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Public Fish And Oyster
87/100 (3771 ratings)
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Calamares
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Contemporary
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Wheelchair Accessible
Accepts Discover
Serves Alcohol
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Parking Available
Free off-street parking
Full Bar
Accepts Credit Cards
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"We ate dinner here last night and everything was phenomenal! The drinks, the food, and the service were all top notch and beyond all expectations. I..."
LaVan Gray
"Loved this restaurant. We are visitors that travel with our dog so particularly when the weather is hot it is key to finding good places to eat that..."
Shirley Reason
"This place looks amazing. The staff are amazing. The food is PERFECT. I couldn’t stop eating. Ended up ordering a 5 course meal because it was so..."
Joseph Ford Farley
"We love raw oysters, and to have a local place that serves from all along the Atlantic is wonderful! And during happy hour (4 - 6:30 everyday) the..."
Mandy Bekalowicz
"We had only ever had appetizers/oysters at the bar in the past and loved it. Because of restaurant week, we decided to have a full dinner. This..."
Nelsie Birch
"What a find! Fresh, perfectly prepared seafood, good selection of beverages, and excellent service! Absolutely loved the PFO Pan Fry with oysters,..."
Natalie Cowan
"Great and friendly service. Probably the best fresh oysters in town. Everything on the menu is..."
Alex Bragg
"Excellent food!! This place is on our must go list every time we are in the..."
Jen Dodd
"We haven't even left yet. Came for our second wedding anniversary. The wild Maine oysters were the best oysters we ever had - perfectly briny yet a..."
Laura Michelle
"Super amazing!!!!!! Great experience customer service and the food WOW!!! Wine list superb and I had a nice pint of British boddingtons..."
Yanis Li
"Didn't have a reservation. But they fit us in in a corner near the front door without hesitation. (I suggest getting a reservation. We were lucky.)..."
Ernest S Chambers Sr
"If you like seafood this is the place to go. We had a selection of oysters on the half shell and PFO Pan Roast (Virginia oysters, mussels, shrimp,..."
Beth Herndon Frame
"great food, great service. Happy hour on a Saturday...whaaaat?..."
Beth Pagni O'Malley
"Absolutely loved this place!! I have never had raw oysters before and tried two fire lake oysters and fell in love. Food was delicious and we had a..."
Leo Liu
"Great seafood pot. The seafood is fresh! They had great cocktails here. The cocktail drink Fashion Killer was great but my favorite drink and one of..."
Thu-Nga Ortega, DDS, MAGD
"My daughter and I wound up in Charlottesville by happenstance and have just fell in love with this town. Public Fish and Oyster has been an utter..."
Kathy Reed
"Delicious lobster roll! Oysters were fresh and tasty. Service was outstanding! There was nothing our server couldn’t do. And all with a smile! Will..."
El Brayan Mero
"It was my first lobster roll. Their Maine style is the best with the side salad. I ordered a calamari as an appetizer and it was pretty darn good...."
Arman M
"The place was very noisy but the food was great. The oysters were fantastic. Drinks were delicious and beautiful. Everything that came out was done..."
Wendy King
"Great oysters and drinks. Friendly staff. Raw stuff excellent. Crab cake slightly salty but still good. Lobster rolls very nice. Been a number of..."
N C
"Celebrated a birthday here recently and it was an amazing experience! I had made a reservation on Open Table and it only gave us the option for..."
Joann McCarthy