Lokal

Sunday night… All tables full. 2 cocktails, 2 dinners… $ 65 bucks. Nice waitress and was even thanked for coming by all staff when leaving. Do that downtown Charleston and deal with tourists ! I think not! Keep up the great work… Especially for us locals!

Wow this place was awesome! Two things you must get. The lobster Mac and cheese (nice lobster pieces) and the Shrinp n Grits. Dave is a great bartender!

Horrible. Absolutely horrible experience. Got there & we were ignored at hostess stand. After standing there a while finally had someone seat us. After waiting for a waiter: waitress to appear for 10+ minutes, we left. If you want service, go anywhere but Lokal — ridiculous!

Never go there. You’ll be waiting for hours and still will be ignored. If you are here, decline service from man server. I’m not sure he is adequate. A young girl serves dishes. If you order from him, better leave immediately. Food is so-​so.

Overpriced and underwhelmed to say the least. My husband and I have been trying to get here to try it out and when we finally did, we were so disappointed. Not only was the service incredibly slow (and there was hardly anyone in there!) but the food was so disappointing– and expensive. We went in for lunch, where we ordered a dozen oysters to split. While I know they are usually expensive ($ 30 was a little steep) and when they came out they weren’t even properly shucked. Then, we both ordered specials for lunch. My husband got the blue plate which was fish and chips and I got the grilled mahi sandwich. We asked how the fish and chips were prepared and were told in a light panko– they came out heavily battered and in a sea of french fries. The fish was rubbery and overcooked. The sandwich on the otherhand looked incredible. But, once I got a bite, I couldn’t even finish– it was so SALTY. My husband isn’t salt sensitive like I, and he couldn’t even put it down. It’s a shame because the fish was cooked perfectly. When the waiter came back, and cleared, I mentioned how salty it was and the only response I got was that the chef is from the north and tends to go heavy on the salt. Clearly they get this complaint often and should do something about it. So disappointing. The bill came, and we ate lunch for $ 80 including tip. WAY over priced. 2 Stars because of the view and «promising» fish sandwhich if it wasn’t for the salt issue. Needless to say, we won’t be back.

Somewhat hesitant based on reviews we went to Lokal and were not disappointed. At all. All things on the menu, except the oysters. We started with the hush puppies and Carolina dipping sauce. Puppies were ok. Not too hot and pretty standard but ok. We ate them. We ordered the seafood trio that included tuna, crab cake, and scallops. All fantastic. Server recommended rare on the tuna which was an excellent choice. Delicious. I also ordered a side of the greens. They were different and sweeter. I prefer a more vinegar base but overall good. We had the Mexican street corn. Delicious. We also had oyster shooters. Fantastic. Just fantastic. Our friend had shrimp and grits and they were also delicious. We had a few drinks from the bar and they were nice heavy pours. Reasonably priced. Service was good. View was fantastic!!! Would return to Lokal again and recommend to others.

Enjoyed a really nice meal tonight! Service was great! Crabcake App, Filet Medallions and Swordfish were very, very tasty. We love this place!

If you don’t mind long waits and shrimp poop, this place may be for you! We arrived as their first lunch customers today and had three kids age 3 and under in our party (read — faster service is always appreciated). They get two stars instead of one because our server was very nice to the kids and brought their food out pretty fast. But, after an hour of waiting, the adults still didn’t have their food (other tables had ordered and been served during this time).
Finally, four adults in our party got their entrees, but my husband and I still didn’t have ours. The server told us that the kitchen made me shrimp tacos, not fish as I had ordered, and that they wanted to re-​plate my husband’s dish to make it look nicer — hence, the further delay on our food. I may appreciate the re-​plating if I had been on a date, but we had 3 little kids who had already left the table ages ago and one of them was getting fussy as it was nap time. We asked her to just box both of our dishes to go. After several more minutes, my husband and I left (without food) because the baby was falling apart. Our extended family brought home our food later.
When I finally got around to eating my shrimp tacos at home (again, I had ordered fish), I got the lovely surprise that half of them weren’t properly deveined and still had visible poop in them. Nice. If you want some extra protein, order the shrimp.

Delicious fresh oysters! Yummy oyster shooters and bloody Mary’s were delish. Their special was steak n eggs which the boys said was a great cut of meat and I loved my stuffed flounder.
It’s on the marina and has a lovely view. We will definitely be back!

Delicious and fresh food! Attentive and friendly waiter that had great recommendations for our first visit. Would highly recommend!

