Tobacco Road Sports Cafe

Durham, NC · American restaurant

Rating
4.2/5
★★★★☆ 4.2
Reviews
20
Rank in Durham
#418
of 883 restaurants
City Percentile
42%
rating percentile
Address
Tobacco Road Sports Cafe, 280 S Mangum St #100, Durham, NC 27701
Phone
(919) 937-9909
Website
www.tobaccoroadsportscafe.com
Status
Closed · Opens 11 AM

Tobacco Road Sports Cafe is a restaurant located in Durham, NC. It is one of 883 restaurants listed in Durham. Its 4.2-star rating matches the Durham city average of 4.2 stars. There are 10 photos associated with this location.

About Tobacco Road Sports Cafe

Tobacco Road Sports Cafe Durham is conveniently located overlooking the Durham Bulls Ball Park and next to the Durham Performing Arts Center and American Tobacco Campus in Durham. Stop by for scratch-made food that is locally sourced whenever... More

Hours

Saturday11 AM–

Customer Reviews

★★★★★ 5.0 Mary Boyd · Jan 2026

Delicious! Compliments to the chef! We enjoyed a reasonably priced and fresh meal! Definitely try the fried green tomatoes, four slices of rich flavor and a new take on a country classic. The strawberry avocado salad was filling and beautifully plated. The ultimate nachos while an entree are big enough to share. Service was fast and friendly. Worth a stop and return visit!

★★★★★ 5.0 Stephen Wood · Sep 2025

Outstanding service you couldn't ask for more. I believe our waitress was Emily and she was beyond excellent. We have never eaten here before which she recommended the 2 chicken breasts on top of mashed potatoes, with grilled veggies and a honey gravy and my with had the shrimp and grits which she couldn't stop talking about. WOW!!! I know you usually only give 5 stars for the service and food but I would give at least a million stars. Usually we don't eat desert but it was highly recommend to get the brownie with vanilla ice cream, a little chocolate sauce and cherries. Really it melted in your mouth and the brownie was slightly warm which really topped it off. I highly recommend anyone and everyone to go and enjoy the atmosphere, the outstanding service and the wonderful food. Best of al

★★☆☆☆ 2.0 brittany byrd · Feb 2026

food was great, service left more to be desired. the ecu/unc matchup at the dbap happens every year so i thought the restaurant would be more prepared. the wait time wasn’t the issue, once you were seated it took forever to get your drinks & your food, with minimal server interaction after. the lemons for my water came 10-15 min after getting my water and was brought to me on a napkin. not sure if they were understaffed or just couldn’t handle the volume - however we were sat after about an hour wait (again, understandable) however, when we were being sat - they were quoting 15 min wait times at the door. once we were sat, it took almost 15 min for drinks to come out, 40 min for our appetizer to come out and then another 15-20 min for entrees. so while you may have gotten sat in 15 min, it

★★★☆☆ 3.0 Marsha Richardson · Jan 2026

Visiting the night of a show we thought place would be busier so we added our names to online waitlist for next available table (in or out). We were pleasantly surprised to be seated immediately but hostess didnt bother asking our preference to in or out so we were ushered to the patio. Not a big deal but would have been nice to be given a choice since they were not busy. Order was taken and food arrived with good service but not great and good food, but not great. Burgers were very pink when requested Medium Well. Fried Green Tomato BLT didnt have mich flavor beyond the bacon. Fries were good. Refills of drinks were not offered until empty and we asked. But here's what got me: upon paying they use hand held card readers which is fine except they give you zero time or privacy to chose a ti

★★★★★ 5.0 akula673 · Jan 2026

Great experience last night. I usually eat lunch at the raleigh location.So it was interesting to try the dinner menu and experience the darm location. I was impressed that the wait wasn't that long due to a show over at DPAC and a college football playoff game. I was very impressed with my server Jay, I had asked for hot sauce with my entree, and she returned with a collection of four! My glass was never empty and the food came out quick and warm. A special mention for the shrimp and grits. If it was a nice update to a classic. Definitely merits a return visit.

Accessibility & Amenities

✓ Wheelchair Accessible Entrance ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Parking Lot ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Restroom ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Seating

Services

American restaurantEvent venueSports bar

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