We had a party of 20 for dinner at Peddlers. The food was exceptionable, but the cocktails, not so much. What REALLY ruined it for us was the very poor service. When we arrived, the hostess gave us a half-hearted greeting and pointed us to our dining room instead of escorting us. The waitress was cold, never smiled nor did she introduce herself. For the most part, the men were on one side of the table with the women were on the opposite side. The waitress started taking the orders of the men before the women. The food came out in a reasonable time and we all enjoyed our meals. Once we paid our checks the waitress disappeared. There was no "goodbye and thanks for dining with us" along with an invitation to return, and we won't. I hate to go there but the entire service experience wreaked of discrimination, because that atmosphere did not extend to the rest of restaurant patrons which were mostly Caucasian. My husband and I were visiting from Georgia, but our family lives in and around Florence, SC. Needless to say that's 18 other people that will not return and will likely share their poor experience w/others. In case you were unaware, word-of-mouth advertising is worth its weight and gold for a restaurant. read more

This place was surprisingly good. Staff is friendly and the food is better than expected.

I had been wanting come Peddler for long time & my expectations for stellar food was snuffed out. Lately, we have had bad experiences w waiter/waitress and this was case again. Our waitress social skills were zero out of ten, despite the table beside us she talked up. This sort of poor customer service drops score quickly even if food is great, but the food was also blab. All these negatives, and got stuck w a wobbly table, facepalm. This was a birthday meal so tried make most of it. Order was lobster bisque, half; miniscule lobster pieces; oysters Rockefeller more spinach & cheese than oyster. Petite filet w mushrooms and salad. The salad bar wasn't bad and the mushrooms were quite good, but my filet mignon was way salty. I did also have Southern Gentleman bourbon that was tasty. One comes to Peddler for steak & mine was disappointing compounded by horrible waitressing. Leaves bad taste in mouth prolly won't return. read more

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Favorite steak in Florence, but the show stopper is the old fashioned salad bar. This is a must happen everytime I'm in Florence Service always respectful, ambiance is a little date nighty but all in all, great place! read more

The Peddler Steak House - Salad Bar goodness - Steakhouses Near Me - Florence, South Carolina

​I'm not sure what happened within a year however this was the worst experience I have ever had in a restaurant to be perfectly honest our food was not cooked right it might prime rib was extremely tough I did bring all this to the attention of the server who was extremely nice the most they wanted to do was give me another cut of prime rib off of the same piece of meat the ribeye that my dining companion had was a thin as can be I have taken several pictures of this food it was completely disappointing needless to say we will not be going back ​ read more

The Peddler Steak House - Steakhouses Near Me - Florence, South Carolina

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Nice, quiet atmosphere with a very attentive staff. The flavor of all of the entrees is very good, seasoned well, and cooked perfectly. There is also the availability of 2 private dining rooms for meetings or parties. read more

The food was so good. Grilled Pork Chops so juice and well seasoned, the knife just slide through....really good. The waitresses were on it with the service and very knowledgeable of the menu. Nice environment, comfortable music playing and the temperature was perfect. My wife loves this place. read more

The Peddler Steak House - Grill Pork Chop and Baked Sweet Potato - Steakhouses Near Me - Florence, South Carolina

"Chopped Steak" is just a hamburger steak that is over cooked, asked for a medium and got well done. Rice is Mushy and taste like it's sat in a fridge for atleast a day read more

First time stopping while passing through on the way to Florida. Service was good. The waitress was very nice. The pink lemonade drink was tasty. But the food was horrible. The prime rib I asked for medium and it came out rare then sent it back and they brought it back out like the microwave it. It was well done on one side and still rare on the other. And was charged 75.00 for it. Never will be back. read more

The Peddler Steak House - Steakhouses Near Me - Florence, South Carolina

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Went here for our 31st anniversary 9/1 Hostess was a friendly bald girl , super sweet and fun loving young lady Our waitress was awesome friendly and funny I let her choose my food and she did not disappoint Fresh food , hot and very good Warning prices are not the lowest $100 for 2 of us and no drinks Great for special occasions but would not go for any other reason read more

The steaks are served with an endless salad bar and one side. I was surprised by how delicious the filet mignon turned out. The service was a bit slow, I waited a little over 30 minutes for my steak. read more

