chive sea bar & lounge

this is one of my new favorite restaurants in savannah! great 20s lounge atmosphere with curtain separated modern style lounge booths. food was fantastic! first, you have to start with the chive muscles...seriously you will regret it if you miss this! it is the source of that savory curry like smell in the restaurant (because everyone orders them). they are the best steamed muscles i have had. try to get extra toast to dip in the heavenly broth! we ordered the lobster tail risotto and the chilean sea bass for our entrees. both were excellent...but that melt in your mouth chilean sea bass will bring mebackagain again...omg. most entrees come in a small and large portion. not only does the small dish help with the pocket book but it really is the right amount of food without gorgeing yourself. located in the heart of downtown and highly recommended!

lovely dinner. i had my first meal on dec. 27, 2013 at chive with family who are great fans of all the family restaurants.
we were not disappointed in the service with the place fully filled with customers.
it is an upscale spot, with nifty lighting, a charlie chan movie showing ( silent) and well-staged seating. our crowd had a large table in thebackand were able to hear one another after the owner most politely visited with us and turned down the music which had a speaker by us.
my salad was perfect, with mango and arugula. i had the small potion of one half a lobster and orzo that was delicious, and i was sorry that i had ordered the smaller portion. i finished off the she crab soup my husband had ordered that had some bits of crab shell in it that he could not be bothered with but did not stop me from finishing it. he did add sherry, but i am sure that it was fine without it. my daughter had her favorite, octopus, not fried, but i did not try it, maybe next time with two glasses of wine!
a lovely experience. goingbacksoon with friends.

a lunch to remember in savannah. lunch specials were amazing. at 9 dollars a plate the perfect amount of food combined with a great atmosphere. the food itself crab cake and risotto with grilled fish was very very good. the risotto showed real creativity with unusual ingredients that combined in wonderful ways, will definitely bebackwhen in town.

on last week a reservation for a group of 20 to dine at 6:30 pm on august 24th for a celebratory event. your hostess also called me to verify the amount dining. when we arrived we were told by your hostess that she could only seat 10. later she said that we had 2 more booths coming available. keep in mind we had 21 quest there. when the additional seating became available i was told by the host that the owner said no we could not have the additional seating. at that point i'm really not understanding. one of the tables we were promised became available. five of the quest sat down which included me, then the owner/cook came to the table and stated " he is the owner and he calls the shots". the owner also made it clear that we could not have the other table we reserved. i could not grasp or understand why we were being treated in such a disrespectful and unfair manner. we where well dressed, poised and spending money. not to mention when more quest of our party arrived they were told they could not come in because it was a fire hazard also i brought a cake and asked if they could hold it in the back, the hostess said sure. again some of our quest are standing up eating & drinking. the waiters were constantly rushing my quest to eat. a waiter brought my daughters cake out, which were only a few feet from the kitchen since we where seated in thebackof the restaurant. later i was advised by there waitress that there is a 25 dollar charge for walking the cake to the table, that didn't included cutting or serving it. thank you chive for you distasteful , disrespectful unfair customer service. oh, did i mention we are african american?