We went on the beach for the day, and this place was on the walk back to where we were staying. We were pleasantly surprised. My husband got the crab cake sandwich which he thought was just okay, but I got the fried grouper and was very happy. The server was on top of it too! Never had to ask for drinks as he always knew when we needed more. 5 stars because of the server really and that I liked my food. Crab cakes are picky, and if they had more crab, it would have been better, but for the price of everything it was a good deal! read more

Had a wonderful date night with the wife at this quaint little joint. Decor is very beachy and fun, service was amazing and the menu was great. Cocktails were tasty and reasonably priced, I had the peel and eat shrimp and hush puppies and they were excellent, the cocktail sauce was flavorful and spicy. My wife had fried shrimp and fries and they were awesome, not to heavily breaded. Will be back again for sure!! read more

Bubba's Fish Shack - Boat hanging from the ceiling. - Seafood Near Me - Surfside Beach, South Carolina

My husband and I loved this place!! The atmosphere is cool and eclectic, and the food was delicious. I had the shrimp platter, my husband had the catfish platter. Both were huge amounts of food, and absolutely amazing. The price is a little steep but totally worth it. read more

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

Bubba got some damn good catfish. Oysters were fresh and delicious. Hush puppies are good. Wings...stick with the fish. It's not Bubba's chicken coop. Very friendly staff. Will return again. read more

Phenomenal. Best hush puppies I've had on the Grand Strand yet! Catfish is spectacular. Clean and white, no fishy flavor. Excellent shrimp platter! Fast service. Excellent drinks! The Pina Colada was exceptional. More than enough food!!! Six of us with no reservation at 5:30 and they seated us quickly. You can eat inside or out. Only stairs to get in so if you don't like stairs, the picture says it all. read more

Service was good. Popcorn shrimp was AMAZING. Ranch also amazing... ranch just gets me. Good service as well. Wait time was long, but I felt worth the wait read more

The food is awesome! The atmosphere is great! It is casual and great for families! The service was outstanding. We loved Kim. Our daughter loved being able to color on the paper table cloth too. read more

The food is really good. The people are excellent at what they do and they are welcoming The prices are reasonable I just love this place so much read more

First of all we go here every year since we first discovered Bubba's and have spent a lot of money here. This is the first time we have said we will never go back. This goes beyond COVID and not having enough people to work. We tried doing take out. To which no one answered the phone, so we decided to go and carry out. Once there they informed us they aren't doing carry out currently. Which that is fine but why couldn't anyone answer the phone and say that or turn the phone off? Whatever so we decide to put our name down and wait on the rest of our party to get there. We were told 40 minutes. The text was received at 15 minutes. So we did not have our whole party and we're put at the bottom of the list. This is also fine because we didn't have everyone. The rest of our party is almost here and I get the text again. We walk to the top where the rudest hostess was there to set a timer on her phone saying the whole party had to be there to be sat. Again, we understand this, but we don't understand the rudeness. The hostess continues to talk about how short staffed they are while there are two other hostesses sitting behind her BRAIDING HAIR. Gross. Their car pulls in and we say that they are here to which the hostess, again rudely, says the whole party has to be there. We get seated (by the hostess who was braiding hair). We put in our drink orders to which came quickly. My grandmother had asked for extra lemons and when she asked the waitress about it she rudely said, "I only have two hands". While sitting we watched one of the hostesses continuously go to the back to get bites of food and walked through the dining area eating. The food was great, as always, but like I said before the complete rudeness of the hostess and the waitress. We understand covid and low staff, but the attitudes of current staff really are awful. We will definitely not be eating here next year or future years. read more

This was one of our go to restaurants when we lived in the area in early 2000s. We finally made it back for vacation in 2016 and again this year. The steamed peel and eat shrimp are the best I have ever had. The blackened grouper with sweet potato waffle fries is delicious. I've had the flounder sandwich several times and it's always perfect. You really can't go wrong with anything on the menu read more

Food was bland. Crab cake tasted like stove top stuffing and had like no crab in it. Peel and eat shrimp looked well seasoned but none of that flavor made it past the shell. read more

Food was fresh good cold slaw was also delicious nice and friendly service. Kid friendly environment love how they can just draw on the table read more

Good peel and eat shrimp, hush puppies, and popcorn shrimp! Service was a bit slow but it was a busy Saturday afternoon.

