sea captain's house

what happened?. i have dined at this restaurant several times over the years and have always enjoyed thier food. i must have caught it on the wrong night because i had mediorce food , at best. the service was excellent, but i knew there could be problems when i arrived because there was a heated discussion taking place at the recptionist's desk between the executive chef and one of the matre'de's.

i was seated promtly with agreatview of the ocean. i ordered the avocado/crab appetizer and it was served fresh, cold, and quite tasty. the sea captain's hush puppys are still the best i've eaten anywhere, and they haven't changed.. still good, but the rest of the meal was awlful.

the salad looked like it was thrown on a plate. there were no spring greens, no variety, and the "house dressing" was boring, at best. the broiled oysters were tasteless. they were not seasoned at all, and the fried oysters were prepared in a batter that was soft after frying. it was as if they were pre-fried and kept warm under a heat lamp. i had to ask for chives and crushed bacon for the baked potato, and the amount of sour cream which came with the potato could have been placed on a teaspoon.

it is truely a shame to have one of the best seafood restaurants slip. the orginial owner ( who recently passed) would have wanted the quality to remain high. if the family is going to continue operating this restaurant, they need to restore it to the same level of quality that existed in the past.

everything was wonderful! the service was perfect amazing she crab soup all the food wasgreatexcept my husbands steak but hey- it's a seafood restaurant!

the hush puppies are amazing. the clam chowder soup was homemade and spectacular. had the fresh flounder which was also great. staff was super friendly and suggestive.greatplace to eat!

friendly staff and nice location - mediocre food.greatview of the ocean from the lower level seating . food very mediocre and overpriced. i had the crab cakes and spinach salad. the crab cakes were tiny and mostly filler- mushy and greasy - served with a butter sauce which was flavorless and a detraction instead of enhancement. the spinach salad needed about half the dressing and drizzled over it instead of drowned.. they should consider a mandolin slicer for the onion and thin toasted almond slices instead of the thick nut slivers ... my husband had the special and the fish was very over cooked and had been sitting.. not freshly prepared. my son would not even eat the kids grilled cheese as it was burnt on one side and very greasy. the wine was cheap (house cab) - dessert was ok though - don't go out of your way to get here

breakfast. buffet with fabulous eggs/omelettes cook,greatstaff and wonderful selection!

great good andgreatservice. a little on the pricey side but you know that going in so it shouldn't come as a shock. the location makes it all that much better.

really good food! i had the crab cakes. everything wasgreatfrom start to finish!

we always get a fresh meal here. wonderful shrimp salad and hush puppies. never had a bad meal. by far one of the best seafood restaurants on the beach andgreatatmosphere

horrible service, horrible food, avoid if you don't look like everyone else in the restaurant!!!!. i am writing this review to make sure my voice is heard:

if you come into this "fancy " eatery looking like you belong, you probably will getgreatservice, unlike the one we had. i wasn't even wearing anything remotely beach-like even. it was a proper shirt and shorts and my company had similar. but i guess it was not enough to assure the server or the one who seat us we are legit customers. we first sat at the bar, which was not cleaned or ready from the shift before, the bartenders and multiple others kept passing boxes around us and over our head. when we tried to order drinks, they rolled their eyes and made us wait for 15 mins before even serving us and told us we should sit at the table since they can't handle serving us food when real crowds comes.

food: for dinner, i ordered the grouper and my friend ordered meat something. i don't know about his food but my fish was overcooked to the death, not seasoned, and taste like it has been dead for years (aka, extremely fishy, you know the taste of fish when it rots?). i mean how hard is it to broil a fish correctly for a restaurant that is supposely be a "great" seafood eatery!! btw, the skin was rubbery too and kind of slimy. i couldn't even finish my food, but i didn't want to send it back because i just want to get out of there, which was delayed for half an hour since our server is much more interested in the table of nice gents next to us and kept ignoring us. wow, i mean at least try to pretend that we are people too, right? just because we forgot the golf shirts at home... 27 bucks for a rotten, unedible fish is still nowhere close to the service we got though.

bottom line: worst service ever in my life!!!!! horrible fish for a seafood place, i can make a better fish in the microwave.

advice: dress like you belong in their fancy restaurant of nice gents and ladies from the 1950s. hey, who say discrimination is dead should really try this place!!

excellent! crab soup wasgreatand the food was very good! worth coming back.

disappointed. made another one of our yearly trips to the sea captain's house. prices have increased yet again, and food quality is going downhill as well. seafood is their specialty and i ordered steak, but in a place this expensive, they should be able to deliver both the land and the sea very, very well. they used to, but it feel flat this time around.
they still have the best hushpuppies in south carolina, however, for the prices paid going only for hushpuppies won't cut it..


-----21 dec, 2011-----

the "go to place" for seafood. i'm not a big seafood guy - but when the family wants to go out for seafood in mb - this is the place to go. fantastic fresh hushpuppies, salads done up just right, and their food has the right flavors in the right places....steak and chicken tastesgreatand the seafood loves among my crew always rave over the shrimp and fish.

wonderful experience!greatfood, beautiful view, and terrific service!

delicious. i highly recommend dinner at the sea captain's house.greatfood at a reasonable price. the captain's muddle is very tasty with enough to take home. the hushpuppies are addicting. the wine list is a bit weak but i was able to find an enjoyable california pinot noir.

great views,greatfriendly service, good food and ample lunch portions; excellent selection of local brewed draft beers. this is a "will certainly go back" restaurant.

wonderful breakfast and beautiful view! i had the crab cake benedict that was amazing. the rest of the party had the buffet and everyone enjoyed it. good home fries andgreatservice.