Gilligan’s At the Dock

The food is below average and the service and atmosphere are a little better. The prices are too high for what you get. Not high quality food. Nice views of the water.

My husband used to eat here when it was The Dock and they had all you can eat catfish. They are now a chain and the only Gilligan’s that still serves catfish although you can’t find it on the menu.
The location is beautiful and rain or shine, you can sit overlooking the water because it’s all glassed in. The atmosphere is very pleasant and the prices are reasonable. But the food is pretty simple.
The She Crab soup was not very good but the hush puppies were delicious! I had the low country stir fry with shrimp, sausage, and cabbage with mild Cajun seasoning over delicious red rice and it was good. My husband had seafood trio fried. I think he was a bit disappointed.
Overall, I wouldn’t go out of my way to come back but I enjoyed the experience and especially the view.

Great food and good family atmosphere… the all you can eat shrimp was worth the drive …

This was my first time at Gilligan’s at the Dock. My family have been fans of the Gilligan’s on Main Road since it opened. The hush puppies are on point, and delivered hot soon after you sit down. The fresh fried seafood is top notch, and the red rice can only be beaten by my mom’s. I love their fried shrimp, oysters, and flounder at the other location, but at Gilligan’s at the dock I recommend the catfish nuggets or the frog legs (special yesterday). The only thing sweeter than the tea is the service. Great place.

Very good, as always. Courteous staff, delicious food, I’d recommend it to anyone. Had the lunch special — lemon pepper grilled salmon & scallops — and was very pleased! The seafood is always cooked to perfection, not over or under-​done. I’ll be coming back again, most definitely!

Made my way here after a volunteer day for work in the area. With a group of 20, I have to say– the servers and manager were top notch. Our drinks stayed filled, the hush puppies flowed like water and our meals were all really delicious.
I ordered the Arnold Palmer (WITH vodka) which was delicious, as well as the flounder po boy. The sandwich was a little bread-​heavy, but the fish was still really yummy. I ordered the fried green tomatoes as my side– left a little to be desired. Now, truth be told, I am just coming off of an amazing meal at Poogan’s Porch, where the fried green tomatoes were served with goat cheese and fresh fruit. Poor Gilligan’s never stood a chance…
In all, I’d try this place again– but probably stick with the fried goodness they seem to be known for.

Had the catfish stew and hushpuppies which are always good. haven’t been disappointed yet

Service isn’t that great. The food doesn’t taste all that great and is really overpriced.

My family and I were sat at a table by a manager who seemed to be irritated and were greeted by a bartender who was less than polite, after being ignored for several minutes. No server came over, no drinks brought to us after bartender took order. First time in years we have given this restaurant a try for dinner due to slack food and slack service! We will not be back for dinner, ever!

My wife used to eat here as a child with her family many years ago. So, on our way to Charleston, we decided to stop by so she could re-​visit and eat there again. She said not much had changed, other than the name from The Dock Restaurant to Gilligan’s at the Dock.
We went on a Wednesday night. It wasn’t busy at all, but, people did trickle in as our meal went along. We were served some of the best hushpuppies I’ve ever had. They were jalapeño hushpuppies which were sweet with a hint of heat. My wife got the catfish stew, like she used to. She said it was good. She got scallops for the main meal and they were tasty. I made the mistake of getting popcorn shrimp. They were good but I wish I would’ve tried their fried catfish. I was told by her dad that that is the reason to go there to eat! The prices weren’t really that far off from what any other place would’ve been. The décor was that of a seafood restaurant from the 1970’s but I am totally OK with that.
It was a tad rainy so we didn’t get to enjoy the cool scenery of eating on the river and walking out on the docks.
We had a good time there revisiting her childhood memories.

A bit pricey for what you get and the service was not great at all. We waited 15 minutes after being seated just to see the waiter and it was not a busy night.

I had the Chicken Gilligan and it was pretty good. My wife had shrimp and grits and she said it was really good. The atmosphere was pretty good.
We had a younger female waitress that didn’t pay too much attention to us. May have given a better rating with better service.

This place is oddly inconsistent. You can get all you can eat shrimp and each round tastes like a different restaurant. The one thing consistent is what the place looks like. It’s a locals dive which I’m fine with. The problem is there are not many other restaurants in the area and they don’t have to put any effort into their food or the condition of the property. I really hope that something else comes into town and pushes this place to be what it is capable of.

We went here for a date night. They gave us one of those blinker things to let us know when they were ready for us. I didn’t mind the wait. It was good to be away from the kids and the view during the wait was beautiful. Over looking the water and looking at the boats passing by.
I ordered a few drinks. One came in a coconut and was excellent. My wife ordered fish and I had alligator bites. Before the meal came we were honored with some of the best hush puppies in the world. Honestly I could have just eaten the hush puppies and nurse my coconut drink and be in a state of bliss.
I highly recommend them.
It was not crowded and once we sat down to eat the flavors danced in our mouths and yelled with excitement to our tummy.

This place is Horrible, which is sad. They’re trying for success based on a former Great place. Usually Gilligan’s on it’s own is fast-​food seafood. Great for on the spot, but generic at best. And they’re destroying many locals great memories of the former place.

They had a 25 min. wait on a Sunday afternoon, whoever it was keeping the wait list seemed a bit stressed, so we asked if there was a bar. «Yes». Lol, okay, we found it on our own and there was plenty of room at the bar to eat, so we stayed there.
Unfortunately the bartender complained to the other waitress about her $h*tty tips from a large group, and apparently the staff is assumed gratuity on gift certificates, so I felt obligated to tip on a $ 25 gift certificate!
The Boom Boom shrimp was a little disappointing, the calamari ok, but I would come back and try more from the menu. The atmosphere off the water and view can’t be beat.

Be prepared for a wait on a Saturday night. We were eating more on the healthy side so we chose the boiled shrimp dinner. It arrived nicely plated and hot from the kitchen. If you have a sensitivity to salt please tell the waitress/​water to not add the old bay seasoning since it had a good amount of salt. My dinner came with 3 sides so I chose garden salad for all three sides. I will not do that again since I am not a fan of iceberg lettuce. My companion chose the seafood stew which resembles Beaufort Stew (shrimp, sausage, new potatoes and onions) and a ceasar salad. The salad came already tossed with ceasar dressing and he remarked about how tasty it was. The stew was very good also. He made quick work of the peel-​n-​eat shrimp remarking that he prefers already shelled shrimp. I remarked that it was a small price to pay for such delicious shrimp. He was provided a wet nap for cleanup at the table. The staff was attentive and the manager made a table call to see how everything was going.

Went on a great day, sat inside watching the boats go by and had a great meal on boiled shrimp! Good prices, good atmosphere, good food and nice friendly staff!

Can’t beat the water view, GREAT food, good prices, worth the out of the way drive to get there…

Whenever I am in town, I have to stop and get the LowCounty Stir Fry. This place embodies LowCounty seafood.