View was gorgeous.. Food could be so much better. Dad ordered the She crab soup and had to send it back cause it was cold. Took forever to get our sandwiches. Crab cake sandwich was OK, tasted like it needed some more spice or something. Their location is awesome and the restaurant is beautiful. So much potential. Just need a menu revamping. read more

We are coming to this area on vacation and I am so disappointed to read the reviews on the food. What's up with this? Isn't there any interest in improving these lackluster reviews with some great food? Can Conch Cafe give us some hope that you are improving the quality? Please advise../ read more

Love the ocean view. If nothing else, go for the view. The food is good but a limited menu.Service has always been fine. Parking is hard during the season. But I have been many times and will continue to patronize. read more

This place is great. Sitting right on the ocean, outside with great food. The waitresses are always great and the food and especially drinks are great. read more

Almost no fish for a seafood place. Fantastic views though & decent food. A good amount of parking. That's about it, a little blah!

Great place for lunch- especially if you're on the beach. It was pretty crowded and the parking lot is a disaster (small and hard to park large SUVs or trucks). Good food. I would recommend it for lunch. read more

I visit family from time to time in the area and they really like Conch Cafe. For me, it has always been so-so but with a nice view of the beach but unremarkable food. Basically...forgettable. However my last trip in June 2015 was regrettably not forgettable. I ordered a fish sandwich with mahi. Bottom line, the fish was so dry, mealy, and tasteless that it was completely indistinguishable from the bread it was served on. My brother had the same thing and after a few bites we simply looked at each other in disbelief that anyone could serve that. The others in the party seemed to have no complaints, but no compliments either. I think yelp's "meh" rating is dead on. read more

Making this one short.... stopped in for lunch. Server was very good, and attentive. Kitchen was a little slow, perhaps due to a larger party outside. Fritters were good, and about as big as golf balls. Shrimp po boy and crab cake sandwiches were both plentiful and tasty. Beer was icy cold. A good stop, for sure. read more

Great location and view from the outside deck. Service and food were awesome and I highly recommend. The fish tacos were great as well as the crab cake sandwich. read more

Conch Cafe - Crab cake sandwich was delicious. - Seafood Near Me - Garden City, South Carolina

Great service and great food I got fillet flounder and it was amazing. The service was excellent and restaurant was clean I had a great time here and recommend going here to eat. read more

Absolutely fabulous food! You would never guess it would be more than just a simple beach side grill, but it is! Highly suggest the mozzarella sticks or stuffed quesadillas - so so good!! Will definitely be coming here again! read more

Food was good but worst service ever! Workers were rude and not friendly at all. We felt like we were a bother to our waitress and she was very impatient with our table. read more

One of the only places on the South end to sit right on the ocean for some Southern seafood favorites. Plus walking off the beach for a frozen mixed drink and fried bacon wrapped shrimp in a wet bathing suit and flip flops send this place into a different kinda 5 star ranch;) read more

Great place, great food, great service but please, please, install some ceiling fans to help with the flies out on the deck. You have the best view in town and it sucks having to fight the flies. The servers and bartenders were awesome! read more

We enjoyed the Conch Cafe twice during our ten day vacation. It was reasonably priced and the food was pretty good. The only complaint is that some of the appetizers were a little small for the price but overall very good! read more

The food was average. Ordered the fish taco which came with a half a slice of tilapia. Basic seasonings no sauces just very bland.

Awesome location right on the beach. Enjoyed Feeling the breeze while sitting on the wood deck drinking a nice glass of ice tea and enjoying some great South Carolina Style Seafood. This is our new favorite restaurant on the entire Grand Strand Area! read more

Have been going to the Conch for years. Family oriented, good food, has a bar inside and seating for lunch and dinner inside and out. The only thing I would say is a pain, is eating outside and the flys. It is hit or miss, but when they are present, it distracts from the INCREDIBLE OCEAN VIEWS!!! GO! Get the Conch fritters and a shrimp cocktail as an appetizer, continue on with your entree and finishbit off with a great carrot cake! read more

My family and I dined there during a recent vacation to Surfside Beach. The location is great for those staying at Oceanside Village or surrounding areas. It is a classic beachside restaurant where several diners show up in swim wear and some sand sticking to their bodies. The waitstaff is friendly and the view is wonderful from their outside dining area. The food was very good, perhaps not the best on our trip but the fact that we could stroll in from the beach makes this worth the five star rating. I wouldn't hesitate to come here again. The prices are reasonable as well. read more

The food was fine, not fantastic, especially for the price tag. The onion rings tasted off, frozen drinks were, again, fine....but seemed lacking in the liquor. The view is great being right on the beach though. read more

Great service! Great location- right on the beach!!! Fish tacos were small portion but good. Flounder sandwich was huge and delicious. Reasonably priced... we will return read more

Very good food and the restaurant is right on the beach with outside and inside seating. This restaurant also has a great bar and is very busy during the summer. However, this place closes during the winter months. read more

Great place on the beach. Excellent lunch! The Flounder Sandwich was huge and fresh. So were the Mahi tacos. Claire our server was very friendly & knowledgeable of the area. read more

Right on the ocean front. Best app is bacon-wrapped shrimp - absolutely excellent. Lots of frozen drinks to chose from, if that's your thing. Good place to grab lunch on the beach. Food is solid but what gives it 4-stars is the view and patio, beachy feel. read more

We like coming here as a family. It's pretty easy to get outdoor seating on the patio above the beach, which is nice. The food is really good, although a bit overpriced. They were accomodating and the staff was friendly. We come here for a more casual dinner on the beach for seafood when we are in town. read more

