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Want to eat out on Thanksgiving? Here are 15 Beaufort Co. restaurants that will be open

Are you looking for an alternative Thanksgiving dinner?

Save the holiday cooking for one of these local restaurants in Beaufort County this year. Enjoy a hassle free Thanksgiving without spending hours in the kitchen.

Prices, menus and hours vary for each establishment. Here is a list of local restaurants where you and your family can dine in on Thursday in Beaufort County.

Hilton Head Island

  • Alexander’s Restaurant & Wine Bar: 76 Queens Folly Road; will be open from 12-8 p.m.; prix fixe menu priced at $62 and $28 children’s turkey dinner with dessert (ages under 12); for reservations, call 866-921-6639 any time after noon to inquire about remaining availability.

  • Ela’s on the Water: 1 Shelter Cove Lane; will be open from 11 a.m. until 8 p.m.; reservations are highly recommended; full menu.

  • Hudson’s Seafood House on the Docks: Annual Community Thanksgiving Dinner; 1 Hudson Road; will take place from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.; a family-style community event with an extensive menu; free to attend; no reservations.

  • Nectar: 35 Office Park Road; brunch/lunch will be served from 8 a.m. until noon; the Thanksgiving menu will be served from 12-7 p.m. with a $45 fixed menu.

  • Old Oyster Factory: 101 Marshland Road; will be open from 12-7 p.m.; four course fixed dinner menu; adults $60 and $28 for children; for reservations, call 843-681-6040.

  • Poseidon: 38 Shelter Cove Lane; will be open from 12-7 p.m.; $45 per adult; prix fixe menu; for reservations, call 843-341-3838.

  • Skull Creek Dockside: 2 Hudson Road; will be open from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.; $45 per person; prix fixe menu; for reservations, call 843-785-3625.

  • WiseGuys: 1513 Main Street; will be open from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.; reservations are recommended, call 843-842-8866; $49 per person; prix fixe menu.

Bluffton

  • The Pearl Kitchen & Bar: 55 Calhoun Street; will be open from 2-8 p.m.; reservations are highly recommended, call 843-757-5511; $55 prix fixe menu.

  • Nectar: 207 Bluffton Road; brunch 10 a.m. to noon; Thanksgiving menu served from 12-7 p.m.; $45 fixed menu.

  • Frankie Bones: 26 Discovery Drive; will be open from 11 a.m. until 8 p.m.; prix fixe menu priced at $45 with an additional cocktail, appetizer and children’s menu.

North of Broad

  • Madison’s Port Royal: 925 10th Street, Port Royal; will be open from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m.; prix fixe menu; $35.95 per adult and $19.95 per child; reservations are highly recommended; call 843-524-3663 to schedule a reservation.

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.

Sarah Claire McDonald
The Island Packet
Sarah Claire McDonald worked as a Service Journalism Reporter for The Island Packet and Beaufort Gazette. She specialized in writing audience-focused, unique, spotlight stories about people, places and occurrences in the Lowcountry. Originally from the Midwest, Sarah Claire studied news media, communications and English at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, where she graduated in 2021.
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