The Mustard Seed

who puts tomatoes in mac and cheese? Really? food is overpriced for the quality. we will not return. Staff was nice though.

I’ve been here three times, with three different sets of friends. The first two times, I was the last to arrive and I already knew where my party was sitting. I ordered chicken both times and had no issues.
The third time, I was the first to arrive. I’m a stay at home mom, and since my husband works weird rotating shift hours (thanks a lot, Navy,) I have my 19 month old with me whenever I leave the house. I walked in and I was given a weird look. They had opened maybe 10 minutes before and there were only two tables with people at them. It took a few minutes before someone asked me if it was just us. I said no, there would be 6 adults and my toddler. The girl made a scrunched up face (same one my kid makes when I try to feed her cauliflower,) and dragged a high chair over. The table she put us at was in a doorway. The high chair blocked this opening.
Weird treatment aside, we waited for our party and ordered our food. I ordered the carbonara. It came out and smelled amazing. I bit into it, and… it was like a stinkin’ salt lick. I couldn’t finish it all, and thinking maybe it was me, I brought the leftovers home. My husband tried it and couldn’t eat more than a few bites. My daughter’s pasta wasn’t drizzled in butter like the waitress said it would be, it was doused in butter and of course the butter went all over the place.
That aside, we’ll probably be back just because the first two visits weren’t bad and because there are only so many places to eat in Summerville.

Love the bread! Service is excellent and food was great. Definitely recommend this place!

I just spent the last hour watching a roach walk up and down the wall. Then I began to notice how dirty and shabby the place has become. Gross… we won’t be going back.

I went to the Mustard Seed for the first time a few weeks ago.
My appetizer– Crap Cakes and Fried Green Tomato Napoleon– was good. That was the only good thing about my experience.
Our waiter was average. She wasn’t super friendly, and took forever taking our order. We ordered wine, but there wasn’t enough to fill two glasses. One of us had to order a different kind. Our friend had a beer. They ran out of that on his second beer, so he had to order something different.
I asked for my bleu steak salad medium well. When it came out, the steak was already cut. So clearly the cook, and the server, should have been able to tell that it was NOWHERE NEAR medium well. I asked everyone at the table and they told me not to eat it, to send it back. Meanwhile, blood from the undercooked steak got all over my salad leaves. The dressing was ok, but came in the tiniest rammeken ever. So I asked to try the ranch. The waitress told me I was already eating the ranch (um, I thought it was bleu cheese, according to the salad name??), and that their «other» ranch was chives based. I got it anyway, and it just tasted like sour cream and chives, nothing else. Gross.
It was also incredibly HOT in the restaurant. We were all sweating and sticking to our seats. The air was on, but was not strong enough to circulate the restaurant.
I would NOT recommend this place.

Focaccia bread — delicious! For dinner, I had the blackened NY strip with loaded mashed potatoes, broccoli and blue cheese «fondue». The steak was not blackened; I couldn’t detect any seasoning. But, it was cooked properly. The rest of the meal was fine. My husband had the herb encrusted pork tenderloin which was tender but fairly flavorless. His asparagus was delicious — flavorful and crisp-​tender.

I had lunch here during mid-​week. It was busy in the front room, but we were seated immediately in the side room and served quickly too. I was leaning towards a shrimp salad and the server informed me they were out for the day. So instead, I tried a daily special — the crab cake salad. It was fantastic! Greens with carrots and cucumbers with two good sized crab cakes on top. The crab had a great flavor. I chose a ginger lime dressing for the salad and I loved that as well! They bring you bread and oil at the start of the meal and the bread has a ton of seasoning and is a great starter. Our server also got us to go cups for our drinks, which was a nice touch! I’ll definitely be back to try some other items here.

Went there for the first time not knowing much but was told I should try it out from a co-​worker. The Pad Thai was excellent — nothing different than regular Pad Thai other than it had chicken and shrimp. The Asian Skewer for the appetizer was good with an interesting sauce. The sauce wasn’t the best but the meat and vegetables were delicious. The ambiance was non-​existent, but that doesn’t bother me, especially since the wait staff was very nice and made sure we had everything we needed and wanted. Owner (I assume) came through and asked us how everything was. I didn’t taste the cake that our table got (a coconut cake of some sort), but I took the leftover, so I’ll try it and update the review. Others said the cake was a great finish to the meal. Would definitely go again.

I’ve eaten here twice now, once for lunch and once for brunch. Both meals were decent, but nothing special. For lunch or dinner I probably wouldn’t recommend this place, but brunch was pretty good. I’d come back for brunch.
I actually can’t remember what exactly we had when we came in for lunch, but I remember not being terribly impressed. I believe I had a goat cheese salad with a cranberry vinaigrette. It wasn’t great. My wife had some sort of sandwich I believe and was underwhelmed. Maybe I shouldn’t judge so harshly on one visit, but it just didn’t do it for us.
Brunch however, was much better. Everything was delicious. Crab cake Benedict was an awesome creation served on a fried green tomato. I really enjoyed it. My mom went with the Mexican omelette thing (mitas maybe?) and it was a ton of food and yummy. I’d come back for brunch for sure especially with the lack of good options in the area.

