My folks lived in Ormond Beach from the mid-1980s' until the mid 1990s'. At that time, I worked and lived in Orlando. Whenever I would go out to visit on the weekend, I would usually find myself going out to the Oyster Pub in Daytona Beach. The years have passed, as have both of my parents. A few times a year, I find myself going out to Ormond and Daytona Beach for either the day or the weekend.
Last week, I was out in Ormond Beach for a few days, so naturally I went to the Oyster Pub. And I was not disappointed  The Oyster Pub always has great service, great food, and several televisions for sports viewing.
And the oysters (from Texas) were the best! Big and meaty! Served raw or steamed. For me, it's raw with a cracker and hot sauce. A dozen goes for $9.99. They also serve steamed shrimp, wings, and other appetizers.
I always get the fish sandwich, which requires a third hand to eat ($11.95). And it was just as good as what I have had in previous visits. Another day I went, I had the Pub Burger ($8.50), cooked medium with cheese. And a good burger indeed.
The Oyster Pub has a menu featuring sandwiches, and platters,plus a full liquor bar and several beers on draft. The dining area and the bathrooms are always clean, and there is outdoor seating as well.
Weeknights are usually busy, and on the weekends, the evenings find the bar/dining room packed. So if you are going to the beach this weekend and find yourself on Seabreeze Boulevard, stop in for some great oysters. Why, I might even be out there with a dozen raw oysters.
Two things were disappointing from the get go. Â They didn't have any fried clams this particular night and all oysters come pre-shucked. Â I like to shuck my own steamed oysters because it is part of the fun, and it's not at all hard, but I was told their liability doesn't allow it. Â Fine, :( Â I have the wings then.
The wing sauce was delectable, the wings not so. Â They were way too overcooked, like stuck to the bone overcooked. Â It was almost as if they had been cooked, sat, and reheated for serving. Â I don't think I have ever had such an over cooked wing in my life. Â Like I said, good sauce though and the celery sticks were crisp. Â The drinks were a bit expensive, just to add.
I do like the liveliness in the place. Â A lot of TV's and a lot of people having fun and a great server. Â Had the food issues been better I would have given it a better score.
I came to Oyster Pub on a Sunday afternoon during Bikeweek. I strolled in around 1pm-ish and the place had a small crowd but was still very relaxed and comfortable. The space was dimly lit and had TV's scattered throughout the Pub. Â The atmosphere was relaxed and friendly.
We were seated at the bar and served promptly. I ordered steamed oysters and they were delicious. Â I will absolutely be coming back to this place anytime I find myself hungry in Daytona.
Had a great time in Daytona and stumbled upon The Oyster Pub, The place reminded me somewhat of a Hooters or a Winghouse, image but a bit classier and not based on wings. Â
The menu had all the apps you would find at a Chili's or Friday's so when I saw southwest eggrolls, queso dip, spin dip I was a bit disheartened. Â The saving grace was the Oysters, Â Fresh, Clean, Crisp tasting,and not over priced, they were so good we came back the next night for more.
Ultimately, both visits were really good, we sat at the bar the first night and at a table the Second night. Â "Spazz" (that's what she liked to be called) was our server on our second visit and she did an awesome job, Â outstanding service.
If I'm ever in Datona again, this will be a must do destination for me.
Great place. Was in town for a week on business, and the locals sent me there for some seafood. Their food is great! The oysters were some of the best I've ever had.
The service is great as well, friendly servers, and fast service.
Great place to watch a good game and bust a grub. Overall, great place.
My husband, kids and I went to watch the UFC fight last night. This is definitely the place to watch any sports event. Every table has its own tv plus there are tons of large flat screens all over the bar. They have a huge game room with pool tables, darts, arcade games, etc. Our food was excellent. We got hot wings, oysters, and the tuna appetizers. Our server was awesome. Even as the place filled up as the night went on she was still very attentive to us. Will definitely go back next time we are here and recommend this sports bar to all.
Alex & Gina S
Came here with a friend for a quick dinner after a long day. The place was pretty crowded but the staff managed to get us a table pretty quickly. Service was quick (despite the over-crowded place, they had lots of people waiting for a table) and friendly, the food was amazing, especially the Steamed Seafood Platter with clams, oysters and incredibly delicious snow crab.
