Rex at the Royal

Raw Bar

• Oysters on the Half Shell$19.00

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

• Jumbo Gulf Shrimp Cocktail$15.00

  poached gulf shrimp, cocktail sauce

• Local Catch Crudo$17.00

  leche de tigre, radish, chow chow, benne seed

• Lobster Salad$21.00

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

• Seafood Plateau$69.00

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

Appetizers

Land

• Grit Cakes$10.00

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

• Fried Green Tomatoes$11.00

  cornmeal dusted green tomatoes, house pimento cheese

• Grilled Asparagus$15.00

  ramp ricotta, farm egg, lemon

Sea

• Crab Fondue$21.00

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

• She Crab Soup$12.00

  crab roe bisque, cornbread croutons, sherry

• Crawfish Pot Pie$21.00

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

• Fried Oysters$11.00

  long hot comeback sauce, chervil, sourdough toast

Salad

• Beet Salad$11.00

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

• Southern Caesar Salad$12.00

  romaine, buttermilk caesar dressing, parmigiano, cornbread croutons

Mains

• Accra Burger$19.00

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

• Rex Burger$22.00

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

• Hoppin' John$19.00

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

• Shrimp and Grits$31.00

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

• Fish Fry$28.00

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

• Frogmore Stew$32.00

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

• Chicken and Dumplings$29.00

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

• Bone in Pork Chop$39.00

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

• Prime Smoked Brisket$31.00

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

Sides

• Braised Collard Greens$8.00

  smoked turkey, sweet and sour

• Skillet Mac and Cheese$13.00

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

• Buttermilk Biscuits$7.00

  pepper jam, honey butter

• Skillet Cornbread$9.00

  jimmy red cornmeal, honey butter

• House Cut Fries$8.00

• Sweet Potato Fries$8.00