Delicious apps, great chicken piccata, and cocktails and wine flowing all night. Tomasso was perfect for our big group dinner on our first official night in Kiawah. A little pricey, but that is to be expected in the area. They accommodated our big table of 14 so well. The space is massive enough that we didn't feel like we were squeezed in somewhere and could still get up easily. Honestly, a great spot! Worth a visit if you are looking for Italian. read more

Tomasso - Chicken piccata - Italian Near Me - Kiawah Island, South Carolina

Mixed bag to me. The garlic bread was not what I expected - soft dough with a lot of cheese on top. I used to a little crunch. Chicken piccata just ordinary. Prefer thin, pounded chicken which this was not. Flavor was good but not above avg. Asparagus was very good. Service was good. Pricey for what it was read more

Service was 11/10!! Our server had a positive attitude and made sure our waters were always filled. I can't complain about the vibes because she seated us outside and we were the only ones there so it was peaceful! The view was gorgeous. The spaghetti was a tad too salty in my opinion. The shrimp scampi wasn't special. All meats were cooked properly! The Borolo was the best dish of the three. The meat was tender and flavorful. The summer breeze mocktail tasted exactly how summer feels. It was sweet but not like soda sweet. Overall, all the dishes tasted good. Prices are expensive but I felt special throughout this whole dinner due to how well the staff treated us! read more

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Solid portions. Decent service. Eh food. If you are looking for Italian on the Kiawah Golf Resort, Tomasso is your place. It is priced higher than its quality in my opinion. They try to make up for quality by providing a large portion, at least when it came to the chicken parm. You can get away with less formal dress. You'll also get prompt service. I really want to any more context, but honestly the food was just bland/basic. Maybe grab something light from The Nest instead? read more

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Fun Italian spot on the island! Best cheesy garlic bread ever! We were here in December so it was a quiet night but cute Italian decor. Also huge portions I'd even recommend splitting a pasta?? I couldn't finish my bolognese after the garlic bread! read more

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I highly recommend Tomasso! They were so kind to squeeze our big party in (4 adults, 4 kids, 1 baby) very last minute because we had not made a reservation, and while it is very formal dining- they also have a kids menu and are family friendly! I highly recommend dining on the porch- it's a beautiful view! The review from the adults was that the kids cheese pizza was fantastic! I also recommend the garlic bread- that was PHENOMENAL!! I also got the calamari, short rib bolognese (delicious!!), and the scallop gnocchi. The scallop dish was quite pricey and I'm not a huge fan of gnocchi but it would be a winner if you already like gnocchi! The mushrooms and scallops were great! Overall the service was fantastic (they were SO fast with the kids meals) and I loved the tiramisu dessert! read more

Nice restaurant within Kiawah Golf Resort . Because the target audience is golfers expect to see a mix of dress between golf casual to business casual . The restaurant offers both indoor and patio seating and also has a space dedicated to the bar area that is separate from the dining room. We opted to sit at the bar and enjoyed the golf course views. The bar staff was friendly , efficient and accommodating . The menu did not have bruschetta but upon my request , the kitchen gladly accommodated and prepared us the most delicious classic bruschetta , it was delicious ! We also ordered the calamari which I was not a fan of due to the whole pieces of squid - we prefer the ring slices instead of whole squid so keep this in mind if you choose to order - there aren't many rings. For entrees we ordered "Nona's spaghetti and meatballs" which featured hand rolled meatballs , tomato pomodoro with grated Parmesan . We also ordered the shrimp linguini which came in a white wine butter sauce - both were delicious and filling ! Definitely a solid choice for an Italian meal within Kiawah Golf Resort . PARKING: large , free parking lot . read more

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Delicious!!!! Seriously, this is our favorite restaurant on the island. Highly recommend the burrata appetizer.

Poor service! Making someone sit at the bar to wait for a to go order when it was already ready.

Food here was fine to pretty good. Both my partner and I loved the calamari and the Caesar salad. I got chicken parm - which was totally fine and he got the orchiette which was pretty great. Another in our party got the risotto which I'd recommend. Des was our server - she did a great job with what we needed - and we felt very welcome on a cooler rainy night. Ambiance is fine - they'd benefit from cleaning some of the vents in the restaurant - but the restaurant was very kid friendly, while not applying to our party, was important. read more

Food was eh and very overpriced for the quality. Tomato sauce reminded me of Classico brand sold at Costco. Pasta also tasted store bought. Service was great and staff took calamari off bill after concerns it wasn't cooked right. Spaghetti, and chicken parm were large portions and just ok. Pizza was small for $20+. Been coming to Kiawah for years and just very disappointed with food at all restaurants. There has definitely been some changes - quality has gone down while prices have gone up. read more

Had an excellent dinner here and they accepted last minute reservations. The chicken parm was delicious and I highly recommend the thick garlic bread and arancini. The tiramisu was also very light and paired well with the tiramisu martini. Atmosphere was nice and not loud. read more

