Great food, great views, love the vibe. Staff was helpful and there was always someone around to help to clean plates, etc. The peel and eat shrimp was amazing. There is cornhole and minigolf as well if you just want to drink a beer and hang out. The only downside is that the crab portions are small for the high prices. The taste is great but you may leave feeling a bit hungry. read more

Love this place on a warm spring summer evening. Great fresh crab! Kevin was our server he's awesome !!

I'm confused. So I come here the menu looked good. The price doesn't match the food ? The 44$ bucket was legit crab legs with no meat, the 25$ king crab rolls was literally a piece of wonder bread with crab. The shrimp? Ten pieces. So I'm confused at the pricing. The drinks also weren't good. Is this a joke ? read more

The food was good and the drink that I had ,a white sangria, was really nasty it taste like it was the last of the bottom of the pitcher and It was left there for a long time ,and the service was really bad the waiter act like he was annoyed that my husband was taking a long time to choose what he wanted to eat and then he did not bring us the right order . read more

Bad food and poor service - which is unfortunate since the space is perfect for covid socially distant outdoor seating. Can't get the time or money back... read more

The reason I give it one star is because the fake Cuban sandwich is terrible the Swiss cheese and ham was missing the environment is great but please avoid ordering the Cuban sandwich. read more

I want to like this place, I really do. I'll give them a pass due to the weather and the new normal that is COVID-19. That being said, they were severely understaffed for a Saturday and their hostess was not nice. We put our name down for a party of 6 and we were told it was going to be an hour. We come back about an hour later and the squeeze us at 2 tables and bring over extra chairs with the promise that they'd give us a third table. We're seated, we waited a while, and the third table never came. We asked the hostess and she dismissed us as if she never promised the extra table. Meanwhile, there were 2 people parties sitting at 2 tables. Not sure how that makes sense. Any who, our food was served in cardboard togo boxes which is expected during a time like this. However, how does one expect an individual to eat a whole lobster in a soggy box? We then had to flag down our waiter for utensils as well as metal utensils for the lobster which he didn't want to give to us because he didn't think we ordered anything that warranted this. Our waiter also forget several of our items that we ordered and when we asked him about it, he made it seem as if we didn't order them due to him forgetting. I will not be coming back here, spend your money elsewhere. read more

Went on a Monday night and the service sucked. Moved to the bar and got slightly better service. I had the lobster mac n cheese n wasn't impressed. The bowl was piping hot, but the mac n cheese wasn't. FYI: the lobster is only on the top. Rather small bowl for $16 The chocolate pecan pie was just ok as well. Overall, too expensive for the quality of food and poor service read more

came here for a second time with one of my best friends on a Tuesday - there was no wait for the roof dining which was great. we started with the grilled octopus, which I absolutely love, but wasn't a fan of how they made it. it had sausage (I don't eat meat, but she does), roasted red peppers, fingerling potatoes which had an odd curry taste, and it was topped with chimichurri. The octopus itself was good texture wise, however it had no flavor. had it been grilled with lemon it would have been a lot better but I wasn't a fan of how it was prepared. We got the Dungeness crab legs with Cajun which we though was amazing. they were sweet ,easy to crack, and full of meat. I absolutely loved them & would 100% get them again. We also got the lobster mac & cheese, which was a really small portion for the price. it also was a little dry. It could have been better. We had 2 glasses each of white sangria, which was really good - not too sweet & not too whiney. I would definitely come back again. I say stick with ordering the crab when coming here. read more

I was expecting big things from this place after hearing people talk about it. I have to say that I was pretty disappointed. The menu was limited. The portions were very small and all the food was way overpriced. The blue crab roll was almost 30 bucks, had no flavor and could be eaten in 2-3 bites. And to add insult to injury .. they CHARGE for refills. What a scam! Nice view of city and decent ambiance if you happen to be in the area but absolutely not a quality seafood place. So many other places that are way better. No comparison....By far. Would Not go again unless they have a major overhaul of the menu and pricing. read more

Love the concept, but how does a place called Brooklyn Crab not have any more crabs? At 1:30 in the afternoon, no less. Supposedly, a delivery is en route. I'll amend this review should I taste an actual crab from here today. **after waiting 15-20 mins, the waiter confirmed that the crab was in the building, yay. After another 25-30 mins, it was on my table. It was ok, just ok. I would probably return, but more for the ambience (had fun playing mini-golf) than for the crab. The pina colada was great though! read more

