Creekside Dinery

Sometimes food is more than just food.

Like last night at Creekside Dinery. Carla and I went for the lobster special, $11.00 and change. You can’t beat the price, and it included two sides. I had cheese grits, which were especially creamy and delicious. 

A cold Stella, and a hot 1-pound lobster? Heaven.

Live music was one of the sides that everyone got. 

But it was more than just that, it was like looking at a family album of all the past times we’ve been there, and thinking about who we were with.

We tossed pieces of warm garlic bread off the deck, down to the raccoons in the oyster beds as they were looking up at us, masked beggars. They’re probably the children of the raccoons that were in the same spot last year when we were here with daughter Hannah.

Our oldest daughter, Ruth used to waitress at Creekside when she was still in High School. She’s 36 now and living in California, but whenever she visits, we all go to Creekside to celebrate food and family.

The cats still dominate the deck, lying around pretending they are disinterested and above it all, but secretly hoping someone drops a piece of fish or lobster. They know who ordered what and spend the majority of their time near the tables where lobster is served. Never think that cats aren’t smart or lack good taste.

We all ordered their excellent plank fish a few years back when friends came to town. They loved the place. I remember sitting at the bar with Carla and making faces for selfies we posted on Facebook back in 2012.

The breeze off the water carries the scent of mussels and whets the appetite. Try the shrimp and grits with BBQ sauce. So good!

You want Scallop, Oyster, Crab, or shrimp dishes? No problem. Chicken, ribs and steaks too. Inside or out on the deck. The bar area is covered, a fun place to have a drink and watch the rain if it is a wet evening. In cool weather, the fire pit is a centerpiece approached cautiously by kids with marshmallows on sticks. The music keeps the place jumping on Friday and Saturday nights.

Good food, wonderful ambiance, and packed with memories. 

For us, it’s much more than just a restaurant. It’s a safe place, a comfort place, a place where we make new memories whenever we have a chance to go. It’s the essence of this wonderful town we’ve called home for more than 30 years.