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Down-to-earth eatery offering classic seafood grub such as fried oysters & shrimp, plus a salad bar.
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Address: 8317 E Oak Island Dr, Oak Island, NC 28465
Phone: (910) 933-6300
Website: http://www.swainseafoodshack.com/
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Reviews
Andrew Fisher
First time coming here and food was very good overall. After seating us we were started with the house-made potato chips with ranch. This was a nice change and was fresh and delicious. Next we tried the fried pickle spears with spicy ranch. These were good but the fried breading was not sticking very well due to the juicy pickles, but overall had good taste. Finally the time had come and we feasted our eyes on the main course. I got the fried seafood combo platter with oysters and clams. This meal came with a side salad, hand-cut fries, hush puppies, and slaw. The whole dish was awesome, my only complaint was the fried oysters were not very crunchy. My wife got the mermaids delight and this was the star of the show! It was sautéed scallops and shrimp in a parmesan blue crab cream sauce over linguine pasta. This was amazing and will definitely get this again! The inside dining ambience/ atmosphere was lacking a special touch and servers were good, but lacked a nice personal touch though. Would recommend reservations or coming early as this place fills up fast at dinner time.
… moreSandy Griffin
My husband and I each got the three item combination platters. His was fried, mine was blackened. This was some of the best seafood we have ever had. You could taste how fresh it was. Service was great, food was perfectly prepared, it was an all around great experience.
… moreDoug Thomson
The meals are very well seasoned, prepared and cooked. I have the tendency to skip over steak menu items when I visit Swain’s because I’m there for the seafood. On this occasion, my wife ordered the NY Strip and gave me a couple of bites. I’m telling you, I know what I’m getting the next time I visit Swain’s, the NY Strip! My goodness that was one fine tasting steak. I tried the Cajun scallops on this visit and they were delicious. I’ve had the Mermaid Delight on previous visits and that is a wonderful dish too. Whether you’re vacationing or a local resident, you really should give Swain’s a try.
… moreAlexandra Tuck
Ate here are his last THU night and it was so good. Large portions which we love. We got the large plate that has fish, scallops, shrimp clams and oysters and they were so nice to split the steamed options for me (fish, shrimp, scallops) on one plate and the breaded clams and oysters on another plate for my husband. It also came with slaw, hush puppies and French fries and it was so good. Other features were the homemade chips and ranch they bring to the table, sister in law lived her salad and it was huge. All 8 of us left happy and full. Will def be back in our next trip.
… moreJessica Rock
We ate here two times during our recent stay in Oak Island & I have to say the service is top notch. Finding ourselves in Oak Island for the first time and arriving on New Year’s Eve, we didn’t think to make reservations for dinner. After frantically calling every restaurant which came up in our internet search, we were beyond delighted when the friendly hostess who answered the phone shared that they did have room to accommodate us for dinner & placed us on the call ahead seating list.
Once seated, though extremely busy, our wonderful server greeted us almost right away and took our drink orders as well as shared the specials with us.
We were all starved and ordered 2 apps, the fried pickle spears & the hush puppies. The fried pickles come with spicy ranch, but I preferred their plain ranch which our server happily brought upon request. Both apps were tasty and I will say, the fried pickle spears are the BEST fried pickles I have ever had, and to put this in context, I order them any time they are on the menu.
Swain’s also serves complimentary homemade chips with their homemade ranch which are also yum!
My father ordered the prime rib special, my husband the crab cakes, my mother the seafood combo platter with fried oysters & shrimp, and I ordered the bolognese.
My father & husband thoroughly enjoyed theirs with my husband commenting on how perfectly seasoned everything on his plate was. My mom Loved her fried oysters stating that they were the best fried oysters she has had in a long time. In fact, she was so enjoying them that she didn’t even get to try her shrimp before she was full. She also shared that she liked the slaw a lot. My father and I had house salads with our meals. The dressing was good, but the salads were a bit underwhelming as the cucumbers & tomatoes were half frozen and the shredded cheddar was definitely bagged and tasted a bit like plastic as kraft shredded cheese does.