The wait is long...so you go to the bar to wait. The wait for beer is long....so you go to the back to get a snack...they are out of snacks...so you settle on your warm beer that was handed to you out of the pack before it had time to chill. And you wait. And you wait...and you wait some more. And then you are seated!!! You order everything on the menu!! Fried oysters, peel and eat shrimp, blue crab, popcorn shrimp, oysters!!! And then you eat and realize, the shrimp is mushy, the oysters are bad, the crab tastes bland...how hard is it to cook crabs...beer butter lemon and old bay! The crab tastes lile it was steaned and then old bay was sprinkled on it like an afterthought. The seafood here was just not good....not prepared well. The service is great, everyone is nice, the atmosphere is really fun! But I'll be making my own seafood or going to sheepshead Bay next time. read more

I went to here June 25 after my HS graduation. They are very respectful and the food is great I got the shrimp with French fries and I loved it. It came in a nice bucket lol which I thought was pretty cool and also it was a lot of food. read more

The owners of this joint need to get off their high horse!!!! This place is just too damn expensive. Don't bother. The view is spectacular, but that's it. Go for a drink, check out the view and leave. In this economy they better lower their prices and get a new chef, $140.00 for three people, two lousy beers and no desert. Get your own water, that's right get up and get your own water. No coffee either!! The server said we have a coffee maker, they just haven't hooked it up yet. Give me a break, it doesn't take two months to hook up a machine.The owners know the view is going suck the masses in, so they don't give a crap. I had just as good a lobster dinner at the Red Lobster chain. By the way, the mussels appetizer was disgusting. My wife had a mediocre sword fish for $28.00, they don't even give you a potato with it. If you want to throw your money away, this is the place. read more

Good food great view! Nice crowd. Loved it. It was little long wait 45mins but it was worth it and u don't feel it since they have game room, mini golf etc...they need to gmhave substitution on the side dish and drinks too. They don't make any virgin drink! Weird. read more

Brooklyn Crab - Seafood Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

Right by the IKEA ferry stop in Brooklyn, some of the best seafood around town. A little pricy but worth the experience. Had their special soft shell crab sandwich, which if you happen to stop by when it's available, definitely recommend ordering it. read more

Brooklyn Crab - Seafood Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

Brooklyn Crab is the BEST! I've been coming here forever, the food is always good and atmosphere is awesome! Outdoor seating, games, oh yeah and crab. My wife loves the peel and eat shrimp while I got for the Blue Crab Claws! Yeah baby!! A little on the spendy side, but aside from that they are really good. This is a great place to meet up with some friends and have a beer and some good food. I will be back!!! read more

Didn't really see what all the hype was about. I ordered the lobster roll. They cheaped out on the amount of lobster after charging a good amount. Atmosphere here was nice. Good place to bring the kids. Waiter was nice. Nice place, food eh. read more

I need to go back when it's warmer. I'm really into ambiance and stuff. The food was awesome. That Mac n cheese delicious! Seafood is great. My server was great, very friendly, not overbearing. Me and my man plan to come back in the summer. read more

Do not go here under any circumstances. I was going to compare this place to one of the well-known chain restaurants such as Friday's or the like, but this place is nowhere near as good as one of those horrific places. Wow, $22 for a salad with a couple pieces of watermelon, 4 pieces of shrimp, 4 tiny mozzarella balls and some arugula and it was horrible to say the least. The worst part wasn't even how bad the food was, our server Julia, did not check on us once. She did not once ask us how the food was or even if we would like a refill on our drinks. We had to ask for straws, refills, you name it. The "lobster special" at market price was $144. Ha! That's a laugh. The seafood tasted like they bought it from the frozen section from the Fair Way across the street. Never going back. You've been warned. read more

Brooklyn Crab - Seafood Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

I'm so glad this place is open I love It soooooo much I tryed new things and loved it definitely recommend this place

Truly a great crab place.. I think the atmosphere is authentic BROOKLYN... Our server was amazing and dessert was also amazing ... simple place to go have fun and eat good food. read more

