Eat & drink
Jailhouse Provisions
Also known as Jailhouse
A full-service restaurant and bar in the island's old police station: crab dip and poke nachos, seafood baskets, big salads, burgers and crab cake sandwiches, and island cocktails.
Jailhouse Provisions opened in late 2021 in the island’s former police station on Edward Teach Extension. The station never actually had a jail, so the name is a wink: the old police building finally got one. Midway Coffee shares the building, and East Beach Surf Shop is next door.
Despite the name, it’s a full-service restaurant with a full bar, open for lunch and dinner. Start with table grabs like house-made potato chips, crab dip, or poke tuna nachos, then pick from fried seafood baskets, big salads, or handhelds such as a crab cake sandwich, with a couple of dishes named for owners Harper Peterson and Plunkett Dodge (Harper’s Tuna Melt, Plunkett’s Chopped). This fall, Thursdays bring a Guest Chef Trivia Night; in summer, DJs play in the evenings.
What you'll find
- Table grabs: house potato chips, pimento cheese, crab dip, poke tuna nachos, and hushpuppies
- Baskets of shrimp, flounder, oysters, or calamari
- Salads, including Plunkett's Chopped and a chef's tuna salad
- Handhelds from Harper's Tuna Melt to a crab cake sandwich and the Jailhouse Burger
- A kids' menu, plus desserts like the Deadly Blondie and churros
- A full bar with island cocktails such as the Vieux Baldy and the Skeleton Key
- Gluten-free buns on request
Good to know
- Takeout is by phone at (910) 477-9368.
- This fall, Thursday is Guest Chef Trivia Night: a local resident cooks a three-course dinner, then trivia starts. It runs through November 19.
- Summer evenings bring DJ nights; in 2026 the board listed DJ Fray on Mondays.
- Seating indoors and out.
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