This is a great place to first time for me. Outside doesn't look like much. Inside is a warm feeling when entering. I was greeted by Cloe. She sat me and was also my server. She was very friendly and very helpful. I had the prime rib sandwich with au jus. It was very good and plenty of meat. It was on a hoagie bun. Along with Broccoli. Overall service was quick. Food came out hot and tasty. Will definitely be back. read more

Amazing ribeye steaks with great service. Friendly waitress along with front hostess. French fries are so good, like carnival style. read more

Porter Jacks Grill - Ribeye ... Carnival fries and sweet potatoes - American Near Me - Manning, South Carolina

What a hidden treasure! We were "just passing through" and it was a couple of miles off the interstate, but SO worth the few minutes it took to get there. Our server told us it's owned by a mom and daughter who are also the cooks, so everything is made with love. We had a variety of dishes, and all of them were delicious. The service was great, and the music was right up our alley. If we lived here, we'd be frequent diners! read more

Excellent food and better service! Comfortable atmosphere. 2nd visit and will absolutely go again if I'm in the area!

Poor service not recommended Ask for table change , attendance not honor table change / we walk away never return again 7/22/25 read more

The ambiance threw us off a little when we first entered, they share the sweet shop and they have the option to purchase decor and other related items. The food is fresh and the empanadas we got were really great. I opted for a pork sandwich, the bread was really fresh and the pork was flavorful. For a stop on the way home it was far superior to the norm. The wait staff were all very friendly and welcoming. The only confusing aspect was it does look like they serve beer and wine but there wasn't a menu for it so we didn't know that was an option. Overall it's worth a visit. read more

Porter Jacks Grill - Buffalo Chicken Empanadas - American Near Me - Manning, South Carolina

Great bbq platter. We loved the ribs, pulled pork, cucumber salad, sweet potato hash browns, and onion tangles. Kids meals are great. Each kid meal came with a cookie and the hot dog was cut to look like a squid with a little face. Attached sweet shop is an added plus. And our 4 year old gave a big thumbs up to the chocolate milk. read more

If you are traveling on I95, take a detour to eat at Porter Jacks! The staff and the food are amazing! We ordered the Jack's basket appetizer - thin fried onion "tangles", fried pickles, and fried mushrooms with 2 sauces (one word - WOW!). It was a huge portion that could have fed 6 people! I had the flounder sandwich with hand cut French fries and my husband got the shrimp and grits. This place was worth the detour read more

Porter Jacks Grill - Jack's basket - American Near Me - Manning, South Carolina

So pleasantly surprised by the experience here. Wait staff was very kind, ambience was cozy and welcoming, and the food! The fried southern food of my dreams. Definitely worth a short drive off of I 95 if you are passing through. read more

I usually enjoy Porter Jacks, but the entrée vegetable platter was a complete rip-off. $16 got me 5 zucchini slices, 3 asparagus spears, 3 tiny broccoli florets, and 4 carrots -- barely a side dish, let alone an entrée. I had to add mushrooms for another $5, which only made it worse. To top it off, they served it on a small plate inside a larger one to make it look like more. Ridiculous. When I brought it up, the server just said, "I don't make the prices," and clearly didn't care. Then I noticed a sign that said all sales final -- which is outrageous for a restaurant. If food isn't prepared or portioned correctly, it should be fixed. My last time here for sure. read more

I was asked to pay for food didn't receive. The renter then tried to humiliate me to the other patrons. Just fill my order. Dang. I can do that and I'm just a grandma. read more

The food was outstanding, the atmosphere was awesome and service was super. Very pleased. I had Charleston Shrimp and Grits and it was the best. Love this place. read more

