The Peddler Steakhouse - Dillon

Reviews

• Mary Jane B.

  star star star star star 6 June 2026

  Out of the way place on the way to the beach,  it turned out to be one of our best meals of the week!  Highly recommend the shrimp sampler, the salad bar, and any steak!

• Meredith S.

  star star star star star_border 4 June 2026

  Speechless. I can not believe I am writing this review for a restaurant at the tackiest tourist trap on the east coast. Sure, we've hit South of the Border before. You go there for the kitsch, not to eat. Thank goodness for Yelp or we would have NEVER tried this place. Ever. After all, the building is shaped like a sombrero. Really. But once you walk through the door, it's a whole different world than the tacky neon that surrounds the place.
  
  First, it's clean and dare I say tastefully decorated (which is so NOT South of the Border style). The service is fantastic - everyone there is SO nice! All of the servers work together, running food, refilling drinks, even the hostess was refilling the salad bar.
  
  Second, let's talk food. Oh my!  The menu is fairly straight forward steakhouse fare. The entrees come with the salad bar, which is amazing in that there are so many fresh choices and it is constantly refilled. I went with the blue cheese dressing, my usual, and it was creamy and loaded with chunks of blue cheese. Nice.
  
  I had the prime rib which was cooked perfectly (mid-rare) and melt in your mouth delicious. Hubby had the NY strip cooked to the perfect rare. It was a beautiful piece of meat with almost no fat. We were blown away with the flavor of both dishes. Of course we had to finish the meal with creme brûlée because if it's on the menu, we have to have it! It was very flavorful, but instead of using a torch to carmelize the sugar, it seems to have been put under a broiler briefly which heated the ramekin causing the edges to start to melt.
  
  Other reviews have complained about the price, but honestly it's comparable to steakhouses at home (and we're not from a big city either). The only reason it loses a star is because the steaks are cut a little on the small side - for instance the small prime rib is about 6-7 ounces, while the large portion is 10 ounces. When passing through again, we will definitely be back! You're always a wiener at Pedro's!

• Aimee N.

  star star star star star 2 June 2026

  The service is usually very slow but tonight our waitress was fantastic.  My son who is 13 said this is the best restaurant he has ever ate at and he has been everywhere. For some reason, this place is heavenly to me. The salad, bloody Mary's, and ribeye are outstanding. The rice and steamed veggies were excellent too.

• Jane F.

  star star_border star_border star_border star_border 30 May 2026

  Pedro better stick to fireworks and tchotchkes (junk  trinkets) as we knew we were in questionable dining territory when we realized this ahem steakhouse was part of Pedro's South of the Border complex.
  The food was below sub par. My 'wild' salmon was raw and tasteless (and I highly question its 'wild' authenticity); the steak my husband ordered said it was tender but just ok. I do not do salad bars (aka germ bars). Won't be back and don't recommend. Sorry not sorry Pedro.

• Max W.

  star star star_border star_border star_border 29 May 2026

  Insanely overpriced. The food was decent but not worth $25-30 for an entree.
  Chicken fingers were better than expected.