Last night, as we walked in our family of 9 were seated straight away outside (even though it was crowded). The weather was perfect and the music was very good. I had been there once before and I thought, it was pretty good. Our waitress was new and a little slow, but the food was amazing. We ordered half a dozen oysters to start, they were fabulous very fresh and the sauce’s took them to a new depth. I then ordered Shrimp n Grits, it only took 35 min for it to arrive, we were expecting much longer since we had a group of 9 and it was already crowded. The Shrimp n Grits were so good best I’ve ever had and it was plated beautifully with cayenne pepper on the side of the plate. I asked every-​one else and they said the food was great and the fried chicken and gravy was amazing too along with everything else we ordered. Great night, pretty good service, and amazing food!

There aren’t that many places to eat around Seabrooke island. We were headed to a local sports bar, Fishers, but it was tiny and had no seating. So, we chalkboard sign in the same building area for Lokal’s and decided to give it a try. I’m glad we did. They have a nice outdoor area on the river, but we chose to sit inside for fear of rain. Inside was nice, and we sat at a high top table. They had a pretty varied menu and some local draft beers on tap. I got a shrimp po-​boy. My wife got a seafood gumbo. My daughter got sushi. My other daughter got calamari. All the food was very good. They also have an oyster bar, but we passed on it. Overall, this is a solid place to grab some eats. However, beware, the Unilocal map location was incorrect. This restaurant is located in Bohicket Marina area, and the Unilocal map had it located several miles away. I emailed the resturant to let them know, but not sure if it will be corrected.

Have been here for brunch and lunch, good experience and great service both times.
Not sure about the complaints about portion size on here, both times I’ve left quite satisfied. Shrimp po’boy was great at lunch; the low country hash was a delicious breakfast and the Peach pancakes were really fluffy.
Minus a star because putting ice cubes and some unripe peaches into white wine does not a sangria make.

This place is well worth the visit. Fair prices for the portion size (considering it’s a resort area and prices are inflated). The décor is updated and atmosphere is very good. The waiter we had, Jay, was attentive, informative and friendly. The bar pours solid drinks and the food was good. We didn’t go deep into the menu. We had fried shrimp (great and big), Mac and cheese (very good recipe), hush puppies (ok), street corn (good) and collards (unique recipe, tasty and enjoyed). All the seafood is FRESH. This is not the case at other spots in Bohicket. In fact Jay mentioned that the restaurant doesn’t even have a freezer. Music to my ears. I’ll eat here again for sure.

This place was pretty awful not only did the management yell at their staff in front of guests just know I’ll be on in there you walk in there you feel like you’re down or depressed food is hit and miss I think they try to fix too much stuff and again for seeing an owner or manager and even the kitchen employee yelling at that staff while you’re not trying to dine there is just not accepted in my book… had a brand new server name lish? she was amazing… that was probably the only good thing in there also no soap no paper towels in the restroom… I feel like there’s too many good places in the area to come up on this one I recommend eating at other options

Late lunch was excellent, waitress service very good
Oysters on shell were awesome
Stuffed flounder also excellent
Crab cakes were superb !!!
Recommended and will come back…

Our waitress was the only saving grace for our meal. She was attentive and engaging, with that being said the meal was very mediocre.
The seating was a little strange. The hostess seemed to get frazzled and was not use to the high volume of traffic which was due to a fishing competition.
The food was ok, there was succotash in everything we ordered. Although the succotash is good it was presented in a way that it made me feel like everything was a side to the succotash.
For the price point I would have expected more food and less fillers.

Best food I’ve had on the island. Friendly staff, small menu, chef making everything fresh, lots of locals eating here. Tempura battered monkfish was delicious.

I came here with my parents on New Years Eve when we ran out of open options. We were seated immediately, despite not having made a reservation, which was nice. Unfortunately, we were given a cramped high-​top table that was right next to the door, forcing a blast of cold air in our direction every time someone entered.
The drink menu and Happy Hour specials looked fantastic. I got a delicious white sangria, which didn’t taste watered down at all, as they often do. My dear mother was very pleased with her Dark & Stormy!
The service was great. Our waiter was very knowledgeable and friendly – not to mention totally adorable! The general manager also came out to greet us at one point to see how our meal was going.
I really wish the food had been as exciting as I’d hoped for (hush puppies were the phenomenal exception). The size of the portion was great but everything was way too salty! It completely overpowered the flavor, which would have been fantastic otherwise.
I think this restaurant needs to work out a few more kinks in the kitchen. The new ownership has kept this place charming, but the food needs a little work.

Great local watermelon jalepeno margaritas to watch the sunset, we enjoyed both of those with the fried green tomato crab cake app. It was spot on.
Service was top notch, food was fab and *locally* sourced, and the atmosphere was gorgeous.
GO HERE! you won’t be sorry.