This is a great place for brunch with some interesting and different options. A lovely space with good service. I would return.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Kelley Brega Trifari
My husband and I went for brunch on a Sunday. What a wonderful experience. The service was quick and friendly. Connor walked me thru the menu which was a little intimidating for me. His recommendations were spot on! The food was amazing and flavorful. I’ve never had better spiced food in my life. The restaurant was comfortable and nicely decorated. We will be back !
Tyler Williams
Before we get started I do not often do this. As a former chef and someone who worked in this industry for a long time I try to look past things and give the benefit of the doubt to a lot of places. The things that happens even after sleeping on it made me feel I need to express myself.
First off I do want to say I did enjoy our waitress. Definitely things she could have done much different but overall she was about the only thing enjoyable about the experience. First off I paid for a valentine day five course meal with the chef at the bar explaining his creations. It was about fifty more dollars per ticket than the in house seating. Well that appeared oversold and we did not get that experience. Then the amount of disorganization was amazing. The food runners messed up the order of the meal, gave food to the wrong people, and most of the staff seemed utterly clueless. Our meal was well unappealing to say the least and left me excited I had dominos at home left over from my kids dinner. Not only that but because of the incompetence we were left between course for a minimum of 25 min per course. It would have been okay if the portions were adequate in size for the 150+ dollar price tag, and had more flavor. As an example one dish was supposed to have a truffle cream sauce and well it was either so sudtle but more likely not present, but absolutely no truffle present. It was a non sweet whipped cream like substance that added nothing. In addition after two hours and three of five courses just finished we ended up getting our fourth which was supposed to be the first. Then the zealous owner I assume came. I wanted to discuss the frustrating and poorly executed event but instead of actually trying to see how the experience was all he talked about was how wonderful the wait staff was. When he saw I was agitated and about to discuss the meal (I said my waitress she was wonderful and the only thing that was) he turned and walked away. We asked for dessert to go and probably should have read the clues by the countless desserts left over that we should have just ran. We got to the car and my wife tried the parsnip cake (supposed to be similar to carrot cake). The cake was worse than a bran muffin and the icing was a soured butter/sour cream whip that I am wondering is salt replaced the sugar because it was actually not edible. It was thrown away immediately. My daughter before we tossed it tried it and said “gross, what the hell is this” spit it out and was done. This was an unbelievably frustrating and disappointing experience. I have had this planned for my wife and I for like a month and as a James beard finalist chef I was so excited. The cold Dominoes pizza was a better experience that what we had and (not a knock to dominoes) but I freaking hate dominoes. I want to conclude, I have for many years of my life, worked as a chef and with chefs in fine dining restaurants in my home town in NC and I know how this things are supposed to run. Had I ever been a part of the disastrous event that was last night and sent out food that late and that poor I would have been fired. This was truthfully one of the worse dining experiences my wife and I have had in a very long time. As a final thought, the owner when he conversed with us before e leaving he asked where we came from and we told him Savannah, he said “Savannah is cool I guess, but we hope to bring more people from Savannah here to experience our food,” well sir I can tell you I will never be recommending your restaurant to anyone here so it may be a good while before that dream comes true.
Jennifer Pund Smith
Tonight was our first time dining at Okan but certainly not our last. Everything was spectacular with generous portions. Highly recommend!!
Zaina Nait Omar
Phenomenal food! We got the oxtail, octopus, crispy mushrooms and coco bread and it was all so delicious! One of the best meals I’ve ever had!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Vivian Boone
The food was absolutely amazing for both of my visits. Each bar tender made amazing drinks and made for an interactive experience through taste testing/sampling. Will definitely add to my weekly routine by visiting frequently! Atmosphere was welcoming and calm. The aesthetics of the restaurant were gorgeous.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Terrance
I've worked in the kitchen... Lol... No need to explain
Etta Lea
I loved everything about this! Excellent food, beautiful atmosphere, wonderful service. Looking forward to returning with the whole family!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Samuel Perez
Nah this place is bomb for real. I had the oxtail, my wife had the jerk goat. We shared corn bread, mashed carrots, collard greens, crispy oysters, cookies n cream ice cream AND the apple crisp cheesecake. Yes that’s a lot of food. Yes we finished every last bit of it.
