Review: Having lived in Baltimore, MD for most of our lives, my boyfriend and I were horrified by the food on the buffet and then when we received the bill at 2 p.m. lunchtime for over $50....well let's just say we will never go back to Bennett's Calabash. Always make sure you ask the price and then look at the buffet before you commit. I was disgusted by the quality of food and the selection of food. I don't know who these people think they are charging $25 a person but they need a reality check....I would have preferred Wendy's to Bennetts. I hope you read this manager or owner of the worst calabash seafood restaurant....I wouldn't eat here if it were free.
Clayton, North Carolina

Posted:08-16-2007

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Review: If you like a limited selction of deep fried seafood then this is your place. For the all you can eat who don't care what they eat.Little value for money and long lineups. I still do not understand why. A classic tourist trap, never again.
Concord, ON

Posted:08-08-2007

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Review: The food was not that great for the price. There are better places to eat seafood in Myrtle Beach.
Morgantown, West Virginia

Posted:03-06-2007

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Review: By far one of the worst meals I've ever had, and definitely the worst seafood. We went on a Friday evening--everything looked and tasted as if it had been prepared the day before. The tuna was very over done, and like the "prime rib," steak, and other fish, it was floating in a pool of brown liquid. The salad dressings were watered down, the boiled shrimp had an unidentifiable flavoring, and the pulled pork barbeque had been doused with "liquid smoke" from a bottle. Neither of us finished our first plate of food before leaving. I grew up going to Calabash for seafood--this place had little in common with Calabash fare. Folks not from eastern Carolina may think Bennett's is good, but if you go, please don't assume this place is typical of good Carolina seafood!
Wilmington, North Carolina

Posted:02-06-2007

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Review: We love to go to Myrtle Beach and eat a Bennett's they have been in the seafood business a looooog time. It's a fact that serving food on a buffet is a hard way to insure quality food. Totally different than serving on platters from the kitchen where most meals are made as you order..However we have found the best time to eat at a buffet is about 30 minutes after the buffet is set up. we never go to a buffet after the rush hour..so there are some tips to eating buffet style and insuring yourself a good meal. I would definitely reccommend Bennetts. North Carolina
Hickory, North Carolina

Posted:01-22-2007

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Review: My wife and I have been coming to Myrtle Beach for over 50 years and have been a patron of Bennett's every chance we had. The first week in January 2007, we visited again and were very disapointed.

We both ordered the buffet. The fried oysters were very small and over cooked, the fried shrimp had been rinsed in iodine and still had the iodine taste, bourbon salmon was overcooked and the bourbon taste was too strong, the keylime pie was not fresh and was too limey.

Sorry for the bad review, but there are too many other good restaurants for me to waste money for sub-standard food
Canton, North Carolina

Posted:10-16-2006

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Review: We enjoyed our Bennett's experience; after reading reviews of several restaurants through this website, we chose this from all the others. Mid-October, 3PM, Friday afternoon, w/ $4 coupon, 4 adults, one toddler. It was not crowded. Seated and served fine. Food was good - crab legs, prime rib, and few other selections were very good. Some pieces from salad bar not so great, but you get those in each bushel once-in-a-while. The price is fine for what you're getting; it's not Golden Corral so expect to pay more. We'd go back there.
Atlanta, Georgia

Posted:08-16-2006

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Review: The greatest seafood restaurant on the planet!
Raleigh, North Carolina

Posted:07-22-2006

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Review: Consider it is a buffet place in a tourist trap, it is consider as good. Make sure someone in your party enjoys crab legs and Steamed Oysters in shells (hard to open but fun).

Price is decent. Make sure you clip one of those coupons that will save you 10% or more (depends on what time you dinn in).

The only draw back is the long wait for the crab legs. Once they are out of the kitchen, they are gone in 1 minute.

The rest of the food is OK. If you stuff yourself with fried food, then it is not worth the $22. My husband ate like 4 dozens of steam oysters and may be 5 pound of crab legs (you only eat the legs, so it is like less than 1 pound of crab meat). You do the math if he ate his money worth.

The crab legs are much better than other buffet place around the area. Definitely an ideal place to go for seafood.

We are very picky about our seafood and consider it is only $22 a person, this place is a steal.
Nyc, New York

Posted:07-22-2006

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Review: We visit this restaurant every year when we go on vacation. We love it. We will be returning in August this year and it will be one of our first stops. It may be our last stop too! Twice in a week would be great. I know that my husband and I eat $40 in crab legs alone. Our children have so many items to choose from at the bar too! They are just happy its not another chicken nugget type dinner. Adding the tip in does not bother us. They deserve every cent! Only two more weeks until our vacation.CANT WAIT!!!
Hanscom Afb, Massacheusetts

Posted:07-16-2006

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Review: We ate there this past week 7-13-06. The only thing that was enjoyed by our party of 9 was the crab legs. The ones of us that didnt eat them were just out of luck. The salad bar was horrible !!! Rotten tomatoes were sliced and put on the bar now come on anyone can do better than this,and for that kind of price. And also the rest room was so bad I couldnt even let my 3 year old grandson use the potty. Water all over the place. And to beat it all one of the girls working there came out looked at the mess and walked out.
Princeton, West Virginia

Posted:06-11-2006

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Review: Great Food and Great Service. We eat here a couple of times each year on family vacation. It's a shame that people complain about the tip added to the bill. I was a waitress many years ago and I would have appreciated my employeer adding my tip to the bill to make sure that I would get paid. There are many people out there that would not pay much of a tip or none at all even though they got good service because they are cheap. I don't mind paying them the 15% tip. I would pay it even if it wasn't added to my bill. This is a Great Restaurant and it's nice to know that they take care of their employees and make sure that they get the tip that they work for.
Aiken, South Carolina

