Bennett's Calabash Seafood
Seafood Restaurant in Myrtle Beach
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Bennett's Calabash Seafood Posted: Jul 16th, 2009 at 9:07 am From: Danville, PA By: mds Avg. Rating:2.3 |
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What a crap hole this turned out to be. Doing a search brought me to this place. Obviously you cannot go by all the internet reviews. Even standing in line,one person said that him and his family have been coming here for 7 years. Most of the items on the buffet were cold and un-appealing. Some items were never refilled and left with greasy empty pans. Do yourself a favor and avoid this bilge! ref: 16046 
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Bennett's Calabash Seafood Posted: Jun 16th, 2009 at 6:10 pm From: columbia, SC By: msm Avg. Rating:4.2 |
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I must say that this restaurant provided a wonderful experience for my husband and I. We drive 2hrs+ just to eat seafood. We were going to another calabash for the past few years and were told to try Bennett's. We have and we love it!! The food is fresh, the restaurant is clean, and the lines are very much shorter. I feel like the price is a little steep, but I am willing to pay for quality. I enjoyed everything I ate (crab legs, shrimp, scallops, dessert) and I will come back again. ref: 15526
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Bennett's Calabash Seafood Posted: May 30th, 2009 at 1:19 pm From: Sparta, KY By: m.p. Avg. Rating:3.5 |
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I have really mixed feelings about this restaurant. The service was pretty good. And we were seated immediatly. The food is absolutely wondeful. But I'm just not sure the price is worth it. I guess if you are going to eat the crab legs it great. But I kind of think it's pretty dumb to have to pay for the crab legs if you don't eat them. I am a seafood addict. But my husband hates ALL seafood. So to me for my food it was worth it, but he only ate one plate of the ribs and some sides. It was not worth the almost 22.00 he paid for it. They also need to make children under the age of 9 free. My little girl was free, she's only one. But I had to pay almost five dollars for my four year old son to eat a plate of macaroni and cheese. I'll probably go back here, but I won't bring anyone that doesn't like sea food. ref: 15209
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Bennett's Calabash Seafood Posted: Apr 28th, 2009 at 8:41 am From: Willow Spring, NC By: bp Avg. Rating:3 |
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My Wife and I went there Friday night. I had a stroke in June 08, they told us the price and thought it was fine and we told them that I cannot eat since I had my stroke, I did not have anything, my wife had the buffet and was charged $40.00, we figured that was her and me, She could not and would not leave me alone in our car, since I'm in a wheel chair and CAN NOT EAT anything. The rule from my Doctor is; NOTHING BY MOUTH. But that don't mean I can't take her places, just not here anymore Raleigh N.C. ref: 14758
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Bennett's Calabash Seafood Posted: Apr 17th, 2009 at 9:28 am From: Lyman, SC By: cm Avg. Rating:4.3 |
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We are long time visitors to MB. We have tried so many places to eat. Some you really wish you had drove the other direction. This place was great. The food was so fresh the Scallops were so sweet and the oysters wonderful! Tasted like they just got everything out of the ocean. Great value. If you have tried oll of the BIG all you can eat places, they just dont stand up to the quality of this place. Loved it. Very clean. ref: 14621
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Bennett's Calabash Seafood Posted: Apr 14th, 2009 at 1:27 pm From: Gaithersburg, MD By: c.h. Avg. Rating:4.7 |
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We have been coming to Myrtle Beach for five years, and one of our favorite restaurants is Capt. Bennett's seafood...The food is always delicious.The Crab legs were wonderful!When I got some fried oysters from the buffet and they was cold I told the waitress about it, and she informed the kitchen. About ten minutes later she come back with plate full fresh fried oysters that were AMAZING...
The price is fine for what you're getting.
