We definitely love coming to Bag O' Crab. It's the most authentic and closest taste to Boiling Crab that we've found in the Bay Area. I lived in the Bay Area for several years, and this is honestly the closest you'll get in flavor. There is usually a wait, but that's the same experience at Boiling Crab. I also love that they offer combo options that Boiling Crab doesn't. I can get snow crab legs and shrimp together, which are my two favorites. read more

Bag O’ Crab - Combo #2 with head on - Seafood Near Me - Salinas, California

Ever since I moved here from Sacramento, I have been coming to Bag o Crab for at least once or twice a week, because there is no seafood boil close to the one in Sacramento. Me and boyfriend came in as a party of 2 with the possibility of one more as the other party just got off of work and already ate and only coming for a drink. We walked in at exactly 4:30pm and the place was not busy. They asked for how many and I said 3 they then stated to us that we must have the entire party before we are seated. This is the first time this has happened to us. I may understand this as most restaurants do this but for it being 4:30, with multiple booths and tables open, no rush, staff just sitting in empty booths, no waitlist, how can they not accommodate this? I understand restaurants have policies that are important, but what happened to hospitality. Dining out is not only about serving good food it's also about providing thoughtful, welcoming service. When the restaurant is clearly not busy, a little flexibility and basic consideration can make a significant difference in a customer's experience. A post like this can easily be avoided if there was a bit of empathy. The food is good so I leave this a 3. read more

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The service was not the best, multiple people touched my table at different times, my server took my order and I didn't see her until she picked up the tab to charge me. The food itself was ok. The seafood tasted like boiled water, and the corn was over cooked/mushy. I got the atomic flavor and it just tasted like oil, seasoning was missing majorly with the seafood. I also ordered it spicy, and I did not have any spice at all in my bag. I really like my seafood with spice heat, so I will have to get the highest level next time for any spice at all. The Cajun fries tasted like sugar was dumped in them, it was interesting to taste sugar on Cajun fries. The restaurant smelled like dirty dish water whenever I first walked in, and the floors were sticky. I'm hoping for a better result next time! read more

Bag O’ Crab - Combo #1 craw fish, shrimp head on - Seafood Near Me - Salinas, California

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We enjoy this food very much and tastes great ,the environment was cozy ,but what I dislike is they make u wait till your full party is there, I was there no one in line tables were empty so if u wait till everyone shows up then youu have to wait in line again all over ,plus wait longer for your food,keep in mind I new what to order already for my kids ,that was the worst ,and policy is writen up with a chalk board , read more

We were seated fast and well taken care of. The food was extremely delicious. The ambience of the restaurant was super cute! Ordered shrimp, garlic bread, potatoes, and corn. I recommend this place! read more

Bag O’ Crab - Seafood Near Me - Salinas, California

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I had a very disappointing experience at Bag O Crab in Salinas. The food itself was delicious, but the way my payment was handled by the cashier, Andrea, was unacceptable. After I paid, I noticed that I was shorted $1 in change without being informed. When I asked Andrea about it, she told me she had already closed the transaction, which left me confused. I then asked if I could give her the 4 cents so that I could receive my full dollar back. She responded with an attitude and told me to "hold on," before eventually returning the 96 cents. The issue isn't the amount of money--it's the fact that my change was shorted without explanation and I had to question it myself to get the correct amount back. That is not how customers should be treated. Management should look into how cash transactions are being handled because this experience left me questioning whether this was an honest mistake or something more intentional. The food was good, but the customer service and handling of my change definitely left a bad impression. read more

I ate here once before and had a very nice Cajun fish sandwhich. Tonight I ordered a shrimp po'boy sandwich with onion rings that was totally disappointing. The roll was soggy and un-toasted. There was one thin slice of tomato and a little shredded iceberg lettuce on the po'boy. The shrimp had no flavor and was dried out. The deep fry on both the shrimp and onions only tasted like grease. I actually couldn't detect a flavor difference between the deep fried shrimp and deep fried onion rings. Somehow, they managed to disappear all the flavors except old grease. The portion sizes were huge! Thus 2 stars instead of one star. I usually look forward to eating my left-overs the next day, but these will probably be thrown out for lack of flavor. read more

