We've been coming to Lee's for 50 years - since I was old enough to chew solid food. In a world where things that aren't broken get fixed, Lee's Inlet Kitchen is a place that remains true to their roots, service, recipes, and preparation. Feels like home and when you sit down, you will get exactly what you've come to expect from past experiences. Lee's keeps things new and fresh by adding specials that are off the main menu for those that want to divert from the classics. It's my birthday meal/destination choice every year. read more

We had an excellent dinner last night at Lee's Kitchen. The seafood was all local caught and fresh. They also have a excellent Martini menu. There were 8 of us and we all enjoyed are meal. read more

Read my fair share of Yelp and TripAdvisor reviews before choosing Lee's... And the reviews were SPOT ON. If you're hungry, stop reading now, and go eat at Lee's. If you're not sold yet, the atmosphere was so incredibly home-y and comfortable. It felt like we were going over a friends house for dinner. We went on a Thursday in August around 6:30-7pm and were seated right away. Restaurant was fairly full, but there's so much seating, they do a great job of accommodating, quickly. Service was impeccable. We had such sweet, attentive service, our waitress was so kind and always busy prepping or refilling drinks. It felt like we had one course after another. We hardly had to wait or ask for anything. Timing of the meal/service was excellent. Food was SO DELICIOUS. Some of the best seafood I've had (I'm a New Yorker so sometimes I feel spoiled with the amount of restaurants we have in the city). We got the Broiled Lee's seafood platter (no need to get the breading, the broiled seafood has plenty of flavor). The she crab soup and shrimp cocktail that came with the meal were out of this world. Hush puppies were crisp outside and soft inside. The shrimp, flounder, and lobster were great but the scallops were quite outstanding. Everything was fresh and delicious. You won't regret it. The platter was $41, but honestly if you're looking for an excellent seafood meal while on vacation, go here. It's worth it. Take time to read the articles on the walls and look at the memorabilia in the cases. The family owned restaurant has a lot of history and heart to it, and we can only hope we visitors appreciate it! Also, it didn't feel touristy at all, loved that. After dinner, go shopping at the Lazy Gator and take the marsh walk. It makes for a perfect evening!!!! read more

We saw the 5 star reviews and decided to try this lauded restaurant. The restaurant is located in quant Murrell's Inlet and Lee's Inlet Kitchen seemed well situated in the venue. However, we soon discovered what a mistake we had made. Walking into a time-warp, it appeared that the restaurant was little changed from 1949 as regards to interior decor. There was a puzzling framed print over our table with the title, "Sunday at the Big House", which depicted slaves dressed in their sunday best greeting master. Very odd. I would estimate from the grey hairs that the average age of a patron to be 65. No matter on these trivialities, let's get to the food and let the food speak for itself. It spoke and said, "most heinous". The hush puppies were unremarkable. I've had much better. Even though the honey butter was a nice touch it was well... just plain old honey butter. The salads were small and smothered with thick dressing that I assume came from a French's dressing bottle. The she crab soup my daughter ordered was over salted gloop. It was simply not edible and we told the waitress so. So much for salad and soup. We thought perhaps the seafood dishes could save the evening. Unfortunately, not. The grouper I ordered was insipid, salty and uninspired. It was simply a basic piece of broiled fish of little flavor. I had a much better grouper the evening before at Captain Bob's and a much better meal at the chain restaurant "bonefish". My wife's "seafood platter" was skimpy and drowned in butter. No flavor could possibly live through such a drowning. The prices of these items was way beyond the quality of the plates and in the mid twenties. Additionally, the service, though prompt, was chaotic and disruptive. I'm accustomed to DC and NY restaurants. This one would not last two weeks in such a venue. The food is just not good and really uninspired. Avoid this place and save your money. read more

