Whalebone Seafood - Nags Head
Whalebone Seafood is a Seafood restaurant in Nags Head, NC. Order takeout online for pickup or delivery.
101 E Gray Eagle Street
Nags Head, NC 27959
Phone: +12524418808
Price range: $21-$30
Hours
- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday: 11:15–17:45
Whalebone Seafood - Nags Head Menu
Popular Items
- Steamed Shrimp — $45.00
- Snow Crab Clusters — $60.00
- Sweet Corn Hushpuppies — $5.99
- Nags Header — $89.00
- Outer Banks — $55.00
- Steamed Jimmies — $45.00
Fresh Today From The Market
- Tuna — $21.99
Fresh Yellowfin, locally sourced by long line boats off the waters of Oregon Inlet. A firm, meaty texture with a rich, distinctive mild flavor.
- Shrimp — $16.99
Large 16-20 count
- Mahi Mahi — $19.99
Also know as Dolphin or Dorado, tender, flaky, and mild flavorful meat great for tacos. Locally harvested by long line boats from the Gulf Stream.
- Middleneck Clams — $10.99
Wild caught sourced from local sound waters, a mild briny flavor with tender flesh.
- Crabmeat — $27.00
Fresh hand picked from local blue crabs. A sweet flavor with a delicate texture.
1# package
- Flounder — $21.99
Fresh cut fillets of white mild meat.
- Tilefish — $22.99
Fresh, wild caught locally sourced by long line boats. A mild and sweet meat, with a firm texture.
- Grouper — $24.99
Fillets of mild white fish with a sweet, delicate flavor and buttery texture.
- Swordfish — $21.99
Fresh steaks wild caught and locally harvested from the waters of the gulf stream . A slightly sweet taste with a meaty texture.
- Red Snapper — $17.99
Fillets of sweet mild meat.
- Drum — $20.99
- Sea Scallops — $29.99
Large, dry packed never treated with chemicals.
Harvested from the channel waters off Gloucester Massachusetts shucked by hand on the vessel and packed locally at the fish houses in Wanchese. A sweet and succulent tasting meat.
- Crab Cakes — $10.99
Our house made crab cakes are made daily with fresh local lump crabmeat, eggs, mayo, and just enough fine cracker meal to hold them together. A family recipe and a customer favorite, sold uncooked so you can fry or bake them just the way you like. Don't forget to add a side of our house tartar or remoulade.
- Lobster Tails — $16.99
Sweet, juicy cold water tails 6-7 oz, wild caught
- Wahoo — $19.99
Fresh wild caught, a rare catch for for our local fishermen and a special treat. A mild and sweet taste with a firm and meaty texture
- Faroe Island Salmon — $21.99
Fresh, cut in-house from the Faroe Islands of Scotland. Delicious rich, buttery, moist and oily meat.
- East Coast Halibut — $29.99
Fresh, wild caught, snow-white flaky meat with a mild, sweet taste and firm texture. Cut into steaks.
- Gator Sausage — $9.99
a unique sausage blend of mild alligator & rich savory pork , this sausage is seasoned with zesty Cajun spices for a Southern kick. Leaner than classic pork sausage, with a distinct, slightly exotic taste.
- Rockfish — $24.99
Locally sourced, a lean fish with a mild, sweet flavor .
- Sea Bass — $16.99
Fresh, wild caught locally sourced. with a smooth, buttery flavor and large flakey meat.,
- Fresh Local Shrimp — $13.99
NC Green Tails wild caught, sourced from the Atlantic Ocean
21-25 count
- Red Drum — $17.99
Fresh, wild caught and locally sourced with a slightly sweet flavor and a firm, flaky, white meat.
- Fresh Local Oysters — $13.99
Clean salty flavor, locally harvested.
- Black Mussels — $9.99
Frozen 1# pack of black mussels
- Mahi — $19.99
Also know as Dolphin or Dorado, tender, flaky, and mild flavorful meat great for tacos. Locally harvested by long line boats from the Gulf Stream.
