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Hook's Calabash Seafood

Seafood Restaurant in Myrtle Beach

 
Hook's Calabash Seafood
Rated: 3.1 out of 5 with 85 Reviews

Seafood restaurant in Myrtle Beach - Owner- Please update this description.


Hook's Calabash Seafood
1902 North Kings Hwy
Myrtle Beach
843-626-6889
Hours: Unknown
General Info:
  • Buffet
  • Lunch Served
  • Dinner Served
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Hook's Calabash Seafood
Posted: May 20th, 2011 at 7:32 pm
From: Angola, IN
By: dpk


Avg. Rating:4.7
We were seated instantly upon arrival on a Thursday evening at approx 5:45pm. Our waitress was very attentive and concerned about our dinner service. We stepped up and paid for the All You Can Eat Lobster along with the A.U.C.E. buffet. If you are squeemish on cost do not order this our bill for 2 was $87.00....BUT and I say BUT...we got what we paid for.. The crab legs were all very hot, juicy and flavorfull. So flavorfull I didnt need butter. The Sweet potato fries were excellant and peel and eat shrimp were chilled perfectly. When the 1st 2 Lobsters came my wifes was not good. Remember this id a buffet, if there is something that isnt right tell somone. the waitress made things right and the subsequant lobsters, 9 in all, were to die for. OH SO GOOD. She kept pout iced teas full and then some. The desserts were wonderful. I tried the rib eye steak...just ok but remember ITS A SEAFOOD BUFFET. The clams were great and the soups were good too. This was our 2nd time there and we will go back.
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Hook's Calabash Seafood
Posted: May 09th, 2011 at 2:14 pm
From: Warrenton, NC
By: sm


Avg. Rating:4.2
I have to say that last year on two seperate trips we ate Hook's and both times the food was very enjoyable, the staff was great and the price is not all that bad. My kids are geared up and ready to go right now. Maybe we can squeeze in two trips this year as well. See you soon.
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Hook's Calabash Seafood
Posted: Apr 06th, 2011 at 1:29 pm
From: Brockville, ON
By: db


Avg. Rating:4.8
We really appreciated your establishment. You are #1 in our books, as far as freshness, quality, quantity, service and the overall look of your restaurant. We have noted your sign "ALL YOU CAN EAT LOBSTER". We inquired and that his the reason we went in for dinner. I just couldn’t believe that we didn't have to wait for the lobster. Thank you and we will be back.
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Hook's Calabash Seafood
Posted: Mar 22nd, 2011 at 10:06 pm
From: myrtle beach, SC
By: knb


Avg. Rating:2.7
Me and my boyfriend went and got the buffet. The food was cold from sitting out and was not very appetizing. I will say the crab legs were good but definitely not worth $23 a person (before tax). We've had much better food for the same price or less elsewhere. The service wasn't great. Overall, not impressed. Would not eat there again.
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Hook's Calabash Seafood
Posted: Mar 15th, 2011 at 6:22 pm
From: gaston, SC
By: jjo


Avg. Rating:4.7
My wife and I own a time share in myrtle beach, we drove by hooks and they had a sign that read "all you can eat lobster" well me being the seafood lover we went there, it was great I ate 27 whole lobsters and lots of roasted oysters, if you love seafood go here...we were there on 4-5-10 and we will be going back this year 4-2-11.
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Hook's Calabash Seafood
Posted: Feb 21st, 2011 at 3:54 pm
From: warrenton, NC
By: sm


Avg. Rating:4
This is my second time eating at Hook's and I have to say that I enjoyed it both times. I would recommend it to anyone if you are looking for just a good variety of food.
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Hook's Calabash Seafood
Posted: Oct 13th, 2010 at 8:04 am
From: Little River, SC
By: aab


Avg. Rating:5
This place is amazing... i dont even like seafood but this place deff changed my mind! THIS is the BEST place ive ever eaten!!! I love it! I highly reccommend!
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Hook's Calabash Seafood
Posted: Oct 12th, 2010 at 8:42 am
From: Little River, SC
By: def


