This is located on the side of Oyster House, which is pretty large. Indoor and outdoor seating available. Andon L. Provided excellent customer service. Really delicious oysters from an expert shucker. There are about 10 stools at the oyster bar where you can watch them prepare your oysters. Restroom was clean. read more

O Bar - Bars Near Me - Charleston, South Carolina

The definition of middle of the road, which is disappointing with all the food in CHS. The bar itself was nice, though slightly empty for a Sunday afternoon. The dark wood was inviting and the service was good, especially since the bartenders were also covering the dining area. The food itself is where I was let down. The fried oysters were fresh, but overcooked and the breading was slightly odd, almost like it was Italian. The fries were overcooked as well. The wedge salad was freshly made and a large portion for the price, but again not overwhelmingly remarkable. With so many options in the two block radius for seafood not sure I would venture back anytime soon. read more

Desperately needed somewhere to sit and enjoy some oysters on a VERY hot summers day. My boyfriend and I ordered the house oysters, oyster vodka shot, peel and eat shrimp, and crab cake sandwich. House oysters- surprisingly very fresh and delicious! definitely worth the price. Shrimp- fresh, plump, delicious. Oyster vodka shot- found it difficult at first due to how it looked but it was actually really good. super strong vodka taste but it mellowed with the oyster and sauce that followed soon after. would've ordered like 3 more but too pricey imo Crab cake sandwich- you can skip on this bc honestly none of it really works together. the bun, iceberg lettuce and tomato paired with the crab cake is not a pleasant mix. maybe some pickled jalepenos or onions or arugula should be paired with it instead. The cole slaw was ok. Our waitress was nice but she accidentally charged us double the amount of shots and beers we ordered.. Overall, 6.5/10!! read more

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AMAZING!!! Sit at the Bar at eat Oyster! PERIOD! Best place around. Dont listen to anyone else. Oyster shucker is very knowledgeable and gives great recommendations. Very friendly guy and great service. Full bar and good menu too. Brussel Sprouts are delicious as well as the Seafood Boil. read more

O Bar - Seafood boil - Bars Near Me - Charleston, South Carolina

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We went to the O Bar for their oyster happy hour (M-F 4-7) on the first night of our Charleston vacay. I'm sooo glad we did, because we will come again before we leave. You can't beat $1.50 oysters, and these were large, plump, and juicy. I also ordered some hush puppies which were also delicious. Check out the O Bar if you get a chance! read more

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We've been here a few times. This Thursday night was the emptiest I've seen it, likely due to the cold temps. We sat at the regular bar, not the oyster bar, and the service was good. I like that you can order oysters individually. I ordered a fire roasted oyster with garlic, butter, & Parmesan for $3.50 & a Rockefeller one $4. I prefer chargrilled oysters. The roasted one was my least favorite. I swear there was sea water still inside. The Rockefeller 1 wasn't cooked how I expected and had looser toppings, but I preferred it over the former/ I also had the Charleston she crab soup, which I've had before at other restaurants and enjoyed. My husband also agreed it wasn't the best we've had and was, "just ok." I wanted to order the whole snapper, which was very reasonably priced, but had to cancel the order as I was getting full. I ordered the house salad instead. The tea vinaigrette was a nice touch of sweetness to the salad. I had a glass of Riesling to top off my meal. We celebrated my MIL's 90th birthday here a couple years ago so I know what they're capable of. That was also in the restaurant, not in the bar... Come try them for yourself. read more

O Bar - House salad - Bars Near Me - Charleston, South Carolina

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Across the street from our hotel so it was an easy try Their happy hour is great, everything super fresh Their happy hour shrimp sliders are a must We stayed in town 5 days and ate here 3 times A must try for all read more

