Barry's On Walnut Island Lodge

Staff was very friendly, we stayed outside and enjoyed the day with drinks and music. It was my first time there, will definitely go back

Great hidden spot along the main road toward OBX! (Turn at the Hardee 's/Royal Farms and keep on goin ' to the end of the road. It 's definitely a local divey hideaway, with tons of cool and eclectic rural backwoods decor. GREAT FOOD. The boom boom shrimp sauce was really good, and the mushrooms had an unusual-looking, yet fantastic, coating and fry! Huge portion of those huge shrooms, as the photo shows. The 1 lb. portion of Steamed Shrimp was also huge! I guess I didn 't realize how large the shrimp would be, and there are 15-20 in that bucket. They DO go very heavy on the Old Bay! I turned over the top shrimp so it wouldn 't be so visible in the photo. Our awesome server Karen told us it would be that way, and next time I 'll ask for light-to-no seasoning, because it really was very heavy (and therefore, salty . But still excellent! I never leave seafood on the plate, but there was just too much for me to finish. Google before you visit, because I understand the hours can vary. But worth the trip if you 're looking for downhome rural waterside! Hubby and stepson have already been back several times on their Harleys, both for lunch and dinner. They love the hometown Cheers feel of the bar.

This place reminds me of our favorite local bars from back home but with a much better view! It's been a bit of a challenge to find a local watering hole that also serves food. We got to meet Barry and his wife they were so welcoming and fun! We got a couple drinks at the bar, and ordered chicken wings, steamed shrimp and lobster sliders. The wings were huge, but only came with buffalo hot sauce which my husband wasn't fond of (sorry! . I really enjoyed the sliders which were perfect size if you're hungry but not starving. The steamed shrimp made our friend happy as he polished them all off! I can't wait to go back and have more good times!

Best shrimp ever, drove down from VA on Sunday just for Mr Barry steemed shrimp

For a hole in the wall the room was surprisingly quaint and well done. Super friendly staff. Easy check in and out.