Beacon Seafood

Beacon Seafood has become an absolute MUST for my family when coming for vacation. We have tried many seafood places to get steamed crabs, even buying the crabs to steam ourselves, but none compare to Beacon. Steve the owner steams crabs Maryland style, and if you have ever had Maryland crabs… you know the quality then. Beacon is located right along the road, so it’s an easy place to find. My recommendation is to call ahead, and ask what seafood is in and the price. Prices fluctuate partly due to how well/not well the fishing/crabbing season has been, so be mindful that prices do change. Calling ahead helps to gauge the prices and see what’s available without being surprised or disappointed if something is not available. Steve has always been well priced and fair with us. If you have ques

First time in and when I go back to obx definitely stopping back. The owner and his wife are the greatest. The store is small but if your looking for the fresh sea food this is the spot to be. Oh and they have alligator sausage and it is to die for. Definitely highly recommend

We were staying in Corolla for a family reunion and based on the reviews, decided this place would have good crabs. We ordered a bushel ($300 for #1's) and 10lbs of shrimp ($15.99lb steamed). Upon picking the order up, the owner stated he wasn't proud of the crabs but they were good crabs. My husband and I didn't really know how to take that. We assumed maybe they would offer a lower price since they weren't "proud" of them. That didn't happen. The owners were very nice and friendly and helped bag the order up a little better for us. We hoped for the best and were under the assumption that the crabs would still be good crabs as stated, just smaller? Unfortunately, we realized most of the crabs were Very light and small. There was some good big ones in there but overall we were disappointed

My fiancé and I stopped in yesterday to get some fresh seafood to take back to Virginia. This place has awesome prices and we had great conversations with the owner and his son. Definitely made you feel like family. We will be back!

I’d call this a hidden gem as I’m sure people drive on by even though it’s at the main road. Owner was great. We had tuna one night and blue crab the next. For the crab we were able to call ahead (about an hour), discuss how many people we were feeding, and get the right amount. Steamed right there and they were well seasoned. Pick up a piece of butcher paper for the table while there and make cleanup a breeze. We were camping and didn’t have claw crackers with us but a rubber mallet got us into the claw. The rest was easy to manage by hand.