O Bar - Bars Near Me - Charleston, South Carolina

My crew and I all ventured out for happy hour/ early dinner, before we had an early flight the next day. I had found O Bar on yelp, always looking for oysters. They did NOT disappoint! Together we tried a bit of everything. Mussels and oysters, of course, the fish taco, hush puppies, shrimp Mac and cheese, and for our seafood adverse friend...a burger. Everything got rave reviews. The oysters on special were James River from Virginia and they were fresh and sweet. The mussels were perfectly prepared and topped with a bit of cheese, which was unexpected but tasty. The service was good and the place was super cute. In a touristy area but off to the side a bit. They have an adjoining full restaurant but the OBar was perfect for us. It was still the topic of conversation the next day, with our burger lover determined to try something outside her comfort zone next time. read more

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Came here a year later and they still have great Happy Hour! They are located right near the market and in walking distance to many other places. Super solid options on their HH menu, I love their peel and eat shrimp so we got a boatload of them! Our first round of drinks came pretty quick and later we ordered a second round when we finished our food. It was about 15 mins and no drinks, so we asked our server to come over and cancel our drinks. She apologized and said she could see they were just finishing it up. (2 beers and 1 glass of sparkling wine) I understand that it was happy hour but we didn't even order cocktails so that was a super long time for just 3 beverages. We ended up just taking them since they finally made it. ‍ We still got charged for all 3 drinks but at that point we were just ready to go. We still had a pretty good time but just some communication on those type of delays would be nice in the future. read more

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Great place to experience oysters and have a drink. Decent seating with possibilities of larger groups (reservations). Ordered the shrimp taco minus cheese and crema and the Brussels sprouts minus Parmesan. We enjoyed quite a few oysters (but forgot to take a picture). Nice staff with fun personalities. read more

Scotty!! This is the best oyster experience in all of the low country. Scotty is an artist. He shuck'd extra oysters just take us on the whole immersive experience that is O Bar, best happy hour in town. You will not regret meeting Scotty. He's a rockstar. Thank you for my beautiful shell, Scotty!! read more

O Bar - Scotty!!! Artist and Oyster connoisseur extraordinaire! - Bars Near Me - Charleston, South Carolina

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We stopped by South Carolina Charleston for one day and was craving some seafood; while the menu selection was fairly simple we wanted to try a variety of options through the state tower. The raw seafood was delicious especially the oysters and shrimp especially, the muscles otherwise were not too desirable. As for the appetizers, we tried the crab soup as well as the fry pimento cheese. We absolutely adored the fry pimento cheese however, the crab soup was a big disappointment. I do not recommend it. overall are very good experience. If you wanna stop by for some local seafood here in Charleston, South Carolina would come again. read more

O Bar - Crab soup and fried pimento cheese - Bars Near Me - Charleston, South Carolina

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Fresh oysters and amazing staff!!! I highly recommend!! My first trip to Charleston and stumbled here and what a great restaurant. Friendly staff and amazing service!!! read more

I'm in Charleston for a conference and stepped out of the hotel for a walk down Market St and came upon the O Bar! As luck would have it, the have happy hour on Saturday until 6:00! I hand a local beer and an Old Fashioned... the OF was perfect! The St James River oysters are $1.25 during HR and they were tasty! I also had a 1/4 of shrimp. The bar staff was very attentive and engaging. If you in town, definitely stop by! read more

O Bar - St James Oysters - Bars Near Me - Charleston, South Carolina

Nice menu, food and cocktails. Informative staff. Had my first oyster tasting (in over 10years) it was Very good. Some patrons at the bar had a platter of freshly shucked oysters over ice and they were pleased. I had an adult iced tea and I def felt it on the way back to the hotel at 430pm - long day walking I had to lay down for a bit. Go on over and get Shucked ! read more

O Bar - Fire oyster - Bars Near Me - Charleston, South Carolina

Food was amazing and the staff was extremely knowledgeable about oysters. We sat at the bar, our bartender top notch

Interesting seeing other reviews saying they weren't oyster people. That wasn't our experience at all, in fact I would place them as the place that had the best oyster selection. Our waiter was very familiar with the different varieties and recommended which ones were the best for the day. He didn't disappoint! My wife doesn't like oysters so she ordered the muscle appetizer, she really liked the broth they were cooked in but thought the cheese on top was an interesting choice. Had it not been for what we thought was the weird cheese I would probably go with a 5 star. (Perhaps they wanted more salt from cheese...who knows...to each their own!) read more