- Striped Bass — $24.99
Locally sourced, a lean fish with a mild, sweet flavor .
- Cobia — $21.99
firm, mild, clean, buttery flavored white meat
- Bacon Wrapped Scallop — $11.99
Sea Scallops wrapped in Bacon, frozen and ready for your skillet, oven or grill.
- Bahama Mama Lobster Tails — $24.99
sweet firm meat, wild caught 10-12 oz warm water tails
- Sheepshead — $24.99
Fresh locally sourced from our sound waters, a sweet, flaky, firm white meat that tastes similar to crab or lobster
House Made Dips & Spreads
- Fresh Crab Dip — $13.99
Local crabmeat, cream cheese, spices.
- Shrimp Spread — $9.99
Local shrimp with a cream cheese base.
- Smoked Salmon Spread — $9.99
Delicious blend if smoked fish, cream cheese, dill and capers.
- Fresh Tuna Salad — $11.99
Toms awesome recipe of fresh local tuna in a mayo base
Sides
- Bucket of Corn — $15.00
10 ears. Sweet corn steamed and spiced with a side of butter.
- Steamed Veggies — $16.00
A tray of fresh premium cut veggie combo with a side of garlic butter.
- Tray of Corn Bread — $15.00
12 slices. Southern-style sweet cornbread.
- Southern Slaw — $6.00
Housemade creamy hand-chopped cole slaw.
- Corn Bread — $1.50
slices of sweet southern corn bread
- Seafood Salad — $12.99
A luscious medley of imitation crabmeat and shrimp tossed in a light sauce of mayonnaise, celery, and seasonings.
- Sweet Corn Hushpuppies — $5.99
Made with sweet corn and corn meal. Local favorite.
These you will have to cook at home in the oven, air fryer or deep fry.
- Steamed Red Potatoes & Onions — $5.25
steamed and lightly seasoned
- Wanchese Potato Salad — $6.00
a savory mustard salad with sweet pickle relish, red and green bell peppers and diced hard-cooked eggs.
- East Lake Potato Salad — $6.00
Large chunks of skin-on redskin potatoes and diced, fresh onions in a light and tangy creamy dressing with a hint of black pepper and parsley.
Sweets
- Key Lime Pie — $6.99
tart, sweet, and creamy filling made with fresh-squeezed key limes in a golden graham cracker crust.
- Tray Banana Pudding — $32.00
Family size dish of Creamy, house-made pudding layered with fresh bananas and sweet cookies. A longtime customer favorite.
- Chocolate Mousse — $6.99
A velvety, smooth chocolate mousse dessert cup.
- Banana Pudding — $12.99
Creamy, house-made pudding layered with fresh bananas and sweet cookies. A longtime customer favorite.
- Tiramisu cup — $6.99
Sweet mascarpone cream layered with soft ladyfingers and topped with rich cocoa.
- Cada's Brownies — $2.50
Fudgy chocolate brownie loaded with chocolate chips and a whole lot of love. A family favorite.
Steamed Dinners
- Whalebone — $225.00
Feeds 4
The mac daddy of our dinners, a combination of large shrimp, scallops, clams, snow crab clusters, tuna, sausage, sweet corn, potatoes, onion, cocktail, butter, lemon and spice. Made from the freshest ingredients and daily catch from the market,
- Nags Header — $89.00
Feeds 2
Combination of large shrimp, lobster tail, scallops, sweet corn, potatoes, onion, cocktail, butter, lemon and spice. Made from the freshest ingredients and daily catch from the market.
- Wanchese — $95.00
Feeds 2 - 4
Combination of large shrimp, tuna, sausage, sweet corn, potatoes, onion, cocktail, butter, lemon and spice. Made from the freshest ingredients and daily catch from the market.
