Mainstreet Bakery and Eatery — Restaurant in North Myrtle Beach

Main Street B&E is an interesting little bakery not far from the beach. There's just enough room to stand around and place an order and a few stools on a counter in the grill side of the restaurant, but that's it. There's almost no space inside, so it's in and out as fast as posisble.

You walk in and see a lot of bakery items on display (all excellent, BTW). The brewed coffee is in a carafe behind you when you walk in. I ordered said coffee and it wasn't remarkable. The pastries were great, though.

We had a chance to chat with the cook, who was super nice and had a genuine smile on his face. Would totally hang with him if I lived in town.

We also ordered some breakfast sandwiches which, unfortunately, came with that seared butter smell that really spoils an otherwise perfectly fine griddle food. I don't know where they get the bagels or the sausage but they tasted like they came out of a bag from the local grocery store (which would make sense, there's not a lot of room to cook in here).

I wouldn't go back for breakfast or coffee, but the pastries are...

We've ordered hotdogs and purchased bakery items. The baked good are very fresh and good, and the hot dogs we've ordered are done properly (a huge step up from the roller grill dogs of so many places in the area).

While the food is really good, the service could use work. Waiting around for the cashier to finish an order or waiting for the food to get cooked (even if you called ahead) is usual.

Unfortunately, I was there yesterday, and the person running the place accused me of trying to run off without paying (the flip-screen register locked, and the person who checked me out disappeared).

The "You have to finish paying!" shriek was embarrassing, and I expected some sort of apology for the trouble, but she stormed away while scowling at me while I waited for our food.

The food's good, just don't expect to be...

The employee or owner was extremely rude. I expect I will not be returning there. I drove there specifically to try out the bakery and simply asked if I needed to pay to park out front. The town has been changing the parking rules lately and didn’t know if there was a machine I needed to pay at. She went on about parking there all day and that it was only for businesses. I told her I specifically came there to buy something at this bakery. In any event, I do not recommend this establishment. I should have walked out without buying anything. I have a second home here and I do not need to park in front of this bakery to go to the beach and proceeded to tell her that. The fact that she made that assumption was outrageous. I don’t need her to take her parking problems out on me. I will take my...