Middleton Place Restaurant

We have been here numerous times. All previous experiences have been very good. This was our least favorite experience. It was Restaurant Week and I called before coming to see if they were participating and was told yes and we verified online. When we arrived they told us they weren't. We probably would have gone anyway, but it still didn't feel right.
There was only one waitress and she served all three tables that were there, which I can understand since I am a business owner, but they seated all three tables adjoining, which made it kind of awkward for conversations because we were all so close together.
It was a special birthday for my wife so they brought us a complimentary glass of champagne. But since we don't imbibe, it was only a nice gesture. Dessert, which would have come with the Restaurant Week meal, would have been a better fit for us.
I guess every restaurant is entitled to a down night, so I'm sure we will return eventually,

Great food and service. Beautiful views of the gardens.

We enjoyed our dinner. The view is nice over the gardens of Middleton, with lots of blooming flowers. The menu is somewhat limited, but the items are local and imaginative without being fussy.The she-crab soup is excellent. My husband had a brined pork chop with field peas that was superb! If you are staying at Middleton Place Inn, it's a lovely walk to the restaurant. Bring a flashlight to get home-the walks are lit but there are dark spots. Plus you can "shine" for alligators eyes in the lagoon.

We come here every year to celebrate our wedding anniversary and have always had amazing food, amazing service and a romantic atmosphere!

Our favorite date night restaurant for great food, service and beautiful garden views.

I typically make my reviews based on the service and entree, but It would be so unfortunate if I did so in this case. This is not to say that my Grouper entree wasn’t delicious with various roots and precisely cooked eggplant, because it was truly delicious. But for me...what stole the show was the Chef’s Soup Special, which was a hearty beef and ginger infused stew with lamb bacon. Oh My God. This was an incredibly awesome stew that left me wanting more, but it was so filling that I could not possibly eat more.

Please email me when this stew returns to your menu or Special for the evening, and I will come running.

As always Middleton Place Restaurant was wonderful and after dinner we strolled the grounds and observed the wildlife including an eagle, alligators, egrets, and a peacock.

Delicious and creative. Lovely staff were exceptionally thoughtful. Cozy in a beautiful setting.

Love! Love! Love this pace! The food is amazing. I can’t believe I’ve lived 10 minutes away for the past year and have never gone for dinner.

We enjoyed everything about the atmosphere and the outside surroundings. The only critique I would have
would be the taste of the creamed corn that went with the fried chicken meal. I though that I would of like, but next time I would pass on that particular side. I would like to have options for sides next time. I don't know if you provide that because I didn't ask. Over all we enjoyed celebrating my parents 55th wedding anniversary.

We celebrated our wedding anniversary with a quiet dinner here. My wife had she crab soup and I had gumbo. Both were delicious. When my wife ordered the fried chicken, our waiter, Ryan, asked for her choice of white or dark meat. A nice touch. The lamb burger was calling my name and I was disappointed. Two patties on a brioche bun were over salted and almost well done. The only side was fresh greens. We skipped dessert.
The cocktails were good. It was a Monday night and we almost had the place to ourselves. We'll be back when we want to be alone. Interesting to note that there was no sales tax added to the bill because all profits go to the Middleton Place Foundation.

Loved the overall Historical ambiance of the Plantation and surroundings. The atmosphere was great but the food was a little disappointing for the costs. We had the "special" Pan Seared Grooper with ?"soupy" mixed vegetables and the Pork Chop with field peas. More like a meat and three as opposed to a "Chef" prepared meal! Appetizer (would be nice to have more of the Parmesan Crackers), Salad and Desert was OK but nothing special. Would recommend one time visit but would not go back "for the food".

Excellent food and service! The dining room is open with natural light and a stunning view of historic Middleton place! We will definitely be coming back!

Very pleasant setting, set professionally yet with a casual ambiance. Very fresh, local foods served creatively with an attentive service. Very relaxing atmosphere that we enjoyed appreciatively.

Delicious and wonderful atmosphere. Desserts were especially divine. Service was impeccable.

Amazing views, attentive and knowledgeable waitstaff, creative & delicious menu. A favorite date spot!

Took my parents here who were visiting from India. They have never experienced anything like it before especially on a plantation

Great service! We were able to enjoy our friends and some yummy food. The steaks didn't come out at we had ordered but they were very quick to fix it for us, super service!

Love the beautiful atmosphere and friendly staff, steak was a tad over cooked, but still 5 stars!

I really enjoyed my meals here. I stayed at the Inn nextdoor and walked over for lunch and dinner twice. Everything was amazing and service was exceptional.

Could not be more pleased with our experience. It made celebrating my Birthday and our friends return from deployment so memorable.

Outstanding evening.
Wine and dinner were Amazing.
We will definitely be back.