Food was good for fried food - large piece of flounder & lots of creek shrimp on plate. Overpriced but that's what you expect in a tourist town. Server named Samantha was the rudest server I have ever encountered. I have never been talked to so disrespectfully by a member of the service industry over replacing my empty bottle of ketchup from another table, it was unbelievable. I spoke with the owner who never got off of her couch she had retired to for the night and acted as if I was making the entire story up & could care less what my opinion was because she would have another 100 people lined up to give her $100 for their family to eat dinner again tomorrow. It was a horrible experience & my family will never return, there are many more choices of restaurants that would appreciate my business & money. read more

This place is absolutely a favorite for my entire family! We recommend it to anyone who even passes thru Myrtle Beach. Hope you will enjoy it too!! My parents have been married for 45years and started going here when they were dating! Lee's has been a staple to my entire family's beach-going enjoyment since I was a baby. It is so impressive that over 35years later I am still excited to go and enjoy a meal there any chance we get. We get there almost right when it opens so there isn't much of a wait. Be prepared if you arrive after 5:30pm - you will probably have to wait a bit. To encourage you to perhaps enjoy an early dinner they have a "lite menu" from 4:30-5:30pm. The meal always starts with their hushpuppies and honey butter -- but watch out! Don't eat too many or you won't have any room for the meal! Soon after we always get a mouth watering bowl of CLAM CHOWDER! Oh so yummy good! My favorite main course is their choice of two combination: Flounder and Creek Shrimp KIDS TIP: If you are bringing kids under about 7 or 8 yrs old - call ahead and let them know so you all can sit in the room with the FISH TANK. It is a great distraction for the kids to look at and enjoy. If you do not sit in that room - go take the kids over to check it out. read more

Lee's is a place we go to anytime we are at the beach. First they start you out with piping hot hush puppies that you dip in honey butter. They are amazing. Sometimes I eat so many hush puppies, I don't have much room for anything else. Next, try the she crab soup; it's more of a Charleston specialty, but they do it really well here. Then onto the entrée. I always have ordered seafood. When I'm at the beach, I don't order steak. I have been with folks who have ordered steaks here, and they seem to enjoy them, but you are in the "seafood capital of the south," so the seafood is going to be fresh and good quality. The fried oysters are out of this world. If you are an oyster fan, don't pass them up. You can get seafood blackened, broiled or fried, so you can customize your meal. I'm going to go out on a limb here and say they have desserts here, but in all the years I have been coming here, I have never tried one. I'm always too full! read more

Ate here for the first time last night.... And might I say that for the money I was not impressed.... For $22 I got a fried flounder and a baked potato. It's not that the food wasn't good, it just wasn't worth that kind of money when I can go elsewhere and get the same dish for $13-15. Past the prices the service is slow the 1980's rubber table cloths were sticky and the hush puppies that they brought out when we were seated were overdone and crumbly. I wouldn't recommend this restaurant to anyone. If you want to spend $22-40 a dish for dinner there are much better places to go... If the prices were more reasonable I probably would rate this place 3 stars. read more

Lee's Inlet Kitchen - Fried flounder and a baked potato... $22 - Seafood Near Me - Murrells Inlet, South Carolina

Great service, wonderful homemade deserts, fried fantail shrimp was very tasty w/spicy cocktail sauce. Big portions at a pretty good price too. read more

