A dining destination offering friendly, neighborly service, along with excellent food, Moonrakers Coastal Cuisine features a captivating dining room and bar overlooking the waterfront on the ground floor including 14-foot open ceilings, display kitchen, custom mural, acoustical sails, dedicated wine wall and a wood fired brick oven. The comfortable décor is centered around an inviting, light and airy coastal themed atmosphere featuring amazing original artwork of the area and sounds of local musicians for entertainment. The ground floor includes a covered open-air dining space overlooking the coastal waterway.

Chef Chris Stephens and the team at Moonrakers strive to offer an approachable menu featuring seasonal seafood, produce, and dishes that lend themselves to the coastal North Carolina area. Menus are available below:

With three floors of amazing waterfront dining, a creative beverage program is a must, and Moonrakers works tirelessly on ours. From our handcrafted cocktails to frozen favorites, our spirits are always high on Taylors Creek. For our hops lovers, we offer a great selection of local craft beers along with your domestic and international favorites, but our house favorite is our own Boomkicker Kölsch brewed right over the bridge in Atlantic Beach by our friends at Crystal Coast Brewing Company.

Saving the best for last, Moonrakers has received “The Award of Excellence” in Wine Spectator’s 2019, 2020 & 2021 Dining Guides. This coveted award recognizes restaurants whose wine lists offer at least 90 selections, are appropriate to their cuisine, and appeal to a wide range of wine lovers. From light, blush colored rosé to big California Cabs, we want to you to have the perfect wine for the moment.

Book the Entire Restaurant

For larger events, Moonrakers also offers the possibility of exclusive use of the restaurant. Here we can accommodate up to 140 guests for inside dining and provide the full attention of our staff.  To explore the opportunity of having exclusive use of Moonrakers, please use the “Book Your Event” tab below to discuss availability and pricing.

Moonrakers is proud to be a gallery for North Carolina artist Sharon Bass. As a “plein air painter,” Bass begins her paintings on-location in the style and tradition of the impressionists.