East Oceanfront Dining

EAST Oceanfront Dining at Blockade Runner Beach Resort offers award winning creative fare in a unique oceanfront garden setting. A sophisticated interior design compliments the light, locally sourced menu selections. A canopied outdoor dining deck is cooled by ocean breezes; and, poolside cafe seating is available seasonally.This chef-driven restaurant reflects the passions of Executive Chef Jessica Cabo. Her vegetarian and seafood-centric cuisine reflects influences from California, Mexico, Asia and the Mediterranean. Specialties such as Day Boat Seared Scallops, Goat Cheese Salad with Carolina Apples, and unique twists on the Fresh Daily Catch are artful and inspired. Busteeds Fish Taco, Avacado Toast, the Falafel Mezze Platter and  a Grilled Prime Ribeye round out the offerings.Casually elegant, or elegantly casual, EAST is open for breakfast lunch and dinner, seven days a week and features Lobster Fridays and Blues Brunch Sundays. There has been a hotel on this location of Wrightsville Beach for over 100 years. The first hotel was the Seashore Hotel built in 1897, and burned down in 1918. In 1922 the Ocean Terrace Hotel was built in its place, but was destroyed by Hurricane Hazel in 1954. One year later the old structure burned to the ground, leaving only the brick foundation to mark the site. The town of Wrightsville Beach immediately acquired the site. Using the Wilmington Chamber of Commerce, Brown purchased the former Ocean Terrace site from the town for $40,000 and in turn deeded the site to Mr. Lewis. The Blockade Runner Motor Hotel opened on March 22, 1964. Mr. Lewis sold the hotel in 1971 to Four Seasons Management Services, Inc., a group of doctors headed by Dr. Joseph Baggett of Fayetteville. Dr. Baggett, Dr. John Dennis of Maryland, and their families own the Blockade Runner today.