This is my first ever review. We chose Manning SC as our stop traveling 95 from FL to New England specifically to once again visit Porter and Jacks. Our experience this time couldn't have been more different than our previous visit. My husband and I both ordered shrimp and grits described as Shrimp with Chorizo and Peppers. What we got was more like Grits Soup with 6 small shrimp floating on top. Not only did you need a spoon instead of a fork to eat the grits, there was absolutely no flavor. After our server (who was wonderful!!!) asked several times if we like our meals were we honest. My husband had eaten the 6 small shrimp and I had eaten about half the shrimp. The grits portion was inedible. She took my plate back to the kitchen and returned asking me if I would prefer something else. I then ordered pork chops which were fine. Imagine my surprise when the bill had all three meals. Our server apologized but said that the she was unable to remove the partially eaten meal. This decision was made by the owner who was present. Eventually, after much back and forth and involving the manager (who was wonderful!!!), one meal was removed from the bill. In conclusion, service at Porter and Jacks was exemplary. Owners should stand behind their product and not place their staff in difficult positions. read more

All I can say its a great place and the food is off the chain...steak is better than Texas road house..The service is also great friendly and smiling faces..It's a very laid back and relaxing place...Y'all need to check it out. read more

What a great find! Service is so attentive and the food made fresh and outstanding. Warm and inviting atmosphere as well! Porter Jacks is well worth the drive from Sumter, we'll be back. read more

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The food was delicious and the service was super friendly. Their fried okra was absolutely perfect and delicious.

Great food, service and atmosphere! Best restaurant in Manning, SC. No matter the time of day or whether I go alone, with a friend or 2 or a whole group, Porter Jacks is always a great experience. read more

Great food and service! Food selection was great! So much to choose from and everything I had was amazing!

Really good food. Fresh and homemade. Our server Nathan was a delight. A great local stop as we drive south. Well worth a short drive off the interstate. read more

Great fast wonderful food, no complaints. Always ready when you're picking up on time, and they are just the nicest people ever!!! Food is great!!! read more

What an unfriendly, pos grille! All orders are final! FU! We have 4 WiFi connections, but you can't use any. Avoid by all means

Service and food were Great!! Everything is freshly made. The food was well seasoned and tasted good

Visited Porter Jacks the 15 Dec. Ordered my favorite, Charleston shrimp and grits, I had it before and it was good this time it was a disater, if I hadn't been with a group I would have it sent back, the grits were not fully cooked until they had body, it was basically liquid grits with no body or texture, thus the description on the menu was not any thing like I was served. I don't know who the cook was but they were not from the south, because no southern cook would have sent the plate out. Porter Jacks has good food and Iwill probably eat there again, if I order shrimp and grits, I will make the server aware that if the grits aren't right don't serve it to me. Ptice was $17.99 read more

Great food and exceptional service. Everyone was so friendly and helpful. Casual dining but still nice enough for a date night. We will be sure to stop back when we are next in Manning. read more

Food and Service 5-Star Plus Ambiance is fine Appetizer of baby onion rings, fried pickles, and fried mushrooms is delicious and a huge meal in itself. I had to have a scoop of their amazing homemade chicken salad. It is made with green onions and so good. I mean can't-wait-to-get-more good! Next time I am getting a quart to take home. My husband had a great salad and catfish stew over rice. He loved every bite of it. I ordered the seafood platter including flounder, shrimp, and oysters. I really didn't want flounder, and they were gracious enough to replace it with more shrimp. The shrimp and oysters were gently breaded and tasty. As good as seafood gets. Sweet potato waffle fries were the bomb! We saw the baker with fresh homemade cakes that I wanted really bad. I never miss dessert, but I just couldn't do it. We have a refrigerator full of take-home boxes because we couldn't begin to eat everything we ordered. Next time I am going to spend the night in Manning so we can do it again at least twice. Really, it is a great place to eat, and our waitress was a sweetheart. And did I mention the adorable Easter pillows in their gift shop? Had to get one. But I am calling back to see if they will ship me a couple more. The big square one with the bunny must hop over to me. PORTER JACK'S GRILL is MANDATORY in MANNING! read more

Amazing food And customer service. Ask for Cloe- the amazing server! Fun family environment.

