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    Whaley's

    3.5 (354 reviews)
    ModerateBars, Seafood
    Closed 11:30 am - 4:00 pm, 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM

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    WHALEY'S ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Divey
    Casual
    Loud
    Outdoor seating

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    HUGE PLATTER (don't remember name) - delicious!  We shared & both ate lunch from it the next day.
    KG C.

    Been here many times over the years (my husband's first visit). Very casual. Definitely a locals place. Excellent service - even though we were there approaching closing time. We shared a HUGE platter (don't remember what it was called). All the food was delicious. And there was enough for us both for lunch the following day. So 4 meals from this one plate. I had a shrimp & grits appetizer that I loved - very buttery and garlicky, but it may not be for everyone if you prefer the Tasso gravy flavor. Will visit every time we're at Edisto.

    bloody mary and modelo beer
    Barbara F.

    Even though we are here off season and on a rainy Monday night, the place screams "full capacity" and "fun" ! Husband had prime rib sandwich and I had crab cake dinner. The green beans had a little too much bacon grease, but they offset that by making my bloody mary "hot and spicy". Would come back again on next trip.

    fried seafood platter
    Cindy H.

    Oh so worth waiting for. We put our name in at 5:40pm and we're told 30-35 minutes upon return we were still low on the list and decided to sit at the bar. Great choice for sure, our bartender was very knowledgeable and friendly we ordered drinks and decided to order a big combo platter to share. It was enormous. After eating it with my husband I still took home an entire container full. So delicious with fried fish, shrimp, oysters, and a crab cake. Also tons of what they call raw fries but what they are are their own fried potato chips, very good, coleslaw too. It seems like a local place with little ambiance but a great local vibe. Had a great time and will be back to try the creamy crab soup.

    Can't remember the name of my cocktail or his beer...??
    Rose E.

    So it was a Monday night, and just about every restaurant on the island was closed...and my husband actually chose this place over the Waterfront. Well, the place was packed. For reasons I'll never understand, this place is popular with the island locals. Just as I remembered it, the place looked just awful...just like some gas station that it used to be. Possibly the biggest dive I've ever been to??? Almost to be expected, but everything was done in the crudest-cheapest of manner. Plastic utensils, paper plates, tin, you name it...almost gross presentation of foods. We started with their "award winning" Crab Bisque Soup, then my husband ordered their "Big, Ugly Smash Burger" and I got their Prime Rib Sandwich, stated as their Best Seller. Well actually, the soup was pretty good, but just not delivered hot. It was barely warm...and I feel sure it's because our waitress didn't deliver it when it was ready to go. My husband had to go get her attention to go check on the soup. We waited WAY too long for this soup appetizer. I was relieved, however, to see that we actually got decent silver spoons with our soup. Otherwise, we were just given plastic utensils. We waited way too long for the rest of the meal as well. When the foods were finally delivered, I must say that the presentation was nearly gross. I say that because the foods just looked so greasy and cheap...thrown on this tin plate with soggy paper over it. That aside, my Prime Rib was edible...but quite basic...and very salty. Definitely not the best. The crinkled Fries were greasy, but tasted OK. So were the Cole Slaw. Gross presentation aside, guess the foods were better this time around than the last. Service, however, was NOT as good as last time. I remember having to wait forever on our last visit here as well...but I recall that the waitress was better. This time, our waitress seemed nearly clueless. Granted she was this lanky teen but she was just off. For one, she did not look toward our table, let alone give us eye contact, even once! We had to tag her down 2-3 times...and that qualifies as Terrible. Despite the fact the foods were a tad better than last time, I really can't bump the ratings up due to its crude presentation of foods, use of too much salt, and bad service (inattentive waitress). If I had it my way, I'd never return here.

    Smash burger with FF
    Courtney L.

    We came in late for dinner. Savannah greeted us with a smile. She was very attentive and answered all of our questions. The restaurant does not serve water from the tap. You must buy bottled water. The wings, burgers, and salads were very tasty. The restaurant is more of a bar so it is a bit divey but overall we had a good meal.

    Mahi mahi I devoured
    Carson M.

    The food was very good besides the cheese curds definitely not as good as Wisconsin, but it is understandable. Prime rib was very good. Our server John was very good he even gave us free chips. I like the vibe here too. Very underrated one of the best in edisto.

    Outside.
    Harold N.

    They had a rough start this morning. The young lady who served us was awesome! She was very friendly and smiled the whole time. Lasted start wasn't too bad. They did get us out of the heat to open up shop. The kitchen and bar weren't ready for customers, but the servers up front did what they could do to keep us updated. Was food with the wait? Definitely! We got Caesar's salad, smashburger, and prime rib sandwiches. By the time we left in 1.5 hrs, we were fed and had a great meal. Side note we were looking at the photos on the wall that made Danny and his mother start tearing up because there was a tribute to Dan Newton on the wall. Danny's daddy. It was a wonderful experience.

