Friendly Seafood — Restaurant in Tabor City

Friendly Seafood was recommended by locals in the neighboring town just over the border in South Carolina. This Tabor City restaurant seems to be frequented for it good food & a meeting spot for local & travelers alike. Friendly was easy to find. The restaurant located on a main thoroughfare has parking on the street. Having no stairs made it handicapped accessible.

The restaurant is very casual. It offers take out & dining in. The main dining offers long tables & booths & I noticed additional space in the adjacent room for overflow.

The service was fast & "friendly". The food was cooked to our liking & the portions is offered in small or large. My friend likes her Bream fried hard, I had the fried whiting, baked potato & hush puppies & my other friend chose the catfish. And yes, good ole Texas Pete is on the tables as well as other condiments for the asking.

Our meal prices range $10- $15, but be advised that Friendly TAKES CASH ONLY, as you won't learn this until you go to pay the tab. Conveniently there's an ATM by the cashier...

My food was good when I finally got it. I attempted to dine here this evening with my family. They all received their fried seafood platters and I did not receive my steak and shrimp that I ordered. My server forgot to put it in and I literally got it in a to go box 45 minutes after being there. So that meant I had to take my food home and reheat it. It did taste good but I was annoyed that I didn't get to eat my dinner with my family. The server was a nice older lady and she apologized. I did receive a very small discount periof discount. $1.50 off, they didn't charge for my drink 😒. Again, the food was tasty after I got home and reheated it in my air fryer I was just annoyed and somewhat hangry that I didn't get to eat at the restaurant. It probably would have been amazing had I...

I called for take out, but no answer. I walked in for take out, hour wait on my food . Which is fine . Order a variety of fried chicken platter, liver, tenders, shrimp, rice, hush puppies , gator tail and pork chops. All I can say is the dog ate great that night . I was not impressed. I would try one more time to see if their burgers and steaks can hold somewhat of an interest to come back . I like to say the coleslaw was pretty good . I really would like to see these places do less frying and more cooking vegetables. Add some Greens to the menu please! If your trying to eat healthy . This is not your place . Oh and they only accept cash . No card . Parking was not great . Service well let me just give my dine in review later...