Breakwater Restaurant and Bar Brings Its “Seasonal, Artisanal, and Original” Menu to the Lunch Table
story by Lindsey Lenoir
The combination of modern sophistication, tradition, and Lowcountry comfort is what Breakwater Restaurant and Bar has offered historic Beaufort for the past eighteen years. Having relocated in 2009 to their current space nestled on the Corner of Carteret Street and Port Republic, Breakwater originally only served dinner. It has since opened its doors to the lunch crowd. Local patrons and tourists alike can enjoy a few of their favorite dinner menu items along with some new, lighter, and refreshing, seasonal salad and sandwich options. Don’t forget to grab one of their noteworthy cocktails, like the “Prince of Tides” (a fusion of Patron-silver, St. Germain, honey syrup and fresh lime juice). Then before you leave, be sure to tell Mrs. Donna Lang, General Manager, Co-owner, and wife of Executive Chef Gary Lang, hello!
Executive Chefs and co-owners, Gary Lang and Elizabeth Shaw, along with Chef De Cuisine Megan Horne, create their “New Southern Cuisine” by using fresh, local produce whenever possible. Incorporating culinary influences from different parts of the globe and adding some “fresh, Southern flare”, while utilizing seafood from the Carolina Coast, the chefs have been able to create a menu that is sure to delight. Chef Lang, founder of Breakwater, “pledged to stay true to simple cooking techniques and only work with sustainable, seasonal ingredients.” Chefs Lang and Shaw have succeeded in building a menu that incorporates, “simple, honest cooking” and adds fresh, innovative, “subtle nuances to traditional southern dishes.”
Every Saturday from 9am-12pm Breakwater serves the community at the Port Royal Farmer’s market, selling items like tacos, their famous butter bean hummus, and signature pimento cheese, all of which have ingredients sourced by the vendors at the market. Chef Shaw says that it has always been important to them to build rapport with the local farming community and to support local businesses and artisans. “We even used local architects and interior designers when creating the new location.” Breakwater has been voted OpenTables’ “Diners’ Choice Winner, earned the TripAdvisor “Certificate of Excellence”, and was voted as The Island News (TIN) Favorite for the seventh year in a row.
Breakwater is now open Monday-Saturday 11am-3pm for lunch, and 5pm-9pm for dinner with Happy Hour starting at 4.
