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Vegetarian Friendly, Gluten Free Options
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Lunch, Dinner, Late Night
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American, Bar, Seafood
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Takeout, Outdoor Seating, Seating, Parking Available, Television, Highchairs Available, Wheelchair Accessible, Serves Alcohol, Full Bar, Accepts Credit Cards, Table Service, Live Music, Beach
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Reviewed 4 weeks ago

Went w/buncha church friends, party of 11 & we all loved it. All different sandwiches & salads & my fave coconut shrimp w/marmalade, yum! Passed on dessert but they've been great in past. Wonderful service from John, who really hustled & got all our orders...& tickets straight, lol. The vibe is so cool cuz has LOTS of fun pics all over the walls. Sure miss the lil bird that usta be there, but he had to go back in manager's office cuz is gettin too old for the noise level, lol. Seating inside & outside, great views, love this place.More

Date of visit: August 2023
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Reviewed August 4, 2023 via mobile

We had dinner here tonight. Awesome customer service and awesome food. Very close to everything. Very nice waitress and restaurant.

Date of visit: August 2023
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Reviewed July 26, 2023

Great night out! Food was delicious, however they were busy all three times we went. Wait staff was superb and on top of things, they move fast!! Delicious grouper fingers and scallops. Get the lighter breading not beer battered, way to heavy and covers the...taste of the seafood.More

Date of visit: July 2023
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Reviewed July 14, 2023 via mobile

Fast service and great food. This place is super busy but they know what they are doing. We got the scampi, raw oysters and the fried combo platter. Everything was great

Date of visit: July 2023
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Reviewed July 8, 2023

The carpet in there was absolutely filthy! The hush puppies were so dark you couldn’t eat them. The salad was old lettuce? Didn’t eat either one. We won’t go back or recommend it.

Date of visit: July 2023
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Reviewed July 3, 2023 via mobile

The food was decent, nothing exciting but the food did come out fairly quick. The location is great for people going to the beach. I’d eat there again.

Date of visit: July 2023
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Reviewed June 7, 2023

My wife and I ate dinner here recently as we were looking for a new place to try out. It is located on the inland waterway opposite the Gulf beaches in Indian Rocks Beach. There is free, off-street parking and the place appeared to be...popular with locals from the area. My wife said her snow crab was excellent. My chicken alfredo was average at best and it was rather pricey, especially when they charged me $4 to add broccoli to the dish. The cocktails we ordered were also very good at pretty decent prices. The service was just average overall. If you want to eat seafood, this place is probably pretty good. However, if you don't, like me, I would recommend another establishment that has more non-seafood dishes.More

Date of visit: June 2023
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Reviewed June 1, 2023

Nice location close to our condo, we chose this restaurant based on online menu. When we got the and seated we found out that what we wanted wasn't served at that location but in St. Pete. Food was good and service was ok. This place...is busy.More

Date of visit: May 2023
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Reviewed May 30, 2023 via mobile

Staff was amazing! Drink (Rum Runner) was strong but not good. Food flavorless and just bland. Had shrimp scampi linguine, Chicago oysters, and grouper. Oysters were good but not what you’d expect from a seafood restaurant on the beach. Out of the 12 oysters I...got only 11 actually had the meat in the shell. Shrimp scampi linguine-shrimp tasted like they were frozen from a store. Grouper was bland but good. Overall very basic simple seasonless food. But our server Kelly was kind, considerate and on top of things.More

Date of visit: May 2023
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Reviewed May 29, 2023

Came after church w/hubby, he had the steak sandwich w/slaw & I had coconut shrimp w/marmalade, both greeeat. Dessert was slice of rum cake, yum! But the walls are so fun to look at, many albums & pics & autographs. Just the best vibe, outside...seating too, do try them!More

Date of visit: May 2023
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Reviewed April 27, 2023 via mobile

We weren’t too impressed last time we were here a year ago but thought we would give this place another try. Very small oysters, drinks were just ok, clam chowder was cold, shrimp dinner again just ok. Service was good but food was mediocre. Will...not go back.More

Date of visit: April 2023
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Reviewed April 27, 2023

Scallops to die for! The only seafood I eat is scallops and shrimp so I've had my share. The baked scallops in butter and sherry are outstanding. They could stand up to ones I've had at other places on fancier plates and more money with...NO problem. We are going back! ps. my husband had oysters which were really good too. We have a new favorite!More

Date of visit: April 2023
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Reviewed April 21, 2023

We loved it here! We were hungry and tired and it was Saturday night… craving seafood. Stumbled upon PJ’s and lucky us! Service was fast and friendly. Loved our Dungeness crab, oysters and clams. Can’t wait to return!

Date of visit: April 2023
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Reviewed April 19, 2023

WAY overpriced for the quality of food…it’s a beach dive bar with just awful food for the high prices they charge. We’ve been there twice tonight…1st and LAST time!! Save your money…there’s too many REALLY good restaurants in the area to waste your money here…and...probably better food for less!! We do NOT recommend eating here!!More

Date of visit: April 2023
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Reviewed April 17, 2023

We ate here with friends when we were visiting Florida. We had dinner on a Friday, and waited about 45 min to be seated. The food was OK, and I really liked the Chumbo soup. The atmosphere was cool, and it was very busy the...whole time we were there.More

Date of visit: March 2023
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john223309
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Response from vxjonesy | Reviewed this property |
Hi there, As far as I know PJ’s is a one off family owned restaurant, Crabby Bill’s owns LuLu’s Oyster Bar (which was PJ’s original site) they moved across the road to bigger premises a few years ago.
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Response from Michaelene2013 | Reviewed this property |
We used to go there on Sun. after church at First Baptist Indian Rocks. Few mo ago noticed closed Sun, no idea why, will hafta ask next time we're there! ;)
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You have to ask the management, may be they now have medical dogs for emotional support in can someone said something they don't like 😁
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PJ's Oyster Bar is rated accordingly in the following categories by Tripadvisor travelers:
  • Food: 4
  • Service: 4
  • Value: 4
  • Atmosphere: 4