The Lowcountry's hidden Gem! Hands down the best West African Restaurant in SC. A must try for…read moreanyone wanting something new.

I tried the egusi with fufu my friend ordered, and I ordered the beef okra, but got beef fish and…read morespinach so maybe it wasn't my order but it tasted good. I think I liked the egusi more just because I wasn't expecting fish. This was my first time trying West African cuisine and I enjoyed it, and would try more. I did request mild spice and it was still a bit spicy for my wimpy taste buds. The portions were large enough to split or have enough for two meals. This was not a sit down location. I placed the order, they sent me a cash app request for my order. I paid, and then they started my order and gave me an address to pick up. I called when I got to the address which was an elementary school, and they delivered the food nicely packaged to my car. I do not suggest eating in this the car if you are inexperienced, I required a lot of paper towel.

It has good reviews but when I called, they said they were fully booked at least three months out.read more

My stay was wonderful…read more (Except for the fact that the beautiful dinnerware appeared vintage. If so, I'm not sure if they're safe to be used for eating.) Other than that, everything was perfect.

We had an amazing experience with Larry and Deb of Smok'n Meats and BBQ! They were attentive,…read moreprofessional and caring from the first interaction to the last. Our family and friends are still talking about the food. The BBQ and sauces are delicious. Everyone loved the hash and rice. In fact, our DJ said she eats hash and rice all throughout our area and that was the best she has ever eaten. WOW! The Nanner Nanner Pudding is extraordinary - homemade custard, Nilla Wafers, and baked meringue on top. I loved, loved, loved it! The cheese and macaroni is the cheesiest! I could go on and on. It was such a surprise to find a congratulations card from Larry and Deb in the mix. They were so thoughtful and that was just the cherry on top of an already great experience. I highly recommend them for any event. They will definitely be back on our farm soon!

Food is AMAZING I got a full slab of ribs(12) for a little over $30, cooked to perfection and the…read moremustard SAUCE! Omgoodness, it's just the right amount of tangy and oh so tasty. My granny's pound cake is literally the best pound Cake ever made, so I just knew I was going to be disappointed, but boy was I wrong! Still not quite like granny's, but decadent to say the least. Baked beans are insanely good too.

We bought a package that included a night stay, breakfast, dinner and high tea. First of all, this…read moreis a must experience for anyone. You feel like royalty and are treated with the utmost respect. The hotel - is small, intimate and beautiful. It does not feel like a hotel, rather like someone's home. The rooms are beautifully decorated and you feel like you are in a different era. our room had a fireplace, huge four poster bed and a huge bath with a jacuzzi. Overall, just stunning and an experience of a lifetime. Also, in the afternoon we strolled the grounds and they brought out bikes for us to explore the neighborhood. So relaxing! The hightea and breakfast were outstanding. They think of the little things in how they present the food, which adds so much value. We had pancakes at breakfast with pecans and I can truly say that I have never had such amazing pancakes in my life. I love breakfast food and seek it out, but to this day I have not found a comparison to the pancakes at woodlands. I may go again just for the pancakes! The restaurant - it is a five star establishment and I would give it all five stars. The food is presented beautifully, tastes divine and the portion size is perfect. My husband likes various versions of mushrooms and told the chef that. He ended up getting a dish with all the different varieties. Talk about service! I loved my deconstructed ceasar salad and halibut. The dessert was so refreshing as it was a creme brullee with passion fruit. Overall, try a package if you must or just get a night to stay. You will not be disappointed. We went for my birthday/valentine and I can say it was the best birthday of my life!

