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Clark's Family Restaurant
Category: Restaurants American (Traditional) American (Traditional) [Edit]
8920 Old Number Six HwySantee, SC 29142
(803) 854-2101
- Price Range:
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$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Private Lot
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Takes Reservations:
- Yes
- Delivery:
- No
- Take-out:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Good For:
- Lunch, Dinner, Breakfast
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
- Noise Level:
- Quiet
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
9 reviews for Clark's Family Restaurant
9 reviews in English
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Review from Kim M.
Orlando, FL
10/24/2011
We stopped here on our way back to Florida. It was our first visit and what a pleasant surprise. The food was great. We had filet mignon and it tasted wonderful. I wished that they had not overcooked the vegetable. The bread was delicious and perfect. Service was great. We will definitely stop here again when we are nearby.
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Review from Carlie V.
Callahan, FL
7/24/2011 1 Check-in Here
We went to Clark's Family Restaurant in Santee SC for something different. The restaurant and it's atmosphere/ambiance is very nice when you walk in. There wasn't a wait to be seated.
For Appetizers we had a bread they call "Million Dollar" bread. I tried some and it really wasn't to my liking. Lobster Bisque which was OK, and a shrimp cocktail.
For our entrees my buddy and I both had their Prime Rib which was good. My buddies daughter had the Seafood Pasta which she didn't really care for. My wife and my buddies wife both had Fillet Mignon which were OK and another friend had the Million Dollar Caesar Salad. -
Review from Bob S.
Jacksonville, FL
4/2/2011 1 Check-in Here
This was my fourth (or so) visit to Clark's. I first stopped here a few years ago travelling from the DC area back to Florida. It was a Sunday evening, and I knew if I wanted a meal, as opposed to a fast-food place, I'd better hit someplace before 8pm rolled around.
Glad I stopped where I did. Clark's is most assuredly NOT a chain, and NOT a fast-food place. The food is a tad on the pricey side, but it's all very tasty. There are two or three dining rooms, as well as an outside patio, and a bar area.
The server we had tonight was youngish, and didn't seem to know the wine list very well, but we knew what we wanted, and he brought it
right out. The wine list is pretty decent, by the way.
Between us, we had the Low Country Smothered Chicken, Fried Oysters, and the Seafood Pasta. Everyone enjoyed their meal; and the portions were such that we did not order dessert, even though we'd skipped lunch earlier in the day. Dinner for three, including a bottle of wine, before tip, was right at $90.
They have a motel as well as the restaurant, and for around $90 you can partake of their "double double" deal, which included the room, and breakfast (bar?) for two.
Santee is exit 98 in South Carolina, which is just about halfway up/down I-95. It's a good place to stop and strech your legs, and enjoy a very decent Southern meal. -
Review from Kerry C.
Knoxville, TN
11/17/2010
My friends and I stopped here for lunch on the way up I-95. We ate in the bar and watched a football game.
The decor was definitely old South, and the bar was very dark for 1 p.m. on a Sunday. However, the rest of the restaurant was very well-decorated, especially the charming outdoor patio at one end of the building. We were dressed casually, as were most of the other people at the bar. I believe that if you were eating in the restaurant, you should probably be a little more dressed up.
The waitstaff was friendly and helpful. Our group started with their "Million-Dollar Bread," which was absolutely fantastic, and the price tag was far less than the name suggests. I followed that up with the Club Royal and fries, which was also fantastic. The serving size was generous, and if I hadn't been about to get in the car for another four hours, I would definitely have taken the other half of my sandwich with me.
During halftime, we walked around the grounds. The buildings were pretty, although it looked like they had cut down a lot of trees, affording a great view of the apartment complex down the road. Don't believe the brochure: when they say they are adjacent to Lake Marion, they mean that it's five miles down the road.
By the end of the football game, we were probably the only patrons left in the restaurant, so some of the staff members gathered around to watch the end of the game. Some people might not appreciate that, but I thought it was kind of charming.
I would definitely come here again for great, inexpensive food and a traditional Southern atmosphere. -
Review from Jim N.
4/25/2011
We've stopped here for over twenty years, en-route from NC/Va/MA to Florida...even back before I-95 was open through this area....and it's always been great. The first stop here was in the late 1970's and, when a bellman knocked on the room door in the morning with a pot of coffee and a newspaper...we were floored....and hooked. We've enjoyed their seafood and country cooking for years; but, this visit was our first for their lunch buffet. Absolutely everything on the buffet was "world-class"....including the best fried chicken I've ever had...(all those other spots I rated as #1 or #2 just fell a ranking!)....and the veggies could make you weep....didn't even try the breads or the desserts and we STILL left with permanent smiles. If you like food, southern cooking may win the trophy yet....and it'll be Clarks leading the way!