Avg. Rating:4
This place is awesomee!(: i recommend it to everyonee(:
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Hook's Calabash Seafood
Posted: Sep 27th, 2010 at 4:24 pm
From: Raleigh, NC
By: gds


Avg. Rating:3
I was very dissapointed to find that their early bird coupon did not apply to the all you can eat lobster. Didn't think that 4.00 would break them but do know I left to eat at Crabby Mike's, I was shocked that the manager wouldn't honor it.
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Hook's Calabash Seafood
Posted: Sep 17th, 2010 at 4:36 pm
From: Augusta, GA
By: rs


Avg. Rating:2.8
We ate there last night and it just about killed us. OMG, I don't know if it was the grease or something was bad because our stomachs hurt all that night and all today. I hope this was an isolated incident and no one else that the same experience.
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Hook's Calabash Seafood
Posted: Sep 05th, 2010 at 3:41 pm
From: Cary, NC
By: pw


Avg. Rating:5
First time here. We were driving down Hwy. 17 trying to decide where to go for dinner. Saw the sign, said, why not. Good decision. We have gone to another buffet up Hwy 17, like the place there. But for the money Hooks is good. We have definitely added another seafood place to our list. The waitress was great. The overall staff looked like they were enjoying themseleves. Food was good, selection was good.
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Hook's Calabash Seafood
Posted: Aug 26th, 2010 at 2:40 pm
From: bluefield, VA
By: lys


Avg. Rating:3
Best dessert bar around cleanest restaurant and best variety of seafood have never been disappointed in a scale of 1 to 10 I give it a 9 plus thanks for great food and service
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Hook's Calabash Seafood
Posted: Jul 30th, 2010 at 1:34 am
From: Charlotte, NC
By: dao


Avg. Rating:4.7
We had a large group and were looking to go to a seafood buffet dinner without breaking the bank. This place isn't as large as a lot of the other big seafood buffets in town but I'd rather pay a little less and do without the extras like lobster or caviar. You can have a full lobster here for about $10 or $12 more but the crab legs that are included in the buffet price were quite sufficient. All of the food was very good. The fried clams and fried calamari were especially good. Every piece was tender. There is something for everyone. They had broiled selections like mahi and salmon for those that are health conscious. They also had steak and pulled pork which was also very good. We will definitely return here.
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Hook's Calabash Seafood
Posted: Jul 26th, 2010 at 1:46 pm
From: Myrtle Beach, SC
By: ll


Avg. Rating:3.8
i think hooks is really good!! i would totally recommend to go there for some great seafood! and its a good place for a family of 4!
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Hook's Calabash Seafood
Posted: Jul 15th, 2010 at 3:20 pm
From: Social Circle, GA
By: tr


Avg. Rating:2.7
My family ate here during our vacation to Myrtle Beach recently because it had come very highly recommended. We won't be back! It was the worse food we had ever tried to eat. I am not sure where all the items were that they list that is supposedly on their buffet. It was not fresh food period. I had a piece of NY Strip steak that was like trying to eat leather and the seafood was very bland. The cost for all of us to eat was over $100....trust me find another place to go if you are up for seafood buffets this is not worth your time nor your money.
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Hook's Calabash Seafood
Posted: Jul 05th, 2010 at 7:08 pm
From: columbia, SC
By: ac


Avg. Rating:3.7
the hint is during my research online for a good place to eat seafood i went to restaurant.com .i wanted to save some money on my trip and eat well.i found a great deal on a gift certificate worth $50 and only paid $4 for it using th code they game me via email.i've used restaurant.com several times and it's a god send.after looking up others reviews of the restaurant,i decided to buy the certficate.and i was glad we did.it was very pricey even with the $50 certificate,it was $120 for 5 adults,2kids.that DID include tip though.so around $170 total for 7. the food was very good and great quality as well.not like some buffets where they just warm up a tray of frozen mac and cheese.you could watch the people cooking in the back and i could see the food was being hand dipped and fried and the vegetables were being hand cut.there was something for everyone.seafood,ribs,barbecue,chicken.whatever you desired.the desserts were great too.key lime pie,cheesecake,cookies and brownies of all types.not jusy the typical buffet desserts.it was very clean i noticed which suprised me since it was a buffet.our waitress was very friendly and talked to our kids alot.i would go early because it does get very buisy and there is a wait.fortunately we got there b/f the rush and did not have to wait at all.go before 5pm.
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Hook's Calabash Seafood
Posted: Jun 21st, 2010 at 7:22 pm
From: Decatur, AL
By: sa