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Absolutely blown away with how poorly run this place is. There is literally nobody overseeing the quality of service being offered to the customers here. We wanted to spend the day in the sun having drinks, and had heard about this place - so I called this morning at 11am and was told that they didn't open till 4pm. So we arrived at 4:03pm and there were already dozens (maybe hundreds) of people there drinking at tables. We put our name on the list, and were told that our table would be ready in about an hour. Apparently they opened (and started taking names for tables) at noon. We ordered beers and oysters at the bar from several different bartenders, who promptly disappeared and then came back and acted as though we didn't order anything. Then, it took 20+ minutes to sign out at the bar, and then they ran the wrong card for the full amount. We were then told it might take a few days to the get the card credited and the charges fixed. We ended up drinking at the bar for 2 hours and checked in with the front every 15 minutes. There were multiple empty tables upstairs the entire time, but they refused to seat anyone there(???). Finally we went up and they said they had called us 10 minutes ago. They then explained that they gave our table away because I didn't pick up. They also admitted that iPhones weren't working there, and they had gone straight to voicemail. They couldn't have just come get us at the bar or sent a text? Then we sit, and order some beers which took 25+ minutes to arrive. I totally understand that restaurants take time to hit their stride, but this is insane. Our waitress was apologetic, but nobody else seemed to care. Is anyone in charge at this restaurant? I've never been at a place where they admittedly failed so badly on every front, and didn't offer the table anything at ameliorate the situation. MANAGEMENT - IF YOU'RE READING THIS: OFFER YOUR GUESTS A ROUND OF DRINKS OR SOMETHING IF YOU *KNOW* YOU HAVE DELIVERED A TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE. No excuse for the 3.5 hours we endured today. read more

Just not very good. Peel and eat shrimp over cooked, blue crab TINY for the price and drinks average at best. I gave a two because the staff was great...just wish the food matched their winning personalities. read more

That place needs a full season to sort out their shit. So much shit. They open at 4pm. We got there at 4pm. Told we had a 3 hour wait for a table. That's fine because we can hang out at the bar and in the backyard and play mini-golf, bocce, and cornhole. That was our plan anyway. Except we can't hang out at the bar because there is only one and it is not a big space at all (8 seats I think) and there is immediately a line 3-4 people deep for the two bartenders working. Takes easily 15 minutes to get a beer. And then we can't play games in the backyard because the mini-golf (so very budget and not fun budget) isn't ready yet, and there is no bocce (don't see how there can be because it is all gravel), and one of the cornhole sets is already missing bags (never to be replaced that night) so there are two sets for everyone enduring the really long waits so there are really long waits to play the games. Oh and there are no seats unless you have a table. Gigantic backyard. Not a single place to sit down unless you want to sit on gravel. And you either are or are not allowed to have your beers in the backyard depending on which staff member comes out. We were yelled at for having bottles back there so we went upstairs only to watch another group of people come down with glass bottles and poach our place in the cornhole line. Typical of the disorganization going on. We did get a table pretty much exactly at the 3 hour mark, so good estimate on their part there. But we had a large group and instead of putting two tables together, they gave us too separate tables. That's pretty unacceptable. Our waitress asked us if we had been told there was going to be a really long wait for the food. We said no, we had not been told that. She said, well there is so you better order a lot of starters. We ordered what we wanted then she, not nicely at all, reminded us there was going to be a really long wait and said we really should order some starters (keep in mind that the cheapest entree was over 20 bucks and some people's were over 40). We decided not to add more starters and she walked away in a huff. All our food came within ten minutes. The second table, all the food came within ten minutes except for two people's meals. Took another ten minutes to figure out that order had never made it to the kitchen. Waitress asked them if they still wanted it. They did. Got it about ten minutes later. No comp'd drinks or food for their trouble. When we went to order a second round of drinks, we were hassled because we only wanted 3 more instead of the waitress's suggested 5 or 7. Didn't seem like it was just our waitress, just that the staff has clearly been instructed to sell as much beer and as many starters as possible and doesn't know how to do it at all subtly. The place closes at 11pm (I think) on Saturdays, but when we were leaving around 9 people showing up then were being told that the restaurant was fully booked for the night despite the fact that there were empty tables all over the place. It could have been that they only seat people inside past a certain time for noise reasons, but they weren't telling that to the people they were turning away. Some very pissed off people who went all the way to the end of Red Hook for dinner who I'm sure went home and spread angry reviews around. All of this would be sort of okay, but you're paying at least 50 bucks per person with beer and food and the food is not good. The food is barely mediocre. They are a crab shack and everyone who had the crabs said they were not fresh ("mealy" was a word used often). I had a clam roll that was ten dollars more than the clam roll at Littleneck and not even a close second place. So overall, bad food, awful service, no idea how to manage the crowd that they must have known they would have, but a very pretty location and view. These guys also own Alma, so it could be like what they do with Alma and they know that people are just coming their for the view and they'll never bother to make their food match their price or fix their service. I think it will take them this entire summer to sort out their issues (if they want to), and I'll try again next summer. read more

