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awful. service was terrible. we went on a tuesday night when it was not particularly crowded, and on average saw our server every 30 minutes. not one offer for a water refill the entire time we were there. the fried pickles were pretty good. but the rest of the food was overpriced for the portion sizes. hamburger bun was soggy and meat was overcooked.

...mixed bag... ...my taco dish was just bandly blah tbut my cohorts reviewed their burgers as "not as good as poe's (sullivan's island) but pretty darn good.. so there you go..

burgers. burgers. burgers. if you like great hand pattied "non frozen" burgers. you'll dig this place ! the burger combinations are a little different but interesting nonetheless.

a creative burger chef lives there.. great burgers, not your normal burger joint. im 2 burgers to the good on the way to getting a knife on the wall. can get a little busy though.

the salads were a.mazing!! per + strawberry + goat = perfection ! we also added a little avocado and some chopped pecans!

much hype no substance. i, like many of you had to try this place after seeing on ddd and have been there three times. food is ok if you like paying $30 for burgers. the most consistent thing about pawley's is the very bad service all three times we visited. staff has never been friendly and all three times never came back to our table - you literally have to run them down. yes, that was me who left $1 tip after paying $40 for just ok burgers. don't worry, not coming back.

i always end up with a burger that is too tall to even fit in my mouth, or it explodes all over me when i bite it

first off i want to say that i greatly enjoyed the one and only meal i've had here, but the staff was so unaware that i will never go back or recommend it to anyone. i'm big on customer service and no matter how great the food is, i was that put off by the staff. sorry guys, just because they are attractive to someone, their attitude stinks.

i really like pawleys. they use local ingredients (which i love), they have enough of a variety that you can always order something different, and the outdoor seating is awesome. i do find pawleys to be a little pricey (especially with beer - i don't drink especially expensive beer, but i paid a dollar more for what i did order than i have

great burgers....dont get the pickles. the burgers were great! you need to come extremely hungry, pawley's means business, leave happy just don't get the pickle on the side.

don't waste your time & money. i was extremely disappointed in pawley's during my visit to columbia. i wish i had read more reviews on here before going. the entire experience, from the staff to the food was miserable.
we arrived on a saturday during lunch and had no problem with the 25-30 minute wait we were quoted. after about 45 minutes we noticed that multiple parties who had arrived after us were being seated. when we approached the hostess, she said "oh sorry! someone wrote the number for your buzzer number down wrong! it will be a few more minutes." we ended up waiting 50 minutes and watched people who had just arrived be seated before us.
we decided to start with the beer battered mushrooms we saw on the sign outside. they were completely flavorless. they were poorly fried so an exorbitant amount of oil had gotten absorbed. so we thought, hey, maybe just a bad dish, surely the burgers they are known for will be better.
we ordered the fripp island and the sullivan's, both medium with the franks redhot onion rings. both burgers were constructed with wet ingredients on the bottom, so the bun was completely soggy and useless. after cutting mine in half, i noticed it was not medium, but hardly cooked at all. it was red in the center and pink all the way to the edges, it looked to have been seared simply to make the outside brown. after waiting 15 minutes, i gave up on seeing the server again to request it be cooked more. based on the ingredients, i expected these burgers to be bursting with flavor, but they just weren't. nothing popped, nothing stood out.
i will say the onion rings were very good. they were crunchy, crisp, and well cooked. the onion inside was sweet and a perfect contrast to the salty batter. however, i did not detect any heat or spice from the hot sauce.
now i know this is minor, but they also charged more for the burgers than was listed on the menu. it was only 0.75-1.00 more, but i still feel that is dishonest. overall, the food was extremely overpriced, not very tasty, poorly cooked, and we barely saw our server. we waited 10 minutes to see him just to get some extra napkins, didn't refill our waters, and brought the wrong beer. i don't know if they have new staff since diners, drive-ins, and dives came to town. don't waste your time here, there are so many other places to go.

not even close to poes on sullivans island in terms of food, atmosphere and employee quality. i won't be back

overrated! the burger i had was so dry! may give them another try in hopes they were having an off day

awesome for a vegetarian b/c u can get any of their burgers w a veggie burger. a bit pricey but food is good for the most part. i'd recommend the fried green tomatoes

great & unique burger joint. if you are looking for a place to get a tasty... yet unique... burger... this is the place. definitely not your typical burger. pawley's adds unique combinations to their burgers, but it all works so well. i haven't had a burger there that i didn't like yet. huge portions and decent prices.