Best Restaurants with a Happy Hour in Downtown Charleston

Warm French bistro. Great atmosphere. Wonderful food. Friendly attentive service. We had the scallops, the Chicken Francaise, the fried goat cheese salad, the bananas foster for dessert. Bottle of house Chardonnay All delicious. Our waiter Ethan was delightful. Great experience.

Know that it is tapas style. That came as a surprise. Overall, we had seven dishes for three people, which is one more than we wanted - the server misunderstood our discussion and brought the seventh. Six of the seven were very good. The “mistake”; not so good. Three small plates and three large are a good size and assortment for three people. The stuffed cabbage, beef and halibut were all spectacular. The cocktails were very good but bar service left a lot to be desired. The covered outdoor patio is lovely.

We had an amazing meal! I had the supper juicy and crispy fried chicken and collard greens that were absolutely scrumptious. I also had macaroni and cheese but while it was good it was also pretty typical standard macaroni and cheese. My husband had meatloaf and mashed potatoes with mushroom gravy and he said it was also delicious. He tried my fried chicken and greens and said he did prefer that meal over his. That just shows how absolutely amazing their fried chicken and collard greens are! Definitely cannot go wrong with that meal!!!

Food came out super quick and it was all delicious!

Our server Hayley was outstanding. Everything she recommended was spot on. The selection of seafood choices was surprising broad. The swordfish was cooked to perfection. The crab stuffed flounder was huge and delicious. I highly recommend a visit to Coast.