Having recently moved to Summerville, we were anxious to check out some of the local flavor, and discovered the Mustard Seed is now open for Sunday Brunch.
The service was very friendly and the food delicious. I had the shrimp and grits and they were perfectly creamy and had wonderful flavor.
Delicious food at excellent prices. We will most certainly be regulars here.

Had a great experience here the other day. Delicious shrimp and grits and Tomato and mozzarella panini. Was perfect for lunch on a rainy day. The food was fresh and the service friendly.

Absolutely terrific lunch place. Best crab cakes I’ve had in a really long time. Since I’ve drafted this review I’ve had the chance to go back (so I could eat the crab cakes! My mom got them the first time) and still had a great experience. The crab cakes come on a salad with an onion dressing, and while my salad was slighly overdressed, they were divine. I’ve also eaten the cobb (terrific and juicy, I love a good cobb) and my sis has gotten the sesame chicken salad. The chicken is pan fried in panko breading, and it is just wonderful. Honestly some of the best lunch food I’ve had in ages. 2 for 2 on Summerville lunch eateries!

We were really hungry, having skipped breakfast… so we were ready for an early lunch and stopped in to the Mustard Seed. We were the first people there, so we had great service. To start, they brought some tasty bread and olive oil. For my entrée, I decided to go with the Southwestern Torte. This was a concotion made of tortillas layered with chicken, veggies, black beans, monterey jack cheese, and topped with fresh salsa ($ 11). I was very pleased with the service and my food and will definitely be going back to check out some of the other yummy-​sounding dishes on their menu.

Stopped here the other night and ordered the fettuccine carbonara. The flavor of the sauce was pretty good but the noodles were not «al dente» and stuck together. The meal was only slightly warm and the bacon not very crisp. The bread that comes with the meal was good. At first the service was a little slow but faster towards the end. Server was friendly and helpful. Portion size was good and prices were reasonable.

I’ve eaten at this Mustard Seed before and the one on James Island several other times and always had a good meal. This time, however, was different.
Being in South Carolina I naturally ordered the Maryland crab cakes special. (Had I been in Maryland I might’ve ordered Low Country Boil. If you don’t know what that is, you should try it.) It was on the chalkboard as a special but should’ve been erased. The crab cakes were mushy, the garlic mashed potatoes ordinary, and the grilled vegetables the same.
Sadly, they serve only beer and wine here. A disappointment for me, a cocktail collector. I’ll skip this place next time in the area and try the Woodlands that a local told me about.

Good standard american fare. They always have really good specials too. I found the Mt Pleasant, SC location a bit better. The dessert (red velvet cake) was a little dry, not moist and tasty. Huge slice though. I would probably try again if in the neighborhood, but did not blow my socks off.

Not impressed. I’d been told – by several people – that this was a really great place.
Ambience is non existant. Very noisy and hot and stuffy. We had a very wobbly table right next to a window, through which the headlights of cars in the parking lot would shine brightly.
Not a great wine list, but the reisling was ok.
Hinny ordered PEI mussels appetizer. Very tasty overall, but a little too garlicky. I had the she crab soup. Rather tasteless and overly thick, but large chunks of crab
Hubby had the beef fillet entrée, and it was quite awful. Marinated in some kind of sweet vinegar and very very tough. It’s really kind of hard to screw up fillet, but they did
I ordered another app for my entrée – Maryland-​style crabcake Napoleon with died green tomatoes and a corn-​mango chutney. Not bad, and very creatively presented. I’m not sure what was «Maryland» about them, and I’ve had better, but they were good.
Poor hubby really disliked his food. He didn’t even finish it.
Probably wouldn’t go back, unfortunately.

Very good food! Definitely a whole in the wall type place. Great food at a decent price-​just make sure you’re not in a hurry!

Have been many times and have never been disappointed!

I love this restaurant, along with most locals in Charleston. Reason I didn’t put this review in the hopper with the more well-​known locations of the Mustard Seed is people in Charleston need to know the food is consistent across their various locations in the metro area… and that you can get a great meal in Summerville.
Value — pricing is extremely reasonable. Most nice places in Charleston are very expensive. $ 50 for a steak? None of that at the Mustard Seed.
Specials are usually very unique, and a nice fusion of cuisines. The food is excellent almost without exception.
A little loud since it’s one big room, but they keep the atmosphere very nice. Maybe they dim the lights? I’m not sure, but I forget about everyone else when I’m there.
The owners also have several other eateries in the Charleston metro, including Long Point Grille, Sette VII, and some kind of bakery (they don’t have a website so far as I could find or I’d tell you) Every place has quality food and a similar experience.
Multiple locations around the Metro, so you have convenient opportunities to visit.
Every time I have guests, we eat at various restaurants, and that is the one mentioned first when they re-​visit. I figured it would be seafood or some very unique place so that is a good sign for the Mustard Seed and for your potential dining experience.