- Hatteras — $85.00
Feeds 2 to 4
Combination of large shrimp, clams, sweet corn, potatoes, onion, cocktail, butter, lemon and spice. Made from the freshest ingredients and daily catch from the market.
- Outer Banks — $55.00
Feeds 2
Combination of large shrimp, sweet corn, potatoes, onion, cocktail, butter, lemon and spice. Made from the freshest ingredients and daily catch from the market.
- Islander — $165.00
Feeds 2 to 4
Combination of large shrimp, snow crab clusters, clams, sausage, sweet corn, potatoes, onion, cocktail, butter, lemon and spice. Made from the freshest ingredients and daily catch from the market.
- Skyco — $150.00
Feeds 10, 5# Large Shrimp, 10 ears sweet corn, a tray of cornbread, cocktail, butter, lemon, and spice. Made from the freshest ingredients and daily catch from the market, to feed a group.
- Jerry Bell Special — $99.00
In memory of our beloved Mr. Jerry
2 dozen middle neck clams and 2# large shrimp steamed and spiced with a side of cocktail & garlic butter.
- Mr. Big — $350.00
Feeds 10 - 12
Combination of 12 Jumbo Snow Crab Clusters, 12 Ears of Corn with Garlic Butter & Spice. These clusters are huge and can be shared.
- Pamlico — $265.00
Feeds 10
5# Large Shrimp, 100 Clams, 10 Ears of Corn, Butter, Cocktail, Lemon & Spice.
- Buffalo City — $215.00
Plenty of food for 10
combination of large shrimp, sausage, corn, onion, butter, cocktail, lemon and spice with a side tray of cornbread, Made from the freshest ingredients and daily catch from the market.
- The Landing — $25.00
Healthy combination of shrimp, veggies, corn, butter or cocktail, lemon and spice. This dinner will feed 1.
- Croatan — $45.00
Feeds up to 2, combination of mussels & veggies with a side of garlic butter and 2 slices of our sweet corn bread.
Steamed Items/Create Your Own Dinner
- Steamed Shrimp — $45.00
2# large peel and eat, steamed and spiced to your liking with a side of our famous cocktail sauce and lemon. A favorite since 1985.
- Snow Crab Clusters — $60.00
2 1/2# of sweet and delicate meaty clusters steamed and seasoned to your liking with a side of garlic butter and lemon.
- Colossal King Crab Legs — $135.00
2# colossal red legs with sweet tender meat steamed and seasoned to your liking with a side of garlic butter
- Jonah Claws — $35.00
2# of meaty, flaky claws steamed with a side of garlic butter and lemon.
- Blue Crabs — $45.00
Local jimmies.
- Tuna Bites — $21.99
1# fresh yellowfin tuna chunks seasoned and served with a sweet chili sauce.
- Dungeness Crab — $78.00
2 1/2# of large clusters, delicate flavorful and slightly sweetmeat. Steamed and seasoned to your liking with a side of garlic butter and lemon.
- Knuckles, Legs & Pieces Steamed — $42.00
2# of broken clusters and legs that didn’t make the cut. Same sweet meat but just not as pretty. Great for the kids or a snack at an economical cost. Comes with a side of garlic butter.
- Lobster Claws — $55.00
2# of sensationally sweet Maine Lobster Claws and attached Arms steamed with a side of garlic butter and lemon.
- Scallops — $70.00
2# of large, dry packed never treated with chemicals sea scallops.
Harvested from the channel waters off Gloucester Massachusetts shucked by hand on the vessel and packed locally at the fish houses in Wanchese. A sweet and succulent tasting meat. Steamed with a side of garlic butter and lemon.
- Steamed Clams — $30.00
2 dozen wild locally sourced from our sound waters, a mild briny flavor with tender flesh with a side of garlic butter and lemon.
- Steamed Oysters — $40.00
2 dozen lightly steamed with a side of garlic butter and lemon. Clean salty flavor, locally harvested.