I hoped this place would remind me of the casual, laid back seafood joints that made New England so famous. I couldn't believe that NEW YORK CITY was finally going to get an open air seafood shack! This place, however, is not what I was hoping it would be. I understand, there are kinks to be worked out with seating, waitstaff, etc. That part didn't bother me. What did was the pricing (10 dollars for 6 littleneck clams grilled on a plate, usually grilled clams come in a bowl with some nice bread to sop up the sauce with), and the drink situation. Even if the food is too expensive, I would definitely come here for a drink in the outdoor bar. HOWEVER, the drinks were not available til after 7 because some simple syrup had to be made....major bummer. Also, the beer tap system crapped out somehow. Still thirsty, I ordered just a plain lemonade. It is served to you in a small plastic water cup, with NO FREE REFILLS. At a whopping $2.50/glass, I think it should at least come in a pint glass with a straw...no such luck. Also, for a summer style drinking establishment, their cocktail list is surprisingly small. You guys need to do HUGE key lime margaritas in festive glasses. I would happily sit at the bar and sip one of those... So to recap, bigger lemonades or free refills, better cocktail menu, and work on supplying more food for the money spent. I will see you next time Brooklyn Crab! read more

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Even though two of our party of four had been once last week and warned us against the place we decided to give them another shot. The decor is great and clearly the owners put a lot of thought into how they wanted the place to look...unfortunately they seemed to completely ignore how they wanted the place to run. The hostess was polite quoting us the wait and said they were holding back on seating until the kitchen was able to start putting food out again, so we went to get beer. There were five people at the bar and it took us ten minutes to be acknowledged and served. Food runners were coming out of the kitchen bellowing the names of the patrons whose food they had--loud and strange, we thought, when it would be a little nicer to number seats and not make your staff search for patrons, or your patrons listen to your staff yelling. I know it's supposed to be a crab shack and very casual, but with the prices they're asking a little more finesse is kind of necessary. The rest of the meal was normal considering the other yelp reviews...I just wanted to mention some things that haven't been discussed here yet. I get the self serve thing, really, but as a member of the hospitality industry when I see empty glasses and people searching for hot sauces at the back of other people's tables I want to help. If the wait staff has time to sit around the pos blowing off steam they have time to try and salvage a dining experience that left our four top so frustrated we left feeling ripped off, not taken care of and not appreciated for trying to support what should be a fantastic local business. They do not offer draft beer upstairs. No explanation was offered for this. We were told we could go down, order, pay and bring the beer back upstairs. I just want to understand why...we would have been a lot less surly about it if there were any reason at all given for the policy. When the bill came our clearly overwrought waitress tossed it down onto the table into the remnants of our dinner. Literally onto old food. It was the perfect ending to a meal where the service we received was exasperated at best and dismissive at worst, and we felt like our server was upset at us for being there and adding to her work load. We dined late, but I think the table you get at 9:45 deserve the same friendliness and consideration as a table at 7:00. It is called the hospitality industry for a reason. They refused to split our check evenly, citing a two card limit per table. Again, no explanation for this, just a refusal. I want this place to work but will probably not return even to enjoy beers and the incredible view because I don't want to support a place that treats paying customers without respect...I don't need anyone kissing my ass but I'd love to enjoy an evening with friendly service, well priced food and well executed dishes of which Brooklyn crab currently has none. read more

