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    Catfish johnny's

    3.6 (27 reviews)
    Open 11:00 am - 9:00 pm

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    Casual
    Dogs allowed
    Good for groups
    Outdoor seating

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    John E.

    Great spot on the West Side of Columbia on Lake Murray - Chapin, SC. 2 outdoor covered bars with views of the marina. Food is classic bar and grill --- fried! There are salads and other offerings. Love music and docks for drive up boat access. Chill ass spot!!

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    Donna U.

    Awesome lakeside boating stop! Good food, clean bathrooms, pleasant quick service. Catfish Plate

    Catfish Jonny's is JPeters.
    Warren M.

    Awesome late Sunday Lunch with friends. Catfish Johnny's is JPeters, they just haven't completed the name change yet. The best JPETERS we have eaten at. Great food, view and service. Will be back!!!

    Mudslide and pina colada

    Came for a pre-dinner drink by the water and was not disappointed! Bar staff was friendly and the on-site band provided the perfect ambience to bring the day to a close. Try the frozen mudslide! Thanks!

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    Sherri L.

    Our favorite place on Lake Murray! 10oz burgers, great portions and kids meals. Live bands on the weekend is a plus. Great friendly staff, fair prices, accessible by land or water. Lake Murray NEEDS more fabulous establishments like this place! Great business models can be found in Missouri on Lake Of The Ozarks, aka: LOTO

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    Great food & great atmosphere‼ food is fabulous‼ location is amazing‼ service is always great & speedy ‼

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    Love this place! The food is decent but the music and atmosphere is nice. Will go again.

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    Come for the frozen drinks, catfish and live music. We went during the pandemic and felt comfortable because it's all outdoors.

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    Great spot on the West Side of Columbia on Lake Murray - Chapin, SC.

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    The Bistro - Wedge Salad

    The Bistro

    4.0(203 reviews)
    5.9 mi
    $$

    Great service here and Alyssa was the best delivering great service.  In fact she could be the twin…read morefor Kristin Chenoweth. We started off with some fried green tomatoes.  Everyone does their little twist on them and this place did the same.  Personally, I am good with them as is and maybe some remoulade for dipping.  Here they had a pepper sauce that came with them and cheese melted atop the FGTs.  Not bad and nothing killed or overpowered the flavor from the FGTs.  However, I did wish that the pepper sauce had a bit more kick.  I cannot remember the name but the drink of the much was a peach based drink.  It was good and it was not just some peach flavored alcohol but it was made with peach puree.  They had me at peach when she ran through the specials.    For the main entrée it was the ribeye at a medium rare with fries and asparagus.   You get a choice of a bordelaise or garlic aioli to accompany your steak or whatever you want to dip in it.  Steak was cooked to the medium rare as I requested and that is a good start because we know there those places that consider what you ask for as just a suggestion.  Good flavor from the steak with no need for the sauce as I found out and I just enjoy asparagus.    Good experience.  Despite this being my first time here this place gave the vibe as a solid choice.  One of those places where when you are unsure of what you want but don't want to risk something new because you are hungry or with someone who cannot come to terms with their food desires.  This is a that old, trusted place you can rely on when you are hungry and good service.  A first experience that went very well.

    Oh, this place CUTE cute…read more I was trying to figure out a place to go for lunch this past weekend that was good for a quick bite but also had some OOMF to it right? Ofc I scroll through Yelp (as one does - literally hi friend!) and one of the top rated is The Bistro. I whip on over there and, albeit confused with the parking sitch (you can park in the back and go in through the side where the restrooms are, or you can go in through the front? Yo no sé.) I was greeted by this gorgeous host who promptly sat me and a drooooopp deeeeaaaddd waitress Annie T, don't get it twisted, came with the suggestions and shoutouts I couldn't be more excited to get. I decided on The Bistro Bee Sting (yall, I mean come on.. look at that photo. DELISH!) and a turkey melt with some cheese grits as a side. So friggin good. A bit expensive but honestly 10/10 will be back. And GET THE BEE STING! I'm still drooling. 8.4/10 only because of price, but service, ambiance, and flavor were all 10's.

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    The Bistro - Whole scene.

    Whole scene.

