Word on the street
What locals are saying
Revival earns its credibility the hard way for a hotel restaurant: by building its identity around genuinely revived Lowcountry ingredients — Jimmy Red grits, once-extinct Nostrale rice, Bradford Watermelon — sourced directly from local farmers. The butter-poached lobster pirlou over Carolina Gold rice and the she-crab soup are the dishes that justify the white tablecloths and East Bay address, though early critics flagged timing issues with that same perloo and uneven service that some recent diners say hasn't fully disappeared. A 2025 global fine dining recognition signals real cumulative goodwill, but the gap between Revival's best nights and its off nights is wider than the price point should allow.
Lowcountry ingredient archaeology — Jimmy Red grits, Nostrale ricebutter-poached lobster pirlou over Carolina Goldhotel setting that earns a pass on its own meritshe-crab soup that holds its ownexecution inconsistency across visitsspecial-occasion anchor on East Bay
In the feed