Came in about 6pm and hour after open. Setting in the restaurant is a very chill almost sports bar vibe.There was a wait but got offered to sit at the bar for our meal. Had a few drinks and service was prompt. I ordered the Prime rib meal with onions and mushrooms on the side. Food was fantastic, would recommend to anyone rolling through the Florence area or any of their locations. read more

The Peddler Steak House - Prime rib meal - Steakhouses Near Me - Florence, South Carolina

Server was very friendly. Appetizer options varied from fried foods to oysters. I ordered the prime rib which came on a plate in its juices which kept it moist. Bottles wine prices were very reasonable. Took dessert to go which was very good. read more

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Wine was barely cold, has a nice salad bar, but not many other choices. Very slow service with too high of prices.

It is probably the best salad bar in all of Florence (except maybe the one at Harris Teeter), as it is well maintained and has a decent variety of both healthy things (spinach, beets, chick meas and mini-corn) and a bunch of not healthy things (blue cheese dressing, ham, cheese, potato salad). So the choice is yours as to how you want to go here as you wait for your dinner to be prepared. I went with the prime rib and a decent cut was brought to me on the plate. Cooked to order, bathed in a nice au jus, it cut perfectly and tasted excellent. Just the right size for my tummy, too. Baked potato on the side, well, they serve the potato and then ask if you'd also like some sour cream and butter with it. Well, yes. I think it would also have been nice with some chives and bacon bits. And I write this review, I'm thinking that I could have gone over to the salad bar and gotten some great stuff to go with the potato. Oh, well. Next time. Anyway, the service was great and the dinner was great. I'm a fan! read more

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Amazing hidden steak house in florence. Here for business and they made reservations here. Definitely super excited about having all the steak options. Best french onion soup hands down! A must try for anyone in the area or even if your passing through. Several drink menu options as well! Vanilla mule is very delicious and creamy. read more

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We went here for dinner and the waitress was friendly and professional. This place is extremely overpriced. If you are craving steak and don't mind paying min . $10.00 too much per person then go here . The quality of steak is priced like Ruth Chris but served like a low ranking Applebee's. I would recommend the prime rib but the Filet was full of fat and chewy parts . The asparagus was terrific. The salad bar should have fresh eggs not bagged precooked for the price they charge . I will not return unless my family talks me into it bc they r craving steak as there are not a lot of options in the area . Prime rib should have side of au jus and horseradish but it's not given or asked if you desire it etc... The waitress was nice though her name is Quanda . read more

The Peddler Steak House - Steakhouses Near Me - Florence, South Carolina

Driving down the i95 corridor I needed something else besides fast food junk. I saw an advertisement for this place so we decided to give it a try. It is about 3.5 miles off the exit so it takes about 10 minutes to get to. This wasn't a big deal for me because I couldn't deal with more fast food. The place is in a little strip mall but the restaurant was upscale and very nice. I had the Prime rib and my mom had the sirloin. The steaks come with access to the salad bar. The salad bar was quite large and had lots of offerings. The steak and prime rib were both good. My only critique was the steak could've used more salt and my prime rib was a little small for $24.95. Other than that, everything was excellent from the service to the $6 glass of wine. read more

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Valentines dinner with my wife and daughter. Store was clean and in good shape. Service was excellent. Salad bar is well done. Everything came out at the appropriate time. Quality of food is great. All in all it was a wonderful meal. read more

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Diane was by far the best server I think I've had in my entire life, pleasant, hard working, knew her stuff. Doesn't even matter what the food tasted like, she rocked it! I had the shrimp cocktail, prime rib and a sweet potato and it was pretty good. Again, service was phenomenal!!! read more

First, the steak was GREAT. It was cooked perfectly. It had great flavor. So if you want a great steak, by all means this is a good place to go. This place is small and the layout is kind of awkward. The ambiance is fine, but not really what I would expect from a Peddler Steakhouse. The biggest thing that my party found that was missing was that they do not bring the meat to the table for you to select from like they do at other Peddler's. The service was friendly, but VERY slow. I will say that they did just recently open, but wow people, REALLY slow. Food: The salad bar was good. VERY fresh. Pretty standard as far as to what was on it. The sides were disappointing. Baked Potato, Sweet Potato, Fries, mixed veggies. You get a choice with each entree. Dessert- We had a cheesecake and a fried cheesecake. Both were very good. Steak- We had 2 filets, both cooked perfectly, delicious. We had a NY Strip, which was very good and cooked just about right. A Ribeye, very good, cooked correctly. A Steak Kebab- She ordered it Medium Rare, but it was after all a Kebab, and it is hard to cook a kebab on the rare side. So she said it was OK. Overall. The steak was very good, and very pricey- $26.00 for a filet. Better than Outback? Oh yeah. Slow service and dissapointing ambiance. read more

