hotcakes

3.99

Shrimp & Crab Dip

Fresh shrimp and crabmeat with sherry, cream cheese, and Monterey Jack and Parmesan cheeses served warm with flour tortillas.
$12.99

Dunes Onion Rings

Freshly sliced onions dipped in homemade beer batter, flash fried and served with horseradish ranch.
$9.99

Fried Green Tomatoes

Golden fried and served with Buttermilk Ranch.
$8.99

Steamed Spiced Shrimp

Half Pound$13.99
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One Pound$22.99

Steamed Snow Crab Legs

Half Pound$14.99
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One Pound$27.99

Steamed Combo

1/2 lb. Spiced Shrimp and 1/2 lb. Snow Crab Legs
$25.59

Hatteras Clam Chowder

Loaded with clams, bacon, onions, carrots, celery and potatoes, simmered in a clear broth.
Cup$6.59
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Bowl$8.59

Garden Salad

A blend of artisan lettuce topped with fresh cucumbers, shredded carrots, red onions, sliced tomatoes and croutons.
$7.59

Tuscan Caesar Salad

Fresh chopped romaine hearts, tossed in a house made Caesar dressing, shredded Parmesan cheese and croutons, finished with Parmesan crisp.
$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

Add Protein To Your Salad

Chicken $7.00
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Fresh Catch $12.00
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Shrimp$9.00
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Fried Oysters$10.00

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.
$19.99

Center Cut 8oz. Sirloin

Lightly marbled center cut steak, cooked to order and seasoned to perfection.
$24.99

12oz. Ribeye

Flame grilled fresh ribeye steak, cooked to order and seasoned to perfection.
$31.99

Hand Breaded Chicken Tenders

Fresh chicken tenders, soaked in buttermilk and hand battered in the Dunes special seasoned flour.
$16.99

The Dunes Burger

Fresh ground chuck, flame grilled, and then, topped with lettuce and tomato on a toasted bun served with French fries.
$12.99
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Add cheese$1.00

Grilled Chicken Sandwich

Chargrilled marinated chicken breast topped with lettuce and tomato on a toasted bun.
$14.99
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Add Cheese$1.00

Crab Cake Sandwich

Handmade crab cake either flash fried or broiled on a toasted brioche bun with lettuce, tomato and tartar sauce.
$21.99

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
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Choice of 3 |$27.99

Outer Banks Shrimp

Large shrimp, lightly battered and flash fried or broiled.
$22.99

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.
$37.99

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$23.99
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Two Crab Cakes$29.99

Fried Oysters

Select oysters, lightly dusted in our special seafood breader and perfectly fried, served with homemade tartar or cocktail sauce.
$24.99

Atlantic Sea Scallops

Premium grade large sea scallops, served lightly breaded and flash fried or pan seared.
$36.99

Broiled Bounty of the Sea

Fresh NC flounder filet, large shrimp, premium scallops and a generous portion of lump crabmeat.
$33.99

Popcorn Shrimp

A huge portion of fresh baby shrimp, lightly battered and flash fried. Tiny morsels of seafood bliss.
$19.99

Clam Strips

Lightly battered and flash fried - A House Favorite!
$19.99

Southern Fried Chicken

Our secret recipe, 1/2 fresh breaded chicken fried golden brown, served with baked potato and coleslaw.
$17.99

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 glaze.
17.99

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
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Add American Cheese$1.00

Kraft Mac n' Cheese

$8.99

Grilled Cheese

Sliced American cheese and toasted white bread. Served with French fries or applesauce.
$6.99

