in general I would say it is nothing special but for a fishing camp restaurant it has a lot on the menu and the food is pretty good. the Staff is good and food comes very quick. Very well decorated and feel nice inside. -also don't forget to see Cheeto the cat who lives there and is often outside he is so friendly! read more

The food was good but it was the rudest people I've ever encountered in my life it was very small place with not alot of tables the waiters really didn't acknowledge us at all read more

It was awesome food,service,everything. I recommend going here. But if you do I am warning you that it can take up to an hour to wait but the last few times only 30 minutes. read more

Good food reasonably priced. They have a buffet and menu. French fries are a unique cut. Hush puppies were very tasty. Redneck steak sandwich. (fried bologna) was delicious. Fried shrimp platter was fried shrimp. read more

fried oyster 4/5 ambience 5/5 service 4/5 Good spot to eat if you are staying at the location. Solid 4/5 read more

This is a hit or miss kind of hole in the wall. It's usually pretty good but it's never been bad.

Great little restaurant with a great view. Buffalo gator tail isn't on the menu but they made it for me anyway. Our service was fantastic. If we are ever in the area again, we will definitely be stopping by. read more

MacDaddy's Restaurant - Chili cheese tater tots and buffalo gator tail. - Seafood Near Me - Cross, South Carolina

If I could give this place negative stars I would in a heart beat. I would NOT recommend this place to anyone. We went in sat down, waited 25 minutes for the waitress to even come over and acknowledge us and get our drink order. Finally got our drinks after 10 more minutes of waiting, put in our appetizer order before she walked away. It took 45 minutes alone just to get our appetizers. We ordered gator tail and every single piece but 5 thicker pieces were burnt up. We then put in our food order and it took an hour and a half to come out. When it did come out my mother's food was COLD. She complained and the manager WAS SO RUDE AND UNPROFESSIONAL. She stated her only option was to eat it how it is or she can put it in a to go box so we could take it home and heat it up. My husband proceeded to ask her where in that is that okay when our food JUST came out after waiting that long. She proceeded to get SO LOUD, to the point the whole restaurant got quiet and then said she was going to get the cops to escort him out all because she didn't like that he was trying to say something about the food being cold. Then she PROCEEDS to harass us while we were checking out making rude comments the whole time. We watched 5 different family's come in after us and left way before us because their food came out. This establishment is a JOKE and the people who run it and ALLOW their employees to act like this is even more of a JOKE. HORRIBLE ESTABLISHMENT. HORRIBLE MANAGEMENT!!! read more

Awesome food awesome people Favorite item on the menu is the chicken wrap and corn nuggets are awesome! read more

Food was great. Lots of red tape Phone orders must be paid in advance, I went in and ordered then had to be escorted to the register to pay before they even started it, when it was ready it was taken to the register and each box was opened and inspected by someone handling cash without washing their hands before I received the takeout meals. Probably would eat there again but never will I order takeout read more

This is our go to restaurant for a lake day. They have a very long floating dock that almost always has space open. The restaurant has a buffet and sit down menu available. I've never eaten the buffet but it does seem like a popular option. The food is deceptively good. Everything from gator bites to shrimp po-boys, this place has a decent menu with something for everyone. I highly recommend the appetizer sampler. The restaurant is connected to a convenience store so you can restock on ice, beer, or a pair of sunglasses (to replace the ones you just lost to the lake). read more

I'm a local and I haven't been there in years and I was literally blown out of the water when I went to pay my bill! I ordered a rib eye steak sandwich, gator bites with a side of okra and a glass of tea. It came to $33.79 and I was shocked to say the least. The sandwich was 6" long with deep fried shoestring onions on top. The flavor was good but skimpy and overpriced at $14 andchange!! The gator bites were less than a handful at $11 and change! They were nothing to write home about taste wise and barely enough to satisfy a 5 yr old! The okra was good and nobody can mess up store bought breaded okra at $3, but again it was a tiny portion! The iced tea was decent. I wouldn't recommend this place if they were the only one in the area!! Run Forest run! MD was never like this and sadly I won't be returning! When I asked my server about the bill she agreed it was crazy and apologized profusely! The server was amazing and needs a raise as sh was the best part of my experience! read more

Got the gator bites. They were amazing. The gator inside on the wall was awesome. Servers were working hard. Will be back. Great people

Great Philly cheesesteak and the best fried catfish. Took the boat all the way from Wyboo just to have lunch there.