Avg. Rating:4.8
I would go again if I ever came back to Myrtle Beach. My husband is a big seafood lover even though I am not. He loved the crab legs and the large selection they had to offer. I pretty much had a lot of salad, corn on the cob and okra. The waitress was great and always stopped by to check on us. We went before 5 so got $8 off our total bill...make sure you take a coupon with you. We had two adult bars one child's bar ($4.95) 2 regular soft drinks and 2 beers and our total was $61.00.
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Hook's Calabash Seafood
Posted: Jun 12th, 2010 at 11:29 am
From: Bee, VA
By: gs


Avg. Rating:1.7
This restaurant was recommended to me by my daughter who had visited there previously. Four members of our party of eight were sickened from the food. We basically narrowed this down to the shrimp on the salad bar as each sick person had consumed that. Also, there were no oysters available as advertised and the main reason I chose to eat at this restaurant. We were not informed that oysters were not available until after we began our salad or I would have most likely have left. If you choose to go to Hook's be prepared and bring along the Pepto. I for one will never eat at this establishment again.
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Hook's Calabash Seafood
Posted: May 31st, 2010 at 10:56 pm
From: Asheville , NC
By: je


Avg. Rating:4.8
A couple of bad reviews almost made me skip this kinda pricey buffet. Talked to some of the locals and decided to give it a shot. The food was excellent and surprisingly good quality for a buffet. I did not find a single item on the buffet that was "dried out" "overcooked," etc. Well worth the money and very clean as well. Will go back on my next trip.
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Hook's Calabash Seafood
Posted: May 04th, 2010 at 8:28 pm
From: Charleston , SC
By: sd


Avg. Rating:5
We have eaten here before and were not impressed with our waitress. She always had an angry look on her face until a man that looked to be the manager would walk by and then she would turn on her happy face! Too funny! Anyways, we went back to eat there because the food is excellent. Our waitress this time was great! Cups were never empty, plates always there and our table was kept clean. She went above and beyond to make us happy. We have now told all of our friends to go their and ask for Michelle and to expect great food and great service! Thank goodness for a great comeback!
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Hook's Calabash Seafood
Posted: Apr 07th, 2010 at 2:34 pm
From: Lebanon , IN
By: df


Avg. Rating:5
When we walked into the restaurant, the hostess was very kind. She walked us to the table immediately. Our waitress was named Tina. She was wonderful! She told us all the specials that were going on and she was very sociable! We ordered the Unlimited crab and buffet. It was $21.95 but when you use a coupon and get there before 5:00, the price changes to $17.95. We chowed. We definitely got our moneys worth. They also had meat there for people who didn't like seafood! This worked out perfectly with our group! The food was always hot and fresh! Its perfect for a group of people to go and have a wonderful seafood or meat meal!
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Hook's Calabash Seafood
Posted: Apr 01st, 2010 at 1:10 pm
From: Charlotte, NC
By: ss


Avg. Rating:5
This is now one of my favorite restaurants in Myrtle Beach. The food/ buffet was awesome and the service was great. I recommend trying all the types of shrimp they have. The prices were very afforable for a family of 5.
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Hook's Calabash Seafood
Posted: Apr 01st, 2010 at 12:17 am
From: Greenville, SC
By: gp


