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The Owl

728 Wade Hampton Blvd, Greenville, SC
864-243-8341
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Ranked #20 of 523 restaurants in Greenville
Price range: S$13 - S$57
Dining options: Reservations, After-hours
Description: We are not much to look at from the outside (yet!), but Trust Us a little and stop by! We will give you a great meal in a fun and casual atmosphere. Our menu includes very reasonably prices small plates as well as several full-entree sized options. The menu changes often as we are always trying to improve, and can be found on our Facebook page. We also have a full bar serving hand crafted cocktails, beer, and wine. Reservations are recommended! Hours: Wed-Thur 5:30pm-10:30pm Fri 5:30pm-1:00am Sat 5:30pm-11:30pm Sun (Brunch) 11:00am-2:00pm.
Restaurant details
Dining options: Reservations, After-hours
Description: We are not much to look at from the outside (yet!), but Trust Us a little and stop by! We will give you a great meal in a fun and casual atmosphere. Our menu includes very reasonably prices small plates as well as several full-entree sized options. The menu changes often as we are always trying to improve, and can be found on our Facebook page. We also have a full bar serving hand crafted cocktails, beer, and wine. Reservations are recommended! Hours: Wed-Thur 5:30pm-10:30pm Fri 5:30pm-1:00am Sat 5:30pm-11:30pm Sun (Brunch) 11:00am-2:00pm.
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Greenville, South Carolina, United States
Senior Contributor
35 reviews 35 reviews
23 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 17 cities Reviews in 17 cities
14 helpful votes 14 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 April 2013

I enjoyed my dinner at the Owl. When I describe it as indescribable, I mean exactly that. You wouldn't expect the shell of a Pizza Hut to have such great food. If I hadn't heard so much about it, I would never have gone there, or let alone seen it. Every part of the meal was excellent. We had the... More

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Greenville, South Carolina
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16 reviews 16 reviews
11 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 8 cities Reviews in 8 cities
6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 April 2013 via mobile

We went for a dinner co-sponsored by The Community Tap. I had been in the restaurant (an old Pizza Hut) once before to check it out and get a menu. That particular night, there was nothing on the menu (it changes often) that my wife, a very picky eater, was interested in. The Community Tap dinner was a great opportunity... More

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Greenville, SC
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23 reviews 23 reviews
23 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
30 helpful votes 30 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 March 2013

Some of the best and most original food options in Greenville. While the atmosphere isn't great, the unique menu options that are perfectly executed make the Owl worth eating at. What makes me love the Owl even more is their amazingly fair prices for the quality of food that you are getting.

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Greenville, South Carolina
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2 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 March 2013

The restaurant looks like a dive outside.(Had been told that in advance) There was no sign outside only a picture of an owl. The inside of the restaurant was dark, cold and very uninviting. Found the staff to be equally cold and uninviting. We arrived at 6:30 without reservations and were told we would need to eat at the bar... More

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port washington, ny
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6 reviews 6 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
9 helpful votes 9 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 March 2013

NYC girl here. The food was spot on. Totally rad! These guys are putting out some great food! I was in town with my mother for the weekend and I knew that I wanted to come here before I even left New York. The space is great! Service was solid.

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Greenville, South Carolina
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3 reviews 3 reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 February 2013

Let me begin by saying that I wanted very much to like the Owl. I’m a dedicated foodie and I was excited by the online reviews as well as the intriguing online menu. Unfortunately, the reality of dining at the Owl was profoundly disappointing. Why? Although the service was good and the menu held enormous promise, the actual execution of... More

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Greenville, SC
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3 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 December 2012

The Owl is truly the most unique and best restaurant in Greenville. Aaron the chef is very inventive and always has great specials. The portion size is perfect for trying multiple plates, and every dish is unique and has a different flavor profile (so try multiple plates). All cocktails are made from scratch and are very good. Their version of... More

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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 December 2012 via mobile

For the number one restaurant in Greenville I wasn't very impressed. Over priced if you asked me, and food was extremely small portions with a cold atmosphere.

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Greenville, South Carolina
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 December 2012

I feel very mixed about the restaurant. I loved the different and unique food they served. It tasted very good, but too salty. Unfortunately when I came to the restaurant I was hungry and I left that way. The service was good and the ambiance was charming. It was so cold in the restaurant that I kept my jacket on... More

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Ottawa
Top Contributor
76 reviews 76 reviews
53 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 27 cities Reviews in 27 cities
95 helpful votes 95 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 November 2012

As the best rated restaurant in town, my fiancée treated me to the seven course menu option here for a birthday spent traveling in the area. Food: Of the 7 courses 2 were great, the pork belly and the dessert. At least 2 were very unappealing (a bland mini-salad and a soupy squid noodle dish) and the rest were average... More

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