Tons of food. The fried green tomatoes and calabash shrimp were both delicious! Great service even though it was packed!

Staff was great of the 4th of July. Food was good, a little salty, but nothing you couldn't eat. I had the seafood sampler with the blackened grouper, flounder, gulf shrimp, and clam strips. My husband and beautiful oysters read more

My family and I ate at Bubba's for dinner on 5/31/17. I had been scouting yelp reviews for good restaurants in the area for a while before we came here for vacation, and Bubba's was at the top of our list based on all the positive reviews. First, let me say that the atmosphere at Bubba's was great. It has that beachy, fun feel that is always great to find at a beachside restaurant. One of the main reasons we came to Bubba's was for the seafood- my brother is really into fresh seafood. So, when we got to the restaurant to find that most of the seafood options were deep fried, we were a little bummed. My brother happily ordered the crabcakes though; I ordered the blackened grouper platter, and my mom got the flounder sandwich. My brother was overall disappointed with the crabcakes- they were somewhat bland and didn't taste too fresh to him. My blackened grouper tasted great! The only issue what that the "platter" was mostly french fries, and not much fish. (although, the hush puppies were great!) My mom was disappointed with the flounder sandwich; while the sandwich did have some interesting ingredients, it was surprisingly unflavorful. Our last unhappiness came from the cole slaw- it was weirdly warm. Maybe this is normal for cole slaw in some places; but we are used to mayonnaise-based foods being cold. Overall, if you are looking for good atmosphere and really like fried seafood, Bubba's would definitely be better than some of the cheesy buffets lining the roads down here. But, if you are looking for higher quality seafoods, I would say to keep looking. read more

Good and drinks were so good. Got right in. Recommend the crab cake and the hush puppies

All you can eat fish specials, fantastic hush puppies and a great bar. This restaurant only sits a small amount of people but the atmosphere is perfect. Food is reasonably priced! read more

Here's the thing ... waited an hour to be served - ok they are busy. I get that but when my husband orders me a drink and can't bring it to me bc the bartender doesn't trust him, doesn't think he's bringing it to someone of age - this gets me angry. I had to go upstairs and get my own drink. Then I see the bartender walk downstairs and handed another patron her drink just so that the bartender can be sure that that patron was of age. Why then did she not do that for my husband??? I was waiting for over an hour downstairs for a table and my husband could NOT bring me a drink yet another female patron was hand delivered her drink down stairs!! What is up with that? Don't think this place is worth the wait or the service! Food was ok. Sercice was not. read more

Eh. Just OK. The fried flounder sandwich was far from the best I've had. The hush puppies, though, were very good.

Best peel em' and eat em' shrimp I've ever had!!!! Girder a pound and a Peach Tea and I promise you won't be disappointed!

The catfish is the best anywhere. During this Covid19, we have ordered from Bubba's at least 5 times this month. One time I mistakenly ordered the flounder instead of the catfish. While this was fine, the catfish has more flavor and meat! Service has been wonderful too as they are doing a great job getting through this. read more

Our server, Kim, was absolutely awesome!!! We were a party of 10 with 6 children, and we were welcomed, provided amazing service, and impressed by the outstanding food! Would highly recommend! read more

Bubba's Fish Shack - Family fun at Bubba's! - Seafood Near Me - Surfside Beach, South Carolina

Bubba's is a must on our list every time we are in Myrtle Beach. My wife and I ALWAYS order the shrimp and grits. Huge portion that we share with an appetizer and a few drinks. Here's a piece of advice. In the off season, they have 2 - 1 entree specials (non weekends) read more

