Old School is the best. The parking lot and decor inside are the amazing! There's nothing like it. We went on my birthday in June and Chef Jerome made the best food (fried shrimp was my absolute favorite!), and he even surprised me with cheesecake for dessert. We all got shirts, because why not show off the chef?! Chef Jerome was so kind and he made my birthday rock. It'll be one of my stops when I come back to Georgia! Thanks for great birthday memories, Chef! read more

Old School Diner - Birthday dinner! - Seafood Near Me - Harris Neck, Georgia

Here's what you need to know: the fried seafood platters are priced around the $40 point. The "Wheelchair Platter" for 2 is $48. The chef is talented with a deep fryer, but the vegetable plate was out of a bag of frozen vegetables, and priced at $12. Disappointed. The place is a shack. The folks working there are very nice, but at these prices they will get only tourists reading misleading reviews. Like us. WAY WAY overpriced for what you get. read more

This restaurant is by far one of the best restaurants for food, Service, uniqueness, and a memorable experience. We love ChefJerome, we love the phenomenal food and generous portions, we have returned several times, and had our office Christmas party there, our staff loved it!!! Definitely a must visit. Do not let the exterior fool you... much Better than chandelier dining. Definitely a must see. read more

This place may have been good at one time, however upon arrival to a bunch of old carpets covering the parking lot and a vehicle that appeared to be someone's home, we weren't as excited as the stories of this place indicated. We entered to no greeting for a bit, walked down a dark, cardboard walls with photos hallway, to the main dining room. Interesting decor if you are a fan of the Godfather or Scarface. We got fresh hushpuppies that were not fully cooked, and 3 shrimp platters. The shrimp platters were served with a paper towel wrapped fork, and one side (small, we passed on the frozen wrinkle cut fries for some slaw) along with water in plastic cups, this did not align well with the $21 per platter. The tartar sauce was passable, the cocktail sauce seemed like it was straight out of a Heinz 57 bottle, no lemons. We never saw the chef that has his photo taken with everybody, I think maybe he might be passed his prime and others were living off of his great magazine reviews. Based on our visit, it is probably time to close up shop. I almost forgot to mention the trash filled yard, outside the restaurant's back door. read more

Highly recommend this joint to all travelers on I-95. Food is great, Chef Jerome is incredibly friendly and the digs are one of a kind.

If you want to eat the best seafood and BBQ of your life come eat at this place! It looks a little crazy when you drive up to a carpet covered parking lot but you will not regret it! The experience starts with the decor and the smell of delicious food wafting through the air. From the hush puppies to the pie I am impressed. Best kept secret of the south! read more

The Old School Diner features not only great food, but a very unique atmosphere. You will get to meet and have your picture taken with Chef Jerome, a buddy of Ben Affeck. You must try it! read more

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We had a new waiter who wasn't savvy to the menu, but other than that, it was a good experience. Our party consisted of 6 adults (two of them don't eat seafood), a six and a seven year old, and a one year old. We had already decided that we were ordering he wheelchair platter for 4 and two non seafood dinners. The waiter said to let him talk to the chief and he would come back with a price for a wheelchair platter for all of us. He came back with a handwritten price of $185! The Wheelchair platter for four is only $85. Don't let them get you with this. The food was good and Jerome is a great person, but we probably won't go that far for seafood again. We will go to the island for dinner. read more

So this place has a lot of pros and some pretty big cons. I would give the overall experience 5 stars but the restaurant only 3. We like to go on long drives and find places in the middle of nowhere, which the old school diner definitely fulfills. Found this place randomly on yelp and saw it had a lot of reviews. The arrival is quite unnerving as the location and general exterior a pretty scary. The chef/owner was chilling out back with his macaw when we arrived and he had to stop us from pulling away. Glad he did. We were convinced to get the wheel chair platter, like apparently everyone else. After reading several negative reviews I'm convinced that they have one size platter and that's what you get no matter how many people order. For two of us, it was a truly massive amount of food which we could never finished regardless of our appetite. Fried shrimp was great, fish was good, Mac cheese good, ribs were meh. Hush puppies were phenomenal. In retrospect I wish I had gone with another menu option. Also, this place is muy expensivo. I was pretty shocked at the prices, considering the general appearance of the place. Like a lot of other reviewers, we were the only diners in the place. Another couple arrived toward the end of our meal. The chef did come and check on us and he's super friendly. A genuinely kind and loving person. I would say the Old School Diner is definitely worth at least one visit, it's a unique experience. read more