- Cold Water Lobster Tails — $75.00
4 sweet, juicy cold water tails 5-6 oz. each. Steamed and spiced with a side of garlic butter and lemon.
- Streamed Mussels — $28.00
2# black mussels steamed with a side of garlic butter
- Bahama Mama Tails — $99.99
4 Sweet, firm warm water tails 10-12 oz. each. Steamed and spiced with a side of garlic butter and lemon.
Blue Crabs
- Live Jimmies — $40.00
Local #1Male Blue Crabs
- Steamed Jimmies — $45.00
Local #1 Male Blue Crabs
steamed and seasoned
Todays Special
- Wild Clams — $80.00
100 fresh wild caught local clams steamed with large garlic butter.
Whalebone Special
- Oyster Special — $75.00
3 dozen locally harvested oysters on the half shell over a bed of rock salt with whalebone cocktail & lemon.
Locally Harvested Oysters
- Local Oysters — $13.99
clean salty flavor, locally harvested.
- Oyster Special — $75.00
3 dozen locally harvested oysters on the half shell over a bed of rock salt with whalebone cocktail & lemon.
- Oysters 1/2 Shell — $26.99
A dozen locally harvested oysters, clean, salty, and juicy, on the ½ shell with lemon and house?made Whalebone cocktail sauce.
- Oyster Rockefeller — $28.99
A dozen locally harvested oysters finished with spinach, creamy butter sauce, cheese, and bacon, ready to bake or grill.
- Whalebone Topped Oysters — $28.99
1 dozen, locally harvested oysters topped with a butter pesto & cheese topping. Ready for your oven or grill.
- Oyster Poppers — $28.99
Locally harvested oysters (one dozen) crowned with a cheesy jalapeño topping—just heat on the grill or in the oven.
- Southern Style — $28.99
A southern twist, 1 dozen local oysters topped with collards, pepper cheese and bacon, ready for your oven or grill.
- Southwest — $28.99
Twelve fresh, locally harvested oysters topped with spicy chorizo, bright pico de gallo, and queso — oven? or grill?ready.
Crab Clusters
- Large Snow Crab Clusters — $19.99
Frozen clusters of sweet and delicate meat.
- Jumbo Snow Crab Clusters — $25.99
Jumbo clusters approximately 1 cluster per pound, full of sweet and delicate meat. Frozen
- Frozen Knuckles, legs and peices — $35.00
2# of broken clusters and legs that didn’t make the cut. Same sweet meat but just not as pretty. Great for the kids or a snack .
Tools
- Crab Paper — $1.00
6 foot sheet of waxed paper to cover your table.
- Crab/Lobster Fork — $2.00
A small lean fork to reach deep into shells to remove meat. They work well for everything from shrimp, lobster, mussels, oysters on crab legs.
- Crab Cracker — $9.99
Our crackers are designed with a hinged head and graduated gripper to crack open crustaceans with ease.
- Seafood Scissors — $10.99
Our seafood scissors have extra-pointed tips for peeling and deveining shrimp or cutting through lobster and crab shells without crushing the delicate meat.
- Shrimp peeler and deveiner — $2.99
In one simple motion the deveiner removes the outer shell and vein of the shrimp.
Whalebone House Seasonings
- Garlic Crab — $12.99
Just the right blend of garlic and seasoning for a very popular southern way to flavor crabs.
- House Seasoning — $2.00
our special blend of herbs and spices to enhance the flavors of fish, shrimp, meats, poultry, popcorn, french fries – anything you want to spice up. This blend brings out the flavor in many white fishes, without disturbing the delicate flavor of the fish. Perfect steamed or boiled shrimp, crawfish, crab legs, lobster, etc.
- Blackened — $8.99
This seasoning is a smoky, spicy, herbal blend that tastes great with shrimp, crab, oysters, and any fish. Also designed to withstand high heat.