Turner Food & Spirits Co.

What Turner Food & Spirits Co. does

Turner Food & Spirits Co. operates The Pirates' House, a single-location full-service restaurant at 20 E Broad St in Savannah, Georgia. The current restaurant opened in 1953 inside a building originally constructed around 1753 as an inn for seafarers, and the site sits on the historic Trustees' Garden established by General Oglethorpe in 1733-1734. The business serves Southern comfort food (including an award-winning fried chicken, seafood entrees, and a daily lunch buffet), a full bar with signature cocktails, rum flights, and local drafts, plus a kid's menu and desserts. Beyond the core dining operation, it runs private event hosting in rooms accommodating 20 to 150 guests, an on-site gift shop carrying approximately 2,000 pirate-themed SKUs, and off-site catering.

The go-to-market is direct-to-consumer with a single physical storefront; digital channels are limited to Toast Tab for dine-in, takeout, and catering orders, and a basic online storefront for the gift shop. Marketing relies on the website (thepirateshouse.com), Facebook, and Instagram, supplemented by local PR. Revenue streams include dine-in food and beverage, bar sales, private events and catering, and gift shop merchandise, all transacted at unit pricing with an 18% service charge on parties of eight or more and a 3% credit card surcharge. The company is privately held, has no disclosed parent or subsidiaries, no funding history, and operates with a lean headcount of approximately 9 employees.

The customer base is split between international and domestic tourists to Savannah, local residents, private-event hosts (corporate, weddings, tour groups), and school/youth groups including Girl Scout troops. Brand equity is anchored in the historic site itself — the building, the Herb House (reportedly the oldest standing structure in Georgia), and the literary connection to Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island — which functions as both differentiator and the underlying rationale for the tourist-segment revenue concentration. No proprietary technology, AI/ML capabilities, or intellectual property portfolio beyond the historic trademark is disclosed.

Name

Turner Food & Spirits Co.

Legal name

The Pirates' House

Website

https://thepirateshouse.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1953

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Casual Dining Restaurants

NAICS

Full-Service Restaurants (722511), Cafeterias, Grill Buffets, and Buffets (722514), Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (722410)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810)

akta.pro primary industry

All-Day Dining Restaurants (THAFACAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Supper Clubs & Dinner-Theater Restaurants (THAFACAL)

Keywords

• Southern restaurant dining
• Private event catering
• Gift shop merchandise
• Historic restaurant venue
• Full service bar

Headquarters

HQ city

Savannah

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Dine-in Food and Beverage Sales: Traditional restaurant revenue from serving food and beverages to dine-in customers. Menu includes appetizers ($9-$16), salads ($12-$15), entrees ($22-$53), seafood specialties, Southern comfort food, and full bar with cocktails, wine, and beer.
2. Alcoholic Beverages: Full service bar offering signature cocktails, rum flights, local draft brews, wine, champagne, and specialty hot beverages. Cocktails range from $9-$18, wine by glass $6-$12.
3. Private Events and Catering: Private dining room rentals and catering services for groups from 20 to 150 guests. Offers specially crafted group menus for lunch, dinner, hors d'oeuvres, and kid-friendly options.
4. Gift Shop Sales: On-site gift shop with approximately 2,000 pirate-themed items including merchandise, souvenirs, apparel, and collectibles. Online shopping available through external storefront.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The Pirates' House operates as a full-service historic Southern restaurant offering lunch buffet and dinner menus, a full-service bar with cocktails and local drafts, private dining for events of 20–150 guests, off-site catering, online ordering via Toast Tab, and an on-site plus online gift shop selling pirate-themed merchandise and souvenirs.

Product overview

Turner Food & Spirits Co. operates The Pirates' House, a historic Savannah restaurant established in 1753 as an inn for seafarers. The business offers a unified hospitality experience combining full-service Southern dining (lunch buffet and dinner menus), a full-service bar with signature cocktails and local drafts, private event hosting for 20-150 guests, an on-site gift shop with pirate-themed merchandise, online ordering and catering through Toast Tab, and dedicated kids programming. The restaurant's core offering centers on its award-winning fried chicken, seafood entrees, and Southern comfort food served in a historic pirate-themed atmosphere.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Restaurant Dining (Lunch and Dinner)

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Mrs. Wilkes' Dining Room: Famous Savannah Southern family-style restaurant serving communal lunch tables, a long-standing Savannah institution dependent on tourist traffic. Directly comparable in cuisine, customer segment, and historic brand positioning.
• The Grey Restaurant: Renowned Savannah restaurant from chef Mashama Bailey set in a restored 1938 Greyhound bus terminal. Combines historic preservation with Southern cuisine, attracting tourists and locals in the same market as The Pirates' House.
• Vic's on the River: Historic Savannah riverfront restaurant housed in a 19th-century warehouse serving Southern cuisine. Comparable combination of historic setting, riverfront tourism location, group/private events, and full bar.
• Husk Savannah: Sean Brock's Southern-focused restaurant in a restored historic Savannah building. Comparable in Southern cuisine, historic setting, and tourist destination appeal.
• Crystal Beer Parlor: Historic Savannah gathering place (since 1933) serving American fare with a full bar. Comparable mix of historic venue, adult beverage program, and tourist/locals crossover audience.
• Elizabeth on 37th: Historic Southern fine dining restaurant in Savannah mansion with private event business. Direct comparable for upscale Southern cuisine, historic venue, and corporate/private event hosting.
• The Olde Pink House Restaurant: Another iconic historic Savannah restaurant (in an 1811 mansion) serving upscale Southern cuisine to tourists and locals. Same combination of historic venue, full bar, and private events with overlapping tourist customer base.

Regional players

• Charleston Historic Restaurants (e.g., Husk Charleston, Magnolias): Comparable historic Southern restaurant group in Charleston, another Lowcountry tourism destination. Similar combination of historic venue, Southern cuisine, full bar, and tourist-driven private events business.
• Jasper's Hard Cider Co. Savannah-based cider and food venue combining beverage operation with casual dining. Tangentially comparable as a Savannah tourist-oriented food and beverage operation, though narrower in menu and scale.

Emerging players

• Planters Inn / Peninsula Grill: Charleston historic restaurant operator combining boutique hospitality with destination dining. Comparable in pairing a heritage venue with a full-service restaurant targeting tourism and special occasions.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/historicpirateshouse
• Instagraminstagram.com/thepirateshouse
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/turner-food-&-spirits-co.

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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