Seafood restaurant recommendations??? (Raleigh, Durham, Cary: appointed, food, rated)

[BettyBoop108]

I have visitors coming to visit this weekend, and I need to find a good seafood restaurant in the Cary, Apex, or Morrisville area.

Any suggestions? Thanks!

[jln69]

You can try the BoneFish Grill in Cary. They are at the corner of Cary Pkwy and Weston Pkwy. It usually gets very crowded on the weekends. Everytime I have gone with my husband we have always ended up sitting at the bar and eating so we don't have to wait for a table.

[MAtoNC!]

In the rough or fancy? If you don't want to go to a chain there is the seafood restaurant at the Farmer's Market in Raleigh.

[BettyBoop108]

Originally Posted by MAtoNC!

In the rough or fancy? If you don't want to go to a chain there is the seafood restaurant at the Farmer's Market in Raleigh.

Probably more rough than fancy -- but not too rough. Not someplace where you eat off of paper plates with plastic utensils.....but we definitely don't need a foo-foo place where they cork your wine for you.

I'm not picky, so as long as the food is good, I don't care if it's a chain restaurant or a local joint. Thanks!

[mfrank2109]

Kemp's Seafood might be what you're looking for. It's off US 70 (Glenwood) between Raleigh and Durham. Just north of Brier Creek.

[Desdemona123]

Originally Posted by mfrank2109

Kemp's Seafood might be what you're looking for. It's off US 70 (Glenwood) between Raleigh and Durham. Just north of Brier Creek.

think Kemps is over-rated. Portion size is nice, but the food just seems…underdone. I know a lot of people love it, so it might just be our family, but we were disappointed. Service was good though.

Shuckers is a nice (not fancy, just nice) oyster bar seafood place in North Raleigh/Wake Forest.

Mayflower on Captial is always packed – we’ve gotten taken out from there. Nice basic, tasty seafood.

[DanielChang]

I've heard a lot of good things about Kemps from my friends. I believe it's family style restaurant.

Personally, I prefer Bonefish. It's nice, not terribly expensive and flashy enough for entertaining out-of-towners.

[fester600]

In Cary, maybe check out:
Tony's Bourbon Street Oyster Bar

[jamieshel88]

I second the Bonefish recommendation! And the bonus is that it is non-smoking. At least teh one at North Hills is.

[tluv00]

Bonefish is pretty good but has that chain feel to it. I personally think 42nd Street Oyster Bar is very good....now I am from MD and there are about 20 places up there I would recommend over the best down here but 42nd Street is a good choice if you don't mind going downtown.