Brantley’s has been serving our community and surrounding counties for over 40 years with down home cooking and fresh local seafood. Mrs. Sil and Brantley Norman Sr. started this business in 1978. Mrs. Sil and Brantley Norman Jr. are now the owners. We are a family restaurant. We look forward to seeing you soon where the tradition continues.
Long-running eatery serving traditional American mains in a low-key, old-school setting.
Hours
| Friday | 7 AM–8:30 PM |
| Saturday | 7 AM–8:30 PM |
| Sunday | Closed |
| Monday | 7 AM–8 PM |
| Tuesday | 7 AM–8:30 PM |
| Wednesday | 7 AM–8:30 PM |
| Thursday | 7 AM–8:30 PM |
Address and Contact Information
Address: 900 Broad St, Oriental, NC 28571
Phone: (252) 249-3509
Website: https://brantleysnc.com/
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We will be open for breakfast and lunch for sure! We will see how dinner goes but it just depends on the turnout and the way the weather plays out once again.
Brantley’s Village Restaurant, 900 Broad St, Oriental, NC 28571, US
Brantley’s Village Restaurant in Oriental offers delicious home-style cooking that can be enjoyed by calling to place an order.
Reviews
Chris Bates
Avoid. The worst service. Cold food that should have been hot. Unresponsible management.
I have been traveling for three months. I have eaten at this particular restaurant many times over the past three years and been very pleased with the service, food and atmosphere. On this Monday though, it was a place to avoid.
In 100 consecutive days of dining out, all up and down the Mid-west and East Coast, this dinner dining experience was the worst of all.
I ordered a salad, a soup, and the special, “meatloaf”. Before I took a bite of salad, the soup came. Before I took 2 bites of soup, the main came.
They get a n A+ for speed, and an F- for service. The kitchen area was a buzz with friendly banter among the staff. I got the feeling they would all rather be home or out visiting with each other rather than working. I understand that. When I feel that way, I close and go home and don’t subject my customers to a preoccupied an inattentive staff.
I never took a bite of the salad. I ate the cup of soup, which was good. The dinner was cold. I set the mashed potatoes aside after a taste. I really hoped they would be edible, even though I did not have much hope when they were too cold to melt butter.
I ate some of the meatloaf which had a good taste, good texture. It was probably a very tasty meatloaf. Cold it was a good meatloaf.
I told the waitress that the potatoes were not hot like she said they were, and instead they were cold, unedible, and she could take them away.
The waitress asked if I wanted anything else instead, and I said no. I figure if you mess it up once, I for sure am not going to send it back to get fixed, especially if I plan to eat it.
No one else came to ask about my meal and those mashed potatoes.
At that pointl I did not trust any of the food. I would rather be hungry than wonder about the food I am eating. I left.
Someone came out of the back after I stood at the cash register for a few minutes, so that I could pay for this experience. The person asked, “How was everything?”. I said,” it was the worst dining experience. The food was cold”. They brought it all at once”.
The cash register lady said, “Oh sorry to hear that (not “sorry we did that”). When that happens, you can always take it back and have them put it under a light.”
I said,” I am not going to do that, of course. What the staff should have done is brought out the food in a reasonable time sequence, not all at once.”
When I am at a place paying for dinner, I am paying for someone else to make it and serve it. If I have to be involved in the serving process, then…. you know, why am I here? I could be eating at home.
I paid my bill, and they happily accepted.
Not an experience I would like to suffer again, which is a shame.
… moreI have been traveling for three months. I have eaten at this particular restaurant many times over the past three years and been very pleased with the service, food and atmosphere. On this Monday though, it was a place to avoid.
In 100 consecutive days of dining out, all up and down the Mid-west and East Coast, this dinner dining experience was the worst of all.
I ordered a salad, a soup, and the special, “meatloaf”. Before I took a bite of salad, the soup came. Before I took 2 bites of soup, the main came.
They get a n A+ for speed, and an F- for service. The kitchen area was a buzz with friendly banter among the staff. I got the feeling they would all rather be home or out visiting with each other rather than working. I understand that. When I feel that way, I close and go home and don’t subject my customers to a preoccupied an inattentive staff.
