Michael Dean's Seafood Restaurant & Oyster Bar of North Raleigh, NC
Raleigh, NC 27609
Phone: (919) 790-9992
- Price:
- $$
- Cross Street:
- Carlos Drive
- Best of Citysearch:
- Outdoor Bar 2006, First Date 2005, Outdoor Bar 2005
- Hours:
- Mon-Thu 5pm-10pm, Fri-Sat 5pm-2am, Sun 4pm-9pm
Message from Michael Dean's Seafood Restaurant & Oyster Bar of North Raleigh, NC
Seafood Grill & Oyster Bar
- Wood Burning Oven
- Bar Menu
- Outdoor Dining
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Editorial Description for Michael Dean's Seafood Restaurant & Oyster Bar of North Raleigh, NC
Wood smoke meets glitz at this Raleigh mainstay.
Insider Tips
Know Before You GoIf you're a smoker, or enjoy dining alfresco, arrive in the early evening. The bar and the terrace are the only two areas that allow smoking.
ParkingThere's complimentary valet. Suggested tip is $1 (minimum) for the person parking your car; $1 (minimum) for the person who retrieves your car.
Where To SitThe cavernous main room is typical of a dining room in the Old South. Diners get a chance to watch the chef in action in the room's exposed cooking areas.
User Reviews for Michael Dean's Seafood Restaurant & Oyster Bar of North Raleigh, NC
03/18/2008 Posted by ohthehugemanatee
I am impressed each time I go to Michael Dean's. Nowhere else do you get the kind of service and food you get here. The place is nice enough for a date night out, but never stuffy or intimidating. The waitstaff is incredibly friendly and well-informed. Their North Carolina-inspired cocktails are lovely and their seafood is some of the best I've had in NC. My favorite is their Sushi Grade Tuna, but my one nitpick is their daikon and wakame salas they serve with it, it definitely needs to be served separately, its flavor tends to infect everything else on the plate. Make sure you save room for their desserts, their creme brulee in particular is work a trip.
Pros: Great food, wonderful service
Cons: not enough parking
02/26/2008 Posted by sboy60
My wife and I went to Michael Dean's this past Sunday because a friend of ours told us that they had a really nice raw bar and we are big seafood fans. We were not dissapointed by the recommendation. We knew we didn't want an actual entree, so we decided to sit at the raw bar and have some fresh oysters and clams. The bar was fairly crowded for a Sunday (we soon realized that the crowd was there for the Sunday special - 1/2 off all raw bar items), but we found a couple of seats. The service was fast and friendly and the atmosphere was relaxed, but nice. The seafood was awesome - we opted for raw oysters instead of steamed, a risk for an inland raw bar, but the oysters were fresh and served with all the sauces we could ask for. The steamed clams were just as good. Overall, the recommendation proved to be well worth the trip out to Raleigh.