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Not great. We had dinner there last night. My son had the spaghetti and meatballs; it tasted at the same quality as my school cafeteria. I got the orichiette and again it was clear that the quality of the ingredients were poor. Nothing tasted fresh. I'm honestly surprised Kiawah allows food of this low caliber on their property. The prices were much higher than they should be for the quality of the food. Honestly though I was underwhelmed with almost every meal on their property. That said, our servers were gracious and attentive and the ambiance was nice. read more

Tomasso is a must do when staying at The Sanctuary. We dined on mussels, chicken piccata, and ricotta gnocchi with Calabrian chilis and a white truffle cream sauce. So delicious!!! Service with Des was great. Very professional and attentive. Some of the finest Italian food I have tasted. The gnocchi was decadent! The chicken piccata was bright and flavorful with the pasta cooked perfectly al dente. The mussels were in a tomato based broth with classic rustic bread for the ultimate dipping experience!! Don't miss this great Italian experience!! read more

Tomasso~ one of the Kiawah Island Resort's restaurants ~ offers old world style Italian dishes and pizzas but also incorporates Lowcountry locally sourced ingredients. The menu at Tomasso changes seasonally so check their website. Resort pricing here so not inexpensive. The Signature dishes include the hand rolled and homemade pastas. The selection of salads are unique and salmon, shrimp or chicken can be added if you choose to add some protein. The environment has a traditional golf club "clubby feel" with dark oak woods, vintage style sofas, bookcases and tables. The outdoor dining "veranda area" would be particularly appealing on a warm Southern evening. These tables have views of the 1st, 10th and 18th holes. There is a bar and grill area at Tomasso with a sizable bar and additional tables located to the left of the Hostess Stand.....great for lunch, drinks or snacks or for a fast "pit stop""and conversation after your golf round. Dinner is also served here as well. Tomasso can be found housed in The Turtle Point Clubhouse in East Beach. Lunch and Dinner. As it was a quiet night there was only one server in the Grill Room and the service was friendly and efficient. Please note Kiawah Island is a private island community with a gated entry so dining reservations will be needed ahead of time in order to gain access. read more

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The service was extremely helpful and polite, the scenery was incredible, and the food! Oh man. We started with a Dune Runner and a Moscato wine. Then came the garlic bread. The drinks and bread were AMAZING. then our order arrived. An order of Chicken piccata and Orecchiette A La Vodka. The piccata was alright, nothing crazy. But the Orecchiette was completely amazing!! I will definitely be coming back! read more

Amazing food (we got the pizza and chopped salad) and even more amazing service. Beautiful inside with a gorgeous view, must visit at Kiawah read more

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We ate outside on the deck - which was nice. Our server was very attentive and friendly. We ended up with a late reservation due to the size of our group (8), and it seems that the bugs...and four legged furry creatures come out in abundance then. When we asked about the mice scurrying across the deck - we were told the resort is 'green' - I will note they did not come near us/table but were about 8ft away. First time for everything... Onto the drinks and food! I ordered a gin cocktail that was purple and delicious! For appetizers we ordered the burrata, Romano pizza, and the roasted garlic bread - all were very tasty! For dinner I had the local catch - which was mahi mahi. The fish was cooked appropriately and the vegetables were tasty. Overall a good, but not great, dish. Others at the table ordered the tagliatelle and noted it was really good. If I return here would likely go with one of the pasta dishes instead. read more

Tomasso - Local catch - Mahi Mahi - Italian Near Me - Kiawah Island, South Carolina

Wonderful dinner. Great service, and menu selection. Lots of gluten free options, including pasta. I tried the grouper with risotto and it was amazing. Was surprised they brought fresh gluten free bread rolls to the table along with regular rolls for the other guests. My son tried the pizza napolitana and loved it. Bolognese was fantastic. read more

Cocktails on the veranda one afternoon and dinner there the following night. Pleasantly surprised- dinners were really good. Pappardelle bolognese, spaghetti and meatballs, orrichetti with vodka sauce and chicken Milanese. Service was great. View was beautiful ! read more

An excellent experience on Christmas Eve for their Feast of the Seven Fishes. Five very nice courses, paired with wines. Everything was enjoyable and the service was very prompt, efficient and cordial. The tomato broth in the Low Country Seafood Stew was the star of the show with great support my the mussels and octopus. A spoon was also needed for the Butter Poached Lobster's broth-- you'd want every drop. The Tuna Carpaccio with pistachios was bright and a great start to the dinner. Limoncello Olive Oil Cake was a pleasantly sweet finish to the meal. Each course paired with enjoyable wines read more

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Probably one of the worst Italian meals I have ever had. terrible lighting and ambience and some of the worse pasta I have bed eaten. what a waste of a night. I don't write reviews typically but want to save anyone else having a waste of a night like we did read more

Service was good and the food came out quickly. The pizza was flimsy and not very good. The view is beautiful though. Overall decent experience read more

Wonderful place for lunch on the patio. Great service, good food, lovely setting. Going back for dinner this evening.

