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American · Beaufort

Breakwater Restaurant & Bar | Southern

4.6 · 570 reviews$$$
Cuisine
American
Where
Beaufort
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About

A seasonal menu of elegant Southern dishes & seafood is offered at this warm eatery with lively bar.

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Breakwater Restaurant & Bar | Southern from outside
A dish at Breakwater Restaurant & Bar | Southern
A dish at Breakwater Restaurant & Bar | Southern
A dish at Breakwater Restaurant & Bar | Southern
A dish at Breakwater Restaurant & Bar | Southern
A dish at Breakwater Restaurant & Bar | Southern

Photographs by Jimmy Martin, Realtor, Bull The Most Competent Trader, Jackie Elliott, Charlotte Lynch, Shannon McClure and Greg Jones, via Google.

Hours

  • Monday5:00 - 9:00 PM
  • Tuesday5:00 - 9:00 PM
  • Wednesday5:00 - 9:00 PM
  • Thursday5:00 - 9:00 PM
  • Friday5:00 - 9:00 PM
  • Saturday5:00 - 9:00 PM
  • SundayClosed
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Menu

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Reds

6 oz | 9 oz | bottle

  • Paul Hobbs CrossBarn

    Sonoma, California

    $14.00 – $48.00

  • Adelsheim

    Willamette Valley, Oregon

    $16.00 – $61.00

  • Wente Southern Hills

    Cabernet, Livermore Valley, California

    $10.00 – $36.00

  • Annabella

    Cabernet, Napa Valley, California

    $15.00 – $60.00

  • Obsidian Ridge

    Cabernet, Red Hills Lake County, California

    $18.00 – $69.00

  • Dom Lafage Cuvée Nicolas

    Grenache, Côtes Catalanes, France

    $14.00 – $53.00

  • Mary Taylor Odile Delpon

    Malbec, Cahors, France

    $12.00 – $45.00

  • Dom De Châteaumar

    Grenache, Côtes-Du-Rhône, France

    $13.00 – $48.00

  • Ciacci Piccolomini D'Aragona

    Super Tuscan (cab & merlot), Italy

    $15.00 – $57.00

White & Rosé

6 oz | 9 oz | bottle

  • Dom Fredavelle

    Rosé, grenache, syrah, cab, Provence, France

    $13.00 – $49.00

  • Wente Vineyards Morning Fog

    Chardonnay, Livermore Valley, California

    $10.00 – $36.00

  • Dom Celine & Frédéric Gueguen

    Chardonnay, Chablis, France

    $15.00 – $60.00

  • Paul Hobbs CrossBarn

    Chardonnay, Sonoma Coast, California

    $16.00 – $61.00

  • Honig

    Sauvignon blanc, Napa Valley, California

    $16.00 – $61.00

  • Dom Beausejour Les Grenettes

    Sauvignon blanc, Touraine, France

    $14.00 – $53.00

  • Sandy Cove

    Sauvignon blanc, Marlborough, New Zealand

    $12.00 – $45.00

  • Flores Picpoul De Pinet

    Picpoul De Pinet, Languedoc-Roussillon, France

    $9.00 – $33.00

  • Cielo

    Pinot Grigio, Delle Venezie, Italy

    $9.00 – $33.00

  • Neboa Albarino

    Albarino, Rías Baixas, Spain

    $14.00 – $53.00

Bubbles

  • Tenuta Santomè

    Prosecco D.O.C, Italy

    $11.00 – $41.00

  • Mumm Napa Prestige Cuvée

    Brut, California

    $12.00 – $48.00

  • Mumm Napa Brut Rosé

    Brut Rosé, California

    $12.00 – $48.00

  • Domaine Chandon

    Brut, California

    $61.00

  • Veuve Clicquot Vintage Brut

    Champagne, France

    $115.00

  • Philippe Fontaine

    Rosé De Saignée, Champagne, France

    $120.00

Pinot Noir

  • Illahe Estate

    Willamette Valley

    $68.00

  • Argyle Reserve

    Willamette Valley

    $75.00

  • EnRoute Les Pommiers by Far Niente

    Russian River Valley, California

    $75.00

  • Patz & Hall

    Sonoma Coast, California

    $80.00

  • Post and Beam by Far Niente

    Napa Valley, California

    $75.00

  • Reynolds

    Napa Valley, California

    $95.00

  • Presqu'ile Estate

    Sonoma Coast, California

    $98.00

  • Paul Hobbs Winery

    Russian River Valley, California

    $130.00

  • Domaine Serene Evenstad Reserve

    Willamette Valley, Oregon

    $157.00

Old World

  • Jean-François Mérieau Valala

    Pinot noir, Touraine, Loire Valley

    $68.00

  • Domaine Galevan

    Grenache blend, Côtes Du Rhône, France

    $48.00

  • Château Haut Selve

    Graves, Bordeaux

    $73.00

  • Château Grand Français

