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Crane's Tavern Steakhouse & Seafood, Hilton Head Island, SC

Crane's Tavern Steakhouse & Seafood

4.8
4.8
3004 Reviews
$31 to $50
Steakhouse

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2 people
7:00 PM
Booked 27 times today
  • Good for special occasions
  • Neighborhood gem
  • Charming
Hilton Head Island's destination for beef & seafood lovers, Crane's Tavern & Steakhouse serves only the finest USDA Prime Grade Beef & fresh local seafood. An old English bar & heart of pine floors create the setting with warm, inviting service & an award-winning wine list.
The restaurant represents 4 generations & over 100 years of restaurateurs in the Crane family dating back to 1908, when an Irish immigrant, Frank Crane founded Crane's Tavern in Philadelphia. After prohibition Frank's son, Francis & his brothers opened the famed establishment at 333 Queen Lane, where his son, Hank worked until 1969. That year Hank ventured out on his own & opened a Crane's Tavern in Ambler, PA. & then purchased the Surf City Hotel on Long Beach Island, NJ creating yet another establishment with the Crane namesake. In 1999 he & his daughter, Beth Anne opened Crane's Tavern & Steakhouse on Hilton Head Island, SC where it has become a local favorite

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Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Elegant
  • Price
    $31 to $50
  • Cuisines
    Steakhouse, Seafood, American
  • Hours of operation
    Dinner Daily 5:00 pm–9:30 pm
  • Phone number
    (843) 341-2333
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress code
    Resort Casual
  • Executive chef
    Sean Cavanaugh
  • Catering
    Crane's can create and cater any event from including weddings, cocktail and hors d'oeuvres receptions, private brunches, luncheons and dinners, barbecues, and low country boils among other events
  • Neighborhood
    Hilton Head Island
  • Cross street
    William Hilton Parkway
  • Parking details
    Crane"s has its own private, free parking lot.
  • Additional
    Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Takeout, Wheelchair Access, Wine

What 3,004 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.8
4.8 based on recent ratings
  • 4.8Food
  • 4.8Service
  • 4.6Ambience
  • 4.5Value

NoiseModerate

Loved For

  • South Carolina

    Steakhouse

Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews
Crane's Tavern Steakhouse & Seafood is a beloved staple on Hilton Head Island, renowned for its "great food" and "exceptional service." Diners rave about the perfectly cooked steaks, prime rib, and seafood. The atmosphere evokes a classic steakhouse vibe, and standout servers like Diane and Charlie ensure a memorable dining experience.

3,004 Reviews
  1. Travis VIP

    Washington DC93 reviews

    5.0

    Dined 1 day ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Cranes is just a great restaurant. The bread pudding is the very best I have ever had.

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  2. James

    Charleston4 reviews

    5.0

    Dined 2 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    Great service from Diane (as usual). Excellent food.

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  3. Jon VIP

    Charleston10 reviews

    5.0

    Dined 3 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Very Happy with the Onion soup and the Filet, cooked just the way I wanted it. Our waitress was Great!! Looking forward to going back!

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  4. Elizabeth

    Nashville14 reviews

    5.0

    Dined 4 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Our meal was excellently prepared. Our server was very professional and courteous. We will definitely return.

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  5. OpenTable Diner

    Charleston1 review

    3.0

    Dined 5 days ago

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 4
    Cranes was always one of our most favorite restaurants. We hadn’t gone for a few years and went twice in the last month. The fresh warm bread was delicious but the rest of the meal was disappointing. I ordered liver the first time and it was tough and well done. I thought it was a fluke because I had always loved liver there. The second time I ordered prime rib, which was pretty good. Both times I ordered the cream spinach and the scallop potatoes as sides. They were both very salty and I couldn’t even eat them.

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  6. Robert

    Chicago1 review

    5.0

    Dined 7 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    As always our experience at Cranes was exceptional. Great service, and great food.

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  7. Carola VIP

    Charleston24 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on March 7, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    The filet mignon was tender , delicious & a perfect medium rare. Scalloped potatoes very good. My husband had the scallops w pasta. He commented they were very tasty & perfectly cooked. It’s a local restaurant.

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  8. Robert

    Unspecified1 review

    4.0

    Dined on March 7, 2025

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 4
    Great dinner experience at Crane’s last evening. Excellent wine selection, our filet mignon & prime rib were cooked to our specifications perfectly. Some interesting appetizers, we had the Brie over mushrooms & onions that was special. Nice desserts too. My only regret was that they don’t serve espresso, though the regular coffee was fine .

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  9. Pam VIP

    Washington DC20 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on March 5, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    My ribeye was perfect, the pork chop with apple cider reduction was very moist and yummy. Service was excellent.

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  10. Robert VIP

    Charleston5 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on March 4, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 3
    The steaks exceptional. We have been going there every time we visit Hilton Head Island since 1986! Note : Some restaurant sites say that you can bring in your own wine for a corkage fee. That has NEVER been the case.

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FAQs

Crane's Tavern Steakhouse & Seafood offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (843) 341-2333.

Crane's Tavern Steakhouse & Seafood is rated 4.8 stars by 3004 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

Make a reservation

2 people
7:00 PM
Booked 27 times today

Order delivery or takeout

Google Map for Crane's Tavern Steakhouse & Seafood

26 New Orleans Rd, Hilton Head Island, SC 29928

Additional information

  • Cross street
    William Hilton Parkway
  • Neighborhood
    Hilton Head Island
  • Hours of operation
    Dinner Daily 5:00 pm–9:30 pm
  • Price
    $31 to $50
  • Cuisines
    Steakhouse, Seafood, American
  • Dining style
    Casual Elegant
  • Dress code
    Resort Casual
  • Parking details
    Crane"s has its own private, free parking lot.
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Executive chef
    Sean Cavanaugh
  • Additional
    Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Takeout, Wheelchair Access, Wine
  • Phone number
    (843) 341-2333
  • Catering
    Crane's can create and cater any event from including weddings, cocktail and hors d'oeuvres receptions, private brunches, luncheons and dinners, barbecues, and low country boils among other events
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