1kept - Charleston

Everything was perfect for our Easter brunch/ lunch. Service and food were both spectacular. The best part was the 1Kept offered their Burch menu not an overpriced Easter menu. Will definitely go back!!

Would have been a 5 but service was not great. Our waitress was new but obviously, not well trained. Food was fantastic and atmosphere was stellar.....if you are patient with new staff, not in a rush and enjoy GREAT food.....try it, you will not be disappointed!!

A complete change in atmosphere from the former scene here. Muzak pumping, host and staff in casual, untucked shirts. Friendly. Very nice waitress had apparently not been trained to offer the host a taste of the bottle of wine ordered before filling all the glasses. We visited on a Monday evening and the dining room was almost empty. Some dishes gave nods to Lowcountry ingredients and combos, but mixing spicy Italian arrabiatta sauce with, say, spicy pimento cheese was a bridge too far.

We were there on an evening where our two wait staff were brand new to the job and consequently our service was affected. Drinks arrived late and dinner arrived too soon. My martini was teeny tiny as was the glass of wine I had with dinner. As for dinner the mussels with lemongrass app was killer OMG delicious. Have it. Shrimp and grits were just ok and the ciopino was too heavy on the red sauce and too light on overall flavor. Dessert of salted caramel chocolate tart was meh. Overall just ok. I’d def go back for those mussels though.

Pleasant surprise. Food was delicious and the presentation was peerless. The staff seemed to be working out a few minor kinks such as communication between waiters and servers. But this was minor and more then offset by the good natured and friendly attitude of the professional staff. We will be back.