Auspicious Whitemarsh — Restaurant in Wilmington Island

ABSOLUTELY AMAZING !!!! Started with a warm greeting when entering and only got better from there. As a party of one, I was seated at the bar, which was fine with me. The restaurant was full with people waiting, so I did not want to take up a larger table. After reading reviews and getting recommendations from my server, I placed my order. I started off with their complementary blueberry oat muffins and incredible whipped butter. Next came the savory croissant biscuits with sausage gravy. On the menu, it says for parties of 4 to 6 and shareable. My server advised that I could get a single portion which was perfect in size. It came with a side of cheesy stone-milled grits, which are probably the best grits I’ve ever eaten in my life. Finished it off with some of their “crispy “donut squares and hot strawberry glaze. Needless to say, I am leaving full and happy. My server Evan was above exceptional and very attentive. I would recommend this to everyone without hesitation. The owner walked over and spoke with me to ensure everything was top-notch, and all I could do was compliment...

My girlfriend and I went here for lunch shortly after it opened. While we did notice the service was slow, we chalked it up to the fact that they had only been open for a week or two. Since we enjoyed the atmosphere and delicious food, we agreed that we wanted to return for a breakfast experience.

This morning, we had a reservation for 9:15 AM. After receiving our coffees fairly quickly, we waited on our food. A little over an hour later, our waitress came over to re-confirm what we had ordered earlier. When we realized that our orders still hadn’t been sent to the kitchen, we asked to pay for or coffees and leave. For the record, we do appreciate them comping of coffees and giving us a box of free pastries. However, it still didn’t change the fact that we left this establishment with empty stomachs….after we had looked forward to starting our Saturday with a delicious breakfast.

I really wanted to like this place. However, after experiencing a major failure in customer service, I cannot recommend them to anyone who asks me for...

The front of the house needs work. You stand in line waiting to order pastries, after having passed a register and counter where they could be taking coffee orders, but don’t. So after waiting to order pastries, you order coffee at checkout and then have to wait around for coffee. Also had looked at the restaurant on Open Table to book a reservation, and the only options were 8am and afternoon. But sitting here now at 9:30 there are only a few tables seated for breakfast, clearly they could have taken a reservation. Also there is no choice for size of latte, and it comes in the same tiny to go cup that coffee does, ie not big enough. People seem to put up with a lot for these pastries. $20 for two pastries a latte and a cup of...