Excellent food. Not so good service. Overpriced. I'm starting to lose hope in Murrell's Inlet. I am really hoping that somewhere in this plethora of food eateries there is a place that has the perfect balance of value, service, and quality. Hasn't happened yet. Most everyone I've talked too personally recommends this place. For a few years, I've avoided it, but this year thought I'd give it a shot. I like the home ambience of the place, more like you're dining at home than at a restaurant. From the moment you get out of the car and smell the steaks cooking, you are enticed. The parking area adjacent to the restaurant is filled with trees with Spanish moss. Gorgeous. Even at 6:00 on a Friday night, the wait was only 15 minutes, which surprised us. While we waited to be seated, they had paper menus you could look through, but with NO prices. I guess maybe it had to do with market prices and such, but that seems a bit deceptive. Once we got to the table, it took 15-20 minutes that long or longer for us to get our menus, get drinks, and get orders placed. The "free" hush puppies that everyone brags about are indeed delicious, but we had to ask for them. Our waitress didn't even offer. Our waitress, who was one of the oldest lady servers, was not exactly a self-starter. More than once we had to ask for condiments or refills, instead of her just filling them up. It took a long time for her to process the check too. My wife got the ribeye for $25, and it was flavorful and large. I got the fried seafood platter for the same price, and although every single bite was perfectly delicious, the quantity was definitely not $25 worth. I wouldn't call their breading true "calabash" style as they claim either, too thick. Now a recurring theme in the Murrell's Inlet places seems to be inconsistencies in kids meal prices and food amounts. I have a 10 year old with a voracious appetite and a six year old who barely eats anything. The kids meal here is $8. My daughter got a single flounder filet and about six French fries. My son got about 12 creek shrimp and 6 French fries. I can't afford to spend $25 for an adult portion for him, but he needs more than what he was given. At least with the $8 kids meals at Russell's down the street you a 1/4 burger. I mean, come on folks. Let me reiterate that the food was good, really good. But when your check total is close to $80, you expect a quality and quantity that this place is just not fully delivering. read more

Had dinner Saturday August 11, 2012. My wife said years ago it was one of her parents favorite restaurants in the area. So we thought we would give it a try. Have to say I was really not impressed. First clue was when I called to see if they had a wait and they said no. All of the many restaurants in the area had at least a 1.5 hour wait. However the restaurant has plenty of room and can accommodate large groups. We had a party of 12. Our server was pleasant and did her best to take care of us. She took our drink orders and explained the menu including items not on the menu. They must really be proud of their food-it's reflected by the outrageous prices. Probably in line with other restaurants for this time of year but hardly worth it. In fact, for the same prices down in Pawleys Island, the Chive Blossom Cafe has outstanding food. When our food arrived, our server, bless her heart, had no help from the back of the house, nor the front of the house. The food didn't come out at the same time. A food runner would have helped. Big failure in the restaurant business. I ordered the grouper grilled and it was tasteless and dry. I tasted no seasonings. Definitely not worth the price. Others had the usual platters of fried shrimp, fish, etc. No one in our party raved about their food. No one had a wow moment. In fact, lots of disappointment. Now it was time for the bill. STICKER SHOCK for a less than mediocre experience. Too bad. Had high hopes for Lee's Inlet Kitchen. But based on this experience, I have a hard time giving it one star. The star goes to our server. Probably won't go back. read more

We headed here to try out their food instead of the other Murrell's Inlet restaurants. You pass all the larger/newer places and it's on the right. Parking was in a lot and looked full but the place is huge inside and wasn't busy like we thought. It's an older colonial decorated place. And yes, lots of older people were here eating. But if you want a good meal, come here. We had the 'famous' onion rings. These are thinly sliced and everyone enjoyed them, even the people who hate onion rings ;-) The salad with the meal was enough for a meal. Tomato, cucumber, feta cheese, BACON, cheese and tons of crutons. Dressing was plentiful, maybe even too much. This salad was great!! Enough to share! The hushpuppies came with a honey butter and they were very good. Not too dry. Just right. Husband had Grouper. It was a special, and $29.95. I hesitated at the price but wow, it was 3-4 pieces of thick grouper. Best he had on vacation. Fried just right, and he loved the breading on the outside. He got a baked potato and had it loaded. One child had a grilled cheese from the kid menu. He loved it, and it came with 2 sides. I got scallops, broiled. That was my mistake. I prefer pan seared. I should have gone for grilled. They were a little undercooked and honestly, not enough seasoning on them. I think with more seasoning I would have been happy. My baked potato was great as well. They had homemade desserts and one child got the key lime cheesecake with strawberry sauce. It was yummy, but weird. Too many flavors in one dessert. However, it was good, so we figure the others would be too! Again, this is like a place the older folks would enjoy, but the food was good and we will be back when we come to town. They have an early dining option from 4-5pm with smaller portions and prices. Our server was very attentive and stayed on top of drinks. Great place read more