Posted:06-10-2006

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Review: My family had the buffet on our first trip to Myrtle Beach last year. It was wonderful. My children loved the pirate. The food here was great. In the previous reviews some people complained about the price of 20.95 per person. I know myself (I am a small person) that I will definitely eat more than that in crab legs alone. The atmosphere was great and we have pictures to prove it!!
Harrogate, Tennessee

Posted:06-06-2006

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Review: Bennett's is horrible and over priced even for a buffet and the coupon for $5 off isn't enough to compel you to try it. You get charged for crab legs even if you don't want them. The only good news at Bennett's is there is plenty of selection and the wait staff is friendly. This is the worst seafood buffet we've ever tried. We agree with the other reviewer that everything was overcooked, dried out, mushy, bland, no flavor. We also live near the Chesapeake Bay and looked forward to trying Calabash seafood. If you want Calabash seafood, drive up US 17 a little way into Calabash, NC and try one of the restaurants on River Rd off Rt 179.
Crofton, Maryland

Posted:05-29-2006

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Review: Bennett's is ok if you don't mind spending too much money. The food is like any other buffet restaurant on the beach. Plenty of selection to choose from just over priced.
Cheraw, South Carolina

Posted:05-25-2006

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Review: Enjoyed eating there very much. The food was great, place was clean and was a great value for seafood. We ate before 4 p.m. to save $4 a person.
Kimberling City, Missouri

Posted:05-25-2006

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Review: Bennett's was very good. I thought the price was very reasonable and the service above average. The crab legs were yummy and the price was below average especially with a coupon. The tips are part of the program and I was on vacation so spending was what I came down here for. I'm coming back in August for more. Advice to all who go to buffet. Go early and you will have no waiting problems. C. East Hartford, CT
East Hartford, Colorado

Posted:05-17-2006

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Review: Without a doubt, this is the greatest seafood restaurant of all-time. What a super set-up with SO much selection. The fried shrimp is the best on the beach, edging out Dockside's in Calabash, NC. The crab legs are great, and the roast beef on the buffet is also excellent. If you are a hardcore seafood fan, this is it. You will not leave out of here without finding something. It is truly one of the highlights of my visit to Myrtle Beach every year. I can't think about our vacation to Myrtle Beach without thinking of Bennett's.
Clemson, South Carolina

Posted:10-04-2005

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Review: The food at Bennett's was okay, but even with coupons the meal is way more expensive than it is worth. A 15% tip is added to your bill before it is given to you, and if you have a coupon, they add the tip in before the coupon is figured in so they pinch as much money out of you as they can.

There were four in our party, and our waiter received a $16 tip. It was about $30 for each couple to eat. All we ordered were regular drinks and the buffet. Our coupons were buy one meal get one free. Needless to say we were very disapointed to find out after the fact about the tip.

This place must make thousands of dollars in tips alone...You do the math...Is it really worth it? I guess they have to find someway to pay the pirate. lol Oh, and they tried to hit us up for pictures and some type of drawing as we were leaving saying how we could win $100. Go figure.
Hickory, North Carolina

Posted:08-19-2005

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Review: I simply ADORE this place! They have such amazing food, great quality and SOOOO much selection! I can't wait to go back again this year, I think about this place almost daily! LOL This is a seafood lover's paradise for sure! :)
Knoxville, Tennessee

Posted:07-25-2005

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Review: Absolutely the worst "seafood" we have ever eaten. Everything we tried from the buffet was overcooked, dried out, or mushy. After living on the Chesapeake Bay for years and eating fresh seafood at almost any restaurant, we know what well cooked seafood is. I would not recommend this place to a dog. Our bill was 53.00 for two people and we left very dissatisfied.
Bethlehem, Georgia

Posted:06-20-2005

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Review: We ate here on 6/17 and the food was great! But at 20.95 a person w/ $2 each for drinks, it was a little pricey. However, you do get all the king snow crab legs you want. There was another issue with them overcharging our credit card, but we are working on that issue. Just watch your bill and keep a receipt!
Louisville, Kentucky

Posted:06-18-2005

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Review: We just ate here a few days ago! There was 6 of us and we felt the food was just out of this world! The selection on the buffet was way above what you normally see in places and what made it really special was that Everything on there was delicious! I have never seen prime rib, rib eye steak and t-bone on a buffet with all these wonderful fish selections. The service was very good as we had a humorous waiter, we were seated as soon as we entered the dining room! For sure I will be going back here to eat in a few weeks when we return to Myrtle Beach!! My favorite was the Prime Rib, Stuffed Shrimp, and oh those delicious Scallops!!!
Lexington, North Carolina

Posted:06-13-2005

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Review: Our visit here was very dissatisfactory. Our table and chairs were not clean and we found dirty dishes at the buffet. When I was served my food,(not from the buffet) the baked potato was not acceptable and when I requested fries instead, the waitress said she could not do that, but suggested that someone else in our group could get fries from the buffet for me. POOR SERVICE!!!!!! I know she realized that I was unhappy and so I guess that's why she tried to overcompensate by making sure that we had plenty of tea.
Lenoir, North Carolina

Posted:03-25-2005

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Review: we really loved that place! food was awesome! can't wait to go there again!
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

Posted:12-03-2004

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Review: We eat at Bennett's often for the all-you-can-eat seafood buffet, especially the crab legs, which are usually pretty good for the price. We like the larger tables that can accommodate our families and friends who like all-you-can-eat buffets when visiting us here at the beach.
North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

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