This place is so over priced never comin back here again.....25 $ for a tiny crap roll with chips which a 1 $ chips at the corner store like seriously and 20 $ for margarita ....and we ordered a fried calamari it was the most disgusting calamari I ever had in my life so greasy u can see oil dripping in the plate ....overall horrible experience read more

I would say they deserve no stars, but the bloody mary is actually good enough that it is worth one star. I don't care if they just opened. There is NO EXCUSE for how unprepared they were for the opening and the complete lack of organization, structure, and concern for their patrons. We gave our names at 5:15 and were told "1-1/2 hours, but why don't you have a drink at the bar." It took 20 minutes to get a bartender's attention. The taps weren't working. Many of the bottled offerings were sold out. I never got to taste the food, though, which is way over priced even for NYC. It's so expensive it bewilders me that it can even be considered a "family friendly" restaurant. $50 on average per person, not including drinks. That's a lot for food served on paper plates. At 7:05 (1:50 after we were told 1:30), we were told it would be another 35 minutes. I figured, OK, I'll get another drink, but after waiting another 15 minutes just to get a bartender's attention again, I left. I closed my tab and left no tip. Tips are for service; Brooklyn Crab had none. The managers and wait staff offered no consolation, merely the excuse that "we've only been open for 3 days." There was no organization, no concern for service, and no admission whatsoever that they were unprepared. A+ on the concept. I wanted to like this place, it's a brilliant idea. The location and construction are sheer genius. I even plan on returning later in the summer (MUCH LATER, on a week night) to see if they get their act together, but my expectations are purposefully low. BIG F on the execution. They got NOTHING right on the execution. Not one, single, solitary thing. I'm not sure which was worse, this opening or The Great Googamooga disaster. I left and got the best lobster roll on offer in NYC down the street. read more

the amount of bros in this establishment was just ridiculous. so ridiculous in fact, that i got the heebie jeebies and had to leave. i thought i was at the frying pan, but in red hook, brooklyn??? i then realized the water taxi drops you off around the corner, and that is 100% where these bros are coming from. murray hill 34th st. i am willing to give this place another try. the games did look fun and the rooftop umbrellas seem inviting. maybe not on a saturday afternoon... read more

First time at Brooklyn Crab and the food was delicious! We had about an hour wait but I think it was well worth it. We went around the corner to Sunny's bar while we waited. We ordered the dungeness crab (shared between 2 girls) along with a side of french fries and brussel sprouts. The french fries were really delicious but the sprouts were kind of tasteless. We both ordered micheladas and enjoyed them. Our waitress did try recommended the most expensive item on the menu which was a little obvious. Really cool location- it feels like a vacation! read more

Wow. So bad that I registered for a Yelp account to warn others. The views upstairs are spectacular and our server was friendly, but that's the only positive thing I can say about our experience. We got there at 4:30pm and were told it would be a 20 minute wait. No worries -- we went downstairs, had a beer, and checked out the mini golf course. They called us up at 5pm for our table and I thought it was odd that the wait was so significant when we got to the roof and there was a bunch of empty tables. We ordered 5 items total (there were 3 of us) and after an hour only 2 of them had arrived. Oddly, the steamed shrimp showed up but the raw oysters and iceberg wedge never did, things don't even require cooking! We asked our server at the 40 minute mark where our other items were and she said it would be "five minutes." Twenty minutes later, still nothing, so we told her not to bother and to please cancel the order. At that point the manager comes out and said he was sorry for the delay and he offered to pack our items to go and he would "comp us a few things." I told him not to bother and that I couldn't imagine eating raw oysters later at home. At this he was completely perplexed -- he apparently didn't realize we had been waiting for an hour for raw oysters. I told him we simply wanted the check. Which took another 15 minutes. She slapped it down on the table and the wind promptly blew it away. I mean, come on! Finally I walked to the front and paid, though not before seeing that they had still charged us for one of the items that never came. They did not comp us for anything which I didn't even attempt to dispute. At that point I just want to flee the joint and never, ever return. Incidentally, the shrimp were fine. Not terrible, not great. Just fine. Of course we had to ask for plates which was its own 15 minute odyssey. In retrospect, that's what we call "foreshadowing." So yeah, we'll never go back. I really wanted to like it, but the place is a racket. Crazy prices which I would gladly pay if the food was great and the service was even borderline competent. Alas, that isn't the case here. read more

