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    Coot's Bar & Grill

    2.6 (209 reviews)
    ModerateAmerican, Bars, Pizza
    Closed 11:00 am - 2:00 AM (Next day)

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    What's the vibe?
    Juke Box
    Casual
    Touristy
    Good for kids

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    Coot's dining tables.
    Stacy C.

    Leaves you expecting more. The building is big and front facing the ocean. You expect to walk in to a spacious restaurant and bar with arguably one of the best locations on the beach but is surprisingly not what you expect. The is a nice place for a drink and maybe a little karaoke on a good day but the majority of the building is a gift shop and the bar area and even outside seating area overlooking the beach is small. The service is not great and food options are very limited.

    Buffalo chicken wrap with fries and ranch.
    Jerina M.

    My best friend and I came to Edisto for Mother's Day. It's a very small place and there's not a whole 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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    Edward P.

    Cool place that's right on the beach in Edisto. Nice view views of the ocean from the deck. The drinks that we had were the Edisto Breeze and Gentleman Smuggler. They were nice and strong for the most part. The bartender was a nice guy and got our drinks quickly. We didn't stick around for any of the food, but they have a very basic menu. Overall, I probably come back if I was in Edisto, but I'm not really a fan of the beach here so I probably won't be back.

    Elizabeth H.

    I can't believe they turned this bar into a gift shop. When I lived and worked here, they had dart boards and pool tables and a lot more space. Now you have to walk through the entire stupid gift shop to get to the bar in the back. When I worked here, they wouldn't let people onto the back deck because it was "unstable." I can only hope they fixed that since then, because we were definitely allowed out. The view is great, and it's a classic local spot. The bartender was nice, but the cocktails were basic. Not exactly a cocktail, spot, though, so it's hard to complain.

    Cheese pizza price - $15. This is from their Facebook. They refused to honor - said it's 19
    Dave K.

    Absolutely one of the rudest experiences I have ever came across and I have worked in the customer service field for well over 20 years. I went online and researched their prices before ordering and their menu doesn't watch what's online. She said ("oh that's not our website. Where IS your website then? I googled and looked and saw nothing. Even now as I am writing this. I see nothing. Their Facebook lost and three other websites ALL showed the $15 - yet they charged me $19. I pointed that out and got belittled. Not only did they refuse to honor the difference, the manager belittled me because I was using discovery dollars that I was using to pay for. I wouldn't go so far as to write this review of the manager wasn't so rude and insulting. In the end $6 isn't a big deal. What IS a big deal is how. Place treats its customers - and this attitude was without a doubt insulting and disrespectful. A place like this likely gets a lot of their income from tourists and the like. I can tell you this - she has no respect whatsoever. Next time I will just get frozen pizza from food lion. It's better than the pizza served there anyway. I don't go on vacation to be insulted and I don't recommend this place to anybody - not for the food and especially not for the service.

    Amy S.

    This place doesn't get enough love. It's exactly what it is supposed to be to be, a dive bar. There are a lot of great things about it: - they are open later and more often then any other place, so you always have somewhere to go - their pizza is great! - their apps are good, definitely try the shrimp, we go back multiple times just for this! - they have bands!! - they have seating off the ocean!! They have fruity drinks if you are so inclined. Beer and liquor drinks are always good. Wine...meh. People don't come here for the wine, so drink at your own risk. Maybe ask if the bottle is newly opened. I had good luck my last trip. Drink and silverware seem clean-ish, I think they need a rinse agent in their dishwasher. They do tend to be busy, so don't be in a hurry. It's not called Edi-slow for a reason, and almost all of the restaurants are the same. Everyone is very nice. There is also a gift shop with lots of Edisto and Coots branded merch. We normally get matching shirts for our yearly family picture. Eat More Coot!

    Edisto Beach

    My first trip to Edisto Beach and I must say it was awesome. Free parking right next to the beach access and short walk to water. Kids got hungry so we left our chair and blanket went to coots and it was great. We had shrimp po boys chicken wraps boom boom shrimp and cheese sticks. Food was tight, would definitely recommend. Will be going back. Absolutely loved my experience.

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    The food and service was great and the view of Edisto beach its great to have lunch and see the ocean

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    I ordered pizza, NEVER GOT IT! 3other tables received theirs & ordered after me, STAY AWAY.... RUN..... Not a reputable place to eat

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    7 months ago

    In town during the off season. Great burger and enjoyed getting to chat with the locals.

