This was a great place to have a meal. Drinks on the honor system. Wife had shrimp and conch fritters. Both of them were great!! I had salad with chicken and it was huge. Loved it . My brother had yellow fin tuna which was awesome. Same with my son-in-law. A great place to eat
We came here for our honeymoon 4 years ago (and each year after) and have made sure to brag about the great service and amazing food to everyone. A must have anniversary celebration for us annually. The crabcakes, shrimp and view are all a solid 10/5 star quality, definitely recommend
The food is excellent at provisions always eat here when we're at the beach
A beautiful place that has a relaxed atmosphere, a great view and delicious food. A southport staple that is worth the visit and worth the wait.
Great atmosphere right on the water. Staff is very friendly. Our party mostly order Tuna and it was just ok at best.
What a wonderful place!! From one restaurant owner to another best food we have found so far! Great staff great drinks and great atmosphere! My husband is a very picky person and he didn't have one thing to say bad about this place!! Most times he would rather cook himself bc he is so hard to please but you all did amazing! We will definitely be back! Thanks for a great dinner!! James M.
Food was ok, deviled crab sandwich not my favorite. Good place for peel & eat shrimp and beer, outside by the water. Staff was very friendly and helpful. Very busy place.
Cold beer, great seafood, clean, wonderful staff very helpful . Nice seating wonderful view
This is a great little hole in the wall place that we've been going to for years! Fresh food and great yellowfin tuna!
Nice view! Good food, and you have to ask for a straw
Love this place. We always get shrimp and it is never a let down!
Delicious seafood. You show up and order your food, grab your beverage, and head to the waterfront seating. Enjoy the view was you wait on your fresh seafood. You pay as you leave and they ring a bell if you leave a solid tip!
Best place to eat and enjoy the view. Great family, owned and operated! Must stop when in Southport...
Amazing atmosphere. Great food! Loved the honor system for purchasing drinks. Friendly staff
Nice outdoor location on the water. Reviews from the group was that everything was fine. Good value for the cost without a lot of frills.
This place did not love up to all the hype. Worst Tuna Steak I've ever eaten. Fish camps around Gastonia are better than this place.
What's there to say that hasn't been said? It's an institution. Order your food, get a number, get some drinks, hang out on the patio, sit under the 50 ceiling fans, enjoy a good dinner with a great view. Go in the off season for front row dining during the sunset. Eat conch fritters.
If you want to hang out in very informal and noisy setting and eat awesome peeled shrimp with beer then go. However expect to wait along time for a table. This is a Southport institution and a most visit for newbies. If you want fancy then don't go.
Food so good even the wild life is waiting to get in! Great service!
Love! Make it a point to go their as often as possible which isnt much since I live 4 hours away but I've driven out of the way before from myrtle to Wilmington just to each here
Great food, service, and atmosphere! My family has been coming here for years! We love it.
Get "thee special" it is awesome. Shrimp and crab cakes love em both.
Ate some amazing seafood here. It's legit. The tuna was amazing and all my colleagues had good looking dishes as well. #travelformortals
Great easy going outdoor dining. Specials were all really delicious.
Best part is the view, they waste food, ex. Burger comes with lettuce, tomato, pack of mayonnaise, if you don't want that it comes anyway and is thrown away, dessert brownie is not good, told checkout person said it was great, stood me down.
The food is good and the people are nice. The eating space had great views, but it's extremely cramped and difficult to maneuver.
Evening at the original Provision Company in Southport is as real as it gets. Spectacular views and great food. If you haven't been, what on earth are you waiting for?
Great place and you can't beat the view! Very good food!
Always a good experience here. Prices are a little high, but it's worth it! Half pound of steamed shrimp and a house salad are plenty filling!!
Great view, very crowded though and you do a lot of waiting. Plus for some reason if you sit at the bar you have to walk inside and get your own beers which they ask you to keep track of yourself instead of running a tab. They stay so busy they seem to not have to care if you enjoy yourself the service or the food.
High priced, average food. Crab cakes really overdone. Get the shrimp.
This place is overrated. There is no service (intentionally) and the food is basic Seaford shack seafood. It was okay but I don't understand the appeal.
Fun place! Great food! We Visit as often as we can. Never disappointed!
Shrimp and crabcake special was fabulous, as usual.
Laid back. GORGEOUS views. Hometown vibe. Order when you walk in, grab a drink and sit down. A server will deliver your food and drinks are self serve and on the honor system. Pay as you're finished and walking out. Everyone is helpful and very aware we're there to take pictures of everything lol It's a truly incredible experience and delicious food
Good tuna dinner and shrimp as well! Only complaint was the wait..but it was good!
Delicious shrimp, fun place to eat. Have been coming here for years.
Hard to beat Provision Company. Fresh good food, hard to beat views, quick service.
good and plentiful bar food in a location right on the water
Amazing food with a beautiful view. A visit to Provision is tradition on our vacation every year!
Amazing deviled crab cakes and steamed shrimp. Nice laid back atmosphere with outdoor seating on the dock. Great place to relax with a cold beverage on a warm day.
Love eating here... Great food....staff is amazing and you cannot beat the views
Love the service, the atmosphere and the food is delicious!!