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Review from Josh B.
Burke, VA
5/23/2011
We stayed in the adjacent Best Western on the way back from Disney World, and decided to just eat at the nearest restaurant, which turned out to be 100 feet away. We put our names on the waiting list, and were quoted 20 minutes until our table would be ready. We came back 30 minutes later and ended up waiting another 10-15 minutes before being seated. The restaurant is comfortable, if a bit dated, as is the menu. Prices are reasonable; $6 for a glass of wine isn't considered expensive these days, but then again, you're in Santee, SC.
The dark bread provided with dinner was soft and delicious, much like the bread at Outback steakhouse. I chose a broiled grouper entree, which was quite heavy with butter. I don't know when I was last unable to finish a fish before. My wife had a nice catfish, but our accompanying salads were mostly day old lettuce straight from the Piggly Wiggly. Our sweet potatoes were smothered in butter, but again, you're in SC.
Not a bad meal if you're too tired to hunt around Santee. The ambiance is nice, and the air conditioning kept us cool. The servers are a bit stand offish, but maybe it's a North-South thing. I'd come back if I pass by again. -
Review from Missy S.
Boston, MA
4/17/2008
A great 'home cookin' kind of place, known for their fried chicken.
This will be a quick review, will expand upon later....
I had discovered this place 7 yrs ago, upon my move from New ENlgand to Florida. Today, on my move from FL BACK to Hartford, I told my travel partner (aka Hubby) that we needed to see if i could find this place again (I knew it would be easy, as it is right off the Interstate (95)....I couldn't recall the name but knew I would recognize it (I did, immediately!)
They still make their great fried Chicken. We opted for the lunch buffet (not bad, altho I really WISH we had spent the extra time, in order to have our chicken made up fresh and hot (the buffet chicken was a bit cool, and of course not as hot and juicy as if it was made to order (which I recommend).
The buffet had a salad bar area, one daily soup (veg beef noodle today...the noodles looked like the kind of noodles u get in Campbell's (i did not sample, so i can't attest to the flavor). Hubby ate it all, but he's not as fussy or discerning as I am....LOL
The HOT items on the buffet were the fried chicken, rice pilaf, various
southern veggies, white meat turkey slices, brown gravy, stuffing (or as they call it in the south, 'dressing'....they also had some fresh biscuits (hot)....
Our waitress (I swear) must have been working there since the place opened (i cant recall if it opened in the 40's or opened 40 yrs ago.....) whichever it was, she was definitely there from the start! LOL nice lad though........Not super attentive, but what do u want for someone as old as Methuselah??? haha (sorry, she WAS!)
Overall, it was a pleasant experience. Considering the choice of places to eat (yucky chains!), this was a nice change of pace, and as mentioned earlier, they have been around a long time! I also found out from an employee, they usually do about 125 golfers for breakfast each morning!
The menu (i saw the lunch menu) had lots of yummy sounding items (i wished i had gone for the Monte Cristo Sandwich!) but I had fried chciken on the brain....Let me also say, i do NOT like chicken on the bone, normally. So, it does mean something that I like the chicken here......highly unusual for me!
Lunch generally runs under 10 bucks per (buffet was 10 each) and dinner is low teens.......I'm not sure about the breakfasts, but they sound yummy! -
Review from lars h.
San Diego, CA
8/4/2011
It was a pleasant surprise. We stopped in Santee looking for something decent to eat, and found this nice restaurant with good food. We had the filet mignon, and it is always difficult to mess up. They did a fine job, and we would stop there again in a heartbeat
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Review from Mike C.
Howard, MD
1/8/2011
We ate here on our return trip from Disney and we had a mixed experience. It's a good-looking Southern place and seems appropriate for both casual and formal dinners. The service was professional: polite and efficient.
Our food was mixed. My blue cheese salad was great, with a generous amount of each topping (walnuts, cranberries, etc.). The decadent sounding million dollar bread was not to my taste, however. It was a small, circular, thick garlic bread and the Italian seasoning hid any cheese flavor. It must be 1000 calories of butter, cheese, and oil.
My wife disliked her vegetarian pasta, which was both too lemony and peppery.
The kids split a grilled cheese sandwich, and the waiter kindly served each half on a separate plate and gave each kid a side of french fries and green beans. They loved the sandwich, but the fries had an off-taste (were they cooked in the same oil as fish?), and the beans were canned.
