We went for a late breakfast. This place was great! Fast and friendly service. We had a daily special Edisto skillet and the caramel and praline French toast. My only complaint is that our biscuit wasn't warm but the rest of the meal was great !! We will be back for sure ! read more

Bear E Patch Cafe - Diners Near Me - Charleston, South Carolina

Cute little diner. My omelet was cooked to perfection. Coffee was surprisingly good too. Only area for improvement was with my friends steak and eggs. The steak was over cooked and tough. The portion size was large and she would have traded a smaller portion for better quality. Other than that minor bit everything was good. read more

Absolutely amazing omelets! Try the farmer's or lowcountry and you won't be disappointed. The grits are also fantastic!

I do like to go to the Bear E Patch it is Very good a good portion family owned every very nice and helpful anything I've had been really Good the wait is some time's 5 Min's to 25 to 30 Min's but is well worth it and the desserts are very good a must my family like it a lot just like me . if you have not been it is a Moscow read more

Harbor Sauté was amazing, restaurant was very clean and the waitresses were very nice, will definitely be back !!!!!

Great breakfast spot. Always busy, but good service and great food. Go for the Crabcake Benedict. Good stuff!

What a wonderful place. Came in and felt right at home. The staff is absolutely Grand and the food is fabulous. Will come again when back in town. read more

My girlfriend and I dropped in for a spur of the moment lunch last week, everything on the menu is absolutely fabulous!! I ordered the harbor sauté.. OMG!! It has blue crab meat, shrimp, onions, mushrooms, peppers, with patch potatoes, lipsmacking good!!! She ordered their tuna salad, sandwich, The waitress was kind enough to bring us a sample of their chicken salad, very unique flavor, we could not pinpoint their special seasoning, we were guessing possibly, Rosemary? everyone is so friendly, free refills on our sweet tea, and no matter what time of the day, they are always packed, so pack your patience! But every minute is worth the wait.. they also serve breakfast all day, I noticed a gentleman with a huge bacon cheeseburger, he was devouring it! You know it is good, when it is dripping down to your elbows! Their french fries looked very tasty as well. It is family-friendly, kid friendly, just about anything you want, they have it, quesadillas, wraps, Country fried steak And so many sandwiches to even begin to start with, do not let the outside fool you! I did not have time to snap a pic of my plate, but it was more than I could eat, the shrimp were succulent and cooked to perfection, and the potatoes were perfect Golden brown, with the inside, buttery.. And customer service, is my number one pet peeve, even with a large crowd, our waitress did not skip a beat, but do not wait on the check, you just go to the counter, and pay for your meal when you're finished.. my daughter and I with my granddaughter, had breakfast there about a year ago, I knew then, I would be back! Sorry it took me so long, but I will certainly be back soon!!! they certainly know what they are doing! read more

Cute local place! Came for breakfast. What I ordered was everything I wanted and more. Friendly staff and great breakfast.

I have been coming to The Bear E Patch for many years and the food is always great. Whether it's breakfast, lunch or dinner there is always something on the specials list aside from the normal menu that lead me outside my normal list of favorites. The owner and head chef John puts a lot of love and culinary knowledge into his food and you can taste it. There is never too long of a wait for food from the time of ordering to receiving the food. his team of cooks work as a team to get things moving quickly. All of the servers here are always friendly and happy to offer you suggestions if you are ready to break from your routine of favorites or if you are new to the restaurant. For instance, today I had the James island omelet with chicken and black beans and onions and sour cream. John's chicken is some of the juiciest chicken in Charleston. The harbor sautee is the best variation off of shrimp and grits you can get in Charleston. They have tons of pies, cakes and even fresh scooped ice cream. read more

YUM. Got an omelette and it lasted me for 3 meals! Grits are also great. Gets busy on weekends, so have some patience and get ready to maybe wait a bit. read more

Breakfast was wonderful. I had the Chicago Omelette. I loved it. Highly recommend it.

Great place service and food are amazing. I would drive from Summerville anytime to eat here.

Had the seaside omelet, fried green tomato BLT, and Cole slaw. The omelet was large, mainly due to the surplus of seafood, filling the entire omelet; very good. The BLT was moist, tasty, and meeting my expectations; good. The Cole slaw was the only negative, being too creamy and without much flavor. Staff was kind, no complaints. Normal wait time for food and no wait for a table on a Tuesday at around 8:30 am. read more

Super quaint cafe! Upon entering we found that it was a seat yourself kind of mom and pops place. Service was quick and servers attentive; the breakfast was pretty tasty! read more

Probably the best diner I've been to. Food is all amazing. Prices are great. Staff is super friendly.

Great food and it feels like you are in grandma's kitchen. Nice extensive menu. Very charming place.

This no frills cafe has some of the friendliest waitstaff in town. A basic breakfast menu, pancakes and omelettes are featured, as well as shrimp and grits. Though I enjoyed my breakfast, I was disappointed to see the hash wasn't homemade and the breading on the chicken fried steak was soggy and oily. A good place for families. If you have kids, it's better than IHOP. read more

Love, love, love their breakfast! Lotsa food for the money too! Servers were very friendly as well. Usually try and eat here a couple of times when we visit the Charleston area. read more

THIS PLACE IS AMAZING. The food is great and staff is very friendly. I've been there twice in the past 2 days. Highly recommend this place for anyone living or visiting the charleston area! read more

Sadly a bad experience. I was so happy and anxious and my food came with hair in it. Needless to say, even though they were nice to offer me something else to eat and then took it off my bill (great customer service) I can't myself to go back read more

Never a bad meal. great people. abit pricey, but worth every penny.

