Royal Tern

Seafood

Sourcing evidence found

3005 Maybank Highway, Johns Island, SC

theroyaltern.com ↗(843) 718-3434

Independent

House Breads

curry peanuts, prik nam pla, scallions, house chili sauce
45

Salads and Soup

Seasonal White Fish caper crust, succotash, fines herbes, beurre blanc
46
Scallops saffron risotto, green peas, arugula, sofrito, fried capers, roasted red pepper emulsion

Raw Bar

Chopped romaine, iceberg, cucumber, buttermilk, tomato, baconsourcing signal
14
Heirloom Tomato Salad whipped mascarpone, pistou, toasted pine nuts, micro basil
Grilled Shrimp citrus, soy, garlic, bucatini, scallions, toasted sesame
32
mkt Whole Fish daily catch, grilled or fried
Add 4oz. Filet Mignon 22 Salmon 20 Shrimp 16 Littleneck Clams* 1/2 dozen/ 1 dozen
Blackened Shrimp Chowder made to order Calamari escabeche, lemon aïoli, marinara sauce Blistered Shishitos chili crisp, kimchi aïoli, sesame, scallion PEI Mussels white wine, leek and garlic cream, sourdough
$12$24
Rock Shrimp Po’ Boy lettuce, tomato, remoulade, garlic fries
22
Airline Chicken Breast rice pilaf, baby carrots, asparagus,
29
piccata sauce
Shrimp Cocktail 5 pieces
20

Appetizers

Royale* oyster, tuna, jalapeño ponzu, 3 or 4
Ahi Tuna* coconut, lime, avocado, Scallop Carpaccio* caviar, lemon oil, chervil,
$18$24

wontons

Add (3) Scallops
18
(3) Shrimp
12
micro celery, chives, citrus salt, lemon zest
14
Lump Crab Poke* seaweed salad, chili crisp aïoli, fried garlic, tobiko, sesame, scallions, wontons
Steak and Eggs* tartare, capers, shallots, chives, caviar, crostini
25
Tuna and Salmon* tartare, black garlic shoyu, guacamole, eel sauce, sesame, micro cilantro, wontons
Shellfish Tower* serves 2 or
4
Add Oyster Feature mkt “ As I ate the oysters with their strong taste of the sea and their faint metallic taste that the cold white wine washed away, leaving
Royale Oyster
6

Sides

Wood Grilled Oysters garlic butter, parmesan, lemon
16
Royal Tern Oysters tomato, bacon, cream, spinach Garlic Fries, Cole Slaw, House Tartar and Cocktail Sauce
Green Salad mixed lettuces, radish, chives, cider vinaigrette
7
only the sea taste and the succulent texture, and as I drank the Basmati Rice Pilaf
7
cold liquid from each shell and washed it down with the crisp

Fried

taste of wine, I lost the empty feeling and began to be happy and Garlic French Fries sea salt, parsley
7

- Ernest Hemingway -

Grilled Asparagus fried garlic, lemon oil
12
Shrimp
28
Scalloped Potato Gratinée leek and garlic cream, gruyère
14
Oysters
30
Sautéed Mushrooms parmesan, truffle garlic aïoli, chives
12
Scallops
40
Seasonal Fresh Fish
Summer Succotash zipper peas, butter beans, bacon, tomato fumet
12

Menu as captured Aug 29, 2026 · source ↗

Emerging evidenceTied #9 of 14 scored in Charleston, SCScored as of Sep 7, 2026

Tied with 4 other venues on equal evidence.

We hold 61 venues in Charleston, SC and could score 14 of them. Positions are counted against those 14.

Sourcing0.6/50

Farm partners0/20

Registry0/12

Press0.2/18

v1.7.4 0.9/100 = sourcing 0.6/50 (named-farm 0 distinct, named-region 0 distinct, attribute 1 distinct of 2 [class=provenance-adjective x0.50], buzzword 0 distinct) + farm partners 0.0/20 (none scored) + registry 0.0/12 (none listed) + press 0.2/18 (capped at 35% of the 0.6-point evidence base).

sourcing

Heirloom
Attribute
“romaine, iceberg, cucumber, buttermilk, tomato, bacon Heirloom Tomato Salad whipped mascarpone, pistou, toasted pine nuts, micro basil”
on the menu · source ↗
Heirloom
Attribute
“romaine, iceberg, cucumber, buttermilk, tomato, bacon Heirloom Tomato Salad whipped mascarpone, pistou, toasted pine nuts, micro basil”
on the menu · source ↗

Opening hours

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Sunday	Not listed
Monday	5pm – 10pm
Tuesday	5pm – 10pm
Wednesday	5pm – 10pm
Thursday	5pm – 10pm
Friday	5pm – 10pm
Saturday	5pm – 10pm

“Not listed” means the day was absent from the schedule we read — usually closed, but we never saw it stated, so we don’t claim it.

Hours checked Aug 29, 2026 · source ↗ · checked 35 days ago, so we're not calling it open or closed — anything over 14 days can have changed · Always worth confirming with the restaurant.

Book on Resy ↗link checked Aug 29, 2026