Definitely worth a visit!
Now this is the place to watch sports in Daytona Beach. Â You'll find fans from many different teams in the place at the same time... Makes for some fun sports banter. Â The bartender is friendly, and the waitstaff are too. Â They have a ton of TVs around the bar and restaurants, as well as individual TVs at each of the booths. Â I've been a couple of times, once when they were REALLY busy, and each time we had great service. Â My husband and I really like the char-grilled oysters. Â They serve pub food... It is what it is, a lot of the choices are fried. Â I've enjoyed 3 or 4 of the appetizers and entrees. Â The beer selection is decent and you'll never go thirsty at the Oyster Pub. Â One warning: the fish tacos are much spicier than you'd expect... watch out for the jalapenos. Â Whew.
Review Source:This sports bar which serves food is convenient for travelers staying at the Plaza Resort and Spa about a block away. I came back for lunch a second day so the convenience and quality of food are acceptable to me.
Their beer selection is quite good, with over a dozen flavors on tap (including Yuengling). Pricing is so-so but the many large screen TVs and lack of smoke help me to overlook that. Â I had a burger with cheese and fries, which were tasty. The wings I ordered "hot" and they had just enough kick to them.
What a place, Idiot people work here I swear! My wife and two kids (21&23 yrs old) came in for lunch, we where told to seat our self's, we did and ordered & received our drinks. Then some guy comes up and says we are in his seats! I kinda just dismissed this and told him there was nothing to indicate anyone was sitting here, that the waitress didn't say anything and we had been there long enough that we had already received drinks and ordered lunch. To my dismay he returned with the manager who told us to get up and move! We did, right out the door never to return! Â Take this for what it is and that's the truth!
Review Source:I've been stopping in here for years and it's nice to see that the place has really been spruced up recently as it was getting rather tired looking.
As the name implies, it's all about oysters. So if oysters served at a bargain price aren't your bag, you might enjoy someplace else even though their other foods are a passably decent "It's OK" 3 star.
Overall it's a big place, more of a sports/drinking bar than a restaurant. They're well known for their oysters, which though not the largest in size, the plumpest or best, they aren't exactly the smallest either, but served at more than reasonable prices and always with a good quality of freshness. I'd suggest giving the Chargrilled Oysters, one dozen for $12.95, a try as I found them to be uniquely good with the Oyster Pub secret sauce.
My boyfriend and I came here for a UFC fight night. Â Glad we did. Â They have individual TVs at the booths which were great to watch the fights. Â We got the buffalo shrimp as an appetizer and they were awesome!! Â The mahi platter was ok, but the fish was a little bland and not very moist. Â The wings were pretty good though. Â We got the teriyaki garlic grilled and they were very tasty. Â Overall, we enjoyed our experience here and will be going back for more buffalo shrimp!
Review Source:We went in hungry and were not dissapointed. She had the steamed platter, and it was a great meal including crab legs, oysters, clams, and shrimp all fresh with ample portions, I had stuffed oysters, really delicious and a fried oyster sandwich also excellent. Wash it down with a Stella and you have a great meal. We would absolutely visit again. This is a sports bar with flat screens everywhere. Noisy, fun and really excellent food at reasonable prices.
Review Source:I came here this past weekend for a spontaneous trip and the food was below average. Â For a place that is named Oyster Pub and being as close to the ocean as they are, you would expect at least average seafood. Â NOPE! Â I ordered the crab cakes, or should I say cakes full of breading and cheap bits of crab. Â GROSS. Â
There was also the clams which were mediocre and a fish sandwich which is hard to mess up and still was nothing great. Â This place actually made Ale House seem like an authentic seafood experience. Â You disappointed me Oyster Pub! Â This area by the beach of Daytona needs a kick ass seafood joint! Â This is not that place! Â Help me out Yelpers!
On our hunt for seafood while on vacation my boyfriend and I ran across the Oyster Pub. Â We both had the fried oysters,I had them as a sandwich. The oysters were quite large with lots of breading. Â The oysters were juicy and pretty yummy without all the breading. Â You mostly tasted the breading. Â I would go back here to try other stuff. Â We sat outside where there are also tv's. Â They had MMA on and the place was packed to watch that, most people there were only drinking. Â I would say give this place a shot.