    The Bistro - The chicken sandwich. (Order sauce on side if you don't like super hot- it worked)

    The chicken sandwich. (Order sauce on side if you don't like super hot- it worked)

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    Liberty Tap Room - Fish N' Chips

    Liberty Tap Room

    3.0(372 reviews)
    1.1 mi
    $$

    Some friends and I gathered for a lakeside luncheon this Thursday afternoon at Liberty On The Lake…read moreat the Irmo location. This was my first time experiencing this venue, and I honestly was pleasantly surprised. From being greeted at the door and shown to our table, ordering our food to even having our waitresses snap a few photo's to document our visit, I was very impressed with the staff's attentiveness and willing to offer suggestions, and see our food was prepared promptly, and to our tastes. We chose to visit during lunch, so I ordered the Philly Cheese steak sandwich which came with fries, and it was very tasty. My friend ordered the fish & chips, which he said was also very delicious, his wife ordered shrimp with hushpuppy's, and I tried one, that cinnamon butter sauce pairs very with with the hush puppy's. The atmosphere for a lunch crowd was very chill, some soft music playing in the background, but not overpowering to limit conversation, the staff was friendly, and the food was tasty, with decent portions, and more importantly - Reasonably Priced. I can't wait to return again soon, and bring some friends along to share a new spot to enjoy some terrific food at Liberty On The Lake.

    Liberty Tap Room is a place I've heard a lot about but never had the chance to visit...until…read morerecently. I tried to place a to-go order online but there was no option for in-person pickup. It only allowed me to order through a food delivery service. I live 200 ft away so I was just gonna walk there and pick it up. If there was a way for me to order online without a delivery service, then it wasn't clear to me on the website. The food was okay at best. I got the fish n chips. It was good...not great...just good. Fish was fried well and the fries were tasty. The person at the desk who took my order and the girl standing beside her acted as if seeing me was the last thing they wanted to do that day. I placed the order, asked where to wait for the food, and one girl said "you can't stand right there, wait outside, sit at the bar...I don't care where you wait" in a very snide and rude tone. The person who brought the food to me asked my name, handed me the food, and walked away. I said thank you but she was just gone. I left saying "have a good day" and the host at the register just stared at me. From what I could see of the inside, it looked nice. Probably won't be back to see more of the restaurant. For a place of high esteem as Liberty Tap Room, it definitely failed me on the service portion. Major turn off for me.

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    Liberty Tap Room - Yum

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    View of lake.

    Catch 22 - Salmon Dinner

    Catch 22

    4.3(100 reviews)
    5.3 mi
    $$

    Hands down one of our absolute local favorites. Every time we visit we leave with full bellies,…read moregreat memories and pleased. I love their crab cakes! I really need to try something new, but it's my favorite. My kiddos love their steak and crab legs. We've always found the crab legs to be reasonably priced. Their specials rotate, but you are bound to find something amazing! My husband tries a new dish each visit and always says they're fantastic! It's a great spot and I highly recommend a visit!

    We are in Chapin, three to four times a year. Visiting our son and DIL. Our favorite go to seafood…read morerestaurant is Catch 22. Food is always delicious, good service and the draft beer cold. The prices are reasonable compared to SoFlo. My favorite thing is their hush puppies. Perfectly fried and soft on the inside. We usually go for dinner. This time we were there for lunch. We ordered the special Mahi with a side of fries. My husband Mahi was served blackened, delicious fresh and perfectly cooked. I ordered the grouper bites with two sides, sautéd veggies and hush puppies. The grouper was fresh, plentiful. I usually order the fried green tomatoes and the hush puppies as a starter. We have also had the pasta and the crab cakes, equally delicious. Menu also offers burgers, sandwiches, wings and vegetarian options. There's outdoor seating. And parking in the back. Highly recommend.

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    Catch 22 - Delicious Ahi tuna at Catch 22. Great food, good prices, friendly service, and dog friendly patio! We will definitely be back soon!!

    Delicious Ahi tuna at Catch 22. Great food, good prices, friendly service, and dog friendly patio! We will definitely be back soon!!

    Catch 22 - Grilled Mahi with a blue crab and shrimp topping.

    Grilled Mahi with a blue crab and shrimp topping.

