Plantation Cafe and Deli

Horribly dirty. Dingy. Service is subpar. You can’t get half the menu on a Saturday afternoon. Chicken quesadilla tasted like plastic. Overpriced for microwaved food.

My husband and I are in town for our nephew’s Marine graduation. Just stopped by to check out and had to stay.
We split the True Country Breakfast with biscuit and gravy and the wonderful hash browns. It was our server, Susan, was on her first day and was such a pleasure. So enthusiastic, fun.
We’d recommend to all.

A friend and I grabbed breakfast here one morning. The restaurant sits back in a strip mall, so it can be a little tricky getting in there, depending on which way you’re coming. The atmosphere was good, and our service was prompt. Our food came out quickly and was fantastic.
I had the New York eggs benedict, and it was delicious. It was a huge portion, and I highly recommend it!
The only (marginal) problem I had was with the server. The server literally brought our check out with the food. My friend and I both had the «eat and get out» feeling from the time we got our food. They were not that busy, and there were open tables the entire time we were there. Maybe she was new, who knows. Like I said, it was a minor issue, and would not prevent me from coming back.

Love this place. I found it based on the Unilocal ratings. Fast friendly service. Had me out in time for round of golf

A good solid place for breakfast. Good service and good food. Sort of reminds me of a cracker barrel but better. Solid breakfast choice with a lot of options to choose from. You will not leave hungry.

Very good breakfast menu with lots of choices so everyone should find something to their liking. I had the veggie omelette with egg whites with a side of salsa. Very good and healthy. The hash browns had a unique flavor that I loved. Good prices for Hilton Head area.

5 of my friends and myself came here for brunch and we collectively give this place a 3.5. The hostess was a little abrupt. We sat outside and it was nice because they had a fan blowing on us and a ceiling fan above us so it wasn’t unbearable in the summer heat. Our food didn’t come out at the same time but when it did come out it was hot which I prefer instead of warm food coming out together. The syrup was in a rubber maid container which some felt was a little cheap. One of the coffee cups had residue of lipstick. But we all ate ALL of our food! I would recommend this place again and suggest the pancakes, French toast and hash browns.

Great breakfast spot on HHI. We showed up at 7am, and there were only a few customers in the restaurant. We were greeted with a smile and coffee. Our server, I forget her name, was a delight. At one point my wife said out loud, «she is a great waitress!»
The breakfast options were varied, I had fried green tomatoes and cheesy grits with my breakfast. My wife had eggs benedict, with a great portion of fruit and hash browns. We would certainly recommend this to anyone looking for a great breakfast.

Great breakfast. I had the New York Eggs Benedict and was very happy with my meal. The NY Benedict is a poached egg over corned beef hash and an English Muffin. The corned beef was very tasty and not too greasy and had a nice crunchy texture. The English Muffin had a perfect toast leaving it crunchy and with a little char that added a nice extra flavor. Very satisfied with my meal. My son had the biscuits and gravy which were perfect. The biscuit was not overcooked and the gravy just right, not to thick or thin. My wife’s pancakes were nice and fluffy and perfectly done. Hot syrup would have been a nice accompaniment, but she was satisfied.

Went on last day as we headed out from Hilton Head. Food was very good and served quickly after order. Will definitely go back next time in Hilton Head.

A yummy place for breakfast, with the best hashbrowns my husband and I have ever eaten! I had Eggs Benedict with my hashbrowns and it was good, despite the fact that the poached eggs had a solid center. My husband enjoyed his meal, and loved dipping his biscuit in the sausage gravy covering his chicken fried steak.
We visited based on the positive Unilocal reviews (we’re from FL and needed a good place for breakfast), and I am happy to say the other reviewers were on point! I highly recommend this place!

