Gale Restaurant

Gale is a great little restaurant in Charleston! The vibe doesn’t necessarily match the quality of food, but it was still a great experience! The food was amazing, the restaurant was just a bit smaller and less fancy than we were expecting. It’s great for if you’re looking for a small local place for dinner with friends, though! Great food and great staff! Overall, I would definitely recommend!

We had one of everything - literally. We were looking for a good dinner that wasn’t too heavy but still satisfying. Gale is a winner - focused menu with unique starters (especially the fried Brussels sprouts), interesting craft drinks, and outstanding pizza. Intimate atmosphere and a small team of staff that really cares. Great for sharing a variety of options. Give them a try, you won’t be disappointed.

THE most underrated spot on the peninsula! I have dined here twice and had amazing experiences both times. The sweet potato curry was absolutely perfect, we loved the meatballs, and the pasta topped with pistachios was to die for. All the cocktails are top notch, too!

I considered posting photos of empty plates...what good does that do if you cannot appreciate the artwork and love that goes into every dish and cocktail. I was here celebrating our wedding anniversary, best decision ever. The staff is phenomenal, talk about great recommendations and attentive at the right time. No hovering, service is on point and the food is so good, there won't be leftovers. Let's talk portions, there is plenty in all categories. If I was the owner, I'd reduce the portion by about 10% and retain the prices. It's easy to leave here happy and full. We had multiple dishes, Brussel sprouts, buratta, mushroom pizza and a delicious fruit dessert. Cocktails are creative and make you want more. This is a place I could easily visit weekly and never get bored. Oh, FREE parking behind the place!!! Go, only if you love cool people, inviting atmosphere and most importantly, fantastic food!

Everything was fresh, well made and delicious. Cannot recommend the cauliflower curry enough. Pizza was like nothing we've had before - in a good way. Cocktail menu was extremely well curated and contained a lot of flavor combinations I've never seen elsewhere. A joy to visit on vacation, and we'll definitely return next time we're in town. Bonus is the two hours free parking in the parking garage - yay for not paying for parking when going out in Charleston!

We had such an amazing experience here this past Thursday evening. Gale Restaurant was everything we could have hoped for and so much more. We were visiting from out of town and looking for an Italian restaurant with accessible parking. The location made it so easy to get to the interstate and head home from there. From the moment we entered, it was clear that this was a very welcoming environment where ALL are invited. The atmosphere was so pleasing and had such nice touches like the colored lights above the bar. Our server was Jorge. He was phenomenal. He was very attentive to our needs. He explained the menu, various items on the menu, and informed us that changes could be made by the chef if we wished. He suggested the mocktails, which we tried and thoroughly enjoyed - especially the Lavender Rain. The food was extremely quick and very delicious. Between the three of us, we shared 2 pizzas. It was evident that everything was prepared fresh to order. When we had the cannoli for dessert, we could even see it being filled from our table. Jorge packed up our leftover Shrimp and Margherita pizzas separately and even gave us a sampling of a cornbread that the chef was working on while we there. It was a very enjoyable, memorable meal; and we will definitely return on future visits to Charleston.

Amazing food and experience. Amber was our hostess and she was amazing! We ended up the curry and Margherita pizza. One of the most delicious meals of my life. Curry was 10/10 and Margherita pizza was 15 out of 10 !!! We liked this was so much we came back 3 times. The 3rd time everyone took shot with us as a final goodbye !!!

Such a fun spot to pop in! The milk punches they have are so tasty and refreshing, definitely need to try one. Cauliflower curry is a must. The pizza was crispy and delicious. Also got the cannolis…. Didn’t get a chance to snap a pic before we scarfed them down.