    Bordeaux Supérieur, France

    $60.00

  • Château Lassègue Grand Cru

    Saint-Émilion, France

    $70.00

  • Domaine Yves Cheron Gigondas

    Rhône Valley, France

    $80.00

  • Jeannin-Naltet 1er Cru

    Mercurey 1er Cru, Burgundy, France

    $110.00

  • Vista Flores Catena

    Malbec, Mendoza, Argentina

    $48.00

  • Benanti Etna Rosso

    Nerello Mascalese & Cappuccio, Sicily, Italy

    $65.00

  • Michele Satta Bolgheri

    Super Tuscan, Tuscany, Italy

    $85.00

  • Torre D’Orti Amarone

    Amarone Della Valpolicella, Veneto, Italy

    $90.00

Domestic

  • Painted Fields

    Zinfandel, Sierra Foothills, California

    $53.00

  • Miner Family Winery

    Sangiovese, Mendocino, California

    $63.00

  • The Prisoner

    Red blend, California

    $80.00

Cabernet Blends

  • Cain Vineyard Cuvée NV

    Red blend, Napa Valley, California

    $14.00 – $56.00

  • Blackbird Vineyards Arise

    Red blend, Napa Valley, California

    $88.00

  • Honig

    Cabernet, Napa Valley, California

    $83.00

  • Bella Union by Far Niente

    Cabernet, Napa Valley, California

    $90.00

  • Freemark Abbey

    Cabernet, Napa Valley, California

    $115.00

  • Paul Hobbs CrossBarn

    Cabernet, Napa Valley, California

    $105.00

  • Orin Swift Papillon

    Red blend, Napa Valley, California

    $115.00

  • Keenan Capstone

    Cab & merlot, Spring Mountain, California

    $135.00

  • Mauritson Rockpile Ridge

    Cabernet, Rockpile, California

    $150.00

  • Silver Oak

    Cabernet, Alexander Valley, California

    $160.00

  • Nickel & Nickel State Ranch

    Cabernet, Yountville, Napa Valley, California

    $180.00

  • Cade

    Cabernet, Howell Mountain, California

    $195.00

  • Mt. Brave

    Cabernet, Napa Valley, California

    $215.00

  • Shafer One Point Five

    Cabernet, Stags Leap, California

    $225.00

  • Judge Palmer

    Cabernet, Beckstoffer to Kalon Vineyard, California

    $295.00

  • Opus One Overture

    Red blend, California

    $350.00

Chardonnay

  • Louis Latour Mâcon-Lugny

    Chardonnay, Burgundy, France

    $60.00

  • Patz & Hall

    Chardonnay, Sonoma Coast, California

    $62.00

  • Domaine Curveux Guillaume

    Pouilly-Fuissé, Burgundy, France

    $75.00

  • Rombauer

    Chardonnay, Carneros, California

    $78.00

  • Martinelli Winery

    Chardonnay, Sonoma Coast, California

    $85.00

  • Olivier Leflaive “Les Sétilles”

    Chardonnay, Bourgogne, France

    $95.00

  • Far Niente

    Chardonnay, Napa Valley, California

    $100.00

  • Isabelle Et Denis Pommier

    Petite Chablis, Burgundy, France

    $72.00

Rosé

  • Annibals

    Coteaux Varois en Provence, France

    $58.00

Sauvignon Blanc

  • Blackbird Vineyards Dissonance

    Sauvignon Blanc, Napa Valley, California

    $48.00

  • Mauritson

    Dry Creek Valley, California

    $61.00

  • Le Garenne Sancerre

    Sauvignon Blanc, Sancerre, France

    $70.00

Interesting Whites

  • Muri-Gries Bianco

    Pinot Blanc, Alto Adige, Italy

    $53.00

  • Santa Margherita

    Pinot Grigio, Valdadige, Italy

    $57.00

  • Pietro Caciorgna Tenuta

    Etna Bianco, Sicily, Italy

    $65.00

For the Table (Starters)

  • Southern Style Fried Shrimp

    1/4 lb shrimp, crackermeal breading, cocktail sauce

    $14.00

  • Butter Bean Hummus

    Extra virgin olive oil, grilled pita

    $13.00

  • Brown Butter Cornbread

    Sorghum whipped butter

    $8.50

  • Fried Oysters

    Cornmeal breading, tartar sauce

    $16.00

  • Lettuce Wrap

    Crispy chicken, Asian pear slaw, peanut chili crisp, bibb lettuce

    $16.00

  • Pimento Cheese Plate

    Southern style pimento, pickled okra, sesame crackers

    $12.00

  • Tuna Tartare

    Fresh lime, sesame, soy drizzle, harissa aioli, purple basil, micro cilantro, wonton chips

    $16.00

  • Stuffed Mushrooms

    Cream cheese, country sausage, balsamic glaze

    $14.00

  • Grilled Caesar

    Romaine hearts, Asiago parmesan, garlic breadcrumbs, bacon lardons, Caesar dressing