Meh. Not bad, not great. The portions were good sized but the fried shrimp (basket & poor boy) were bready & tiny. The ribs & burger were tasty but nothing special. The place is funky (in a good way) but way too small so they end up asking people if they mind "squeezing". I don't recommended it. Also, the chairs are very uncomfortable; I guess that keeps folks from lingering. We won't go back. read more

Just ok. Friendly service, but food was just average. The Shrimp Po Boy had small shrimp, no sauce and the shrimp were a bit soggy. Everything was just okay, for the money I would go elsewhere. My wife like the crab cakes were the best part of the meal. The blackened grouper was okay but nothing to write home about. read more

Great place to eat, service was very quick and the ribs were great. Very pleasant employees. Wife had fish and loved it. Would highly recommend, off the beaten path , but worth it. read more

This was not the best experience for me personally. I decided to get the grilled shrimps with lemon and pepper, when the sever got to me they smelt and tasted like they were cooked in chlorine water. The server said it was just the seasoning, when she gave me one with out any seasoning it was exactly the same. The servers are nice, but they mostly have only fries and very little food that you ordered. Overall I didn't like it very much. read more

Love this place - wife and I went there for 1st time yesterday, 1st off are server was amazing her name was Hillary she was so nice and helpful she gave us awesome service made us feel so at home. 2nd the food was amazing we got a dozen raw oysters they were good size and juicy and delicious, we split a oyster po boy and a basket of Fried oysters the oysters were fried perfectly hot and crispy they were breaded perfectly just the right amount of breading not like back in Ohio where the few places you can even find fried oysters they are almost all breading , these were more oyster than breading , the best fried oysters I have ever had, same with fried oysters on the po boy fried perfectly the bun was good and a good amount of oysters in the sandwich it was delicious, and the place is just cool right across the street from the ocean we could see the water in the short distance from the table it was just a great lunch experience! read more

Bubba's Fish Shack - Fried oyster po boy ! - Seafood Near Me - Surfside Beach, South Carolina

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This is a must eat! We love this place and eat there every time we take a trip to the beach! The hush puppies are awesome, and I love the crab cake sandwich! read more

We love Bubba's. It has been a good place for my family to eat at. Atmosphere is extremely casual. When the weather is right, the balcony is a good place to sit. We love the popcorn shrimp and fried pickles. We will be back. read more

Fun atmosphere and great tasting food. Service was spot on and the place was busy. We had shrimp, mahi mahi, and flounder; everything was cooked to perfection. It is definitely on our list to go back for another meal or just some appetizers and beer. read more

What can I say that hasn't already been said? We couldn't even take a pic of the food because it was so good we ate it already! Lol! Quick seating, great food, good service, nice ambiance, etc, etc. We had the crab cakes, calamari, grouper, catfish, shrimp, and oysters (everything fried). It was all fresh and delicious! Will definitely return!! read more

First time eating here - party of 12 and we were seated fairly quickly, wonderful service, excellent food - fried green tomatoes were fantastic. Social distancing guidelines were followed. Can't say anything negative about our visit. We will definitely be back!! read more

Great food....awesome environment....if you sit outside you can see the ocean even though it is across the street you have an awesome breeze

This place is a delicious place to eat at when you are at the beach. The prices are reasonable and the food is delicious. We ordered carry out for 6 and the service was quick and efficient. I ordered the the crab cake basket with onion rings and it was amazing. I definitely will visit this place again. read more

We got take out twice. Had several entrees that were just okay. Price and service were good. Food was fine, but probably wouldn't come back just for the food. read more

Vacationed on this area many times and usually go to the all you can eat joints to only eat some fried fish that is mediocre. Found this place today and it had good reviews. Hands down the best fish I have had in the area. I had the all you can eat catfish and it was amazing. The atmosphere is also great. This restaurant overlooks the ocean. read more

My favorite place to eat at the beach. My family loves everything about this place. The service is outstanding, and the food is worth the wait. I have always left Bubba's with a full belly and satisfying experience. read more

We ordered curbside and they were bringing my food out as I pulled into the parking lot. The oyster basket was fantastic! This will be one of our go to places at the beach from now on. read more