Avg. Rating:4.2
My family came to eat supper at Hook's for the first time March 13, 2010. The food was excellent and so was our server. Pretty sure his name was Brad. He knew what we needed before we even had to ask. Our glasses were never empty and he kepy our table clean. He suggested the lobster special and we were so glad we took his advice. It was delicious! He was very curtiuos to our family and took special interest in my grandson. We've come to Myrtle Beach every year for vacation for the past 7 years and have never had such good seafood and service! I definately recommend this place to anyone looking to eat some good seafood, especially the lobster and crab legs! It's rare to get wonderful service and food at the same time. We'll definately be back next year. Hope to see Brad still there! If anyone reads this and decides to eat at Hook's, definately ask for Brad! You won't be sorry.
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Hook's Calabash Seafood
Posted: Mar 19th, 2010 at 7:01 am
From: Winter Haven , FL
By: r.h.j


Avg. Rating:5
HOOKS CALABASH SEAFOOD in Myrtle Beach is the best seafood in Myrtle Beach.Me and my family had the best dining experience at HOOKS.Our server "JOSE" was a very well trained and his manners was awesome.The food was delicious and the crab legs were out of this world! Our server JOSE knew exactly what we need before we asked, it was like he could read our minds,we did not want for anything.The whole place was awesome.We noticed that when jose was not at somoeones table he was stirring food,sweeping up food that people dropped on the floor. JOSE really knew what he was doing.We really wanted to post this review, so that everyone would know to ask for JOSE if they visited HOOKS.If you are in Myrtle Beach stop bye Hooks and ask JOSE.
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Hook's Calabash Seafood
Posted: Feb 15th, 2010 at 10:06 am
From: Burlington, NC
By: cd


Avg. Rating:4
My husband and I came to Hooks from Burlington,NC. We came for his b-day. We did not wait long and the food was great! The people were all very friendly! Our waitress was Michelle. EXCELLENT! She made us feel like we were eating w/ close friends and family. We will be back to eat again. All of the staff was great! I would recommend Hooks to anyone!
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Hook's Calabash Seafood
Posted: Oct 14th, 2009 at 7:26 pm
From: Lexington, SC
By: the huntleys


Avg. Rating:2.5
We have been eating at Hooks for 5 years. This year was horrible. We were there on 10-13-09 around 4:30pm to celebrate my husbands birthday with our son, daughter-in-law and 10 month old grandson.. The food was greasy and like it was left over and reheated. My daughter-in-law got sick and threw up. We got up and explained it to the gentleman at the door and our waitress and they were like o well.(Talking about bad customer service) We were in this restaurant for around 30 minutes. Never been so disappointed in my life. Don't mind paying $80.00 for a great meal but this was highway robbery. (We eat out 4-5 times a week so we know good food and service) Sorry we will not be back!! Went to the Conch Cafe in Garden City tonight and it was $70.00 and great!! We will go back there!!
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Hook's Calabash Seafood
Posted: Oct 13th, 2009 at 5:01 pm
From: charlotte, NC
By: hl


Avg. Rating:4.5
My husband and I and our family of 10 visited Hooks on 10/09/2009. I would have to say that this is the place to go!! The food was AMAZING!! We have NEVER went to a buffet before where we got full service like we did at HOOKS!! Our waitress was a girl named WENDY!! And I will have to say that she is the BEST waitress I have ever had before!! She went above and beyond to take care of our family. We NEVER went without anything while we were there. We have been to so many places to eat and I would have to say that the service that we got at Hooks we OUT OF THIS WORLD!! Wendy should be the manager of this place! By the way she took care of us you would of thought that she owned this place. She would go and get us food from the kitchen that was just cooked and bring it out to our table. We heard a table next to ours that asked their waitress for some more crab legs because there were not any on the bar and their waitress told them that they would have to keep looking on the bar for them to come out. I thought that was rude because Wendy would go to the kitchen and bring us food. I heard the table next to us say that they wished that they would of got the waitress that we had because they had saw Wendy bring us out our food. I guess we really lucked up by getting Wendy to wait on our table!! I just hope that the owners of Hooks realize what a great and AMAZING person that they have working for them!!! We will go back to Hooks every time we are at Myrtle Beach!! I would suggest this restaurant to anyone as I do!! I tell everyone to make sure to go to Hook!! The only thing that I would have to say is to MAKE sure when u go there to ask for WENDY to wait on you if you want to be treated like you are not at a buffet place but treated like you are at a FULL SERVICE place!! We can't wait to go back to Hooks to eat great food but most importantly to see WENDY and get AMAZING service!!!
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Hook's Calabash Seafood
Posted: Sep 25th, 2009 at 12:59 am
From: Greenville, SC
By: lk


