Entrance From Main Dining Room

The Oyster Bar

Interested in having your party or conference in an environment
that features an a architecturally beautiful location? Our private space
has a full bar, and a stage.This combined with a an award winning staff, and a kitchen known throughout the state for its world class cuisine, promise
an enjoyable experience for your and your friends or business associates.
Call Toby or Alan at 252.707.9033 for details.


The Boutilier family has had a long and interesting journey in the restaurant business, from their first restaurant in Yuba City, California in 1984, to their present location in downtown Greenville. Alan Boutilier, co-owner of the StarLight Café had a vision of a restaurant with an ambience that combined a comfortable casualness with an element of refinement and perfectly prepared food. "We have been working on that theme ever since we opened our first restaurant in California in 1984". "I think our newest addition to the StarLight expresses another incarnation of this vision" . "We have never been attracted to the cookie cutter look of chain restaurants. That’s one reason we like being downtown."

The buildings have historical character, and offer the opportunity to bring out the unique qualities of the original architecture. This time, we have created a space that reflects the character of Eastern North Carolina. We have exposed the original brick, and revealed the original pressed tin ceiling, even though 1/3 of it was damaged beyond use. Rather than replacing the missing sections with new metal, we have left sections exposing the floor joists from the second floor. Its like a view through history. The bar top is made from recycled heart pine from an old warehouse, and the front of the bar is from antique solid Heart Pine doors we purchased at Shipyard Antiques in Grimesland. All the elements come together well and creates a space that is interesting to look at and feels very warm and comfortable.

At one time in the early history of this building, Mary Ann's Soda Shop resided here. Once again the sounds of plates, silverware, and clinking glasses fill the air. We feel like it is a circle that honors the history of Downtown Greenville, and demonstrates the possibilities of rebirth.

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