O Bar - What else do you need to say! - Bars Near Me - Charleston, South Carolina

Smashed 48 oysters cuz I love oysters but the waitress was not chill (we had to lowkey beg her to come to our table) the happy hour was great tho, food came out food jus wish service was better read more

O Bar - Bars Near Me - Charleston, South Carolina

I have been wanting to try the O Bar for a couple of weeks and finally got a chance to dine in. It was an off time between lunch and dinner times so the restaurant was very quiet except for a few tables and a few patrons at the bar. I liked the layout of OBAR, a narrow interior with small amount of tables spaced nicely on one side and the large bar area running almost the length of the room was on the other side. I am always on the lookout for a refreshing beet salad and ordered it here with an addition of grilled salmon. The citrus vinaigrette went wonderfully with this salad as well. The seafood and oysters were fresh and while you are always taking a chance with how the salmon is grilled, this time it was done perfectly! Will return to the O Bar which is part of the Charleston Crabhouse family with locations downtown, on James Island and in Mt Pleasant. read more

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I like this place. I have just moved to Charleston and seemed to find myself here on 3 different occasions. I am indeed a bar person so I found a place to sit at the end of the bar, and the waitress remembered me from last time. Major points. Every time the guys shucking the oysters have been friendly and ready to chat while opening those little pieces of greatness from the sea. More points! Happy hour $1 oysters have been the James River, not the things from the gulf, which still have that nice oily aftertaste from Deepwater Horizon. They do have other oysters from Mass, SC, and Canada. Do not neglect to order the hushpuppies that come with a wonderful brown-sugar-pecan- butter! I always seem to find a good little place anywhere I live that is my go to place AND I am welcome while wearing shorts and flip-flops! This is probably going to be my place. read more

O Bar - Bars Near Me - Charleston, South Carolina

Boy oh boy this place! We went for happy hour and got the oysters and goat cheese salad and she crab. I think I was in heaven! The vibe is chill and we sat at the bar! Great happy hour! read more

O Bar - Happy hour oysters $1.25 each - Bars Near Me - Charleston, South Carolina

JP is the best server I have ever had!!! He personally stuffed the blue cheese olives for our dirty martinis! He was impeccable and truly so nice and accommodating. I would personally come back here for JP to be our server again. He made our dinner an amazing experience read more

JP is the best server. He personally stuffed olives for our dirty martinis. the extra effort was so meaningful and the food was amazing.

JP was our server and was absolutely amazing. Went above and beyond and was so great to our group of 12. Fold was amazing also!

The food was tasty, fresh, good quality ingredients, flavorful. Shea crab soup was simply delicious and delicious, oysters were great, however the fried seafood combos were good, but not anything special. Sat at the bar and service wasn't bad. read more

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Service is ok! I came here only for happy hour. The oyster is fresh and the taco is amazing. I ended up order another taco. read more

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Yet another first for us while in Charleston back in July ( I know, I'm slacking on the review writing promptness) and it was a decent visit. I did think it was just OK maybe a 3.5 stars so I'm giving them a 4. We ordered several different varieties of oysters to kick it off and all that I sampled were pretty good and they seemed fresh. I ordered the Crab Cake sandwich which consisted of a pan roasted crab cake topped with remoulade, lettuce and bread and butter pickles with your choice of fries or slaw on the side of which I chose the slaw. I have to say that my meal was just OK. The crab cake was good and roasted well but I thought it lacked a bit in flavor. The slaw was not too my liking as it was heavy on the vinegar which maybe some enjoy but I don't. The service was good as well. Again, a decent visit was had but not necessarily gonna be on my "must visit" list when in Charleston. read more

