1229 Shine - Horry

So seriously disappointed this visit. This had previously been a great happy hour spot for my husband and I with good food and good service. We took our moms to dinner there around 7:45 on a Friday night. The winter hours posted online and on the door said they closed at 10pm. We will not even walk into a restaurant an hour to close to ensure we won’t keep the employees too late. Coming in 2.15 hrs to close should have been fine. We ordered cocktails, oysters and some shared appetizers first and then entrees as these came out. The calamari was overdone and the crawfish spring rolls were burnt. In the time it took to get our entrees many of the patrons had left with exception of a couple of people at the bar. The staff had started cleaning up around us. It was a bit awkward but nothing to make a big deal about. Our entrees came out and were overall good. All of a sudden, a full 40 minutes prior to posted closing time, they turn all the lights on at full brightness. It has been a long time since I was young enough to be out until 2am but this was very reminiscent of 2am at the bar when they turn on the lights to signal that it’s time to leave. At this point we confirmed with staff that they closed at 10pm. We asked if they would mind dimming the lights, which they did very minimally. They said the lights were on a timer. To say we felt unwelcome and rushed to leave is an understatement. We won’t be back after such an uncomfortable experience. I just read a lot of recent reviews that seem to echo the same message—this place used to be great-with good food and dependable service but they have been going downhill. Not sure if they changed management or what but I’m sad to loose what once was a decent local spot.

Very cute bar restaurant! The grouper shrimp fry was fantastic! Ask for the bang bang sauce! For your shrimp! Good drinks!

I don't know what's happened since they first opened but they have gone completely down hill. The inside is beautiful. I'm not one to ever write a review but our last couple of experiences have been so bad. The smash burger used to be amazing, now looks like a McDonald's patty. Barely any sauce on the bang bang grouper bites (which used to be tossed in sauce). Zucchini appetizer wasn't even cooked. We've had the same server the last couple of times and she has no idea what beer/liquor they serve. Takes forever to get service, food or drinks. Even the tables around us were complaining about their service or food. The only thing consistent has been the oyster rockefeller. We won't be going back unfortunately. However, highly recommend their other restaurant, CO Sushi. They need to move CO to the Shine location.

Ambiance and food was great. One thing that can be better is the bar service. Bartenders were not attentive to us as other bars/restaurants.

Everything was great, McKenzie (bartender) food, kitchen staff, atmosphere…perfect . The raw oysters were