This longtime Myrtle Beach, SC seafood restaurant closed months ago, but could it reopen soon?

After closing for more than two months, Captain Benjamin’s Calabash Seafood in Myrtle Beach appears to be reopening this month.

Located at 401 S. Kings Highway, the buffet-style restaurant has been operating in Myrtle Beach since the 1980s, according to its website.

While no closing announcement is available on the Captain Benjamin’s website or social media pages, the restaurant has been listed as temporarily closed on Google since November. Comments left on the most recent Captain Benjamin’s Instagram post reveal confusion about whether the restaurant is still open.

But according to a sign in front of the restaurant, Captain Benjamin’s will reopen sometime this month.

Although the restaurant has been closed for more than a month, multiple accounts have left negative Google reviews for Captain Benjamin’s.

A response to two such reviews says, “we kindly ask to remove your feedback, since we have been temporarily closed for the season from November 1st and we will reopen in the 3rd week of January.”

The phone number listed on the Captain Benjamin’s website isn’t accepting messages and, at the time of publication, The Sun News hadn’t received an email response from the restaurant about when specifically it will reopen.

This story was originally published January 8, 2025 at 6:00 AM.