Very enjoyable dinner. Food was well prepared and came to us at the proper temperature. Very pleasantly surprised. Plenty of flavor and selection. Wine menu could use a few more selections.

The food, service and atmosphere were all excellent. Without exception the food was matched with equally outstanding service.

Off season on the Outer Banks is tricky... we were alone in the dining room. Bar very busy and loud as expected. Entrees were pricier than expected but service good. I would try this place in a busier time to compare, wasn’t to our liking in off season. Husband felt food and all were great... to me just a bit off.

Good food. Service was slow, but congenial.

Valentines Dinner. Fixed price menu. Chateaubriand with lobster for two was our selection. Entree was cool; lobster was sparse and no taste.

Other than the above, overall great time.

The food and atmosphere were excellent. Our waitress, Sarah, was outstanding.

There are no words to describe the experience that my wife and I had at The Lifesaving Station. Everything was outstanding. Service was outstanding and the food. Well what can we say. Outstanding. We thank you for that and look forward to coming back.
Bill and Jayne Abrams

We come here every year in the winter. the food is great, as is the service. they are very accommodating.

Dine at LSS several times a year. Without a doubt, the worst meal I ever had. The quality of lamb was so poor I could not eat it. I wanted nothing to do with the accompanying itemscandvorderbseparately.

Awesome food and service.

Great time was had by all. Food was great.

The bartender was lovely and she made me a few wonderful drinks that were quite memorable. Love the staff at the Sanderling!

Very good 4 course meal in an attractive dining facility. It had great atmosphere and presence. Service was outstanding. It was well worth it and highly recommended.

Food was good. Service was also good considering they were short staffed from a last minute sickness from our understanding. There was a nice selection from the Christmas menu. We were glad the restaurant was open.

Food was good but not great. Felt a little rushed, could have had more time in between courses.

Great food

For a restaurant that sells itself as upscale the main dish was below what you would expect at a low level diner. The eggplant rolontino was awful. Over breaded greasy coating with slab of unmelted cheese and a side order of left over spaghetti. They thought if portion was big would be OK. Not. The crab/corn chowder was excellent though

A really very delicious Thanksgiving menu and good wine pairings! We were seated right away and had a beautiful view of the sunset over the sound. Comfortable setting with interesting historic background of the building once serving as a life-saving station. Despite hectic demands of the Thanksgiving dinner crowd, service was attentive and friendly. I had the crab-dip appetizer, turkey entree, and flourless chocolate cake. Generous portions. Look forward to trying this restaurant's regular menu.

Really exceptional food, equally good and caring service personnel.

The entire staff was very friendly and attentive. The Thanksgiving menu was well planned and executed. The mushroom bisque was delicious, and the addition of pine nuts was inspiring. Since the portions were so generous we enjoyed the leftovers for lunch the next day.

Superb staff, friendly, supportive, responsive. Superb food, each meal was wonderful. The room is clean,, the bed comfortable. we did have to to ask for more toilet paper. We intend to come back.

The one issue was the acoustic liveliness in the dining room, a couple of loud people or groups and the noise fills the room, difficult for me as I've a hearing issue.

Excellent fine dining! Staff are very friendly and responsive.

Wonderful atmosphere. Wonderful presentation of food. Exceptional menu selection. Restaurant is part of the Sanderling Inn Resort in Duck, North Carolina. While menu items may seem pricey to some it is well worth it. Would definitely go again if staying at the Resort.

October 20 & 21, 2019, we enjoyed delicious meals at the Lifesaving Station. We have stayed at the Sanderling Resort and eaten at the Life Saving Station for 12 years or more. This resort continues to draw us back to this special restful resort. It is our HAPPY PLACE!

The $22 lobster roll was dreadful. Over cooked, rubbery and tasteless. The Cuban sandwich is not really a Cuban. No pickle on the sandwich, no moisture on the bread, very much inedible. The Sanderling is a lovely resort but this restaurant is always consistently bad and it is the only one open on site after this weekend! If Sanderling wants off season lodgers, they have got to up their off season restaurant game.

Nice place, very nice service and the deck outside is a nice spot.

We have eaten here a number of times and this visit did not live up to what we expected. We had guests with us who had never been to the Outer Banks and this meal was a disappointment.

...but it would be qualified. Dined at TLS at Sanderling a few times in the past and was looking forward to it again. First, let me say the food was very good and our server was very nice. I say 'nice' but lacked training by management; their fault, not hers. I'm not a wine snob but I do appreciate wine served properly. I expect to be shown the bottle and given a taste to give approval. Our server made use of an empty table to open and fill all 4 glasses away from the table. On the second bottle, the same. I discreetly commented that I would like to taste ahead of time. On our 3rd bottle, she still used the open table. My other source of disappointment was the bright overhead lighting that made it feel more like a cafeteria than a nice restaurant with some ambience. Finally, I know it is a resort so one has to put up with 'resort mentality' but really people, must you wear a ball cap inside during your meal?

Good place in terms of food but the service is not as good as the price would demand. We ordered appetizers and they were served together with the meal so we sent them back. This is a mistake I certainly would not have expected here. The general Manager service follow up during the meal was also weak. I would have expected a more genuine inquiry at a place this level. The food however was great and the servings were generous.

Had a great dinner. Service, food and restaurant very nice.

The lamb was amazing!!

We’ve waited 3 long years to return...best food in the area! It’s amazing!!

Food was excellent and Vanessa, the hostess, was outstanding! We watched handle a group of grouchy customers graciously with a smile on her face the whole time.

Long hour wait for our food, but the gracious manager helped make up for it with complementary glasses of wine for the four of us. Two of had the scallops/shrimp/gnocchi special. It was fair. One had filet mignonette, also fair. The fourth had filet of sole, very thin and only fair. There were no desserts that interested any of us.

We ate several meals here, breakfast, lunch, and dinner. The food was delicious, the portions big, and the service prompt and nice.

Quality of the good was much better than expected I was pleasantly surprised. Attentive and very professional server- Eddie. Highly recommended!

Amazing as always. I make a point to have one dinner here during my Outer Banks vacations. I have never stayed at the resort but this is a definite destination for dinner during our trips

We went for two meals, the service and food at breakfast brought us back the next day for dinner! A "must stop" in the Outer Banks!

Well, we have been to The Life Saving Station before and it was enjoyable. This time it was even better as we had made a reservation over the Internet a few weeks before and our table was ready as soon as we arrived. It is a very casual place and there were children there. The service was great! My wife and I both had the scallops which I highly recommend.

We had a wonderful stay at the Sanderling, but our dinner at the Lifesaving Station was underwhelming. I ordered Yellowfin Tuna - rare and received the fish cooked s solid medium which ruins the taste, to me. The Oysters Rockefeller was utterly tasteless except for the extreme salt used. We did enjoy a nice breakfast there, but will not return for dinner.