The Hatterasman

Cheap eats are great plus they have seafood if you have a little more money. Small, old building nof fancy so don’t expect ambiance. do expect good fast food. 4 Oz burger & fries only $ 4.99 & it’s excellent. Can’t find that deal many places, let alone on the island. not to mention, the owner took water to a customers dog sitting outside.

Had lunch. Owner is great great guy. Homemade bean soup and biscuit was out standing. Large menu.

We spent a week in hatteras, tried to have breakfast and were run out because we were late. 2^nd attempt was a flounder sandwich that was decent. Ate here again (because the other kinda quick place in town was closed) & I had absolutely the worst BBQ I’ve ever had. Flavorless, unless you consider gelatinous fat a flavor. Truly awful. The best thing going here is the fries. The service is quick but not happy or helpful.

Made 17 mile bicycle trip from Avon and stopped here for breakfast. The breakfast bowl was amazing!

It was HOT in there very smokey… Smelt like I had made the meal when I left. Ok for fried food, soft shell crab was very salty

Hit this place on the way back home from ocracoke. The food was good, tasty shrimp and grouper for the wife and I. The girl who took our order was nice but it took like 20 minutes to get the food. During that time I killed like 10 flies at our table and the 4 guys in the back were very loud doing who knows what as there was only one other order in. Bags set in the back is a nice touch while waiting.

Awesome food I had the buffalo wings and steak hoagie. Good prices, great place to stop at if you need a quick bite to eat. Bring cash

Breakfast is good, but burgers and barbecue sandwich and what you really want from here. The fries are great to season with what tastes like Rosemary and pepper.

Yummy home made biscuits. Casual lunch vibe. Real down home friendly feel to this place. Enjoyed it.

Easy 5 stars. I have eaten here once a year since I was probably 9 years old for about 12 years. At 44 now, I was so happy to share my memories and great food with my kids here. Everything we ordered was perfect. Felt like I never left for a minute! Atmosphere terrific. They even had cans of Pabst Blue Ribbon in the cooler. I’m so happy this place has made it through the storms and still running so well with business. Very nice people.

The crabcake sandwich was amazing. Both me and my 9yr old daughter loved it. The fries are seasoned perfectly. The bacon cheeseburger was huge and the cheese steak was also perfect. Prices compare to similar style food in the area, but it was well worth it.

Place is a dive like everyone said. But the pulled pork is amazing. The hush puppies were good also. Friends didn’t like chicken sandwich. But did like crab cake.

This place looks like a dive, but don’t let that fool you. Great burgers in a good atmosphere! Would recommend!

Don’t let the cover dissuade you from stopping in to this throw back in time drive in. It is in what looks like an old service station just as you pull into Hatteras. The menu and specials are all hand written and betray the fresh, rotating variety of seafood that is available. The fish is mostly fried but it is perfectly done and very well priced for the quality. Oyster sandwiches and grouper were rocking last time. The owner is usually walking about taking orders or running food. He takes pride in his product and should considering it keeps up with the pricer options near the docks. Stop by for lunch, dinner some soft serve ice cream or the corn hole tournament held week nights in the side yard.

A complete dive. Rednecky with country music for entertainment. The pictures posted by others for this place were either posted by friends or family because they look nothing close to what you get. The fries are good, but you can’t that wrong. Everything else was horrible. The hamburger was atrocious… burnt patties that looked liked they came out of a frozen box from Cosco. The hush puppies were bad. The chicken cheese meal was okay. The seafood was dated. Bring cash! A plus is the corn hole set up outside the restaurant.

This place is very cool. Nothing fancy, old school farm-​stand type of place. Amazing soft serve ice cream, made from real actual ice cream not yogurt, which is 99% of other places. The fried fish is very good, so are the burgers. The breakfast sandwiches are really great served on fluffy biscuits, and delicious egg made right.
I wanted to not like this place honestly. I might admit to being a bit of a snob spoiled by northeastern restaurants, but man did we come back almost every day we spent in Hatteras. They were polite and real people. Additionally they seem to really care about the military, which I was told the owner was in for many years, and have all sorts of helpful info for men and women in it or out of it.
This place does not judge and just serves great food. Don’t change guys. The formula is right.

Burgers and Fries, self serve fountain drinks, picnic tables or inside seating, Solid roadside experience.

What a hidden gem. My boyfriend and I were trying to find a restaurant for an evening date, but due to the offseason, most were closed. However, The Hatterasman was not. We decided to stop here based upon Unilocal reviews and I’m so glad we did.
We were greeted by a very nice man (the only one working) and he asked if we had ever been there before. After we told him no, he explained the menu a bit and gave his suggestions. He also gave us some time to look at the menu, which I loved. I didn’t feel rushed at all.
I decided on the bacon cheeseburger; my boyfriend ordered the mushroom Swiss burger (both come with fries). I wanted apple sauce as well, but it wasn’t available due to the offseason. After we ordered, we helped ourselves to some (semi) sweet tea and sat in a corner booth. I was pleasantly surprised to find an I Spy book sitting on the window sill and it was enjoyable to look through it while waiting for our food.
Our burgers arrived quickly and I was pleased with the portion size. They are all cooked well, which I wish was a changeable option, but it was still really good. The shoestring fries were even better. My boyfriend claimed they were the best fries he’s ever eaten. I was disappointed to find that the ice cream shop inside wasn’t open yet.
Overall I’d definitely go back. The guy working was super nice and even gave us some coozies before we left. The food was good and it was a fun atmosphere. If you’re looking for awesome dive/​bar-​like food, both surf & turf, this is the place to go.

This is the perfect place to stop in if you are in the need for some food and have just come off the beach. Nothing fancy, but it will fix a hungry stomach with good food. The people working here aren’t very friendly, so don’t expect to be greeted when you come in. The older gentlemen, who I expected maybe ran the place, was super nice though. The bbq was pretty good with a little bit of spice. The frys are pretty thin but are soooo delicious. Definitely a good stop in place if your looking for a decent bite to eat. Bbq was 8.99 with fries.

Total Dive, but the food was super good.
Easy to find… easy to park… eat inside or out… play corn hole before or after… restroom is at the outside door. Our table was a channel marker. Ok, cool.
You order at the counter. The server had no personality at all. Not friendly… no small talk… no smile… nothing. At least she made a good food recommendation when I asked her opinion. She suggested the Chicken Philly (CP).
The CP was scrumptious! And the shoestring fries were pretty darn good too. The fries had a very good taste of seasoning. Totally not healthy food, but hey, we are on vacation.
Didn’t care too much for the soda water.
They play country music. They cooked the food fast. The price was right. We enjoyed it.