O'Steen's Restaurant

Amazing food and service. Parking can be a struggle depending on how busy they are. Brittany was absolutely amazing! Shrimp was excellent! Hush puppies were fresh and tasty. Save room for the dessert. Four of us enjoyed a late lunch for under $20 each. We were full when we left. Definitely worth the time and effort. Did I say Brittany was amazing?! Cash only.

Great food and service! I’m always a little iffy when trying out restaurants in a tourist town, but O’steen’s did not disappoint. Our server Jess was also the best! I don’t think there was a moment where I didn’t have a full cup, she knew the menu very well, and made sure to check on us despite working a packed house. Out of the mains we tried, the braised scallops were my favorite and really delivered on a fresh flavorful scallop. Their hush puppies are a bit unique. Definitely more on the savory-side which was different for us NC folk, but still really good! Now I’m not trying to sound like some health nut, but the veggies here are beyond good and a must try. Their cucumber salad is so tart, sweet, and really addicting. I’m still thinking about it a month later. For dessert, we had an e

We had to try this place! This is a well run organized restaurant! We both really liked our shrimp, hush puppies were great and our sides were very simple good! Our wait time was not very long. Great family restaurant. If you love breaded shrimp you’ll enjoy this place. Check in at the window when you arrive and they’ll call your name when your table is ready.

We love the food here. This is definitely one of my favorite restaurants in St. Augustine because of the food. They do not sell any alcohol and it is cash only. The restaurant is not fancy but almost always has a line wrapped around the building waiting to get in. I always get the fried shrimp and I do not really like shrimp in general but at O'Steen's it is just amazing!!

There are restaurants that scream for your attention and then there are the quiet legends, the places that don’t need neon, hashtags, or culinary theatrics because they’ve been great long before you showed up. O’Steen’s in St. Augustine is one of those places. A shrine to Southern cooking, the kind of joint where the line out front isn’t hype, it’s faith. Walk in and the first thing you notice is what’s not there: no pretension, no influencer traps, no overwrought plating. Just locals, regulars, and travelers lucky enough to have been tipped off by someone who cares about real food. This is a place built on a single religion: frying things perfectly. Let’s talk shrimp. The fried shrimp at O’Steen’s are a cultural treasure, a masterclass in simplicity executed with the precision of a surg