Sir John’s Seafood & Steaks is a Myrtle Beach family-owned business. We ate at this restaurant on our first night in Myrtle Beach, as we had envisioned and talked about fresh seafood throughout our nine-hour drive. We arrived hungry, since we hadn’t taken a lot of time to eat during the day.

We were greeted at the door by the owner and were seated in a wooden booth alongside the wall. Our waitress quickly took our drink orders and was extremely attentive and friendly throughout our meal. A menu (both adults and children) was available to order from, but we never even considered opening it. Since we had thought of nothing but seafood all day, we chose the buffet so we could have a variety to choose from.

Baked fish, fried fish, shrimp, scallops, deviled crab--it was all good. One thing stood out about the seafood, and that was the lightness of the breading. It was really light and not greasy but tasted bland, as there wasn’t any type of seasoning used.

A soup and salad bar was available with a decent selection of salad-making ingredients--nothing extravagant, but enough variety to make a good salad. The vegetable selections were lacking in our opinions, as they only had five or six from which to choose. Soups were available, but we didn’t eat any. Homemade desserts completed the meal, and my husband still remembers the apple fritters and how good they were.

The all-you-can-eat buffet price varies depending on whether you want prime rib and crab legs. The buffet is $14.95, and if you want the prime rib and crab legs, it is $19.95. A $2 coupon is available in some of the many Myrtle Beach booklets. Sir John’s opens at 5pm, Monday through Saturday, and is located next to the Myrtle Beach post office on Kings Highway.

How would we rate our dining experience: We certainly had plenty to eat, the service was good, the atmosphere was friendly, and the restaurant was clean and attractively decorated. The vegetable selection could have been better, and the seafood would have tasted better if there was some type of seasoning in the batter. Would we eat there again? Probably not, but this conclusion was arrived upon after discovering the Giant Crab in North Myrtle Beach.