Word on the street
What locals are saying
Benne's is Peninsula Grill's more casual, all-day sibling on North Market Street — a café by morning, cocktail bar and dessert lounge by night, named for the sesame wafer native to the Lowcountry. The star draw is Peninsula Grill's famous 12-layer Ultimate Coconut Cake, which arrives here by the slice alongside a coconut cake martini that earns genuine enthusiasm; the beverage program leans into specialty bourbons, single malts, and dessert-leaning cocktails. Service has drawn split verdicts — some visitors find it attentive and swift, while others flag thin staffing, slow turns, and at least one uncomfortable episode involving pre-made cheese plates sitting too long — a gap between the Peninsula Grill name and the execution on the floor.
12-layer coconut cake as the anchordessert cocktails worth the stopday-to-night format, café to barservice consistency runs hot and coldPeninsula Grill pedigree sets high expectationscharming courtyard cuts through the Market Street noise
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