Lunch Menu

Soup & Salads

Please ask your server about adding grilled chicken, fried oysters, shrimp, a crab cake, or fresh fish to your salad!  Add a side house salad or side caesar salad to your meal for $5.

• Creamy Clam Chowder

  $8 cup/$10 bowl

  Sweet succulent clams, smoked bacon, potatoes, and onions. Topped with fresh herbs and dry sherry

• House Salad

  $10

  Seasonal greens accompanied by crisp cucumbers, tomatoes, olives, shaved red onion, sunflower seeds, and a red wine vinaigrette

• Caesar Salad

  $10

  Romaine hearts topped with house-smoked bacon, Parmesan Grana, toasted crostini, and our roasted garlic dressing

• The Cove Salad

  $12

  Mixed greens served with grape tomatoes, marinated wild mushrooms, smoked bacon, crumbled blue cheese, garlic crostini and balsamic vinaigrette

• Seasonal Salad

  $11

  Mixed greens with cucumber, grapes, red onion, Grumpy Goat Cheddar, toasted pistachios, and red grape vinaigrette

Appetizers

• Oyster Shooter

  $4

  Chef's choice oyster with vodka, Bloody Mary mix, cucumber purée, lemon-honey horseradish, and an Old Bay rim

• Tuna Sashimi

  $15

  Pepper seared rare tuna over wasabi coleslaw, crisp wonton, sweet soy, and Coleman's spicy mustard

• Crispy Fried Calamari

  $14

  With a spicy peanut sauce and toasted sesame seeds

• Ground Pork & Vegetable Egg Rolls

  $13

  With scallions and ginger soy dipping sauce

• Smoked Chicken Wings

  $13

  Juicy house-smoked chicken wings, Ancho BBQ glazed and served with cucumber slices and jalapeño-buttermilk dressing

• Tomato Basil Bruschetta

  $12

  With fresh mozzarella cheese and reduced balsamic

• Topped Oysters

  $14

  A half dozen Chesapeake Bay broiled oysters topped with an Old Bay butter, Parmesan cheese, and saltine cracker crumbs

Entrées & Handhelds

All entrées are made to order.  Proper preparation takes time and we appreciate your patience.  Modifying menu items, may increase your ticket time.

• Carolina Bison Burger

  $15

  A mix of North Carolina Bison and fresh ground beef are used for our 1/3 lb burger with smoked bacon, aged cheddar, caramelized onions, mixed greens, and tomato with hand-cut fries (also available as a grilled chicken breast sandwich)

• The Hut Burger

  $14

  6 oz seared all beef patty with melted aged cheddar, mixed greens, tomato, and red onion. Served with hand-cut fries (Make it a double! $18)

• Corn and Black Bean Burger

  $13

  With mixed greens, melted provolone cheese, tomato, and citrus sour cream. Served with hand-cut fries

• Baja Fish Tacos

  $15

  Crispy fried seasonal fish topped with cabbage, queso fresco, citrus sour cream, and pink pickled onions. Served with Spanish rice and beans

• Blue Water Cheesesteak

  $15

  Sliced rotisserie Ribeye cooked with sweet onions, crimini mushrooms, and your choice of aged cheddar, provolone, or white truffle cheese fondue. Served with hand-cut french fries

• Fried Shrimp or Oysters

  $18

  Classic Outer Banks-style seafood. Served alongside coleslaw and hand-cut fries with Blue Water remoulade
  

• Fish & Chips

  $15

  Beer battered Mahi fried to perfection and served with hand-cut fries, cole slaw, and Blue Water remoulade

• Jumbo Lump Crab Cake

  MP

  The freshest local blue crab meat offered two ways... with Byrd Mill grits, garlic seared green beans, preserved lemon aioli OR with hand-cut fries, coleslaw, and Blue Water remoulade

• Classic Buffalo Chicken Sandwich

  $14

  Crispy chicken tossed in buffalo sauce and topped with blue cheese crumbles and served on a brioche roll with lettuce and tomato. Served with fries

• Shrimp and Grits

  $15

  Caramelized shrimp over organic stone ground grits, tomatoes, house-smoked bacon, charred tomato broth, and pickled onions

• Seared Shrimp Pasta

  $17

  Sautéed shrimp, orecchiette pasta, and seasonal vegetables tossed with a basil pesto cream sauce and topped with grated Parmesan. Served with a grilled baguette

• Pulled Pork BBQ Sandwich

  $14

  Eastern Carolina style house-pulled BBQ sandwich on a brioche roll topped with Blue Water coleslaw. Served with chips

• Ashley's Farm Chicken

  $20

  A juicy airline chicken breast with mashed potatoes, grilled zucchini, and a smoky Ancho BBQ sauce

• We'll Cook Your Catch!

  $12

  You catch it, you clean it, we'll cook it!
  *Please bring in your cleaned fish as early as possible (1-hour in advance minimum) and we will make a reservation for your party. Pricing is subject to change based on the preparation time required.*