The Public House

Ghent's gastropub. Stop in for traditional pub food with a creative spin, great local beers, an extensive whisky list, pool tables and more!

8 / 10
205
ratings
  • Phone

    (757) 227-9064

  • Website

    publichouseeats.com

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  • Type

    Gastropub

Address

1112 Colley Ave (Princess Anne Rd) Norfolk , VA 23507 United States

Reservations Yes
Credit Cards Yes (incl. Discover & Visa)
Wi-Fi No
Outdoor Seating Yes
Menus Brunch, Dinner, Happy Hour
Drinks Beer, Wine, Full Bar, Cocktails

Comments / 77


Keywords:

trivia sandwiches white collar collar mac beer mac & cheese shepherd's pie grits trendy pretzels casual tater tots good for groups spacious off-menu items New York strip steak cheesecake breweries arugula salad big portions
Tess Davis

Come for the beer selection and food, be surprised by the awesome wine prices. $5 for fire road sauvignon blanc and catena malbec . I enjoyed the pretzel sticks and New York Strip and arugula salad .

Anna Elizabeth

The brunch food here was great. The French toast was so good. I got the fries and a side is definitely big enough to share! Also the fries are pretty amazing.

John Lumsden

Great musky college atmosphere. Untappd venue (great beer selection , lots of dark beer ). Burger , Mac and cheese , grilled cheese , pretzel all great. Big pub menu. Good service .

Jacob Garris-Palalay

I haven't had anything off the menu yet that I don't love: burgers , grits , fries , soups ... And try the O'Connor Brewery 's Red Nun, Green Can or Irish Stout beers . All are delicious.

Wayne Hylton

Loved the place... Scotch eggs , antipasti , fish and chips , local beer , cheesecake and a wonderful Port to finish! Everything was awesome from spacious dining area to service and food quality! Go there

Jules

Best fries ever. ALL of the O'Connor beers on tap . Everything is made in-house or bought locally. Smoking bar w pool tables and a non-smoking pool room as well . Late night breakfast menu !!!

P-Dub

A staffer goes in the restrooms to make sure they're clean and tidy them up. I can't name one other bar or restaurant in Ghent where I've seen this happen. Thank you, Public House.

JungleJane

Love Public House. I have tried over 10 items at lunch , dinner and brunch . Today,-Fried Green Tomato Sandwich , the PH Burger , the White Collar Mac n Cheese and a Moon Pie !!

Sergio I

I didn't plan to get a beer , but with a name like;"Baby Jesus Chocolate Peanut Butter " I couldn't pass it up. Well worth a try.. I would definitely order it again.

Lori Baily

The waitstaff and bartenders are knowledgeable and personable. The food is great and the drinks are a huge step above any other local establishment . Top shelf food and drinks.

Dan Shuman

Wait staff was attentive and efficient. Pulled-pork BBQ sandwich was pretty damn good, and my wife's Public House burger was spot on. Great local beers , too; I highly recommend the Great Dismal.

ACCESS AIDS Care

Join ACCESS AIDS Care for dinner on April 30, 2015 here & they'll donate 25% of total sales to us, in the fight against HIV/AIDS in Hampton Roads ! #DOFLHR. diningoutforlife.com/hamptonroads

Lisa Weaver

Meatloaf French dip , mac n cheese (blue collar or white collar ), and the shepherd's pie are awesome!

Doug Bernier

When a customer tells you to manually enter CC # you should probably have listened instead of trying to impress your co-workers. Because of this asinine move, you proceeded to crack my card. Thanks.

Liz

If you like lambics or cider , get the Samuel smith strawberry ale . Also the blue collar Mac and cheese is the cats meow! !

Sebastien Hegy

GREAT team so nice to be there. Such a nice welcome. Will see you soon.

Samantha Henshaw

Amazing. Very very yummy. Get the fish sandwich !

Kevin Gupton

The short ribs are incredible. Great rotating beer selection .

Tyler Duchaine

Great food, great alcohol , and great people. Hopefully soon to be one of the more highly regarded joints in Norfolk. Cheers!

Mike Sykes

Now for a relevant tip: big portions and the grilled cheese is really good! I highly recommend this place.

Patrick Clark

Awesome place! Great beer selection . Great people working there.

Ashley Lindholm ????

The dark picture is of a turkey leg it was huge! Everything is very good but drinks took like 15 min and food even longer

Jay Stecher

The buffalo chicken sandwich is great. Just the right amount of heat. And the housemade pickles are delicious!

Patrick Evans-Hylton

Start with the Scotch Eggs , a fab twist on a seldom-seen menu item in HRVA - Smack Your Mama Good!

Brian Jackson

Great beer selection , and bar food to pair

Alex Calvert

The pork sandwich and the Ruben are amazing

Curtis Hall

Trivia on tuesday is a great time. Amazing food, but kinda pricey . guess thats why it's called a gastropub .

Xavi Park

Very nice staff and hilariously true menu.

Ashley Green

They make a pretty good Sazerac . I was thrilled to find a decent one outside of Louisiana.

CeeJay Millhone

Great place but be prepared to wait 10 minutes for a drink, on a Monday... Cool place though.

Luke

Trivia nights on Tuesdays are super fun!

Todd Soyka

Beer selection and that atmosphere

Susan

Order the Pub House wings , best wings I have ever had!

Kevin Weise

Waffle batter chicken and Mac and cheese !

Jean Goodwyn

All the food was great, but the goat cheese ice cream was amazing.

Amber Johnson

Food was awesome tonight, bit worst service ever from James M.!!!! Learn to listen yo your customers! Also food hint if we ask for a to go box that also means we want our check!!!!

Jay Stecher

The Public House is opening soon! Duck fat fries , housemade corned beef , local beers and much more coming Winter 2010!

Christy LeDuff

This fried green tomato sandwich is one of the best sandwiches I've had in my life.

Michael Ross

Bacon-wrapped tater tots are awesome!

Brent Leatherman

Love the local beer . Food is amazing

Elizabeth

Our service was fine, but while there we did witness another table get up and leave because their server was ignoring them. Service appears to be luck of the draw, depending on which server you get.

Barb Watson

Yummy grilled cheese and a beer called love :)

Jose Roman

I'm here with the French connection. Never had a bad meal here

Steve Lausch

Fish 'n Chips fans: this is your place!

Julie Keane

Service was terrible tonight. The food was okay. They don’t have a children’s menu and it’s hard to find things on the list they might like so not family friendly .

Pam Catindig

Shrimp & Grits are out of this world.

Shari Grimes

Great beer and wine selection plus >100 whiskeys !

Jessica Jones

Must try the goat cheese ice cream !!

Susan Thomasson

Shepherd's Pie is awesome!

Julie Landversicht

Trivia night on Tuesdays is awesome, but the service is always awful.

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