Rick Erwin's Clemson

Oh my, one of the best meals I’ve had in a while. The service was top notch. It’s a beautiful restaurant. Sat in the bar area and it was warm and romantic. Kudos to the kitchen staff. Excellent! Thanks to our waitress who was so professional. Would love to go back. Don’t know when we’ll be back that way, but when we do. It’s a definite place to go and have dinner again. Highly recommend.

The service was impeccable. If you are from NYC, do not expect the same calamari you get back at home. The taste was more of a Cajun taste that we did not expect. The mash potatoes (which did not come with your meal) were not that great; they served them with a layer of cheese on top of them. It was not bad, but it was not great either. However , my she crab soup was delicious, and so was my crab cakes. The crab cakes were served over a very small portion of an arugula salad. If you like big portions, this is not the place for you. This is a beautiful place with a wonderful ambiance. Wonderful service.

The food here was good. But this place is way overhyped and overpriced. Some of the steaks were cooked just right, but some were WAY overcooked. The sad part of that is that even though the waitress and the "floor manager" both came by and asked how things were, neither checked or noticed that the individual who ordered a rare steak was served a medium well to well done steak. If you are going to charge that much for a steak, you should be verifying the correctness of the order, not just asking how things are. The tuna was excellent and cooked perfectly. It was by FAR the best meal of the night. Not a place I can recommend, simply based on the cost to reward ratio.

My girlfriends and I are celebrating a bachelorette at Lake Keowee over the Fourth of July weekend and searched for a fine dining restaurant for a nice night out. We made a reservation at Rick Erwin’s Clemson and we are so pleased with our choice! One of our girls had to cancel last minute but called the restaurant to order a bottle of champagne for us. When we arrived, they had the bottle chilled and waiting for us at our table. From the moment we sat down, we knew we were in for a treat! Every dish we ordered was amazing and perfectly cooked. But what made our experience even better was the service! We had Luke as our server and he was just an absolute doll. He made excellent food and drink suggestions and took such great care of us the entire evening. There was a wedding going on in another part of the restaurant while we were there and we would not have known if we hadn’t seen them going in because it didn’t affect the quality of the food or service at all. This was the best dinner experience we could have asked for to celebrate our bride. We even got to have a quick chat with Rick Erwin! If you’re ever in upstate South Carolina, do yourself a favor and go to this restaurant and ask for Luke! We can’t wait to come back!

This place is very good - I've been twice. Can't quite give it 5 stars, as it lacks the detail I think a 5 star rating deserves (at this price point). Ingredients are very high quality, preparation is very good, service is good, but both times I've been the presentation and "little details" leaves something to be desired.