BEST SHE CRAB SOUP ON THE ISLAND. and I should know in a period of two days I had 3 different she crab soups. This one is more of a chowder and it is so delicious my boyfriend ordered it I took one «taste» and suddenly the whole bowl was gone (it had to be magic because I would never be that rude to steal someone else’s meal LOL) The sandwich’s were good, I am not a huge sandwich fan anywhere so for that I am probably not the best reviewer I liked them which is huge for sandwiches so I think there pretty good. This is your common strip mall type of joint slightly old but it is worth it for the delicious soup (and sandwich if thats your thing)

A great breakfast place. We eat here whenever we are in Hilton Head. There is another Plantation near Caligny that is also very good —

HORRIBLE experience. I have not walked out of a restaurant in a huff in many years but the waitress this morning made me blow my top. My husband and I went in to eat breakfast after an early morning appointment. The place was not very busy. Our waitress seated us, gave us a menu and took our drink orders… so far so good. Then as we tried to hail her down several times after 15 minutes of her walking around, talking to a few regulars, talking to a child, she said… are you ready. We said YES we are. Then another 10 minutes passed with her not taking our order! Then when the other waiter took a newly arriving customer’s order that was IT! WE LEFT and I told her you are obviously TOO BUSY to wait on your few customers! The place was dirty, floor had yesterday’s French fries under our table. I’m sure the owner of Plantation Cafes would not appreciate his wait staff’s work attitudes. Yes, the other waiter should have taken our order… really in such a small establishment you could team up. There were only 4 tables of customers and one at counter. PHEW… thanks for listening and stay away unless you like to blow up.

I can see why people would give this place high ratings. It’s friendly enough but in my opinion has absolutely no soul. The food, breakfast in my case just slopped on a plate and served. Corn beef hash had a funky taste and texture. It’s on a par with a waffle house. Great for some … just not my cup of tea.

Super fast service. Our waitress was ON it! We were seated pretty quickly and the were busy. Our food came out perfectly cooked. The coffee is good and the bacon is thick and cooked nice and crisp. No wimpy fatty bacon strips here! Breakfast joint in a typical diner atmosphere with good prices and fast service. Sold!

Great breakfast spot for us and we are picky. Food had good portions and good value for the money.

Just Not Fresh.
My family and I happened upon the establishment around 2:45pm for lunch. My husband ordered the Whistle Stop BLT which had 2 slices of bacon and one wilted piece of lettuce on the entire sandwich. The fried green tomatoes were mushy and the peppercorn dressing clearly came from a bottle. My son had the soup of the day, chicken and wild rice, which was as thick as sour cream and also appeared to come from a can. I ate «their best selling salad,» the Carribean which consisted of a plate of lettuce, salsa (that was not fresh), canned pineapples and strips of grilled chicken with some variation of spice on top that did not resemble jerked/​blackened chicken. The dressing which I asked for on the side was a concoction of honey and fake lime juice.
My husband explained his discontent at the meal and to the owners credit, he removed a few items from our bill. Needless to say we will not be venturing back to this establishment. Disappointed.

All in all, a great little place which you should try not to miss if you’re visiting the island!
We stopped in here for lunch on our way out of town from a 10-​day vacation on the island. Fan-freakin’-tastic! The best «southern”-style cooking that perhaps I’ve ever had (not to imply I’m an expert).
We indulged, and ordered two appetizers: fried green tomatoes and sweet potato fries. The tomatoes came with a nice ranch dipping sauce, and the fries were served with blue cheese crumbles over them. Each were great!
I ordered a shrimp salad sandwich, which was really good (more shrimp than salad). My wife ordered a roast beef sandwich, which she had to wrap and take with us because we were too full from the great appetizers! (The sandwich still tasted great later in the car!)
I will say, that like most places on the island that we went to, this place could benefit from an additional employee. The place was filled, and there were only two servers on the floor. *We did not particularly feel like we had to wait abnormally long — but it did take a couple minutes for them to sort out a couple of larger parties ahead of us. The waitress seemed a little harried (not implying rude AT ALL) any time she came to the table. There seems to be a theme on Hilton Head that service is just a tad slower than home, and customer service is just a smidge less important that getting people in and out… Maybe all the island’s restaurant managers should get together and do something about it…

I just bought the whole coconut cake. It’s fantastic!
The blue plate lunch was wonderful. Comfort food all the way. Meatloaf, Mac & cheese, okra, apples, cornbread. Everything was fresh and delicious.
Need a place like this on the upper West side.