The Paper Canoe - American restaurant in Duck - 1564 Duck Rd, USA

I believe this is a five star restaurant, definitely on the higher end of good food done well. Having said that and I'll add pictures in awhile, we went there on a fixed menu for Thanksgiving so they could have been short staffed in kitchen and dining room. I'm not familiar with normal dining pace but it took 3 hours and 15 minutes for 3 of us.....kind of on the long side. Huge lag between dinner and dessert. Pluses were the french onion soup which was exquisite. Also the duck wontons were amazing. The beef wellington was melt in your mouth but my turkey was overcooked and salty. The apple wellington was super bland but the ice cream was yummy. Bread was fresh and soft (but its bread so limited comments here). The cranberry sauce was perfect, the mashed potatoes were bland but the green beans were perfectly cooked. Waiter did a good job keeping drinks filled but again plates sat a bit long and pacing was off (this was kitchen not him). Will come again NOT on a fixed menu. Also gave a really cute cookie that was pretty yummy to us when we left. Charming restaurant overall. Great job guys.

I have to say I was very much looking forward to eating here-and was surprised on a Tuesday in late October at 5pm the place was very busy. Atmosphere was nice and our waitress was very thorough and efficient. First was surprised to see the online menu differ so much from the menu given to us (only a handful of choices in the restaurant). The appetizer-crab dip was very good but the crostinis given with it were like bricks but luckily we had bread do we used that. Husband got a salad which he enjoyed-nice and fresh. Now the entree-roasted chicken-super dry, au-gratin potatoes had a very oily blah taste to them and the Brussel sprouts were over charred. My husband had gotten the same thing and his was identical-So obviously was disappointed in the main course. Waitress noticed I hadn’t eaten much of my food and offered a free dessert which was nice. Hubby brought home a piece of key lime pie but wasn’t thrilled with it. Overall would we return -probably not especially with the limited menu.

My husband and I went here on a date here on a Monday evening. I would recommend making a reservation at least a week out, they do offer walk in seating as well. The atmosphere is lovely and relaxed. They offer mostly fish/seafood with one chicken and one steak option. The key lime pie was absolutely to die for!!

The food was really moist and filling. We got the crab stuffed shrimp with the asparagus and cornbread. It is more on the expensive side but it is definitely worth it. Definitely suggest going there for date night or special evening with a loved one(s).

One of our go-to places in the northern beaches. Intimate, great views, attentive servers. We’d been there many times before I actually tried the shrimp and grits. Normally a staid outer bank’s staple this was a smoky bbq inspired item that rang the bell for me. Brad insisted I pair it with a Malbec I never would have tried. What a combination! Great place!

Tried this place for the first time. Let me tell you that the food is awesome. Service was great and attentive. Get the iron skillet shrimp and grits. It was unreal. We will definitely add The Paper Canoe to our regular stops when coming to the OBX!!

We eat at a new restaurant every week. We have for the last twelve years. This place was on my "to do" list for at least ten years. With that build up, it would be easy to over hype it in my mind. That said, I had the best dining experience of my life! Our waiter was Milan. He chose the drinks, the meals, the wine, the desserts, without prompting. He was instrumental in this experience. He chose things I would never have picked on my own, and he chose some of my favorites. They all were phenomenal! It's been a couple weeks and I'm still excited when I think about the experience. Make reservations far in advance. I cannot wait to go back.

A pearl in a sea of mediocre restaurants in OBX. Our server Andrew was a pro and even gave us some local history and good stories. Food was awesome. Finally we found a good OBX restaurant!