Food was good. Beer was ice cold!! There's the three stars... place was packed and seating was stalled because the kitchen was backed up... seems people don't wanna work these days and they were short handed. This was all over in Myrtle. Go easy and be patient with those who actually show up. I'll bet the food is better when they aren't stressed.. the servers were amazing. Kind. Funny. Just looking for encouragement and still serving through a tough time. read more

Went for a walk a little ways from where we are staying for vacation and decided on this rustic place. The drinks were quite weak. The food (although we expected to be quite heavily fried) was heavily fried and pretty much tasteless. We ordered the calamari, crab cake sandwich and popcorn Shrimp. We will not be returning. read more

I ordered the Captain's Platter as a take out. The server was very nice who gave me the order. The catfish was delicious. The scallops and shrimp were good, too! read more

Bubba's Fish Shack - Captain's Platter- two orders catfish, scallops, and shrimp. Fries, coleslaw, and three hush puppies came with it. - Seafood Near Me - Surfside Beach, South Carolina

Very good food and service. The only problem we had was there was a wait but it wasn't bad.

Another one for the list of favs, I njoyd the catfish and blacken grouper, my wife had the mahi mahi sandwich, she said "delish" our return is immanent. read more

Bubba's Fish Shack - Catfish and Blackened grouper. - Seafood Near Me - Surfside Beach, South Carolina

Great view of the ocean from the front porch! Drinks and food is priced great and the service was good. I ordered the crab cake sandwich with sweet potato fries my mom ordered the blackened grouper sandwich. We both enjoyed our meals and will return. A great easy and somewhat cheap restaurant for the area. Great variety of foods for all! read more

Bubba's Fish Shack - Crab cake sandwich with sweet potato waffle fries - Seafood Near Me - Surfside Beach, South Carolina

Nice atmosphere and great southern seafood! Let me not forget the service... very nice too. read more

LONG wait if you want a table, as most parties are huge families. If you don't mind sitting at the bar (like us), no wait at all. Host was awful, as referenced in most other posts; impolite and seemed angry to be there, but hey, he was a teenage kid, probably was pissed to be working. However, the atmosphere is great, and the food was good. Service was fine, bartender was very friendly. read more

Service was excellent. Food was hot and fresh. Good place near the beach. Great for dinner

All you can eat catfish is the bomb.com..fresh hot and it keeps coming....will be back again and again

The best apps and $6 margaritas you can get anywhere. The catfish is always very good and the service is spot on!

Great spot that we always hit when in town. Fresh and generous portions. The service was outstanding as well.

We ordered carry out from here, not knowing where to order from. It took a little time to get our food but they were very busy, during peak season and COVID. Our food was all delicious and we returned again for takeout later during the same vacation week! read more

We come to the area usually 2x each summer and we ALWAYS visit Bubba's - wouldn't skip it ever! It's a lot of fried southern seafood, but MAN IS IT AWESOME! They do it right! The batter on items is not mushy or greasy - it's crisp and golden and not too much. The fish, whether cod, oysters, shrimp or even the pickles & green tomatoes - they are all fresh, juicy & taste amazing. Great for kids, tables are freshly covered with butcher paper each new customer & paper towel rolls are on the table! Kid-friendly kids meals for the picky eaters! Arrive early on busy weekend nights, it can be over an hour if you come during rush time (whether 2 people or 8, it's a wait). On Friday or Saturday we try to get there by 5pm latest and almost never wait to sit & eat. Also service can be better before 6-8pm rush hours. Our favorite waitress, KIM from Waxhaw, totally rocks and never leaves you hangin'! read more

Hostess had a bad attitude server was okay. Food wasn't as good as our visit last year. read more

Spent an hour online looking for a decent restaurant with standard old seafood choices and reasonable prices (which eliminates all the touristy seafood buffets). Bubba's was the place! The staff was friendly, the service was good and quick, and the prices were a wallet saver. Note, it is very small, the atmosphere is quaint and can be noisy. Bar offers a small selection of bottled beers (no draft). If you like fried seafood, this is the place. No complaints! read more

I visited Bubba's while on vacation with my family. This is a smaller, yet very neat restaurant. The service was amazing, as well as the food. We started off with a fried calamari appetizer, which was outstanding, not to mention the great jalapeño jelly that came with it!! Do not pass the jelly up! For dinner, I enjoyed the blackened grouper platter, which had amazing flavor! I will definitely revisit Bubba's when I am back at the beach. Did I mention how awesome the service was? Do not mess up by skipping this restaurant while in town. read more

Picked up to-go order once and went in for late lunch another time. Restaurant has indoor and outdoor seating. The grouper was wonderful and ended up ordering both times. Recommend the hush puppies too! Only complaint the server never brought a bill...after waiting 15 minuets with no food or drinks on our table we just kinda guessed our bill, went and found the waitress and handed her cash. Will still go back and recommend read more

Really great food reasonably priced. Hush puppies best ever ever had. Nice menu selection. Very busy when the night we were there, but service was still great read more

We'll, if I could pick ZERO stars that's what they'd get. The hostess was so unfriendly and rude that I said forget waiting the 20-30 minutes for slow service and an attitude!!! I can't rate the food as we didn't eat there. The food at least looked good tor the VERY FEW tables who had their food. Probably 80% of the tables were just sitting waiting. read more

Yummy food, good atmosphere and prompt service. Need to get some hard cider on the menu but other than that enjoyed it in every way!