Don't be fooled by the appearance...it is better than any seafood we have had for a long time! We were driving up from Palm Beach to Charleston and found this on Yelp and decided to try it. We had the wheelchair platter and for three there was still left overs. The fish was done perfectly and the shrimp was some of the best we have ever had. Well worth going! read more

Went went here expecting to have a great experience, as 2 members of our party had been there several times before and were delighted with their "wheel chair meal". I don't know if the chef was just in a bad mood or having a bad day or what, but you would not believe the "wheelchair dinner for 4" placed before us. It was not at all what we expected. There was a tiny container (much smaller than a dollar bill) of scallops...maybe 7 or 8? The "double order" of fries were less than your typical restaurant would serve to 2 people, as were the "double order" of slaw...2 tiny bowls. That's it for the sides for 4 people. There were maybe 6 ribs...and they were cold (as i just came out of the refrigerator cold) on the bottom. Then there were a few hunks of fried fish. Ohhh..and they gave you 2 very dark/burnt hushpuppies per person. We were stunned, and the couple who had previously been there (and had plentiful food at prior visits) told us, "oh this cant be right....they are surely bringing us another platter of food". We asked the waitress, and she said, no, this was it. After we expressed our displeasure, she said she would get the chef. She came back a few minutes later with a bowl of fried shrimp, and I must say, the shrimp were delicious. I really dont think she would have brought us the shrimp had we not so strongly complained. The price for a 4-person wheelchair platter is now $88. NO WAY was the food put in front of us worth anywhere near $88! The waitress also told us numerous times that the chef would come speak with us about the situation, but he never showed. We ate every bit and would have eaten more, as we were hungry. I felt sorry for the waitress as she didnt decide what we were to get...she merely brought it to us. She was very slow at keeping the empty things off our table (drinks cans, etc), and there were very few customers there (and it was a Saturday night!). Needless to say, we will never be going back. read more

We arrived on a Saturday for lunch. We were greeted and hugged by Chef Jerome in the parking lot. They were getting things ready for lunch, we were early. I was told about this place and I wanted to experience the food and atmosphere. Chef Jerome directed us to the front door and we were greeted and seated. We ordered the shrimp sampler, it's fried shrimp, crab stuffed shrimp and shrimp scampi. Our meal came with french fries, coleslaw and hush puppies. The hush puppies are not your average ones, these appeared to be dropped in to the fryer, leaving a tail on the puppies. The food was GREAT!!!. Don't expect this place to be fancy, as it is not, but while you are in the restaurant, get up and look at the items and pictures on the wall. It's amazing to see. Chef Jerome came to the table to check on our food, and when it was time to leave we Chef Jerome hugged us and wished up well. How pleasant. We will return when we are in the area. read more