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Met some friends at O Bar at their request as I didn't realize the place existed. Great service and great food were had by all. We had oysters in the half shell, steamed shrimp, Mac and cheese and a few other appetizers. All were delicious!!' I'll be back! read more

Sat at oyster bar - enjoyed the oysters and atmosphere. Going out of my way to leave review solely because Scotty, the shucker, was very knowledgeable and friendly. You rock Scotty! read more

Happy Hour Review! For $1 oysters from 4-7pm, this place freakin rocks! Advice: have your fill of expensive oysters and then ditch your highbrow pretentious friends and come here to get your fix. Also, a little discount is offered when paying in cash vs credit card. What I've had: $1 Raw House Oysters $3 Budweiser $8 1/4-lbs Peel-and-Eat Shrimp She-Crab Soup at regular price $1 House oysters were fresh and had a little sand in it, no biggie! I'm getting what I paid for! $8 1/4-pound Peel-&-Eat Shrimp is de-veined and fresh! What a deal! In comparison Amen's down the street has $17 for 1/2-lbs and it's not de-veined. $3 Happy hour beer list is pretty standard low-brow/college kid stuff like bud light, miller lite, and Budweiser being the only non-light beer. but it's great stuff for what you're paying! She-Crab soup is awesome! As a New Yorker, I thought New England Clam Chowder is the benchmark of seafood soup goodness.... Oh boy am I glad to be wrong! get this! pay full price! love it! read more

Popped in for happy hour. Ordered 4 different types of raw oysters. 3 of the 4 were good. James River oysters not so much. Beer was good and so was atmosphere. read more

Nice small bar with good happy hour specials on oysters. Service was excellent and food very good. Larger space with plenty of tables and close to market. read more

Isabelle's service was amazing! She was super friendly and kept checking up on us to make sure everything was nice as well as engaged in some spring break conversation with us. She was so sweet and helped us move to the bar when we decided we needed a change even when she had to take another table's order right after. If I could give this a 10/5 I would. read more

Happy Hour Oyster, a perfect little find with great service and staff. A fun stop to get my oyster fix! read more

O Bar - Happy Hour oysters - Bars Near Me - Charleston, South Carolina

Happy hour is always a good deal with $1.25 oysters, but don't miss out taste testing some of the other varieties, usually around $3.75 each. The $5 taco is nice but needs a little bit more flavor. Service is attentive and pleasant. Location is convenient to the downtown sites. Coming back again for the local ambiance. read more

Used to love this place. Brought friends and family here many times. Subtle changes have occurred such as the removal of the oyster placard denoting what oysters were available, menu changes to the Ahi Tuna appetizer, but most disturbing was the infestation of roaches, to which the manager seemed to care less! 0-10 will not be back read more

Okay selection of oysters but not really extensive. Not a very exciting vibe of the restaurant and small cocktail list. We only had oysters which were of decent quality (a really small and a mangled oysters on the half shell that shouldn't have been served) but they did taste great. Friendly and fast service though. Really just wasn't where I would typically eat but it depends on what you want. read more

Came here for happy hour and got the James River $1 oysters and fish and shrimp tacos. Sat at the bar and was served quickly. Got two dozen oysters, super fresh, and would highly recommend. Tasted amazing! The shrimp and fish tacos: one taco shell each. Shrimp tacos tasted good, but too much sauce on the taco, broke before I got to eat. Fish tacos: fried fish, decent. Didn't eat anything else, just wanted to come here for the happy hour oysters! Love it! Would highly recommend! read more

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We had over-romanticized this place since we ate there directly after getting married. The memory was way above the reality. Service was spotty-- waitress ordered me shrimp after I expressly told her I was allergic, so. . . Oysters (fried) were average, crispy Brussels were good but not great, grouper was decent, seafood pasta was disappointing-- light on seafood and overloaded with capers. read more

Nice place. We are not oyster people but they have other great options. Our dinner was delicious. Highly recommend! We both had the Low Country Shrimp Boil. read more

O Bar - Low Country Shrimp boil was excellent! - Bars Near Me - Charleston, South Carolina