If you are a foodie, or one who actually just likes good food, this, sadly, is not the place for you. I ordered oysters as an app. My first mistake. They came in a heap, bathed in preservative-laden juice with a metallic taste, lying on a wilted lettuce leaf. Inedible. My second mistake: ordering broiled fish in a place where literally EVERYTHING is fried. It was utterly tasteless and dry as an emery board. An emery board might have been a tastier alternative, come to think of it. My side house salad was iceberg lettuce with exactly two tiny pieces of tomato. The green beans had been cooked since the Middle Ages sometime. They were not even green. Gray green is not a good color for vegetables. On the bright side, the coleslaw in the paper cup was kind of good and the service was friendly and attentive. I was not charged for my meal, which was the kind and fair thing to do. My husband said it was worst meal he had ever eaten. Ever. And he lived in Indiana, so you know he has eaten some crappy meals. He has never been to prison...I would assume that food is worse. I am only making an assumption here. read more

I've been coming here for years. Service and food is pretty consistent. It's never disappointed my family or I. The scenery is nice as well.

We visit this restaurant when we want fried shrimp. In sharp contrast to lots of reviews on this site for this restaurant, we ALWAYS have fast, friendly service. They are always extremely accommodating for our three children. We have never been served cold or undercooked food. Always enjoy a fried meal here! Just don't go in expecting health meal or elegant atmosphere. read more

Tonight dinner was a mix of seafood, steaks and burgers. This is a long standing place to eat in calabash. Food is always good. Very casual. Calabash style shrimp is always a good choice. The five of us ate for about $80. read more

Fried fried fried.. everything is fried and thus ruins the freshness. I had the broiled salmon (only thing not fried on the menu) and it wasn't bad but there are way better options around read more

Dockside is definitely a new staple on our list of Calabash restaurants to visit when on vacation. The menu isn't very expansive, but it doesn't need to be because what they do, they do it well. Portions are big so save some room! We had an average sized party of 6 and didn't have to wait more than 20 minutes or so on a busy night. Let me say, these waiters/waitresses mean business and must have to be able to lift like 50 lbs or so! They load their serving trays with so much and walk around with them like it's no big deal. They are pleasant and friendly but move quickly and get the job done. Our waitress kept the hush puppies coming and our drinks full, even dropped off a pitcher so we wouldn't run out of water (some people think that's lazy - I think it's smart when it's super busy). Anyways, they serve great seafood, Calabash style, though I do wish they had more options that weren't fried. I got the stuffed shrimp plate. When it arrived I first thought, "that's a small portion", but once I took a bite of the shrimp stuffed with crabmeat and deviled crab stuffing, it was so rich I couldn't finish them all. The Large Seafood platter is the best way to try multiple things (all fried Calabash style). The flounder was delicious - light and flakey - along with shrimp and deviled crab. I highly recommend Dockside for a dinner in Calabash! read more

I've been coming here for the past 15 years and we'll keeping coming for another 15, great food, great view, and family friendly atmosphere!

Great bang for your buck! Plates were filled to the brim and you'd be nuts to walk away hungry. Best fried seafood in myrtle beach!

All food is fried and my scallops were not fully cooked a combination platter was served and once received the shrimp were tiny inch long shrimp that you can purchase from a can and this was not indicated on the menu Still up 6 hours after dining unable to sleep due to poor food quality. In all this dining experience was unfavorable and I would not recommend this establishment at all !!! read more

My wife and I stopped in during dinner hour on a Saturday but only had a 20 min wait. Our waitress Jessica, was at the table within a minute to get out drink order. She was attentive and knowledgeable of the menu. She hustled and always had a genuine smile on her face. My wife's fried shrimp and my deluxe seafood platter was on the table within 10 minutes. Other than a little over done on the deviled crab, both meals were plentiful and tasty. I would recommend Dockside and we plan on returning. read more

Very poor meal. Tried six different items at table & all were cooked in very old, rancid tasting lard. Table next to ours sent theirs back. Will not return. read more

Went there for fresh seafood and definitely got that! Huge portions too. Was surprised when I order the fried clams and boiled shrimp and the shrimp came out cold under the hot fried clams. ( it was suppose to be that way). Decor is out dated and it is a bit expensive but the portions were huge and the food was really good. read more