Bag o crab is a friendly restaurant with great atmosphere! The Cajun fries were my favorite. We got the combo #1 for 35$ that came with two pounds of either shrimp, crawfish, mussels, clams, or octopus. Sadly you can't get two of the same so we did shrimp and crawfish. The seasoning is good! Mild isn't exactly mild, think that hot Cheetos are more spicy. I wish you could add more than one flavor because Cajun and garlic would've been great. Service was friendly and accommodating. I personally think there's more flavor at crab bucket. Both the shrimp and crawfish are big and juicy. The corn was the best out of the sides; potatoes, sausage, and corn. Would bring big groups here! read more

Bag O’ Crab - Cajun Fries - Seafood Near Me - Salinas, California

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The noodles are the item that will bring me back! They are really good and a very large serving. The shrimp heads on and sausage I'll go back for too. It's way better than the other place in town. Fast friendly service. TVs to watch your sports! Great for groups. read more

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me and my wife have been here plenty of times with in person orders and DoorDash it feels like everytime we order a the same amount of pounds every time, even with DoorDash we pick it up and we feel like this is never the right amount that we get. Food taste good and we enjoy when we eat but the food amount is never what you order, we have gotten plenty of empty shrimp heads and butter/oil in which they think they should include in the amount of lbs you order. Which makes them think that they give us he right amount but we never do just the 3lbs of oil and seasoning with 1lbs of shrimp. It seems like the owner only replies to 5 star reviews‍ I hope they do better to future customers read more

Omg we found this place a year and a half ago when my husband started working a week in California a month so we drive from Portland or to Santa Barbara in one day and we stop here every time, the people are so nice they treat us so good they know we are tired and look horrible but the king crab is so so so good, there is sometimes they are so big it looks like a lobster but it's not it's sweet sweet crab in yummy butter oh boy I'm getting hungry thinking about it and we also stop on our way home it's just that good not cheap but we save just to go, the restaurant is so cool multiple tvs going games on news on very welcoming, it's always busy the ambience is fun little loud oh and Mr robot brings your food. read more

Why does a restaurant "close" at 10 but stops seating at 8:30 pm? I would get fine dining but causal dining? Be for real. We came looking for a party of 5 at 9pm because we knew we were going to be quick and knew what we wanted and we come to find out they stop seating at 830??? Not even most fine dining places do that unless completely booked out. Save the hassle. Service is always horrible here the only good servers are the robots lol. Just order take out. The food is fire but that's Litteraly it. read more

I love the good here at bag o crab! Fast service ! Friendly staff! Will visit this place again! Clean environment

Nice spacious restaurant. We ordered shrimp, lobster, and king crab legs in Louisiana and Garlic Butter. The seafood was delicious. Louisiana spices were too heavy so I just dip in lemon salt & pepper, which tasted great. Next time I will stick with garlic butter. Wait staff was friendly. The robot waiter's music sound was sort of loud. read more

First visit. Almost was not going to go from reading other reviews and was worried about fishy flavor, not a fan of seafood but wanted the experience. Was served lemons, seasoning, bib and gloves when seated. Tried mild atomic shrimp with potatoes sausage corn, egg, tried the garlic pasta, and the cajun fries. Split between two people. Wasn't able to finish the food. Delicious and flavorful. Had good sized portions. Server was nice and explained everything. Robot delivery was cool. Reasonable pricing. Good vibes. Will visit again. Recommended. read more

It's so dusty and greasy ! Look at the walls and the blinds they are full of dust and the walls you can see the grease marks they need a cleaning ! A deep deep deep deep clean !! Look around next time you go especially above were the lights on the ceiling are hung ! Ew all them dust particles while we eat . Dude ... do better. read more

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A must try ! We arrived when they just opened, got seated right away. I'm assuming it gets busy quick. There was a good amount of people when doors opened. Yes a little robot pulls up to bring you your food but accompanied by staff. I saw a lot of complaints about that and I did not find anything off putting about that . Staff was so nice and always checked on us. Food was absolutely delicious ! Place is pretty big with lots of seating. I loved it and would return. Garlic noodles are a must if you love garlic. read more

