This restaurant is amazing! We found it last year and came back to eat here again. Their dishes are truly unique and delicious! Absolutely love the Shimp and wild mushrooms cobbler! Wife says the homemade Thousand Island dressing is the best she's ever had. The Key Lime pie was tart and yummy! Music is a throwback to old rock and roll and atmosphere is comfortable and laid back.
A server at another restaurant actually recommended this place. We got seated (outside) right away. The food came out super fast! I got the shrimp and grits and the wife got the burger. Both were excellent. Not so excellent was having to constantly ward off the flies during the meal. Service was marginal. Had to go find ketchup and mustard myself. I would come back but would definitely wait for an inside table.
Phenomenal meal!! We got the fried green tomatoes to start - out of this world!! The homemade ranch & sweet pickles were the perfect accompaniment ..then he got the shrimp & grits & I got the wild mushroom & shrimp cobbler..inarguably in the top three meals I’ve ever had. Plus add two moonhattens with apple moonshine..chefs kiss.
We’re traveling from out of town and found this spot on our way to our stay. It’s a small local restaurant with amazing food and service, thanks to Paige!
Hands down the best crab cake (sandwich) I’ve ever had. Super moist and packed with flavor and look at the size! The collard greens were perfect and not heavily salted and buttered like I’ve had at other spots. The shrimp & grits was fresh and greatly seasoned. Same goes with Bischick where the gravy wasn’t heavy and the chicken was thin and breaded to perfection!
Don’t forget the flight of moonshine as well! We highly recommend eating here and supporting their business!
This was our first time at the Backyard and we both agreed it was the best meal we’ve had on the island in two weeks! The lowcountry fare is rare and a treat for those of us from ‘up north’. The Shrimp & Grits were the best with the Seafood Purloo coming in a strong second. And don’t forget the Banana Pudding.
We sat outside on the patio under umbrellas listening to soft guitar hits that were not too loud. And the wait staff did a great job.
Word or warning, if you want to come here for dinner there will most likely be a line up. We were a group of six and it was a 40 minute wait when we arrived at 630 on a Monday night. So we decided to come back the next day for lunch, when the place had far fewer people and no wait.
Highly recommend the shrimp and grits or the Charleston fried green BLT. We got those and were super happy. I'd never had shrimp and grits so can't compare, but the meal was very tasty!
We came back a second day and got more yummy food including the catch of the day sandwich (Corvina) and crab cake sandwich. Both were also great.
We also got the bannana pudding and a moonshine margarita and blackberry lemonade. All were great!
We had a great experience here! We came in at 2:15 and they were able to accommodate us and our food was served quickly and steaming hot! We were out at 2:55!
Everything we tried was delicious and our server was very friendly!
This place.
Charming ✔️
Local flavor ✔️
Sassy staff ✔️
I wanted a lunch that screamed low country, and I found it here.
The shrimp and grits, forget about it! No, wait, you'll never forget about it. You'll dream of them in your sleep they are so good!
Sit in the courtyard, it is full of ambiance.
Casual attire. Casual atmosphere.
Worth the visit!
It hurts me to give them four stars but my last visit was not as good as the two prior. I love the shrimp and grits and I more than love the purloo, but for some reason I tried the meatloaf sandwich. While the side of collards was amazing, the meatloaf wasn’t great.
Also disappointing was the service this time. Not horrible but a little rough. Also the cocktails, though good we’re not quite cold enough. An odd issue I don’t often run into.
So here’s my advice order the crab dip, the purloo, and banana pudding. Then make sure you are sitting in Angela’s section. I don’t think there’s much to be done about the warm drinks but if you follow the other advice you’ll give Lowcountry five stars.
What a find! This tucked out of the way place is great! My husband had the shrimp and grits (really good), I had the shrimp blt salad (yummy). We also tried the banana pudding and key lime pie. Both were great, my favorite was the key lime pie. It was better than what I had in the Keys! If you go, I hope you have Cookie for your server.. she's the bomb!
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