Wonderful service! This is definitely not your average buffet style restaurant. Definitely try it!!! ref: 14588
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Bennett's Calabash Seafood Posted: Apr 13th, 2009 at 8:02 pm From: Rochester, NY By: ag Avg. Rating:3 |
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Absolutely terrible food. Prime rib siiting in water in achafing dish. At least have somebody carving it. Seafood tasted like frozen from the grocery store. Way over priced for the quality of food. If you know what good seafood is, this is not the place to find it. Waitress was nice. ref: 14574
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Bennett's Calabash Seafood Posted: Apr 02nd, 2009 at 8:16 am From: Morganton, NC By: cf Avg. Rating:4.5 |
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Great Food !!!! Always Fresh!!!!! Eat there every time I go to Myrtle Beach!!!!!!!!!!! ref: 14412
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Bennett's Calabash Seafood Posted: Jan 12th, 2009 at 4:44 pm From: Conway, SC By: borko Avg. Rating:4.7 |
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Great place to eat. The best seafood you can get on the beach. We wanted to see the manager, so we can tell him what a wonderfull place he is running. His name was Nick, very nice fella. thanks, we'll see you soon. ref: 13625
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Bennett's Calabash Seafood Posted: Sep 05th, 2008 at 8:33 pm From: myrtle beach, SC By: cb Avg. Rating:4.3 |
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Restaurant was Great. The timeshare people at the door on the way out were RUDE and NASTY. We will NEVER go back there again. Get rid of them, they need to understand that NO means NO, i don't want any of their crappy timeshare, oh wait, it's not timeshare, it's "vacation club". ref: 12695
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Bennett's Calabash Seafood Posted: Aug 27th, 2008 at 9:58 am From: Columbia, SC By: pam Avg. Rating:5 |
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I was there few nights ago. I liked the food, had a smiling server and really enjoyed it. Highly recommend this place. ref: 12602
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Bennett's Calabash Seafood Posted: Aug 06th, 2008 at 5:15 pm From: Jacksonville, NC By: sm Avg. Rating:3.5 |
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We could have paid less for what we got at the buffett, a better quality of food too... We get that quality of food at Golden Corral. ref: 12283
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Bennett's Calabash Seafood Posted: Aug 04th, 2008 at 10:25 am From: Columbia, SC By: fvd Avg. Rating:3.8 |
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I visited bennet's this past weekend and will definitely stop by anytime I visit myrtle beach! the food was excellent and the service was just as good. The crab legs were perfectly seasoned and big enough to enjoy the flavor, not like some other places i've been. If you are at the beach, I would recommend a stop by bennett's, I don't think you will be disappointed.. ref: 12233
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Bennett's Calabash Seafood Posted: Jul 10th, 2008 at 10:36 am From: Huntington, WV By: ss Avg. Rating:2.5 |
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Dude.... save your money and go out to a nice steak dinner or visit one of the table service sea food establishments. My wife and I and our two children shelled out over $80 for the buffet. The food on the buffet was just nasty. The prime rib was a joke. The steak was overcooked and greenish and the crab legs were just average. I will say that the Baked Alaskan White Fish was amazing. By far, this was the best baked fish I have ever had! The deserts were good, too. Still, I can't get over paying $28/adult for a crappy buffet! ref: 11860
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Bennett's Calabash Seafood Posted: Jul 07th, 2008 at 5:34 pm From: newberry, S.C. By: jl Avg. Rating:5 |
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Just want the fine folks at bennett's calabash to know that we have been coming to your place #3 for 4 yrs, an it is the best! an will continue to eat there. An for those people from n.c. Dont worry about them. Not many crabs in the mountains. Maybe they should stick to inland food.. ref: 11804
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Bennett's Calabash Seafood Posted: Jul 06th, 2008 at 10:47 am From: FREDERICK, MD By: rw Avg. Rating:4 |
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We were here in late Sept. 2007. It was my husband's first trip to SC. The one place he talks about the most was Calabash's. We both really enjoyed eating here. The buffet was wonderful, with the only minor detail was they did not replenish the empty dishes for awhile. I had eaten here on previous trips, but this experience was great also. ref: 11755
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Bennett's Calabash Seafood Posted: Jul 03rd, 2008 at 12:13 pm From: Churchville, MD By: dw Avg. Rating:2.5 |