Be ready and be hungry they have a 1/4 pound cheeseburger, a 1/2 pound burger, and a 1 pounder cooked order with all the fixes. They also got a great patty melt an excellent Philly steak. read more

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Burgers tasted like charcoal lighter fluid. Got order to go. Person who took order was very nice. Pick up was easy.

Mom and I had the combination fried flounder and popcorn shrimp platter. Food was served hot and it was delicious and servings were generous! Service was excellent! We will be back! read more

Service was awesome. Savannah was so sweet and a great server. Food was amazing. Prices were good. Loved the outside seating.

everytime I order food that's not on the buffet it takes 2 hours to get your food I tried to order, to go food they said 15 20 min I get there in 20 and then proceed to wait 40 more min and still haven't got my food it's like this everytime they are really nice and hate to be rude but I'm tired of it read more

a great little place on the water. The steak I had was enormous! as was my daughters burger! ALmost Everything we had was amazing, our waitress was super friendly and was on the ball. The tea was SUPER SWEET, so we asked her to switch it up on refills from unsweet to sweet to keep the mix a little less sugary. We really liked the gator bites, although not so muh the sweet and sour dipping sauce. There is a little store attatched and although we were here at night, i think there is a campground surrounding this place but not sure. What i didnt care for was the she crab soup- dont get me wrong it is a ok Crab soup that is super thick and creamy. But it is not she crab. there was no evidence of roe and it was way to thick. I did not finish it and usually i devour she crab soup ITs not far from Rocks Pond Campground- so if you are camping there and need a date night- this is a great place to stop. HECK if you are on the diversion canal in your boat and need some great food- stop by- maybe you can call it in on your cell phone and then just pull up in your boat, pick it up and head out again! i really enjoyed it and intend to go back! FOR SOME STRANGE REASON I had NO CELL service here- I'm with AT&T so be warned- you probably wont have any either. I had to check in once we got back to camp read more

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The waitress was very slow and the food was made wrong. Never offered a second drink . Then we were trying to out check the lady running the register excepted all the people trying to leave from eating was Being told we had to wait while she went to get minnows I don't think so not my problem. You need a register in the restaurant side. read more

Our group had breakfast here this morning. The service and the staff were great and the food is phenomenal and reasonably priced. Best breakfast I've had in ages. Highly recommend this spot... read more

This restaurant is part of Canal Lakes Fish Camp. The Food is simple , not expensive ,has a diversified menu and Best of all.....the catfish is NOT FRIED GREASY. Wife had liver and onions . I had cat fish , loaded potatoes ( potatoes was a little under cooked but acceptable) and thin fried onion rings. The entire meal was good and i would go back read more

Food was great. Great service. Good location, Good small little waterfront restaurant!

Consistently GREAT service and pretty good food. We eat here fairly often, especially for breakfast. If you're looking for something good to order for dinner I highly recommend their catfish, which is always very good! read more

We really enjoy this place, always come by boat. All of our trips have been amazing, the food is great, fast friendly service and good people. The outdoor deck is a great waterfront dining experience and pet friendly, you have to lift them over the railing, but no biggie. Last trip for breakfast we had an unwanted visitor, a strange fellow that blocked the dock ramp with his golf cart then hovered near our table in front of a fan smoking....... Other than that an awesome meal! We will be back! read more

Always great fast service, my glass never gets empty after a long day on the boat that helps!!

