Hilton Head Island Restaurant Guide

WHERE TO HAVE LUNCH

We have listed numerous restaurants that serve lunch. For more complete information about a restaurant, in addition to lunch, please select the "LUNCH" option from the BY MEALS SERVED drop-down box on your left. PLEASE CALL AHEAD TO CHECK ON HOURS AND DAYS LUNCH IS SERVED, ESPECIALLY DURING "SLOW" PERIODS.

Atlanta Bread Company
Belfair Town Center, Bluffton, AMERICAN, 815-2479. "Quick-casual" restaurant. Pleasant music, hardwood floors, conversation clusters and a brick fireplace. Wide variety of choices. Lunch served seven days a week. Catering is a specialty!

Bluffton Live
2 Gateway Village (in front of Home Depot, on Highway 278), 757-4846. Bluffton Live, located next to the new Hugo’s in Bluffton,, will feature gourmet pizza, fondues and assorted tapas, plus live music as you dine. Different kinds of music will be offered, from shag to swing to soft rock to blues, all in an atmosphere that is intended to remind you of great music revues. There even will be a large dance floor for when it’s time to dance! Scheduled to open in Bluffton in late December.

British Open Pub
Okatie Creek Golf Club, Sun City, AMERICAN/BRITISH, 705-4005; South Carolina National Golf Club, Cat Island, 524-4653. Unusually attractive pub-style restaurants featuring authentic English fare, plus excellent American food.

Charley's Crab
2 Hudson Road - Hilton Head Island, South Carolina (just off Squire Pope Road). AMERICAN. 342-9066. Unusually attractive, spacious waterfront restaurant. Charley's Crab serves a dozen or more offerings of beautifully prepared fresh fish and other seafood, aged beef, rack of lamb, fresh poultry and rabbit dishes. Ask about their popular cooking classes on the third Tuesday of every month. Reservations available.

Claude & Uli's Bistro
Moss Creek Village, Bluffton, AMERICAN/CONTINENTAL, 837-3336. Chef Claude has cooked in some of the world's best kitchens. Soups, salads, fresh seafood, entrees, sandwiches, burgers, more. Affordably priced. American and Continental fare.

Crazy Crab
Highway 278 at Mile Marker 1, North, 681-5021; and Harbour Town at Sea Pines Resort, Sea Pines, 363-2722; SEAFOOD/AMERICAN. Excellent seafood steamed, boiled, fried or broiled. Two great waterfront locations. Children¹s menu and take-out availabe. Continuous service from lunch through dinner seven days a week.

Hidden Cypress Grille
Hidden Cypress Clubhouse, Sun City (ask for free pass; open to public), Bluffton, ITALIAN/AMERICAN, (843) 705-8200. Lunch menu 11-4:00 seven days a week. Extensive 20-foot-long all-you-can-eat "Endless Soup & Salad Bar." Lots of pizzas, sandwiches, entrees, etc.

Hugo's
2 Gateway Village (in front of Home Depot, on Highway 278), CONTINENTAL/AMERICAN, hugos@wexford.com, Bluffton, American, 757-4846. New restaurant scheduled to open in Bluffton in late December. All soups, sauces, desserts and much more prepared "from scratch." Service is continuous from lunch through dinner. Reservations, a children’s menu and take-out are available. Visit hugosatwexford.com.

Hidden Cypress Clubhouse
Sun City (ask for free pass; open to public), Bluffton, ITALIAN/AMERICAN, (843) 705-8200. Lunch menu 11-4:00 seven days a week. Extensive 20-foot-long all-you-can-eat "Endless Soup & Salad Bar." Lots of pizzas, sandwiches, entrees, etc.

Hudson's on the Docks
Just off Squire Pope Road, on Skull Creek, North Central, SEAFOOD, 681-2772. The Island's original seafood house. After lunch, go look at the boats. Lunch daily.

Katie O'Donald's
Kittie's Crossing, Bluffton. 815-5555. AMERICAN/IRISH. Friendly Irish pub-style restaurant with long, woody bar. Lots of good food, including burgers, fish, chicken, salads, desserts, etc. Great place to watch your favorite sporting events and play the Bluffton area's only NTN Trivia Network. Children's menu, take-out and late-night service are available.

Kobe Japanese Restaurant
Plantation Business Park, facing Highway 278, Bluffton, 757-6688, ORIENTAL. Wide variety of delicious teppanyaki, sushi, sashimi and other Japanese fare. Special lunch menu. Lunch served every day but Sunday.

Kobe Sushi Bistro
Berkeley Place, (near Sea Turtle Cinemas), Bluffton, ORIENTAL, 757-7998. Very attractive new (April, 2007) upscale restaurant. Excellent "very traditional, very detailed sushi and sashimi." Numerous hibachi items. Lunch specials. Lunch served every day but Saturday.

La Nortena
4376 Bluffton Parkway, Bluffton, SC, 29910, MEXICAN, 706-9557. La Nortena serves lots of great Mexican fare, accompanied by a friendly staff and happy Mexican music. Open from 10:00 am every day.

Moe's Southwest Grill
Highway 278 (in front of Lowe's), Bluffton, North, SOUTHWESTERN, 837-8722. Enjoy flavors from the Southwest, with music from days gone by. Reasonable prices, big portions. Continuous service daily.

Plantation Cafe
A long-time favorite of Islanders for breakfast and lunch, the Cafe offers great food and friendly service at very reasonable prices! Excellent choice for family dining, especially the Cafe’s Country Blue Plate Specials. Locally owned and operated. Now at two locations, Heritage Plaza (south island) and Port Royal Plaza (north island). Please see maps, above. Lunch served Monday-Saturday, plus Sunday brunch. Call 785-9020 or 342-4472 for more information.

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Truffles Cafe
Belfair Towne Village, Bluffton, AMERICAN, 815- 5551. Light dining with a continental touch, or complete meals. Specialty sandwiches, great salads, gourmet pizzas and pastas. Special lunch menu. Lunch served seven days a week.

Wild Wing Cafe
Circle Center, at 72 Pope Avenue, South Central, 785- WING; Hwy. 278, Bluffton, 837-WILD, AMERICAN. Dozens of kinds of buffalo wings, "the greatest chicken sandwich on the island," big burgers, generous salads, chili, gumbo, much more. Lunch is served every day.