I am hesitant to give the raving review I was planning to give after some of the other reviewers, but many of them were over 5 years old so it's possible this establishment has changed! My dad randomly found this crab and seafood truck at the Exxon in front of the Walmart in Glen Burnie, he had been telling me how awesome the jumbo male crabs were. On Father's Day he said he didn't want to go to our normal spot, he wanted me to find jumbo or large males from here. He told me on a Friday and when I called Saturday morning they'd already had so many ordered called in that they couldn't confirm what they'd have available on Father's Day. I showed up as soon as they were open and stood in line, the first person wasn't clear or very friendly, he basically told me he had no idea how long I'd have to wait to figure out what was available after they sorted through the orders. I continued to stand in line, and I am glad I did! People started showing up and if I'd gotten in my car I got sure would have missed out. I finally asked a young lady about how orders in person would work, she quickly told me they did have jumbos available and I was good to go. I ran an errand while my jumbo males and medium females were steaming with corn and was on my way. read more

We were missing a taste of home so we needed to fix that! We ordered crab cakes and steamed crabs. The order arrived by one day shipping and were in perfect condition pack with ice packs. We ordered extra seasoning on the crabs and they did not disappoint. Heavy and spicy. The crab cakes were a bit sweeter than we usually like, but these were delicious, too. read more

I know I just posted for the crabs that we received in April, but we just bought another half bushel on June 22 . We were extremely happy with the crabs . Very full and delicious... will continue to order with you guys . Thanks so much read more

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This is the real deal. Just in case you were wondering. We ordered 4 dozen males and females and had the best shelter in place Crab Feast. We live in San Diego and although I grew up going to Maryland every Memorial Day to welcome our favorite crustacean, the Blue Crab. You simply cannot find them in San Diego..... So this year I broke down and ordered from Chesapeake Crab Connection. I have to say the best seafood decision I have made all year. My husband and I enjoyed ourselves thoroughly. Thanks, Chesapeake Crab Connection for a tasty 4th of July. read more

This is a company that cares about quality, not quantity. My mom and I have gone to this company for a very long time. We usually get two dozen mediums and, not once have we had a bad experience. The crabs are always heavy and flavorful, the customer service is always warm and welcoming. If you are going to splurge on any type of seafood this should be your company to go to. I quite frequently get the six-ounce crab cakes, when I do, I bake them in the oven for 22 minutes, add some butter on top and after, this to me is the best way.  Furthermore, if you are looking for that Maryland experience, a home away from home this is that company. Enjoy! read more

Chesapeake Crab Connection Company - Seafood Markets Near Me - Annapolis, Maryland

DO NOT ORDER, DO NOT ORDER FROM THEM! Long story short, I ordered a bushel arriving last Saturday and they smelled spoiled. I called and emailed immediately and again the next day but they didn't respond till Monday! For God's Sake, it's spoiled seafood! I couldn't risk my family getting sick so I preserved them in the freezer to wait for their response. The crabs smelled SOOOOO BAD overnight even in the freezer and I had to throw them away as I headed out to work Monday morning. This company policies are insulting to customers and there is no refund whatsoever. They'd send you gift card with your next purchase but will you pay more money just to get more spoiled seafood? For you and for your family's safety, don't order from them. I'm very upset about what happened, and please don't let the same thing happen to you. It's just too much money and time for an absolute disappointment. Here are the first couple emails back and forth between me and their customer service if you want to know what happened to me. Since I just copy-and-paste from my email, the earliest email is at the bottom. On Mon, Jun 23, 2014 at 2:39 PM, Jiangyu wrote: Hi, I did cook a couple of them. It was because they smelled funny when I opened the box. They tasted fine so I put them away and gave you a call just in case. Are you trying to tell me, the crabs smelled bad because I put them in the freezer? That makes absolutely no sense. Freezing product is one way to slow the growth of bacteria, also a chance for me to find out what was going on until I get a response from you. If anything, freezing them made them spoiled slower. I don't see a point of arguing when this already happened two days ago, and you refuse to take any responsibility of this incident. You don't need to send any gift card or free product. Best of luck to your business. Jiangyu Sent from my iPhone On Jun 23, 2014, at 2:00 PM, OC Customer Service customerservice@ordercra... wrote: Jiangyu, We can not issue a full refund for this order. In the first email and voice mail that you left you stated you ate several of the crabs and they tasted good. After putting them in the freezer is when you encountered and stated they were bad. We have a no refund policy. We can issue you a gift card or offer free product on your next order. Please send pictures of the crabs you received. Thank you Chesapeake Crab Connection On Mon, Jun 23, 2014 at 1:55 PM, Jiangyu wrote: Hi, I called earlier and didn't get a chance to talk to your supervisor. I would not put the crabs in the freeze if they did not smell funny. And they smelled even worse the second day, even in the freezer (I can't image how bad they would be if I had put them in the fridge) . I was very embarrassed and disappointed since it was supposed to be for my whole family. As a customer, the best I could do when seafood doesn't smell right is to call and email. There wasn't any customer support when I needed, and I sure couldn't risk in to asking my family to eat spoiled seafood and wait till they get sick to report this incident. I open restaurants for my company and I understand things might go wrong once a while. I would've let it go if it's a small purchase but it was $170 for something that we didn't get to enjoy. I'd like a full refund of my purchase. Sorry for the inconvenience. Jiangyu Sent from my iPhone On Jun 23, 2014, at 10:27 AM, OC Customer Service customerservice@ordercra... wrote: Jiangyu, Well in this email you stated you placed them in the freezer. We do not recommend freezing whole crabs. The crabs are 100% safe. When first opening the crabs they will smell strong as the are in a small enclosed box. You crabs were caught the day that they were sent out and steamed and place in the box and sent out right away. We do not except returns and can issue a refund for this matter as everything was ok. When the crabs are received you have to consume them within 48 hours. Thank you Chesapeake Crab Connection Jordon On Sun, Jun 22, 2014 at 4:00 PM, Jiangyu wrote: Hello, The crabs are bad. I emailed you yesterday and called you this morning. We opened the crabs yesterday and they smelled funny. We cooked a couple, but they tasted fine. This morning when we opened the freezer, THE WHOLE FREEZER SMELLED BAD! I'm very confused and disappointed. I can't have my family eat them, what if they get sick?! I don't know what to do with the crabs, but I can send them back to you if you want me to. If you want to send me another case, I'm not home till next weekend. But I'd rather have my money refunded to save the trouble. I feel sorry about this. It could've been a pleasant experience. Jiangyu Sent from my iPhone read more