    Crab cakes

    Southern living review said lump crabmeat. lol knuckle meat from a can and filler was crushed cracker. The only good thing was the service. Bar atmosphere

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    Awful food and very slow service. There was an ambulance outside. The outdoors was great so its 2 stars.

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    Not fresh, overcooked, served cold. We were very disappointed, especially since the other restaurants are far superior.

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    7 months ago

    Local dive. Everyone is super friendly. Just the right type of casual. Food is great. My husband loves the prime rib sandwich.

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    10 months ago

    Worth the wait! The food was delicious and the drink special was good. The staff were so nice and welcoming.

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    Great food and atmosphere . One of my favorites. It's worth the trip for me from Johns Island .

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    Service is friendly and efficient. Food is great. Fun spot to come by bike and sit a spell.

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    9 months ago

    The sushi nachos are an absolute WOW! Delicious! If you like sushi these are a must try at Whaley's. So innovative!

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    10 months ago

    I've been here a lot and you can usually get seated fairly quickly and the food is always good but it's typical bar food

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    Okay taste for fried food. Fried oysters and fried shrimp were way better than the crab cake. Definitely overpriced. Very slow service.

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    The food was absolutely amazing, but we ended up waiting for nearly an hour once we seated before getting our food.

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    The Waterfront Restaurant - Crab cakes, green beans, fries

    The Waterfront Restaurant

    3.9(280 reviews)
    2.4 mi
    $$

    Went for a late dinner. Charming place with friendly staff and broad menu. Decided to share a few…read moreitems. Started with crab cake, which was a good size and perfectly prepared with a nice aioli sauce and a few greens. Followed with the house salad - fresh ingredients and standard dressing. Wrapped things up the Flounder Sandwich. Ordered it blackened. Nice slab of fish on perfect bun with lettuce, tomato and onions. Delicious fish. Serving staff were very friendly. Atmosphere was warm and cozy like you would expect from island life. Couple of odd things happened that were new for us. We were charged for water, $1.50 per glass. Additionally, we were charged extra for blackened seasoning, $1.50 on the fish and finally we were charged a 3% premium for credit card use. This was our first meal in the island so didn't understand if these fees were usual and customary or specific to this establishment. Highly recommend without any reservations.

    1. Food: nice flavor fish and shrimp- batter is good-- fried food not greasy- fries- crispy and…read moretasty- smashed potatoes good, tea taste fresh-- we were told the lunch chef makes fresh soup and sandwiches everyday- 2. Service: friendly, fast, attentive 3. Ambiance: coastal vibe- casual Extras: ** restaurant clean, private parking - pretty decent amount of spaces, cute coastal design, bright , good calm vibe, there is a CC fee- bring cash if you don't want the extra 3%--

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    The Waterfront Restaurant - Interior

    Interior

    The Waterfront Restaurant - Nice size serving of mozzarella cheese sticks

    Nice size serving of mozzarella cheese sticks

    The Waterfront Restaurant - Outside view of The Waterfront. Plenty of parking, which is good because this place us very popular.

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    Outside view of The Waterfront. Plenty of parking, which is good because this place us very popular.

    Pressley's At the Marina - Bacon wrapped scallop skewers - overcooked

    Pressley's At the Marina

    3.5(202 reviews)
    1.0 mi
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    Came highly recommended and I must say it was very good. Restaurant is on the second floor of a…read moreboat barn. No elevator, so had to make the hike. Venue had a bar and about 12 tables. We were lucky to get a corner table with two views of the water and dockside boats. Wifey ordered the blackened salmon with green beans and a baked potato. Salmon was prepared perfectly with ample slices. Sides were a little disappointing. Beans were canned and potato was medium in size. Server recommended the stuffed flounder for me. It consisted of a modest slab of flounder topped with crab meat and covered with shrimp scampi sauce. Flavor was good, but price was steep. Came with canned green beans and cole slaw. Beans had a Smokey taste. Would return for another visit. View was excellent and server was very attentive. It was Sunday night with live music on the dock. Beautiful setting for a meal.

    The restaurant was not amazing but better than other places in the area. After a couple hours…read moreboating my husband and I stopped by for a small bite to eat and drinks. The upstairs and patio we're both open and since it was a little chilly decided to eat inside. The place was really busy. We were greeted right away and seated near the window. The interior was nothing special and similar to most Coastal bars. I ordered the Edistini which is a very dirty martini. It was a little too dirty for me (heavy on olive juice). I got a cup of the she crab soup which was good but the same time there were cold pieces of crab. Not sure that's how it's supposed to be served but it was good. We ordered the fried shrimp platter dinner. The two of us shared it and I was surprised that it's quite a bit of a large order and the shrimp were a good size. Other places I've gone in the island have been tiny shrimps. Typically, I am known to eat a portion made for two so I was impressed with the size of the shrimp and that meal filled up the two of us. I recommend giving it a try.