Matthew is off the chain! Love this spot!! Crab rolls and watermelon salad are perfect on a hot day

When all of our friends said not to go to Brooklyn Crab because it was insanely overpriced and just all around terrible service... we (my husband and I) thought, honestly how badly can they mess up crabs and the place looks beautiful. Boy were our friends were right! This place sucks on so many levels! Let me set the scene: it's a gorgeous day out, 2 o'clock in the afternoon on a Thursday and only 1 other table had people at it. Ok... let's move forward... We sat down and the umbrella was still down, they must have been open for a few hours by now and the umbrellas are still down? Weird. So, my husband opened the umbrella with no help from any staff, which isn't a big deal because it isn't brain surgery but still, come on, why are paying customers doing this! The waitress comes over, who was kinda nice and takes our drink orders. My husband asked what the "cheap cans" $3 and she had no clue and thought it was Narragansett, so he ordered that. We then ordered our food, the 2 wedge salads, Jonah crab roll, clam strips and an order of fries. After about 20 minutes we got one salad. When I asked the manager where our other salad was she said she will find out. Another 15 minutes later we got the other salad. Now let me explain this sad sad salad to you... it was $8.50 for a wedge of iceberg lettuce, 4 cherry tomatoes cut in half, some red onion and a few chunks of blue cheese. Yes it came with bacon but we didn't want the bacon. Oh and it also came in one of those ugly wooden bowls that you would get chicken wings in. $8.50... seriously?!?! Even if we had the bacon in it, it should be about a $6 salad. Ok, moving on... I have to say the Jonah roll was good, not overly mayonnaise-y but the chips were stale. Now on to the bill...our $65 bill. If the manager really cared, she would have taken the salad off the bill as we waited so damn long for it but she didn't! Also, we were charged $5 for each beer. When my husband explained that he asked for "cheap can" which was $3, the waitress got flustered and said she will fix it. She went to talk to that same useless manager again... 10 minutes later... mind you it was to adjust the bill $4, at that point we just wanted to pay the bill and get the hell out of there but we couldn't. Very annoying! When the waitress walked back to our table with the manager, the manager says to us "normally I wouldn't do this as this was explained to you by the waitress but I adjusted the bill. Clearly it was a misunderstanding." Then my husband said "well I asked for the cheap beer and this is what I was brought". the manager then said "well you asked for the cheap can and you got a pint glass." In turn my husband responded "i asked for the cheap can, I thought maybe you poured the can into the glass... I don't know what you do behind the bar." Needless to say, it was a big ordeal about nothing. Take off the $4 and move it along... it was a $65 bill!! We had a $70 lunch that was so not enjoyable! I guess that term "the customer is always right" does not apply at this joint. Plus, why would the manager come over to talk to us? It was as if we were being reprimanded. We will never go back there again and we will tell our friends not to go there... oh wait they won't go there ever again either! read more

I have mixed feelings about his place. When we got to the restaurant we saw that the bottom floor was empty but the top deck was active but not packed and certainly not looking like it's a 2 hour wait but we were told it was a 2 hour wait. We looked at each other and thought meh, our option is to head back to downtown Brooklyn and find something but maybe the food is worth the wait. THIS PLACE IS OBVIOUSLY BUMPIN'! womp, womp! Nearly two hours later we finally got our table. We had a great time at the bar and I must say, they make a killer pina colada. TO DIE FOR! We take our seat and we had a lovely waitress; she was fairly attentive so service was not a problem for us. Unfortunately, as we salivated all over the menu (despite the outrageous prices) we were told by the waitress that the Brooklyn Crab was out of crabs. WHAT THE?! She later came back and told us the Blue Crabs were the only crabs avail. DONE. We ordered blue crab and a basket of jumbo fried shrimp and fries. The Shrimp were fab, so big and juicy, just how I like 'em. Oink . A friend had scallops which were great too, nice and smooth. Then came the Blue crabs.... To my surprise, they weren't blue at all. Kidding. As I hacked away, I realized this was freakin' hard. Very little meat to be had in the blue crab. It's the equivalent of hannibal lecter skinning an anorexic person for his or her meat; all that hard work for a nibble. Note to self: only order snow or king crab.... Oh that's right, that's all the crab they had. As I said, we had decent service but $35.00 tip was not in order. Our bill came to $90-something dollars, to which I paid $40.00 on my card and the cash came from the two others I was with. Their portion required change back and when the waitress came back with my card and receipt for me to sign, there was no cash back. She wished us a good evening and went about her business. Sista' thought that $35.00 change back was for her. Girl, please! All in all: Great bar, unnecessarily long wait, fried food basket is your best bet if they're OUT OF CRAB. Great view of the Statue of Liberty in the distance, nice breeze from the Harbor, ambiance is great. My advice: If you're going to call yourself a crab house, HAVE CRABS AVAILABLE. This place has a lot of potential so I hope they get their shit together. read more

