Russo's Fresh Seafood, Bluffton

Lunch on the Pavilion

Lunch starts at 11 a.m., Tuesday through Saturday, and the menu is built from the seafood case. There are raw oysters on the half shell from a weekly selection, by the half dozen or dozen, with cocktail sauce and lemon and mignonette on request. Peel-and-eat local shrimp come by the half pound or pound, and the shrimp salad is served with lettuce, tomato and crackers or naan.

Russo's also makes three dips in house: Cajun redfish, smoked whitefish and smoked salmon, each on its own or as a trio, with crackers or naan and pickled vegetables. The tinned fish selection includes branzino, tuna, mussels, smoked mussels, clams and octopus, and there is caviar: hackleback, white sturgeon, Snake River, salmon and trout roe. To drink, there is beer, white wine by the glass, champagne by the bottle, Italian blood orange soda, tea and soft drinks.

Thursday and Friday Lunch Special

Every Thursday and Friday from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Russo's serves a weekly seafood special, with a wine pairing picked for the week. The dish changes each week. Russo's posts it on its Facebook and Instagram pages (@russosfreshseafood) and sends it to customers in its email newsletter, which you can join on the Russo's website. You can also call (843) 837-7000 to ask what this week's special is.

Buying Fresh Seafood

Staff will scale and fillet what you buy, and the shop sells seasonings and sauces to cook it with. Russo's also has some prepared take-out meals, and the newsletter covers weekly specials on seafood, beer and wine.

Hours

Russo's is open Tuesday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. It is closed Sunday and Monday. Lunch starts at 11 a.m. For every restaurant in town, see the Bluffton restaurants or the Bluffton dining guide.