Lunch Menu

Starters

Hot Shrimp and Crab Dip: 9.99; A creamy blend of cheeses, shrimp and crab served with Old Bay pita chips.

Fried Green Tomatoes: 6.99; With buttermilk dressing. It doesn’t get any more southern than this!

Down South Egg Rolls: 8.99; The Dunes’ Specialty! North Carolina pulled pork, slaw, BBQ dipping’ sauce. You won’t find this back home!

Crispy Calamari: 8.99; Quick fried with zucchini spears, pepperoncini peppers served with garlic aioli and spicy marinara for dipping.

Sweet Potato Fries: 5.99; Fresh cut, a touch of cayenne, with coconut BBQ sauce.

Beer Battered Onion Rings: 5.99; Vidalia onion rings served with homemade buttermilk dressing for dipping…the beer is from Ashville, NC too... the Highland Brewery’s Gaelic Ale!

Cheese Sticks: 6.99; A favorite. Breaded fried mozzarella served with our homemade marinara.

South of the Line Nachos: 11.99; Proceed with caution! A mountain of our homemade tortilla chips, covered with Carolina pulled pork, smoked gouda and cheddar cheeses, our own black-eyed pea salsa, fresh jalapenos and chili lime sour cream.

Homemade Soups & Salads

Hatteras Clam Chowder: Cup 3.99 / Bowl 5.99; Loaded with clams, potatoes, onions, and celery in a clear broth

Garden Salad: Small 1.99 / Large 3.99; Mixed greens with cucumbers, carrots, red onions, tomatoes, and croutons.

Traditional Caesar Salad: 5.99; Chopped romaine tossed in homemade caesar dressing, fresh croutons, and parmesan cheese shards.
**Add grilled chicken 8.99
**Add grilled tuna or salmon, fried oysters, or grilled shrimp 10.99

Sesame Chicken Salad: 9.99; Grilled marinated chicken breast over mixed greens with sweet red peppers, wonton strips, toasted slivered almonds, and sesame vinaigrette.

Fried Chicken Salad: 9.99; Mixed green, All-night tomatoes, caramelized corn, grilled onions, Benton’s bacon, and buttermilk dressing.

The Dunes’ Wedge Salad: 6.99; Piled high with buttermilk blue cheese, Benton’s bacon, All-night tomatoes, fresh herbs, and crispy onions.

Dunes Salad Duo: 7.99; Your choice of homemade Chicken or Tuna salad served with potato salad over mixed greens with tomatoes and cucumbers.

Spinach Salad: 6.99; With bacon, mushrooms, cherry tomatoes, red onions, crumbled egg, and lightly wilted spinach with hot bacon vinaigrette.

The Dunes’ Signature Salad: 6.99; Fresh field greens with spiced pecans, pink lady apples, maple balsamic vinaigrette, and NC Celebrity Dairy herbed goat cheese.

Burgers

Classic Cheeseburger 8 oz.: 7.99; Your choice of melted cheese…american, cheddar, swiss or pepper jack with all the fixings.

Pepper Jack Pimento Cheeseburger: 8.59; Same burger…we take our secret pimento cheese recipe and add pepper jack for a little kick!

Mushroom and Swiss: 8.99; A juicy 8 oz all beef patty smothered with sautéed mushrooms and melted swiss cheese.

Big Beefy Barbecue Burger: 9.99; A monster 8 oz burger topped with smoky barbecue sauce, delicious strips of bacon, melted cheddar cheese, and crispy fried onions.

Nags Head Seafood

All entrees served with fries, coleslaw, and hushpuppies. Try our signature cocktail and tartar sauce.

Pamlico Flounder: 10.99; A mild, flaky fish caught in local waters. Lightly fried or broiled-always delicious!

Fried Popcorn Shrimip: 9.99; Just pop’em in your mouth! Crispy breaded, bite size pieces of shrimp served with our signature cocktail sauce.

Fried Oysters: 10.99; Fresh oysters, lightly dusted in our special seafood breaded and fried to perfection.

