Tempest Charleston

Perhaps I'm getting old..but my pasta was so heavy and seasoned that I had a hard time eating more than a few bites. I brought the majority of it home. Even now as I've reheated it...so much seasoning. I'm used to cacio e Pepe in Italy, this felt much heavier and texture-wise the pasta gummed together and almost needed a knife to get through. I could pick up the whole mass of pasta with a single fork, it was that sticky. Shrimp were large and cooked perfectly. Server did not question that I'd hardly eaten anything (I ate the shrimp). The rolls as an appetizer were similarly heavy and seasoned. My husband had mussels and short rib, these were delicious according to him. We skipped dessert as everything was just so heavy, but they did look delicious. Gorgeous atmosphere, good server, high prices (but then again everything is, and it's appropriate for Charleston). Will probably give another try but order differently.

We had a fantastic meal at Tempest last night! The wedge salad was prepared differently than the typical wedge and it was delicious! We had pasta both bolognese and cacio e Pepe and both were fabulous! Our daughter had steak frite which was prepared perfectly and was tender and flavorful. Dessert and cocktails were also delicious. Out server was wonderful and the atmosphere was warm and inviting. I loved that it was not loud so we could hear each other. This was our first time there and we're already planning to return with friends soon!

The Steak Frites here were the best I've ever had: cooked to perfection, tender and full of flavor. The Short Ribs were dry, but they graciously replaced them with an amazing Caci a Peppe. The pasta was homemade and cooked al dente with a perfect sauce. The shrimp added were wonderfully cooked as well.

What an unexpected pleasure! We planned to go for happy hour but loved the bar area so much that we stayed for dinner. The bartender was an expert in mixing cocktails and quite helpful with advice about visiting Charleston. The food was delicious and relative in the presentation. Looking forward to going again!

Exceptional service from the whole staff, especially Jordan! Outstanding recommendations and made sure my girlfriend had the most special bday dinner! Everything we ate was delicious. Highly recommend this beautiful restaurant!

We had a wonderful dinner at Tempest! Our server, Jordan was knowledgeable about the menu, helpful with suggestions and managed to find me a side of ranch dressing! We will be back on our next visit to Charleston!

Best Service ever. Grace is a queen. She treated us so well. Food was pretty good overall. Would return

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

I will start by saying we went during restaurant week (so already busy) but despite that we had a lovely time. Granted there were some hiccups with service and our orders but Adam promptly and professionally handled the mishaps. We greatly enjoyed our time and celebrating our anniversary despite everything. We will gladly return and the deserts are still living rent free in my head.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 4

Needless to say, unforgettable experience. The staff went above and beyond for us and made our experience truly something special. Have to shout out the GM and Server who attended to us (I cant remember the names but yall made us hot chocolate to accommodate for something else that was no ones fault at all) yall were awesome, and im incredibly happy that we chose Tempest as our dinner spot for the evening. Will be dining here again on the next visit !

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

By far worst experience I’ve had at a restaurant here in Charleston. Steak was extremely overcooked, sides lacked any flavor, and service was subpar. One waitress knocked over water onto the table and took 10 minutes to get towels. She then just tossed them to us to clean up ourselves. Another waitress was extremely rude to another in our party. I would not recommend this place.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 1

Service: 1

My husband and I recently moved to the area and decided we would try Tempest as our first date night, because we love seafood. We went for the NYE special dinner, and it was spectacular. We arrived at 5:31pm thinking our reservation was at 5:30. Turns out it was for 5:15 (100 percent our mistake, we should have double checked). They were very gracious and made room for us, despite our mistake. Our waitress, Grace Winter, was AMAZING! She was so fun and knowledgeable. My husband and I love to treat ourselves to fine dining experiences, and this one was one of the best, and I’m convinced it’s mostly because of her. Her recommendations were spot on. I can’t wait to come back and try the regular menu, and hopefully we get Ms. Winter again.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

New years eve Staff was amazing, food was delicious. Would come back again. Loved our bartenders Alton and Nick!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Wife and I had a wonderful meal tonight at Tempest. Red Snapper and Pasta were both delicious. Shrimp was the best I've ever had. Cocktails, salad, bread, desert..all delicious. Our server (Grace) was great walking us through the menu. We'll be back whenever we're in town!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

The duck was amazing. Might I recommend offering a different side option other than the lentils? The bummer for me was the order of oysters which are tiny. The service was fabulous as well as the taste of the food.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Tempest is a classic restaurant in downtown Charleston in the heart of market Street. Overall, the experience from the staff to the food to the atmosphere.

Happy hours phenomenal deal to try some of their classics. Their burger was well marinated, though slightly thin fries were delicious, thin and crispy shoestring style.

The shrimp may have been the best part of the meal. Didn’t know that cocktail shrimp could be so perfectly cooked and so well marinated, served chilled with a delicious classic cocktail sauce.

calamari was very thinly battered, perfectly cooked with no chewiness. Loved the aioli too though a little too citrusy.

Pistachio wedge salad was super creamy, fun to get, but may not get every time. The dill flavor was nice.

Fish tacos were a 1/5. The fish portion was small, under seasoned, and not flaky or buttery at all. The coleslaw was okay with pineapple hints but overall very very underwhelming, under seasoned, and extremely small portion for a $19 for only two.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5