Avg. Rating:4
Hooks is my favorite place to eat in Myrtle Beach!! They have the best buffett and the staff is always friendly and refill drinks without evening having to ask! I have chosen to have my wedding reception there this comming October for all of the reasons listed above! Cant wait!
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Hook's Calabash Seafood
Posted: Aug 06th, 2009 at 9:51 am
From: Charleston, SC
By: whc


Avg. Rating:5
Every time we go to MB we go to Hook's. We even drive from Charleston (where we live) to dine at Hook's. If you are close to MB and don't go to Hook's you have missed the very best seafood in MB.
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Hook's Calabash Seafood
Posted: Jul 16th, 2009 at 1:50 pm
From: Myrtle Beach, SC
By: nvq


Avg. Rating:4.2
I took my family to Hook's last week and I must say that the food and service was exceptional. The only problem we had was that one of the waitresses children were running around the restaurant the whole time and being very obnoxious and disruptive. I took my family out to try and enjoy a nice relaxing and quite meal...but it was difficult with these kids running around. I don't understand why the manager would allow this to take place, but it doesn't seem like a very good business practice to me.
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Hook's Calabash Seafood
Posted: Jul 08th, 2009 at 8:07 pm
From: Conway / Myrtle Beach, S C
By: t. i


Avg. Rating:4
Being a local I know good seafood. This was okay nothing more, A party of 4 adults we got there at 4pm, the broiled fish was dry, the boiled shrimp were average. artifical crab meat on the buffet, people don't go to a seafood restaurant for artificial. Hooks just did not cut the mustard, the food was of poor quaility and the steak that my mom had was too tough. And to charge extra for the drinks is ridiculous. I will say service was excellent but that is about it
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Hook's Calabash Seafood
Posted: Jun 03rd, 2009 at 6:54 pm
From: New Waterford, OH
By: jlj


Avg. Rating:5
We were looking for one of the best seafood buffets and decided even though Hooks had a lot of bad reviews we would try it out because it was within walking distance. We LOVED it!! It was excellent. It wasnt a busy place but I could see why with the reviews. I would go back and I do highly recommend it. They have excellent excellent food!!!
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Hook's Calabash Seafood
Posted: May 31st, 2009 at 11:43 am
From: Garner, NC
By: pls


Avg. Rating:3.2
We eat here every trip to Myrtle Beach which is 2-3 xs a yr. Great price for buffet with crab legs compared to some others in the area. Usually quiet and have good enough wait staff. We go for the crab legs mostly.
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Hook's Calabash Seafood
Posted: Apr 18th, 2009 at 3:59 pm
From: Brevard , NC
By: ar


Avg. Rating:3
Hooks resturant crab legs were awful and the ice cream machine was broke i will never eat there again it was horrible..........
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Hook's Calabash Seafood
Posted: Mar 25th, 2009 at 9:40 pm
From: California, PA
By: ad


Avg. Rating:2.3
My fiancee and I went to Hook's and it was terrible! I have been to Myrtle Beach many many times and I wanted to try something new. From the outside, I thought this would be a great place to take my fiancee. When we got inside, there were weren't many people inside and it took about fifteen minutes for anyone to even seat us. We had our drinks filled once. I love seafood and I was very disappointed with everything! The only good thing was the noise level.
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Hook's Calabash Seafood
Posted: Feb 10th, 2009 at 5:28 pm
From: Fort Erie, ON
By: j.c