Restaurant Row boasts many establishments offering seafood in Murrells Inlet. Lee's is one of the top notch places to get at it. They have a multi-award winning She-crab soup ($7.95 by the bowl) and I would highly recommend their Broiled or Grilled menu items. We opted for the Grilled Lee's Seafood Platter... comes with choice of one of two fish (Flounder or Salmon) and two other choices such as fan tailed shrimp or scallops and the crab cake (by the way is way more crab than filler). Dinner salad or slaw rounds out the dish that goes for about $26. While casual, it is a family place. So dress up or down, just relax. Our waitress was Carmen who was just a pleasure. Is a family owned place for over 60-years. Great for large groups. Wine list could use some upgrades as most are mid to lower grade wines. Score: Food: 8.5/10. Service 9/10, atmosphere 8/10... Very good scores for MI restaurant row. read more

My wife and I ate here last night. Our waitress suggested grilled portions to my wife. Hit the nail on the head. The grilled seafood platter looked excellent and my wife enjoyed the flavors. I had the fried seafood platter, which was outstanding, but the shrimp and grits special was out of this world. The bold flavors of the sausage and shrimp complimented the grits! Loved the food! read more

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Old School seafood in Murrells Inlet One of the oldest places around. Very fresh catches. Ask for Violet if you can get her for advice on catch of the day. She-crab soup very good. Soft-shell crab very good. I have no use for hushpuppies personally. read more

This restaurant is the highlight of our stay on the SC coast! Lee's Inlet Kitchen is a must-visit when staying in the Myrtle Beach area. Murrles Inlet has a lot of great restaurants but none are better than Lee's. My advice is to not get anything broiled. Why? Fried is the way to go (hear me out)! Everything is fried in a style called 'Calabash'. Once you have it, you'll crave it forever. It's a lightly battered crust and it makes everything sweet and crispy. My advice is to get some creek shrimp (aka popcorn shrimp) with something else like scallops, oysters, or flounder. This is the place I dream about visiting for the perfect seafood meal. I miss it already! read more

This is our second and last try here. Although my she crab soup was very tasty it was not really hot when delivered and by the time I finished pulling crab shells out of my mouth it was cold. Let's say it had more texture than I would have liked. My crab cake was nice. My husbands scallops had zero taste. The people working here were very nice and our waitress was top notch. The prices..... for 6 scallops, one crab cake, one backed potato and a cup of soup the bill came to over $40 plus tip. read more

Good food. Reasonably priced. Excellent service. We took advantage of the early bird specials. Just the right amount of food without stuffing yourself. read more

Although this may not be the cheapest place in town, Lee's offers good value for better than average seafood platters. This place has been around for ages, and it shows. When we were there for an early dinner there were many older folks, and the decor is a little tired. However, the friendly service and delicious food made up for it. My husband, who can eat you out of house and home, ordered the Lee's platter which includes a lobster tail, flounder, shrimp, oysters, deviled crab, salad, she crab soup, and shrimp cocktail. He had to take some home! They give you full portions, not small or half size of each of these items. I ordered off the light menu (before 6) and found the same full portions. All the seafood was fresh and tasty. We waddled out of there two very happy Yankees. PS the Hush Puppies (free) are AMAZING read more

Great supper club atmosphere. Good food, generous portions, and a comfortable dining atmosphere. Lots of seafood choices, as you would expect in this area. I had a steak and it was pretty good. Done as I had requested. Wife said her shrimp and crab were very good. Lots of sides to choose from. I recommend the house made thousand island dressing on a salad. Desserts looked awesome but didn't have room to try any. May come back just for some key lime pie. Staff was exceptional. Plenty of available parking on both sides of the building. No wait on a busy Friday night. read more

We came here for Mother's Day and everything was great. Starting with the $2 Samuel Adams to the shrimp appetizers to our meal we loved every dish presented to us. The fried combination platter was amazing, and the service was very fast and great. I can't wait to come back again!! read more

Took forever to get our food (I mean an hour after ordering). Thankfully everything was warm but the soft shell crab dish was smaller than my hand, barely any meat. Asked for a salad instead and got a small plate of spring mix. read more

