save your time and money
We ate at the Cape Fear Restaurant approx. mid-November of '06, We were not impressed with the experience at all. The meal was the same one we have eaten for the past 25 years, same ol' same ol'. The bar was of unfinished plywood and full of smoke.

Not a very pleasant place to spend any time in.    [18 Dec 2006 13:19:47]

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     ­Paul   

CAN COOK BETTER AT HOME
NOT A GOOD EXPERIENCE AT ALL. CRABCAKE TASTED LIKE STOVE TOP STUFFING, HAD TO PEEL OVERCOOKED STEAMED SHRIMP MYSELF, POTATO TURNED OUT TO BE FRENCH FRIES. GIRLFRIEND HAD CRAB DIP; I HAD SMALL TASTE, TASTED LIKE FISH OIL. GIRLFRIENDS CALLS AFTER ARRIVING HOME, SAID SHE WAS SICK. GIRLFRIEND CALLS RESTAURANT,MANAGER SAYS CRAB DIP TASTED FINE??? 52 BUCKS FOR THIS??    [22 Jul 2007 20:51:21]

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     ­Anonymous   

You can't beat the view!
I agree the food is a bit over priced for the quality of the dishes. Getting past these shortcomings however, the staff is more than adequate and the view makes up for the hole burned in your wallet. I recommend this restaurant to individuals that are not looking for fine dinning with rich mahogany tables and bottle of chilled wine present at your table upon arrival, but people looking for a majestic view coupled with a unforgettable social dinning experience.    [27 Jul 2007 11:40:02]

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     ­Matt, Johnstown   

Good
We've eaten at Ship's Chandler (as it will always be to me) for many years. Good food with a wonderful view. The only negative is how crowded it always is.    [12 Jun 2008 17:03:45]

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     ­NikiL, Greensboro   

My wife and I had the same dish. I had asked to have my fish and shrimp broiled and blackened. They brought the meal out and it was not blackened and the waitress told me the cook would not do it. I was not born yesterday and have been in before and have been asked by the waitress if I would like it blackened. The truth probably was either the waitress didn't tell the cook or the cook forgot to blacken it. The fish was barely done. The shrimp was over cooked.

I am a local and will go to Oak Island to get seafood from now on. The Gordans Fisherman in the frozen section of Lowes does a better job than this place.    [08 Jan 2009 19:32:24]

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     ­Anonymous