River City Cafe

This is simply a fun place to eat. Food is great and inexpensive especially for its location. A must stop for lunch before heading back to the beach. Service is fast and friendly as well.

I’ve come two years in a row now while staying nearby. This is a nice place, but I really wouldn’t be bothered to drive here from somewhere else unless the tiny view of the ocean is really important to you. I say tiny because you can’t really see the beach, just the water. I would only come here if you were already staying at one of the hotels nearby and can walk here. They have a huuuuge selection of burgers to choose from and have a couple of other things on their menu. Be wary of «special» ingredients that only appear on the menu once– for instance, the pimento cheese. You don’t know how long it takes them to use of the container of that ingredient if it’s only used for one dish out of many– some places will continue to use an ingredient for weeks and weeks instead of throwing it out and using a fresh one. The food is pretty tasty here, and you can munch on complimentary peanuts. So, on that note, this is NOT a safe place for peanut allergy sufferers, as it can be on any surface including the floor, tables, chairs etc. The walls are decorated with old license plates and it’s fun to look around while you’re waiting for your food. The waitstaff are generally pretty friendly. It’s a chill place to get something to eat on the beach, but it’s nothing extravagant. There is also NO outdoor table service, but you can order something to go and eat it at Ocean Annie’s, the pool, or the beach, as many people did.

Not sure what all the hype is about. I will have to agree their selection of burgers is phenomenal but the service lacked energy and later on at night our tummies told us never to eat there again!
However, the paper on the table is awesome when you have kids as they thinks it’s the coolest thing to draw all over the table.

Food and service were top notch. Brian our waiter was friendly, helpful and attentive to our party of 8. The beers were ice cold and the kids enjoyed the free refills on there sodas or lemonades. Appetizers were very good, tried the fried green beans and Tai chili wings. Both were enjoyed by all. The burgers are loaded and good size. Prepare to enjoy and get a little messy. The choices are numerous and there were no complaints from our group. The atmosphere is a laid back beach bar with simple and local décor which can discourage some but it would be there loss for not staying. The place is a must try for great burgers.

Fantastic attentive service and the best burger I’ve had in while!

The Blooming Onion was so delicious! After hearing various people around the pool rave about the pizza and burgers from the café, we decided to check it out on our last night in town. I wish we had went sooner so we could have made several visits. The menu had a huge variety of burgers that all made my mouth water. Unfortunately we had to leave abruptly during dinner due to an emergency, but our server Adam was very accommodating making our exit very quick. We will be back again!

I like the food, it taste ok. My only complaint is that the prices are not comparable to the quality of the food. The competition is high in this industry, so you’ve got to stand out. Unfortunately, River City Café just doesn’t.
I like the atmosphere, but that alone won’t keep me going back.

Great burgers, wings, and fried fare. Ordered from cell in room at Sands and food was ready in 10 minutes. Ate inside another time during the week and the food was solid. Beer was cold and staff was friendly. Overlooks pool area at Sands Ocean Club.

OMG… so good. We went two days in a row! I had the chicken philly and my husband had (1) pizza burger.delicious. (2) shrimp burger with chilli glaze. Service was great too! It’s a great beach side restaurant.

AMAZING Burgers and a huge selection of unique and traditional toppings. I got the Three-​Alarm burger and it was hands down the best «spicy» burger I’ve gotten anywhere. My husband got the Carolina Chilli Cheeseburger and he devoured it. We also shared onion rings and sweet potato fries, both of which were very good.
River City is cheap too! I ordered a cocktail, my husband got a soda and everything above came to $ 35! Definitely going to make it a regular stop when we visit Myrtle Beach!

Have been going to this place every year while on vaca– it’s such good food and super easy for us when we want to do a take in night (we stay at ocean/​sand dunes) always on point and always satisfied! GET THE ONION RINGS!

