Magnolias

The food at Magnolias is exceptional. Known for its Lowcountry cuisine, the menu showcases traditional Southern favorites with upscale ingredients and innovative presentations. Signature dishes are perfectly executed, delivering rich, comforting flavors that capture the essence of Southern cooking. Local rice is amazing. Their seafood is always fresh, and each dish has a complexity that sets it apart balancing bold spices with delicate flavors. I highly recommend Magnolias 👌

Our experience was exactly what we had hoped for from the minute we walked in the door. Everyone was friendly and professional and the atmosphere was lively on our Tuesday lunchtime outing. Ryan was the perfect waiter and his comments were helpful as we explored the amazing menu. If you love shrimp and robust flavors - the shrimp, sausage and grits appetizer was a meal in and of itself and perfectly prepared. The market catch (flounder) with its citrus sauce was bright and flavorful. The wine list was solid. We finished our meal with a slice of pecan pie - so yummy!

We went in for lunch before flying out. The restaurant is beautiful and clean. The service was good. The staff was friendly and the waitress attentive. The bread they bring to the table is so delicious. I ordered the BBQ shrimp and grits, my husband ordered the shellfish over grits and my daughter ordered something off the specials menu. The food was hot, savory, and the presentation was beautiful.

I just want to say that the food and the service was amazing. Nick and Julia were our wait staff, and we couldn't have been more happy with their attentiveness! The fried green tomatoes and red velvet bread pudding with strawberry shortcake ice cream were a taste of heaven. The swordfish steak was cooked to perfection. Overall amazing. Drink and wine selections were extensive. The atmosphere was not bad but it is an old building and has a little bit of a musty smell and it was fairly crowded, so a little bit loud. But overall still enjoyable. We made a reservation in advance and went on a Wednesday night. It is very pricey so average about $70 -$100 per person to be safe if you plan on having drinks and appetizer. Highly recommended try at least once !

Definitely have reservations as this place was packed on a Monday night! Excellent service, and the dishes were on another level. The fried green tomatoes were so good I ordered another! Tried their glazed pork chop with Mac and cheese, swordfish, the down south fried eggroll, scallops, crab cake, and crispy Brussel sprouts. Also a perfect romantic spot to propose as we saw a couple from Florida get engaged. Beautiful meal and memories.

My friend and I came here for dinner looking for a place that had some good seafood entrees and found this place. Glad I made a reservation even just for the two of us because it got fairly busy when we arrived. Initially, when we got to the host stand to check in, the hostess working was on the phone and when she got off seemed very frazzled and irritated. She coordinated with her colleague to get us sat. They wanted to see us in their private dining area, but I requested to be sat in the front dining room. Our server, Kayla quickly came by to greet us with some water as we took a few extra minutes to look at the menu. She didn’t make any recommendations or tell us if they were any specials, but she did answer all of the questions we had about the menu. We started with the down south eggrolls, followed by the Parmesan crusted catch, which was flounder, and also shared the short rib entrée. We were given a nice toasted and sliced baguette with butter. Down south egg-roll 4/5- they really do only give you one egg-roll that’s cut in half. I feel for a $13 appetizer they would at least give you two because it was a small portion to share. However the flavors, texture and filling were good. Market catch 5/5- I was really excited that it was flounder that day. Everything in that dish was great. The dirty rice pirlo, veggies complimented the fish well and that was nice and delicate with sweet mild flavors. Highly recommend! Short Rib 4/5- I love broccolini and the sauces on this dish was unique and helped elevate this dish. The short rib itself in my opinion is as tender, but lacked flavor. It reminded me of just a pot roast and could’ve used just a bit more seasoning. But the dish overall was as pleasant. We ended our meal with the flourless chocolate cake that was excellent and perfect with ice cream. Kayla was friendly, attentive and was timely with all of our food that came out. We had a great experience and I’m interested in trying other things next time!

First and foremost…wow! The food was tasty and the presentation was perfect. As an Executive Chef, it’s very difficult to go out to eat at times…but Magnolias did not disappoint at all. We came into town for a quick getaway trip to Charleston, SC. We stayed at the Grand Bohemian Hotel just a few blocks away and they highly recommended Magnolias. we weren’t able to get reservations since it was extremely last minute, but we still walked over to the restaurant to check it out because I was curious what it looked like. Not only was the front of house and hostesses friendly, they were able to squeeze us in for a table of two. The drinks were delicious, the food was extremely flavorful and tasty, and the overall presentation of each entrée was immaculate. Our waitress was extremely friendly as well as a tentative to our needs while we were there. I look forward to my next trip to Charleston, since I will definitely be revisiting Magnolia to try some of the other tasty menu items.

The dinner in Magnolias was decent, but not outstanding like few others we have tried in Charleston. Both liked the appetizers best: pan seared scallops and crab cake. My seafood over grits was fine, it was a better choice than blackened catfish. The crab soup was not as good as she-crab soup at 82 Queen.