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    Pressley's At the Marina - Dining area - elevated.

    Dining area - elevated.

    Pressley's At the Marina - Fried Flounder, Boiled Scallops, Red Rice (and Cole Slaw in a plastic cup - not pictured)

    Fried Flounder, Boiled Scallops, Red Rice (and Cole Slaw in a plastic cup - not pictured)

    Pressley's At the Marina - Marina view

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    Marina view

    The Dockside Restaurant & Bar - Outside

    The Dockside Restaurant & Bar

    3.1(86 reviews)
    0.8 mi
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    Off season trip to Edisto island in October 2021. We left the pool at Wyndham looking for a place…read moreto eat. There were signs warning us that the service was limited due to difficulty with staffing. Yet, we were seated immediately on the back outside deck and served almost immediately. We observed three servers while there on this Tuesday early evening. The best part was that they allowed us to order from the kid's menu, which was just the right portion The three of us ordered the fried shrimp or flounder which came with fries and coke slaw. All was nice and hot when delivered and very tasty. The fried shrimp was lightly coated and had just the right spicy crisp.

    We were so delighted with Dockside! We were greeted warmly and were seated in the dining room. The…read moreoutside was already packed when we got there but it looked fun. The bar was small in size but packed full with entertaining guests and bar tenders. The waitresses were genuinely kind. Don't come in here if your a smarty pants uppity twit because this isn't some fancy little chandelier parlor room. This my friends is a honest living, fun filled, good food, hearty laugh fill your belly up kind of place. The tacos are delicious and the tarter amazing and Cole slaw crispy. Hubby enjoyed the shrimp sauce and detected abit of horseradish so that floated his shrimp boat (Corona helped) . If your hungry for good sea food then get on in here and eat!

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    The Dockside Restaurant & Bar - Dockside Porch View

    Dockside Porch View

    The Dockside Restaurant & Bar - Dockside screened deck

    Dockside screened deck

    The Dockside Restaurant & Bar - Outback

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    Outback

    Coot's Bar & Grill - Boom boom shrimp

    Coot's Bar & Grill

    2.5(205 reviews)
    2.7 mi
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    Hey, you know what ? Several other reviews about Coot's are not fair. We tried them out at the…read morerecommendation of a local who said they have great burgers. We went at low tide. Place was modestly busy but staff were attentive. Immediately seated, server to the table within a minute and drinks to the table within a few minutes. Wifey had a hamburger, I had a cheese burger. Burgers were huge, cooked perfectly and came with pickles, slice of tomato and some lettuce. Fries were excellent, hot & crispy. We sat outside on the deck overlooking the water. Perfect, although there was some competition from the birds. Highly recommend without any reservations. Would return in an instant. Our experience was superb.

    My best friend and I came to Edisto for Mother's Day. It's a very small place and there's not a…read morewhole lot to do there. We were down at the beach picking up seashells and decided we would try this place. You have to walk through a giant gift shop to get to the actual restaurant. We bought some stuff in the gift shop and used Apple Pay. Then we went on into Coots. It's a typical beach bar but very small. We sat down and waited for a while and no one ever came to take our order so my friend got up and asked the bartender if we could get some menus. Then she said she would have a waiter come over and take our order. A guy finally came and we ordered waters with lemon. He came back with two bottles of food lion brand water and little cups with ice. My friend asked if they have tapwater and he said no they only do bottled water and she asked how much it was and he said $2.50. We were not happy about that. Finally I ordered the buffalo chicken wrap with fries and also jalapeño poppers for an appetizer and my friend ordered the shrimp plate with fries. They brought out her food in a little square fry box and you couldn't even see the shrimp. It looked like it was only fries. The shrimp were so tiny it was pitiful. My friend was very disappointed. My food was better. The buffalo chicken wrap was enormous, and it was delicious. I am very picky about fries and their fries were amazing and the jalapeño poppers were too. I ended up splitting my buffalo chicken wrap with my friend because her shrimp were just gross and they were so tiny. It was ridiculous. Then our waiter disappeared forever and we were waiting there for over 30 minutes to get our check. My friend went back to the bar and asked the bartender if we could get our check and they had to go find the waiter and then he finally came back to the table. Then we told him to split the check and we have Apple Pay. He said oh I don't know where you're from but we don't take tap to pay here. We said that's funny because we just used it in the gift shop that is literally part of the building!!! And we also just bought gas using tap to pay across the street! It was actually kind of embarrassing because we had to go to my car and then dig through all of our stuff to find enough cash to pay our bill because all we is tap to pay on our phones... Needless to say we will never be back.

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    Coot's Bar & Grill - Inside.

    Inside.

    Coot's Bar & Grill - Jalapeño poppers with ranch.

    Jalapeño poppers with ranch.

    Coot's Bar & Grill - View from the deck.

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    View from the deck.

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