The food is like a long warm hug. Atmosphere is comfortable yet somehow fancy. Service was far above average. We’ll be back!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Carrie Hirsch
I recently signed up for a cooking class offered as part of Okan’s “Craft & Cocktail Series: Cooking with Chef Bernard” James Beard Nominee Executive Chef Bernard Bennett is an outstanding chef and instructor. In Okan’s gorgeous main dining room, Chef taught the hands-on class how to prepare 3-4 different Okán signature dishes with readily available ingredients so we could replicate them at home - printed copies were also handed out. Okan’s Lead Bartender, Rickey, showed us how to make 2 craft cocktails, 3 mocktails, and how to make simple syrups which were all delicious and easy to make. He was very friendly and passionate about his art. We all enjoyed Chef Bennett’s recipes we had prepared together and bonded over the wonderful experience. I highly recommend Chef Bennett’s classes - I’m giving a few as holiday gifts!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Jollof Rice, Coco Bread, Local Grilled Fish DF GF
I had the pleasure of dining at Okam for a private party. The food was amazing, specialty cocktails were a huge hit and the parsnip cake was a perfect finish! You’ll love it!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Sauce, Hearth Bread, Coco Bread, Shrimp Rundown, Local Grilled Fish DF GF, Crispy Mushrooms
Laith Araim
Nothing in this establishment was bad. Nothing at all. I don't drink alcohol and they were very nice in getting a mocktail for me to drink. The food was amazing, the appetizers were amazing, even the salad (and I don't like salad) was amazing. I will comeback to this place next time I'm in SC. Thank you for the amazing food and time!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jolan Marchese
Attended a business dinner and everything was delicious! Their service was on point and because I’ma lover of sweets, their parsnip cake was the best cake I’ve ever eaten!
The food, the atmosphere, the food!!! (Did I mention the food?) There are so many vegan and gluten free options! So so good and the service was fantastic!
This is a great place for brunch with some interesting and different options. A lovely space with good service. I would return.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
My husband and I went for brunch on a Sunday. What a wonderful experience. The service was quick and friendly. Connor walked me thru the menu which was a little intimidating for me. His recommendations were spot on! The food was amazing and flavorful. I’ve never had better spiced food in my life. The restaurant was comfortable and nicely decorated. We will be back !
Before we get started I do not often do this. As a former chef and someone who worked in this industry for a long time I try to look past things and give the benefit of the doubt to a lot of places. The things that happens even after sleeping on it made me feel I need to express myself. First off I do want to say I did enjoy our waitress. Definitely things she could have done much different but overall she was about the only thing enjoyable about the experience. First off I paid for a valentine day five course meal with the chef at the bar explaining his creations. It was about fifty more dollars per ticket than the in house seating. Well that appeared oversold and we did not get that experience. Then the amount of disorganization was amazing. The food runners messed up the order of the meal, gave food to the wrong people, and most of the staff seemed utterly clueless. Our meal was well unappealing to say the least and left me excited I had dominos at home left over from my kids dinner. Not only that but because of the incompetence we were left between course for a minimum of 25 min per course. It would have been okay if the portions were adequate in size for the 150+ dollar price tag, and had more flavor. As an example one dish was supposed to have a truffle cream sauce and well it was either so sudtle but more likely not present, but absolutely no truffle present. It was a non sweet whipped cream like substance that added nothing. In addition after two hours and three of five courses just finished we ended up getting our fourth which was supposed to be the first. Then the zealous owner I assume came. I wanted to discuss the frustrating and poorly executed event but instead of actually trying to see how the experience was all he talked about was how wonderful the wait staff was. When he saw I was agitated and about to discuss the meal (I said my waitress she was wonderful and the only thing that was) he turned and walked away. We asked for dessert to go and probably should have read the clues by the countless desserts left over that we should have just ran. We got to the car and my wife tried the parsnip cake (supposed to be similar to carrot cake). The cake was worse than a bran muffin and the icing was a soured butter/sour cream whip that I am wondering is salt replaced the sugar because it was actually not edible. It was thrown away immediately. My daughter before we tossed it tried it and said “gross, what the hell is this” spit it out and was done. This was an unbelievably frustrating and disappointing experience. I have had this planned for my wife and I for like a month and as a James beard finalist chef I was so excited. The cold Dominoes pizza was a better experience that what we had and (not a knock to dominoes) but I freaking hate dominoes. I want to conclude, I have for many years of my life, worked as a chef and with chefs in fine dining restaurants in my home town in NC and I know how this things are supposed to run. Had I ever been a part of the disastrous event that was last night and sent out food that late and that poor I would have been fired. This was truthfully one of the worse dining experiences my wife and I have had in a very long time. As a final thought, the owner when he conversed with us before e leaving he asked where we came from and we told him Savannah, he said “Savannah is cool I guess, but we hope to bring more people from Savannah here to experience our food,” well sir I can tell you I will never be recommending your restaurant to anyone here so it may be a good while before that dream comes true.