If you are looking for "high-brow" cuisine...go some someplace else...if you want great seafood with the easiest attitude and oh by the way "grab your own beers and drinks and just let us know how many you had at the end!!" This is absolutely the best there is!! This and Little Bits are the 2 restaurants part of our annual beach trip that never change. Word of warning, however, if you don't want to wait an hour be here early!! After 5:30....good luck! Everyone and there brother will be standing outside with you watching the lucky ones eat crab cakes and pounds of fresh shrimp, cucumber salad, corn on the cob, and washing it all down with refreshments on the honor system. Don't leave though, just put your name on the list, grab a beer and wait.
Great food, atmosphere, location. They put the rest in restaurant.
conch fritters ... fryer oils needed to be refreshed....yuck! house salad with shrimp...very lame ...particularly for that price.
Love this place! Great service, fresh seafood & right on the water. Grab your own beverages from the cooler, but don't forget how many because they'll ask you when you go to pay, like an honor system. Not far from the ferry if you're in Southport.
The good: shrimp was great, so was the corn on the cob. Dining area was roomy with great views. Staff all very friendly. The bad: the crab cakes. I struggled to find much crab meat at all. The crab cakes were well-cooked and seemed generous in size, but they were all cake and no crab. If you've had a deviled crab at an inland restaurant as an "early bird special" then you know what I'm talking about. I was very disappointed in these as everything else seemed to be fresh.
Provision Company is a staple of every Oak Island vacation. Friendly staff, great service, and excellent food, all in a very Hemingway vibe. And during this visit amid COVID 19, the staff made all the right moves to make everyone feel safe. Can't recommend highly enough!
Delicious food..beautiful scenery..fast service...large groups welcomed!
Provision Co. has adjusted to the the current mandates, and has it in a way that moves things right along. The food was good as usual; we had a party of 9 so our menu selections were varied. The one disappointment was the shrimp was overcooked.
Known for their peel n eat shrimp but try the tuna steaks. Absolutely delicious !! Wonderful waterfront atmosphere. Be prepared to wait in line during summer peak time but well worth the wait. Voted best seafood joint by Coastal Living magazine several years ago. When in Southport this is THE place to eat. Accomodates all size groups.
Excellent service and food. They never disappoint us.
The food is so good. Crab cakes, grilled samon and peel and eat shrimp are my favorite. We go here every year when we visit oak island. The view at sunset is also great.
Always enjoy eating here while we are at the beach. I'm partial to the Tuna sandwich myself. For what it's worth, I'm not sure that it necessarily lives up to all the substantial hype but it's got a nice vibe and the food is good. Worth a try if you're around. Flava's across the street has good ice cream for dessert.
Always a great place to eat with the family, Great Seafood, the grouper's excellent!!
This place is casual, good location on the water. We've tried a lot of different dishes, and they have all been good. It's nothing fancy, but the food and service are consistent. They have their service model down to a science, so we know exactly what to expect every time we go there.
Food was delicious! friendly staff ..we definitely will be back.
One of our fav places to go when we are in Wilmington. We ride the Fort Fisher ferry over and make sure to eat here.
Awesome fresh seafood right on the coast! Can t go wrong with anything on the menu, especially the peel and eat shrimp!
You can't go to Southport without stopping at "The Provision" on the waterfront! Crab cakes are excellent!
If you want fancy, look elsewhere. But if you want a great, very casual meal, sitting under cover overlooking the water, this place is for you. Friendly wait staff. Order like a deli, food is delivered to your table. After you order, you turn and pull whatever drink you want from the coolers, be it beer, wine, soda, or water. Pay on your way out, telling them what drinks you pulled from the cooler, an honor system type of purchase. Simple. Best place to eat in town!
Best quick bite in southport! Shrimp is great and so is the tuna sandwich! Drinks are a must as well
A wonderful seafood treat! Provision is fast, delicious and a unique part of Southport. Been a satisfied patron for over 20 years!!
Unlike most, they've got outdoor seating figured out and have lots of fans set to high and shade to help fight the hot summer heat.
Kind of an unusual ordering/seating experience, but the food was awesome. My friends voted to dine here, but I don't like seafood, so I braced myself for disappointment and ordered a cheeseburger. To my surprise, it was actually delicious! Honestly, I would return just for the ; the dockside view & great prices are just a bonus.
The tradition starts...Good food, good drink & great friends! Great place to start our Beach Time!
A Southport institution, do yourself a favor and come and check this place out. The food is phenomenal and the service is excellent!
This place never disappoints. Food is excellent and fresh. Service is friendly,
Easy menu, quick service, excellent venue with a view
Great shrimp and crabcakes. Really friendly. Right on the water. Fast and efficient. A keeper, for sure.
Great service! Food was great! Great location! Try the yellow fin tuna burger!!! It's delish!
On the water and the most quaint restaurant in Southport. Seafood is wonderful as well as everything else they serve.
If you're going to Southport you got to get yet you got to get a real good feel of the island
I know I'll get lots of flack for this review, but I am not a fan!! The model of ordering, standing in line, getting drinks is convoluted. Lots of overlap and slow moving people! The sweet tea wasn't sweet enough, the lemons were too small to get any juice and my crabcake was overcooked. The Southport location does have great seating though.
Had a great lunch, as always. They've really done a great job with covid, felt completely safe on their beautiful deck. Fantastic staff!
Fisherman's bar and restaurant. Dock your boat and enjoy cold drinks and steamed shrimp. No boat? Park your car in the large private lot and grab a cold drink while waiting for you table. Food comes out quick and the taste is super fresh.
Cool atmosphere and great food! We will definitely go back.
Good food good people, glad they weathered to storm
