Joe's Bar & Grill — Restaurant in North Myrtle Beach

Let me start by saying we are locals and this used to be my favorite restaurant until last week. My son gave us a very generous GC for Christmas which we saved to celebrate my March birthday. When we made our reservation, we asked for a quiet table away from large parties (the acoustics are terrible here). We were seated at the end of a bench shoved into a corner with a solid wall on two sides. Another couple was seated at the table right next to us. The place was packed and there were empty tables out on the porch so I asked to be seated there. The hostess said no, that she had reservations for those tables to which I replied that WE had a reservation! She said, in a very snotty way, “Well, you didn’t ask for the porch!” Here I thought a quiet table would include the porch. She walked away. The hostesses repeatedly double and triple seated our server which I immediately knew would mean poor service and was correct - not exactly his fault, but he didn’t exactly rise to the occasion! He actually stood between our table and the other couple to do his intro and describe the specials then took our orders as if we were a table of 4! So much for our quiet birthday celebration. Food - the normally wonderful Thai rib appetizer was fatty and cold. My salad came with the wrong dressing so had to watch my husband eat while I waited for the correction. The $38 Seafood medley consisted of mostly large tough shrimp, 3 mussels, and 3 rubbery scallops with a few crab pieces on top, and a scoop of rice. Tasted like it was made the day before and microwaved. So disappointing. Also my margarita was served in a beer glass. My husband did enjoy his vodka and pork chop. At least our water glasses stayed filled thanks to the harried busser. We did see our server at the end when it was time to pay our $140.00 (with tip) check - felt like over...

Astounding! In a town as dynamic and popular with tourists as Myrtle Beach, Joe's somehow manages to provide five star food and service while maintaining a small, local "beach steakhouse" vibe. The regular menu offers a wide variety of pleasant entree choices snatched fresh from air, land, and sea. All of these are lovingly prepared, plated, and proffered, then supplemented with creative daily specials. Our waiter, Nick, was confident, well informed, and efficient. He displayed earnest, sweet-tea-Southern hospitality and openness -- qualities we appreciate and enjoy. The cold water and scrumptious cheese, fresh bread, butter and crackers Nick and his helpers served up the moment our rear-ends landed in the booth took the edge off our collective hunger pangs and set the stage for a memorable dinner. (Check out the photos of our choices: a mouth watering sirloin with roast potatoes, "Joe's Chicken" atop spaghetti, shrimp and scallop fettuccini alfredo, and grouper with while rice and a blue cheese sauce.) The Parmesan peppercorn dressing was a big hit among our party. You may need to tranquilize any PETA members among your party -- a Noah's ark of taxidermied wildlife adorns walls of cozy Joe's. Then again, such folks are unlikely to appreciate this fine purveyor of steaks and seafood regardless of how excellent the salads are . . . and let me tell you . . . THEY ARE! A full bar serves up refreshing cocktails, ales, and wines. You will be SPOILED FOR CHOICE when dessert comes around. The lovingly handmade cheesecakes and cobblers in the dessert board all but guarantee you'll be as stuffed as the wildlife on the walls before you wobble out the door. Bravo, Joe's -- a hungry...

We approached the front desk and were unenthusiastically greeted by a young, tall blonde girl. Since we didn’t have reservations and they were busy, we were told it would be 1.5 hours. I gave them my name and asked if they would take my number and call if it was sooner. She had no interest in doing this. We went back to the car and started checking other restaurants to see if we could get in sooner elsewhere. It looked-like our only option was to wait in the parking lot since my wife really wanted to eat at this restaurant and not go somewhere else. After an hour passed I went back in and inquired as to whether we could be seated earlier. There was another lady there and she started to help us and was getting ready to seat us when she asked the other girl if a time was given to us and she said yes. Then they made us wait another half an hour because that was the original time that they made up for us to wait. The waiter offered good service and the other lady who was going to seat us seemed somewhat pleasant after we finally were ushered up to our table. The steak was just ok, the soup was really good. The atmosphere was nice. Overall, after spending $120 for 2 I would not go back there due to them playing games with us because we did not make a reservation originally, the steak not being better than just ok in and making us wait longer than we really needed to. Also the Customer Service from this young tall blonde girl could’ve been a whole lot better. She is not in the right place in that restaurant to be greeting people and making a very bad first impression. If you want to go to this restaurant MAKE A RESERVATION JUST LIKE THEY ENCOURAGE YOU TO DO ON THEIR WEBPAGE OR YOU WILL...