I can based on reviews and food selection. Overall, a nice dinner. Confusion at the hostess stand as so many were doing take out orders and three team members looking confused. After 5 minutes, they asked my last name and I stated I am trying to sit and eat. They apologized and sat promptly. Server Chlo was training another person and both could not be nicer. Filet (MR) came out raw. They had to butterfly it as the kitchen couldn't get it cooked. End, food was tasty. Ordered dessert to go! read more

Porter Jacks Grill - Restaurant - American Near Me - Manning, South Carolina

My first time visiting this restaurant. I was taken aback when I first walked in because the decor of the restaurant looked like a vintage thrift store. However, I decided to give it a shot. There were some great menu choices. I ordered the fried green tomatoes with shrimp and my boyfriend ordered baby back ribs. Oh, and the sweet tea was good too. Everything was good including the server. She was very personable. I will comeback. I am just curious as to who the cooks are, they cook like my family members cooked their soul food. read more

Touch down!!! This place was great. Grime the food to the waiter tithe ambience. I would happily recommend the restaurant.

Ok, been in SC living for 2 years plus now. Visited a lot over 20 years. Last week went to Porter Jacks for first time. Service was great as was the food. The table for two needs fixed. Will be back for a 2nd visit. Oh Wife hand the big hamburger and I had the flounder sandwich and fries read more

You walk in and are greeted with a gift shop of sorts. It just felt out of place. We were seated. I can't exactly describe it but the place did not smell good. It was something odd. Furniture could be updated It was rundown diner type furniture For a drink I just asked for ice water. I took one sip and would've spit it out if I could. The water tasted like chemicals or worse. It was absolutely awful They don't offer any bottled water except for a four dollar glass bottle of water. So I ordered that because I figured the soda would have to contain some of their water also. I drank it straight out of the bottle because I didn't want their ice either. Ordered the food and the food was absolutely delicious. Absolutely no complaints whatsoever regarding the food. In fact, I was surprised that the food was as good as it was considering the bad start. I'd say get the food to go and skip dining in. That's what I'll be doing the next time. read more

In town on business and folks at hotel recommended this. I had the shrimp and grits. It was fantastic. That's one of those meals that is either good or not good. But this one was very good. Locals also recommend their steaks. read more

Nice place. BBQ platter-Ribs good, chicken good, pork chop below average. Service god.

Waitres was great and the wine was wonderful. Food delivered Salmon and 13 minutes later the fries came . Are you telling me it takes 13 minutes to cook fries after the dinner is served. Raw fries when they came. They need to get their act together. Not impressed with delivery of food. We eat out all the time and travel. Great ratings maybe a bad night. But the back of your house needs to get their act together. Killed the whole night. Won't bother taking a chance again read more

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I'm sorry I don't have any pics but this was the best food we've had since we have been on our trip! Our hostess was amazing, my grandkids even gave her a hug. It was so cute inside with a small ice cream shop and the little things they had for sale inside the restaurant was also cute. My granddaughter celebrated her 8th birthday and she said that her day had been made after going there. Everything was homemade and sooooo good! read more

We all had ribeyes. Great choice. No steak sauce needed. Baked potatoes were good as well , skin and all. Nice fresh toss salad. Waitress was very attentive and kind. Decor was a rustic type. Went to adjoining ice cream shop for dessert. We'll be back definitely !! read more

Came here a few times. All visits were excellent. The best potato soup I every had. Ribs dinner on point. Great atmosphere. Great service. Clean. Plenty of parking. Would recommend. read more

The server we had was very friendly and attentive. We ordered rib eye steaks and my husband said his tasted a little sour. Our problem with the restaurant was the extra charges on our bill for the sides. Normally with a steak dinner the salad is one of the normal sides but they charged 1.99 extra for it and 2 of our other sides as well. I got a loaded baked potato so I knew that would be a little more but charging extra for that tiny salad was ridiculous. This wasn't mentioned to us before hand. We paid a lot more for this meal than we should have. read more

Omg perfect. Must have deviled eggs and fried oysters. Our waitress, Autumn gave great recommendations. Somebody knows how to cook a steak read more

Excellent location. Service was superb and the food was outstanding. Will go again on my next trip.