Aqua Grille and Lounge
10 North Forest Beach Dr. (843) 341-3331. www.aquagrilleandlounge.com.Seats: about 210.Cuisine: seafood and steak.Specialties: pan-blackened grouper with fried green tomatoes, white-Cheddar grits and sherry-scallion cream; pecan-crusted sea bass with spicy cranberry sauce; bento box of scallop ceviche, lobster Napoleon, sashimi, shrimp cocktail and Kobe beef carpaccio.Main courses: $22-$25.Chef: Jeff Messenger.Owner: The Katon family.
Camellia Grill
33 Office Park Rd. Unit 10. (843) 842-3727.Seats: 75.Cuisine: contemporary Southern.Specialties: grilled venison rib chop with apricot-molasses glaze on a bed of parsnip purée; amaretto pan-seared North Carolina trout with grilled asparagus; Miss Alma’s peach cobbler.Main courses: $19-$36.Chef: Anuschka Schurr.Owner: Horizon Hospitality Group.
Red Fish
8 Archer Rd. (843) 686-3388. www.redfishofhiltonhead.com.Seats: 340.Cuisine: Caribbean-Asian-Southern.Specialties: soy-glazed sea bass with wasabi sauce, udon noodles and wakame salad; grouper with guava purée and mango-avocado salsa; lobster macaroni and cheese.Main courses: $20-$30.Chef: Sean Walsh.Owner: Downtown Hilton Head Group.
Sage Room
13 Heritage Plaza. (843) 785-5352. www.thesageroom.com.Seats: 75.Cuisine: American-Asian.Specialties: Sage Room Benedict of filet mignon with asparagus; mixed grill of duck breast and quail stuffed with wild-boar sausage and served with grits and sour cherry demi glace; roasted Colorado rack of lamb with Parmesan-basil risotto and wild mushroom demi glace.Main courses: $25-$40.Chef-Owner: Matt Jording.
Spice Restaurant and Lounge
The Village at Wexford, 1000 William Hilton Parkway. (843) 785-4850. www.spicehhi.com.Seats: 155.Cuisine: new Indian.Specialties: tikka masala; braised lamb shank; Chilean sea bass with a curry of mushrooms, mild onions and peppers.Main courses: $16-$29.Chef: Roby Chandhoke.Owner: Sara Pascarella.