This is from our experience, We got takeout pizza tonight, and two desserts, total was $76. The pizza was barely edible. The crust was burnt, and somehow the cheese was undercooked. To be honest, it was worse than frozen pizza. I've never seen a pizza burnt and undercooked at the same time. I strongly recommend you avoid this place at all cost. read more

Prime. Location on the turtle golf course beautiful ambience, great service chicken Palm was my favorite, but the prices were on the high side for the portion they gave you read more

We absolutely loved the pizza from here ! We got two sausage and pepperoni pizzas and ate both with just four people because it was so good we kept going back for more!!!! read more

I have to say that our service was very slow, and the drinks were very light pours. In addition, I found the meatballs to be very underwhelming and overall, I was not very satisfied. read more

Unfortunately the problem of lack of staff seems to have hit Kiawah Island as well. We had a reservation and waited past our reservation time to be seated, presumably due to a lack of servers. The hostess sat us and brought us some water, but we waited 20 minutes before our server ever came to our table to take our order. The wait gave us plenty of time to people watch, but it soured our mood a bit. Once I waved down someone to bring us an appetizer of garlic bread things got a bit better. I had the vegetarian lasagna which was delicious. We also ordered the cacio e pepe which didn't have much flavor before adding more cheese and red pepper flakes. They did provide a small discount for our meal because of the very long wait... I added a star for that. They do have the porch open for seating, do reserve it for a great evening view. read more

good was bland & service was terrible. A member of our party had food allergies and was told they could only get a vegetable medley or a salad. They wouldn't even try to accommodate. Will not be wasting money here again. read more

It was a great quiet evening, with soothing music in the background! The whipped ricotta is absolutely delicious! The TAGLIATELLE was quite tasty, however I didn't taste the flavor of the crab as I would've liked. It has lemon caper sauce, which was a bit overpowering in regards to the crab flavor. The artichokes, eggplant, tomatoes and peppers were absolutely delicious!! Hearty portions! Was a bit disappointed with the tiramisu as it tasted a bit coconutty. Still good, except I don't think coconut should be in tiramisu. read more

Awful food...we ordered a seafood app and it was food service quality as well as the prosciutto was gray not fresh or pink in color, we didn't even touch it. Drinks were good but after experiencing the lack in quality of food we didn't bother to order meals. Wait staff was friendly and attentive. Even though we were told the food wasn't good, we decided to give it a shot-lesson learned. Won't be returning-waste of money! read more

Enjoyed meal here tonight. Great service from Brooklyn. Nice atmosphere on the golf course. Chicken parm was great.

Would've rather eaten Olive Garden. The beef carpaccio was close to an inch thick cut of tenderloin medallions, the scallops were severely undercooked and the penne alla vodka tasted like it was from a box. Also, our bottle of wine was marked up $100... For the price, was extremely underwhelmed and disappointed. read more

Ordered calamari, spicy and crispy. Sweet balsamic glaze added balance. Well done! Pappardelle w boar ragu was tender and tasty. Had some herbed ricotta that I was able to push to the side- too many herbs competing for flavor dominance. Orincetta (spelling sorry) w broccoli and sausage was light and flavorful. Delicious. Dessert was cheesecake, that is the only disappointment. Crust was soggy and mushy. Our server at the bar was knowledgeable, friendly and efficient. Would definitely go back! Had to sit at the bar, out door private party limited walk ins to the bar. Worked out just fine. read more

For a 5 star restaurant I was shocked to see how many spelling errors are on the menu. The italian language never has a single t... so it's "Quattro" not "quatro" like it is written on the menu. "A la Vodka" is supposed to be spelled "Alla vodka". Only thing good about this place is the friendly service. read more

Dara was a great server!! The kitchen was so helpful with my food allergies and accommodating! Drinks were also very very good.. best espresso martini! Highly recommend the octopus appetizer too! (Zeal and snapper picattas were also very very good!). Will be a kiawah stable for us! Good covid precautions as well! read more

Tomasso - Snapper picatta with angel hair... was delicious! - Italian Near Me - Kiawah Island, South Carolina

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Fabulous food and service on Mother's Day, we highly recommend eating here while on Kiawah! Thanks to Noah for excellent and gracious service, what a very special experience. The garlic bread-wow! Yummy start to the evening. Rest of the meal was delicious too. Definitely recommend read more

The food and the atmosphere was good. The staff didn't seem to be as interested in making the experience great. Our server was distracted while taking our order and asked us to repeat it multiple times. read more

Love the patio here, it was a beautiful evening with perfect weather and great service! They had a caprese salad appetizer special with some sort of mustard sauce that was delicious. The bolognese was good, large enough that I had leftovers. Will be returning soon. read more

Tomasso - Dinner with a view - Italian Near Me - Kiawah Island, South Carolina

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