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Shrimp is the only good thing. Drinks are not good; they don't have any cocktails or true bar. They just pour buss balls into your choice of soda or juice. Do not order anything else but shrimp or real protein. Cost is cheap and inexpensive but it it because of the poor quality; octopus ended up being octopus steaks which is the cheapest part of the octopus. Sausage tastes like winnies. Corn is really good! Fries often are cold. Seating and delivery takes a while. We like to go and just stick to the shrimp and corn which never disappoints read more

My Husband has been craving Calamari and Chips for almost 2 weeks now so we went to Monterey to get some! But all 6 restaurants we hit had either sold out for the evening and another was no take out on the weekend So we came back home to Salinas and remembered this place we haven't gone to yet. The wait was almost and he, but holy crapola the food was definitely worth it for us! Can't wait to go back! read more

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It is rare that I encounter an experience that I wish I could rate below zero. And this is the first time that I chose to eat at an establishment but based on treatment ended up walking out and not dining at all. Usually I wouldn't waste my time on an experience like this but I really believe this is something only management can fix. So here goes. Let me start by saying the name created no appeal to me as a potential hungry customer. Couple that with overall 3 star reviews and I would normally just skip that establishment. But when the wife and daughter are hungry I make concessions. This was no exception, it was a rainy day so I made a point of having them go into the restaurant while I parked. Of note, PLENTY of parking on a monday. I park and enter the restaurant a few mins later where I am told the staff would not seat them until all party members were there as that is the restaurant Policy. I scanned the restaurant and it was almost empty, noting that there were more staff than customers and they were all grouped up passing time by chatting with one another. Since almost all seating is for four or more persons it seems unreasonable to not allow a mother and child to be seating while the other parent parks the vehicle on a rainy day. It felt more like we were an inconvenience to the staff. And I am unwilling to support an establishment with my hard earned money when they choose to treat my family that way. So we left, drove a half mile to a nearby Thai restaurant with 100 reviews and a 4.7 rating and proceeded to drop nearly $100 there for good food that was worth my time and money as well as no disrespect. And for that treatment.... Priceless. Management needs to train their staff better, treat the patron with respect as they are what will ultimately keep you in business. And rethink applying what seems like apparent poor policies on a restaurant that clearly could use more customers. But I foresee a bankruptcy in your future. For those out there looking for good food and to be treated properly, Salinas offers so many better options. Recommend you choose those. read more

At Bag O' Crab, one can enjoy a wide range of seafood selections, including Dungeness, King, or Snow Crab, Lobster, Shrimp, Crawfish, and more. The seafoods are available either à la carte or as a combination, which includes corn cobbettes, whole potatoes, and sausage slices. Most of the seafoods are served in a boil-in-bag after one selects a seasoning (5 available) and the level of spiciness of one's preference. In addition, they offer appetizers, chicken wings, as well as a few fried & grilled selections. The staff are friendly and efficiently work together to provide great service and a pleasant dining experience. The dining area is well maintained, yet the restrooms could use a little attention. Reservations are suggested as wait times can vary from 30 to 60+ minutes. read more

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On date night this is my favorite place to go I love the sea boils there and to add all my sides in my bag and I love to add a lobster tail in mine and the service is always perfect we love date night here. read more

Love the service always fast and courteous. Food is always flavorful and delicious. Got combo 1 shrimp head on and muscles. Overall great experience an environment would recommend read more

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We came for dinner. The appetizers were very good . We chose bag 2 with the Atomic spices, it was delicious ,we all liked it. read more

Bag O’ Crab - Liked it! - Seafood Near Me - Salinas, California

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Service is always slow, rude or both. I stopped dining in due to this problem but pick up isn't so great either /:

I love Bag O' Crab dowwwwnnn! So good every time. Servers are always so kind and it's just a good vibe overall. When they tell you a wait time it's usually pretty accurate which I can respect. The only reason for 4/5 stars is the cleanliness. I do sometimes notice old food splatter on the walls/seats and the bathroom always smells pretty bad and could use some upkeep (at least when I've gone). read more