Avg. Rating:3
02/07/2009 Ontario, Canada Went to Hooks based on all the good reviews. We found it to be the worst buffet ever! There was very little to choose from. The ribs and Chicken had thick bbq sauce smothered all over it. The crab legs were put out a few at a time, making it almost impossible to get any unless you were standing there when they put them out. I had to ask for scallops, the waiter then told me they were making them and they would come out, never did see any. The shrimps were not cleaned, disgusting. The desserts were nothing either. I heard several complaints from other people that were in the restaurant at this time. We will not ever go back to this restaurant.
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Hook's Calabash Seafood
Posted: Dec 23rd, 2008 at 2:50 pm
From: Asheville, NC
By: jes


Avg. Rating:5
We came down looking to get away from the Christmas craziness. Hooks was wonderful and even though most of the food is fried, it was well cooked. FYI I graduated culinary school and might be more familiar with proper cooking then other posters. The crab legs were unflavored, which is a mistake many restaurants make. Scallops, shrimp, and fried oysters were all a treat. The pulled pork was good but you had to do it yourself on the BBQ sauce.

I find that food may not be perfect, though Hooks was, if sevice is unparalleled then it can make up for any short comings. Our waitress became like family in our short visit. We shared stories and and felt incredibly well taken care of. We never went short of plates or had empty glasses. Our waitress bent over backward to not only take care of us but she also found an excuse to give us a better price on the dinner.

We went back two nights later and to our surprise our original waitresses husband was our waiter. We felt an even stronger family atmosphere because of this. He showed us his daughters pictures and his wife came over. The buffet supervisor turned out to have managed a steak house in our home town.

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Hook's Calabash Seafood
Posted: Dec 12th, 2008 at 9:00 am
From: Greensboro, NC
By: bjw


Avg. Rating:3.8
Hooks is one of the best seafood restaurant that we found on Myrtle Beach. (and we have tried many) The buffet had a huge selection of food and it was all very good. If you are looking for the white table cloth experience, then Hooks is not the place to go. Although we found it clean and the decor was as you would expect in a sea shore restaurant. It is easy to find, requires easy dress and all the food you could possibly eat plus the price was in line with other restaurants along the shore. You will go back to your condo well feed!!!!
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Hook's Calabash Seafood
Posted: Oct 27th, 2008 at 4:44 pm
From: Whiteville, NC
By: eb


Avg. Rating:2
We went to Hook's for dinner on Sunday, October 26, 2008. The wait staff was very friendly and did their job well. However, the food was very cold and over cooked. Letting the kitchen know this only seemed to make them angry, you can tell this because the kitchen is open and visible through the buffet of hot items, making the attitudes and actions of the kitchen staff visible as well. We finally got hot crab legs but they were cooked twice because they just took the ones off the buffet and put them back in the water to heat them up. (We can still see what they are doing) So needless to say, they were very over cooked. Once it was time for dessert I took myself and my son to get some, while there I had to call someone from the kitchen to get the ROACH off of the dessert buffet. They came out, removed the cake, got the roach, (with a towel that was hanging from their apron) and then, yes, they put the cake back on the bar. I thought I was going to be sick and went to the restroom. I asked the waitress for my check and the manager. First the manager said that they didn't have any roaches, when I asked him if he knew he had bugs. Then I told him that I had to get someone from the kitchen to get if off of the buffet. He said OHHH!!! We have them because it's cold outside (it was 69 degrees) and because it was a building. (HELLO) He had no reason for not taking the food off the dessert buffet, nor did he ever apologize he just said, here’s your bill, I only charged you half price. So, if you like over cooked food, eating your dessert with a side of roaches and a manager that could care less about his job or the people that eat there, I do not recommend eating at this restaurant any time soon if at all.
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Hook's Calabash Seafood
Posted: Sep 29th, 2008 at 5:21 pm
From: Buffalo, NY
By: jp