My bolognese was “eh.” Granted, they are a seafood restaurant, not an Italian restaurant, so I really can’t judge them on my craving for pasta and lack of judgements in ordering a non-seafood pasta dish at a seafood restaurant. I can say that the flavors weren’t bad in the bolognese, it was more the texture of the sauce as it had full checks of sirloin steak along with several ground meats in the sauce which made for an unappealing mouth feeI just couldn’t get past.
The do offer military discounts which is nice if you happen to be a military family, like us.
Our experience was overall very pleasant thanks to the wonderful service and good food.
My husband and I came back for apps as dinner, because I was craving thr fried pickle spears, and the desserts had looked so delicious when we were there on NYE, but we were too full to try them.
Again, the fried pickles were delish. Our hush puppies this time were a bit dry, unlike the first time, so it was likely a one off. We ordered two shrimp apps, the Thai fried shrimp which were good, but a bit overcooked and the other which were basically a buffalo sauce fried shrimp, which were also a bit overdone and just not our favorite sauce. The thai shrimp did have a great flavor, which I do want to share.
As for desserts, we ordered the pistachio cheesecake stuffed chocolate cake and the coconut cake. The first had little to no flavor and the second had a really strong cream cheese frosting in between the layers of cake and the icing on the outside was way too sweet. This is why I can only give the food a 3 out of 5.
The restaurant itself is a bit small so there isn’t much special about the ambience.
As mentioned several times, you won’t find friendlier oe more attentive, on the ball service.
If you in the area, do give them a try.
… moreOnce seated, though extremely busy, our wonderful server greeted us almost right away and took our drink orders as well as shared the specials with us.
We were all starved and ordered 2 apps, the fried pickle spears & the hush puppies. The fried pickles come with spicy ranch, but I preferred their plain ranch which our server happily brought upon request. Both apps were tasty and I will say, the fried pickle spears are the BEST fried pickles I have ever had, and to put this in context, I order them any time they are on the menu.
Swain’s also serves complimentary homemade chips with their homemade ranch which are also yum!
My father ordered the prime rib special, my husband the crab cakes, my mother the seafood combo platter with fried oysters & shrimp, and I ordered the bolognese.
My father & husband thoroughly enjoyed theirs with my husband commenting on how perfectly seasoned everything on his plate was. My mom Loved her fried oysters stating that they were the best fried oysters she has had in a long time. In fact, she was so enjoying them that she didn’t even get to try her shrimp before she was full. She also shared that she liked the slaw a lot. My father and I had house salads with our meals. The dressing was good, but the salads were a bit underwhelming as the cucumbers & tomatoes were half frozen and the shredded cheddar was definitely bagged and tasted a bit like plastic as kraft shredded cheese does.
My bolognese was “eh.” Granted, they are a seafood restaurant, not an Italian restaurant, so I really can’t judge them on my craving for pasta and lack of judgements in ordering a non-seafood pasta dish at a seafood restaurant. I can say that the flavors weren’t bad in the bolognese, it was more the texture of the sauce as it had full checks of sirloin steak along with several ground meats in the sauce which made for an unappealing mouth feeI just couldn’t get past.
The do offer military discounts which is nice if you happen to be a military family, like us.
Our experience was overall very pleasant thanks to the wonderful service and good food.
My husband and I came back for apps as dinner, because I was craving thr fried pickle spears, and the desserts had looked so delicious when we were there on NYE, but we were too full to try them.
Again, the fried pickles were delish. Our hush puppies this time were a bit dry, unlike the first time, so it was likely a one off. We ordered two shrimp apps, the Thai fried shrimp which were good, but a bit overcooked and the other which were basically a buffalo sauce fried shrimp, which were also a bit overdone and just not our favorite sauce. The thai shrimp did have a great flavor, which I do want to share.
As for desserts, we ordered the pistachio cheesecake stuffed chocolate cake and the coconut cake. The first had little to no flavor and the second had a really strong cream cheese frosting in between the layers of cake and the icing on the outside was way too sweet. This is why I can only give the food a 3 out of 5.
The restaurant itself is a bit small so there isn’t much special about the ambience.
As mentioned several times, you won’t find friendlier oe more attentive, on the ball service.
If you in the area, do give them a try.