I was a little let down by this establishment. An institution in the area, they have been around for a long, long time. And you can certainly tell by their decor. Seriously, a little grungy in the corners and in desperate need of a remodel. The food was good, but not great, and they charged through the nose for it. My meal was a giant platter of seafood, nothing to write home about, but more expensive than you would see at a place like Bonefish. For the person that said that it was like Captain D's, I wouldn't go that far, but the way they plate the food is remarkably similar. I will say that the seafood seemed pretty fresh, so they do have that going for them at least. My wife's red snapper was also quite good. But not good enough to justify the pricing. Didn't seem to be the most kid-friendly place on the planet, either. read more

I came here expecting a pleasant St Valentines meal with friends. What a joke! A total letdown on Valentines Day. My first interaction with the so called waitress was negative - she reeked bad attitude. The attitude got worse from there. My meal was incorrect and I finally just sent it back. She suggested I just swap with my spouse because he also had the wrong meal. This was about twenty minutes after I had gotten mine and his had just arrived and was also incorrect! He certainly didn't need my cold steak and sides that weren't what he ordered. He then waited another twenty minutes for his to arrive - at which point everyone else at the table was boxing leftover food to go home. I had ordered a glass of wine twice - never delivered because she was busy. Perhaps she needs to get a less demanding job that doesn't require customer interaction. If I could give this place a negative rating I would. Save your money and go somewhere decent where they are at least polite to the customers and deliver the food you ordered in a timely manner. read more

I saw the high reviews and praise and was excited for my trip...The Hush Puppies were freaking amazing but I was let down in the quality department. The Crab Cake was average, the Flounder was average - everything seemed to be ...average, and considering the price, I'm not sure if I expected bigger portions or better quality, but I wasn't impressed like some of the other reviewers on here. Needless to say, I won't be going back. The service was exceptional though, She kept my glass full. read more

Coming down from Ohio do we rarely get treated to such food. Lee's Grilled Deep Sea Scallops were Out of This World. Tasty, perfectly grilled, and fresh with no grit. Been coming to Lee's for decades and they out did their selves this time. ClamCowder was a great appetizer. read more

Lee's Inlet Kitchen - These were the most tasty, fresh and delicious Scallops I have ever put in my mouth. And no grit! - Seafood Near Me - Murrells Inlet, South Carolina

Best Seafood in the Myrtle Beach area! I am so happy to have found this place. The grilled salmon was the best I've ever ate. We enjoyed the marsh walk after supper. Best meal of the week. read more

If your in the area this is the place to go. VERY GOOD. I got the soft shell crab. Never had it my waiter recommended for the first trying it to try it fried and he was right it was amazing. My mother got the stuffed flounder and it was absolutely delicious. The she crab soup was flavorful and the calamari was very good. The staff was very friendly they make you fill welcome. And the key lime pie was to die for the best I ever had. Can't wait to come back. Thank you for a pleasant dinner. read more

We went to this restaurant after seeing good reviews about it but I'm really not sure what all the hype is about. The seafood was good but not worth the cost. Make sure you read over the menu before you go. I'm sure if 2 people split a seafood platter then it would be more affordable. read more

We drove to Murrell's Inlet specifically for this place and was not disappointed. The hushpuppies are highly recommended. I had the sea scallops and was very impressed. They were broiled perfectly with a very fresh flavor. If you're in the Myrtle Beach area, do yourself a favor and make a quick trip here for dinner. read more

The crab soup was great and the signature cocktail was as well. Husband enjoyed getting his "fried fix" with the seafood platter!

