Bovine’s Wood Fired Specialties

You know how things always change? Yeah. That. Bestie and I make a point to go here every year, but in 2015, things were. .. different. We ate in the same booth, overlooking the pier area; we took advantage of the great salad bar spread once again; we both ordered red wines, as we typically do. But service is everything in my experience, and things this time around were done without intimacy or apparent excellence. As a tip, do not speak down to your clientele to ensure that they REALLY meant to order Medium (instead of your assumption that they’d prefer Well Done). And as much as you may tire of folks asking what your own favorite might be, just say something nice. We work crazy jobs, too and understand that customer service is hard business, which is why we are always polite and conscious in tipping. That being said, after we asked the Mgr to switch our Waitress to Jenna H., we had a reasonably pleasant meal. The sad thing is, I’m not sure if we’d try for another this year.

Not happy with food, fish had a smell and drinks were more ice then anything else, second time unhappy will not go back again.

We visit Murrell’s Inlet twice a year and Bovine’s was always a favorite of ours. It has sadly gone downhill. The build-​your-​own pizza is gone from the menu, nothing tasted fresh, hush puppies were mushy and now they have the nerve to charge extra for corn pudding. This will be our last visit.

Amazing dinner at Bovines tonight! Good food and Great service from our server Coretta! The hush puppies were a delicious start and the calamari was tasty too! 9 out of 10 times I’m disappointed with a salad bar but this one was great. Everything was fresh! My husband had the Cowboy Ribeye and I had the 6oz Filet. That fire grilled flavor really came though! If you’re looking for a good steak… Bovines won’t disappoint!

Had a burger for lunch. They didn’t ask how I wanted it cooked. It came out overdone for my taste, but nicely seasoned. Service was great. A great view for lunch at the water and they added a lot of outdoor place.
Same night I took home three different small pizzas. Very disappointed. They tasted like bread with some toppings and sauce. Service was good again. I will try their dinner entrees. Hopefully they will be better.

Great server Adam and good pizza. Octoberfest beer, Fat tire, and IPA on tap. BBQ and buffalo chicken pizzas were good.

My wife and I ate here on a Sunday night. We thought it was fine, nothing out of the ordinary. I ordered a burger which was tasty and well cooked but not out of this world. My wife ordered the pulled pork sandwich which was average. Sweet potato fries were great. They had the fans and AC going full bore and it was pretty chilly inside for a mild Sunday evening.

Came here thinking it would be ok because the night before we saw a busy parking lot. We were not impressed with this meal. We got the surf and turf pizza and added a salad bar. The pieces of steak and lobster were soooo small. We were thinking more of chunks. The crust tastes like it was just a premade crust and was dry. The salad bar is an additional five dollars and you can only go up one time. Wouldn’t recommend this spot.

Second time here, love the atmosphere, the food was excellent, and the wait staff including the bartenders, hostesses and management were all over the top good.
This will be our new hang out .
Bobbie and Adam have both waited on us and did an amazing job. Thanks for 2 incredible evenings. Try the salmon!

I cannot recommend a better place to eat this was the last night of our vacation and it was by far the best place we have eaten all week! They had great live music, great atmosphere, friendly service and GREAT food! Wonderful all the way around!

Excellent food excellent service the place was clean the salad bar was fresh my steak was cooked to perfection my beer was my only complaint it was not really that cold it was bottled so just maybe it was not in the cooler very long. The place was busy had a little wait. but also plenty of seats at the bar. I ate here on my last day of vacation and I wish I would have at here first because I would have been a regular. The girl next to me ordered crab legs they looked to be out of this world.

Amazing food! I visited the cruise at express water sports and was craving for pizza. Found this and the pizza here is really amazing. Just enough in the oven to be delicious. I would definitely visit this place and would recommend it to all the pizza lovers. Not to be missed. The ambience is awesome too. They have a salad bar which is pretty good too.

Went there in May 2015, not bad. Nice table by the window/​water; excellent service. I think the ratio of portions/​price was a little high, but the food was good. P. S. Glad I had a coupon.

