Front Street Grill & Rhumbar

What Front Street Grill & Rhumbar does

Beaufort Restaurant Holdings, LLC, doing business as Rhumbar (and referenced as Front Street Grill & Rhumbar), operates a single waterfront casual dining restaurant at 300 Front Street in Beaufort, North Carolina. Founded approximately in 1985 and claiming four decades of continuous service, the establishment serves lunch (11:30am-3pm), dinner (5pm-8:30pm), and Sunday brunch (11:30am-3pm) on a Tuesday-through-Sunday schedule. The menu centers on coastal-inspired dishes and signature cocktails, with an indoor dining room and an outdoor deck overlooking Taylor's Creek and Carrot Island; the venue also accommodates boaters via a dedicated Dock & Dine mooring arrangement and a Rhumbar Dock & Go℠ catering/delivery service for docked boats from 9am-3pm. Private events are hosted on-site.

The revenue model is concentrated in on-premises food and beverage sales, supplemented by digital gift card sales, catering, and private event bookings. Pricing is per-menu-item at point of sale and is not publicly disclosed. Customer acquisition relies almost entirely on organic channels, including Facebook/Instagram presence, customer reviews and testimonials surfaced on the website and Google/Facebook, and basic search visibility for Beaufort waterfront dining queries. Technology is off-the-shelf hospitality SaaS: OpenTable powers reservations and Toasttab powers gift card e-commerce and catering order intake, with website services provided by Channel Marker Media. Headcount is 14 employees. The company is privately held, has no disclosed funding, no AI/ML capabilities, and no identified M&A activity. The legal entity operates alongside affiliated sister experiences (Blue Moon Bistro and Cruisin Tikis Beaufort), which are cross-promoted on the Rhumbar website but are separate affiliated businesses rather than formal subsidiaries.

Name

Front Street Grill & Rhumbar

Legal name

Beaufort Restaurant Holdings, LLC

Website

https://frontstreetgrillatstillwater.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Rhumbar is a 40-year waterfront casual dining restaurant at 300 Front Street in Beaufort, North Carolina, serving coastal-inspired lunch, dinner, and Sunday brunch to locals and tourists with on-site, boat-mooring, and catering service options.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Casual Waterfront Dining

NAICS

Full-Service Restaurants (722511), Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (722410), Caterers (72232)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810), Retail-Eating Places (5812)

akta.pro primary industry

All-Day Dining Restaurants (THAFACAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Rooftop Bars & Outdoor Nightlife Venues (MPAGAIAF), Restaurant Progressive Dining Tours (THAJAGAB)

Keywords

• Casual waterfront dining
• Coastal restaurant service
• Boat dock dining
• Private event catering
• Sunday brunch service

Headquarters

HQ city

Beaufort

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Food and Beverage Sales: Core revenue from serving lunch, dinner, and Sunday brunch featuring coastal-inspired dishes and signature cocktails. Diners can dine indoors with intimate waterfront views or outside on the deck.
2. Gift Card Sales: Digital gift cards sold through Toasttab platform, enabling customers to purchase and give as gifts for use at the restaurant.
3. Catering and Private Events: Rhumumbar Dock & Go catering service and private event bookings generate additional revenue from group dining and special occasions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Front Street Grill & Rhumbar (DBA Rhumbar) operates a single waterfront restaurant at 300 Front Street in Beaufort, North Carolina, serving coastal-inspired lunch (11:30am-3pm), dinner (5pm-8:30pm), and Sunday brunch (11:30am-3pm) alongside signature cocktails such as the 'Painkiller'. The venue offers indoor and outdoor deck seating with views of Taylor's Creek and Carrot Island, plus Dock & Dine access for boaters, Rhumbar Dock & Go boat-side catering (9am-3pm), gift cards via Toasttab, and private event hosting.