For our 3rd night on the road we stayed here: the only 5 star/5 diamond place in SC (and one of…read moreonly 3 in the country who have that distinction, 5 AAA Diamonds, and 5 Mobil Stars)! We were excited:an old mansion from the 1800's, converted to a luxury resort. Bed was disappointing, but the worst was the food! Read on: They let us order room servicez since we arrived late, but that was a JOKE!....We love our fancy dinners-but this was one of those places where the salad was 3 individual inch sized pieces of Iceberg lettuce (1"x1"), with a 'buttermilk foam' and various toppings like fricken pistachios (eww) Oh, 1 of the lil' towers fell over when the waiter wheeled the table into our room, He got all distressed and wanted to take the salad back to the kitchen to have them make another! We were like "Oh, it's OK! OMGoodness, it was crazy to think some people might get upset about that!!" We could only laugh (his Caesar salad was a handful of romaine, that was SHOVED into 2 square 'crackers' that had an open circle in them, the 2 cracker squares were about 2 inches apart....THAT was the 'Caesar salad, and it had a DROP of dressing squeezed onto the plate! Hubby was like "WTF is THIS?" and i said, "Um, thats your Caesar, hun!" Oh yeah, and it had a lil' quail egg on top too.....(barely cooked) too Fricken weird. We are not unsophisticated people, we have eaten at 4 and 5 star places many a time (and love them), but this was preposterous! Hubby had Scallops that were fishy and weirdly prepared and I tried the Duck, (I LOVE duck, but this had a gawd-awful flavor, i can't even describe it... but it was HIDEOUS. He did eat a bit of his, begrudgingly!z Oh, I haven't told you, I got SICK to my tummy! LITERALLY (like I couldn't eat anything else, even when i was starving and got them to make me a burger, by the time i got it i was so nauseous, i couldn't touch it, and I suffered all night..... What made me SICK was the dessert. I made the mistake of taking a bite out of this thing, that was supposed to have Chocolate mousse in it (my fave and the only fancy dessert i truly enjoy).....get this: THE CHOC. mousse had HUGE Salt CHUNKS in it! BIG-ASS granules. No, bigger than a granule! This was like margarita- chunky salt. IN THE MOUSSE! Blecch! and it was intentional!!! I said to the waiter, that "I realize that salt is needed in Baking, like cookies etc, it brings out the flavor, BUT I've never in my LIFE seen salt IN a CHOCOLATE delicacy! He said, "Well, sayou should know how much brighter it makes it taste! I was like "ARE YOU FOR REAL? I'm wanting to vomit from it! My yelpers, you need to know to stay away from this place, even if it is only the 3rd place in the country rated 5 AAA Diamonds, and 5 Mobil Stars. The AAA/Mobil people must be on crack. Crack is whack. YUCK! Please Keep in mind, we like fancy, nouvelle cuisine once in a while.....like a good Pheasant Sausage with a confit this, and a foam that.....BUT this food was awful! Oh, and breffie the next morning? LAUGHABLE.....More tiny food (except thankfully I had eggs Benedict, and its impossible to make the eggs smaller when they are poached. Hubby had a ''3 egg' omelette that was definitely no more than one, maybe one and a half eggs tops. AND, the ''breakfast potatoes'' that came with breakfast, were chopped so microscopically, that u could not spear them with a fork, you could not even scoop them ONTO your fork! There were a few brightly colored onions/peppers in them, BUT they were not bigger than a grain of sand. I could just picture the poor chef standing over his knives, wasting his time chopping micro goods! LOL...i mean items. I don't want to call them 'goods', lest ye think they actually were just that......'good'. btw, the saving grace for you if u end up staying here (and please let me say, with the exception of the hoity-toity waiter, the staff was very friendly and VERY customer service oriented.....I will say that, we had no complaints there!)..... but your saving grace? That they change the menu daily!!! I wish like hell I had tried something off their normal room service menu, of a fish and chips meal, which was made with COD (good God, a 5 star place can't even serve top notch HADDOCK?) Cod is a lower-echelon fish! But in retrospect, I WISH i had tried it, it might have been good. BUT can u understand my reluctance to order something as plain as fish and chips at a 5star place? We were prepared to be wowed, and we were so disappointed! Better luck to you if u dare! :) I would go for brunch if u ever have an opportunity. They can't kill brunch too much, other than the TEASPOON of micro chopped potatoes they throw on your plate! (maybe ask for extra?) The Hollandaise was spectacular though, although i had to request extra! There was only a HINT of it on my Benedict! :o(

The Ole Wide Awake Plantation is located near the Charleston suburb of Hollywood, SC. My family was…read morethere for a southern wedding. The grounds are very nice with plenty of parking. The staff was accomodating. Other than the grounds near the home, we didn't journey onto the distant grounds of the plantation. There's a nice lagoon on the property. The home is old and in need of restoration. There were probably less than 100 guests for the wedding. I believe the cost to reserve the plantation is around $5000. The wedding was held until a large tent. Bug spray was offered at the residence which is also where they set up the bar area. That didn't help when my wife found herself with over 30 noseeum bites the next day. For that many guests, they only had 1 bathroom plus a airplane size bathroom inside the residence near the very small kitchen area. Being the kitchen was so small, they couldn't prepare too much food. The staff did an excellent job trying to keep up with the hungry guests. This was my first Plantation Southern Wedding. It's now off my bucket list.

Went to a wedding there and loved this venue. The house is gorgeous and the grounds were well kept…read more A really sweet place.

We recently attended a wedding & reception here and everything was excellent. The weather was nice…read moreso the wedding was outdoors in front of the cute little chapel. The reception was over in the barn and the food and service were outstanding. Highly recommend this venue if you are looking for a beautiful but off the beaten path location.

If you're planning to have a big wedding and you want plenty of space then this is the place for…read moreyou. I could not believe how incredible this land was and the views, you could not beat them. On the property I believe there was five houses (I could be wrong) but there was quite a few. There was a huge pond outside the main house that we kayaked in, and other ponds throughout the property that you could go fishing on. The landscape is beautiful very well maintained. There was a service provided with a golf cart helping transport the bridal party to the reception and it was greatly appreciated. It was very surprisingly how small the main house was when it came to the bedroom sizes, but overall, the venue is incredible!

Booked this place for my son's 9th birthday party, and everything was fantastic! They took care of…read moreall the food and decorations, all I had to bring was the cake. All the kids had a great time, the staff were helpful and accommodating, and I recommend this place to anyone wanting a gaming birthday party.

I recently hosted my son's 8th birthday party at this amazing place, and I must say it was a hit…read more My son and his friends had a blast and I couldn't be happier with how everything turned out.

Was down from Charleston for work in Jacksonboro and needed a place to spend the night. What a…read morewonderful place to stay! Cozy and comfy. Susan was wonderful to put me up here and check on me to make sure I got in okay. Clean room and bathroom. Comfortable bed. Space heater to keep me warm. Microwave, fridge, tv and wifi. I also loved the Christmas decorations. Will be back!

Wonderful location, great rates, very well maintained and clean!!! I was really impressed. JBBread more