It is not often that you can run across a seafood restaurant that can serve every piece completely dried out, well this place can. Our party ordered several different dishes scallops, shrimp, broiled salmon, crab cakes, it didn't matter it was all dry, as if it had been prepared several hours early and then left in a warming pan. By the time we got it there was no taste except for the rough taste associated with card board. As to service it was okay but you could tell the staff was rushed. Hopefully, others will have a better experience but we'll not be returning. read more

Service was ok although our server seemed new but that's not a problem. The problem was the food! I tried the deluxe combo which was awful. Crab not good, oyster not good, shrimp not bad but soggy, scallops were ok but not great, the fish was the best part until I found 3 bones in it. My wife had the mahi mahi as did my dad, that was ok except for the awful slaw. (she had to pay extra to have it broiled as EVERYTHING on the menu is fried). She also had to pay for an extra side salad, $2.25. It was served in a plastic bowl and was barely big enough to feed our two year old (not even a handful of lettuce). Not sure why, but my mom ordered chicken which wasn't wise. It was very dry and came with gross neon-red rings on it. Apparently there were green beans on the menu but we didn't find them, the only "veg" on the menu were potatoes. Terrible. To top it all off, as we went to the front to pay (they try and turn and burn so fast you have to take a ticket to the cash register to pay so your server isn't bothered), they woman said our bill was rung up wrong so she recalculated it. TWENTY MINUTES LATER she figured out that even though they supposedly took items off the bill because it was not satisfactory, the bill came to be $10 more. She was the closest thing to a manager, 'friend of the family' who owned this fish stick, as the managers were not there they 'took off.' It only being Saturday night and all. No apologies for not knowing how to add, no apologies for having the most bland coleslaw in the world, no apologies for the bones in our food (from the 'manager' anyway). The hostess who works one day a week (another friend of the family) apologized. The South needs to get some serious expectations and then raise the bar. Just because you can fry something doesn't make it good. On a happy note, the hush puppies were tasty, should've stuck with them. The only thing you didn't have to pay for. That and water...two best things in that joint. read more

If you like your food tasting like water, this is the place for you!! Broiled seafood tasted just like water. The portion sized were smaller than they had been in the past. Quality has just gone downhill. When the teenager says "I like their tea and hush puppies" I think we need to find a new place for a MEAL. read more

One of the worst meals I've ever had. If you eat here get your food fried. It will over up the bad taste and quality of what you're eating. The boats outside are for ambiance as this is certainly NOT fresh seafood. One star as the service was adequate. read more

Great food- seated 18 on short notice at the last minute on Friday of Memorial Day weekend. No wait- food came to table quickly, very good, and service with a smile as we were the last dinners. Great place- neat location. read more

We had a wonderful flounder and shrimp dinner and sat right by the windows overlooking The Calabash River. Our server was super attentive and the food quality was great! The Price Family have a terrific place to eat. read more

Service was good, food tasteless. I ordered clam chowder, tasteless. Two choice entree, broiled shrimp and fried scollops. The shrimp was boiled and not broiled, I sent it back and requested broiled. They returned two minutes later they had stuck the same shrimp under the broiler and tried to pass it off as broiled. Tasteless and soggy, scollops grease and tasteless. Baked potatoes tasted strange. Upon check out I told the manager the food was the worst I had ever eaten, she actually was shocked. If you want bad quality seafood go to this dated nasty place. On the upside they make Red Lobster look like fine dinning. read more

Great seafood in a neat location. It's worth driving here from Myrtle Beach if you are wanting good seafood. Prime rib also very good. Great portions and service was great. read more

Yummy hush puppies. Plenty of your basic batter fried seafood. Not a lot of flavor, but I think that's the overall Calabash style vs. this particular restaurant. read more

Just ate here and I have to say not happy,, I ordered the stuffed shrimp,it should be called stuffing with a tiny piece of shrimp in it. Tasteless food. Great view sat st window looking out at dock. You are right on the water your seafood should be great. Not happy will never eat here again. Very disappointed!!!!!! Don't waste your money. read more

Came with good recommendations. so we stopped by on a Sunday evening to be sure they weren't closing early since we had 30 mins of shopping to do. The hostess asked the owner how late and he says to us at least 8:30 or 9pm. We show up at 7:55 and they've looked the front door. So the owner is a liar! read more

Bleh. Place was very busy but did not wait. Lettuce in salad was limp. Tiny rubbery shrimp and overly chewy clam strips. Had a taste of old grease. Wife and grown children went with me. We all left our food mostly uneaten and nauseated for several hours. Had a view of water and fishing boats. read more