*i posted this on Urbanspoon, only to have them delete it immediately, with no concern to address the issue. So be cautious when eating their burgers, it appears that the beef has been mishandled. If they are deleting reviews so quickly, this probably isn’t the first time it’s happened. *
My girlfriend and I checked this place out since it was a slow night and only a quarter mile from where we were staying. The burger selection was pretty unique and that’s what drew us to it more than anything. She got the Texas BBQ burger and I got the BLT burger. We also shared an onion ring order. Everything was delicious and we were very satisfied with our meal.
Then we went to bed… we both woke up around 4am with very bad stomach pain that lead to long bathroom sessions and vomiting. There is absolutely no way that something else could have caused this, as the only other thing we both ate that day was a donut each from DD around 9am.
There was a table of 10 rowdy guys all heavily drinking sitting near us, most of which all ate burgers. I hope that if they were sharing rooms, that there were enough toilets to go around.

What more can you ask for? It’s on the beach, causal, hamburgers, chicken, fish, sweet tea, alcohol and available for take out! We love sitting on the beach outside at Sands and whatever the mood you can run in and grab a bite or get it to go. What could make it even better? Online or text to-​go ordering. Would be great to order and then just pickup but definitely worth waiting in restaurant for your order.

You never know what to expect here some days it’s packed some days it’s empty.
But you know what you can expect? The most wildish and amazing burgers in town.
They have one burger called the OMG burger, and everything on it sounds like a fat guys dream food. From grilled cheese buns, bacon, eggs, etc.
God, I’ll do it one day but I don’t know if I can handle it yet.
You should give this place a try.

Saw the good reviews on this place and liked the looks of the menu, so decided to give it a try. This place is VERY HARD to find! It is located within a hotel and has a tiny sign for the café. Had to get permission to park in the hotel lot. Was a hassle to find the place and a hassle to park.
Ordered a turkey burger with pesto & avocado. Was juicy and good. A little heavy on the pesto. Service was pretty quick. I liked the fries as well. I would consider coming back but might search for another place first.

I like this place! it fits in next to Annie’s because Annie does not serve food! So it was good to have a burger and then a pitcher next door! The burger was very good! I had the Rancho! I do not recommend the fries… i don’t know what everyone is talking about with those! it was like hollow crispy fries with no taste! They do have free nuts and the waitress that was at the order out counter was pretty funny. She made me a margarita and my gf a mudslide… They were pretty good! So def try this place for a burger… you dont have to pay the extra $ 2.50 for fries… not worth it!

River City Café is A-​OK, but I think benefits most from it’s location in the Ocean Sands resort area right on the beach. A lot of people get their food to go and take it over to Ocean Annie’s or out on the beach. I went their twice on a long weekend visit to MB. One time, was for lunch and we sat down. I ordered the shrimp po-​boy and the order took way too long to be delivered considering it was lunch time and they weren’t terribly busy. The po-​boy was good though. The fries were decent at best.
The second time I went in the evening and got a burger. I think the people who say these are the best burgers in the world had been drinking on the beach all day. Actually, I had been drinking on the beach all day too, but found my palmetto burger to be just ok. I liked the pimento cheese, but thought the burger was a bit hard and over-​cooked. The onion rings were very good though. A better choice than getting the fries.
I will probably continue to come to River City Café when staying at Ocean Sands because it’s a decent beach place and very convenient.

The burgers are great! The Kitchen Sink burger is enough for two! The service was disturbingly slow since my mom and I were the only ones there. I was prepared to give three stars until the manager came out and apologized for the wait. He said that we came in right behind a massive to-​go order that slowed his kitchen staff down. That kind of ownership is rarely seen anymore so i was happy to give them the star back!

I found River City Café on Unilocal because the boys in my group wanted burgers. The menu is pretty extensive, and the best part for me was that you could swap out beef for turkey or veggie if you wanted to. I got the three alarm fireburger. It was tasty but I wish it was spicier! Two of the guys got a double burger, and those things were massive. We also got onion rings and fries for the table, and the fries were fresh cut and nicely salted. The onion rings were the size of our heads which is fun to look at, but a bit difficult to eat. River City has a very casual atmosphere with peanuts, license plates, and random decorations everywhere.
Quick tip: parking is on the street and it’s metered, but the host let us know that we could park in a private lot across the street for free.

Food is good, prices are cheap and service is good. What more can you ask for. I’m a person who does not eat meat on Mondays and I had atleast 17 choices in entrees. So you can guess how good this place is.
3 stars for the food and 1 star for the service. I was not re-​served water until it was «Check» time. It is a Café, what can you expect. The quantity was not enough though.