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This was my worst experience of our vacation last year. We go to MB every summer and usually do not eat at buffets at home, or on vacation. We love seafood, so decided to give this place a try...bad decision. We are from Maryland, and anyone who lives in (or visits) the DelMarVa area, knows what good seafood is. This was the pits!!! All of the food was bland. It all tasted like frozen appetizers from the grocery store. Crabcakes were the size of golfballs, what a joke. We will NOT be wasting our money here this year! ref: 11722
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Bennett's Calabash Seafood Posted: Jun 29th, 2008 at 11:06 pm From: Buffalo Valley, TN By: s.l, Avg. Rating:3 |
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I hated the food here! I ordered a platter of seafood scallops since im not a fan of buffets. They were terrible and tasted like grease. The only good thing our gruop ordered was boiled shrimp which were pretty good. Our waitress was very nice though and gave a great service. For the price of $93 for 4 people I expected something of better quality. ref: 11662
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Bennett's Calabash Seafood Posted: May 23rd, 2008 at 2:34 pm From: stokesdale, NC By: agc Avg. Rating:5 |
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Shrimp and crab legs were great. ref: 11100
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Bennett's Calabash Seafood Posted: Apr 18th, 2008 at 4:08 am From: West Warwick, RI By: rz Avg. Rating:2.8 |
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We just got back from Myrtle Beach for the first time ever going. I couldn't wait to get home to warn everyone not to go to this particular Calabash Buffet! Before leaving for this trip I investigated all the restaurants to go to based on these ratings. I didn't look up this one because it was a last minute decision made by my husband that was craving crab legs to pull in and try it. THE WORST RIP OFF EVER!!! Steep price of $22.95 for adults and we brought two under 12 yr old kids. $15.95 for with crab legs for one and $9.95 for the child that didn't want the crab. Fine if there was quality food we thought. Gross tasting everything. Crab legs were basically so tiny when you opened them there was a thimble of meat. All the shrimp styles to choose from were the tiny-tiny shrimps you find in a salad. We went up three times trying different things; hoping we would find something decent. NOPE! My six year old would only eat mashed potatoes because everything tasted "yucky". We all left hungry and disgusted. The bill came to $84.00??? Tax and drinks(woopy). Now compare this...Our last night we went to Broadway on the Beach and ate at Yamato'sJapanese restaurant which has chicken, steak, shrimp, scallop and lobster entrees. Comes with soup, salad, shrimp appetizer, huge rice portion, vegetables, and choice of meet. Lastly, a dish of sherbet is also included at meals end. Huge Shrimp, very tasty marinades and dipping sauces. just excellent. All cooked before your eyes by an entertaining chef that cracks jokes, juggles cleavers, etc. Get this, the bill was $74.00 for 2 adults and 2 children with three alcoholic beverages. If you are craving real value and real seafood and quality meat GO TO YAMATOS!! I really never bother with surveys or posting reviews but I really wanted to warn the people that read these reviews they are telling the truth and so am I. ref: 10677
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Bennett's Calabash Seafood Posted: Mar 20th, 2008 at 4:48 pm From: Atlanta, GA By: sl Avg. Rating:4.3 |
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I loved it! The food was great they had everything! I wish they had one in Atlanta. It was a bit noisy, but I cant wait to come back to Myrtle Beach to visit Calabash again. ref: 10350
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Bennett's Calabash Seafood Posted: Jan 10th, 2008 at 8:36 am From: aiken, SC By: va Avg. Rating:3.3 |
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The food was pretty good. My main problem with the whole thing was that they had steamed oyasters on the bar, but did not provide oyster knives to open them with. We were told to use a butter knive. If you eat many oysters you know that a butter knife doesn't cut it when it comes to opening oyasters. I guess they don't want you to eat very many. Next time I will know to bring my own. ref: 9716
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Bennett's Calabash Seafood Posted: Jan 09th, 2008 at 6:14 pm From: Lancaster, PA By: sfh Avg. Rating:2.2 |
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We were very disappointed and will never be back to Bennett's. The food was warm which made everything we ate very undesirable. Definitely won't be going back. It was a very high priced buffet for what we got. Hopefully there are better seafood buffets in the area, because this one was a huge disappointment. They have large quantity but very low quality. ref: 9703
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Bennett's Calabash Seafood Posted: Dec 21st, 2007 at 6:13 pm From: New Hampton, NY By: sp Avg. Rating:4.2 |
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The food was great , The crab legs wereTerrfic , Service was excellent all the help was very nice ,helpful and polite. There coffee was also very good. Thanks .. Will be by again. ref: 9541
