Public House

Review summary

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   Andrew

   VIP

   Central Coast

   7 reviews

   5.0

   7 reviews

   Dined 5 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Very nice brunch. Perfect spot in a perfect little town. Would come again
   

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   Christa

   San Diego

   10 reviews

   5.0

   10 reviews

   Dined 5 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 5

   Met a friend who was visiting from out of state for brunch. It’s been a few years since I went to Public House and the food and service were just as good as I remembered! Our waiter was great, super friendly, helpful and attentive!
   

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   Ryan

   Los Angeles

   1 review

   2.0

   1 review

   Dined on 17 February 2025

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 2

   This restaurant is severely understaffed. We were sat at our table and waited 30 minutes (which was the case for several parties) before we had to go grab the attention of a busser who wasn’t even supposed to be working but was being held due to the lack of staff. There was an altercation at the bar. The food came out extremely fast and was barely warm which makes me think certain items were sitting out. Only reason this place is getting a fair rating is because of the busser and his quality of service after the issue was brought to his attention.
   

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   Janie

   Los Angeles

   1 review

   2.0

   1 review

   Dined on 17 February 2025

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 2

   We’ve been to Public House multiple times and this was the 2nd time in a row that the service was slow, and food mediocre. We probably won’t be back.
   

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   Edgar

   Phoenix

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on 16 February 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Food was great. Short rib portion was teeny tiny, everything else was normal adult size
   

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   Umesh

   New York City

   10 reviews

   3.0

   10 reviews

   Dined on 15 February 2025

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 2

   Items not available from menu and this menu is crafted for the occasion. Ambience is not as per occasion and forced gratuity because of Valentine day. Gratuity is not high but not voluntary to mark the service. Food quality and presentation is good.
   

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   Vincent

   San Francisco

   1 review

   3.0

   1 review

   Dined on 15 February 2025

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 4

   First time coming here and overall, it was good. Service was OK. Took a while for a server to come to our table and get our drink order. Was not provided silverware initially. Had to ask after our appetizers came out. The server had his hands all over our forks, so health concern was an issue. I would not come back here or recommend to friends.
   

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   jesus

   San Diego

   1 review

   2.0

   1 review

   Dined on 15 February 2025

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 5

   Service needs more attention we never got dessert for valentine’s
   

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   Rebecca

   Baltimore

   1 review

   2.0

   1 review

   Dined on 15 February 2025

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 3

   I really wanted to give a good review but I was pretty disappointed. The shrimp cocktail and Caesar salad came out warm. The shrimp were so warm that it made me question whether they had been sitting out and whether they were even safe to eat. Salads should be cold. That, too, was warmer than room temp. We ordered the surf and turf. The lobster was dry and over cooked with half of the meat missing from one tail (I lobster dive and fish. I know what the tail meat should be and look like when cooking). Dessert was okay but definitely just looked like some chocolates someone threw together from a grocery store and charged $16 for 3 pieces. We typically like Public House but won’t be returning for another Valentine’s Day. The music sounded awesome. The staff was nice. However, some of the waitstaff were messing around with the hostesses and cussing up a storm pretty much the entire time we were there. Hard to “enjoy the moment” when all you hear are F bombs from the employees. That ambience isn’t what we wanted for a romantic evening.
   

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    Scott

    San Diego

    15 reviews

    3.0

    15 reviews

    Dined on 15 February 2025

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 3

    Worst was that it was a very limited prefix menu. The steak was poor quality. We would not have booked here if we knew it was not the regular menu. Very expensive and not worth it.
    

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