Great place to get crabs. I like to get the male blue crabs. Prices vary different times of the year so you always want to call and ask. I they have specials frequently. I have gotten crabs here multiple times and have never been disappointed. read more

Chesapeake Crab Connection Company - Seafood Markets Near Me - Annapolis, Maryland

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I recieved my order on time but did not receive my crab paper I paid for. Now I'm waiting for a response from the message I left on there voicemail. Now I'm going give the crabs a taste. I just had the crabs and they were ok some were light and cracked with alot with one claw leg. Definitely over priced the crazy thing is I got the med.-large crabs. read more

Bought a bushel of jumbo crabs. The packaging was not neatly packed. Lots of the crabs shells were broken. Very disappointed and will not recommend this place to anyone! read more

This company has NOT disappointed yet. Im an Easterner. I eat only crabs from Maryland or Alaska. Every summer is a personal ritual to have Maryland blue crab. I only prefer extra large one, jumbos when I can get them. This yr I got their extra large. Well seasoned, I get regular season, just spicy enough for my taste. They came the day I requested. Packaging perfect. Dry ice kept them all in great condition. I got 2 dozens. They sent 3 extras. I eat them in half dozen portions. Last time I got them, I froze the others. Steamed them and the lasted. It's a treat them since I live in Texas. I try never to eat anything from the Gulf, too toxic. Thus, I have to either visit the east coast or buy them from Chesapeake. I miss the east coast. Chesapeake gives me a little piece of home. read more

I bought the groupon to buy crabs. The shipping and packaging made it impossible to even use it. Don't buy it!!! I lost the original value of the coupon because I can't order anything because its too expensive! read more

I purchased a groupon voucher - one of the worst mistakes I've made - The shipping costs took up all the amount of my voucher. Ridiculously expensive. I ordered crab claws - where they found such TINY crabs claws and someone with the patience to work with them - I'll never know. The crab dip was okay but nothing special. the crab cakes were defrosted when they arrived so I had to cook them immediately - had planned on putting them in the freezer for a gathering at a later date. I wish that I would have read the reviews on YELP before I purchased the voucher. Not ever again. Costly mistake. read more

Food was good, service was okay, prices seemed kind of high. Hope you like Old Bay seasoning, its on everything! The crab lump soup had tons of corn starch in it, and the only flavor was from the Old Bay seasoning. We also had to pay for water!! The server wouldn't even serve us tap water, only bottled water! Crabs and lobster were good, but I don't think we will ever go back... read more

Awful. I purchased crabs and totally disappointed. I think It's better to purchase frozen crabs in any chinese market. Packing and shipping fee are very ridiculous and expensive. Ruined my weekend party read more

DO NOT BUY! I made the mistake of buying a groupon before checking out the site. The seafood prices are outrageous plus they add $10 handling on their already amazingly high shipping. The shipping and handling was almost the same amount as my order! You can get the same quality seafood at a grocery store for far less money. This is nothing special. Lesson learned. read more

Wish I checked this before I bought the Groupon! Shipping starting at $36, up to $60?!??! Ridiculous. PLUS $4 shipping insurance and $10 packing fee. Also lost the money I paid for the Groupon. read more

Another Groupon victim here. Just wanted to buy 18 oz crab cake the shipping charge was about $50. I ended up not ordering anything because of Chesapeake Crab Connection's ridiculous shipping charge. Update: I contacted Groupon a few days ago. Groupon said their "Fine Print" says "Shipping and packaging extra charge". BTW I read the fine print about shipping charge before purchasing the groupon, just didn't know how much. Their sky-high shipping and handling charge just made this groupon deal pointless. read more