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Bennett's Calabash Seafood Posted: Oct 30th, 2007 at 1:55 am From: Loganville, GA By: kbb Avg. Rating:2.3 |
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We just took at trip to the beach (October 2007) and decided to try Bennett's Calabash one evening. We arrived around 7:45 pm. So, the food should have been fresh. Man were we dissapointed! We had terrible service. The chairs had wet stuff in them. The table was sticky. The hushpuppies tasted like doughnuts. The tea was terrible. The food wasn't fresh at all. The crab legs(which you had to pay for even if you didn't want them) could not be cracked! They were totally overcooked. The chicken fingers and the fried shrimp were so old and dry that you couldn't chew them. The only good food we found was the stuffed shrimp. The floor in front of the buffet was super slick with grease. We paid $21.95 each for the buffet. They charged us $4.95 for our 4 year old and then he couldn't even chew any of the food because it was so tough. Plus we had to pay for drinks on top of that. It was terrible and we will never ever ever go back. We will stick to the Original Benjamin's next time and be sure to have a good dinner. ref: 9084
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Bennett's Calabash Seafood Posted: Sep 23rd, 2007 at 2:34 am From: Rockville, MD By: jc Avg. Rating:3.5 |
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Terrible food not worth the money at all. Everything was fried and dried out or cold. No selection on side dishes. ref: 8427
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Bennett's Calabash Seafood Posted: Sep 09th, 2007 at 10:52 pm From: Greensboro, NC By: dc Avg. Rating:1.8 |
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Friday, September 07, 2007 - We tried Bennett's on King's Highway. Totally disgusting! We should have left as soon as we got there. The table had something sticky on it; the hushpuppies the waiter brought out had one swimming in the butter. You have to pay for crab legs whether or not you want them. The food was HORRIBLE! Some of the shrimp was decent at best. The other seafood was disgusting, the tomatoes on the salad bar were white on the inside, the tartar sauce was in a huge vat on one of the cold bars, and it tasted tainted, the TEA WASN'T EVEN ANY GOOD!! I have never in my life felt so ripped-off by a restaurant... it ruined my Friday night. I even felt sick afterward. Our bill was over $103.00 for 4 people for this AWFUL EXPERIENCE! NEVER AGAIN AWFUL, AWFUL, AWFUL!!! ref: 8180
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Bennett's Calabash Seafood Posted: Aug 03rd, 2007 at 5:09 pm From: reading, PA By: by Avg. Rating:2 |
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The food was worth about 9.95 for the whole bill because I had shrimp ribs and dessert and it tasted like shit and the waiter looked like jean girard from talledega nights. ref: 7393
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Bennett's Calabash Seafood Posted: Jul 31st, 2007 at 10:25 pm From: Parkersburg, WV By: mm Avg. Rating:5 |
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Best on the beach.... period! Always great!! ref: 7357
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Bennett's Calabash Seafood Posted: Jun 19th, 2007 at 12:31 pm From: Rock Hill, SC By: hp Avg. Rating:2.7 |
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It was absolutely terrible. The crab legs were empty and the meats, including the grilled tuna were overdone and way too salty, and I love salty foods. The desserts were even gross. I can't believe they charged us $54 for 2 buffets at 3pm. We were so disappointed, my husband made me pay the bill because he was in denial about how much it cost. We love food, and love to eat, and are not that picky. This was an utter disappointment, and a terrible way to start our vacation. We were skeptical the rest of the time we were in myrtle beach, and ended up going to food lion to buy our own groceries. Way too overpriced and way terrible food.. ref: 6397
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Bennett's Calabash Seafood Posted: May 24th, 2007 at 7:11 pm From: Perry, GA By: bl Avg. Rating:4.7 |
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I totally enjoyed eating the great food and the price was awsome.I will go again.Thumbs up!!!! ref: 6030
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Bennett's Calabash Seafood Posted: May 23rd, 2007 at 5:18 am From: myrtle beach, SC By: rlm Avg. Rating:4.5 |
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This a favorite restaurant and visit frequently. Staff is attentive.Senior citizen platter is plentiful and the buffet is more then enough to satisfy anyone's craving. Excellant value for the money. This place get busy during the summer so come early and use the early bird coupons for extra value. ref: 5996
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Bennett's Calabash Seafood Posted: Feb 22nd, 2007 at 9:13 am From: Toccoa, GA By: tim c Avg. Rating:4 |
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We have eaten here for the last 8 yrs and have tried all other seafood buffets. None compare to Bennett's. The selection is out of this world. Give them a try . ref: 4897
