Food and service was amazing! We will definitely be coming back! The best flounder I have ever eaten! Oysters are to die for. The only Gilligan's we will visit! read more

Disregard any negative reviews of this place. It was fabulous food, great service and nice atmosphere. Our waiter was wonderful. The raw oysters were delicious and affordable. Our seafood platters were fresh and well prepared. They had a nice variety of great sides. I highly recommend this restaurant and will come again. read more

Unfortunately after we arrived I discovered that there were mice droppings in the ladies room. I couldn't stomach eating there. If this is on the bathroom, what is the kitchen like??? read more

Took the family to dinner here Tuesday evening, we have eaten at this location for years, something has changed, for the worse, my mother couldn't even eat her meal the red rice was disgusting, I tried it the flounder was burnt to a crisp charcoal, dried out uneatable, my she crab soup was tasteless , all meals were just off no one was happy, when we expressed our disappointment with waitress she brushed us off , I was that's it ?? We paid no tip !! Very pricey meals for pure garbage, we will not be back, now we know why there were only 5 or 6 cars in the parking lot!!! Words out this place SUCKS !! I'm not sure what happened but it use to be very good !! read more

Cute atmosphere with attentive fun staff .Several different food options that tasted good. Glad I tried it out

When you come to Gilligans on Ladson Road, ask for Taylor. You won't be disappointed because he is not only a good server, but he is HILARIOUS!!! read more

I'm not sure why this place has such a low rating. I've been here twice in the last 2 weeks and it is delicious! The service was just fine and the atmosphere was nice. My only complaint, if I have anything, is the floor was a bit dirty. Everything else was great! I recommend. read more

I wish that I knew beforehand that I was going to end up writing a review on my meal because I would have taken a photo. It was that beautiful! I ordered a fish in a bag meal. It came with grouper, potatoes, squash, onions, and broccoli. It was one of the best meals I've had. 100% recomend to anyone! The fish was super tender and the vegetables were cooked perfectly. read more

I suggested Gilligan's the other night. My boyfriend and I hadn't been here in a while. We were greeted upon arrival and seated inside. During COVID, they are still serving inside, but they have about every other table marked off to keep up social distancing. We started out with the shrimp dip as an appetizer. It came with club crackers. It was good to have while we waited for our food. They brought out hush puppies around the same time. I love Gilligan's hush puppies! I ordered the shrimp and grits for dinner. They use stone ground grits with cheese and topped with shrimp and dinner sausage. I am a very picky eater but I found this to be delightful. I even ate my leftovers the next day, and that really says a lot about how good the food was because I rarely remember to eat leftovers. Unfortunately, the server even admitted to us that they do not have a great dessert menu. They have key lime pie and a couple other things, but nothing that I fancy. I want chocolate. So we had to get our dessert elsewhere. Overall, we had a good experience with Gilligan's. We almost always do. The service was on point and the food was delicious. Full service during COVID 19. I recommend trying this place out if you haven't already. read more

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Whitney is super talented, really care genuinely. She is awesome. Cares for every single customers . For the seafood... this is the place to be. Amazing . Ensure to reach out to people who manage well. Caring , nice gestures. Only thing it is one way 13 miles from my place- i just went for sake of Ms. Whitney who goes always out of the way to help, treat for Asian Indian thick accent Vegetarian - a person who does not think, or talk or write- speaks the mind directly , say as it is or straight shooter read more

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This was such a cute mom and pop spot. I loved that it was right on the river so we sat outside. It was definitely getting hot with the sun blaring directly on us so they made sure we had an umbrella. I do think that it's a lil "dingy" but I personally like that when I'm trying to just find a chill place. I had the shrimp dip and didn't get what I was expecting lol. Thought it would be more like a crab dip that you use for chips but came with crackers and cheese sprinkled on top. The "dip" that would be perfect in a sandwich honestly. It reminds me of chicken salad sandwiches... super fresh and delicious and I had no shame eating it with a fork by itself while hubs looked at me like I was crazy. I had the spicy chicken sandwich; mild is not hot here at all. Can't say what the hotter one would be but it was still tasty! Service was great. Such sweet ladies here! You can't beat the river right next to you!! read more

The food was great, we have a good size group and LiZ took the best care of us. We Always have a great time. read more

I stopped on 6/8 with the intention of ordering fried shrimp but upon reviewing the specials of the evening I ordered the Cajun Flounder instead and still got my fix of a half dozen fried shrimp on the side. My server Lauren was very attentive checking on me several times. I left full and completely satisfied with my experience. read more

Gilligan's Seafood Restaurant - Summerville - fried fish, fries, coleslaw and coleslaw - Seafood Near Me - Ladson, South Carolina

Went in for quick lunch and not disappointed. Ordered shrimp and flounder fries coleslaw. They had malt vinegar for the fish, live it! Don't find this much anywhere. Shrimp was large and perfectly cooked. Fries were scrumptious! Cole slaw sweet mayo but that's my favorite . Service was fast, courteous, and efficient. Couldn't figure out what to do with this bucket in middle of my table, , but overall good experience! read more

