82 Queen - Charleston

I am not sure why so many of the reviews are so good with stars. Maybe it is because Queen has lots of potential to be a great restaurant. It has a charming loc... read more I am not sure why so many of the reviews are so good with stars. Maybe it is because Queen has lots of potential to be a great restaurant. It has a charming location in the heart of downtown. Several small dining rooms make the place quiet and intimate. But we cannot taste ambience!We ordered the namesake Queen Salad and found a large salad large enough for three kind of large made with what looks like triplewashed greens from the supermarket you know the kind that comes in a bag dressed in Krafts ranch dressing with shredded Cheddar and bacon bitsreminds me of salad bars from my college dining hall. The salad foreshadowed the rest of our meal which was very underwhelming. The crab cake was bland. So was the seafood gumbo, it was thin and tasted like a vegetable soup with a few shrimp thrown in. What happen to the roux? The bright spots of the whole evening was the She crab soup and the mini biscuits and salted butter. Even then, The She crab soup is only average.The staff could have been trained a little betterour server left an unused wine glass on our table throughout the eveninghe should have cleared it since only one of us was having wine. He also did not clear our used plates until our next course was served.Our dinner costs about the same as the one we had the previous night at The Ordinary but the differences between the two meals was like night and day

Good food and service. Attractive setting and convenient to major activities read more Good food and service. Attractive setting and convenient to major activities

The soup was very salty. Heirloom tomato and cucumber salad was ordinary cherry tomato instead of the delicious juicy slices. Coconut curry whole snapper was ru... read more The soup was very salty. Heirloom tomato and cucumber salad was ordinary cherry tomato instead of the delicious juicy slices. Coconut curry whole snapper was rubberized and tasteless. We can't even cut through the skin. However, staff were kind to comp dinner and we just paid for our drinks. Have to tip waiter well as he lost his deal on our table

82 Queen is the perfect place to treat yourself to some delicious Southern food. Everything that we ordered was spotless with great recommendations from our lov... read more 82 Queen is the perfect place to treat yourself to some delicious Southern food. Everything that we ordered was spotless with great recommendations from our lovely waitress (with the unfortunate exception of the wine which was pretty awful). Be sure totry the bourbon pecan pie, so good!! All in all, a great dinner.

The food was delicious, the presentation made the meal feel all the more special! The restaurant's layout is unique takes advantage of the historic building it'... read more The food was delicious, the presentation made the meal feel all the more special! The restaurant's layout is unique takes advantage of the historic building it's in; the patio is cozy and inviting! I'm so glad we happened to walk by when we werelooking for a nice place for dinner!