Great service, awesome entertainment and pricy food. The resturant is huge and offers versions games such as mini golf. Food is okay but totally over priced. read more

I had given this place a 1 star review, but I really think they turned their game around big time. This place is still kind of pricey. After all, they serve seafood outdoors in NYC. But, the service is much better, they serve draft beer upstairs, and they're extremely friendly. I think they got overwhelmed trying to rush the opening for the Summer '12 season, but if they survive, this place is going to continue to be a great spot. Pro-tip: If you work in Manhattan and live in BK, take the water taxi home from work, go here, then take their free shuttle to the F-Train. Great night. read more

Update: Bumping this place up to 5 stars. This recent visit was even better than my last. The crab legs were meaty, succulent not to mention enormous. I ordered the Royale for two again and shared with my husband and this time we got it cajun style. It was much more flavorful that the traditional but not very spicy. I tried my friends who ordered the same but with the garlic butter and it seems that the garlic flavor sticks to the meat the most out of all of them. I am going to order it that way next time. Great service, very attentive. It was as if we had multiple people waiting on us. One kept coming by to empty our shell dishes, another took our orders, another served us, and other brought us drinks, to go containers, extra butter and lemons (gotta have my lemons!) and pretty much whatever else we desired. Came out to a little over $300 not including tip for 5 people including two royale's, one triple slider order, three appetizers (12pc wings, calamari, and popcorn shrimp) three sides (two macs, and one mashed potatoes) , four beers, and two soft drinks. At roughly $65 a person for top quality seafood I would say it was entirely worth it. My friends who dined with us love seafood and it was their first time here and they were really impressed with the place as well. Definitely coming back! read more

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I believe everyone who said that they had a horrible experience there, but I was not one of them. We went with a large group for a birthday celebration and all the seating and arrangements had been made beforehand, so things actually went pretty smoothly. The food was way better than I expected considering all the negative reviews. In fact, I would say the food was very good. The views can't be beat and the staff was all quite friendly. It's clear from the other reviews that there are a lot of kinks to work out, and I'm not sure why they've been so ill prepared. It does seem that their kitchen is not big enough to serve all the seats in the restaurant. That said, we had a great time and we look forward to going back. read more

I'm sorry to continue the trend of bad reviews, but they deserve it. I was attracted to this place because it looked really cool. Sorta like a sandy 3 story outdoorsey beach restaurant. The wait for a table was insanely long. I decided to just go for the bar. I ordered a watermelon tini with rosemary vodka. It was delicious. I also ordered half a dozen lobsters. I paid the bartender in cash and he didn't even bother to give me a receipt. I kept waiting and waiting, and my oysters never came. Did they go to Canada to find my oysters? I told one waiter about it, he said he'd help but did NOTHING. Finally, I found another waiter and told him about it. We had been waiting for AN HOUR. His reply was, "omg!" And immediately went to talk to the chef about it. Five minutes later, the chef arrived at our table, introduced himself, and gave us a dozen lobsters (we had ordered half, so half dozen were on the house). I gotta say ordering from the bartender sucks. The reason our food took one hour to come was because he never placed our orders in the kitchen. I event went up to the bar to remind him but he didn't give a crap. The oysters were delicious but I had diarrhea after that. Imagine how bad the journey from Brooklyn to Jersey was. Also its over 12 hours, and I'm still sick. read more