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Bennett's Calabash Seafood Posted: Nov 18th, 2006 at 11:32 pm From: Pinckney, MI By: k.c. Avg. Rating:3.2 |
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This place was OK. My husband loved the tuna-it had a special sauce on it. There's lots of variety. The food wasn't really "hot", just warm. This place was not a "do-again"--maybe I'm just not a buffet person. ref: 4344
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Bennett's Calabash Seafood Posted: Oct 23rd, 2006 at 11:43 am From: Hardy, VA By: ae Avg. Rating:4 |
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We love this place!!! As far as I'm concerned there is no other place to eat seafood when in Myrtle Beach! We were seated as soon as we walked in, the waitress was nice and always available, and no words can describe the food! YUMMY!!!!! ref: 4170
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Bennett's Calabash Seafood Posted: Oct 16th, 2006 at 7:16 am From: Greensboro, NC By: pw Avg. Rating:2.7 |
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We were at Myrtle Beach for the fall bike Rally 2006.Your sign stated senior platter $8.95.We told two (2) of your employes we wanted to take advantage of this! In spite of this request our bill was $22.53 each.Thanks a lot! ref: 4110
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Bennett's Calabash Seafood Posted: Sep 30th, 2006 at 8:41 pm From: Mount Washington, KY By: pww Avg. Rating:2.7 |
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We just visited the restaurant on Sept. 25, 2006 @ the Kings Hwy. location. We were very surprised to find that you had to take the crab legs even though you might not want them as part of your buffet. Next came trying the crab legs, they were so overcooked that the meat would not peel away from the shell. You ended up with very little meat off eat one and with it being overcooked then the taste was not good. Then we were into the desserts. The lemon pie was actually still frozen, not good to eat that way at all. Rather surprised all the way around with the quality of the food. After this experience we did not try any other locations that they have. ref: 4008
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Bennett's Calabash Seafood Posted: Jul 06th, 2006 at 3:41 pm From: Van Lear, KY By: mls Avg. Rating:4.7 |
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I have been coming to Myrtle Beach for the last 22 years and each trip includes at least on trip to Bennett's!! It just wouldn't be the same without it. I look forward to it every year. ref: 2929
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Bennett's Calabash Seafood Posted: May 16th, 2006 at 7:13 pm From: Port Saint Lucie, FLORIDA By: scjc Avg. Rating:4.2 |
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My family took a trip to South Carolina one winter and we stayed in Myrtle Beach. We went to Bennett's Calabash for dinner and fell in love with the food and the price. We have been coming back every year to vacation in Mrytle Beach so that we can eat here. We live in Florida and we were so pleased with the seafood that this year we are having a huge family vacation and instead of the usual 4 people we will be bring "17". And on the first day in town we will be coming here for dinner. I hope that you are ready for us. Keep up the great job and we will see you on July 1st. Thanks Calabash! ref: 2463
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Bennett's Calabash Seafood Posted: Nov 29th, 2005 at 12:54 pm From: myrtle beach, SC By: rm Avg. Rating:4.5 |
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Bennett's has always been a favorite of ours when we visited and now that we're permanent residents of Myrtle Beach it is always on our list of favorite restaurants. The senior citizen's platter was a much appreciated addition, and has just the right amount of seafood for those of us who are not large eaters. The few times we have partaken of the buffet we found it to be quite good, hot and a varied selection of entrees to satisfy any diners craving. ref: 1675
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Bennett's Calabash Seafood Posted: Oct 04th, 2005 at 5:21 pm From: Mocksville, NC By: csm Avg. Rating:3 |
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We have been going to Bennett's Calabash Seafood for several years. However, this year we experienced something that we have never dealt with before. We used our debit card to pay for our meal and after arriving home we checked our bank account and found that the tip we gave was changed to a higher amount. We called back to let them know that this had happened only to be told that all banks charge you a 20% fee that you will be later reimbursed for. I don't know about most people but I don't think that is the case. I would advise you to be very careful when paying with your debit card at this restaurant. ref: 1421
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Bennett's Calabash Seafood Posted: Jul 04th, 2005 at 12:30 pm From: Bluefield , WV By: as Avg. Rating:4.2 |
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I have been going to Myrtle Beach for 18 years now. Every trip we always go to Bennett's Calabash Seafood 3. We have never been disappointed and have always got our moneys worth. ref: 754
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