Avg. Rating:2
I have never had a worse meal that I had to pay for in my life. Everything I tried tasted horrible. Bland, tastless, overcooked or just plain lousy take your pick. Every plate the waitress removed from our table was full of food because nothing was even remotely any good. I am not fussy but at $25 a plate you would think something would have been OK. Not so. At one point I told my wife, who also thought the food was lousy, that I wasn't going to pay for this swill they call seafood. The only reason I left the money was because she didn't want to cause a scene. I have eaten many of the the foods provided by Hooks at other restaurants & have been very satisfied but this place is a joke. Hoping to salvage the night we decided that at least desert might make us feel better. Again not so. Tasteless garbage. I have never eaten pudding with absolutely no taste before but they have it at Hooks. The best part of the meal was our pop. Then to top it off after the rotten meal when you leave sales people ambush you in the parking lot to try and sell you time shares. Never go here if you want good quality or value. The funny thing is we went to Burro Loco, a mexican restaurant, and had our best meal of the week. After explaining to the waitress about our lousy luck with food she admitted that when she goes up north there is no comparrison. I dont know how this place survives with food this bad.
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Hook's Calabash Seafood
Posted: Jul 29th, 2008 at 11:03 pm
From: Danville, VA
By: mm


Avg. Rating:3.3
The value to price ratio was not good.
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Hook's Calabash Seafood
Posted: Jul 27th, 2008 at 1:26 pm
From: Leesville, SC
By: nd


Avg. Rating:4.7
After discovering this buffet a few years ago, we don't bother going anywhere else. The selection is soooo fresh and the place just invites you to stay and eat until you think you have gone to seafood heaven.

Other buffets lure you in with "crab legs" only to charge extra once inside; Hook's does not have a surcharge of any kind.

While other "cold bars" consists of lettuce, toppings, etc., at Hooks it's always fresh cold and hot seafood and yummies.

Don't miss the oysters, scallops, blackened salmon, etc. besides the bountiful piles of freshly steamed snow crab!

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Hook's Calabash Seafood
Posted: Jul 16th, 2008 at 10:20 am
From: District Heights, MD
By: fw


Avg. Rating:4.7
Me and my family have always made the time to stop at Hook's restaurant everytime we are in Myrtle Beach. Everything was sooo delicious. But the most thing I enjoyed were the crab legs. That was the first time I have ever tried crab legs and it was very good!! I will always continue to eat at Hooks. :)
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Hook's Calabash Seafood
Posted: Jun 27th, 2008 at 9:52 pm
From: erwin, TN
By: re


Avg. Rating:4.7
Have been vacationing in MB for 15 years. Pretty much tried all the buffets. Hooks is by far the best. Atmosphere, food, service, all top notch. Have dined there the past 3 years, never had a bad experience. I loved the crablegs, all the seafood. My wife isn't a seafood lover, but she enjoys the crablegs and the prim rib. She is a very picky eater. For her to return to a restaurant several times speaks for itself. Try Hooks for yourself, you wil not be dissapointed.
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Hook's Calabash Seafood
Posted: Jun 03rd, 2008 at 12:42 pm
From: Harrogate, TN
By: bsm


Avg. Rating:2.8
Food was way overpriced. Crab cakes were like crunchy rocks of doom. Wait staff were not very nice, seemed vacuous.
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Hook's Calabash Seafood
Posted: May 21st, 2008 at 11:39 am
From: FLORENCE, SC
By: st


Avg. Rating:3.8
It was our first visit to hook's. We thought the food was great. The waitresses were wonderful, very pleasant. It was a nice and enjoyable visit. We enjoyed the food as much as our waitress. (a.w.) we surely would go again.
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Hook's Calabash Seafood
Posted: Aug 15th, 2007 at 5:43 pm
From: Hollidaysburg, PA
By: ta


Avg. Rating:2.3
Food quality is below average, dry, mostly deep fryed, and poorly prepared. The fish is dry and lacked any taste, the clam chowder was absolutely terrible, and the chicken wings were the worst I have ever tasted. I could not recommend this place to anyone. There are many better places with better food quality and value for your money.
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Hook's Calabash Seafood
Posted: Aug 01st, 2007 at 7:36 pm
From: LAFAYETTE, GA
By: cmh