Atmosphere is good, very kid friendly but the food is nothing to write home about. I had the crab cake sandwich and I probably could have made it myself at home. Everything was good, just not great…

Tonight, on Father’s Day, my family decided that we wanted to go Bovines for dinner. It was a favorite from past trips so we called ahead but were told they didn’t take reservations. No problem, we thought. We will just go on ahead. What’s the worst that could happen?
Chapter 1: The Gatekeepers
Three sorceresses, in the guise of identical teenage blonde girls, told them their first task would be to survive a 15 – 20 minute wait for their table. Not so difficult, they agreed. As soon as they entered a wall of heat rose to meet them. A sudden daze of lethargy and the tiny screams of 1000 babies overcame them. Broken ceiling fans stared down at them. With every moment the temperature rose another degree and a new child ran from the arms of its mother. The parents stared ahead with dead eyes mumbling «Oh no. Come back. Stop, Liam.» and flailed their arms listlessly, but refused to move from their seats in order to disband the Children of the Corn.
Chapter 2: The Deceiver
True to their word, the gatekeepers released the family from their temporary prison within the amount of time promised. And into the arms of «The Deceiver» they flew. She came to the family like a glowing beacon of hope. She offer them the choice of eating in the bar (the room in which they had just been imprisoned) or the dining room. She told the family the dining room would be much cooler, and like the naïve fools they were, they embraced her beautiful lies. As they made the fifteen foot walk to the double doors they anticipated a cool rush of breeze.
But, alas, they were lead straight into the oven of Satan himself. Seated beneath the corpse of another lifeless ceiling fan, the family’s gaiety began to wain. Never fear, the brave and selfless father advanced into the room to find a new, cooler, area in which to feast. He spotted a table perfect for our four heroes by a window. He looked upward to the heavens and that’s when he saw it, a sign from The Lord, a working ceiling fan spinning above the table.
Chapter 3: The Gauntlet
A year in his eye, the father returned and waived over to the Deceiver. He mentioned the open table, a few leagues to the east, and inquired if the family could forge onward to settle this new land. «That table is for a reservation» the deceiver replied. But wait, what kind of riddle is this? «We tried to make a reservation earlier but we were told you don’t take reservations» the mother informed her. A flash of fear and panic flashed across the Deceivers face. «I’ll be right back» she blurted, and off into the night she ran. Mere seconds later she returned, «The hostess said its for a reservation.» «You can reserve specific tables?» The father inquired skeptically. «It’s what the hostess said.» The Deceiver replied shakily.
Discord began to settle in amongst the family. It was hot, it was loud, but they decided to soldier onward.
Chapter 4: The Famine
A new unease had settled in between the family and the Deceiver. She quickly took their order and vanished. Family after family came and sat, fed and drank, paid and left. And our heroes waited. The sands of time passed throughout the hourglass of eternity. Every topic of discussion ran dry. The family had stared at each other so long that the faces they had once known so well began to grow unfamiliar. The fire alarm went off twice, no one moved, their muscles had turned to stone.
At long last, the family awoke from their spell. How long had it been? What year was it? Did they now understand the series finale of Lost? «Excuse me miss, do you know how much longer the wait will be?» They asked into the abyss of nothing. «Five more minutes and we are going to Sonic»
Chapter 5: The Empire Strikes Back
A mere moment before the high stakes escape was planned, the Deceiver returned with a tray in hand. She placed the plates before them. Was it safe or was it a trap? They looked at each other warily. Too exhausted to fight, they ate. Damn whatever the fate may be! Whether it was starvation or reality, they couldn’t tell, but the food presented was hot. It had the flavor of what they recalled, somewhere in a distant memory, food was supposed to taste like. «If I don’t make it back around, have a happy Father’s Day!» The Deceiver chimed as she presented them with a check. (*Spoiler alert: She never makes it back around.)
Chapter 6: The End
Tonight, we all piled back into my our Toyota Sienna with much on our minds. We couldn’t help but all stare out the window and think back on Samuel Coleridge’s ‘Rime of the Ancient Mariner’ knowing now what it meant to be «sadder but wiser.» At long last my brother broke the silence, to form into words what we had all been trying to understand about the true meaning of life.
«F#%^ Bovines».
My mother cleared her throat, and our adventure was through.
Author’s Notes:
***My dad really wants me to mention that we also had to ask for silverware.