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    Rusty Anchor Restaurant - Mini Corn Digs and Fries (impatiently half eaten)

    Rusty Anchor Restaurant

    3.3(59 reviews)
    0.0 mi
    $$

    So we love coming here as it's close and has good food. I will say that the last time we came was…read moreon the 4th of July weekend, and it was not super busy. We did have someone with a wheelchair with us, and we came by boat. The boat dock hands at first were telling us we could only park one way on one side of the dock, which works great for pontoon boats, but we are wake surf boats, and are not able to be tied off, and getting our passengers off was also not going to work that way. So then we tried to go inside, and that also was not great. Wake surf boats do not turn easily like others. So we left the area, and then they finally let us park the normal way we do, and we got our passengers all out safely. I understand wake surf boats are not as common, so having some flexibility with docking would go a long way for sure. The ramps are great, we had to eat outside because of our big party. We wanted to move the tables together, but they have them bolted to the floor, so we had to split up for dinner. Food was great, and our waitress was super helpful. We were able to eat on the lake and have a great time doing it. We were all so tired on the way back home.

    One of the worst restaurant experiences I've had in a while! We live minutes away, and had been at…read morethis location under three different names before, so we decided to try the Nauti Turtle for a quick Sunday night dinner. The food is average and the service was overall ok, but the atmosphere was what pretty much ruined the experience. They have their own private boat dock, and generally pleasant outside seating area, especially on a warm evening. This time, however, somebody had decided to dock their boat right outside the restaurant's seating deck, and leave their music on, blasting whatever they thought was appropriate and counting as good taste. We could not even talk to each other over it, it was so loud, and both my husband and I left with massive headaches and in a hurry. We asked a server if they could do anything about it, but they came back saying they had talked to a manager and nothing can be done, since they have no idea who the boat belonged to. I have a hard time believing that they have so little control over their own dock, but they seemed to have zero interest in finding a solution so we opted to leave instead. And we will not be coming back.

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    Rusty Anchor Restaurant - Buffalo Chicken Tenders and Fries

    Buffalo Chicken Tenders and Fries

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    Chophouse of Chapin - Try our butcher boards

    Chophouse of Chapin

    3.8(121 reviews)
    5.1 mi
    Locally owned & operated
    Happy hour specials

    Great spot! Great selection of bourbon, they also had a phenomenal Shiraz, Molly Dooker, from…read moreAustralia. The chef chose to go to the snow crab instead of blue crab for the crabcakes. Great choice it was delicious, but the food was especially remarkable, one thing about the crabcakes is the pickled vegetables done in house, wonderful flavor and especially the thickness of the slice and vegetable choice. The steak was very good. Although I'm from Montana, so I've got a little spoiled on good steak from home. Shrimp was cooked to perfection. Really amazing, people always overcooked shrimp. The ambience is open and big was a little too hot to eat outside but it's nice That such a wonderful restaurant had outside seating. One thing that really shined was the service. The bartender was a young lady who was in training. But she always had a big smile was unbelievably helpful and attentive. The key when training and learning something new to you is have a good attitude about it it always shines forward. I had management and multiple staff people check in and ask me how I was doing. Overall service was beyond words, especially the bartender in training, Katherine. One thing that's just a personal preference, I don't think high-quality steakhouses should use serrated blade knives. A good sharp steak knife cuts meat differently. A good steakhouse should take the time to sharpen and have a good knives. Serrated blade knives are for info-commercials

    My husband and I ate here last night 2/28/26. The atmosphere and staff were pleasant and helpful…read more The meal however was repeatedly substandard. We started with the deviled eggs which seemed like they didn't even try to add flavor. Only one person in the group ordered steak which was not cooked to the order, and was completely unevenly prepared. Two people in the group ordered the burger which were ordered as medium and came overly well done. The prices are the only high end items on the menu. I have no problem paying for a decent meal, however the Chophouse of Chapin needs to address the food quality. I would advise to go elsewhere for your dinner plans.

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    Chophouse of Chapin - Full bar + signature cocktails

    Full bar + signature cocktails

    Chophouse of Chapin - Great seafood options!

    Great seafood options!

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    Options for every palette

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