Magnolias

I very much enjoyed myself here. Top notch service. Had the stuffed blue crab flounder... pretty exquisite. With a $5 fee, the chef could split a dish into two portions. I say this is definitely the better deal. A great value, as the portions were still huge and satisfying (I was full after eating my half). For the quality of food, service and wonderful ambience you are gettting at Magnolias.. the price is definitely reasonable compared to the other fancier restaurants in Charleston.

Pretty good southern low country cuisine. Sat near the window and the restaurant had a dank, musty smell when empty. Food was good. Greens had some serious spicy finish and some of the dishes were overloaded and in part took away from the flavors and quality. The fried chicken was good but mixed with the cracked pepper biscuits that were stuffed in the mashed potatoes and smothered with sausage gravy and then mixed with creamed corn and vinegar from the greens and made the chicken soggy. Waaay to many ingredients on one plate. All good separate, but together overkill. Fried green tomatoes were cut super thin, but grits were amazing. Crab soup was ok, spring rolls were strange. Waitress was friendly, but more overkill on describing every menu item to us. We can read. She also prefaced ALL her selections with "that is our most popular entree" after 3 we gave up listening. Too much.

My first trip to Charleston.  My husband & I
had dinner at Magnolias.  Very enjoyable. Our waiter was very helpful. We started with the crab cake which was all crab. Delicious! Had to try the green fried tomatoes. Yum! I had the parmesan crusted flounder which was amazing. My husband had the shellfish medley in a cream sauce .  So delicious. We would definitely return. A really great night!