Public Fish and Oyster

This was an amazing experience in dining shared with 2 colleagues. The small plates to share go very well and you can order as many as you need for the size group.

Small place, but very nice staff. I don't eat oysters but the party I went with said they were excellent. I ordered the crab cakes, excellent with lots of meat (hardly any fillers).

Amazing quality seafood, friendly service, intimate atmosphere.

Great place, food is excellent, service was very good. Would encourage to make a reservation since place is small. Very good happy hour

The raw oysters are the obvious star, but you'll also be delighted with the *new* bartender's offerings and of course the main courses. I had the PFO Pan Roast after asking 2 staff members what they personally liked best. It did not disappoint! They also have a beer/oyster happy hour that I may be a new regular for! Recommend.

Happy hour is $1 off Virginia oysters. At $2.35 per, that's almost buck-a-shuck, and for Tom's Cove Chincoteague oysters? Forget about it! Draft beers are $2 off too. The shellfish is fresh and dressed to impress.

The food is amazing and the bar staff were super friendly. David, the oyster man, was so cool to chat with. Highly recommend this restaurant! 5 stars!

The most amazing place. Great waitstaff and even better food. Would recommend to anyone who likes upscale laid backdining. Oyster selection is second to none this far from beach. Oysters come from all over east coast. Just an amazing experience and our server Colleen is a true asset to the business. .

Highly recommend going here. If you love seafood this is the best in cville and probably the best in hundreds of miles. I got the lobster roll which they stop serving at 6pm so show up early.👍

Absolutely amazing dinner. Sat at bar, but felt like we were sitting in the dining room. Great staff, great food, highly recommended!

This is my seafood place, so I hope that says all that I would need to say. Great Food and Atmosphere.

We had a party of 7. We ordered and after nearly an hour got our oysters. We waited another 45 minutes and asked where our food was. Said it would be cooked. 15 minutes later we paid for what we got and left. We had lost our appetite by then. But the tables around us were served great looking food. When the table turned they too had great looking food.

Best place to get oysters in Charlottesville. Lots of choices and an occasional west coast option. Generally very good shuckers.

Compliments to the chef; the food and presentation were excellent. We had steak and crab cake, whick melts in your mouth. I believe that $12 for a mixed drink (rum and coke) is too much for that location...we are not in NYC.Our server Nicholas, was curt, short and overall a bit arrogant. Perhaps we were not his preferred customer, but we were paying customers.

More of a local bar/restaurant. Not my type of place at all but an unusual, irreversible circumstance had me eating here. I had the grilled shrimp and I have to say they were delicous. Service was good and quick also. Probably unfair of me but I just can't give 5 stars to a bar no matter how good the food is.