Rex at the Royal

Raw Bar

• Oysters on the Half Shell19,00 $

  half dozen east coast oysters, house hot sauce, pickled cucumber mignonette

• Jumbo Gulf Shrimp Cocktail15,00 $

  poached gulf shrimp, cocktail sauce

• Local Catch Crudo17,00 $

  leche de tigre, radish, chow chow, benne seed

• Lobster Salad21,00 $

  scallion buttermilk ranch, shaved fennel, pickled corn, celery, crackers

• Seafood Plateau69,00 $

  half dozen oysters, shrimp cocktail, local catch crudo, lobster salad

Appetizers

Land

• Grit Cakes10,00 $

  marsh hen mills grits, mozzarella, tomato gravy, herb salad

• Fried Green Tomatoes11,00 $

  cornmeal dusted green tomatoes, house pimento cheese

• Grilled Asparagus15,00 $

  ramp ricotta, farm egg, lemon

Sea

• Crab Fondue21,00 $

  three cheese fondue, crab meat, house-made philly pretzels, apple salad

• She Crab Soup12,00 $

  crab roe bisque, cornbread croutons, sherry

• Crawfish Pot Pie21,00 $

  three cheese spicy crawfish etouffee, crimini mushrooms, house made pie crust

• Fried Oysters11,00 $

  long hot comeback sauce, chervil, sourdough toast

Salad

• Beet Salad11,00 $

  artisanal lettuce mix, spinach, marinated baby beets, grilled asian pears, caputo brothers ricotta salata, cider mustard vinaigrette, candied pecans

• Southern Caesar Salad12,00 $

  romaine, buttermilk caesar dressing, parmigiano, cornbread croutons

Mains

• Accra Burger19,00 $

  curried marsh hen mills black eyed pea fritter, root vegetables, crispy red onions, butter lettuce, Sambal sauce, brioche bun

• Rex Burger22,00 $

  all beef burger, crispy red onions, spicy pimento cheese, butter lettuce, smoked bacon, brioche bun

• Hoppin' John19,00 $

  marsh hen mills black-eyed peas and carolina gold rice, pickled carrots, onions, tomatoes, celery, peppers, okra

• Shrimp and Grits31,00 $

  fresh shrimp, marsh hen mills speckled grits, andouille sausage tomato-shellfish gravy, carrots, onion, celery, peppers

• Fish Fry28,00 $

  pan-fried local catch, red rice middlins, spring peas, mint

• Frogmore Stew32,00 $

  fish, mussels, shrimp, andouille sausage, potatoes, corn, spicy old bay brodo, grilled sourdough

• Chicken and Dumplings29,00 $

  grilled chicken breast, smoked leg, sweet potato dumplings, hen of the wood mushrooms, caramelized onions, pepper jus

• Bone in Pork Chop39,00 $

  14oz duroc bone-in pork chop, sweet and sour braised collards, rhubarb butter, grain mustard sauce

• Prime Smoked Brisket31,00 $

  slow smoked beef brisket, bbq sea island red peas, chipotle molasses bbq sauce, jalapeno coleslaw, pickled spring vegetables

Sides

• Braised Collard Greens8,00 $

  smoked turkey, sweet and sour

• Skillet Mac and Cheese13,00 $

  cooper sharp cheese, smoked provolone, gruyere, cavatappi, garlic, breadcrumbs

• Buttermilk Biscuits7,00 $

  pepper jam, honey butter

• Skillet Cornbread9,00 $

  jimmy red cornmeal, honey butter

• House Cut Fries8,00 $

• Sweet Potato Fries8,00 $