Favorite coastal GA/ SC restaurants
 

A couple of threads have inspired me, so I'm going to take a business trip one week this summer traveling from Amelia Island area to Myrtle Beach (and then circling back "home" via inland routes.

What are your favorite good, casual, waterfront or near the coast restaurants along the lowcountry coast?

Price really doesn't matter. Fresh seafood would probably be my first choice, but interested in any options.

Obviously, with a week to travel approximately 6 hours en route, I'll be stopping to visit customers all around the area. Looking forward to finding out about Fodorite favorites!

And, toss in favorite hotel/motels in here too if you want.

Shem Creek: RB's

Mt. Pleasant: Jack's Cosmic Dogs

McClellanville: that restaurant on thr left across from the waterfront (I can't remember the name)

Pawleys Island: Louis Fish Camp

Murrells Inlet; Divine Fish House or Creek Ratz

Amelia Island: Down Under (it's under the bridge to Amelia on the Inter. waterway).

In additon to the great places listed above,

Georgetown: the Rice Paddy

Pawleys Island: Bistro 217, Orobosa's (we had an unbelievably good, creative lunch there), Frank's & Frank's Outback

Myrtle Beach: just to show there are a few unique places in MB, try E Noodles (20th Avenue South, just north of the airport on Business 17); the reviews contained in this link are not overstating the food I've gotten here many times:

http://www.restaurantdb.net/restaura...ws-261654.html

This are fabulous. Thank you.

Barbara Jean's for crabcakes. Jeckyll and Beaufort. Wish I could come with you. Sounds like a fun trip!

I love Chef Orobosa! He's a funny guy and a great chef!

Casual: Skippers Fish Camp on the Damien River

syd - don't you mean Skipper's Fish Camp on the Darien River, Ga.? Best crab cakes, ever!

Then, I'm gonna be there!

Hey, where is Oborosa? New? For lunch in Pawley's eat at Roz's in the Hammock Shop complex.

Thanks waggis, I stand corrected. Excellent grouper also.

If you hit Savannah at all, The Pink House is amazing!

Orobosa was the Executive Chef for years at Litchfield Plantation.

beachdweller, etal...how about Mrs. Fish in Myrtle? Someone just recently told me about it and really touted the food there. Paper plates?

Bubba's Oyster House in Savannah. Or is it Uncle Bubba's Oyster House? Delicious oysters on the half shell.

So, is he still there?

Gretchen,

Orobosa's new place is on the north causeway road, on the left just after you turn off of 17. You've got to try it!

iceeu2,

I've also heard good things about Mrs. Fish. It's "downtown" in MB, where 501 meets Kings Highway. It is supposed to be a no-frills, homestyle place with probably mostly fried seafood. That's not really our thing anymore, but if I were hankering for a fried fish plate, based on what I've heard, I'd head there.

Is it in that catering place sort of across from the hardware store? You're talking about the causeway to Pawley's?

Fried fish--Sara J's on the causeway to Garden City. Good other stuff also.
LOTS of good stuff in Murrell's Inlet. Russell's is very good--and friendly. For an oyster roast, no ambience but still the best is Nance's--just a big ole dining room on the inlet.
We'll be there July 4th this year and looking forward to the boat parade.

But for really fine dining and excellent seafood Frank's and Frank' Outback are even better than Louis's.
There's a very good Italian deli in Pawley's also--from NJ.

Gretchen,

Orobosa's is a restaurant, free-standing. Not sure about the hardware store, but it is on the causeway road to Pawleys Island; I believe it is the traffic light just below the Hammock Shops, turn there, and it's on your left perhaps a 100 yards from the Hwy.

Yes, I think that is the building I am thinking about. It has been a caterer several years ago, if I recall the sign correctly. Will give it a try.

GoT - which one? Divine Fish House or Creek Ratz?

Thanks in advance!

Upscale or campy?

Campy; Creek Ratz

More upscale: Divine Fish House

You must walk down to Spud's on the Marshwalk and have an after dinner drink. Wahoos at Divine Fish House for a pre dinner drink.

Either restaurant you can wear shorts and flip flops. Divine Fish house also has a sushi bar. Don't miss the three dimensional custom made stained glass dolphins and sea turtles hanging from the ceiling.

Thanks GoT. I ate Creek Ratz in Murrells Inlet tonight. Good food. Great view. Thanks for the tip!

(Passed on the fried pickle - but thought about this board and smiled.)

Personally I think skipping the fried pickle is a good call. Having fun on your road trip?

Not doing the road trip yet. This was directly to (and tomorrow from) a conference.

Looking forward to the coastal road trip! Lots of good eatin' to try out! :-)

Maybe I should call it my coastal food trip!

I will be waiting for the report (sans pickle). It does sound like a fun trip.

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Oops, forgot to provide the link -
http://www.fodors.com/forums/threads...p;tid=34815046

Since this is resurrected, Bistro 217 in Pawley's is really delicious food--fine dining sister resto to Island Deli and Cafe, which is also VERY good and very reasonable.
Tried to get to Oboroso's and didn't. Will try again in April!!

Did I mention Roz's for lunch--in the Hammock Shops complex. She was the chef at Frank's Outback years ago. NICE food.

AND don't MISS going to Brookgreen Gardens for the sculpture and gardens. Beautiful!!

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Went to Divine's recently and am singularly UNIMPRESSED. Overpriced and not particularly good food. So much better elsewhere along the coast is available. Not even local seafood served.