The Original Benjamin's bills itself as the world's largest Calabash seafood buffet, and the films on this page are largely an exercise in checking the scale claims. They hold up: more than 170 items by the fullest count, seating for up to 1,000 guests across 10 themed dining rooms, and — staff tell Vacation Education — about 2,000 pounds of crab legs served a day, roughly half a million pounds a year.

WORLD’S LARGEST All-You-Can-Eat Calabash Seafood Buffet!

Vacation Education

Vacation Education's Buffet Bus rolls into The Original Benjamin's, billed as the world's largest Calabash seafood buffet. The full tour works a buffet of more than 170 items and puts the scale on the table: staff say the restaurant serves about 2,000 pounds of crab legs a day and roughly half a million pounds over a year.

Key takeaways
  • Billed as the world's largest Calabash seafood buffet
  • More than 170 items on the buffet
  • About 2,000 lbs of crab legs served daily; ~500,000 lbs a year

The Original Benjamin’s Calabash Seafood Buffet (170+ Items!) | Myrtle Beach, SC- FULL Buffet Tour

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VA Fun Seekers' full buffet tour of The Original Benjamin's, which opens daily at 3:30 p.m. and advertises itself as voted the best all-you-can-eat buffet in South Carolina. The film walks the 170-plus items, loads up on crab legs, and passes on a money-saving tip: check the website for coupons worth $4 a person.

Key takeaways
  • Opens daily at 3:30 p.m.
  • More than 170 items, with all-you-can-eat crab legs
  • Website coupons can save $4 per person

Myrtle Beach’s Original Benjamin’s Seafood Buffet Snow Crab vs King Crab with Retro Myrtle Beach Guy

Retro Myrtle Beach Guy

The Retro Myrtle Beach Guy brings his in-laws' favorite to the table to settle a debate: king crab versus snow crab, seafood house versus seafood buffet. Filmed on a snowy Myrtle Beach day, the review argues The Original Benjamin's is the place he takes people he wants to impress — visually stunning and reliably loaded — then tests whether king crab is worth its premium.

Key takeaways
  • Retro's pick when he wants to impress visitors
  • King crab vs snow crab is the film's central taste test
  • The buffet's visual scale is part of the appeal

The full tours

Vacation Education's Buffet Bus works every room and station. VA Fun Seekers' tour adds the practical layer: doors open daily at 3:30 p.m., and the website carries coupons worth $4 a person. The Retro Myrtle Beach Guy stages the connoisseur's debate — king crab versus snow crab, and whether the premium is worth it — at the restaurant he says he takes people he wants to impress.

Traditions

Adventures That ROCK return on a two-year cycle for their last meal of 2025, passing on the veteran's tip: do not fill up on the basket of warm hushpuppies that lands first. Mr. Mountain Man crosses off a childhood wish on his birthday eve — staff top the night with a cupcake and a song. A television profile fills in the house itself: family-run for about 30 years at filming, more than 3,000 diners on a peak-season night, costumed pirate staff and the buffet's own museum. Two short closing films — a 2016 family verdict ('the best restaurant in the world') and the house's own footage — are watch content without transcripts.

Sources: the 8 videos on this page. Item counts vary slightly by film and year (140-plus to 170-plus); the page reports them as filmed.

ORIGINAL BENJAMIN'S MYRTLE BEACH DINING REVIEW

Adventures That ROCK

Adventures That ROCK returns to The Original Benjamin's for a biennial tradition — their last meal of 2025. The tour notes the buffet's 140-plus items, passes on the veteran's tip not to fill up on the basket of warm hushpuppies that lands first, and checks whether the family favorite still holds up two years on.

Key takeaways
  • A returning-family review on a two-year cycle
  • The buffet is counted at 140-plus items
  • Tip: don't fill up on the opening basket of hushpuppies

The Original Benjamin's Calabash Seafood Buffet Review, Myrtle Beach SC

Mr. Mountain Man

Mr. Mountain Man crosses a childhood wish off the list with a birthday-eve dinner at The Original Benjamin's — the buffet he always wanted to try growing up. Between crab legs and steak he shares his buffet strategy (skip the bread, go for the good stuff), and the staff tops the night with a birthday cupcake and a song.

Key takeaways
  • A first visit framed as a lifelong wish
  • Buffet strategy: skip the bread, prioritize crab and steak
  • Birthday diners get a cupcake and a song from staff

Original Benjamins Calabash Seafood SHOW

The Original Benjamin's Calabash Seafood

A television segment from SHOW profiles The Original Benjamin's as a Myrtle Beach institution: family-run for 30 years, seating up to 1,000 guests across 10 themed dining rooms and turning over more than 3,000 diners on a peak-season night. The segment tours the pirate-staffed rooms and the buffet's own museum and credits the seafood's freshness for its year-round crowds.

Key takeaways
  • Family-run for about 30 years at filming
  • Seats up to 1,000 guests in 10 themed dining rooms
  • Peak-season nights serve more than 3,000 diners

Watch: The Original Benjamin's Calabash Seafood, guided

2 videos · summaries from the actual guides

Myrtle Beach Best Dinner at The Original Benjamins Calabash Seafood Buffet

Good Life Detected

A 2016 family vacation film that ends at The Original Benjamin's, where the all-you-can-eat crab legs and constantly refilled drinks earn the home movie's verdict: 'the best restaurant in the world.' (Watch content; most of the film is beach footage, so no transcript is stored.)

The Original Benjamin's Calabash Seafood / Myrtle Beach, SC

The Original Benjamin's Calabash Seafood

The Original Benjamin's own short film shows the buffet in full swing — the themed dining rooms, the crab-leg stations and the crowds the restaurant draws year-round. (House watch content; no transcript available from the provider.)

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