Hilton Head Island Restaurants

Hudson's is a large casual seafood restaurant located along the water on the northern part of Hilton Head Island overlooking Port Royal Sound. It also has a well-stocked bar in addition to its sit-down dining area. In addition to eating at the restaurant, you can also get your meals to-go, which is very convenient for families with small children staying in the area.

Hudson's has a decent selection of seafood items on its menu, as well as steaks and burgers for people who don't eat seafood. The one drawback to the menu is that the fish selections are not extensive. However, there is usually a good variety of other types of seafood available, such as crabs, oysters, lobsters, and shrimp. The portions are large. We have always especially enjoyed their steamed shrimp.

This restaurant is in Sea Pines, so you have to pay a toll to get in to eat there which I refuse to do. I have not eaten here, but it reportedly has a good view of the water. I took the picture when we took the island tour from the museum

Favorite Dish: Review says: "This is one of the best places to watch Hilton Head's famed sunsets. A typical menu of burgers, fried shrimp, crab cakes, pasta with seafood, and peel and eat shrimp is available, but we recommend sticking to a light appetizer to nibble with your drink while you watch the sun go down and listen to music on the patio.
Food Rating: C- Overall Rating: B- (A for the sunset)

Overall, this restaurant was a welcoming first stop on Hilton Head Island. We enjoyed the decor and style of the restaurant. It is very beachy-casual and above all else, kid friendly. The view from the outdoor tables was spectacularly calming and soothing. As we ate on the balcony, our view was of a grassy bay area with two big old shrimp boats anchored near.

Not far from our table was the restaurant playground. This made mealtime very enjoyable and we think it is a great idea to attract parents.

Favorite Dish: We shared the Broiled Seafood platter with a Caesar salad. It was pretty good. I thought the scallops were a little, a very little, over cooked but my husband said his where like butter.

However, don't order from the children's menu. My children ordered the fish and chips kid's meal and it was the worst fish ever. My four year old spit his fish (lightly battered fried) into his napkin. After tasting his fish we also found it bland, and the meat of the fish flavorless. My husband and I spent the rest of the evening trying to figure out how the cooks completely drained the flavor from the fish. I'm sure this was done on purpose with meaningful intentions (most kids like bland dishes, I think) but my children are flavor snobs, so they could not stomach the fish.

So, if can, order from the main menu for your children.
Take note: the Price Per Person is more on the $20 end of the range.

There are many places to eat on the island. Many offer good food at reasonable prices. Some are "tourist traps." This restaurant categorizes itself as a "Mediterranean Tavern" but it is much more. They offer a wide selction of seafood, pasta, meats, and traditonal Greek fare. Most entrees come with soup or salad, bread, and choice of two sides.

The service is prompt, courteous, friendly, and professional. The atmosphere is soothing and peaceful; exactly right for a relaxing meal. There are no television sets staring back at you and no loud background music. Diners can actually carry on a coversation without shouting at each other!

The "early bird" specials, served from 5-6 pm, are an excellent value for the price (about $16.00 plus tax). I recently had the chicken marsala. It came with a glass of wine, bread, soup or salad, and sides. The portion was huge! The chicken was not tough and the sauce was excellent.

Living here, we have lots of choices for where to go to eat. This is one of our favorites.

I haven't called any fish markets, yet, for live or steamed blue crabs. I have, however, found a restaurant in the Tybee Island area which is about a 55 mile drive from Hilton Head. They serve blue crabs by the dozen. Looks like a fun place, too. To me, it's definitely worth the drive for a great dinner of crabs. It's called The Crab Shack. Here's a link to their site: http://www.thecrabshack.com

Still searching on Hilton Head island though.

Upon entering we were told to seat ourselves and did so. It took 5 minutes for a server to ask us what we would like to drink. It took 15 minutes for a server to take our order and we were even more frustrated that they served three tables that came in after us first (although we were sitting ready with our menus closed). The service was terrible. They didn’t take our empty dishes - even when we asked them to. They served us the wrong drinks - Diet Coke - although no one at our table with a soda had ordered diet. When we ordered we asked for our checks to be split up. We received the check after walking up to the counter to request it. Of course, it was not split as requested. The server then said "I have to be honest with you. It is going to take at least 15-20 minutes for me to split the check. Cant you pay together?" I then said "If we could, we wouldn’t have requested it separate to begin with." He then told us to write down how we wanted it split, giving us nothing to write with! The server didn’t even bring us the to go boxes we requested and we asked for them twice! To top it off, when we were paying, we realized they so graciously tipped themselves 18% on our checks since we split it two ways. I know they were very busy and obviously understaffed and we were patient because of this. However, they did all this with rolling of the eyes and completely rude behavior. Good food - too frustrating.

Favorite Dish: Good food, like I said...pulled pork was delicious.

THIS RESTAURANT WAS TERRIBLE WE WENT AND WAITED FOR 1 HOUR AND 15 MINUTES AFTER BEING TOLD 15 MINUTES.

THEY RAN OUT OF RIBS AT 8:30 DO NOT GO HERE IF YOU WANT A GOOD MEAL....

THE GOOD WE DID HAVE WAS COLD!! THEY DID NOT OFFER TO BUY US ANYTHING AND NEVER APOLOGIZED THE THE FOOD WAS TERRIBLE....

THIS IS NOT A PLACE TO EAT FOR A HOT MEAL AND IT WAS A DIRTY PLACE TO EAT....

Favorite Dish: NO GOOD DISHES AT THE SMOKEHOUSE THEY WERE EITHER OUT OF FOOD OR WHEN IT WAS SERVED IT WAS COLD AND THE PLACE WAS NOT CLEAN !!!

DIRTY PLACE AND I WILL REPORT IT TO THE BOARD OF HEALTH....

This restaurant was the worst I have ever been at in 50 years!!! They told us 10 minutes and it was 1hour!!! They ran out of RIBS!! No RIBS CAN YOU BELIEVE IT?? THE WINGS WERE OVERCOOKED AND THE SERVICE WAS TERRIBLE!!

DO NOT GO HERE FOR A DINNER OR LUNCH IT IS TERRIBLE!!!

Favorite Dish: THE PULLED PORK WAS COLD AND OVERDONE AND THE BEER WAS WARM.... DO NOT GO TO THIS RESTAURANT IF YOU WANT A WARM MEAL AND YOU WILL NOT SIT FOR 1 HOUR ....