Sonny's Waterfront Restaurant

Seafood restaurant · Hatteras

Sonny's Waterfront Restaurant

Seafood restaurant · Hatteras

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57947 North Carolina Hwy 12, Hatteras, NC 27943

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Family-owned eatery serving seafood, cocktails, and breakfast  

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57947 North Carolina Hwy 12, Hatteras, NC 27943 Get directions

sonnyshatteras.com

$10–20

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57947 North Carolina Hwy 12, Hatteras, NC 27943 Get directions

+1 252 986 2922
sonnyshatteras.com

$10–20

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"Family-owned for more than 40 years, Sonny’s on the waterfront is the place to come hungry for a hearty breakfast—homemade biscuits and sausage gravy or pancakes are local favorites—and you can also stop in for lunch or dinner to enjoy hushpuppies and crab cakes." - Lydia Mansel Lydia Mansel Lydia Mansel is a writer with more than eight years of experience editing and writing for both brands and online publications—with a particular focus on travel, fashion, and lifestyle. She’s also the founder of the travel site justpacked.com.  Travel + Leisure Editorial Guidelines

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Jeff Nichols

Google
I had coffee and six eggs over hard with 2 pancakes. Their pancakes were big but I'm a big eater. The waitress was very nice and continued to check in on us so I'm grateful. The food was delicious and I'd eat here again. Hopefully before we go back home. I'd recommend this place. Be safe and enjoy the food.

Lauren M

Google
Food was not very good. My hushpuppies and my friends blue crab chowder came out within 2 minutes after ordering. The hushpuppies and chowder were warm, not hot, and were not fresh. We ordered the fresh catch mahi blackened which was seasoned but pretty dry. The fried mahi had very little flavor and was extremely dry. The parmesan green beans were greasy with a strange textured parmesan cheese on top. The service wasn't good. The server only stopped a couple times. We will not be back.

Brandon Royals

Google
I don’t usually give a 5 ⭐️ rating, but this place deserves it! My breakfast was perfect! I ordered the Hatteras Scramble and it came out perfect. My girlfriend ordered a cranberry mimosa and western omelette. Our plates were cleaned! Service was excellent and the atmosphere was pleasant and prices more than reasonable! We will be back!

kikitup

Google
Staff is great! We went there for breakfast. It was quicker than going to any mcdonald's I've have ever been to! The food was home style and very good!

Nick DiMarino

Google
Excellent experience. Great service. Fantastic food. Loved the owner coming out and telling us his story. No wonder they’ve been around 50 years. While in hatteras I’d check them out. Their scallops were some of the best I’ve ever had.

Fredrick Kincaid

Google
We were told by a local that this place was a good place to eat for a reasonable price so we decided to give it a try. We walked in to a young guy who was the host, who acted like he would rather die than to seat us. Barely spoke in an audible voice and was very snippy and zero personality. We were seated in a tiny corner at a two top table next to a large party where they had to pull their chairs out to our table to be able to get up. We chose to leave and find a different restaurant. The food could have been good but with a front of house like that and terrible seating I’ll never find out.

Steve Bee

Google
Good breakfast and lunch place near the ferry area. Seated fast. Relaxed atmosphere. Employees friendly. Service good. Food tasty, nice portions and made fresh, good, and tasty. 10/27/22 and 10/28/22 returned for the first time in several years. The Missus had a custom cheese, onion, and pepper omelet, and well seasoned, very tasty home fries (called hash browns here). I had the lump crab (loaded with crab!) and cheese omelet both mornings. It was probably the best omelet I've ever had. Lunch served here and hours are limited to 6:30am to 11am for breakfast. Up to 2:00pm for lunch. Then dinner until 9:00pm. Lots of locals go here. Seems you can't go wrong with this super good, homecooked meal diner/cafe.

Terry L

Google
A nice little restaurant. Service was good. Food was good but portions were a little small. Fried mahi was good, could be a little more fish. Shrimp burger was great. Definitely we'll be back.