Croakers At the Pier

You know I would’ve given this place 4 stars but they really do skimp you on the food portions. If I’m going to pay $ 17 for founder I shoud not be receiving small portions! 2 small pieces and some fries for $ 17? I mean it tasted fine but not for that price.

The food was good but portions were small and very overpriced. While we were waiting on our food my wife asked the server if we could smoke and he said no not with kids on the deck.10 minutes later 4 guys who were obviously locals came on the deck and lit up cigarettes with our child on the deck, which we we’re told we couldn’t
wife said something thing about it to the server and he said they had already lit them up… tell them to put the cigarettes out. Also the server gave us 2 go drinks during our meal trying to rush us out. If you like spending money on lots of fries and no seafood this place is for you. We wont be back.

Really decent food for a dive. It’s in the campground complex. I got fried shrimp and I never order anything fried, it looked more grilled and it was awesome! Burger was great, chicken fingers were fresh and awesome and fish sandwich was great. Must seems they make it all here. Really happy we found a decent place for lunch under $ 50 for 4 of us.

Service could be better and a little expensive

Pros: This place is phenomenal. I can’t eat seafood, but the people I came with had shrimp baskets (it’s lightly fried) and couldn’t stop raving about it. I had the best chicken sandwich of my life. Everyone who works here is unbelievably nice. Great people. Great service. Plus, you can’t beat the view. Great for families or just kickin back a few while you watch the waves roll in.
Cons: None.

Jim and I love this place. We found it a family trip ago when we were staying nearby. This year were NOT staying nearby, but we’ve drive the 30 min to get here twice in the last couple of days. It feels like a staple in the area.
It’s clean, family friendly, the staff is happy and accommodating. It’s really the atmosphere you want when you’re on a beach vaca.
Bloody Mary’s are delightful. They’re a little heavy handed on the booze, but that’s also ideal .
We share a crisp house salad with balsamic to start. Jim gets the sampler basket with shrimp, flounder, and catfish. The breading is a light dusting of a cornmeal. I get the shrimp platter so I can house some fries with my shcrimps.
I’m a healthy person. I ran on the beach 5 miles this morning. You get it. Get everything fried.
And, the house secret is boom boom sauce. Ask for it. You’ve just become an insider.

We came at 8:50pm and even though I’m pretty sure that they close at 9 they welcomed us in! The shrimp was really really good fresh and light breading the cocktail sauce is a little spicy but really good! We had shrimp basket, shrimp sandwich, basket of fries and two drinks for $ 34 and it was all define worth it! You do have to drive through the Apache RV/​trailer park which is odd but drive all the way through and the restaurant is at the end!

Excellent peel and eat shrimp and fried shrimp. Always a sucker for a good French fry and Croakers fries are pretty delicious. We will definitely make this a tradition whenever we come the Myrtle.

We absolutely LOVE this place! It is now a tradition every time we’re in Myrtle, at least once if not two or three times! Great service and the best fried shrimp you will ever have! Be sure to ask for the «boom boom» sauce, absolutely delicious! The shrimp is so lightly breaded and fantastic. Also great sweet tea if that’s your thing! Do not pass this place up!

LOVE love this place! We came here 3 days in a row for lunch. Their cheeseburger is phenomenal as well as their fried shrimp and chicken wings. Great service too! Will definitely come back when we visit Myrtle Beach again.

Yes, the coveted 5^th star. Took a party of 12 here. Very reasonable prices and excellent service. Shrimp (very light breading) and bacon cheeseburgers were a big hit. Nice ocean view. Might want to get here early. Not a lot of seating, and I heard them run of of peel and eat shrimp while we were finishing up.

We came here last year when we found it on Unilocal and were so excited to come back this year! They have the best shrimp, we call «crack shrimp.» Love this place! Friendly people, good food and right on the pier.

Best spot around. Perfectly fried shrimp every time, excellent service even during the busy season and the nicest folks around.

The shrimp basket is the best I’ve ever had! Great view of the ocean! Pricey for what you get but the food and view are well worth the trip! Very casual atmosphere which was nice after a day at the beach… you can show up in shorts and a t-​shirt and feel right at home.

