Hilton Head restaurant week is coming. Here are the 10 best deals
Hilton Head Restaurant Week, an annual event that gives local eateries a boost during the post-holiday lull, is back this month.
More than 80 restaurants in Bluffton and Hilton Head are expected to participate in this year’s event, scheduled for Jan. 31 to Feb. 7, according to the Hilton Head Island and Bluffton Chamber of Commerce. Restaurants traditionally offer prix-fixe menus, so patrons can enjoy a taste of what the area has to offer for a less-than-usual price.
With so many options, it can be a little confusing to know where to start. In no particular order, here are the 10 best Restaurant Week deals at eateries in and around Hilton Head as of Jan. 5.
Crab galore for $38 at Carolina Crab Company
Carolina Crab Company in Palmetto Bay Marina is offering a prix-fixe menu for $38 — and, to no one’s surprise, crab is prominently featured.
Crab cakes and crab-stuffed tiger shrimp are featured entrées, and poblano crab queso, crab salad crostini and crab and chorizo chowder are possible appetizers. But non-crab lovers also have some options, like red wine pear salad to start and short ribs or blackened shrimp and scallops for an entrée.
Dessert offerings include brownie sundaes, key lime pie and blueberry bread pudding.
All-you-can-eat meats at Cowboy Brazilian Steakhouse for $42.50
Sixteen “prime” meats. Thirty fresh salads. Six hot dishes. Endless portions. Kids under five eat free, kids ages six-12 pay their age and adults pay $42.50 per person.
That’s how Cowboy Brazilian Steakhouse at 1000 William Hilton Parkway in the Village at Wexford is advertising its Restaurant Week deal. Who can argue with that?
Three courses for $25 at Fish Casual Coastal Seafood
An entrée at this Coligny Plaza restaurant can cost up to $36. But during Restaurant Week, patrons can get an appetizer, dinner and dessert for $11 less.
Customers can choose a house salad, a Caesar salad or crab and shrimp bisque to start, followed by either Lowcountry boil, fish and chips or pesto shrimp pasta for dinner. Dessert options include key lime crumble, Snickers brownies or banana pudding. Not bad for $25.
Luxe three-course meal at Driftwood Rum Bar
You won’t find rum on the prix-fixe menu at this restaurant inside the Sonesta Resort Hilton Head Island, but you can still get a three-course meal for $36.
Diners can start with whipped ricotta, drunken mussels or she-crab soup, choose from entrées like wild mushroom risotto, braised chicken leg, ahi tuna steak or beef ragu and end with either mango crème brûlée or flourless chocolate torte for dessert.
For that price, adding on a $13 mai tai or painkiller doesn’t seem so bad.
$20.99 pizza and wings at Local Pie
Pizza and wings for under $25? In this economy? Unheard of. But customers at Local Pie in Hilton Head and Bluffton can get any large, one-to-two topping pizza and an order of wings for $20.99 during restaurant week.
If wings aren’t your thing, that’s OK too. Local Pie is offering any two medium pies for $15.99, any two large pizzas for $29.99, any two large one-topping pizzas for $21.99 and any 10-inch pie and a salad for $17.99. The deals are available for both dine-in and takeout customers.
Lots of options for $43 at Nunzio Restaurant + Bar — plus $30 wine flight
Nunzio Restaurant + Bar at 18 New Orleans Road might win the prize for most options on its $43 per person Restaurant Week menu.
The menu includes six appetizers like beef carpaccio and mozzarella caprese salad, seven dinners like tagliatelle alla bolognese and branzino puttanesca and five desserts like tiramisu, affogato borghetti and Sicilian cannoli.
Diners can add a “tour of Italy” wine flight for an additional $29.99. The deal starts Jan. 11, a full 20 days before Restaurant Week officially begins.
$14 meal at Slow Country BBQ & Grill
Sometimes you just need a sandwich, fries and a Coke, and at Slow Country BBQ & Grill, that’s what you’ll get during Restaurant Week.
The Coligny Plaza eatery will offer diners a sandwich, side and a drink for $14. Customers can choose from “any” sandwich on the menu, whether that’s a burger or a fried chicken, brisket or pulled pork sandwich, and sides like potato salad, coleslaw, fries and mac and cheese. Simple, yet effective.
Three courses for $22 at Street Meet
Street Meet’s prix-fixe menu is one of the lowest priced at $22, and its offerings are simple but just flashy enough to give them the extra Restaurant Week pizzazz.
Diners at the Port Royal Plaza restaurant can choose a Caesar salad, garden salad or Italian wedding soup to start, followed by prime rib cheesesteak, a gyro or a Cuban sandwich. Everyone gets a mini brownie sundae for dessert, drizzled with hot fudge.
Cool weather drinks at Origin Coffee Bar
Origin Coffee Bar at 35 Main St. on the island says it is participating in Restaurant Week and offers a list of seasonal drinks for its menu. It’s unclear if this is just the regular winter menu or exclusive to the chamber event.
Drinks include the 12-ounce nitro brown butter mocha for $6, the peppermint mocha for $6, the “crosby” which is pistachio, white chocolate, espresso and milk for $5.75 and the filthy animal with cranberry, rosemary, sage, espresso and tonic for $6.25.
Free soup or dessert with purchase at the Patio Bar & Deck
The Patio Bar & Deck at the Sonesta will offer diners a free soup or dessert with a purchase of a burger, sandwich or “patio favorite.” Qualifying dishes include short rib chili, four cheese pizza, chicken bacon croissants and redfish sandwiches.
See another great restaurant week deal that we missed? Email lfinaldi@islandpacket.com to have it added.