I took a date to this place based on the online photos, the dinning room presentation, and menu alone. That was a mistake and I should have known better. This the tough, gristly, nasty Ribeye was sooooo bad it could have passed as a pot-roast. Seasoning was a mess, they didn't give it a good sear, and it was cooked unevenly. I just expected more considering the price and how this place sports the title 'steakhouse'. Had I been alone, I would have sent it back, but it would have made us late for a movie. I wanted to love this place. I had high hopes for it as it appeared upscale, classy, and modern. It's menu ~looked~ excellent, and the servers were quite good. However, it's the steak that really matters, and this place leaves you with the impression of having all the bells and whistles but lacking substance at it's core. For this reason, I'm a bit doubtful that it would be much better a second time around, and I can not recommend this place. read more

We were treated to dinner here by the company as a reward for exceptional performances for 2014. It was okay but unremarkable. I had heard people speak about the place but it did not live up to the hype. Service here was about the same you would experience at any chain restaurant like Chili's or Ruby Tuesdays and the food was of the same quality. I ordered the large cut filet for $29 and asked for it medium rare. I would like to express my apologies to the cow whose life was given for this effort. She deserved better. We had a party of about 15 at one table and the food was auctioned off as it was served for all courses from beginning to end. Some guests were skipped during the ordering process and had to ask for courses or sides after the fact. If the prices were lower, I would give this place a higher rating because my expectations would not be as great. I realize this is not a Morton's or a Ruth's but if the word on the street is that the place is high-end, then it should be considered as such compared to a respectable restaurant and not a diner. This place is located in a strip mall or sorts near a cluster of discount stores. I could not come up with a better metaphor if I tried. It satisfies your hunger but so does a Hot Pocket and those are usually on sale at Wal-Mart. If you're looking for a great steakhouse, keep looking. read more

Returned with a business group for lunch. Restaurant was not crowded. I think people forget this restaurant serves lunch. Really, it is a great place to go and have a relaxing lunch with co workers. Very quiet, and peaceful surroundings. Almost re energizing. Had the grilled chicken breast sandwich with a slice of pineapple and a side of pasta salad. Sandwich was good. Pasta salad was missing something. Doubt it was made at the restaurant. It was flat in taste. They have daily specials so make sure you ask the server. read more

Pretty standard kind of local steak place. Nothing fancy, fairly low key. Service was good, good salad bar included with the entree. Prices are on the high side for a bare bones meal. I wasn't sure what to expect after reading mixed reviews, but it was an overall decent meal, just very straight forward meat and potatoes. I'd put the steak on par with some of the standard steak chains. I do typically expect a vegetable side with a meal at these prices, so I was a little disappointed. I'm still searching for a really outstanding steak place in Florence, Peddler is not it. read more

Not too bad. Passing through on the way to Florida and was looking for anything besides a fast food chain. I gave them a try. The staff and decor are fine; restaurant in a strip mall. The salad bar was good but not great. At least it was clean and well supplied late on a Saturday night. The steak was perfect. They had a couple of reasonable wines on their list by the glass. If you want a break from the hum drum off I-95 take a few minutes to find this place and check it out. read more

My wife always wanted this place so on 3/11/2022 we decided to try it out. The wait was about 15 minutes, not too bad for Friday night. Me and wife both decided to order a ribeye steak. I order my steak medium rare. My wife ordered medium well. My steak came out well done. I sent it back ( the server showed me where she put the steak in medium rare). They fixed the issue and cooked me another steak, this time it wasn't cook medium rare again, it was cooked more like medium well. I decided to just go ahead and eat the steak, I was hungry. The steak I was served was a bit on the tough side, the worst part was the amount of fat left on the steak, 30% of the steak was fat. The beef was low quality, for $34 I did not expect the best, but I expected ok steak, but this is a good way to run customers away. Please don't focus on being a place to eat steak at and have poor quality meat and train your people how to cook steaks at the right temps. I'm never coming back since I spent $90 and the food quality was poor, but do better for the future customers. Also, when cooking your bake sweet potatoes take them out before the skin is burned to a crisp. FYI. read more