We hadn't been to Gilligan's in quite a while but went last night. They have updated the decor and also the menu. We were delighted with what we ordered - the scallops. They were good size and REAL. Some restaurants use the cheaper type that are tiny scallops ground up and molded back into a scallops shape with fibrin. All the sides were very good especially the cheesy grits. Our server, Cole was prompt with providing us with everything. We noticed the manager visiting all the guests and making sure they were satisfied. We will not let so much time elapse between visits again. read more

My parents and I stopped in for happy hour (drinks & apps) to watch a NCAA tournament basketball game. The staff was super nice and happily obliged to change the channel for us. Oysters were also delicious! We also got the Shrimp Dip, just forgot to take a pic of it read more

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Tried this place 4-years ago and found the food to be just average. I though I would give it another try; you know chef's do come and go. The she crab soup was excellent , and that all she wrote. The fried oysters came to the table Soggy and the plate itself had so much oil that i had to wrap the oysters in a napkin and then use it to dry the plate......Did not help I called the manager and sent the oysters back..as this was not acceptable. The replacement came back a little less soggy but not the crisp FRIED TO PERFECTION as the menu clams..... Now the oil had no rancid smell but it was like when you fry food with the oil not hot enough and it absorbs the oil before the outside can crisp. No more fried food from this place......maybe i just give it another 4 years....maybe i won't be back at all xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 8/10/20 UPDATE..went to "THE CRAZY CRAB" in Hilton Head and the fried food was crispy and not GREASY.....maybe your chef should talk to the chef at The Crazy Crab. Entire meal was ONLY $48.... read more

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I haven't been here in a number of years and took my daughter because she received a free meal for Honor roll at her elementary school. The hush puppies are always good, and the service was good, but a little slow that night. I was happy with the whole flounder I got for $20 with a salad and broccoli, but it was heavily fried. They do have an all you eat shrimp in season, fried-broiled-, which I would return for because they are local shrimp, not Asian or imported farmed shrimp. Overall, it's an average place with an ok kids meal, although my daughter didn't like anything on their kids menu. read more

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We actually ate at Gilligan's in Moncks Corner. The service was the best I have seen in years -- anyplace. It was my first time eating at a Gilligan's and the fish and chips did not disappoint me. My friend, who was celebrating a big "O" birthday, ordered the "all you can eat" shrimp and loved it. We definitely will return. read more

Dry and bland red rice Flavorless greens Fish in chips made with Pongo (never heard of it) Ok service Crab dip was premade spinach dip with cheese and crab sprinkled on top (I dare the proprietor to challenge this) If you wander into here just order fried shrimp. That's bout the only good thing they have. The service was ok. The food came and we had to ask several times for silverware. We've been to other locations and enjoyed the food and service. I would encourage you to stay away from this one. read more

Gilligan's Seafood Restaurant - Summerville - Super and Bland Dry Red Rice - Seafood Near Me - Ladson, South Carolina

Nope! Horrible experience. Servier was busy flirting with patrons at the bar. Couldn't be bothered with my table. The appitazers came out the same time at the entrees She crab soup came out cold.. with no crackers. The shrimp grits was ruined by them adding onions to the dish. The calamari was ruined by the cook placing peppers on them hence making them so read more

Ordered the calamari, shrimp and grits, fish tacos, and hushpuppies. The hushpuppies were delicious. Everything else was lacking flavor and tasted just like fried food. Not worth the price point considering Charleston has dozens of other restaurant with excellent seafood at that price point, read more

I would give it a full out zero out of 10=health hazard! We haven't eaten here at Gilligan's in a while and it was so bad I swore I wouldn't go back. My husband and I wanted fried shrimp and he convinced me to give it another try. Ugh! The table was sticky, the floors were dirty, and the food swam in grease! Grease was forming a pool at the bottom of my plate! The French fries looked old and like they had been dropped back in oil to reheat them. The shrimp was the same. I used a lot of paper towels to sop up grease and could only eat the shrimp because I was hungry but am paying for that today! Health Department needs to do its job! read more

Poor excuse for seafood. Will not return. Prices were decent but too much for quality of food. This is a poor representation of Charleston.

Great staff food came out hot and delicious. My child loves grilled shrimp the kids menu had fried popcorn shrimp. They substituted out that for regular grilled shrimp which was really nice. I had the oysters shrimp combo with fried okra and red rice. The complimentary hushpuppies are awesome. They are sweet and alittle spicy as well. I forgot to take pics but everything was great really nice manager as well. read more

many many people in restaurant should of been the first sign. had a taste of the husu puppies with extra grease and had to leave. read more

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NEVER AGAIN I could not eat any of the food served to me. From the hush poppies, mozzarella sticks, mashed potatoes, to the honey glazed salmon. I freely admit that I am a picky eater. This is why I try to order familiar dishes because I know what to expect. This did not work out for me on this visit. The seasoning and taste was off with dish. This will be my last visit read more

