Voysey’s Pub: Arts and Crafts and Comfort Food at Cassique

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Golf Clubhouse South Carolina

Cassique has a destination clubhouse and two standout restaurants.

In homage to British architect Charles Francis Annesley Voysey, the Cassique Golf Course clubhouse dedicated a second-floor restaurant to him called Voysey’s and decorated the entire structure in his signature Arts and Crafts style. The main restaurant is fairly impressive, but on this night, we opted for the pub, a more casual but still compelling option. Voysey’s Pub isn’t open to the public, so I debated whether to include it on Food GPS, but the food’s merits were enough to get it online.

The pub featured a bar, a jumbo flat-screen TV for sports, wrap-around images of golfers, plus life-like paintings of tournament golfers. We arrived in time to watch the sun set over the course. It’s not uncommon to spot a gator on the Cassique links, but we didn’t see one this night.

When the Kiawah Island Club first opened Voysey’s a few years back, New York celebrity chef and restaurateur Tom Colicchio was a consultant. Now, chef Doug Blair and sous chef Josh Holmes are executing the vision of the “Top Chef.”


Golf Clubs South Carolina

Near the staircase, old-fashioned wooden golf clubs are arrayed like rays of the sun.

Salad South Carolina

The restaurant’s market-driven approach was evident in this heirloom tomato salad ($14) with 50-year marinated balsamic, fresh mozzarella, basil and mint. I counted five kinds of tomatoes of various colors, ranging from cherry to full-sized.

Macaroni And Cheese South Carolina

Wood oven-baked four-cheese macaroni ($12) was especially decadent, cooked with jumbo lump crab meat, crispy prosciutto and Vidalia onions, then topped with breadcrumbs. I was a little wary of mac & cheese with seafood, but flavors melded well.

Salad South Carolina

The only other time I ate in Voysey’s Pub, I ate panzanella salad ($11) with grilled calamari. I was happy to repeat the experience and savor olive oil-soaked bread cubes, fresh diced tomatoes, basil leaves and luscious calamari rings and tentacles.

Duck South Carolina

My entree involved roasted duck breast ($26) with crispy gnocchi, pearl onions, wild asparagus and duck confit. Juicy duck breast slices featured crispy, spice-crusted skin. The gnocchi weren’t crispy, but they did a good job of soaking up ducky broth. I’d never even seen wild asparagus before. It features a skinnier stalk. The only demerit: duck confit was a little overcooked.

Fish South Carolina

Jamie’s crisp-skinned roasted grouper ($28) featured flaky flesh and partnered with wild asparagus and buttery morel risotto.

Hamburger South Carolina

Of course my meat-crazed brother ordered the grilled Wagyu beef burger ($15) with bacon, cheese and grilled onions. He’s a tough burger critic, but sounded pleased.

Popcorn South Carolina

Instead of getting desserts, we settled for complimentary house-made caramel corn, which was just right.

Voysey’s features an intricate a la carte menu with so many appealing vegetable, meat and fish dishes, that it can be a chore to choose. I’d certainly return to the upscale dining room, but on this night, I enjoyed the casual comfort of the pub.

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Joshua Lurie

Joshua Lurie founded FoodGPS in 2005. Read about him here.

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