7-salt water oysters stuffed with spinach, tomatoes, onions, smoked bacon, parmesan & mozzarella cheese. Broiled to perfection.
Lobster Claw & Knuckle Salad Tower
$13.99
New England Lobster, roasted corn, fresh basil, herb-fried tomato & balsamic syrup.
Calamari Croatan
$11.99
Lightly breaded, fried & served with spicy marinara.
Big Sam's Big Wings
$11.49
1-dozen jumbo chicken wings deep fried, then fire-grilled & tossed in our "Hometown Formula," served with housemade bleu cheese dressing and crisp celery. The locals' favorite! Comes with 2 dressings.
Extra dressing (each)
$0.50
Hot Blue Crab Dip
$10.99
A hot dip made of local Lump Blue Crab, Old Bay seasoning, 3 kinds of cheese & Sam's spice blend. Served with toasted pita wedges. Chicks dig it.
Blackened, Grilled or Fried Chicken Strips
Boneless chicken breast either blackened in our iron skillet, grilled over an open flame, or deep fried - your choice! Served with crisp celery and our housemade bleu cheese or ranch dressing.
Deep Fried$7.99
Open Flame$9.99
"Big" Quesadillas
Choose from BBQ pork, BBQ chicken, grilled steak or blackened tuna. Served with housemade salsa & cilantro lime sauce.
$12.99
Cheese Only$7.99
Vegetable Medley$9.99
Jumbo Lump Blue Crab Balls
$12.99
Served with Cajun aioli.
Buffalo Shrimp
$10.99
Five jumbo Wanchese, NC Shrimp, fried and tossed in our Hometown Formula" and served with housemade Ranch or bleu cheese dressing.
Spicy Tuna Tataki
4 oz. of Ahi Tuna diced & tossed with spicy sauce, seaweed salad, wasabi & pickled ginger.
served 7am-9am. 2 eggs, any style with toast or biscuit & choice of bacon, sausage or ham.
Early Bird Mate
$3.79
Served 7am-9am. 2 eggs, any style & 2 pancakes with syrup & butter.
Grandma's Pancakes
$6.99
WON BEST PANCAKES IN TIDEWATER! Made fresh every day from Sam's Grandma's recipe. 3-buttermilk pancakes with choice of bacon, sausage or ham with syrup & butter.
French Toast
$5.99
4-pieces of French toast with your choice of bacon, sausage or ham, served with syrup & butter.
The Dawn Patrol
$10.69
3-eggs any style, 3-hot buttermilk pancakes, choice of bacon, sausage or ham, half pound of hashbrowns & toast or a biscuit, with syrup & butter.
Charter Captain
$4.79
2-eggs, any style, with toast or biscuit & choice of bacon, sausage or ham.
Mate
$4.79
2-eggs, any style & 2 pancakes with syrup & butter.
Wave Runner
$5.49
2-eggs, any style, with choice of bacon, sausage or ham, half pound hashbrowns, toast or a biscuit.
The Waterman
$13.99
3-eggs, any style, 1/2 lb. hashbrowns & a jumbo lump crabcake with choice of toast or biscuit.
Country Fried Steak
$7.99
White gravy, 2-eggs any style, 1/2 Lb. hashbrowns & toast or biscuit.
Stacy's Burrito Breakfast
$7.99
A classic ham, egg & cheese burrito, served with 1/2 Lb. hashbrowns, salsa & sour cream.
Sausage Biscuits & Gravy
$5.99
Steve's two sausage recipe in a delicious Southern gravy smothering two biscuits.
Shrimp & Grits
$12.99
A large bowl of grits with jumbo shrimp, sauteed pepper & onion, crumbled bacon, topped with shredded cheese.
The Eye Opener
$4.99
One egg, Parmesan-grilled tomato, American cheese & choice of bacon, ham or sausage on a grilled potato roll.
Pancakes
$3.69
Short Stack.
French Toast
$3.69
Short Slabs.
Omelettes
Served with 1/2 lb. hash browns & choice of toast or biscuit. Choose any two items: diced onions, diced green peppers, ham, sausage, bacon, philly steak, mushrooms, shredded cheddar-jack cheese mix Extra items: $0.99 each. Lump Crab & Cheese Omelette also available.
$7.99
Lump Crab & Cheese Omelette$12.99
Raw Bar
Fresh Salt Water Oysters
Raw or Steamed.
1/2 Dozen$6.99
1 Dozen$11.99
3 Dozen$34.99
Fresh Eastern Shore Clams
Raw or Steamed.
1/2 Dozen$6.99
1 Dozen$10.99
3 Dozen$25.99
Big Sam's Famous Local Wanchese, NC Large Steamed Shrimp
Big Sam's serves locals and tourists, is a friendly family restaurant, a happening watering hole and a cozy retreat. It offers the best of both worlds. Big Sam's is an exotic escape in our own backyard.