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    Opal Restaurant & Bar

    4.3 (221 reviews)
    Closed 5:00 pm - 9:00 PM
    Updated 3 months ago

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    Terri R.

    Go get their pork chop (photo) or Filet with the best whipped potatoes. Oysters are from different regions weekly. Love this place.

    Spicy Local Shrimp Bruschetta
    Jessie P.

    We got the shrimp bruschetta, which was very good! The bread they start you out with is classic and delicious. We got the tagliatelle bolognese and the truffle and mushroom pappardelle. Both were pretty good :) our service was great. We had Stacy. They offer fresh ground pepper for every dish. We didn't order any cocktails but they didn't look super upscale- just traditional offerings with traditional garnish. Overall pretty nice!

    PJ C.

    Amazing Mother's Day dinner last night. Had the gnocchi with shrimp, was out of this world. Stephanie was a great server too!

    Fish special

    The fish special, peach salad special and soup special were all perfect. Would also recommend the red sangria.

    Center Cut Filet of Beef
    Christie N.

    Fantastic experience and food was great. Service and atmosphere was A. All meals cooked perfectly well and tasty.

    Filet (giving u angles)
    Ara A.

    Honestly I was pleasantly surprised, I was putting this place off cause I thought it would just be ok but it was excellent. Started with the garlic clams and it was delicious, I prefer clams to mussels so I was glad to see it on the menu. I could have had 3 bowls of the clams and would have been happy. For dinner I had the daily catch which was tile fish and the pirlou which is a rice mixture with jumbo lump crab, this dish was delicious. The tile fish was perfectly cooked. It's a light dish perfect for someone who doesn't want to over indulge l. Hubby had the center cut filet cooked rare and it was cooked to the perfect temp. The crust of the filet was out of bounds. The sauce with the steak and the mashed potatoes were excellent. 5 stars kudos.

    Opal made our anniversary dinner special and warm
    Jeff S.

    We celebrated our anniversary with an early dinner at Opal. The food was great and they were so nice to split entrees on separate plates before bringing them out for us. The server really made the night special and warm. It will now be an annual tradition

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    5 months ago

    We were able to get a booth which is huge. Food and service were excellent. Highly recommend the steak tartar.

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    Amazing, a must go to if in the Charleston area and looking for great food and service.

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    One of our favorite restaurants in the Charleston area The food is delicious and the best Martini in town

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    A little slice of heaven near the IOP connector. Best filet in town and wonderful work staff! 10/10

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    Opal is amazing! One of my favorites for date night. The pork chop is amazing! Great staff, especially at the bar. Highly recommend.

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    Acme Lowcountry Kitchen - Two Lighthouses with four sides. All delicious.

    Acme Lowcountry Kitchen

    4.5(2k reviews)
    2.9 mi
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    There's something about the name "Acme" and good seafood when it comes to coastal restaurants…read more Along the Gulf, you think of Acme Oyster House. On the coastal Atlantic, we recommend Acme Low Country Kitchen. You get five-star food in a rustic setting that could benefit for a bit of a makeover -- but only a touch or two. Excellent service compliments the food. On our plate: The "Light: House, including sauteed shrimp, seared scallops and a house-made, fresh crab cake that comes with a caveat that a shell chip or two might be mixed (we call that authentication). All were perfectly prepared and ample sized. This wasn't a shrimp-and-chips drive-through; this was a meal. Our sides: Collards (this is the low country) and fried Brussel sprouts, again well prepared. Price: $38.25 and among the higher-priced items on the seafood-heavy menu but worth it. Others in our party, including two non seafood eaters, chose the pecan fried chicken (two breast with one each going home because of the size) with another going with the Carolina Duo of the chicken and short ribs. Will we return? Yes. There are other options we've yet to try as our visits to Charleston increase but this was a real treat. Even better, it is near the fabled Dingy beach bar where we ducked in to watch the Kentucky Derby. We could spend our retirement years at The Dingy but that's another review to come. Acme is a 4.5-star review with the only points shaved because it just needs a little updating (after the season, perhaps). The food and service more than make up for it.

