The Deck - New Bern

Persimmons is back! The new chef and management team have it all figured out. Fried green tomatoes were awesome.. Great food at the best location in New Bern.

I came to Persimmons after a long day of helping my 84 year old in-laws move into their new rental house. It was a Sunday afternoon around 6:00pm and I expected the place to be winding down and low energy. What I got was the opposite. Our party of four was seated quickly and our waitress bounced on over quite full of energy. We ordered some salad s to start a a bottle of Pinot Noir. The starters were tasty and there were zero complaints. We ordered smash burgers and fish and chips across the table. My wife's made to order burger was an on-point medium and tasted absolutely perfect. I got fish and chips and the battered grouper was lightly breaded so the fish could be the star! Even the fries didn't disappoint! I don't know what could have been done to make things any better. The staff was energetic and attentive and the food was of high quality and came out with minimal Wait time. Kudos Persimmons! We'll be back again!

Came to Persimmons to have a nice meal while visiting New Bern. Although the food was good, I definitely feel like you are paying for the water view here. When we came in, there was a delay in seating because of menu shortages, which really isn't an issue since we only had to wait 5 min or so, but I'm surprised that a restaurant of this size doesn't have enough menus to go around. We weren't there at a busy time either, so I wonder what happened for there not to be enough menus. After being seated, we saw that our cups were fairly dirty with stains and even found a dead fly in one of them! I'm sure this could be easily fixed by storing the cups inside the kitchen rather than sitting on the tables until customers come in. We ordered the Cornmeal Calamari for the appetizer and the Salmon and Grits as our main. The calamari was pretty good, but I think the sauce did most of the heavy lifting on this one. The salmon and grits were my favorite part of the dish. The salmon was cooked incredibly well, almost melting with each bite. The grits paired well with the sweet BBQ sauce on the salmon. I think that the BBQ sauce on the salmon was a little overwhelming, causing some bites to taste only like BBQ sauce and masking the salmon. I felt like the salmon by itself already had a mild sweetness to it so I think less sauce would have gone a long way (but this is personal preference; you can just wipe off the sauce if you want). Overall, I think come if you are willing to pay for the dining experience with the view.

Came to persimmons for a special occasion and had a generally okay experience. Things were hectic when we arrived, so despite having a reservation, we had to wait about 5 10 minutes to be seated. There was mold somewhere (I think near the deck), so that scent would occasionally come inside and be quite off putting. We ordered the calamari to start and then the salmon for our entree. The calamari was probably the star of the show the portion, peppers, and aioli were all incredible. The salmon was well cooked, but I felt the BBQ sauce was a bit too sweet. Everything else was great. I write this review being more picky than usual, simply because of the price. Similar to other reviews here, the price does not match the ambiance, level of service, or quality you would imagine to receive at the current price point. I do want to say that the staff was trying their hardest and we really did appreciate that. If you want the water view, though, this is the place to go.

This is a great location on the water probably most beautiful restaurant I seen in my life. Their menu is another story. Why place like this has no raw bar or all the seafood or all the fish that you can possibly think of at this location and better tropical drinks .