We had the bacon wrapped shrimp and salads. Two words- freaking delicious! It's a beautiful view sitting on the patio too. We will definitely go back! read more

Who could complain about eating decent seafood and drinking a beer on a deck overlooking the ocean? The food is pretty good, not outstanding. Everything is fried. I think I remember though, that if you ask, you can get it blackened or broiled. The food is calabash style, the little tiny scallops and shrimp. But I would recommend the flounder and the oysters. Service is good. I just wish they stayed open year round and that they served breakfast and lunch. Why waste that nice deck and view during the day? With Nibbles gone, we need a good breakfast on the beach place in Surfside. Come on Conch! read more

Came back the following night, as the rest of the family arrived. We put out name in and our number. The wait was 1 hour+. We were called in 30 minutes and we walked across the street. We sat on the deck and it was a very hot evening. Waitress was very pleasant. We had 11 in our party including kids, a toddler, and adults. Took 20 minutes for the food and when it arrived only one set of French fries were cold. The server replaced them with an entire basket at no charge. Our waters were filled with water and ice fairly consistently. Considering the big party, it was a very good experience. I had the po boy this time and it was really good. Too bad they close at 9 during the week, would be a great place to get drinks late night. read more

One of my favorite parts of the vacation is enjoying lunch on the patio overlooking the ocean! The food is delicious and the view can't be beat! read more

It's fine. They try and are pretty nice. The view is lovely. Service is fast and friendly. The food - meh. But this is not the worst place in garden city. It's better than Gulf Stream, ya know? read more

Great little seaside restaurant. Choose from sitting inside or outside overlooking the beach. Food is good and fresh. Havent really tried much on the menu as we normally stop for lunch or appetizers and drinks (try the margaritas). The staff is friendly and very attentive. Would recommend this place if youre is the area. read more

We went here for dinner and we sat outside. Great view and location. We had a nice waitress who was fairly attentive. I ordered conch fritters for an appetizer. They were ok, kinda doughy for me. Main course was fried oysters and grilled shrimp and it came with fries and coleslaw. Everything was pretty good, but I felt as though it was a little overpriced for what you got. I'm not sure if I'd go back or not based on value more than anything. read more

Lame menu, heavy fried selection. Mediocre at best. Better places for quality local fish.

Went with a party of 10 and everyone was satisfied. I would highly recommend the conch seafood sampler. The bacon wrapped fried shrimp, conch fritters and even the grouper were absolutely amazing! We're staying for a week and we will definitely go back to this restaurant. Reasonably priced drinks as well.. even on a Saturday! Even though they were packed the waitress was still very friendly and did a very good job. read more

This is one of our favorite spots. The atmosphere is very laid back and you can't beat the oceanfront view. My favorite is their fries. They are battered and crispy. Their daiquiris are great too! Also, the Seafood is always good. We often get the seafood platters. The service is friendly as well. When we went today, the air conditioner could have been a lot cooler and stronger. The staff and customers were getting a little uncomfortable due to the temperature. We'll come back, as we always do but we hope the AC is better when we do. read more

I've always had a good experience at the conch cafe. This time I went and told them that I had a party of 12. The waitress told us it would be a wait even though there was nobody in the restaurant being only 4 something in the afternoon. So we stood there for a few minutes as the two hostesses did absolutely nothing. They didn't try to push tables together or anything. They just stood there talking. Eventually they asked us to sit outside and wait. All they had to do was push two tables together and bam it would've been fine but no they didn't. It was about a 15 minute wait after that. Our server was great! Very nice young man. Only took 15 minutes to get our food. Food was amazing. One thing I did notice was that the waitresses didn't seem dressed well for a sit down restaurant. The hostess had leggings with draw strings and another waitress had an exposed bra and most of the waitresses had very short shorts. It just didn't seem very professional for a sit down restaurant. Overall the experience was good and I'll be coming back read more

Best seafood I've eaten. Great location, right in the water. I got the conch seafood platter and it was enough to feed 3 people.

We eat here every time we come to the beach. Outdoor or indoor seating, and as casual or fancy as you want it to be. It's child friendly, and the breeze helps with the heat during the summer months. We love the grouper fingers, crab soup, fries, buffalo shrimp... and pretty much anything they serve. It's our favorite tradition at the beach! read more

The place has impeccable location and a nice looking restaurant but after you get over that, it's nothing special, and I would venture to say it's less than special. 2 beers on tap when we went, Yuengling and Blue Moon. The rest in bottles. I guess I'm a complainer but it's 2016, if you have 2 beers on tap, and neither of them are regular domestic or craft, I guess I don't know who you're trying to please. I mean I guess I'm expected either Bud Light or a local South Carolina beer on tap. Call me crazy. Now the food doesn't really offer anything special either. Most of the stuff is standard. Everything you order has a taste like you bought it at the store and unfroze it. My soup tasted almost gritty. It was good soup, the flavor was right, but the texture didn't taste fresh. A lot of the dinner stuff seems to miss the mark in general. It's close but no cigar. It's food, I give it that much. I see the idea is to drink on the beach for some people. Maybe they should work on that atmosphere a little more. I personally don't find the atmosphere conducive to beach drinking, and I don't find the food good enough to make it worthwhile either. Place is just very blah. Probably needs some energy put towards what they're trying to accomplish. read more

Food was good as well as the service,very attentive server.A little pricey but worth it. The view of the ocean was awesome great location we will be going back again. read more