Wild Olive
Italian
Antipasti
Marinated Warm Olives
$7
Caesar Salad
$14
romaine, radicchio, pangrattato, white anchovy, grilled grana padano
Kurios Farm's Lettuces
$15
with NC apples, tomatoes, red onions, spiced pecans, gorgonzola vinaigrette
Charred Octopus
$19
creamer potatoes, spring onion, capers, pancetta
Crispy Calamari
$15
marinara, garlic aioli, lemon
Bruschetta
$14
with gorgonzola butter, okra, sweet peppers, arugula, basil, lemon vinaigrette
Primi
Lobster Risotto
$69
with oven-roasted tomatoes, English peas, basil oil
Baked Penne
$24
with sweet sausage, red and green bell peppers, onions, tomato, mozzarella, parmesan
Bavette
$29
with shrimp, spicy hot Fresno chile, tomato, basil, lemon
Ricotta and Goat Cheese Gnocchi
$27
marinara, mozzarella, basil
Ravioli
$30
with roasted eggplant, caramelized onions, ricotta, parmesan, tomato brown butter
"Sunday Gravy" Lasagna
$32
with venison, elk, ribeye, mushrooms, tomato, fontina
Eliche "Zozzona"
$29
with guanciale, sweet sausage, tomato, onion, chile, egg, parmesan
Tagliatelle alla Bolognese
$29
with lamb, Split Creek Farm feta, tomato, red wine, coriander, mint
Secondi
*Grilled Grass-fed Rib Eye Steaksourcing signal
$55
smashed, fried, and truffled Yukon gold potatoes, demi
*"Scallops & Grits"
$49
with pancetta, tomato, onions, peppers, local greens, pan sugo
*Grilled Mountain River Elk Loin
$43
potato horseradish gratinato, broccolini, blueberry agrodolce
Crispy Yellowfin Tuna
$39
with farro piccolo, creamer potatoes, local vegetables, sugo puttanesca
Pan-Seared Grouper
$49
with local roasted vegetables, trapanese butter
Chicken Parmesan
$35
with short pasta alfredo, marinara, mozzarella, arugula
Contorni
Broccolini and Artichokes
$9
with lemon vinaigrette, fonduta
Smashed and Fried Potatoes
$9
truffled aioli, scallion, parmesan
parmesan, butter
$7
Anson Mills Parmesan Polenta
$7
Tomato Braised Meatball
$7
Side of Bread
$5
with extra virgin olive oil
Menu as captured Sep 1, 2026 · source ↗
We hold 61 venues in Charleston, SC and could score 14 of them. Positions are counted against those 14.
v1.7.4 0.7/100 = sourcing 0.5/50 (named-farm 0 distinct, named-region 0 distinct, attribute 1 distinct [class=feed-or-husbandry x0.40], 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 0.5-point evidence base).
sourcing
Grass-fed
Attribute“Grass-fed Rib Eye Steak smashed, fried, and truffled Yukon gold potatoes, demi”
on the menu · source ↗
See the week▾
| Sunday | 5pm – 9pm |
|---|---|
| Monday | Not listed |
| Tuesday | 5:30pm – 9pm |
| Wednesday | 5:30pm – 9pm |
| Thursday | 5:30pm – 9pm |
| 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
Coverage
- Our Top 50: Summer 2026 — Wild Olive ↗
Charleston City Paper
Press - Website discovery: Wild Olive Restaurant | Johns Island ↗
website-discovery-search
Press