Rick’s Restaurant & Sports Bar is the Sneads Ferry stop to keep in mind when your group wants a real dinner but still wants the feel of a sports bar. It is especially useful for steak nights, seafood, salads, burgers, wings, cold beer, and a place to watch the game without making dinner feel overplanned.
Why Guests Choose It
Rick’s works because it solves a common vacation-night problem: mixed group, broad appetites, and nobody quite wants a quiet, formal dinner. Steak and prime-rib fans have something to look forward to, salad people are not stuck with an afterthought, and the TVs, beer list, trivia nights, and live-music energy make it easy to linger when the night turns into a hangout.
Good For
Steaks, salads, game nights, groups, sports, casual dinners, live music nights, and drinks after the beach.
Highlights
- Steaks and seafood in a casual sports-bar setting.
- Look for regular specials and events such as team trivia, prime rib nights, and live music, then confirm the current calendar before planning around one.
- 20 TVs and a bar setup built for game nights.
- 20 beers on tap, plus Topsail Island Brewing’s taproom and beer garden directly behind Rick’s.
- Salads, burgers, wings, sandwiches, and seafood for groups with different appetites.
- Close to the North Topsail bridge, which makes it useful for guests staying on the north end.
What Stands Out
- Rick’s is one of the better fits in Sneads Ferry when you want steak without turning the evening into a white-tablecloth plan.
- The menu is broad enough that one person can order a steak or salad while someone else goes for wings, seafood, or a burger.
- If the night turns into a hangout, Topsail Island Brewing is right behind the restaurant, so adults can keep the evening easy without moving cars.
- The energy leans casual, local, and game-friendly, which is exactly the point on the nights when everyone just wants dinner to work.
Details
- Address: 510 Pete’s Way, Sneads Ferry, NC 28460
- Phone: (910) 327-2300
- Hours: Lunch, dinner, and bar hours vary. Check Rick’s current schedule before planning around specials or live music.
- Price range: $$
- Website: eatatricks.com