13 Bluffton restaurants whose own sites say they have a patio, porch or outdoor seating: Old Town, Palmetto Bluff, Buckwalter and Fording Island Road.

Last checked Oct. 12, 2026. Refreshed every three months.

Bluffton’s outdoor tables cluster in Old Town, where Captain Woody’s and Local Pie are on the Promenade and The Cottage and Pomodori Too have porches on Calhoun Street and May River Road. At Palmetto Bluff, Buffalos and Fore & Aft both have patios, and the rest are in the shopping centers along Fording Island Road and in Buckwalter.

How we made this list. Our starting point was OpenStreetMap records inside Bluffton, the same data behind our local directory, plus restaurants from the state’s SC Food Grades inspection records. A place is on this list only if its own website says it has a patio, porch or outdoor seating, checked on Oct. 12, 2026; a map tag or a review is not enough. The list is alphabetical. It is not a ranking or a recommendation, and nobody paid to be on it. Run one of these places? Write to us to correct your entry.

The list

Name Address Hours as published Phone
Buffalos 11 Village Park Square Lunch 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and dinner 5 to 9 p.m. daily; brunch 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday 843-706-5455
Captain Woody’s 17 State of Mind St. 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday to Saturday; noon to 8 p.m. Sunday 843-757-6222
Choo-Choo BBQ 129 Burnt Church Road 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday to Saturday 843-815-7675
The Cottage Cafe, Bakery and Tea Room 38 Calhoun St. Breakfast 9 to 11 a.m. Monday to Friday and 8 to 11 a.m. Saturday; lunch 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday to Saturday; Sunday brunch 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. 843-757-0508
Eggs Up Grill 349 Hope Pond Way 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. daily 843-836-3447
Five Guys 1019 Fording Island Road 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily 843-757-4667
Fore & Aft 477 Mount Pelia Road Lunch 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday to Thursday; 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday and Saturday 843-836-6261
IHOP 11 Towne Drive Open 24 hours daily 843-757-9155
Local Pie Bluffton 15 State of Mind St. 4 to 9 p.m. Monday; 11:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday; 11:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday 843-837-7437
Mellow Mushroom 878 Fording Island Road 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday to Thursday; 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday 843-706-0800
New York City Pizza, Belfair Towne Village 107 Towne Drive 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday to Thursday; 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday 843-757-9500
Pomodori Too 1253 May River Road 4 to 8 p.m. Monday to Saturday; closed Sunday 843-686-3100
Southern Barrel Brewing Co. 375 Buckwalter Place Blvd. 3 to 10 p.m. Monday to Wednesday; 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Thursday to Saturday; noon to 8 p.m. Sunday 843-837-2337

The places

Buffalos is in Wilson Village at Palmetto Bluff, where its site describes a bright dining room and an open-air patio with a view of boats on the May River. It serves lunch, a social hour and dinner every day and brunch on weekends, and takes reservations.

Captain Woody’s is a seafood bar and grill on the Promenade in Old Town. Its site shows an outdoor seating area.

Choo-Choo BBQ on Burnt Church Road serves oak-smoked barbecue from a red caboose and says both indoor and outdoor seating are available for lunch and dinner.

The Cottage Cafe, Bakery and Tea Room is in a restored 1868 cottage on Calhoun Street, and its site invites diners to eat indoors or out on the porch.

Eggs Up Grill on Hope Pond Way lists dog-friendly patio dining among its amenities, along with mimosas.

Five Guys on Fording Island Road lists outdoor seating on its location page.

Fore & Aft is a lunch spot at Montage Palmetto Bluff serving Mexican-style food, with a partially covered patio overlooking a lagoon, its site says. It also hosts live music on the resort’s pool deck.

IHOP on Towne Drive lists outdoor seating on its location page and is open around the clock.

Local Pie Bluffton on the Promenade lists outdoor dining and a dog-friendly patio on its location page, along with a full bar.

Mellow Mushroom at Fording Island Road and Simmonsville Road lists a patio on its location page.

New York City Pizza at Belfair Towne Village lists a large pet-friendly outdoor dining area.

Pomodori Too is in a cottage on May River Road in Old Town with a small dining room, a covered porch and garden patio tables, its site says. Leashed pets are welcome in the garden patio, there are yard games outside, and in season there is live music in the garden.

Southern Barrel Brewing Co. at Buckwalter Place has a spacious outdoor patio, a full-service restaurant and a bar for sampling its beer, and runs a game night on Tuesdays and trivia on Wednesdays.

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Frequently asked questions

Where is there outdoor seating in Bluffton?

This list has 13 restaurants whose own websites say they have a patio, porch or outdoor seating, including Captain Woody’s and Local Pie on the Promenade, The Cottage and Pomodori Too in Old Town, Buffalos and Fore & Aft at Palmetto Bluff and Southern Barrel Brewing in Buckwalter.

Which Bluffton restaurant patios allow dogs?

By their own sites, Eggs Up Grill lists a dog-friendly patio, Local Pie Bluffton a dog-friendly patio, New York City Pizza at Belfair Towne Village a pet-friendly outdoor dining area and Pomodori Too welcomes leashed pets in its garden patio.

Where can I eat outside on the May River?

Buffalos in Wilson Village at Palmetto Bluff has an open-air patio overlooking the May River, its site says.

Is there a brewery patio in Bluffton?

Southern Barrel Brewing Co. at 375 Buckwalter Place Blvd. has a spacious outdoor patio and a full-service restaurant.