Review Source:I went  here for lunch while working in Daytona. No one greeted my friend and I upon entering. Its a set yourself kinda place, which is cool. It was recently update and looks nice. I ordered the char-grilled oysters and fries. My friend ordered raw oysters. The oysters were so small, but tasty. The fries were AMAZING! I am a fry girl, so this is important to me. I would go back to just have the fries.
This place would be great for large groups or to watch a game. Large TVs are placed throughout the restaurant.
I came with 5 friends from California to watch the Giants win the WORLD SERIES in 2010 (we came to florida to watch the space shuttle launch & were told oyster pub was the best place to watch sporting events in daytona beach)  The food was ok, the service was better.  We ordered 10 pitchers of beer, 3 rounds of shots & a ton of food over several hours.  We actually came here 3 nights in a row because there wasn't much going on in  the evening during the week.  Just a warning,  everyone (especially MALES) needs to watch out for the old guy (patron) with his little stick toy in the bar area.  He is a WEIRDO.  He approached every male in my group to try to stroke his wooden stick toy in a certain manner that makes a propeller spin on the end of the stick.  It was actually disturbing how much he clearly enjoyed watching males with the device (locals know who I am describing).  We went back to daytona beach again earlier this year (to watch the Endeavour space shuttle) and they had a UFC fight showing - the place was totally packed.  Weird creeper with stick toy was also present!!
Review Source:This review is strictly on their raw oysters.
The nice people at Hull's Seafood recommended Oyster Pub to us for raw oysters. So immediately after our meal at Hull's Seafood (they only sell steamed or fried oysters there) we headed to the Oyster pub for a dozen raw oysters.
We sat at the bar and it wasn't very busy as it was 4pm in the afternoon. The bartender cracked open a dozen oysters for us and they had a distinct salt water taste. He told us that the oysters had come from Apalachicola. It was interesting as I've never had raw oysters that had a salt water taste. The oysters were of good size as I don't like huge oysters but nice medium-sized oysters (I normally favor Kumamotos, and they're tiny little plump oysters).
We came back here again to have oysters, and I'd say it's probably the best raw oysters we had on our trip to Daytona.
The raw oyster were tiny. My hubby and I ordered a dozen and so did my sis & her hubby. They brought out two dozen on a platter. We were seated so that we could not share and requested separate checks. The best thing was the chef salad. Can't mess up lettuce and it was a generous portion.
The waitress was not attentive and they brought out drinks for half of us and 10 minutes later the other half.
Overall-a good sports bar but not a great restaurant.
Went here for lunch. Cost was very reasonable. I got a lot of food for the price. Had the oyster po boy. Oysters were very tasty and the fries were hot and crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. Beer was cold and refreshing. The TV setup at the bar was outstanding offering views of at least 4 different games. Don't forget the roasted peanuts near the door to enjoy while you wait for your seat or as a treat while walking back to the beach.
Review Source:Went here last month with my boy for a college Spring Break.
At first glance, this place seems popping. It was really busy, and the staff seemed very nice. The decor is pretty amazing and unique on its own. It definitely has that "sport bars" feel to it but they took it to another level by having TV's EVERYWHERE. and I mean everywhere! So I suspect that this place is probably one of the best and funnest places to be to watch your favorite boxing match or sports game. And when I saw everywhere, I mean in every single booth.. bigger flat screens above the booths, at the bars, in the BATHROOM!
Back to the food & service. While we waited for our table we decided to grab some appetizers and beer at the bar. They had some great deals for beer, I'm sure depending on what night you decide to stop in, but even for the weekend it was pretty good. Service seemed impeccable until we sat. The waitress greeted up and pretty much left us for close to 15 minutes. I was pretty bothered by that. Finally, she came back and my boyfriend wanted this seafood platter that seemly had a little bit of the best they had to offer and she wasn't even sure if they had it that night. (on a weekend?!) and instead of checking back in the kitchen if they had it, she did one of those, "Hmm... I'm not sure... let me think.. NOPE!" Boy, do I HATE those. So we settled on the infamous charbroiled oysters and they were definitely worth it. Of course, she forgot to bring me my salad and etc until way later.
