Duffer's Pub Grille - Oak Island

This is a great spot to enjoy a meal or have a drink, even if you're not into golfing. The staff appeared to be having a good time as well.

Extremely noisy inside with no attempt at all to mitigate the noise, bouncing off the glass walls and ceiling. Food was mediocre, Caesar salad had no taste. Very few vegetarian options, my girlfriend had to order, bola mashed potatoes for her dinner.

Thoroughly enjoyed Duffer's. Good food, great service, and after a few days of high heat and humidity, the restaurant was comfortable and cool: We didn't have to wait too long to be seating on a Tuesday early evening in a busy summer month. Our server Taylor was awesome as were the rest of the staff that took care of us. My husband and I were thankful we found Duffer's and loved spending time at Caswell Beach during our brief stay on Oak Island.

I am historically not one to leave restaurant reviews but in this case needed to make an exception. My family of 7 visited Duffer’s for dinner while on vacation. Will start off by saying we are an extremely easy bunch to please—wrong orders, over/undercooked meats, partially frozen fries, no problem. However, what we experience tonight was downright wrong and I felt it necessary to warn others out of principle.Here is a rough timeline of our experience:-6:10pm arrived and we’re told it would be a 30-45 min wait-6:45pm–were told our table was still waiting on a group to finish. Meanwhile we’ve seen two other families of similar size enter and be seated (restaurant doesn’t take reservations)-7:15pm—We were told our table was being cleaned. At this point families that arrived after us were finishing their meals and leaving.-7:30pm—Seated at table-7:45pm—Orders placed. Ordered a draft beer that was completely flat. When the waitress took it back we watched the bar tender roll her eyes. During this time, every table in the restaurant was waiting on their food.-8:30pm—food arrives, in pieces-8:45pm—waitress starts to take plates while 4/7 people are still eating. Essentially rushing us out after taking over two hours to seat us and bring the food.-8:55pm checks are incorrect-9:00pm, the fam leaves the restaurant after nearly 3 hours of ridiculousnessDuring this time there was no acknowledgement from the staff of the poor service nor any courtesy to make things right. I hope you will steer clear of this place out of respect for your time and a genuine desire to enjoy a dining experience with your family.

Duffer's offers a diverse menu with choices suitable for both kids and adults. We dined on the terrace, which provided a lovely atmosphere. However, indoors, especially near the bar, it tends to be quite noisy.