Food & Drink

Want to eat out on Thanksgiving? Here are your restaurant choices in Beaufort County

Those who enjoy leaving the Thanksgiving Day cooking to someone else have several locally owned Beaufort County restaurants to choose from this year.

Most places expect diners to make reservations, but a few community groups are offering free meals or a potluck-style dinners this year.

Prices, menus and hours vary. Below is a list of restaurants where you can dine in Nov. 25:

NORTH OF BROAD

Brody’s Bar & Grill - 47 Ferry Drive, Beaufort; prix fixe and full menu; for reservations call (843) 524-2500; open 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Hemingway’s Bistro - 920 Bay Street, Beaufort; free, potluck-style; no reservations; beginning in the afternoon

Madison’s Port Royal - 925 10th Street, Port Royal; prix fixe; reservations recommended; open 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Parish Church of St. Helena - 507 Newcastle Street, Beaufort; free community event; from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.

BLUFFTON

Frankie Bones - 26 Discovery Drive; prix fixe; for reservations, call (843) 757-3423; open 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Plantation Cafe & Deli - 20 Discovery Dr Unit 100; full menu; 6:30 to 11:30 a.m.

Oscar Frazier Park - 77 Shults Road; free community event; from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

HILTON HEAD

Big Bamboo Cafe - 1 N Forest Beach Drive Suite 210; prix fixe and full menu; for reservations, call (843) 686-3443; open 11:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.

CQ’s - 140 Lighthouse Road; call (843) 671-2779 for reservations; open 2 to 8 p.m.

Ela’s on the Water - 1 Shelter Cove Lane; prix fixe; for reservations, call (843) 785-3030; open 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Fishcamp on Broad Creek - 11 Simmons Road; prix fixe and full menu available; reservations online; open noon to 7 p.m.

Frankie Bones - 1301 Main Street; prix fixe; for reservations, call (843) 682-4455; open 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Gringo’s Diner - 1 N Forest Beach Drive Unit E-5; full menu; open 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Hudson’s Seafood House on the Docks - 1 Hudson Road; free, family-style community event; no reservations; open 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Nectar - 35 Office Park Road ; prix fixe; for reservations, call (843) 682-2337; open noon to 7 p.m.

Old Oyster Factory - 101 Marshland Road; prix fixe; for reservations, call (843) 681-6040; open noon to 7 p.m.

Plantation Cafe & Deli (both locations)- 95 Mathews Drive and 81 Pope Ave - Suite C; full menu; 6:30 to 11:30 a.m.

Poseidon - 38 Shelter Cove Lane Suite 121; prix fixe; for reservations, call (843) 341-3838; open noon to 8 p.m.

Skull Creek Dockside - 2 Hudson Road; prix fixe; for reservations, call (843) 785-3625; open 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.

WiseGuys - 1513 Main Street; prix fixe; for reservations, call (843) 842-8866; open noon to 7 p.m.

Are we missing a restaurant that will be open on Thanksgiving Day? Email newsroom@islandpacket.com, and we’ll update this story until Nov. 24.

This story was originally published November 17, 2021 at 7:46 AM.

Lana Ferguson
The Island Packet
Lana Ferguson typically covers stories in northern Beaufort County, Jasper County and Hampton County. She joined The Island Packet & Beaufort Gazette in 2018 as a crime/breaking news reporter. Before coming to the Lowcountry, she worked for publications in her home state of Virginia and graduated from the University of Mississippi, where she was editor-in-chief of the daily student newspaper. Lana was also a fellow at the University of South Carolina’s Media Law School in 2019. Support my work with a digital subscription
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