Portcitypop-ups - Wrightsville Beach

The venue is small but intimate. They do a good job setting the atomosphere with candle light. The calamari appetizer was flavorful, crispy-crunchy goodness and was fabulously paired with an orange marmalade. The mister and I agree that it was the best calamari we have ever eaten! Everything has a farm to table fresh feel. The lobster risoto was perfection. My mister is a big eater and even he was no match for the stone ground country style shrimp and cheesy grits.

Neat little place. Uncrowded, and they have a new chef since we ate there last time. The soup was outstanding, and the Shrimp and Grits was great as well. Always a stop for us whenever we go to Wrightsville.

I was shocked !!!! Let me start by saying when we lived at the beach for years I ate here often and was one of my favorite places. We went on a Friday night with a large group 9 of us early 6.00 there was no-one but us to start with then a another part came in behind us about 30 mins later so spacing should have been great for the staff as there was NO ONE else in the place even at the bar. Drink and bar service was **** one of our part couldn't get a drink so he when to the bar got a drink sent to the table. The food was **** 4 of us had steak and lobster we all left most on the plate the steak was poor cut to say the least the lobster was lukewarm . One person had beef tenderloin the plate was warm but meat was cold, great flavor to be fair. I was bragging the whole day on how great this place was. I coved the whole bill for everyone it was embarrassing to say the least With less than 16 people in the place on a Friday night I know why now .

Wow! As locals, we were pleasantly surprised by our experience. We didn’t expect such fantastic food and service. We’ll definitely be returning!

The website link on TripAdvisor is incorrect. According to the owner, the restaurant has just been remodeled after a few weeks of closure. The menu is currently limited to about six items, as they are in the process of reopening, but the food was quite good. My husband ordered a meal, while I opted for the fried pickles as an appetizer. One highlight is that parking is free after 5 PM in the lot next door, which is a bonus given that parking can be tricky a block from the beach. We didn’t see the restaurant at its best, so I recommend that someone else write a review in a few weeks. The chef seems competent.