RuckerJohns is a american restaurant Emerald Isle located in United States.
8700 Emerald Dr (Emerald Plantation) Emerald Isle , NC 28594 United States
Reservations | Yes |
Outdoor Seating | Yes |
Music | Live Music |
Drinks | Full Bar, Cocktails |
Great food, great service, worth any wait! Management is amazing. Chicken tenders are the best as well as the ribs .
You never have to wait, even in high season, if you know the right times to come and the times to avoid. During the busiest times of day in high season, locals will eat on the mainland.
We waited two hours on a Thursday. There's only salads for vegetarians , and my $6 entree salad was the same size as my sister-in-law's side salad . The croissants were fantastic.
Chili is awesome, it's all meat, with some beans cheese and sauce. Not watery or soupy. Get a salad Bc the croissants amazing with their crispy flakey goodness and sweet honey type glaze
Busy even in the off season but so worth it! Order croissants . Cajun Shrimp Wrap is yummy! Chicken tenders are awesome! Never eaten anything bad here! LOVE This Place :)
Cajun shrimp wrap is amazing!! Really spicy but so delicious. Be sure to have a pitcher of water at your table when eating this dish.
The Texas burger and fried shrimp were great, but everything begins and ends with those awesome croissants !
Hidden gem at the beach . Great food at decent prices. Some of the most reasonable seafood on the island .
Cajun shrimp wrap is great! You have to get the creamy chicken and mushroom soup . Delicious!!!
awesome Chili ! And if you've ever had Chili 's chicken crispers , they have chicken tenders that taste very similar but better
Tomato basil pasta with shrimp , my daughter and I tell them to mix it with Alfredo sauce , sound weird but taste great!
Nachos grande to die for and thanks to jeffery the manager feel recommending the marinade chicken ;-) 5 stars
The blackjack special was very good and the croissants were delicious.
It's all about the croissants (one free with a salad ) and the calamari . YUM!
Highly recommend! The chicken tenders are amazing; they use a tempura-ish batter. Mmm!
Best salads and crossaints! Don't forget the hot bacon and honey mustard dressing on top!
Hot bacon honey mustard dressing is awesome with the fresh croissants .
The Hot Bacon salad dressing and the croissants are UNBELIEVABLE!
Feed the turtles before or after dinner & be on the look out for the great big gator !
Strike one for RuckerJohns. Our 1st visit & we're told we can't order a basket of croissants because they're "running out." But if we order a salad we can get them. What?!
Very good meal, service was great!!!
The kicked up nachos is out of this world!
Food was really good for lunch ... Was not thrilled or wowed by the service.. Everything was moderate but food was the savior of our experience..
Try the crab fingers !
Great baked potato and ribeye steak !
Not exactly local fare but its good. Try the island chicken .
Excellent service and food!
Try the Chicken Florentine Flatbread -
Everything
just wasted $70 on an extremely subpar dinner . fish was overcooked and chewy. crab fingers barely had any meat on them. macaroni and cheese was cold. gonna try to avoid this spot on future trips.
An hour wait at 5:30 on a Tuesday. Call ahead or make a reservation .
Watermelon martini .. Nachos
Best Croissants ...to die for!
The croissants are really good, but that's about it! The food is extremely overpriced for what it is. Will not be going back.
Best crab cakes I've ever had
French frys are actually like sliced potatos.. Somewhat of a potato wedge .. Not frys.. :( wifi password is rjspublic for the public wifi
They don't take reservations in high season.
Spinach salad to die for!
The calamari is the worst I've had. Stick to the nachos or croissants .
BBQ Beach Burger with fries
Way over priced for what you get. The food was terrible! Very long wait , which wouldn't be bad if the food made up for if. It didn't!
Basket of Croissants .....yum!!
Kind of slow service and just okay food.
best veggie omelet I have ever had... staff friendly, busy place... we enjoyed it here, went several times while we were there... - Lesia Anderson Holt
The food here was delicious. Salads were a good size, flatbreads were tasty and they offered a variety of specials. Definitely a good replacement for the Italian place that used to be here. - Laura
Great place to buy groceries at the beach, on a busy weekend use the self check to get in and out quickly - David Sobotta
Nicely laid out but remember to bring cash for the theater and if you ride your bike the is no bike rack so you'll have to improvise. Also the only grocery store until you get to Atlantic Beach. - Kristin