Bag O’ Crab - Garlic Noodles 1lb Shrimp (Head off) Cajun Fries - Seafood Near Me - Salinas, California

I can't lie, I love going here. They have robot food runners which is funny and cool I suppose. The staff here is very accommodating and nice 9/10 times. It's always very clean, although the restroom could use a little extra help. read more

Bag O’ Crab - Snow crab legs Texas toast Side of rice Cajun Fries - Seafood Near Me - Salinas, California

I was so hopeful when my daughter picked this place to go eat for her birthday. The service was absolutely horrible. The only saving grace for this place is the food. Its decent but over priced. And the damn robot they have ran into me every couple of minutes. I juat dont get. The bar service was bad as well. Let me save you the phobe call and tell you that its beer and wine only. I hope they get it figured out. Then there is the men's restroom. I guess its ok with them to leave puss all over the floor. Puddles and puddles of it. Be better. read more

One of my favorite seafood boils I have had! So flavorful, loads of sauce, and the food tastes fresh! I cannot wait to go back and try some of their other plates. It's child friendly, and fast service. read more

Bag O’ Crab - Seafood Near Me - Salinas, California

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Food was way over seasoned.Service was slow & not much attention to the customers.The place can use a little dusting.

So good- best crab boil we have ever had! Wings were really crispy and delicious as well. Definitely going back! Staff were friendly and food came out quick. We were seated immediately read more

The food was good. Good crab legs. But the place felt dirty. We were sitting next to one of the light up poles and the pole just had old food all over it. It made the food taste worse somehow with the lack of cleaning next to my face. read more

Food was good but it smells like ass in there. As soon as you walk in you are punched with this Horrible odor and the funny thing is all the waitresses act like there is nothing wrong but you know they smell it too. Makes your date or dinner or lunch not worth it skip this place go somewhere respectable. They don't care about you or your nose. They will act a fool and make you feel crazy about smelling something as raunchy as their restaurant Shame on them read more

Love it all!!! Food is delicious! We are never disappointed with the service or waiting time!

Food is great I would prefer they gave an option of not putting hot food in plastic with what we know on how bad it is to ingest plastic

This is the best crab boil in town. Lots of table space. It does get busy on the weekends. Fun for kids since they get the chance to experience the robot servers. read more

I came into this place on a suggestion from the hotel. They were quite busy and had a line but immediate seating at the bar. They have autonomous delivery system, which is very interesting to watch. I ordered the fried shrimp for ease of eating after seeing what some people had gone through with their boiled bags. The shrimp was very good with a great batter. I also had the lemon pepper fries, which were quite tasty. The bartender was super nice and helped me with my selections. They do a good job of keeping the countertop and areas nice and clean, and the TVs were nice Way to enjoy my dinner read more

Bag O’ Crab - Fried Shrimp - Seafood Near Me - Salinas, California

Poor service and useless employees waiting to be told what to do because they don't know what without be told.

These bags are every foodie's cajun dream! I order a bag o' shrimp with the head off, in medium atomic sauce, with 2 eggs, potatoes, sausage and 2 corns and it is so so so bomb! My friend put me onto their garlic noodles that are so yummy and shareable (1 order easily feeds 2 as a side). I know people have drink preferences but something about their sweet tea goes so perfect with this meal. The vibe makes sense with the theme and seating isn't generally a problem but I have seen it get very busy as I'm leaving. The staff is generally friendly and I haven't had a problem yet and I hope it stays that way because i really like it here. read more

Bag O’ Crab - This time I had the crab legs but just go with the shrimp... better value IMO - Seafood Near Me - Salinas, California

Food is great. Customer service is pretty good. Kitchen is very very slow. Eat in wait times seem like they are prioritized as opposed to take out. For example, I have currently seen 3 groups of people get their food and I have been waiting for about an hour for a takeout order. Granted the takeout order is over 10 people, over half of that have been served already. read more