The Chemist - Craft Cocktails and Modern Cuisine — Restaurant in Myrtle Beach

So disappointed.....I really liked Art burger and this place has the same owners....(so I'm told). I went in with some friends just after 9 and the place was pretty empty, which seemed unusual for downtown Myrtle Beach in June on a Saturday night. But, my friends and I were excited to try the place, so we just shrugged it off. The waitress told us we had 15 minutes to order food before the kitchen closed. (Not the greatest welcoming statement). But, ok....we can be fast because the menu is small. We ordered drinks and 2 apps and dinner immediately. The drinks were good (and for $10 each, they should be), the apps were fair. Not nearly as good as my expectations. The cheese sauce was grainy and lacking flavor, the maple bacon dip for the tots had zero bacon flavor. But, we still had dinner coming. I was still hopeful. My friend ordered a pasta dish, but they didn't have any cheese....so she picked something else...salmon. Well, they didn't have any green beans (one of the sides for it). The salmon was well cooked, but the quinoa was flavorless. The BBQ chicken flatbread was at best, just ok. Even the burger was just fair. Our server didn't help to make anything better and we asked for another round of drinks before the food came because the waitress told us we couldn't order another drink after a certain time. As I said, the drinks were ok, but everything else was super disappointing. And at $35 per person for 2 mixed drinks, part of an app and a dinner entree, I would have expected better food. For that price, there are so many other great restaurants. Also, the bathroom didn't have any soap and the paper towels were on the counter. The toilet paper was on top of the holder. I really expected much better. I won't go back. And I only left a 15% tip (which I NEVER do because I used to wait tables) because our waitress (Anna was her name I think) was so rude and just acted as if she didn't want us to be there in the first place. We were literally out of the door by closing time sharply at 10pm. So, if you want friendly service and good food, try basically ANY other restaurant. I'm not even sure if I'd go back to Art burger again because of the terrible service. The only time our waitress was happy was when we got our check. I will say that the other employees were much more friendly when we walked by...and for that and the decent Salmon, I gave them 2 stars instead of just 1. I don't often post reviews, but I did in hope the owner will see it and correct the problems, otherwise I don't think they'll continue to stay in business, and I like to support locally...

If you’re wanting to come here for the experience make sure you call before to make sure they can provide that. I showed up to this place with a bachelorette party of 8. We put this place in our itinerary because the pictures and advertisement looked amazing! We showed up on a Thursday night around 9:30-10pm, mind you they had just opened at 8pm, we sit down and are starving so we ask for the food menu and the waitress tells us they have basically no food except for stuff they can quickly fry. (It confused me how they were out of stuff when they just opened and there wasn’t even a crowd yet) Our provided menu for the night were fries, mozzarella sticks, and Mac and cheese bites…that’s it. Although disappointed we settled for it cause we were starving. We ask them to make us the cool “chemistry” looking drinks and the waitress basically just says “no we don’t have those glasses.” We are all just disappointed because we came for the experience and the experience of unique looking drinks alone. We ask the waitress for recommendations and they gave us basic, lazy, two ingredient recommendations like whiskey sours and vodka crans, like? we literally could make that at home? This was basically a very low end bar where the bartenders friends come and hang out. The only reason we had an “ok time” is because WE made the place fun. The DJ played rave music the whole time and wouldn’t take ONE song request for the crowd (which was just us) he’s supposed to be entertaining? (Totally understand if you have a set list to follow but it was just an added bummer to the night, it was our last hope for the night)

Regrettably, not a single staff member apologized for the limited offerings or the deviation from the advertised experience. Their indifference left us feeling overlooked and undervalued as customers.

In hindsight, I strongly advise future patrons to confirm the availability of items and experiences before visiting to avoid disappointment. Our experience fell short of expectations, and we hope others have a more fulfilling visit.

Food(from the 3 items provided): ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ (I was starving so I wouldn’t trust this rating, everything’s better when you’re hungry lol) Drinks:⭐️(were not made well and overpriced, we had an espresso martini and I had whiskey sour which was $13) Service: ⭐️ (no effort to provide great service) Atmosphere: ⭐️ (dead, music wasn’t great, and the strobe lights were a bit excessive to the point the party had to close their eyes at some points, we...

I don’t even know where to start. First, the place is tiny and the music is blasting, mind you, we came in at 11AM, they had just opened. Second, the pictures are VERY misleading, the drinks come in a plastic cup, and aren’t strong at all. I am very lightweight, and I’ll get tipsy before even finishing my one drink, but this time I finished my drink and felt nothing. I didn’t care much for the chemistry theme, but I expected our drinks to at least come in cute glasses, or that the place would have some sort of decoration or anything that played into the “The Chemist” name. Third, the food was ass. I ordered a Chicken N Waffles and got 3 wings, and 3 slices of a waffle (if we put them all side by side, it wouldn’t have been a full waffle), it also had 0 flavor. My side of bacon came with 4 paper thin little strips. My husband ordered the lamb chops with eggs, he liked the lamb chops, but not the eggs. I tried some of his potatoes and it tasted like plastic, like those fake fruits you decorate your table with. Oh, and you eat with plastic forks and knifes. Lastly, we decided to look at reviews while we were already sat. Huge mistake, this place allegedly roofies drinks. After paying and getting ready to leave, I asked the security where the bathroom was, our server heard it and suggested me I used the men’s bathroom, not sure why because I couldn’t hear her over the music. I felt unsafe being told to use the men’s bathroom, but I trusted her. Thankfully nothing happened.

On the other side, our server was great, sweet and friendly. Although very loud, the music was great, old school baby making R&B. Security was also nice.

Overall, I would rate this place a 4/10, but for my husband it would be a 7/10. I personally would not come back, not worth the price, and the ambience was overstimulating. Their google page is very misleading, most definitely NOT fine dining, more like low budget lounge. Not...