Food is fantastic! Reasonable prices. Best in the area!!!! Highly recommend the crab cakes! Most everything I've had on the menus is delicious though. read more

Mediocre food and terrible service. Came in and waited for over and hour and a half for our food. Our waitress checked on us ONE TIME during that period and after waiting all that time, the food came out lukewarm and soggy. Piss poor attitude with no concern whatsoever for how long we were waiting. Will not be coming here ever again, I would have rather drove to McDonalds, which is 30 minutes away, and got my food sooner. read more

I've always had a great experience every time I visit. The food is always good and hot. Many items on the menu to choose from and we never leave hungry. They have a nice little store right off the canal. read more

MacDaddy's Restaurant - a boat docked at a dock - Seafood Near Me - Cross, South Carolina

A good place to hit if you're out for a day of boating with the family and want to eat before you head back home. Laid back, casual, "shack" atmosphere and decent food. I recommend the fried chicken, but the burgers & stuff everyone else got looked good too, and everyone left happy and full. Service was a little weird: several tables that came in after us were served before us, including a very large table of like 10 people. If we hadn't spoken up I'm not sure we would ever have been served, but when we were, things were properly cooked. read more

This place is in the middle of nowhere, but we had a good time. Sits right on the canal. Gator tail was good. Seafood seemed pretty fresh and well cooked. Has a bait and tackle shop connected to it. Would go back if ever in the area. read more

MacDaddy's Restaurant - Gator tail (with what I think was Polynesian sauce). - Seafood Near Me - Cross, South Carolina

Great food. Fast service through the buffet line. There's a menu that has your basic southern country fixings that you can order from. Their mash potatoes are fantastic! The fried chicken is dry. They get a lot of business from Santee Cooper's Cross Generation Station and their contractors. Their buffet line never has Mac and Cheese! read more

People and food were outstanding the view is breathtaking I real piece of heaven a perfect place to unwind and drink a cold one

After several years of patronage to this restaurant almost daily, sadly an era has come to an end. My wife and I are daily patrons , we never complain, rarely send food back even if wrong. Our check normally comes to about 15$ but we always leave a $5 tip regardless if service is less then stellar. We understand that people have bad days. My wife who especially does not complain at restaurants (fear of spit in food) decided today that if we were the owner of this business we would want to know if things were on a steady decline. I am a business owner and we have both Worked in the restaurant industry in years past. How the complaints by my wife and sister have been handled is unacceptable and as a business owner i am appalled. Macdaddys has just lost 5 very loyal customers. I hope the owners Ray and Sherry figure it out and remember they need customers, customers don't need them. read more

We ate here several times a week for years. That changed today. There were problems on several occasions with food AND bad service in the last month or so. I'm not sure what happened because we used to enjoy eating there. Since I would want to know if it was my place, I informed the owner of the problems. It seemed apparent that I insulted him. I wrote a Facebook review after I spoke with him and he responded in a way that let me know I had definitely offended him. He implied that I was a difficult customer who could not be pleased. In other words the problems all four of us in my party encountered were my fault. (I had previously left a four star review on Facebook but I changed it to a two star). Today when I made the complaint there were four of us at the table --every single person had a problem with their order and we had to get up to request drinks. Though it's a convenient location, and we love to support local businesses, we would rather not do business with this establishment any longer since there are other nearby restaurants that will provide good food and good service. (Hills Landing and Angels Landing are both nearby and are both better choices (in my opinion) if you're in the area. Both accessible by boat). --Five regular customers leaving and the owner let us know that that was fine with him. read more

Had Rays Burger, not too bad. Wife had a shrimp po'boy, it literally had 4 pieces of small shrimp on it! She said it would have been good, put 4 pieces? Service was slow, had to ask for a check, but other than that.. 2 stars! read more

literally the worst time I ever had in a restaurant. I have never had such a rude waitress. my group of three were there 6/5/15 in the evening and our waitress actually said "I don't have all night " as well as "can you read" I love the food there and I eat there quite often. No longer will I be eating there again. read more

We had dinner there this evening. We both had fried oysters and fried flounder filet. It was excellent! Our server, Amanda, was great, too! She was friendly, helpful and efficient! read more