pearlz oyster bar

very happy at happy hour!. wow - what a great happy hour place for oysters, appetizers and drinks! terrific prices, fast and friendly service made us very happy during our first visit to pearlz. so many choices--we decided this would be our dinner! everything was fresh, very tasty and pleasantly appealing. we were disappointed when our schedule precluded us from returning one more time before leaving charleston. if you loveoysters- don't miss pearlz!!

outstanding charleston seafood restaurant - well done. first time visiting charleston and wish we had started with pearlz after having more than one strikeout. pearlz delivered, worthy of falling into the quality you'd find in new orleans' french quarter that can be described only by the word 'magic'. asked for umamioysterson the half shell (in lieu of blue points) and the shucker discovered a bag of bp that had arrived before the hostess could add them as available to the wall daily catch menu. nice touch. sampled the warm crab dip,oystersrockefeller, crab bisque, crab cake sandwich and fish 'n chips. everything including seating and waiter service from beginning to end was top notch. this restaurant is very well run in my opinion, and they must pay buyers top dollar to get the great fresh produce and seafood. don't come here expecting to have the world's best steak or hamburger: this is a local seafood specialty restaurant and they do it very well. i would absolutely recommend this to anyone who appreciates a fabulous mix of southern creole / cajun / low country cuisine.

go early for happy hour. the great thing about this place is their happy hour (weekdays: 4pm-7pm) falls right in time with dinner. the downside is that everyone is there to try and take advantage of it so go early. be prepared to shuck the happy hour gulf oysters. however, the price was decent, my husband shucked away and i happily ate. fyi they do haveoysterson the half shell - regular price.

you can't beat the tasty mahi mahi tacos during happy hour, two tacos for $5.95! they made a great addition to our dozen oysters.

goodoysterswith the atmosphere, came in for a few drinks and small bites. didn't partake in a main course meal, but from what i saw the wine list looked good, and they had lots of local craft beers as well

honestly.. the best shrimp and grits that i've ever had!oysterson the half shell were yummy too..love the quaint atmosphere as well! looking forward to the next time for sure!

pearlz is a wonderful place to eatoystersin charleston.  there are many options in charleston (i am a local) for fabulous seafood and pearlz is right up there.  the restaurant is usually busy and the crowd is made up of many locals.  you will likely wait for a table in the evening. i've tried many menu items and everything so far has been great.  pearlz offers a great selection ofoystersplus many other (fresh) seafood selections.  i love to start off with an oyster shooter followed by an assortment ofoysterson the half shell.  they are served with cocktail sauce (of course) and mignonette.  they are always great! usually we just order a few rounds ofoystersand cocktails until we are full so i haven't tried many other menu items.  it's hard not to repeat the shooter, half shell combo each time to try other items.  i'm sure everything is great.  i have ordered the fish tacos and they are great too.

long wait.oystersrockefeller was delicious! shrimp tasted fresh out of the ocean....could have used a little more seasoning, but overall, good.

pearlz oyster bar, downtown charleston sc

walked into this place by fluke thinking we would order some appetizers!! boy, we were so off!!

the atmosphere was great; our waitress was attentive and professional; she recommended a few of her favorites. we ordered the blue crab soup,oystersrockefeller, salmon and the turf and surf. the food tasted amazing!!!! chef victoria is awesome!!!!

we spent around $46 for everything!!! great place, clean, awesome vibe, amazing food and a great price!!!

would we go again??? yes!!!!

great oysters. pearlz was recommended to us by a local as a must see and we are not disappointment! driving up there were a lot of people standing outside but the cool thing is they don't give you one of those annoying pagers that you're restricted on far away you go.... no they take your cell number and call you when your table is ready. so we went down and got a drink somewhere else. on to the oyster..... brian ordered 12 half and halfoystersand well as the rockefeller and when the first dozen came out they were all raw....shortly afterwards our waitress angela notice the order was wrong so promptly brought out the sixoystersthat were suppose to be steamed. thank you!!! i ordered the mahi tacos which were amazing but i should have only ordered one. brian had the mixed seafood grill with risotto which he said was good but that over did it with the truffle oil. all and all, we enjoyed our meal, the sangria was great and loved at we were seated outside where we were able to give other tourist advice and where to go.

no regrets. went to pearlz when they opened (4pm) for happy hour. tried their house beers which were good and cheap at only $2.50 fro 4 to 7. theoysterswere dee-lish, as were their soups (new england clam chowder, seafood gumbo) and the tuna and swordfish tacos. there is plenty of fish in the fish tacos - the meat comes out as one big slice in the taco which was a nice surprise. the atmosphere was good; agree with another persons comments about getting there early for happy hour because it does indeed fill up quickly. i would absolutely recommend this place for good food and a relaxed place to enjoy a few drinks.

we walked in to a crowded restaurant and grabbed two seats at the bar. it turned out to be the best place to sit – you can see the guys preparing theoystersright in front of you, and they’ll tell you about each of the oysters. they even gave us some free samples!   we started by splitting the saffron lobster bisque ($6.95) with lobster beignet.  it was a great choice. salty, but great lobster flavor. i was looking for a few chunks of meat, but it was only broth. very rich. then, after the free samples, we decided on the dozen oyster sampler  ($18.95). these

died and went to oyster heaven. went to pearlz for theoysters(many varieties to choose from) stayed for much more. i had 3 different kinds of oysters, fish tacos, peel 'n' eat shrimp and monk fish. everything was delicious and fresh! wine list rocked too, many options and reasonably priced. although the place was packed on a thursday night, the staff was attentive and the food was served in an acceptable time.
if you love fresh seafood, go here as soon as you arrive in charleston and order everything!

pearlz's was a delicious dinner in downtown charleston! we had no idea that you had to shuck your own oysters, but it turned into a great learning experience and alot of fun! my husband had the grilled tuna and i had the fried shrimp dinner; both were fabulous! we also loved the happy hour menu and ordered friedoystersfrom that to go with out steamed ones as appetizers. bothoysterswere delicious with sauces we had never tried onoystersbefore. even though it's a bar, i was happy to know that they do offer a kids menu, even though one of our kids ordered the fish and chips from the regular menu. this is certainly a place you must experience while in charleston!

littleoystershow delicious you are! cocktails are nothing to laugh at either.

very very good and very reasonable prices. casual dining in a bar atmosphere but not "bar food." fish tacos were awesome and the homemade chips added an excellent crunch. service was great. hubs had the raw and streamedoystersand was quite pleased. we would go back.