Wx Maggot
The food was excellent as was the service! The portions were huge. This was the first time for us eating here and it absolutely will not be the last! When they bring your food and ask you if you want the homemade jelly to dip your hush puppies in, you say yes! Seriously, we had a great time here. It’s a little loud inside when it’s busy (which I would imagine is most all the time) which is the only reason for the 4 stars on atmosphere, but overall it’s 5 stars for all the right reasons! Btw… I’m including pics of dessert we took home because it had to be mentioned!!
… moreJaved Bartlett
Swain’s was awesome! The food was bang on – we got the grouper with hush puppies and fries, and fried shrimp with the same sides. Everything was cooked just right. They also have Coke Zero, if you’re into that!
Our waitress was super friendly and on the ball, always made sure we were okay. The place itself was cool too, comfy seating and a nice atmosphere. We did try the mudslide cake for a chocolate fix, but it was a bit too heavy on the liquor for us. When we mentioned this to the waitress, she took it right off our check, which was really cool of her. If you’re in the area, definitely hit up Swain’s, you won’t regret it.
… moreOur waitress was super friendly and on the ball, always made sure we were okay. The place itself was cool too, comfy seating and a nice atmosphere. We did try the mudslide cake for a chocolate fix, but it was a bit too heavy on the liquor for us. When we mentioned this to the waitress, she took it right off our check, which was really cool of her. If you’re in the area, definitely hit up Swain’s, you won’t regret it.
Greg Floyd
Based on Google ratings and recommendation from a neighbor, I decided to go there Saturday for dinner. After reviewing the entire menu and having a hard time choosing, I decided to go with the “Mermaids Delight”, a seafood pasta dish.
I have eaten quite a few seafood pasta dishes in my life. I might’ve had one as good but I’ve never had anything any better than this dish was phenomenal. The scallops and shrimp were so fresh and they didn’t skimp on the seafood or the mushrooms. There was so much pasta after I got through eating the complementary homemade potato chips and a side salad, I could only eat about a third of the pasta. I took the rest home and demolished it for lunch the next day. This dish was so big two hungry adults could easily split it and be completely full. The complementary homemade potato chips I bring with ranch dip were absolutely delicious. Every employee I was close to spoke to me and was very polite and courteous!
All the desserts are fresh and made in the house, and my neighbor said they’re worth their weight in gold, but I do not eat sweets so I can’t vouch for this, but they do look delicious!
I can’t say enough about Customer Service. I sat at the bar on both visits and bartender was so polite, professional and very attentive!
… moreI have eaten quite a few seafood pasta dishes in my life. I might’ve had one as good but I’ve never had anything any better than this dish was phenomenal. The scallops and shrimp were so fresh and they didn’t skimp on the seafood or the mushrooms. There was so much pasta after I got through eating the complementary homemade potato chips and a side salad, I could only eat about a third of the pasta. I took the rest home and demolished it for lunch the next day. This dish was so big two hungry adults could easily split it and be completely full. The complementary homemade potato chips I bring with ranch dip were absolutely delicious. Every employee I was close to spoke to me and was very polite and courteous!
All the desserts are fresh and made in the house, and my neighbor said they’re worth their weight in gold, but I do not eat sweets so I can’t vouch for this, but they do look delicious!
I can’t say enough about Customer Service. I sat at the bar on both visits and bartender was so polite, professional and very attentive!
Danielle Lovejoy
The woman at the front desk (didn’t catch her name, sorry) is amazing and is constantly tending to everyone and still managing to keep her head above water. The service was wonderful all around. The homemade chips were amazing, best hush puppies I’ve had, great salads, and good portion sizes. The fried shrimp and clam strips were amazing. The chicken parmesan was good. The herb roasted chicken was a little bland, and the steamed broccoli could use butter and seasoning, but those are minor complaints truly. We will gladly come back if we’re in the area again. 🙂
… moreDanae Beaton
Very good dinner! I love that they give you a basket of homemade chips & ranch as soon as you sit down, they are so good
The chicken parm was very good and HUGE, probably could’ve fed 3 people. Stuffed flounder special & fried oysters were very good also
… moreThe chicken parm was very good and HUGE, probably could’ve fed 3 people. Stuffed flounder special & fried oysters were very good also