You need to come to this place for the hush puppies and HONEY butter alone! No joke!! I don't even let myself eat much bread, but when I'm in Myrtle Beach these hush puppies are worth every grand calorie!!! All the broiled and grilled seafood dishes are divine! The green beans are very tasty. You don't come to a place like this and enjoy the side salad, which of course has bacon on it like every other salad I've ever been served in a southern restaurant, BUT the portions are generous, the food seasoned well, the wait staff very pleasant and worth every dollar. Also, many of the restaurants located around this family operated joint appear attractive but offer low quality food and extremely high prices. At Lee's you get what you pay for! read more

We always make a point to eat at LIK when we're in the MB area. We've been eating here for 10 years. It never disappoints! Their hush puppies with honey butter are fantastic and I always get the broiled seafood platter and the scallops are the best!! The staff is always friendly, the service is always good and we will keep coming back for years to come! read more

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We were steered here by our hotel attendant who highly recommended this place. We've been to Murrells Inlet before but the place we initially wanted to go was mobbed, so we went to plan B and took the attendants recommendation and tried Lee's. The ambiance and clientele was much quieter than we expected. Many older couples and multigenerational families! I started with the She Crab soup that was unbelievably good. My wife and I each ordered the grilled platter. She had the salmon and scallops and ordered them blackened, with fries. I had the Flounder with fantail shrimp with onion rings. The meals came with a very nice salad. Both of our meals were cooked perfectly and the portions were huge and they were hot when the food arrived! We both thoroughly enjoyed our meals and the service was awesome! We thanked our hotel attendant for the great suggestion and will be back! read more

Well, let's just say I was disappointed. I've heard so much about this place... it opened in the 1940s, written about in southern magazines, award winning she crab soup, etc. etc.. Nope. After eating there once I would not go back. The she crab soup was good. It had the consistency of clam chowder but a nice sherry flavor. The hushpuppies were weird. The tasted like funnel cake batter and came with what I think was cinnamon butter. I would have preferred traditional hushpuppies. I ordered the fried seafood platter and it was completely inedible. I left my plate with only 1 or 2 bites out of each thing. The fried oysters were slimy and gooey. The fried scallops were dripping with grease. The deviled crab (one of my favorite fried seafood items normally) had very little flavor and was undercooked in the middle. The fried fish had zero flavor except fryer grease. The coleslaw was interesting with a pickle juice flavor. Not bad. My husband had sauteed shrimp. He said they just tasted like shrimp and butter. No less, no more. He was ho-hum about them. Our waitress was nice. The atmosphere was quaint. We REALLY wanted to like this place because of its history, but as a friend of mine says, "Sometimes an antique isn't good; it's just old." read more

Exactly as we remember it. This is an every year tradition for our family since the 50's and will continue to be one. I had the fried seafood platter and it was great. Homemade Thousand Island dressing on my salad is a taste from childhood and so, so good. Wife had broiled stuffed flounder for the first time and it is now her favorite dish here. As good as the food was, the servers were better. Our server was in our age bracket, 50/60's and she knew her craft well and was the incredibly friendly and good at she did. I mean by that, very attentive to what you need but not hovering. Can't wait for our next visit in the fall. read more

We make the drive from the Upstate (SC not NY, come on now) to the beach at least once a year, usually more, and when we get there Lee's Inlet Kitchen is always on the itinerary. Start with some hush puppies, follow it up with scallops and creek shrimp (really tasty) with LIMA BEANS. Yes, lima beans. I get two sides of lima beans every time I go to Lee's. Just take my word for it, some random fellow online that you will never actually meet or see, ever, that Lee's Inlet Kitchen makes the best Lima beans in the history of Lima beanness. Desserts are good, sweet tea is good. Did I mention Lima beans? Yes, there are old people who eat here, just like there are families with little kids or teens. Lima beans. read more

I can not believe the reviews this place has. This was terrible. The stuff flounder was awful. I would not recommend this place. We tried it based on reviews & will not be going back. Not worth the money at all. read more

Perfect Everything was amazing and delivered hot and tasty. Only problem was the menu Some of us didn't see the steak and lobster option because it was small I found it and enjoyed every bite read more

Our family visited Lee's for the first time yesterday and we all have it 5 out of 5. From their famous onion rings, she crab soup, fresh salads, hot hush puppies and seafood that couldn't taste any fresher. We will have put this on our vacation rotation when we come back in July. read more