Hi Everyone,
Maybe,…read morelike me you missed it, but Kyra Restaurant Seafood and Grill in the Riverwalk Shopping Center in Ridgeland, SC off RT 170 (but it looks like Okatie to me, lol) is here, and it offering good fare.
FYI: Kyra or Kayra, and Kaira is named for the God who planted the tree of life Ulukayin, in Turkic Mythology, or a new born's name. Their Specials listed on a black board as you enter their restaurant are only offered from 4:00 to 5:30 PM as when we inquired about them at 6:30 PM they were not.
The owner is Turkish, hence the name I am guessing, and he likes him some Hungarian peppers as they featured on multiple dishes like their Mediterranean Seafood Grouper which has a savory but not hot, but was instead, spicy with a delectable flavor which my ravishing dinner companion let me try. However, I was only offered and ate a very little piece, which was a fantastic flavorful taste experience. I guess, even with our fifty year history together and almost all of it married, I guess, I just don't rate, as she ate, her entire plate, which she really enjoyed. You know how it is when you ordered their good, but less tasty entree, and you're offered a taste of one of their taste tintilating hits, and then your hoping she's not that hungry, right? Oh, I know, not you! Lol
We started with their scallops and pasta appetiser which was good but only had two scallops on it with a small amount of pasta which in our opinion, was perfectly executed, but taste wise, was nothing special. Our friends who accompanied us had fried calamari as their appetiser, and upon our return, I will order this as an appetizer as it was perfectly cooked and their marina with was a very tasty match. And yet again, I was only offered a small piece, dagnabit.
I took the road less traveled for me and tried their Shrimp and clams spaghetti which was well prepared with shrimp and clams being again, perfectly cooked, but this entrees' taste was surprisingly, just Ok. My portion was on smaller plate than most dinning establishments in our area, so this dish in particular, would not draw me back to Kyra on its own merits.
We finished with their Ricotta Cheese Cake which was one of the best deserts I have ever eaten anywhere, and one we highly recommend because it is neither commonly available in our area but is so...so...velvety delicious!
Our Server was outstanding, knowledgeable on all their offerings, while smiling with a great personable style. They take a team approach to their service here, employing different team members to serve your orders hot, which I really felt was very efficient and more old world in the best way, reminding me of some of the stellar restaurants we have frequented in different cities like Hartford, Connecticut's North End, Baltimore's Italian section, or St. Louis's "The Hill" with their toasted lobster ravioli, and in which, this style of service was perfected, which we all enjoyed very much.
In our over twenty year past, here in our beloved Low Country, we have visited this restaurant building under its different iterations for breakfast, and lunch. So it was a great feeling to rediscover this nicely renovated pleasant ambiance in this building now known as Kyra, as we always enjoy a new to us, restaurant whose fare we are trying for the first time.
We feel Kyra Restaurant Seafood and Grill is worth your investing your time, and money to dine and discover good food, great service, and which dish you feel is your personal "Hey, this tastes great, plate". Why?
Because we feel, you will be so glad, you did.
Enjoy!