What a great night! We went to celebrate a friend’s birthday with a party of 4. Super friendly staff. The duck toast on Japanese milk bread, oyster, monkfish and stroganoff were fabulous! Highly recommend
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Pat Welsh
Mary and I really enjoyed our visit. The atmosphere, the food, and service was just right. Zen and Dre, while busy with all their responsibilities, balanced our table with an attentive manner.
Seriously, why isn't this place fully booked every night?!? I'm a tasting menu enthusiast and this one hit ALL the boxes. Creative and delicious food, great ambiance, excellent service- highly recommend this hidden gem!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Shannon R. Morris
I thought this place was really cool and the food was delicious. Recommend oysters and the duck liver toast
Sofia Segura
Such a fun place, perfect for a nice date night! The environment is so sleek & intimate, our server was kind, playful, and very helpful. We had the salmon starter, beef stroganoff, & braised pork belly and were blown away by how good everything tasted. Such a beautiful place with a small, but phenomenal menu. Definitely worth checking out if you're looking for something new & high quality.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Catalina Mejia
Great place for creative cocktails and delicious small plates!! The vibe is always incredible here with friendly staff and beautiful aesthetics. Great place to hang with friends and stay a while.
been wanting to go here for a while and finally got the opportunity. did the tasting menu.
our server was fantastic and sweet and took great care of us. she was a definite highlight. the decor and lighting of the place is really really nice. whoever does the music knows my taste, but the acoustics really muddy the noise and im not sure the music really fits with the establishment in the first place. moving on.
the cocktail i had was very tasty. the food i felt was unfortunately fairly lackluster. maybe my palate is simply not refined enough (though i have tried multiple delicious experimental tasting menu courses in and outside of the country), but i just didnt come away feeling the way i would have liked with a lot of the dishes. presentations were fantastic though.
started with duck liver toast and a cup oyster. maybe im not a liver guy (have had some incredible foie gras before) but i wasnt feeling it. the oyster was a fun lil treat. next dish was a form of egg custard that really didnt do much for me. the yellowtail fish plate was delightful and bursting with flavor. everything on the plate came together well. scallop plate was next and it was divine (that basil was smacking tf out of the other flavors though). those two were far and away the best dishes. the last dish before the desserts was pork belly which was a disappointing finish to the main course for a place like this but the pork belly was good. the first dessert was a mango mochi dish which i was not a fan of, and the second was cantaloupe/honeydew dessert where the melons were excellent but the flavor was entirely overridden by just way, way too much goat cheese imo.
id like to potentially give this place another chance because maybe a lot of these dishes were just not for my taste buds, and i do want to support spots like this that aim for the stars. maybe next time.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
Tisha Looker
The bartenders and drinks are fabulous!!! I've been twice and both were horrible. The tasting menu was inedible. When we ordered from the menu the wagyu was tasteless and rubbery.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 1
Service: 5
Whitney Sorensen
I gave Bearcat two stars because I was two out of six successes tonight. Bill was high for the value. Plenty of other options to spend $300+ in
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 4
Justine Reyes
Everything was fantastic from the presentation, the atmosphere, the service, and of course the food!!!! Best meal I’ve had in Charleston. One million percent recommend
Creative cuisine in a funky vibe (sit in the back room by the kitchen). Fun and engaged service. Good value for the quality.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Duck Liver Toast
Silv
After reading about the chef/owner's experience at several Michelin starred restaurants, I was excited to have dinner at Bearcat. A friend and I had the tasting menu and it was amazing! Every bite was delicious and each presentation was, as our server so accurately described, "art on a plate". Such a special treat to have a place like Bearcat in West Ashley! Superb dining experience!
Run, don't walk. This place is INCREDIBLE ! Atmosphere, vibe, food, wine and spirits, just go! In a foodie town it is tough to be impressed, Bearcat does just that. Oh and they are one of the very few that has late night bar bites! Win, all the way around.
Marissa Rothermel
We had a wonderful experience last night at Bearcat. We had a rare "date night" and chose to sit at the bar while electing for the chefs tasting menu.
WOW.
The food was incredible, the service top notch and attentive. The whole experience was refined - plating, presentation, and even little history lessons while being served - but it was never "poncy" or "snooty" - it felt like anyone could come in, have an INCREDIBLE meal, fun conversation, and become part of the Bearcat family.
We'll definitely be back- the scallops dish and the pork belly dish will be menu items I dream of until we return!
P S. don't sleep on the cocktails! Whether ordering from the thoughtfully designed menu or requesting something creative from the bar team's minds - you won't be disappointed!
Patrick
I can sincerely say the tasting menu was one of the best meals I have ever had. The service was flawless, and everyone there made us feel like VIP customers. I cannot speak highly enough about Bearcat. The food is beyond delicious and beautiful. Truly genius.