Overall, dining experience was sub-par. Food, was alright but I gave up on having a real food experience thanks to our Waitress so I can't really give much a review on that part since I only tried their oysters.
We wanted oysters and oysters are what we got. Excellent, big, juicy oysters. Do yourself a favor and order a bucket (not really in a bucket though!) and save yourself some money. Then order some chargrilled. Omg these were so good. Basted on the grill with butter, garlic and Parmesan cheese. The cheese made a crust on the shells and add the grill flavor... I was practically licking the shells clean. Happy hour specials were great too till seven.
Review Source:This is the first time I have gone to the Oyster Pub since the big remodel. The place looks so much better. It is not dank and disgusting anymore. It looks like the Food Network did a redo on it, except the menu. They have changed the menu somewhat. I tried, of course, the new fish tacos. They were nothing special. Two basa fish, fried tacos with a side of fries. The fries were good, but the fish was meh. Don't bother spending almost 10.00 on this lunch. My husband, who was treating me for lunch, had a burger and fries. He seemed to really enjoy it. I will try it for a lunch again. The last time I went there for lunch, a few months ago, I had an egg salad sandwich, which was the worst I have ever had. I don't know what was in it, but it was horrible. The place looks good, but they need to really work on the food.
Review Source:This is a bar. Food service was an apparent afterthought accommodated by the purchase of a freezer, deep fryer, hot top and a timer... DING, fries are done!
I expected fresh shrimp due to the proximity to the source, but should have had suspicions when a grilled option was not offered. Everyone at our table was dissatisfied with their food. Zero for five.
This place is a great place for watching TV and drinking, but the IHOP down the street would have been a better food source.
Guess who just totally remodeled their interior? Guess who now has a state-of-the-art beer tap system? Guess who now has over 60 high-def tv's for awesome sports-watching? And guess who has a fresh, amazing menu now? You've got it - The Oyster Pub. Same amazing Pub atmosphere and fun, but totally bran-spankin new. Definitely check them out when you're in the DAB.
Review Source:Newly remodeled, and very classy looking! Still has that wonderful sports bar ambiance, and the food was exceptional.
Fried oysters - Yes, yes, yes. Briny little fried balls of fried goodness, and the fries were awesome; crispy and fluffy inside.
Steamed seafood platter - Great price for 16.99; came with snow crab legs, oysters, clams, and shrimp. The best part? It was perfectly cooked!! Nothing was overcooked and rubbery, and it came with clarified butter, cocktail sauce, and horseradish.
Wings - My friend order his grilled, so they take fried wings and throw them on the grill for some smoky goodness. Very good idea, and the smoke was definitely prominent. The wings weren't sauced like traditional buffalo wings, so not sure if that was due to the grilling or if that's typical.
I'm happy. Can't wait to come back.
I have been to the Oyster Pub a number of times, but it has always been during Spring Break. So this was my first time going where I cared what the food tasted like or even cared about the food.
This is a typical bar that serves food. So don't expect intricate flavors and tastes, but do expect food well made and well executed. Â
Our table started off with a bucket of Oysters. They were fresh and tasted very good. A little small, but it is December. We also did a dozen peel and eat shrimp, that tasted awesome and where a steal at 4.95 a dozen.  For dinner we did their chicken wings, which were ordered grilled. They were cooked well, lots of meat on the wings and good taste. Our table also had the fried fish of the day that was a generous piece of fish served with coleslaw and rice. The kids did the  1/2 pound burger and some hot dogs. No complaints from that end of the table at all. (Which is excellent!)
So overall, very well executed basic food and cold beer. Â This is on our list of places to come back to here in Daytona Beach.
No one ever told me that spring break in Daytona is a complete sausage fest. Â The first night or two we went to these expensive (and crappy) mega clubs, that had every variety of sausage under the sun. Â Bratwurst, Knockwurst, Kielbasa, you name it.
We would always end up back at the Oyster Pub drinking hundreds of 6 dollar pitchers of ice house.
It was fun place to get drunk and they have all the free peanuts you can eat. Â By the end of the week, I almost went into a peanut coma.
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