When you’re not necessarily craving breakfast or lunch, brunch is the best bet. If that’s what you’re thinking and you are hunting for a spot on the south end of the Myrtle Beach area, we have you covered with this list of the best places to brunch in Murrells Inlet, Litchfield Beach, and Pawleys Island.
Fire to Table
3415 US 17 Business, Murrells Inlet
This cool, cozy second-floor restaurant in Murrells Inlet serves up creative brunch offerings – both sweet and savory – on Sundays, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Try the Baked French Toast with Brown Sugar and Cinnamon Crumb (and berries and maple syrup); the hand-breaded Hot Honey Chicken & Waffles; any of the Benedicts or breakfast bowls, like the ones with the prime brisket burnt end or pit-smoked jalapeno and cheddar sausage toppings; or any of their hand-helds, such as The WBEC, two eggs, bacon and cheese sandwiched between Belgium pearl sugar waffles, or the The Jersey, pork roll, egg, and cheese on a Kaiser roll with hash browns. Finish it up with any of the Bloody Mary options or Grown Up Coffee or Hot Chocolates spiked with Kahlua, Jameson Irish Whiskey, Chocolate Bourbon, and more.
Neal’s Creekhouse
3797 US 17 Business, Murrells Inlet
Sitting Creekside just north of the MarshWalk, Neal’s Creekhouse serves up breakfast and brunch daily both inside and out on the covered back deck. build-your-own breakfast platters; morning handhelds, like the Old Reliable (a big girthy hunk of fried bologna, a fried egg, cheese, Texas toast, and side); and their “Hangover Specials,” like Filet Mignon and Eggs, the Breakfast Bomb (two eggs, sawmill gravy, crumbled bacon, roasted potatoes, and shredded cheese), or the Redneck Casserole, a blend of housemade corned beef, an over-easy egg, smoked cheddar, chives, and Hollandaise. Top it all off with Neal’s Signature Bloody Mary (ask for the jalapeno vodka to spice things up).
Dead Dog Saloon
4019 US 17 Business, Murrells Inlet
This waterfront restaurant right on the Murrells Inlet MarshWalk serves breakfast/brunch Monday through Saturday, 8-11 a.m., and Sunday, 8 a.m. to noon. Not only does the saloon pay homage to patrons’ deceased canines through framed photos (and more dog tchotchkes), but they’re also known for their brunch specials, such as Lobster Home Fries with poached lobster, two eggs prepared your way, and Hollandaise sauce over home fries; Breakfast Shrimp & Grits that adds two eggs to the Southern classic; and Breakfast Tacos and Quesadillas.
Eggs Up Grill
115 Willbrook Blvd., Pawleys Island, and 11891 Highway 707, Murrells Inlet
Eggs Up Grill offers a handful of locations throughout the Myrtle Beach area, with these two locales on the south end keeping up the tradition of serving brunch daily until 2 p.m. Farm-fresh eggs make their way into Eggs Up’s Bowls and Bennies, like the Coastal Crab Cake Benedict; classic morning meal platters; waffles, French toasts, and pancakes; and specials, such as the Baja Chicken Omelet, a four-egg omelet with grilled chicken and pepper jack cheese, and topped with fresh avocado, salsa, and citrus chili crema sauce.
Millstone Biscuit Co.
11405 Ocean Highway, Pawleys Island
Located near neighboring The Fresh Market, locally owned Millstone is the maven of biscuit baking. Flaky, fresh-baked biscuits are served for breakfast and brunch through 2 p.m.; you just need to choose from one of their creative combinations. Select sausage, bacon, shaved ham, fried bologna, country fried steak, country ham, pork roll, smoked sausage, or chicken, and add an egg, cheese, or a hash brown cake. One of the many specialty biscuits include the Fuji Apple Biscuit sandwiched with fried apples and ricotta cheese, then topped with cinnamon sugar and caramel drizzle. Millstone also offers platters served with your choice of meat, eggs, home fries, or grits, plus burritos and healthy bowls.
Rustic Table
10683 Ocean Highway, Pawleys Island
Take a seat at the table at Rustic Table, where brunch is served Saturdays and Sundays, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Start with the fried pimento cheese and jalapeno hushpuppies paired with honey butter; pick a sandwich, like The Comfy, a fried chicken breast served open faced on a house biscuit with sawmill gravy and fries; choose a salad, such as the Breakfast Salad, smoked salmon on a bed of mixed greens with apples, a poached egg, hash browns, lemon aioli, and red wine herb vinaigrette, or the seasonal quiche, and top it off with a dish of the peach cobbler.
BisQit
10880 Ocean Highway, Pawleys Island
Settled under the canopy of historic live oaks within the Hammock Shops Village, BisQit, part of the local Quigley’s Pint & Plate restaurant empire, serves a Southern comfort brunch all day, every day. Their “Brunchy Stuff” section of the menu, in fact, features BisQits & Gravy with crumbled bacon; Chicken & BisQits, eggs any style with home fries, and bacon, sausage, or country ham; pancakes; and Breakfast TaQos stuffed with scrambled eggs, cheddar and jack cheeses, and your choice of bacon, sausage, or black beans.
Local Eat Drink Celebrate
10880 Ocean Highway, Pawleys Island
Also located within the popular Hammock Shops Village, Local Eat Drink Celebrate offers brunch until 3 p.m. on weekdays and until 4 p.m. on Sundays. Brunch menu ingredients are locally sourced, featuring Marsh Hen mill grits and Seven Seas Seafood. Options include Huevos Rancheros; Avocado Toast, with avocado, benne seeds, grape tomatoes, feta cheese, pickled onions, blistered corn and two eggs served over New South spent grain toast; Biscuits and Gravy; the Waffle Combo with New South Drink a Peach wheat ale waffle; Hash and Eggs; and Biscuit Benny using a house-made brown butter shortbread biscuit.
