Good restaurants in Myrtle Beach? (Garden City, Murrells Inlet: apartments, credit card, house) - Myrtle Beach - Conway area - South Carolina (SC) -Horry County - City-Data Forum

jpnofl · 07-10-2008, 12:28 PM

My husband and I and our four year old will be going to Myrtle Beach in August. Can anyone suggest some good restaurants? We will be staying at the Dunes Village Resorrt which I believe is in central Myrtle Beach. Thanks!

ah090206 · 07-10-2008, 12:40 PM

I'm assuming you'll be doing dinner with your 4 year old so I'll stick to kid-friendly :-) All of the restaurants at Broadway at the Beach are good for kids. Most of them have good themes and decor...and will have lots of other kids. There is a Hardrock Cafe and Planet Hollywood...not necessarily known for their food, but all kids want to eat in the big pyramid or big globe! You can go on the Broadway website to get more info on the restaurants. For pizza, we love Ultimate California Pizza...its casual but they every kind of pizza imaginable. The restaurants in Murrells Inlet are great for fresh seafood (and just great food in general.) We love Drunken Jacks (they have pirate hats for kids I believe) and Bovines. Our favorite date night place is The Melting Pot. It's a fondue chain and fairly expensive...some people take kids, but since it can take 2-3 hours for the meal, you might not want to take a 4 year old. However, it makes a great "special" dessert to just stop by after dinner for chocolate fondue. We've definitely seen families with kids in there before.

Also, we have't gotten to check it out yet, but the Market Commons just opened on the old air force base. The Market Common Myrtle Beach - Luxury Apartments - Stylish Shopping New shopping and restaurants.

Have a great trip!

kone · 07-10-2008, 02:44 PM

We wanted a steak place and people recommended J Edwards - we thought it was awful. It may have been the place back in the day but it's seemed WELL beyond its prime. We also weren't impressed with T Bonz - it was just ok.

We actually had a good meal at Islmorada Fish House (or something like that!?) next to Bass Pro Shops. Like the previous reply, we also liked Drunken Jacks in MI. There was a casual/bar type place down on the ICW by the Hard Rock Park - maybe someone will remember the name - that was good and very laid back and relaxing. I'd go there early with kids, it has the "feel" of a place that gets a little wild after hours. Phillips Seafood was also good. We've done almost all of the places at Broadway and they were fine. The Liberty beer place stood out for me.

Have fun and remember to post your likes and dislikes when you get back!

ah090206 · 07-10-2008, 04:10 PM

Liberty Steakhouse at Broadway is good, but we like the Liberty Tap Room (on 17 business) much better. Its owned by the same people, the prices are similar, but it has a nicer feel (still casual, but nice) and the food is MUCH better. Still, the steakhouse is good.

mrskondrla · 07-10-2008, 11:38 PM

Well my family and I have stayed in surfside beach for 12 yrs and counting!! The two best places I can suggest to eat at would be....Nibles on surfside pier(wonderful waitresses,awesome food, kid friendly and one of the best views of the beach) and drunken Jack in Murells Inlet (fresh seafood, good waitresses, fresh salad bar etc and also kid friendly it also offers a nice view of the inlet). Try these two places and I know you won't be dissapointed!!

kone · 07-12-2008, 06:14 AM

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Originally Posted by kone

There was a casual/bar type place down on the ICW by the Hard Rock Park - maybe someone will remember the name - that was good and very laid back and relaxing. I'd go there early with kids, it has the "feel" of a place that gets a little wild after hours.

it was called The Boat House

myrc60 · 07-12-2008, 08:44 AM

We went to Drunken Jack's on Wednesday. It is very popular and it earns a high reputation from almost everyone that goes there. We arrived at 5:15pm and waited about an hour and forty minutes to be seated. The food was great! I had the Scallop Platter and there must have been 15-20 scallops on my plate. My 11yr old loved his chicken tenders or were they fingers and hubby's steak and lobster were wonderful. When you are seated you are brought a basket of hush puppies that are addicting. The salad bar was fresh and inviting but after the hush puppies we didn't have much room for salad.

On Tuesday we went to a place in Pawley's Island called Austin's Restaurant & Bar right on 17. The food was undercooked and expensive...kids chicken tenders were $11. I am still considering having my credit card company refute the charge.

kone · 07-12-2008, 02:50 PM

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Originally Posted by myrc60

We went to Drunken Jack's on Wednesday. It is very popular and it earns a high reputation from almost everyone that goes there. We arrived at 5:15pm and waited about an hour and forty minutes to be seated. The food was great! I had the Scallop Platter and there must have been 15-20 scallops on my plate..

We had the scallops too and thought they were excellent as well!

gvlgal · 07-13-2008, 10:49 AM

My family has had a place at Myrtle Beach since 1981 and in our opinion Sara J's in Garden City is hand's down the best seafood. It's not fancy but it's very good and reasonably priced. They will let anyone order the senior portions and it's plenty of food for most people. I don't know anyone who has had a bad experience there.

usc_gal98 · 07-14-2008, 05:48 PM

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Originally Posted by gvlgal

My family has had a place at Myrtle Beach since 1981 and in our opinion Sara J's in Garden City is hand's down the best seafood. It's not fancy but it's very good and reasonably priced. They will let anyone order the senior portions and it's plenty of food for most people. I don't know anyone who has had a bad experience there.

Sara J's is a great place to eat. I dislike Hard Rock Cafe and Planet Hollywood.