    Well bless it, I don't even know where to begin with what happened to us this Easter at ACME…read moreRestaurant on Isle of Palms. We walked in and the place was emptier than a church on a Wednesday night, yet somehow we were told to head on over to the bar, wait for a table, and go ahead and order ourselves a drink. Didn't make much sense, but we did as we were told. Then we stood there a good 10 minutes while the bartender, who let us know he's studying to be a dentist up in Spartanburg, was busy chatting away with another customer like we weren't even there. When he finally got around to us, it felt like we were more of an inconvenience than paying customers. But the real kicker came after we finally got our drinks. The manager came up, and I kid you not, told us we had to leave the restaurant and go out to the parking lot to finish them. No explanation, just attitude, and not a polite one either. To be honest, the manager seemed like she might have had a little too much Easter spirit, if you catch my drift. The whole interaction was downright combative and made us feel completely unwelcome. What really got me, though, was the poor hostesses and waitstaff. They apologized to us over and over and quietly let us know this kind of situation is something they deal with on a daily basis. We even heard her speaking sharply to another customer, which made it clear this wasn't just a one time issue. Honestly, the whole experience felt like a bad trip to the dentist and cost about the same as a root canal. All in all, it was a mess from start to finish, rude, confusing, and about as un Southern hospitality as you can get. I would think twice before going back, y'all.

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    Sullivan’s Fish Camp - Drop biscuit (hush puppies)

    Sullivan’s Fish Camp

    4.0(172 reviews)
    4.4 mi

    I can't believe it took us this long to come here. We ordered way too much food, but there was so…read moremuch we wanted to try. Started with oysters which were fabulous. They are served with a mignonette, which isn't my favorite, I should have asked for cocktail sauce z but I just slurped them down "naked" and they were fabulous. We also had the hushpuppy tots - the butter these come with is the perfect compliment. Hubs had the Sullivan fried platter, so good, it includes fried green tomatoes - YUM! And coleslaw that reminds me of Jewish delis from my childhood, but finely shredded. I had the fish tacos which were swordfish today, the salsa on there is perfect with the fish. Cocktails were good and if you've ever been to the BVI, the best painkiller that's not there, they even use Pusser's Rum. I can't wait to go back to try more of the menu.

    We have been to Sullivan's three times, and its been a very mixed experience. The one constant is…read moreservice that is often slow or poorly timed with the bar service being the biggest issue. There is a lot to love about this restaurant - location, an upscale/beachy/comfortable vibe and food that can be exceptional. We are big fans of the sister restaurant Post House where we regularly visit. It is a tale of two restaurants. The Post House executes with precision, service is exceptional and the food is unwaveringly wonderful. Not the same with Sullivan's Fish Camp. Execution inconsistent - On one visit, our food took 45 minutes (was 2/3 full at best and no-one outside) - We were given fries gratis in recognition of the wait. Even at that visit at the bar, it took too much time to get our drinks. A recent visit (3/11/26), it took 20 minutes to get our drink order, and our food arrived shortly after. The server was attentive and mostly sympathetic, but sort of dismissed it as normal. The principle reason for the 3 rating is a service rating of 2 over these visits. The food is generally exceptional. For this dinner, we had their roasted squash which was absolutely amazing. They were out of a few dishes. We had a special tile fish on a root purée and an arugula and mushroom topping that was exceptional... but just warm at best. Execute. Food could be a 5, but it is a 4. The good news it can be addressed!

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    Sullivan’s Fish Camp - We hope you appreciate our unique flair as much as we do!

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    Sullivan’s Fish Camp - Our front seating area includes a large umbrella designed to keep you comfortably shaded and cool.

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    Our front seating area includes a large umbrella designed to keep you comfortably shaded and cool.

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