07/07/09

A Poor Excuse for a tapas restaurant

by Willers

Although some reviewers compliment the sauces, they must be very unsophisticated diners indeed. The restaurant's stated premise--"it's all about the sauces"--is apparently just an excuse to conceal tiny, low quality ingredients (meat or vegetables) in a soup-bowl of sauce that is neither sophisticated nor subtle. Although they call themselves "tapas," the waitress asked us to order everything at once. That alone flies in the face of the tapas concept. Among the items we had: the chicken looked like it had been cut off a leg-bone of fried chicken; the she-crab soup was a big disappointment; the scallops had been cut into small pieces and arranged to look like much more. The only passable item was the spring rolls--but then any decent Asian restaurant could have done the same.

Look elsewhere for dinner on Hilton Head Island.

• Pros: Large selection
• Cons: Poor quality ingredients; over-priced

09/27/06

Best restaurant on the island.

by seapath

Accidentally found this gem last year and went twice in 3 days. This year took party of 8 back twice and all were as pleased as I was. Great food, great service and wonderful atmosphere. I will spread the word. Glad to read that it has been around a long time.

05/03/06

User review by edrosiak

by edrosiak

This was the best food we had on the island. Chef /owner was featured in Bon Appetit magazine and she's created incredible sauces. Everything is fresh and a huge menu with lots of seafood, beef and unusual things like alligator. Really eclectic cuisine and a good kids menu too. Prices were reasonable for food, wine and cocktails. Desserts were unbelievable. She-Crab soup was full of crab and so delicious. We asked to see

the chef and she was so gracious. We ate there twice after a few "tourist traps"

• Pros: unique cuisine, good prices, huge menu
• Cons: hard to find, not open for lunch, dimly lit