Worst customer service I have encountered. Waitress too busy yacking with next table We never were greeted, no water, biscuits or salad plates. Waitress was too busy to acknowledge us. We walked out. Don’t go if you expect service in this restaurant!

Bovine’s was recommended to us by a friend when we first started vacationing in Surfside Beach in 1995. It quickly become one of our family favorites and was usually one of the first restaurants we went to when here. We sometimes came twice during our 2 week stay, because we could count on having a delicious meal. We especially liked the Pizza. However, I feel as though the quality of the food has gone downhill in the last few years. The pizza is nothing like it used to be. It’s unfortunate because the location is great and has a nice ambiance. Given the fact that there are so many other restaurants in the area, we will probably not be coming back.

We were Able to walk right In on a Saturday evening. Probably not a great sign when every place else had a wait.
Took one bite of the corn pudding and left the rest on the plate. The catch of the day was red snapper it was good. Shrimp and grits were runny.
Smoked oysters were ok, a couple of them tasted «funny».
There are many other places in the area that we will try next time we are near Myrtle beach.

Mediocre. Wife had the filet and lobster tail. Filet totally lacked flavor, had a very poor sear, but was cooked to the right temperature. The lobster tail was chewy and bland.
I had the BBQ-​chicken and ribs. The chicken was ok. The ribs were bland, had zero smoke flavor, zero smoke ring, and the BBQ sauce was the ONLY flavor involved. The vegetables on the side were bland. I ordered the Caesar salad, and it seemed to be iceberg lettuce, dry croutons, and salad dressing that tasted like bottled dressing. Server was neither knowledgeable nor efficient.
The only redeeming grace was the hush puppies. Last trip here.

We came here for our last night in SC and what a bad choice. We were seated right away as we had a reservation, and as we were shown to our seats I saw a salad bar. I should have known this was not going to be after seeing that. The waiter came over to get our drink orders, and he had a little attitude and seemed overwhelmed by his tables. He even said «this is the busiest I have seen it this summer.» This did not make sense because we were there on a Monday night the last week in July. Whatever, we ordered a bottle of wine and some waters.
We ordered the artichoke and spinach dip, clam chowder, and got the hushpuppies to start. The dip and chowder were very heavy and really didn’t have that much flavor. Out of the three we liked the hushpuppies best — another bad sign. The salad bar was actually fresh and not as bad as I was expecting.
Two of us ordered the steak special, which for ~$ 30 sounded amazing — goat cheese, carmelized onions, 2 filets… the dishes came out and the only thing that worked was that the steak was actually cooked at the right temperature that we ordered it. (medium and medium well) As far as the rest of the plate, it was just a slice of goat cheese placed on top of the filets, some mush that didn’t have any flavor, and barely any onions. We were really disappointed by the special dish especially because it was so expensive.
The other two dishes were pizza and oyster po-​boy sandwich. The pizza was a mess to say the least. It was soggy, poorly cooked, and looked like it was cooked/​made hours before, and just heated up quickly in the oven — the tell tale sign is the consistency of the cheese and the middle of the dough. The pizza oven when you walk in smells good but doesnt seem to «cook» any pizza. The sandwich’s side was requested to be vegetables, of course it came out with fries, and we had to ask for the vegetables.
The meal was just a disaster and very disappointing to say the least given it was our last night in Murrell’s Inlet, and we spent so much on it. There are so many other good restaurants right there — go to Wicked Tuna (which is where we should have gone for the 2^nd time during our trip instead of here) or Dead Dog.