I never took a bite of the salad. I ate the cup of soup, which was good. The dinner was cold. I set the mashed potatoes aside after a taste. I really hoped they would be edible, even though I did not have much hope when they were too cold to melt butter.
I ate some of the meatloaf which had a good taste, good texture. It was probably a very tasty meatloaf. Cold it was a good meatloaf.
I told the waitress that the potatoes were not hot like she said they were, and instead they were cold, unedible, and she could take them away.
The waitress asked if I wanted anything else instead, and I said no. I figure if you mess it up once, I for sure am not going to send it back to get fixed, especially if I plan to eat it.
No one else came to ask about my meal and those mashed potatoes.
At that pointl I did not trust any of the food. I would rather be hungry than wonder about the food I am eating. I left.
Someone came out of the back after I stood at the cash register for a few minutes, so that I could pay for this experience. The person asked, “How was everything?”. I said,” it was the worst dining experience. The food was cold”. They brought it all at once”.
The cash register lady said, “Oh sorry to hear that (not “sorry we did that”). When that happens, you can always take it back and have them put it under a light.”
I said,” I am not going to do that, of course. What the staff should have done is brought out the food in a reasonable time sequence, not all at once.”
When I am at a place paying for dinner, I am paying for someone else to make it and serve it. If I have to be involved in the serving process, then…. you know, why am I here? I could be eating at home.
I paid my bill, and they happily accepted.
Not an experience I would like to suffer again, which is a shame.
Jolene B
I am from out of date, and someone recommended this place to us to try while in Oriental. I would NOT Recommend this place. First of all, it took an hour before our food was served to us literally. My sister’s sweet potato fries were cold. My hush puppies were burnt and my friend’s Sweet potato fries were burnt. My brother-in-law said the sandwhich he got was horrible and he didn’t even eat it. He gave it back. Said it did not taste good at all. He didn’t want to order anything else. We were afraid we would have to wait another hour To get a replacement. I did point out the burnt hush puppies to the waitress and she did give us a new basket of them that were not burnt. So they at least got that right, but overall I will not be back. Save yourself the time and go to a different restaurant where you will get better. Service and better food.
… moreDeb
One of our favorite breakfast spots! Great omelets and pancakes. Staff are always pleasant. We also enjoy their dinners! Comfy cushioned booths. Easy accessibility as handicapped parking spots are a few steps from the front doors. Highly recommend.
… moreApril Williams
Brantley’s is a family style restaurant. Decor is dated, but restaurant is clean and neat. They have an all you can eat bar or you can order from the menu. The bathroom was clean. Our waitress took our drink order and brought really good hush puppies (crispy on the outside and soft on the inside) out quickly. I had the salmon with 2 sides – sweet potato (perfectly baked) and baked apples (not too sweet, you could still taste the tartness of the apple). My husband has the salmon salad. It was just a garden salad with salmon. The salmon for both of us was too dry and overcooked. Decent place to eat. We were both full. Not exceptional.
… moreJeff Fleming
Brantley’s Village Restaurant is a friendly locally owned restaurant in Oriental Nc since 1978. They have a large dining room with two banquet rooms. The food is always excellent here with home style cooking. Today I had the grilled blacken catfish with green beans and a sweet potato. The hush puppies were cooked to perfection…. ordered a medium rare cheeseburger to go for my grandson; he give it a 4 star too… The wait staff was extremely friendly….plenty of free parking with handicap parking available. Ordering ahead with take out is available too! If you’re ever visiting in the area this is an excellent choice for home style cooking and seafood…
… moreRich Doyle
From the late great Anthony Bourdain , always check the bathroom before you order its indicative of the cleanliness of the kitchen. If had I remembered that I probably wouldn’t have eaten there. Staff is friendly and professional.
… moreThe Hunter
Solid. Nothing fancy. Pleasant. Was in the lovely town of Oriental and came here for a late breakfast. Went with a bacon and cheese omelet. Once again, solid. Wanted and ordered home fries and the nice lady came back and said they were out. Went hashbrowns. Typical McDonald’s style hash browns. Biscuit was ok. Real butter pats served with breakfast. Coffee was …..you guessed it….solid. They were setting up a lunch buffet at we were leaving. By the looks of it it looked solidly tasty.
