have been looking through many of the previously well recommended Charleston restaurants and most sound way too southern for our English taste. Are there some good restaurants that have a more international slant?

DD

Do you like seafood?

Had great meals last week at Carolina's and FIG. Similar-type menu's. Carolina's a little warmer/friendlier and FIG a little hipper and cooler. You may also want to look at Tristan.

Tommy Condon's on Church St. is an Irish Pub with pretty good food and great beer.

Southern food, Good Southern food is one of the reasons a person would enjoy Charleston. How they sound and how they taste don't have to be the same, I hope you do some taste tests and see how good Southern food can be.
Coming from the UK, you might find it all very tasty.

We had a grand dinner at Magnolia's. Check their menu.

Mistral is a pretty good French restaurant. For me a good Charleston trip combines food types - seafood and Low Country being musts.

Do you like seafood?


yes we do
DD

Okay then, you will be fine!

Southern greetings, damedonna. Can you explain what "way too southern" means? The fresh seafood, produce, and grits (!) can't be beat! Try J Bistro in nearby Mount Pleasant, Hominy Grill in Charleston, or for a real splurge, The Woodlands in Summerville. Oh, and The Boathouse on the Isle of Palms (not the one in downtown Charleston) is also very good. Enjoy, y'all.

Lawsy.

So you English don't eat fried chicken, pot pie, rice, veggies, seafood, or deserts?

It is true you might not like grits but I guarantee you that you will have some very elegant and delicious food. You might try Circa 1886 (is that the right "date"). It is in an historic Battery house with a fabulous menu. I think you would be hard pressed to have better seafood anywhere--and with a more pronounced cuisine "stamp". The French didn't invent everything.

sorry didn't mean to offend anyone about Southern cooking. Other than trying Grits I will make sure we try many of these highly recommended restaurants

DD