POOR POOR POOR IF YOU DO NOT KNOW THE OWNER DONOT COUNT ON GETTING A SEAT EVEN WITH A RESERVATION. WE WATCHED HIM GREAT LOCALS OFF THE STREET AND ASK FOR A TABLE THIS WENT ON FOR AN HOUR PAST OUR REV.TIME WE LEFT . IF YOU WANT TO EAT FIND A RESTRAUNT THAT IS GREATFUL TO THE TOURIST TRADE. WE MAKE UP MOST OF YOUR BUISNESS.

Breakdown of my experience:

Resturant: Clean, staff was friendly, plenty of staff all working sufficiently

Menu: Ok, could have more options, layout easy to use

Price:$$$$ Most overpriced menu I've seen in 20+years.

Food: My $47 Steak was a poor cut. Large side of fat. I can eat through some, but this was un-cuttable and ...

May 31st 2009

I have lived in Charleston for three years now being in the military as a chef. I have eaten all across the country from Napa, CA to New York and I can safly say that the food I had at the Oak Steakhouse rates among some of the best. The previous post of bad cuts of meat are by far a outrage. Me and my wife were pampered from the ...

My wife and I were in Charleston for our 40th anniversary in January, 08 and dined at the Oak Steakhouse. We retired to western NC from the NY/NJ metropolitan area a couple of years ago and, except for a couple of places in Uptown Charlotte, had not found a really "quality" restaurant in any of our trips around our new "home" ...

We have been traveling to Charleston for 3 years now and I have to admit that I had been anticipating a meal at this restaurant which is much balyhooed by it's owner/chef on local hotel TV channels. #1 You won't find it listed among the ten best Steakhouses in USA even though the prices are up there with the best of them. Being ...

Apparently, seasidegirl and I ate at 2 different restaurants! My wife and I have been lucky enough to thoroughly enjoy this establishment twice thus far and plan to attend again this weekend.

I will admit, depending on the time of day off your visit, the Oak can tend to get a little crowded and noisy, but it comes with the atmosphere, however, ...