… moreRae Moye
We stopped at Brantley’s for pie while visiting my mother-in-law. She was going on about how Brantley’s was in some magazine for their pie. I’m guessing it was some kind of local magazine. She said something along the lines of the owner/owner’s gets up every morning and makes these pies that are so good. Do not quote me on this. She just kept talking about going to get a pie for dinner.
My husband and I went to Oriental to grab some coffee and walk around. We decided to go try some pie while we were there. We only ordered a slice of each pie. There was chocolate, lemon, and coconut. Now, I am not a pie person. I typically do not enjoy the consistency of pie, so this review is mostley not based on that. I did eat a lot of the chocolate pie, because it is basically chocolate pudding in a shell. Mixing the chocolate with the coconut made the consistency a little better. The lemon had a great flavor. It was tart and tangy, but sweet. I would say it was very balanced. However, I do not like the consistency of pie. So, it was all around rough for me.
The place had a buffet and a large menu. It was very much a local, homey place. The staff seemed friendly. It was not super busy when we went, but it was mid-week. There were some locals coming in for lunch, and they seemed like they had frequented the place. I would say it was not a lunch place for me. You would want to go hre hungry and ready to eat.
My BIG concern was the freshness of the pie. We decided to buy one when we went to check out, since my mother-in-law had been going on about buying a pie for dinner. There was a table by the door that had one of each pie on it. I don’t know how many are made daily, or how they are kept in the kitchen. It was around noon when we were there, and it was the beginning of August. It was HOT outside. We purchased a coconut pie, and the server took the pie from the table and gave it to us.
All I kept thinking was how my husband’s mom said she got up early to make these pies. So, in theory, if she finished the pies at 8:00 AM, they have been sitting out for 4 hours. If she finished them at 10:00 AM, they had been sitting out for 2 hours. I don’t know. I would say that the temperature in there would not have been considered “room temperature.” They were also in boxes, rather than air tight containers. I’m not a food expert, but
I just think these pies should be refrigerated.
… moreMy husband and I went to Oriental to grab some coffee and walk around. We decided to go try some pie while we were there. We only ordered a slice of each pie. There was chocolate, lemon, and coconut. Now, I am not a pie person. I typically do not enjoy the consistency of pie, so this review is mostley not based on that. I did eat a lot of the chocolate pie, because it is basically chocolate pudding in a shell. Mixing the chocolate with the coconut made the consistency a little better. The lemon had a great flavor. It was tart and tangy, but sweet. I would say it was very balanced. However, I do not like the consistency of pie. So, it was all around rough for me.
The place had a buffet and a large menu. It was very much a local, homey place. The staff seemed friendly. It was not super busy when we went, but it was mid-week. There were some locals coming in for lunch, and they seemed like they had frequented the place. I would say it was not a lunch place for me. You would want to go hre hungry and ready to eat.
My BIG concern was the freshness of the pie. We decided to buy one when we went to check out, since my mother-in-law had been going on about buying a pie for dinner. There was a table by the door that had one of each pie on it. I don’t know how many are made daily, or how they are kept in the kitchen. It was around noon when we were there, and it was the beginning of August. It was HOT outside. We purchased a coconut pie, and the server took the pie from the table and gave it to us.
All I kept thinking was how my husband’s mom said she got up early to make these pies. So, in theory, if she finished the pies at 8:00 AM, they have been sitting out for 4 hours. If she finished them at 10:00 AM, they had been sitting out for 2 hours. I don’t know. I would say that the temperature in there would not have been considered “room temperature.” They were also in boxes, rather than air tight containers. I’m not a food expert, but
I just think these pies should be refrigerated.
JB
Service with a smile. Food is always on point. Ordered a bacon cheeseburger and it was to the table quick and tasted great. Real quality hamburger and fresh cooked bacon. Great food and service.
… moreEric
Hidden gem in Oriental. Got the grilled chicken plate with coleslaw and pasta salad. Will definitely return when I’m in the area!
… more