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    Really neat atmosphere, has direct ocean views. Food is ok, drinks are fantastic. There is definitely value.

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    Used to be good, now it's terrible. The servers don't know how to make a good drink, and the food is overpriced junk.

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    The mild wings were delicious. Pizza was only ok. Barely any sauce. Waitress was friendly.

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    Whaley's - Crab shrimp bisque

    Whaley's

    3.5(357 reviews)
    2.7 mi
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    While visiting Edisto Island, we decided we didn't feel like going out to sit down and eat, so we…read moredid a quick search for somewhere nearby to grab a pickup order and landed on Whaley's Restaurant & Bar. Ordering was quick and easy with no issues at all. When we arrived, we waited a short bit at the bar while the food was being prepared, but nothing too bad. Overall, the food was pretty good! The crab bisque was delicious and definitely one of my favorite things we ordered. The crab cake was tasty too, although it was a little more breaded than I personally prefer. The fried stuffed bacon-wrapped shrimp was probably the biggest disappointment of the meal, but not terrible. My friend enjoyed her food she ordered, though I can't remember the exact name of it. Service was decent -- nothing over-the-top amazing, but the staff wasn't rude either, so I'll take it! Overall, I'd give Whaley's about a 3.5 to 4-star experience. I'd probably go back, and if you're in the area looking for a convenient seafood spot near the beach, I'd say give them a shot!

    We chose this restaurant due to reviews and proximity. We…read morearrived shortly after their opening at 5p.m. on a Wednesday. The restaurant was somewhat busy, even then. (This is considered the early side of Spring Break.) Adair was our server, and was prompt and friendly! He was all we could have wanted in an efficient server. I was disappointed that the only water they served was bottled. Therefore, Pinot Grigio it was!!!! We received drink orders promptly and Adair asked for our food orders. We were an easy group. Two shrimp baskets with raw fries (which to the unaware are house made chips), a Fried flounder basket with regular fries, and two kids cheeseburgers, with regular fries. The seafood orders also come with slaw and hush puppies. Later, Adair told us they were out of hush puppies. Adair went the extra mile and brought me a bottled water due to HIS perceived wait for our food. The fried shrimp were "gulf size" and perfectly cooked! Breading was light and not overdone! The founder was tender and flaky, the cole slaw was not of the "food processor" variety, and the fries were good, (crinkle cut). This was a very good "family trip" restaurant stop. We generally cook every night, this restaurant needed to provide the "shrimp" cravings of two of us! We will return on future visits!!! This is a place that has been around since 1948. Just know the venue is in an old gas station which suited me!!!! My daddy was a Gulf oil dealer in the 60's-1980's. Enjoy!

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    Harris Teeter - This is the signage for the natural and organic meat nonexistent

    Harris Teeter

    3.4(59 reviews)
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    Noah is the goat! He helped us and he was the nicest person in the store. and he helped my friend…read morewhen she got glass in her shoe.

    It's the only grocery store available at Freshfields, and most of the time it gets the job done…read morejust fine. Anyone who's stayed on either Seabrook or Kiawah Island is most likely intimately familiar with this Harris Teeter. On many visits, we've found this store to be relatively well-stocked. However, the week before Easter was definitely a busy one for this store, and they were cleaned out of a lot of their typical offerings. For example, their take-and-bake pizzas are an easy and decent dinner after a day at the beach, but to our surprise, there were none left when we stopped in around 5 PM on a Wednesday. I'm confident that this not a regular occurrence - but something to note if you're visiting during the busy season. I will echo other reviewers that mentioned narrow aisles and an interesting layout. This store is definitely on the smaller side, and can feel crowded when there's multiple people in one aisle. One way to avoid this is shopping outside of peak hours ... early in the morning our later at night. The cashiers are mostly friendly and always fast. If you come from a state with Kroger or Fry's instead of Harris Teeter, rest assured that you can still input your phone number for your shopper rewards. Another positive is that I haven't noticed a difference in prices from this store and non-touristy grocery stores. Again, it does the trick for being the only grocery store at Freshfields. However, it could certainly use a little love and a few updates.

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    Eww... Something spilled in the frozen area.

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