Product overview

Rhumbar is a single waterfront restaurant offering a unified dining experience with multiple meal services. The core offering consists of lunch, dinner, and Sunday brunch menus featuring coastal-inspired cuisine and signature cocktails. Supporting products include gift cards sold through Toast Tab, Dock & Dine for boaters, the Rhumbar Dock & Go℠ catering service for water-side delivery, and private event hosting capabilities. The restaurant operates as a casual upscale dining establishment without a platform-plus-modules architecture.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Lunch Menu Coastal-inspired lunch dishes served 11:30am to 3:00pm daily at the waterfront restaurant, available to walk-ins and diners with reservations.
• Dinner Menu Upscale coastal dinner service with waterfront views, available 5:00pm to 8:30pm featuring coastal-inspired dishes and signature cocktails.
• Sunday Brunch Coastal-inspired Sunday brunch service served 11:30am to 3:00pm at the waterfront restaurant.
• Gift Cards Digital gift cards available for purchase online through the Toasttab platform for redemption at the restaurant.
• Dock & Dine Waterfront dining offering allowing boaters to moor their boats directly in front of the restaurant and dine at the establishment.
• Rhumbar Dock & Go℠ Catering Catering service delivering food directly to boats docked at the waterfront, available 9am to 3pm.
• Private Events Event hosting for private gatherings, celebrations, and group dining at the waterfront venue with indoor and outdoor deck options.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Blue Moon BistrominorOthersAffiliated sister restaurant under the same ownership (Beaufort Restaurant Holdings, LLC), sharing brand association and cross-promotion through the Rhumbar website.
• Cruisin Tikis BeaufortminorOthersAffiliated waterfront experience under the same ownership, promoted alongside Rhumbar as a 'Sister Experience' for visitors to Beaufort.
• OpenTablecoreTechnology or IntegrationReservation platform integration enabling customers to book tables online. Rhumbar appears in OpenTable listings for the Beaufort area.
• ToasttabcoreTechnology or IntegrationPoint-of-sale and e-commerce platform powering gift card sales and Rhumbar Dock & Go catering orders through online ordering system.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Landry's Seafood House: National waterfront-themed seafood casual dining chain. Comparable coastal dining experience targeting tourists and casual diners, but operates at portfolio scale rather than as a single-location independent.
• Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. Tourist-oriented waterfront seafood chain found in harbor destinations across the US. Comparable coastal, view-driven casual seafood dining experience, though at national scale rather than a single location.
• Bonefish Grill: National polished casual seafood chain offering casual full-service dining. Operates broadly in the same seafood/culinary category but as a scaled chain rather than a local waterfront specialist.

Direct peers

• Clawson's 1905 Restaurant: Long-established (since 1905) casual dining restaurant in Beaufort, NC serving locals and tourists. Comparable full-service coastal dining model targeting the same downtown Beaufort customer base.
• Sanitary Fish Market & Restaurant: Historic waterfront seafood restaurant in nearby Morehead City, NC. Comparable casual seafood dining experience with waterfront views serving the same Crystal Coast visitor base.
• Blue Moon Bistro: Sister restaurant under Beaufort Restaurant Holdings, LLC in Beaufort, NC. Directly comparable casual dining concept sharing the same ownership, marketing infrastructure, and local customer base.
• Aqua Restaurant: Casual upscale waterfront dining venue in Beaufort, NC. Directly competes with Rhumbar for dinner occasions, scenic views, and signature cocktail-driven experiences in the same micro-market.
• The Spouter Inn: Beaufort, NC waterfront restaurant and bar serving casual American fare. Directly competes for the same waterfront dining occasions and tourist traffic in Beaufort.

Others

• Cruisin Tikis Beaufort: Sister experience under the same ownership offering waterfront tiki cruises. Adjacent rather than competitive; share customers and benefit from cross-promotion with Rhumbar's dining trade.

Regional players

• Saltwater Grill: Casual upscale seafood restaurant in coastal North Carolina (Wilmington area). Comparable coastal dining concept and cuisine style but operating in a different regional market (southern vs. central NC coast).

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/profile.php
• Instagraminstagram.com/beaufortrhumbar
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/front-street-grill

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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