As always, the food and ambiance was outstanding. We were disappointed with the service. It was apparent that the restaurant was under staffed for a Saturday evening. The hostess was not able to seat us at the time of our reservation and sent us over to the bar. There wasn't anyone working the bar at the time. Once we did get seated, it took longer than average for our server to greet our table and take our drink order. We saw our water server twice and she reminded us that she was not our server. We love Middleton and will be back, but this time service was not stellar.

We went for our 20th year wedding anniversary. This was our first time there even though we live close by for 18 years! To begin, our waitress brought us out 2 flutes of champagne to celebrate! The service and the food was awesome: She Crab soup: excellent. Garlic prawn appetizer: excellent (was a little spicy for my husband), Hubby had the butchers special, it was strip steak that night: excellent. I had the seafood special, it was halibut and it was also excellent. Fresh veggies with the meal were grown at the plantation. We also got the Huguenot dessert to take home for later and it was excellent also! We will definitely be going back!

Everything was wonderful! Amazing service. Thank you for making my birthday so amazing!!!

Our favorite place for date night because everything is so special! We love to sit on the porch and enjoy the view over appetizers, bottle of wine, dinner and now dessert that chocolate is back on the menu!

Very unhappy with the service , mainly hostess working on Friday evening. We had a late reservation that was made for us upon checking in. The hostess made it obvious she wanted to leave early . She gave us attitude about not having a reservation , which we did. My daughters felt uncomfortable with the exchange and asked that we leave .
The Inn is beautiful and will return, but very unhappy about dining experience and also the bar had no snacks as listed on their handout . So Friday night we went to bed without dinner. Not a good start to our girls weekend!!

The pasta special and the chocoLate dessert special we’re both AMAZING! My fiancé and I love this place!

As always Middleton Place did not disappoint. It is a small menu but each item is special. I hesitate to write a great review for fear the place will be discovered. We love going to Middleton Place. It is our new Friday night date night place.

Perfect setting for a quiet dinner on July 4th. Wanted to get away from all the noise and crowds.

we had the same waitress both days at lunch and dinner. Great recommendations and excellent attentive service

As always, the food and service were excellent and we were able to talk to each other in normal tones and be heard. We will continue to return on special occasions.

The BEST!!!

Alway enjoy dinner at Middleton. Excellent cuisine, helpful staff and perfect ambience.

As always I love this place. We are never disappointed, took family from out of town and they loved it as well.

Great food and service in a beautiful setting!

Excellent dining experience! Wonderful service and food! We celebrated our anniversary here, as were others that night. The food is fantastic. We had strip steak cooked to perfection and the fried chicken which was just as delicious. The atmosphere is quiet with lovely music. We recommend this restaurant highly and will definitely be returning ourselves!

Our server Maggie was very knowledgeable about the menu and helped us navigate it. She took the time to answer any of our questions. The food was absolutely delicious and the view amazing.

This was our 2nd time at Middleton. Honestly the 1st time several years ago was better, but this was still a great birthday celebration. The birthday dessert asked for by by husband and friend never came to be. The food was good all but the steak. A substitute was given which was very marbled, almost gristly. Our friends steak was a bit late in getting there. Our waitress was really great. She mentioned it was only her 2nd night but you would have never known. Very good!! The she crab soup was great, crab app was wonderful. My husband had the fish with a shrimp appetizer and he was very pleased. It was a nice evening so we even got to walk the grounds a bit.

I was disappointed in our very uneven dining experience at Middleton Place. Our party of 7 arrived for dinner at 7:30pm and were immediately seated. Drinks were well prepared. Our waitress was new, but we were happy to be flexible. Though she tried very hard to please, service was slow. They seemed to be understaffed. Two of us ordered fried chicken on the recommendation of our waitress. She said that we could have a choice of all white meat, all dark meat or a combination of both. We ordered the combo ($21.00) and we both received all dark meat. When we brought the error to our waitresses' attention, she disappeared into the kitchen and reported , after about twenty minutes, that the chef said that was what they had. No one offered to replace or comp the order. I believe this was the cook's error; if he could not fill the order as requested, he should have communicated this to our waitress so that we could order something else if desired. The butcher's cut at market price, two NY strip orders, were good, but not as tasty as we have enjoyed in the better restaurants in Charleston. The other guests at our table ordered fish and duck and were pleased with their choices. Our checks arrived a little over two hours after we were seated. So in summary, the positives were a beautiful dining room with lovely views, a sweet waitress who was a bit overwhelmed, and some tasty items; the negatives were the handling of the chicken dinners and the slow service. I would return for lunch at Middleton Place, but I left feeling a bit embarrassed for my six out -of-town guests whom I so much wanted to provide a special experience.