    $13.00

  • Cantaloupe Gazpacho Soup

    Tarragon oil, grains of paradise, chili threads

    $12.50

  • Fried Green Tomatoes

    Pimento cheese, balsamic glaze

    $14.00

Entrées

  • Shrimp & Grits

    Butter poached shrimp, stone ground grits, tasso ham gravy

    $29.00

  • Buttermilk Fried Chicken

    Rustic mashed potatoes, braised collards, Nashville hot or Southern gravy

    $27.00

  • Scottish Salmon

    Leeks, poblano pepper, corn maque choux, roasted red potatoes

    $37.00

  • Grilled Duroc Bone-In Pork Chop

    Rustic mashed potatoes, crispy brussels sprouts, peach chutney, bourbon peach BBQ sauce

    $36.00

  • Slow Roasted Pork Carnitas

    Stone ground grits, green tomato salsa verde, blueberry jalapeno crema, pickled onions, Cotija cheese

    $32.00

  • Lamb Meatloaf

    Rustic mashed potatoes, grilled asparagus, tomato bacon jam

    $30.00

  • Grilled Beef Tenderloin*

    Creamed spinach, roasted cremini mushrooms, shaved potato crisp, black garlic jus

    $55.00

  • Pan Seared Shrimp

    Chickpea czarina, squash, zucchini, sugar snap peas, arugula pecan pesto

    $34.00

  • Bacon Pimento Cheese Burger

    8 oz wagyu beef, pepper bacon, house pimento, hand cut fries

    $22.00

  • Grilled Swordfish & Hoppin’ John

    Sea Island red peas, bacon, Carolina Gold rice, mustard greens, “red eye” gravy

    $34.00

  • Hamburger Steak

    8 oz wagyu beef, rustic mashed potatoes, haricot vert, house made A-1 sauce

    $28.00

  • Steak Frites

    8oz Hanger steak, haricots verts, hand cut frites, cafe de Paris Demi glaze

    $45.00

Craft Cocktails

  • Morgana’s Martini

    Grey Goose vodka, St-Germain, fresh lemon & lime, rosemary simple syrup, rosemary sprig

    $16.00

  • The Debutante

    Hibiscus-infused vodka, crème de violette, ginger purée, pomegranate, ginger beer, simple syrup, pineapple

    $15.00

  • Smoked Man of The Century

    Knob Creek bourbon, Antica sweet vermouth, orange bitters, smoked dehydrated orange wheel

    $14.00

  • Ginger Was an Accident

    Pimm's, cachaça, Domaine De Canton, lime juice, orange juice, simple syrup, smoked dehydrated orange wheel

    $15.00

  • Beaufort Breeze

    Coconut rum, pineapple, strawberry, brown simple syrup, cream, Gosling's dark rum float

    $14.00

  • Check Yes or No

    Código Rosa tequila, blueberry, fresh lemon & lime juice, chocolate bitters, cayenne simple syrup, Tajín

    $16.00

  • Gold Dust

    Peach & orange blossom-infused Ketel One, fresh lemon, mint simple syrup, Prosecco, Gold Dust

    $13.00

  • Repeal the 18th

    Bulleit bourbon, brown simple syrup, orange & cherry bitters, orange peel & Port Cherry

    $15.00

  • Sage Advice

    Gray Whale gin, Green Chartreuse, fresh lemon juice, blackberry sage brown simple syrup, smoked lime wheel

    $14.00

  • The Big Dill-Emma

    Hendrick's gin or Ketel One vodka, white balsamic, fresh lemon, simple syrup, cucumber, dill

    $15.00

Local Craft Beers

  • Creature Comforts

    Tropicália IPA, 6.6%

  • Edmund’s Oast

    Something Cold blonde ale, Charleston, SC, 5.0%

  • Tideland Brewing

    Strawberry watermelon sour ale, Charleston, SC, 5.1%

  • Shellring

    Hop Doc IPA, Port Royal, SC, 6.5%

Bottled Beer

  • Bud Light

    None

  • Miller Lite

    None

  • Michelob Ultra

    None

  • PBR

    None

  • Pilsner Urquell

    None

  • Stella Artois

    None

  • Corona

    None

Lowtide Libations - NA

  • Crush Hour

    Fresh squeezed orange juice, orange pulp, fresh lemon juice, mint simple syrup, fresh mint

    $11.00

  • Un-Wined

    De-alcoholized sauvignon blanc, fresh squeezed orange juice, pineapple juice, brown simple, lemon lime wheel, cherry

    $14.00

  • Ginger Wanna Be

    Aplós Arise adaptogen-infused, ish London botanical non-alcoholic gin, Ghia apéritif, lime juice, orange juice, simple syrup, smoked dehydrated orange wheel

    $14.00

  • Dill-Emma

    Ish London botanical non-alcoholic gin, white balsamic, fresh lemon, simple syrup, cucumber, dill

    $14.00

  • White Wine Spritzer

    De-alcoholized sauvignon blanc, simple syrup, Topo Chico, lemon

    $14.00

Alcohol-Free Wine

  • Lobster Reef

    Sauvignon blanc, Marlborough, New Zealand

    $14.00

  • OddBird

    Blanc De Blancs sparkling chardonnay, Germany

    $14.00

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This menu was read from the restaurant's own ordering page on 31 October 2026. If you work here, or you have just eaten here and a price has moved, tell us and we will fix it — corrected prices are locked so the next crawl leaves them alone.

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