This place was outstanding. It was very clean and the servers were the best. We both had the Shrimp & Flounder. You cannot go wrong. Both items were fresh and cooked to perfection. This was our favorite place out of all restaurants we went to in Myrtle Beach and we plan to come here every trip to this area. Definitely a 5 Star rating!

Croakers is a casual dining, family friendly restaurant with high quality, fresh seafood that clashes with your first impressions in a wonderful way. Must be why they call it Croakers: your first impressions croak when you taste the great food.
The restaurant is located inside the Apache Family Campground at the far northern end of Myrtle Beach, about twenty minutes from the heart of the beach (old Pavilion area). It has three large dining areas, two indoor and one outside on a balcony, all with fantastic views of the beach and ocean through large picture windows.
The two page menu offers few selections (one page for breakfast, the other for lunch and dinner) but all the food is great. The seafood is fresh local catch from nearby Shallotte, North Carolina. They even make their own cocktail sauce in house every day.
I visited on a Monday evening at sunset and got the fried shrimp burger (my first ever) and onion rings. Not gonna trump it up any: the onion rings could have come from Burger King. But the shrimp burger was amazing. About a half dozen breaded, incredibly fresh shrimp on a soft (steamed?) bun with house made cocktail sauce. It was a delicious sandwich, and while the onion rings did not stand out they were still very good. In all I paid $ 20 for the burger, onion rings, and a beer.
NOTE: The restaurant is located inside a campground. They normally charge a parking fee for visitors to the beach and pier. However, if you tell the gate attendant you are arriving for food at the restaurant they will give you a free parking pass.
TIP: After finishing off the meal, take a walk down the longest wooden pier on the East Coast. At 1,206′ feet in length you’ll walk off the food coma from the meal, and get a chance to enjoy a great view several hundred feet out into the ocean. 1

Wife and I were looking for a seafood lunch, and didn’t want to spend a fortune. This place fit the bill. Great fish at a good price. Real hole in the wall, down home place. Service was very friendly, waiter was an old southern gentleman. Bit hard to find via GPS. Advice would be to go into the Apache Campground and drive all the way to the back towards the pier.

Not the fanciest place, but if you want to dress casual for lunch/​dinner or just come in off of the beach and enjoy good food and a great view, then this place will work for you.
I have been here twice now, both times during Memorial Day weekend and it’s never that crowded. I think it’s kind of a «hidden» place that maybe only the locals know about or tourist who happen to stumble upon it know about (like me). Located at the Apache pier and near the Apache trailer park/​campground, it’s pretty easy to miss.
The most recent visit, I had the shrimp basket which came with cole-​slaw and fries. price was around $ 20, so it was pricey for the amount of food, but the shrimp tasted fresh and the shrimp wasn’t over-​breaded. I also liked the cocktail sauce to dip the shrimp in.
My friends ordered a variety of sandwiches and samplers and everyone enjoyed their food. They also have beer on draft. Service is prompt and friendly. Everything is very casual and laid back here.
P.S, they also have breakfast. Haven’t tried that yet, but that looked good also.

Ok let me first say when we walked up I expect average at best bar food… The quality of the food shocked me! Awesome. Even the shrimp were clearly fresh. Had the whitening fish caught today and thoroughly enjoyed the meal. Even the fries were perfectly cooked!
Glad I trust Unilocal reviews (this one had 4 1 – 2 stars… yup) I will come again for sure.

Unilocal does it again! I saw the strong reviews and we were staying ½ a mile away at Kingston Plantation so we just walked on down through surf and sand. We had flounder and shrimp; both were extremely fresh and delicious. They do a good job frying it and the fries, slaw and tarter sauce were all excellent as well.
Our server told us the seafood is brought in from Shallotte, NC about every other day. We sat out on the patio and it was shady with a nice breeze. Service was friendly and the ocean view can’t be beat!
One final note — the map via Unilocal makes this place look like it is more inland, but the actual restaurant is right before the pier starts and is easily accessible from the beach. It’s also no frills so I assume they don’t want you coming in with just a bathing suit on. But beyond that, it’s pretty casual.