Large Shrimp: 10.99; Lightly fried or broiled in butter. Traditional favorite for all of our seafood lovers!

Atlantic Sea Scallops: 13.99; Juicy scallops, fresh from the ocean and delivered to local docks in Wanchese. Lightly fried or broiled-this is Roxie’s favorite!

Oyster Po’ Boy: 8.99; Lightly dusted with our special seafood breader and crisped to perfection. It comes with Texas Pete aioli for a little kick too!

Fried Flounder Sandwich: 7.99; Need we say more... a classic beach sandwich.

Crab Cake Sandwich: 9.99; Our famous crab cake served of a soft bun with our specialty tartar sauce and homemade potato chips.

Grilled Tuna Sandwich: 9.59; Yellow Fin Tuna, char-grilled, and served on a toasted bun with our sesame asian slaw and chili lime aioli.

Soup and Crab Cake Sandwich: 12.99; Delicious Hatteras style clam chowder paired with our famous crab cake on toasted bun-always good because it’s always made fresh.

Specialty Sandwiches

All sandwiches are served with lettuce, tomato, pickle, and homemade potato chips.

Chicken Salad or Tuna Salad Classic: 6.99; Both are tasty... you have your choice of white, wheat, or rye. You can even get it toasted with cheese for $1 more.

Classic BLT: 6.99; If you like bacon, you’ll love this sandwich. Applewood smoked bacon, lettuce, tomato, and Duke’s mayo.

Pritchard’s Pimento Cheese: 5.99; To grill or not to grill? A southern classic and we make it right here!

North Carolina Style Pulled Pork BBQ: 6.99; Natural smoked hog with house made slaw.

Meatloaf Sandwich: 7.59; Our homemade meatloaf is sliced thick and char-grilled. It comes with our very own BBQ sauce, melted cheddar, and a toated bun.

The Clucker: 7.99; Grilled marinated chicken breast with lettuce, tomato, bacon, and swiss cheese.

The Hang Loose: 8.59; Char-grilled marinated chicken breast topped with a slice of ham, grilled pineapple, pepper jack cheese, and our very own BBQ sauce.

The Reuben: 8.99; Mounds of corned beef grilled on rye with melted swiss, sauerkraut, and our very own thousand island dressing.

Nags Head Traditions

Chicken Breast Strips: 8.99; Tender fried strips of all white meat chicken served with your choice of sauce for dipping (Our very own BBQ, honey mustard, or buttermilk)

Old Fashioned NC BBQ Plate: 9.99; Mouth watering pulled NC barbeque (vinegar based) served with a bun and our homemade cole slaw.

Kid’s Meals

Children 10 and under. Served with french fries.

Chicken Fingers: 6.99; Three lightly breaded all white meat chicken tenders.

Popcorn Shrimp: 6.99; Crispy breaded bite-sized pieces of shrimp.

Grilled Cheese: 4.99 / Add bacon .99; Traditional american cheese grilled to perfection.

Hamburger: 5.99 / Add cheese or bacon for .99; A juicy all beef patty served on a lightly toasted bun.

Beverages

Wilkins Coffee “Bottomless Cup”: 1.99

Iced Tea: 1.99

Soft Drinks: 2.19; (Pepsi, Diet Pepsi, Sierra Mist, Root Beer, Mountain Dew)

Milk/Chocolate Milk: 1.79

Assorted Juices: 2.29; (Orange, Apple, Tomato, V-8, Grapefruit)

Hot Tea: 1.99

Hot Chocolate: 1.99

The Dunes proudly utilizes sustainable products sourced locally and regionally whenever possible. In our continued support of North Carolina farmers, fishermen and purveyors we would like to recognize Etheridge Seafood, Old Mill of Guilford Grits, Celebrity Dairy, Green Leaf Farms, Daniels Seafood, O’Neal’s Seafood, Rose Bay Oyster Company, and more as the season unfolds.

18% Gratuity is added to parties of 6 or more.