US-98 west of downtown · Seafood
Deal’s Famous Oyster House
A roadside seafood house on US-98 west of Perry, known for oysters, mullet and hush puppies, open for lunch and dinner Tuesday through Saturday.
Opens Deal’s menu as posted on Yelp. Half-shell oysters are market price.
Details checked November 2026
Featured photo
Taylor County’s Gulf coast at Keaton Beach (area photo) · Photo: DiscoverTaylor on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Type
Seafood restaurant
Oysters raw, steamed or fried, plus Gulf fish
Price range
$9.99–$17.99 small plates
Smaller-appetite dinners on Yelp’s menu
Hours
Tue–Sat from 11 am
To 8:30 pm Tue–Thu, 9 pm Fri–Sat; closed Sun–Mon
Time needed
About 1 hour
Our estimate for a sit-down meal
Parking
On-site parking
Lot listed on Tripadvisor; size not posted
Rank
#1
Among Perry restaurants on Tripadvisor
On the menu
Oysters, mullet and hush puppies
A Gulf seafood menu of oysters, shrimp, scallops, grouper and mullet, plus steaks and Southern sides. Per the menu posted on Yelp, dinners come with hush puppies, a side and salad or coleslaw.
Photo: Kent Wang on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0)
Start here
Hush puppies
The most-mentioned food in Google’s review topics (44 reviews), and the menu on Yelp says dinners come with them.
RV tip: Rocky’s Campground is about 3 minutes west on US-98, and Perry KOA Holiday is about 9 minutes away. No lot size is posted, so bring the tow vehicle.
Also worth ordering
- Fried oystersMentioned in 32 Google reviews; six oysters are $9.99 on Yelp’s menu.
- GrouperTripadvisor’s most-mentioned dish (24 reviews).
- Crab cakesMentioned in 17 Google reviews; $7.99 each on Yelp’s menu.
- Smoked mullet dipMs. Deal’s dip is $8.99 for 4 oz, per Yelp’s menu.
Why go
A Big Bend seafood stop worth the drive
Deal’s Famous Oyster House is a roadside seafood house on US-98 west of Perry, serving Gulf oysters raw, steamed or fried, along with shrimp, scallops, grouper and Florida mullet.
It has 4.7 stars from more than 900 Google reviews and 4.5 on Tripadvisor, where it ranks #1 in Perry; Yelp gives it 4.4 from more than 200 reviews. Hush puppies and fried oysters are the most-mentioned foods in Google’s review topics.
It’s open for lunch and dinner Tuesday through Saturday and closed Sunday and Monday, so plan around those days. It’s about 3 minutes from Rocky’s Campground and 9 minutes from Perry KOA Holiday.
Photo: USFWS/Southeast on Wikimedia Commons (public domain)
Why it made our list
- #1 restaurant in Perry on Tripadvisor
- 4.7 stars from 935 Google reviews
- Oysters raw, steamed or fried
- Hush puppies and a side with dinners
- About 3 min from Rocky’s Campground
For RVers
Taking the rig to Deal’s
The practical stuff we wished someone had told us before we pulled in.
Leave the rig parked
Tripadvisor lists parking, but no lot size or RV parking is posted. From Rocky’s Campground it’s 2.8 miles on US-98, an easy run in the tow vehicle.
Plan around the days
Deal’s is closed Sunday and Monday, per Google and Yelp. The kitchen stays open until 8:30 pm Tuesday through Thursday and 9 pm on Friday and Saturday.
Ask about the oysters
Half-shell oysters are market price on the menu posted to Yelp, and you can order them raw or steamed.
Try the local mullet
Smoked mullet, mullet dip and fried mullet backbones are on the menu when available, a real taste of the Big Bend coast.
What visitors say about Deal’s
The visitor report card
We don’t copy other sites’ reviews, but the published scores are worth reading together. Scores checked November 2, 2026.
What visitors often mention
Recurring themes in Google’s review topics
Hush puppiesFried oystersCheese grits
Google’s review topics put hush puppies on top (44 reviews), then fried oysters (32), cheese grits (19), crab cakes (17) and swamp cabbage (15). Checked November 2, 2026.
What reviewers mention most
Number of Google reviews that mention each item, from Google’s review topics, checked November 2, 2026.
Good to know
Small plates$9.99–$17.99
OpenTue–Sat
TakeoutYes
Good forSeafood loversFamiliesLunch
Prices from the menu posted on Yelp; takeout per Tripadvisor. Checked November 2, 2026.
Know before you go
Plan your visit
Deal’s Famous Oyster House
- Address2571 W US-98, Perry, FL 32348
- HoursTue–Sat from 11 am
To 8:30 pm Tue–Thu, 9 pm Fri–Sat; closed Sun–Mon - Phone(850) 838-3325
- TakeoutCall (850) 838-3325 to order ahead
- Getting thereDeal’s is on US-98 west of Perry, about 2.8 miles east of Rocky’s Campground and 4.9 miles from Perry KOA Holiday.
- ParkingParking is listed on Tripadvisor. No size or RV parking is posted.
Google and Yelp list the same hours. Call (850) 838-3325 to confirm before you drive over.
Where to stay nearby
RV parks near Deal’s
These are the Perry-area RV parks we have written up, closest first. Drive times are from Google Maps.
Rocky’s Campground
A simple full-hookup campground behind a store and gas station on US-98 west of Perry, with pull-thrus and a dump station.
The Oaks RV Park
A small, quiet, owner-run park with 18 full-hookup sites on 5 acres just north of Perry.
Perry KOA Holiday
A KOA Holiday under big live oaks on US-19 south of town, with long pull-thrus, private dog-yard sites and a heated pool.
Helpful answers
Frequently asked questions
The questions RVers ask most before pulling in.
Tue–Sat from 11 am
Ready for oysters on US-98?
Go hungry, start with the hush puppies, and ask what’s fresh today.
Thank you to the people behind these photos. Please support them by giving their work a look. Photos via Wikimedia Commons: DiscoverTaylor (Keaton Beach; CC BY-SA 4.0), Kent Wang (fried oysters; CC BY-SA 2.0) and USFWS/Southeast (smoked mullet; public domain); the images were resized. Food photos marked “not taken at” show the dish, not this restaurant’s plate. Area photos show the neighborhood, not the restaurant. Review-site logos are trademarks of their owners.
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