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Port Land Grille, Wilmington, NC

Port Land Grille

4.9
4.9
2133 Reviews
$31 to $50
American

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2 people
7:00 p.m.
Booked 19 times today
  • Good for special occasions
  • Charming
  • Neighbourhood gem
Port Land Grille has progressive American regional cuisine masterfully executed in a casually elegant coastal setting since November 2000. We have both indoor and outdoor dining and private rooms are available. Thank you for dining with us!

COVID-19 updates: Masks are no longer required to be worn indoors but they are still recommended if you are not vaccinated. Our staff is fully vaccinated and ready to serve you!

We have suspended the ability to bring in outside food or beverage (ex. cakes or wine) while we continue to recover from the devastating affects of COVID-19. Thank you in advance for your understanding and continued support.

Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Elegant
  • Price
    $31 to $50
  • Cuisines
    American, Seafood, Steak
  • Hours of Operation
    Dinner Tue–Sat 5:30 pm–9:00 pm
  • Phone number
    (910) 256-6056
  • Payment Options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress code
    Smart Casual
  • Private party facilities
    We have two private dining rooms perfect for your next business dinner meeting, rehearsal dinner or private party from 15 - 60 guests. Private dining (including total buyouts) available 7 days with certain food and beverage minimums applicable. Visit our website for menu ideas, pricing and other private dining information.
  • Neighbourhood
    Wilmington
  • Cross Street
    Military Cutoff Road
  • Parking details
    Private Lot
  • Additional
    Banquet, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Full Bar, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Wheelchair Access, Wine

What 2,133 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.9
4.9 based on recent ratings
  • 4.8Food
  • 4.9Service
  • 4.7Ambience
  • 4.5Value

NoiseModerate

Loved For

  • Coastal North Carolina

    Great for fine wines

  • Coastal North Carolina

    Great for outdoor dining

  • Coastal North Carolina

    American

  • Wilmington

    Best Overall

  • Wilmington

    Best Food

  • Wilmington

    Great for fine wines

  • Wilmington

    Great for outdoor dining

Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews
Port Land Grille offers a "phenomenal dining experience" with "amazing food," "outstanding service," and a "lovely setting." Signature dishes include the "vanilla bean lobster risotto" and "grouper with lobster sauce." The staff, especially Calvin, are noted for their "exceptional" service. It's perfect for special occasions and "one of Wilmington's best restaurants."

2,133 Reviews
  1. John

    VIP

    New York City

    8 reviews

    5.0

    8 reviews

    Dined 3 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    A great place to dine. Great atmosphere, excellent menu and a great staff.

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  2. Toni

    VIP

    New York City

    45 reviews

    5.0

    45 reviews

    Dined 4 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Always wonderful, the food is delicious and the wait staff (especially Calvin) is so friendly and professional. Really good tenderloin steak and all the fish dishes are so good, I especially love the corn chowder with shrimp and crab that accompanies the seafood. My husband wishes the wine list included wines from countries other than America as he loves Rioja and Montepulchiano.

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  3. Kathleen

    Wilmington

    5 reviews

    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined 4 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 4
    Food was very good but wish they would make the fish dishes simpler and not on top of something else . Really camouflaged the fish. More expensive than other restaurants in town.foo needs to be cleaner

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  4. Ian

    New Orleans

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined 4 days ago

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 3
    Just not it. Every aspect of it. Steak Tartare was alright and had plenty of side bits like onions, capers, mustard, etc. but the delivery method was just poorly executed. The crostini's are not it. Super hard crouton like. Also the tartare itself was overthought by a yard. Why have capers on the side if you have capers in it? Our waitress was great but this is fine dining. Why don't you have floating service? Waiting to pay with my "assigned" wait staff is silly when several other servers are checking on their tables. I had the steak and it was overcooked. "Oh, everyone says their meat is overcooked but don't know what their looking at!" No. I asked for medium and while mine did have a pink center it was only in the center. Like the middle middle quarter sized section. The rest was gray. It was seasoned really well though. The accompaniments were meh. The blue cheese vinaigrette was just vinaigrette. You could not taste anything else. The horseradish was alright. Only standout star for me was the twice baked potato. Excellent! Macallan 12 sherry cask was nice. Butterscotch creme brule was okay and the coconut cake was not at all what we hoped. The cake was really cold and hard and not very moist at all. I had almost the exact same meal at the steakhouse in Carolina Beach at half the price point and twice the attention to detail in service and taste. Very very disappointing. This felt more like a special occasion type restaurant than a quality fine dining experience.

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  5. Gina

    Western NC

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined 5 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Excellent service!! We enjoyed being back, will visit again soon.

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  6. Chuck

    Raleigh

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined 6 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    Great service. Amazing food. Vanilla bean lobster risotto??? Who thought of that? Give them a sainthood.

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  7. Joan

    VIP

    Wilmington

    58 reviews

    5.0

    58 reviews

    Dined 6 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    There were 4 in our party. Each course was expertly prepared from filet mignon, to Salmon & Ahi Tuna. Our waiter Cal was excellent, very attentive and we were not rushed. Extensive wine list.

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  8. Trudy

    Charleston

    2 reviews

    4.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on February 16, 2025

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    The food was very good. Preparations unusual. The only problem I had was with the menu.v Prior to arriving I looked on line at the menu. When we arrived the entrees I was interested in trying were not available. I understand that to all dishes can be prepared but it was a disappointment. It might me a good idea to add a disclaimer to the on line menu stating that not all entrees are available. That would help people being disappointed as I was in not being able to get the venison. Our server Joe was very attentive, but not overly so

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  9. Kris

    Wilmington

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on February 15, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Excellent food and superb service. Worth the expense and will go back.

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  10. Marilyn

    VIP

    Orange County

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on February 13, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    The food was delicious and the service was excellent.

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Port Land Grille is rated 4.9 stars by 2133 OpenTable diners.

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2 people
7:00 p.m.
Booked 19 times today
Google Map for Port Land Grille

1908 Eastwood Road, Suite 111, Wilmington, NC 28403

Additional information

  • Cross Street
    Military Cutoff Road
  • Neighbourhood
    Wilmington
  • Hours of Operation
    Dinner Tue–Sat 5:30 pm–9:00 pm
  • Price
    $31 to $50
  • Cuisines
    American, Seafood, Steak
  • Dining style
    Casual Elegant
  • Dress code
    Smart Casual
  • Parking details
    Private Lot
  • Payment Options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Additional
    Banquet, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Full Bar, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Wheelchair Access, Wine
  • Phone number
    (910) 256-6056
  • Private party facilities
    We have two private dining rooms perfect for your next business dinner meeting, rehearsal dinner or private party from 15 - 60 guests. Private dining (including total buyouts) available 7 days with certain food and beverage minimums applicable. Visit our website for menu ideas, pricing and other private dining information.
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