Kids Cheese Pizza

7" fresh baked cheese pizza. Served with French fries or applesauce.
$8.99

Popcorn Shrimp

A kids portion of our famous popcorn shrimp.
$12.99

Hatteras Red

Lost Colony Brewery, Stumpy Point, NC
6

Kitty Hawk Blonde

Lost Colony Brewery, Stumpy Point, NC
6

Nags Head IPA

Lost Colony Brewery, Stumpy Point, NC
6

Uncle Ricks Pilsner

Wicked Weed Brewery, Asheville, NC
6

Hazy Little Thing IPA

Sierra Nevada, Asheville, NC
6

Shotgun Betty Hefeweizen Ale

Lone Rider Brewing Company, Raleigh, NC
6

Sam Adams Summer Ale

Boston Beer Company, Jamaica Plain, MA
5

Foot Hills Hoppyum IPA

Foothills Brewing, Winston-Salem, NC
6

Yuengling Lager

Yuengling Brewery, Pottsville, PA
4

Wild Weekend Lager

Billy Beer, Greenville, NC
6

Budweiser

Anheuser Busch, St. Louis, MO
4.00

Bud Light

Anheuser Busch, St. Louis, MO
4.00

Miller Lite

Miller Brewing Co., Milwaukee, WI
4.00

Michelob Ultra

Anheuser Busch, St. Louis, MO
4.50

Corona Extra

Grupo Modelo S.A. de C.V., Mexico City, Mexico
5.00

Coors Light

Coors Brewing Co., Golden, CO
4.00

Heineken

Heineken Nederland B.V., Zoeterwoude, Netherlands
4.50

Canyon Road

Moscato, Pinot Grigio, Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, White Zinfandel
Glass6

Caposaldo Pinot Grigio

Veneto, Italy
Glass7
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Bottle24

Creme de Lys Chardonnay

Sonoma, CA
Glass8
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Bottle28

Virginia Dare Chardonnay

Russian River Valley, CA
Bottle38

Quilt Chardonnay

Napa Valley, CA
Bottle55

Matua Sauvignon Blanc

Marlborough, New Zealand
Glass7
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Bottle24

Fetzer Riesling

Mendocino, CA
Glass7
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Bottle24

Twin Vines Vinho Verde

Portugal
Glass8
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Bottle28

Chloe

Central Coast, CA
Glass8
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Bottle28

Chateau St Jean Pinot Noir

Sonoma, CA
Glass7
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Bottle24

Ruta 22 Malbec

Mendoza, Argentina
Glass8
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Bottle30

Sterling Vinter's Collection Merlot

Napa Valley, CA
Glass9
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Bottle30

Rodney Strong Cabernet Sauvignon

Sonoma, CA
Glass10
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Bottle38

Frei Brothers Cabernet Sauvignon

Sonoma, CA
Bottle48

Manteo Cabernet Blend

Dry Creek Valley, CA
Bottle42

Best G & T on the Beach

Fresh lime juice, Tanqueray Gin, Fever Tree tonic -- the Best Gin and Tonic on the Beach!
9.00

OBX Honey Splash

Jack Daniels Honey Whiskey, Peach Schnapps & Ginger Ale
8.00

Vanilla Lemon Lust

Vanilla Vodka, lemon juice, simple syrup, sour mix, & salted rim
8.00

Pink Rum Fizz

Bacardi Mango, Malibu Coconut, Pineapple juice, Grenadine, topped with Sprite
8.00

Moscow Mule

Fresh-squezed lime jice, Three Olives Vodka, Gosling's Ginger Beer, served in a classic kettle mug
9.00

Bahama Mama

Don Q Rum, Malibu Coconut Rum, Amaretto, Grenadine, topped with orange & pineapple juice
10.00

Beach Blanket

Dragonberry Bacardi, Creme de Banana, pineapple juice, topped with cranberry juice
8.00

Orange Crush

1 1/2 Fresh squeezed oranges, orange vodka, triple sec, topped with Sprite over crushed ice
8.00

Nags Head Iced Tea

Three Olives vodka, Don Q rum, Tanqueray gin, Jose Cuervo tequila, triple sec, sour mix, topped with pineapple juice.
12.00

Classic Margarita

Jose Cuervo tequila, triple sec, lime juice, sour mix & salted rim
9.00

Pirates' Rum Runner

Mount Gay Eclipse rum, black raspberry, Creme de banana, orange juice & pineapple juice
9.00

Sunset Mai Tai

Don Q rum, orange juice, pineapple juice & splash of grenadine
7.00

Whiskey Sour

Henry Mckenna whiskey, sour mix, topped with soda
7.00