Perrone's Restaurant and Bar

Perrone's Restaurant and Bar is a dinner choice in Pawleys Island for diners who want a world-cuisine chophouse with a Mediterranean focus. The confirmed profile centers on prime dry-aged steaks, local seafood, smart casual dress, a price of $80 per person.

Use it when the plan is a Pawleys Island dinner rather than lunch. The restaurant’s hours are limited to evening service on operating days, so the main planning point is choosing one of the nights it is open.

Book for the chophouse-and-seafood range, not just one dish

The kitchen’s confirmed appeal is breadth with a premium lean. The cuisine description brings together world cuisine, a Mediterranean focus, prime dry-aged steaks, local seafood. That gives a table room to split directions: one guest can treat it like a steakhouse, while another can stay closer to the seafood side.

For a first visit, the clearest way to understand the restaurant is through its confirmed signature dishes: crab soup, lobster risotto, dry-aged prime steak, elk tenderloin, scallop soufflé, fresh catch grouper, spicy crab spaghetti. The safest recommendation is to order around the proteins and seafood preparations that define the restaurant’s identity.

Perrone's Restaurant and Bar also has recognition from Wine Spectator, with a Best of Award of Excellence in 2026. That accolade supports its positioning as a higher-priced dinner in Pawleys Island.

Who should choose it, who should skip it

Choose it for a dinner where steak, seafood, a Mediterranean-leaning world-cuisine menu are the draw. It is well matched to diners who want a smart casual meal in Pawleys Island rather than a very casual stop. Smart casual dress fits the dress code: put-together, but not formal.

Skip it if the plan is a quick, low-commitment meal or if value means the lowest possible check. The $80-per-person price places it in a more premium category, the menu includes ingredients such as dry-aged steak and local seafood. It is less compelling if the goal is simply an easy, casual plate.

The restaurant is closed Monday, Tuesday, Sunday. Service hours are Wednesday through Saturday from 5–9 PM, so plan around dinner rather than lunch.

How to place it in a Pawleys Island trip

For readers building a local shortlist, use Perrone's Restaurant and Bar as the dinner anchor if prime dry-aged steak, local seafood, Mediterranean-leaning world cuisine are all in play. For the rest of the itinerary, compare it with other Pawleys Island dining generically by price point, dress code, whether you want a more premium dinner or something more casual.