We have been enjoying Dockside Restaurant since 1973 and every year enjoy our evening at this restaurant at least 2 or 3 times during our stay in North Myrtle Beach. There are at least 10 of us that eat at Dockside and this year we had 2 bad visits. Our experience was horrible. The food was terrible. We did let the staff know about our problems. They apologized for our food and offered to replace it but, by that time we were not going to wait any longer. I really hate that we we may not be going back. Our family always enjoyed our dinners and the pictures afterward, by the big tree out front. read more

My family and I have been visiting Dockside for over 30 years. It is a wonderful, delicious and moderately priced place to go and the food is always perfect. The wait staff is does a wonderful job getting you seated and fed quickly which is a huge asset during the busy tourist season. Since moving to the Myrtle Beach area we go to Dockside to eat at least twice a month and find the food and service to be fantastic on every visit. A grand place to eat great seafood! And my son who is allergic to seafood finds the grilled steaks to be as he would say, " the best he has ever had". read more

My in-laws took us there years ago an we love it, when we come to North Carolina we eat there a couple times, the service is great an so is the food, see you in about a week, can't wait I have been craving it all week. read more

Nice view of the dock. Wait staff was friendly and engaging. Hush puppies were good, as were the fried scallops, and fried chicken breast. Drawbacks were the fried stuffed shrimp and oyster stew. The shrimp were stuffed with a seasoned bread based stuffing that was not the crabmeat that we were expecting. The oyster stew was a made with a very light milk (could have been skim) and was not seasoned well. read more

Huge disappointment. The patio seating was lovely. The Hush Puppies were wonderful.. after that it was all down hill. None of the three of us was totally happy with our meals. The flounder regardless of how cooked was dried out and tasteless. Fried Scallops were tasty but way beyond golden brown. Fried oysters contained chunks of shell. Deviled crab was poor quality. Other things were rather tasteless and unseasoned. Even the baked potatoes were dry and mealy. Coleslaw was very tasty, but so what. read more

I ate fried shrimp on August 6, it was extra crispy, like it had been fried in very hot oil for a short period, not tender at all. I am used to calabash seafood to be lightly breaded, tender. These were not at all. The baked potato was warm on the outside, but not cook all the way through. The meal tasted like they were trying to cook the food as fast as possible. The restaurant was crowded, like most nights in the summertime. Not a pleasant seafood dinner at all. read more

The worst restaurant I've eaten at in years. I ran into someone outside the "seafood house" & asked them if it was any good. I can only assume that were drunk. The food was over done & nothing was fresh. I've been a Chief for over 30 yrs. & give the benefit of doubt to the staff when I eat anywhere. I would say the owners have given up. They don't care about the quality of the food. It sits right by the docks, yet they order frozen to serve the consumer. DO NOT WASTE A DIME HERE! Get a TV dinner, it will be much better. read more

Haven't been here in a couple of years because we thought the quality was slipping. We decided to give it another try. Something's have changed, now a $1 up charge for a baked potato, not a good move. Now just one size dinner. I had scallops and oysters and it was plenty. My wife had flounder and scallops and said it was good. Mine was good too, but could have been cooked for another minute. I guess times change and restaurants need to keep up. Still a solid place and soon the line will be around the block as summer is near. read more

i dont like dockside. the breading falls off all the shrimp, the hamburgers taste like rubber, the tea isnt sweet. over all it's never been a pleasant experience at this restaurant. read more

This was our first visit to this restaurant. There were several cars in the parking lot which should have been a good sign. However, apparently there was a large party. We were seated immediately at a nice table in the corner. A definite negative to me was the poor lighting--hard to read the menu. It took about 10 minutes to be greeted by our server. He apologized profusely about it taking so long for him to get to us. The restaurant was somewhat busy when we first arrived. I don't know if they were understaffed or if that is typical. However, I don't blame the server--he seemed to be very nice--just rushed--probably a management issue. Now to the food: my cold boiled shrimp were delicious and the cocktail sauce was, too. I also had fried flounder (good) and fried oysters (too greasy) on my combo of 3. Coleslaw was good. Hubby had a ribeye--not cooked as ordered--however, it was a big steak. His salad was ok--partially frozen. We probably should have gone to The Boundary House--it's consistently good. We were just trying to explore new places. read more