Tonight was our first time dining at Okan but certainly not our last. Everything was spectacular with generous portions. Highly recommend!!
Phenomenal food! We got the oxtail, octopus, crispy mushrooms and coco bread and it was all so delicious! One of the best meals I’ve ever had!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The food was absolutely amazing for both of my visits. Each bar tender made amazing drinks and made for an interactive experience through taste testing/sampling. Will definitely add to my weekly routine by visiting frequently! Atmosphere was welcoming and calm. The aesthetics of the restaurant were gorgeous.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I've worked in the kitchen... Lol... No need to explain
I loved everything about this! Excellent food, beautiful atmosphere, wonderful service. Looking forward to returning with the whole family!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Nah this place is bomb for real. I had the oxtail, my wife had the jerk goat. We shared corn bread, mashed carrots, collard greens, crispy oysters, cookies n cream ice cream AND the apple crisp cheesecake. Yes that’s a lot of food. Yes we finished every last bit of it.
The food is like a long warm hug. Atmosphere is comfortable yet somehow fancy. Service was far above average. We’ll be back!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I recently signed up for a cooking class offered as part of Okan’s “Craft & Cocktail Series: Cooking with Chef Bernard”
James Beard Nominee Executive Chef Bernard Bennett is an outstanding chef and instructor. In Okan’s gorgeous main dining room, Chef taught the hands-on class how to prepare 3-4 different Okán signature dishes with readily available ingredients so we could replicate them at home - printed copies were also handed out.
Okan’s Lead Bartender, Rickey, showed us how to make 2 craft cocktails, 3 mocktails, and how to make simple syrups which were all delicious and easy to make. He was very friendly and passionate about his art.
We all enjoyed Chef Bennett’s recipes we had prepared together and bonded over the wonderful experience. I highly recommend Chef Bennett’s classes - I’m giving a few as holiday gifts!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Jollof Rice, Coco Bread, Local Grilled Fish DF GF
Restaurantji Recommends
I had the pleasure of dining at Okam for a private party. The food was amazing, specialty cocktails were a huge hit and the parsnip cake was a perfect finish! You’ll love it!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Sauce, Hearth Bread, Coco Bread, Shrimp Rundown, Local Grilled Fish DF GF, Crispy Mushrooms
Nothing in this establishment was bad. Nothing at all. I don't drink alcohol and they were very nice in getting a mocktail for me to drink. The food was amazing, the appetizers were amazing, even the salad (and I don't like salad) was amazing. I will comeback to this place next time I'm in SC. Thank you for the amazing food and time!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Attended a business dinner and everything was delicious! Their service was on point and because I’ma lover of sweets, their parsnip cake was the best cake I’ve ever eaten!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Hearth Bread, Jollof Rice, Coco Bread, Crispy Mushrooms
Great space with really tasty food
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The food, the atmosphere, the food!!! (Did I mention the food?) There are so many vegan and gluten free options! So so good and the service was fantastic!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Local Grilled Fish DF GF
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