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There are so many great places eat on Hilton Head Island that it makes a hard decision for even the locals! Before you head out to eat, consider your many dining options. It is recommended that you grab a local dining guide book to glance over your selections. The concierge at your hotel can also help you find the perfect place to satisfy any appetite. You give them a few key words like: best sefood, best steak, best waterfront dining, etc. and expect some very helpful feedback right away.

When dining on the Island, you will need to remember that seating times are much longer during the peak season (summer). Once you arrive at a restaurant, it is a good idea to stay put. Often times, guests will consider leaving due to the long wait but will find themselves in the same situation somewhere else. It is best to just grab a drink, relax with the family, and wait it out! Sometimes a little wait is a great indicator that you have come to a great restaurant!

STACK'S PANCAKES
Highway 278 next to the Red Roof Inn.
(843) 341-3347

Pancakes, Pancakes & More! Stack's serves full breakfasts and lunch from 6:30am to 3:00pm. They use only pure whipping cream in their batters, 93 score butter for cooking, Grade AA large eggs, and old fashioned apple smoked thick sliced bacon. They also grind their own coffee beans for each pot brewed, and freshly grind their own wheat flour. Where Breakfast, Lunch and Southern Hospitality are served all day!

BRITISH OPEN PUB
VILLAGE AT WEXFORD
686-6736
If you want a semi-British experience with lots of golf overtones, this is the place to find it. The pub serves excellent beers, as well as traditional British Isles dishes such as Scotch eggs, fish and chips, Shepherd’s pie, and bangers and mash. There are also more traditional pub preparations available all day such as hamburgers, crab cakes, etc. For dinner the menu expands, and you can enjoy a well prepared Porterhouse or Angus steak, lobster, or shrimp. We like the British Pub for a casual meal with nice people and good prices. New branches have opened in Beaufort and Sun City.

CATCH 22
ORLEANS PLAZA OFF NEW ORLEANS RD.
785-6261
Catch 22 is one of the hottest places on the Island, and deservedly so. In fact, it may qualify as one of the only seafood/fish restaurants on the Island that offers both ambiance (without a water view to help) and excellent food. The combination raw bar/alcohol bar sets the pace for the charming front room. The servers are attractive, friendly, and professional throughout the establishment. The wine list has some fine selections. The chef is skilled at preparing the dishes on the menu. You can order full or half portions of many dishes. And, while not inexpensive, the price is fair. What more can you ask for? Our jumbo crab cocktail was full of fresh crab; the shrimp were large and not soggy; the pan seared scallops, a treat in itself, came with ravioli filled with mushrooms, onions, goat cheese, and spinach; and the baked oysters topped with bacon, onion, and roasted pepper sour cream were a delight. Enjoy this one.

GIUSEPPIS
32 B SHELTER COVE LANE
785-4144
Clearly in the top three on the Island as far as pizza (and we refer to the restaurant at the above address only), Giuseppi’s serves it all, from the traditional pizza, to white pizza, to chicken with roasted red pepper pizza. They offer original style or stuffed. They offer a wide variety of fresh toppings. They offer quality that makes one feel as if he was eating the best pizza on the streets of New York, though the owners of this establishment come from Pittsburgh. And they offer the not to be missed “Weggie”, their own fabulous rendition of a calzone. Giuseppi’s has a large salad menu, including garden salads, Caesar salads, tuna salads, etc., as well as a good variety of sandwiches and pastas. This is a perfect restaurant for pizza or a great place to bring the kids for lunch or dinner 7 days a week.

Just Pasta JUST PASTA
COLIGNY PLAZA
686-3900
A wonderful concept. Just Pasta does best when it is what it says - a restaurant that allows you to choose from a wide variety of pastas, and then select from numerous sauces. We like it a lot. Though the restaurant offers a wider menu of classics like lasagna and chicken Parmesan, or specialties like seafood fra diavlo, these dishes need to be tuned up a notch. A nice touch here is the low carb option (at a pasta place you say?) where you can substitute sautéed veggies or spinach for any pasta.

KING’S WHARF
40 FOLLY FIELD RD.
686-5464
A band new restaurant built to accompany the remodeling of the Hilton Head Beach and Tennis Resort, King’s Wharf has chosen its niche carefully. Not striving to compete with the finer dining restaurants on the Island, the Wharf cheerfully advertises fresh food in a casual setting for the best price that can be found for the quality offered. And they are succeeding in their goal. There are three rooms in which to dine, weather permitting. We loved the outside oyster bar with its lagoon table overlooking the water. Also enticing is Tavern, with a fascinating décor of antiques, and a local clientele that stays until the wee hours of the morning. We were not as impressed with the ambiance of the “Neptune Room, a throwback to the 50’s. However, the food is the same in all three rooms. Try Neptune’s Feast with its shrimp, crab cakes, mussels, oysters, fish, and scallops for under $17 (ask for some sauces for dipping) as well as the many variations of baked oysters. We loved the large portion of salmon brushed with Ponzu sauce, and, while we don’t eat much fried seafood any more, we tasted it here, and highly recommend all of it, especially the clams, scallops, and catfish. An inexpensive, but well chosen wine list is available, but good beer goes with this food, too. King’s Wharf is just what it wants to be, and wants you to see.

SAGE ROOM
13 HERITAGE PLAZA
785-5352
Owner/Chef Matt Jordan spent a number of years as chef at Santa Fe Café, where he learned how to prepare creative food from pro Jim Buckingham. We’re happy he brought his talent with him to his own establishment, and even happier to report that he continues to improve upon it. Sage Room offers fine cuisine in an upscale atmosphere, and is frequented by those “in the know" on the Island, including many in the food and beverage industry.

TWO ELEVEN PARK WINE BAR AND BISTRO
211 PARK PLAZA
686-5212
One of the best finds (and most popular places) in Hilton Head is Two Eleven Park, owned by Bill Cubbage, who opened this interesting and unique restaurant/bar/wine bar in 1996. The food at Two Eleven Park improves all the time, with some uniquely wonderful dishes such as shrimp with country ham, black-eyed peas, and Vidalia onions over creamy grits; rasta pasta, which is jerk chicken, shrimp, sausage, peppers, and creamy jerk sauce over fusilli pasta; as well as Thai shrimp and scallop pasta with black bean sauce. The specials each night are well created, and one can find something for almost any desire.