What a great night! We went to celebrate a friend’s birthday with a party of 4. Super friendly staff. The duck toast on Japanese milk bread, oyster, monkfish and stroganoff were fabulous! Highly recommend
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Mary and I really enjoyed our visit. The atmosphere, the food,
and service was just right. Zen and Dre, while busy with all their responsibilities, balanced our table with an attentive manner.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Market Crudo, Brownie Sundae, Scallops
Seriously, why isn't this place fully booked every night?!? I'm a tasting menu enthusiast and this one hit ALL the boxes. Creative and delicious food, great ambiance, excellent service- highly recommend this hidden gem!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I thought this place was really cool and the food was delicious. Recommend oysters and the duck liver toast
Such a fun place, perfect for a nice date night! The environment is so sleek & intimate, our server was kind, playful, and very helpful. We had the salmon starter, beef stroganoff, & braised pork belly and were blown away by how good everything tasted. Such a beautiful place with a small, but phenomenal menu. Definitely worth checking out if you're looking for something new & high quality.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great place for creative cocktails and delicious small plates!! The vibe is always incredible here with friendly staff and beautiful aesthetics. Great place to hang with friends and stay a while.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Duck Liver Toast, Grilled Oysters, Scallops
been wanting to go here for a while and finally got the opportunity. did the tasting menu.
our server was fantastic and sweet and took great care of us. she was a definite highlight. the decor and lighting of the place is really really nice. whoever does the music knows my taste, but the acoustics really muddy the noise and im not sure the music really fits with the establishment in the first place. moving on.
the cocktail i had was very tasty. the food i felt was unfortunately fairly lackluster. maybe my palate is simply not refined enough (though i have tried multiple delicious experimental tasting menu courses in and outside of the country), but i just didnt come away feeling the way i would have liked with a lot of the dishes. presentations were fantastic though.
started with duck liver toast and a cup oyster. maybe im not a liver guy (have had some incredible foie gras before) but i wasnt feeling it. the oyster was a fun lil treat. next dish was a form of egg custard that really didnt do much for me. the yellowtail fish plate was delightful and bursting with flavor. everything on the plate came together well. scallop plate was next and it was divine (that basil was smacking tf out of the other flavors though). those two were far and away the best dishes. the last dish before the desserts was pork belly which was a disappointing finish to the main course for a place like this but the pork belly was good. the first dessert was a mango mochi dish which i was not a fan of, and the second was cantaloupe/honeydew dessert where the melons were excellent but the flavor was entirely overridden by just way, way too much goat cheese imo.
id like to potentially give this place another chance because maybe a lot of these dishes were just not for my taste buds, and i do want to support spots like this that aim for the stars. maybe next time.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
The bartenders and drinks are fabulous!!! I've been twice and both were horrible. The tasting menu was inedible. When we ordered from the menu the wagyu was tasteless and rubbery.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 1
Service: 5
I gave Bearcat two stars because I was two out of six successes tonight. Bill was high for the value. Plenty of other options to spend $300+ in
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 4
Everything was fantastic from the presentation, the atmosphere, the service, and of course the food!!!! Best meal I’ve had in Charleston. One million percent recommend
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Duck Liver Toast, Grilled Oysters
Restaurantji Recommends
Creative cuisine in a funky vibe (sit in the back room by the kitchen). Fun and engaged service. Good value for the quality.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Duck Liver Toast
After reading about the chef/owner's experience at several Michelin starred restaurants, I was excited to have dinner at Bearcat. A friend and I had the tasting menu and it was amazing! Every bite was delicious and each presentation was, as our server so accurately described, "art on a plate". Such a special treat to have a place like Bearcat in West Ashley! Superb dining experience!
Run, don't walk. This place is INCREDIBLE ! Atmosphere, vibe, food, wine and spirits, just go! In a foodie town it is tough to be impressed, Bearcat does just that. Oh and they are one of the very few that has late night bar bites! Win, all the way around.
We had a wonderful experience last night at Bearcat. We had a rare "date night" and chose to sit at the bar while electing for the chefs tasting menu. WOW. The food was incredible, the service top notch and attentive. The whole experience was refined - plating, presentation, and even little history lessons while being served - but it was never "poncy" or "snooty" - it felt like anyone could come in, have an INCREDIBLE meal, fun conversation, and become part of the Bearcat family. We'll definitely be back- the scallops dish and the pork belly dish will be menu items I dream of until we return! P S. don't sleep on the cocktails! Whether ordering from the thoughtfully designed menu or requesting something creative from the bar team's minds - you won't be disappointed!
I can sincerely say the tasting menu was one of the best meals I have ever had. The service was flawless, and everyone there made us feel like VIP customers. I cannot speak highly enough about Bearcat. The food is beyond delicious and beautiful. Truly genius.
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