Is there such a thing as a Holy Grail Food Shrine nestled in the mystical woods of the Low Country? A resounding, yes! This place will school you in what it means to be Old School! Totally worth any amount of time or journey from Savannah, Jacksonville, Amelia Island, etc. My date & I nailed it in 30 minutes flat from Savannah going South down I-95. And journey is the optimal word. Its not just an ordinary drive or typical road trip. These mortal words do not apply here. This is like an ascension into a mystical realm of food, flavor & atmosphere. You have to earn your initiation. There are some twisting, long dark roads as you pass Harris Neck Wildlife Refuge and enter into the Geechee community of Harris Neck, GA. Visually its a true-to-life sojourn into Low Country rural. Approaching the building at night feels more akin to visiting a root doctor's house than it does restaurant. But make no mistake, no dangers here (less the wild deer running across road - careful!), but would say just embrace the spooky drive if you're doing it at night. What you get in the end far outweighs any trepidatious feelings! During the daytime its just plain lovely woodlands so sure, go early if you don't feel risking your wits! You will never in your life find another place like this. It was literally like discovering some magical building and magical food in a magical environment with magical company. A sense of humor must also be present in yourself. Where else can you park on a foam rubber parking lot? No, you didn't read that incorrectly. It is like walking or bouncing across sponge cake on your way into the schoolhouse. So already the place has got you feeling more in touch with your eternal child spirit! When one enters the main dining room, there's that Ali Baba's cave moment as you awe at the hundreds and thousands of treasures twinkling back at you. Chef Jerome made art, and folk art of others, movie memorabilia, and more. The Scarface stuff in particular will leave you in stitches of envy and can't recommend enough, sitting at the table beneath the photo box emblazoned with machine gun toting Al Pacino. There is so much color to this decorum its positively scintillating! But wait, there's more! The food! Other than some table side talk with the great character Chef Jerome himself, he simply offered, You want me to hook you up? Did he ever! Platters arrived with some of the best hush puppy croquettes the planet has ever known to be rolled, a plethora of pork chops, baby back ribs, oysters, deviled crabs, crab stuffed shrimp, boiled shrimp and so much we lost track of it all! And yes, its all locally raised, bred, caught, trapped, fished, caged, etc. So literally the food was brought in from within just a few miles or feet from the place your dining and it doesn't get any more food local than that! So that was just a glimpse of our own experience and remember, we asked to be overwhelmed. You don't have to necessarily go the way we did and can order more lightly off of the regular menu! I live in Savannah and more tourists and locals should make this journey. Anymore we're so used to places that are staged feeling kind of places and after awhile, there's nothing really special or unique about them. The Old School Diner is literally like visiting this other world and you'll be hard pressed to leave. But you'll be called to return and it will become like that sacred place, that when you speak of it, others will stare at you in disbelief that such a place could even exist. So yeah, believe me, it really does. Warning, this review will be eaten in 5 seconds! You have your mission! CASH ONLY! read more

I tried this place on a whim one Saturday. My wife and I found it to be unique, but the food was so-so at best and WAY overpriced. Then to add insult to injury this supposedly gourmet experience was served with frozen crinkle cut fries and runny coleslaw? Are you kidding me? Definitely not worth the miles or money. read more

Greeted by Chef Jerome with a big hug and a wonderful smile. Made us feel like family. Recommended by our waitress to "trust the chef and we wouldn't be disappointed". Well we were not disappointed at all! We had the wheelchair which came with an assortment of crab cakes, grouper, ribs, shrimp and oysters. It was out of this world good! We will be back for sure! Don't let the carpeted parking lot or the where the heck did i just drive into feel scare you. It's an amazing experience that you have to see and try for yourself. read more

The food was great. Had fried oysters, shrimp, fish, deviled crab, and some ribs, and all were seasoned and cooked just right. However, our service was ridiculously slow. - waitress had to be asked for plates and refills on tea, and forgot several times. Took forever to get our check. Chef Jerome did not come to our table (as many on here say he does for every table). The thing is, the place wasn't busy. Despite the fact that the food was really good, it is RIDICULOUSLY overpriced. $35 for a shrimp/fish combo - seriously? It wasn't that kind of good. If they had decent service, cut the prices by 2/3 and located the place within 20 miles of civilization, I'd be a regular. AS is, I won't be back, trip-and-break-your-neck on the "carpet" parking lot nothwithstanding... read more

one of ,if not the best dining experiences ever. drove in to the weird carpeted parking lot on thanksgiving day just to see what is this place? within 5 minutes we were invited or should i say instructed to join chef jerome and his private party of a few friends and family for a thanksgiving feast beyond imagination! we were literally swept out of our car into the diner seated and stuffed full of the best ribs,turkey,seafood, honey glazed ham, fried chicken, 15 different side dishes and a dessert table that came from heaven just for us. chef jerome also mixed us some fine drinks[ his own concoction] and they certainly added to the joy of the day.now mind you we had never met any of these folks before, we were up from fla. looking at real estate and were merely curious. at the end of about 3 hours of eating and drinking and eating and laughing we were invited to visit the home of one of the other guests. when we went to say goodbye and pay we were hugged and shaken and told our money was no good there and that was that! i used to own a company based in paris and i've eaten at the finest restaurants in europe and america and have never tasted food prepared with more love and skill then that day at old school diner, nor have i ever met a more gracious, caring or enthusiastic host. trust the chef and bless him too. read more