Firetender Restaurant

WELCOME TO OBX’S HOTTEST GATHERING SPOT — a celebration of craft, comfort, community, & conversation. 

LOCATED IN THE NEWLY RESTORED HOTEL MANTEO, we’re serving up stone-oven pizzas & hearth-fired skillets, along with Weeping Radish craft beers, killer cocktails, & (coming soon) a rollicking beer garden. 

So come & EAT & DRINK WITH US. LIVE & LAUGH WITH US. At Firetender, every night is a party. And every night is filled with friends … 

Make sure not to miss the return to Manteo flights of Beer featuring Weeping Radishes four flagship beers as well as select seasonal craft brews!

SETTING THE BREW SCENE SINCE 1986.

Corolla Gold
A true Bavarian classic, our Munich Helles Lager boasts stunning golden hues layered with a frothy white head. Pleasant bready aromas and an understated German Noble Hop character give way to the distinctive malty-sweetness that sets this style apart from the rest. A crisp, refreshing finish makes Corolla Gold perfect for any occasion.

ABV: 5.1%
AROMA: Biscuity
FLAVOR: Malty-sweet, Crisp

Black Radish
This traditional German Schwarzbier is a flawless balance between dark and light. Streaks of deep ruby pierce through a black façade, accompanied by subtle aromas alluding to dark chocolate and espresso from roasted Munich malt. Notes of caramel and toffee take center stage, but don’t be fooled the true nature of this style is revealed in a stunning finale featuring a light, invigorating body and crisp, refreshing lager finish. Our fan favorite, Black Radish, will have you cheering for an encore.

ABV: 4.6%
AROMA: Roasty, Coffee
FLAVOR: Caramel, Toffee, Chocolate

OBX Kolsch
Our German-style Kolsch intertwines the so_, rounded body of an ale with the clean, dry finish of a lager to create a hybrid with unrivaled drinkability. Golden tones and brilliant clarity complement an elusive, fruity-sweet aroma and mellow hop character to bring you the official beach beer of the Outer Banks. Nothing says summer like OBX Kolsch.

ABV: 4.9%
AROMA: Fruity, Grainy
FLAVOR: Bready, Honey, Crisp

Radish IPA
Tropical, juicy East Coast hops collide with the piney, floral hops of the West Coast in a whirlwind of flavor imparted by an expertly curated combination of hops. A mellow bitterness and moderately dry finish follow a burst of juicy, refreshing hop flavors that work in perfect unison with the sophisticated malt character. It’s the best of both worlds in one deliciously balanced IPA.

ABV: 6.3%
AROMA: Citrus, Tropical, Piney
FLAVOR: Hoppy, Malty, Dry

Who We Are 

Our name, Firetender, is meant to pay honor to the Algonquians, the indigenous tribe who made this patch of earth their home. The Algonquians began every day the same way: with a Sunrise Ceremony to greet the dawn. The centerpiece of that ceremony was a fire — the taller, the better, to extend their ritual offering to the light. And the one who created and stoked that roaring, leaping fire? The tribe’s designated Firetender.

In that same spirit, we have built our restaurant around a flame. We acknowledge the elemental and enduring power of fire, and celebrate it. 

The beating heart of our kitchen is our custom-built stone oven, sourced from one of the premier makers of Italian pizza ovens in the country, Marra Forni, and adorned with the word that best describes what it’s like to cook with it — and that we hope you experience when you sit down with friends and family to eat with us: JOY. 

We could go on all day extolling our stone oven’s many virtues, but will just say that we love it most of all for the bubbled surfaces and gentle char it brings, and that give our pizzas their rustic character. 

With our skillets, we hope to extend that rusticity — to give you the deep and soulful pleasures of hearth-style cooking, with the kind of warmth and light smokiness that more conventional ovens can’t produce (think of the difference between a house that’s heated with electric heat vs. a house that’s warmed by a crackling fireplace.) 

And because this kind of hearty, crowd-pleasing cooking calls out for beer, we have partnered with the region’s best, Weeping Radish — the state’s first microbrewery, founded in 1986. We are proud to feature their four core brews on tap, along with our own signature craft cocktails and what we think is the area’s best top shelf. 

Of course, eating and drinking is only part of the experience at Firetender. 

This might be the maiden voyage for our team, Big Wave Hospitality, but we have big dreams. 

We hope to become a fixture in your lives — an oasis, and a source of deep comfort. A place to celebrate, and a place to escape. A place where discoveries are made and new alliances are born. A place where you come with friends and leave with more. 

A place, above all, that feeds you — mind, body, and soul. 

Firetender
814 N Hwy 64/264
Manteo, NC 27954
(252) 262-6112