Culinary Overview

The Sea Island Grill & Lounge

The Sea Island Grill & Lounge is one of Charleston’s top destinations for delicious Lowcountry seafood. The menu at this elegant, oceanfront establishment is created by Executive Chef T. Cooper Thomas and his esteemed culinary team. Fresh Atlantic seafood dishes are intermixed with prime cuts of meat and delicious accompaniments.

Enjoy poached lobster salad or strawberry gazpacho to start and pan seared softshell crab or sake and candied ginger stuffed quail as a second course. The entrées at Sea Island Grill are a delectable combination of seafood specialties and Lowcountry game. For a superior cut of beef, sample the skillet seared beef tenderloin paired with duck whipped Peruvian potatoes and palmetto ale braised collard greens.

To experience the seafood that makes Sea Island Grill famous, indulge in the cold water scallops, Carolina crab cakes, or fresh lobster. These dishes embody fresh, low country seafood and it’s all served under one chic roof.

The Lettered Olive

For a contemporary restaurant the whole family can enjoy, dine at The Lettered Olive in Wild Dunes Resort, headed by Executive Chef T. Cooper Thomas. Centrally located in the Village Plaza, The Lettered Olive prepares fresh, exceptional a la carte and buffet-style fare for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. An enhanced kids menu and casual atmosphere make this establishment a family-friendly environment.

Start the day off with The Lettered Olive’s breakfast buffet serving yogurt, eggs, pastries, and more. There are also plated breakfast selections including omelets, Belgian waffles and berry pancakes. The Lettered Olive offers light lunch dishes during the mid-afternoon with items such as salads, burgers, sandwiches, and brick oven flat breads. Sample the low country yellow tomato gazpacho as a starter and then savor a pan seared crab cake sandwich, served open faced with blackened tomato remoulade.

Dinner entrées comprise chef specialties like Carolina gold BBQ shrimp and grits. The Lettered Olive is dedicated to promoting sustainable seafood choices and environmentally-friendly products important to sustaining the beauty of the coastal and Lowcountry area.

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