The Darling Oyster Bar

4.6

3385 Reviews

$30 and under

Seafood

Romantic
Innovative
Good for special occasions

The Darling Oyster Bar is a casual seafood restaurant and raw bar. The Darling's menu features fresh seafood and creative ingredients, served with an approachable style. The Darling Oyster Bar’s atmosphere promotes comfortable hospitality; with a lively, neighborhood feel.

Anchoring The Darling Oyster Bar is a stunning raw bar showcasing fresh, made-to-order seafood. Guests can enjoy the lively raw bar scene while overlooking historic King Street from The Darling’s iconic storefront. The Darling raw bar also offers full service dining.

Located in the heart of Upper King Street, The Darling Oyster Bar is housed in a 115-year old historic building that enjoys a storied past. A mix of the original 1900’s reclaimed wood, whole exposed brick walls, classic tile, antique molding, and nautical theme combine to create a setting that is all at once convivial, charming, and comfortable.

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Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
$30 and under
Cuisines
Seafood
Hours of operation
Mon–Thu 4:00 pm–10:00 pm Fri, Sat 4:00 pm–11:00 pm Brunch Sun 11:00 am–2:00 pm Bar Sun 2:00 pm–4:00 pm Dinner Sun 4:00 pm–10:00 pm
Phone number
(843) 641-0821
Website
http://www.thedarling.com/
Payment options
AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Casual Dress

Location
513 King Street, Charleston, SC 29403
Neighborhood
Downtown Charleston
Cross street
Morris Street
Parking details
The private lot located behind The Darling Oyster Bar, accessible via Morris Street, offers parking to Darling guests after 6pm on weekdays
Additional
Bar Dining, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Full Bar, Happy Hour, Late Night, Non-Smoking, Weekend Brunch, Wine

What 3,385 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

4.6

4.6 based on all time ratings

4.6Food
4.6Service
4.6Ambience
4.4Value

Noise • Moderate

3,385 Reviews

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OpenTable Diner
New York City
6 reviews
5.0
6 reviews
Dined on May 3, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Great food amazing service great decor everything was perfect
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Andy
Charleston
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on February 23, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Thank you very for the outstanding dining experience!!
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RichV
New York City
13 reviews
4.0
13 reviews
Dined on February 20, 2024
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
Good food in a nice setting. Tasty seafood, including raw bar. Everything was prepared well, and service was very good.
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AnneMW
New York City
4 reviews
vip
5.0
4 reviews
Dined on February 19, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Excellent food. We loved it and the oysters, shrimp and grits, shrimp creole were all excellent.
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LisaM
Atlanta Metro
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on February 18, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Everything was super! Delicious oysters, perfect Martini, excellent service, overall it was a great experience. I just hate how much the cost of dining out has gotten for two people. $200 bucks out the door. Can break the ole bank ya know.
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OpenTable Diner
Charleston
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined on February 18, 2024
1. Overall 4
2. Food 3
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Service was great. Food was very good. $4/oyster was ridiculous. We split a half dozen when we typically would eat at least a dozen each.
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sherri
New York City
4 reviews
3.0
4 reviews
Dined on February 17, 2024
1. Overall 3
2. Food 4
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
we were so excited to come to this restaurant but although the food was good. the menu was limited we felt, I got 2 apps and a salad....I was expecting a fuller menu! our waiter was a huge talker, very friendly, but talked everyone's ears off. 1 `
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JenniferS
Atlanta Metro
6 reviews
5.0
6 reviews
Dined on February 15, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
Great service and food very tasty. Noise increased as meal progressed, but was doable.
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MelA
Miami
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on February 14, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
We loved our dinner. Our server(sorry I forgot his name) was so professional, knowledgable and just the right amount of fun. He answered questions for some of our picky eaters and made great recommendations and was super patient with us. The food was amazing! The oysters with the caviar....top notch! Lobster roll- delicious, and the collards had the perfect amount of smoke. Everything that we had at our table was delicious!
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Morris
New York City
13 reviews
5.0
13 reviews
Dined on February 14, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
The shrimp cocktail and raw bar are amazing and worth a visit
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513 King Street, Charleston, SC 29403

Additional information

Cross street
Morris Street
Neighborhood
Downtown Charleston
Hours of operation
Mon–Thu 4:00 pm–10:00 pm Fri, Sat 4:00 pm–11:00 pm Brunch Sun 11:00 am–2:00 pm Bar Sun 2:00 pm–4:00 pm Dinner Sun 4:00 pm–10:00 pm
Price
$30 and under
Cuisines
Seafood
Dining style
Casual Dining
Dress code
Casual Dress
Parking details
The private lot located behind The Darling Oyster Bar, accessible via Morris Street, offers parking to Darling guests after 6pm on weekdays
Payment options
AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Additional
Bar Dining, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Full Bar, Happy Hour, Late Night, Non-Smoking, Weekend Brunch, Wine

Website
http://www.thedarling.com/
Phone number
(843) 641-0821

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