Gilligan's Seafood Restaurant - Summerville - Mozzarella Sticks - Seafood Near Me - Ladson, South Carolina

Poor service requested seating away from others due to the crowd in the front didnt get it they also had seats outside that we weren't told about visiting from Greenville so not sure looking for blueshell crabs and they said they had it when called but of course not when we arrived waitress more about smoking outside than service this was my birthday gift from my son do didnt want to complain to him but i would have left if he weren't driving would never revisit this hole or recommend looking for blueshell crabs again today but this service is awful lightning in my closet is better than this to read menus told my son. Don't tip wasn't worth his gas and food was rubbery no taste at all except for the fries and I could have airfryer those. Don't waste your time or money here Unhappy birthday meal!!! Even free lime pie was too sweet free for birthday lol Lol run from read more

I go for the hush puppies. I'm honest here. The food is okay. The service is on par. The prices are way too high for what it is. One big complaint is the abundance of Old Bay seasoning this place likes to put on my shrimp. A little goes a long way, folks. read more

Sorry to have to drop the star rating. We came here with my parents for dinner. Our food experience was not good. My husband had the crab legs and they were terrible. Not sure what was wrong, tasted awful. The hush puppies were greasy and cold. My shrimp appetizer ( boom boom shrimp) was drenched in sauce and the shrimp wasn't even peeled, so you had to fish it out and then peel a sloppy mess of shrimp with sauce. Just not good. We also got the peel and eat shrimp, ordered it "warm", it came to our table COLD. Not happy. The dessert, cheesecake and key lime pie was the best part of the meal. Bad night for the cooks???? A true bright spot with this experience was our server, she was wonderful. Wish I remembered her name. We won't be returning, too many other great seafood restaurant's in the area. read more

Food was great and speedy. Service was quick and friendly. Definitely worth trying out. Their Surf and Turf was delicious and they probably have some of the best hush puppies I've ever had. Kids meals were very generous. Shrimp & Grits were on point. read more

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I was with a big group, wait staff handled it the best they could. Still really slow and mistakes on orders were made. Food was good. read more

Gilligan's Seafood Restaurant - Summerville - Seafood Near Me - Ladson, South Carolina

I don't know why this place is getting low rating everyone is super nice and food is simply amazing!!

Had a party of 8 tonight go to Gilligan's. The food was very good, service was very good. Really enjoyed it. Will go back. The hush puppies were a nice to uch. The alligator appetizers was fantastic. read more

Was our first time eating here and we are new to the low country but dawg ;) that was delicious and awesome. Our favorite seafood restaurant for sure. I had the Flounder, Oyster and Shrimp Platter, ate til it hurt and washed it down with some Yuengling (sp?) read more

Our party of 6 (2 adults, 4 kids) enjoyed lunch at Gilligan's on a Sunday afternoon. The kids loved the fish tank! We tried the mozzarella sticks as an appetizers: the kids refused them Because the batter had large chunks of herbs and seasoning in it, full seeds. 3/4 kids ordered pasta with red sauce and garlic bread which is really hard to mess up. They were satisfied. I ordered the shrimp and grits which were super disappointing. Gigantic portion of cheesy grits with 4 slivers/coins of sausage, 6 undercooked shrimp, and a scattering of green onion. Barely any sauce at all, no bacon/toppings etc. Our other adult had peel and eat shrimp and French fries. Again, how do you mess that up? The wait staff was pleasant, our glasses stayed full, and the restaurant was clean. I'd be willing to give it one more try. read more

Seldom dine at Gilligan's on Ladson Rd, but when we do, it's always good. My husband & I were greeted at door & seated appropriately to follow covid-19 quidelines, which is important to us. Our waiter Gabe was excellent in every way - was prompt in coming to table, friendly, helpful with menu suggestions, & delivered drinks & food in timely manner. He processed us thru paying our check quickly, & thanked us for our business. We shared the seafood trio with shrimp, scallops & mahi-mahi, & everything was cooked to perfection. FYI - hushpuppies at all Gilligan's are good, but have jalapenos in them, so may be too spicy for those who do not like hot tasting food. read more

The crab cakes were the best I've ever had. The manager and staff were friendly and provided great service especially the tall boy who waited on us.. grape or whatever his name was. 10 out of 10 would recommend and go back. read more

Hush puppies were undercooked and super greasy. fried calamari was unseasoned undercooked. crab cakes were bitter and super bland. no napkins at table red rice was bland.Somehow the boiled shrimp was dry. (no spice whatsoever) Seeing a pattern here??? This place sucks never going again I discourage anyone from going here. read more

The food was decent, no real complaints there. The wait staff were also pleasant, my main complaint is with the hostess and her inept ability to 1) be at her station when we arrived 2) asked if it was ok if she sat us in the bar and then ushered us in there because the main dining room was "too busy". If you're going to seat me where YOU want, then why bother asking me if it's ok. She was unprofessional, less than pleasant and being the very first impression we encountered when we visited this establishment for the first time; I would make a change in staff positions. We *might* be back, but I wasn't overly impressed on our first visit. read more