Long Island Cafe- Isle of Palms

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   liz

   New York City

   4 reviews

   5.0

   4 reviews

   Dined 1 day ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Food is always good. My favorite place for fried shrimp. Can be noisy when crowded but still a favorite.
   

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   Beth

   VIP

   New York City

   6 reviews

   2.0

   6 reviews

   Dined on December 15, 2024

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 3

   This place does not know how to take care of customers. First, we got there to a completely empty restaurant and they gave us a tiny table stuck in a corner and even when we left the restaurant was mostly empty. Second, when reading the specials the waitress apparently told us that there was no lobster tonight, which I actually don’t even remember her saying but it’s possible, but then went on to recommend a special the Paella which had lobster tail as the key item of the dish, in addition to clams, mussels, shrimp and sausage, for $35. She twice told us the dish was really good when we asked her, but didn’t remind us that it wouldn’t include lobster tonight when my husband ordered it. Needless to say it was very disappointing to receive it with no lobster and when he asked where the lobster was she said I told you we were out tonight. they claim to have added a few extra clams but there were hardly any and she still charged the full price of $35 for the dish when it was a small portion of seafood and it should never have been more than $25 without the lobster tail. To compare the prices, and to be fair, my sesame tuna was very good and a very large portion, for $30. I had about twice as much food as my husband. The oysters were very good and fresh, but the fried calamari was too well done and over fried. The dessert of homemade peanut butter pie was just a big block of very hard frozen peanut butter ice cream, not a good value for $11. Would not recommend and would not go back.
   

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3. OT

   OpenTable Diner

   Charleston

   2 reviews

   5.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on December 15, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   This is my second time dining at Long Island Cafe and the customer service and the food hasn’t disappointed me yet. Aaron our waiter was a jewel. Very attentive and Pleasant. LIC is a hidden jewel that all should be noticed .
   

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   Kathy

   VIP

   Charleston

   22 reviews

   5.0

   22 reviews

   Dined on December 1, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Lynn was a wonderful server, and all the dishes were delicious! The sweet potato fries were especially delectable. We ordered a mud pie for the table and had to order a second one because it was so good. Highly recommend!
   

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   Joan

   New Hampshire

   2 reviews

   5.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on November 30, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Outstanding food. Yummy cheese grits. Caesar salad had too many croutons and was prepared ahead but was quite yummy. Would recommend far fewer croutons ! I added the fried scallops.
   

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   Madison

   Atlanta Metro

   5 reviews

   5.0

   5 reviews

   Dined on November 30, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Best shrimp in IOP! We always love coming in and all the food is great. The staff is lovely. A must visit.
   

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   Mary Anne

   West Virginia

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on November 28, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Our meals were very tasty. The group had crab cakes, flounder & a pasta special. All were excellent. Our waiter, Reed was very helpful with offering suggestions & descriptions of the menu items.
   

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   Andy

   Charleston

   10 reviews

   5.0

   10 reviews

   Dined on November 27, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 3

   The food there is hard to beat. It’s always so good no matter what I order.
   

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   Tim

   Columbus

   17 reviews

   3.0

   17 reviews

   Dined on November 26, 2024

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 3

   Two of our three fish dishes were very overcooked (in spite of asking for medium to medium rare). Waiter immediately comped these dishes. We have been at this restaurant many times and were disappointed with the food but respect that they took ownership for the result.
   

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    Courtney

    VIP

    Charleston

    18 reviews

    5.0

    18 reviews

    Dined on November 26, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5

    Amazing as always! Our favorite restaurant in Charleston! :)
    

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