Early lunch on a weekday and we had the place to ourselves. Our server was friendly, helpful, and the right amount of available. Food came out at lightning speed. Fried calamari was fresh, crispy and tender with a mind blowing jalapeño jelly to dip! We shared the captains platter with four choices; blackened mahi-mahi, fried grouper, fried golf shrimp, and Friday oysters. It came with a huge pile of french fries that were a great texture and a hint of something special, A ramekin of coleslaw, and hush puppies. The atmosphere was fun with lots of interesting pictures and paper tablecloth and crayons to color! Drinks are served in a take-home cup which was also nice. read more

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We love Bubba's. Always a great atmosphere and very good beach friendly wait staff. Everything I e had on the menu has been great. I'm

If you love fried foods, this is the place to be! They have very kind, attentive, helpful service. Our server was able to tell us what is in the food, which is extremely helpful with food allergies. It was easy to order dairy free items. The Mahi Mahi was excellent. Price for the food was reasonable. read more

The food was amazing!! The service was amazing!! Thank you for a quick and easy meal !! Hey read more

We have to go to Bubbas every time we are at the beach. Great food, service,and vibe. The grouper bites are my favorite.

Fantastic food. Great service. Quick and speedy on ordering,food, and check . Definitely recommend.

The service and food here were excellent. Everything was cooked perfectly and flavorful. The environment is casual and fun, the food is wonderful. Dining here is always an enjoyable experience. read more

The hostess threw down the menus and rolled her eyes. The wait staff argued about who would serve us, " I ain't gonna do it" loudly. waited 5 mins then walked out with no one even recognizing that we we're there. big nope! read more

Good food, huge portions. Next time my husband and I will share a meal. I got the flounder sandwich and my husband got the fisherman's platter. I recommend this place. read more

Really casual and well prepared food! Crowded in summer and no reservations or saving tables.

Service was great. Food was great. My gf had a burger that looked insanely good. Calamari was great. Flounder was great. Beer was great. Everyone was nice. Would definitely go again. read more

Bubba's Fish Shack - Seafood Near Me - Surfside Beach, South Carolina

It's a shack+, grouper was really good, didn't get to meet Bubba.directly across from the beach and a bit of a view from the outdoor seating. My waitress said there was no WiFi but management replied to me and informed me they do have WiFi. Extra 1/2 star for WiFi and responding! Yelp needs to add a 1/2 option. I will be back to Bubbas. read more

We hit Bubbas up every year we come down! Food is really good and always hot! Excellent service!

Great decor and friendly staff. The blackened catfish was absolutely delicious. Highly recommend!

I've eaten here before however the service this night was not great at all. We had to flag down other employees as our server only appeared when we first arrived, when the food came out, and when payment was due. The majority of us didn't get a drink refill and spent half the meal without a drink. We were seated next to the restrooms, one of the two restrooms was a completely disaster and absolutely unsanitary. We watched multiple employees use that restroom and not bother to attempt to clean it and/or close it. The food was good however the level of service left a bad taste in our mouth. Hopefully this was an off night. The time we came before we had amazing service so it was disappointing that this happened. read more

Bubba's Fish Shack - Spiced Peel & Eat Shrimp - Seafood Near Me - Surfside Beach, South Carolina

Now if u want Lobster, steaks, and fancy food, skip this restaurant...but if u want hot and a lot of seafood, come-on down...the food is always hot and large portioned...my favorite is the shrimp or clams or mmmmm the filet of flounder. And I always have to order their yummy hush-puppies! They are so friendly, and slays making sure u are taken care of. One of the perks is, they bring a huge squeeze bottle of tarter sauce and horseradish sauce. And the tarter sauce is fantastic. I always bring company to Bubba's bc I know they will get more they expect...u can come dressed in Shorts, t-shirts, or even bathing suit tops, with a pair of shorts..flip-flops are a must... When we do go my wife and I always get something different so we can share. My son 37years old get the max platter of seafood combo...he loves a lot of everything. I guess now bc of Covid-19, that they must address and implant rules set by the CDC and the State. We have not been since the pandemic began and do not trust state Nd national government to protect us. So by all means call them First...better yet, just order the-out and return to ur dwelling and enjoy in peace and safety...so go to Bubbas to keep them going... read more

Do Not try to get a carry out order, you have to pay to Parkin the lot outback and the Hostess will send you to the bar to order a take out. Then after the guy in front of us getting take out, then about 10 minutes at the bar the the bartender said they were taking any Togo orders with two more people behind us waiting to order take out. read more

Food wasn't bad. Food wasn't great. You can tell its frozen not fresh kind of gig... On the beach... hmmm beyond me. But... Basic seafood orders and reasonably priced. What was bad was my waitress and the way she handled my complaint on the fried oysters! I repeat. I had a complaint about the fried oysters. UNDERCOOKED SLIMY GROSS. The oysters were slimy and cold in the middle and almost appeared to be a bad batch... Either way, I've had quite a few orders of fried oysters at various restaurants and I have NEVER seen fried oysters look like these did. Her response? A robust & stern-like server who says... "That's how we make em". Argued that I was in the wrong and suggested making another batch! I said, HELL NO. & yah yeah yeah.... I'm aware that people order them "raw". These were to be fried.... I demanded it to be removed from bill more than 4 times before she FINALLYmade it happen. Stubborn! I will say this..... the place had a server devoted to fixing before selling out. Lol But that is just not the way! Preposterous!!!!!! Will never return..... (I'm sure they don't want me to either) ;) read more

Everything was solid: the crab cakes, grilled mahi and blackened grouper were all very good while the hush puppies were excellent. I'm not a big fan of deep-fried food (too easy to mask the flavors and not so good for me either) but there was a nice variety of fried, grilled and blackened choices. Most of the food will be served in baskets so if you want plates, bring your own. Beer was cold with a reasonable bottled selection; however, I was a bit surprised that nothing was on tap. Service was excellent and accommodating to our needs. A few outside tables which was nice in these Covid-times. Nothing fancy here but a nice authentic, local vibe. Harley's are optional. read more