Gilligan's Seafood Restaurant

Went here on a whim after passing it by many times thinking it would just be another generic fried seafood place and although they have fried seafood options I was dead wrong about writing them off. Several parties were coming and going when we arrived but that didn't at all hinder the prompt service we got. Some great specials along with local almost all you can eat oysters options. There was also some good live music last night so I'm assuming that's an every Saturday night thing. Started off with the oysters Rockefeller cause who doesn't love those. They were prepared differently than I was use to which was a nice change. Great presentation, lots of flavor and the bread was the perfect texture of crisp yet soft. Bloody Mary was on point, the bacon wrapped stuffed shrimp was a nice touch and it had a cool tangy flavor to it. Collard greens and fried okra were on point I would have enjoyed a little more seasoning but I understand you've got to cater to the masses but the greens were prepared with some turkey meat the right way. Winner of the dinner was the crabby patty with the remoulade. Damn! That thing was good! Happy we stopped in and will definitely be returning! They also have outside dining with heaters for the colder days. Cheers!

I wish they had smaller table settings for small parties besides booths and sitting on porch. I dined alone at a large round table for 4-6. I got the seafood platter, which is always great. Doubled up on red rice (taste better at Beaufort location), the hush puppies were delicious! Fast service, courteous and attentive wait staff. Nice clean restrooms too.

Nice place with live music on the deck Friday from 5 to 8. The bacon wrapped crab stuffed shrimp appetizer didn't have much crab flavor but wasn't bad. The fried shrimp and oyster platter was very good and plentiful, and came with hush puppies, which were excellent, and a choice of 2 sides. Wine was a reasonable price per glass, service was good, and their in-house made key lime pie was very good.

The atmospheres was good and the service was better. They had a live singer but they have a section for those of us who do not enjoy I y the noise. I ordered the steamed shrimp and it had a good flavor. The only 2 issues I had were that the shrimp were cooked too long because they were chewy and the cook was a bit stingy on the fries.