One of the worst experiences ever for breakfast. It was quite clear the restaurant is poorly managed and the servers were not in sync and zero communication. Overstaffed in the kitchen but still took too long for food, sign said to wait to be seated but people would stand there for a long time until a server would come up and say, "sit wherever you want", servers didn't know who had what table, servers would come up and say "let me take your order" and then when we would start we were twice told "hold on I'll be right back" -- once because she didn't have a pen or pad and the second because she needed to do something else. Because we were so amused at how poorly the place was run and didn't have anything pressing to do, after we ate we sat there for almost forty minutes until someone came to the table and explained that we needed to go up to the cashier and tell her what we ate so she could match what we said to the tickets the servers left her (say what?!) on the counter. read more

At 10am on a Saturday morning there was a line, but that was to be expected. Not expected: open tables and no one being seated. Then, when it was our turn to be seated, we were told to sit anywhere. Then why have a sign in the front that says "Please wait to be seated"? A line built up with open tables consistently during the hour we were there. The menu has a good variety and things you might not otherwise see, but my eggs Benedict had one medium boiled egg and one properly poached egg and the bread and eggs were drowned in the hollandaise sauce that was a bit on the lemony side. It was supposed to come with potatoes, but arrived with grits. When asked, the waitress said she thought I wanted grits because she over heard my boyfriend asking if I would eat his even though she asked if it was ok my meal came with potatoes as she took my order. Then seek clarification? She offered to get the potatoes, but I hate wasting food and I don't mind grits so I declined the potatoes knowing I wouldn't eat both. At least the Canadian bacon arrived on the side as requested by this vegetarian. Boyfriend reported that blue crab omelette was good, but watery from the veggies. When food arrived the waitress asked if we wanted ketchup or hot sauce to which my boyfriend responded yes. It never arrived and she never came to check on us until she was making rounds with the coffee pot for all customers. We finished and proceeded to sit for 5-10 minutes and watch while she served two other tables. Only after we stacked our plates at the end of the table did she tell us our check was ready at the register while standing at another table. It's noisy inside, which makes it very difficult to communicate and hear. This was our first visit and it will be unlikely we return. read more

Im in from Chicago visiting my son and we came here for lunch. I had the pot roast and it was delicious, my drink never went empty. The restaurant was crowded and the server was very pleasant. I plan on coming back for breakfast. read more

It was nothing but basic food. Fake cream, butter, and pancake syrup. Pancakes very basic. Just nothing to rave about. Could represent any basic breakfast restaurant. Maybe it was the grits people like but did not try. Restaurant was very clean. read more

Always delicious and a great value! Love the variety of specials and combo plates, Rueben is the best in town. Servers are attentive and accommodating! Grits are rich and creamy and the pancakes are light and fluffy...portions are huge! read more

I keep going to this restaurant for their Harbor Saute no matter what time of the day it is. I don't care how many calories that thing has, it's simply delicious! read more

Pretty good food and service with a few issues. First off, ordered omelet with egg beaters in place of regular eggs (which is an offering on the menu with a $1.00 up charge, not an "off the menu" request). I will say the omelet was still big and tasted great ; had the crab omelet. However, I saw a few other groups with regular omelets that were much larger than my egg beater omelet. I feel if a restaurant is going to offer beaters with an up charge, it needs to be just as big as the regular. Second, ordered dry wheat toast and a surprisingly huge order of homemade toast came out buttered which was no biggie, I just told the waitress I ordered dry. She quickly went back to get me dry toast. It took quite a while for the toast to come out, we had to ask for a second time. When they brought it, it was half of what the original toast order was. Instead of 2 full slices of bread cut in half, it was 4 random, tiny pieces as if they took scraps and threw them on the plate. Husband had French dip and sweet fries; good. Kiddos had the cheesecake pancake special which they said was good. All in all pretty good experience, we would go back. read more

I go here a lot with my family. Best. Grits. Ever. I've never had something I didn't like!! Such a cute place, always busy, yet give you your food quickly. People are so friendly, and it's a great place to hang out with friends or family, or even by yourself. read more

Had lunch here yesterday. I ate the hash dinner and my husband had the Reuben lunch special. Both very yummy!! I took dessert home to eat too, Italian cream cake!! Busy, but worth the wait. read more

Ordered one of their breakfast specials and it was delicious. Service was great and the place was busy.

Everyone was so welcoming and pleasant. After living in Charleston for almost a year it took me awhile to stumble onto this quaint little cafe but it was worth the wait! A great place to get away from the touristy feel of downtown and still get an outstanding meal. Coffee refills for days, DEFINTELY a necessary stop when in town. read more

Good southern breakfast option. Quick friendly service. Eggs cooked to order with "patch" potatoes. Great way to start the day.

We stopped here for breakfast before a visit to Magnolias Plantation. Very loud, cafeteria style seating. I ordered the blue crab omelette with sourdough toast and my husband ordered the harbor sautee. Both dishes were excellent with sourdough toast. Major complaint, waited 15 minutes to pay bill standing in line for cashier. No check was given to me to review prior to paying bill. read more

Great service and food for reasonable prices. Seems to be a local favorite too. Service was cheerful and prompt. Food was fresh, great tasting and very appealing. read more

Good Food, Bad Service (noone even greets the customers as they come in), especially the blond waitress. Rude and nasty. She should be fired. read more

Good food, great service! Per their sign they won't seat unless the whole party is there yet we saw 2 instances while we waited for a table of the whole party not yet in the restaurant! read more

Stopped by for lunch after visiting Magnolia Plantation. When walked in the place had the feel of local dinner and I expected the food to match and we where not disappointed. I had an outstanding crab melt, my one daughter ordered a burger which was cooked perfectly and my other a quesadilla. Lunch was perfect and we'll be going back soon to try there breakfast. read more

Never disappointed! Great food, Great service fun atmosphere! Hidden gem everyone should experience!