Great place. I eat there all the time The salmon is great and the salad bar is very good.

we had a party of 6 and tried to make a reservation. this restaurant only takes reservations for parties of 8 or greater. arrived at 7pm, told it would be 30 minutes wait. at 8:30 we were seated. when we ordered we were told that there were no ribeyes. could not get bread. spoke to manager who was goi g to provide phone number for owner (never received). At 9:20p we left with no food, no phone number and never even received bread. I live I. florence, SC and the choices for restaurants are slim. I want the Peddler to succeed but they don't want to. If you run out of ribeyes, go yo Harris Teeter, it's 1 block away! read more

Probably the best place in town. Great salad bar. I had the prime rib and sautéed mushrooms. Delicious. I was alone while traveling on business so I sat at the bar. The bartender was quick and personable. Stay away from the chains and hit this place. read more

We split this! Size was great- perfectly cooked (medium here), and it comes with a salad buffet or two sides. Pretty good price. Sides and all were cooked well. read more

The Peddler Steak House - Half prime rib! - Steakhouses Near Me - Florence, South Carolina

Just went for a birthday celebration. The prime rib and rib eye were extremely tough. Not a good cut of meat for the price. We sent one prime rib back - it was so tough you couldn't cut it. We opted for the rib eye - truly not must better. If you're looking for a good steak or prime rib, this is not the place. Very disappointing. Feel like we just wasted $70. NOT WORTH THE MONEY. read more

Average restaurant. Nothing stands out (menu or service). A good bit more expensive then I remembered from my last visit a couple years ago. Perhaps that's why we haven't been back in two years. Better eateries and value elsewhere in Florence. read more

Wow ! This place has the nicest and most professional staff in the industry.Best fillet I've ever had. A must for everyone !

Love this restaurant; My favorite is the Tuna Steak! If you haven't tried them, give it a go!

We were a party of three celebrating a special occasion. All of us had the small fillet mignon, and each steak was cooked exactly to order; the flavor was excellent and the meat was very tender. The side dishes--while not exotic--were most delightful, and we enjoyed preparing our own salads our own way at the salad bar. Although that is not everyone's choice in this kind of restaurant, all three of us liked making our salads according to our varied tastes. The cheesecake is a commercial standard, but of good quality. The crem brulee is made in house and is exceptionally tasty. The service has obviously sped up significantly since AMD's trip. We were surprised by how quickly our steaks came out--mere moments after we had finished our salads. Our server, Nicole, took excellent care of us, checking on us at appropriate times but not interfering with our conversation. The meal was fairly expensive, but not out of line with that quality of food and service in the Florence area. In my opinion, young children would not enjoy this place. While there is nothing there that would be offensive to families with children, the menu and ambiance are decidedly adult. I personally would not take anyone younger than early to mid teens to the Peddler. Bottom line: If you don't mind paying for it, this is a great place to get a great steak with all the trimmings. read more

If you're looking for a good salad then you've come to the right place. The salad bar was the best part of this "steak house". The shrimp cocktail came to the table within minutes of ordering. You could tell they pre set them in the glass with the sauce and then put them in the fridge. The medium rare "filet mignon" I ordered came out medium well and in no way was a filet. It was about 1/2 an inch thick and reminded me of the top sirloin from Outback. If you're looking for a better steak head to Percy and Willies or The Library down the road. read more

My family wanted to surprise me for my birthday so we ended up here. Staff had to be gotten continously to order food and replenish our drinks. One of my guest food had to be sent back. The straw that broke the camel's back was a roach crawling on the wall then it preceded to fall on table. Waitress was informed and killed the roach; the napkin that she killed the roach with she sat it on the table. She nonchalantly carried on with giving us our bill. We paid but we will not be returning. They are expensive and there is not alot to choose from. read more

Wonderful local spot....salad bar is one of the best on the East coast. Steaks are fresh and service is amazing..been here at least 10 times and always 5 star.. read more

Prime Rib is the best around. Salad bar very nice. Wine list very reasonable. Service good. Nice choice for Florence.