Charleston Grill

Frommer's Review

Chef Bob Waggoner, from the Wild Boar in Nashville, has a devoted local following. This is the most ostentatiously formal and pleasing restaurant in Charleston, with superb service, grand food, an impeccably trained staff, and one of the city's best selections of wine. His French cuisine draws rave reviews, earning the restaurant the Mobil Four-Star rating -- the only restaurant in South Carolina to have such a distinction. The decor makes absolutely no concessions to Southern folksiness, and the marble-floored, mahogany-sheathed dining room is one of the city's most luxurious. Menu items change with the seasons, and you will be pleasantly surprised by how well Low Country and French cuisine meld. Absolutely delightful appetizers include oxtail ravioli, or else diver scallops with parsnip purée, lobster mushrooms, and summer truffle broth. The chef's creativity is reflected in such main dish offerings as roasted veal tenderloin over truffle grits, or Atlantic salmon with German butter potatoes, wax beans, and chervil butter. For dessert, nothing quite matches the "pistachio mousse martini" layered with bittersweet chocolate.

Note: This information was accurate when it was published, but can change without notice. Please be sure to confirm all rates and details directly with the companies in question before planning your trip.

Back to Top