Avg. Rating:4.7
Absolutely wonderful! Best crabs legs i've ever sincked my teeth into! This place is the best and puts all others to shame! I will be eating there again on my next trip to the great Myrtle Beach!
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Hook's Calabash Seafood
Posted: Jan 28th, 2007 at 3:36 am
From: conway, SC
By: smj


Avg. Rating:3.7
An excellant restaurant for good food and seafood experience, crablegs great , good fish, and great sides. On the average a good nite out. Only one thing stood out, you could use a more mature host staff, friendlier and more interested in customers than some of the wait staff, overall though nice experience.
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Hook's Calabash Seafood
Posted: Nov 06th, 2006 at 3:25 pm
From: Knoxville, TN
By: sas


Avg. Rating:3
I had high hopes for Hook's. Really, I did. I wanted good Calabash seafood, but I didn't want to go to one of the over-hyped chains with all the flashing "tourist attraction" neon lights. Unfortunately, I probably would've been better off with one of the glitzy tourist traps.

The food at Hook's was ALL overcooked. The crab cakes looked (and tasted, alas) like hockey pucks. NOT appetizing. The grouper and flounder were cooked dry and lifeless. The stuffed grouper was almost as bad. Most of the rest of the seafood was just... bone dry and blah, if not outright awful.

What saves them from a 1-star rating: the hush puppies were FANTASTIC. The first batch of Calabash shrimp was very good (unfortunately, the next batch I tried was over-cooked, too crunchy, and rubbery). The fried oysters were good too, as well as the scallops. My wife enjoyed the macaroni and cheese.

Overall, it was generic seafood, marred by too many over-cooked options. Worse, market price was $20/plate. I'm more than willing to pay that or more for GOOD seafood. I'm not a picky eater, but I picked at my food. So our $50+ dinner was actually worth about $25, IMO.

Two major caveats: we visited Hook's at the end of the season, and it was about an hour before closing time. Still, it didn't live up to my expectations in any way. Not for the price, certainly.

Next time, I'll try the obvious tourist-trap seafood, and hope for something better. It couldn't get much worse.

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Hook's Calabash Seafood
Posted: May 26th, 2006 at 7:43 pm
From: Garner, NC
By: ktm


Avg. Rating:3.8
We had heard about Hooks when we were leaving Myrlte Beach in January. Knowing that we were coming back in April. We knew that Hooks was on our agenda. It was truly off the hook. Everything was great. This restaurant was the only restaurant I have had crabs that were just perfect. They didn't taste like water. They were seasoned just right. My husband love the dungeness crabs. All the food was good, but the crabs were great. I have told everyone about hooks. The service was good, and I guess because it had not got to the busy season, there was no wait. We walked right in and was seated. We are going back in late July and hooks is definately on our agenda.
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Hook's Calabash Seafood
Posted: Mar 18th, 2006 at 4:02 pm
From: Saylorsburg, PA
By: grp


Avg. Rating:4.2
We found this restaurant in the guidebook. Didn't know what to expect, but did not expect much from a seafood buffet palce. Were we ever wrong! The food was very good, the service was unobtrusive and timely. All in all, an excellent meal for the price and circumstances. We will return in the future.
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Hook's Calabash Seafood
Posted: Aug 23rd, 2005 at 12:39 pm
From: Raleigh, NC
By: md


Avg. Rating:5
It is the best seafood buffet I have been to. My family had a great time eating crab legs. This will definitely be on our list of restaurants that we have to go to every time we visit Myrtle Beach.
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Hook's Calabash Seafood
Posted: Jun 20th, 2005 at 5:07 pm
From: State College, PA
By: ds


Avg. Rating:4.7
Hooks is great! One of the few restaurants in Myrtle Beach where you can get broiled scallops and steamed clams. Totally awesome. Really good value for the money.
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Hook's Calabash Seafood
Posted: Apr 26th, 2005 at 7:16 pm
From: New Windsor, NY
By: yd


Avg. Rating:4.5
Finally! A restaurant where we got outstanding food at a reasonable price in Myrtle Beach! This is the place to go especially if you take advantage of the buy one-get one free coupon they place in the Sun newspaper.
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