I used a groupon to purchase soft shells for a special meal. This company is a rip off the so called soft shells looked like bait 3in by 1in. Very pricey and outrageous shipping charges. I feel groupon has an obligation to screen these so called deals. I will never buy a groupon without checking the companies reviews. Look like failing companies use groupon to get money not advertise their wares and food. read more

Veterans Day special. 2 doz. mediums for $30. Vets get 2 mallets and extra seasoning free. Crabs were great. Lots of meat for mediums. Well seasoned. Delicious! read more

I WISH I COULD GIVE ZERO STARS - DO NO ORDER FROM THIS COMPANY I had posted a review in may somehow it isn't showing up. I also used a groupon and didn't see the reviews. I ordered a crab dinner, including JUMBO LUMP CRAB meat. when it came everything was much smaller than we expected, I pulled out the jumbo lump to use I look at the packaging, and it says LUMP Crab meat, I immediately called the company and left a message, saying they had sent the wrong product, I also opened the container and took pictures of what I would call crab meat or backfin, it certain wasn't lump in any shape or form, we did not use the product as it was for a crab imperial recipe which really needs jumbo lump. later that evening I emailed the company along with the pictures to show the crap they sent me, they started arguing with me immediately, that 1 it was jumbo lump, and that it is normal for lumps to fall apart when being shipped, and the final was, it tastes the same why was I fussing. I said all I expected was that they supply me with the product I ordered in the first place. they finally offered me a $20 gift certificate, which didn't even cover the cost of product let alone the ridiculous shipping prices they charge. Customer service awful, the other items included in order were all frozen, so flavor was gone, shrimp and crab cakes, I never freeze seafood, so I would never have ordered if I knew it was frozen, and the crab cakes were so small they could barely be considered an appetizer portion. the good thing is that when I let groupon know about this shoddy horrid company, they issued me groupon bucks as an apoplogy even though I did not blame groupon for this company. read more

This is an awesome business. We shipped oysters to California for New Years. Placed order online. They were amazing and the whole process was smooth as silk. Will definitely order seafood from them again. read more

This is our favorite place to buy crabs. No other crab service compares ! Crabs are very meatie and season just right. I love them so much that I recently bought a gift certificate to give my dentist for service rendered, and he called me the day after he and his family ate them, to say " those crabs were a hit". read more

Crabby Service Crabby Owner Don't ever use their on line ordering!! Doesn't deliver what you order then thinks it helps to issue a coupon which they don't apparently want to honor in their physical location. Had to call police to have them honor their own gift certificate. Then they run a special on line and will only honor half of that amount. They lost a great customer and sadly the owner doesn't care at all read more

I would not recommend purchasing. I purchased groupon, but the shipping was more than what the purchase was. Then I did not get my shipment, then I was promised next day delivery on the reshipment of my order but that didn't happen got two days later. Not a god experience and will not shop again.. read more

These people are crazy! They clearly do not want repeat customers. I was treated with disdain, subject to absurd shipping charges, my phone calls weren't answered and when they were, they were answered with a "we don't give a damn" attitude. I think in the end, I received 30 medium crabs (I ordered and paid for extra large) each of which would have cost me over ten dollars per crab! The Groupon brought that down a bit, but still the total was more than I would have paid locally without a coupon or the hassle. Horrible company! Run!!! read more

Do Not order from this company, cleaned and ready to go means the shell is off and tab is removed. If you want to put old bay on it, because the shell is off it will be too much. The crabs a barely legal and a couple I don't know how they got away with. Packing fee and shipping is ridiculous for this sub par quality. My honest option, go to an expensive restuarnt and pay for fresh crabs, they will hand pick the best. Chesapeak Connection is for idiots like me who will pay top dollar for horrible quality. read more

Terrible customer service and even worse food! My group was one of only two tables occupied at the outside dining area, yet the waiter seemed annoyed and overwhelmed by our presence. Have fun picking through tiny, reheated crabs caked in Old Bay seasoning for only a few grams of meat. I will NOT go here again! read more

We were sent a box of crab cakes, ordered from the company, as present. They were some of the worst we've had (and that's been more than a few). We thought they must have included fish in the recipe, but not according to the ingredients listed on the box. The only conclusion we can draw is the crabs were starting to spoil. Now we need to tell someone the gift they sent was no good. The one star is from the cat that will get the remainder of the cakes, I would not be so generous. read more

Went there to eat crabs outdoors with our family on this beautiful day. They said you can't eat on their deck as the server did not show up. Guy said he is the only one working there and the owner said not to let people eat on the deck on a Saturday evening. WOW! Felt sorry for the lone employee. Where was the boss? Prices seemed high! read more

DO NOT BUY SEAFOOD FROM THIS PLACE! Ordered half a bushel of crabs. There were about 2 good ones and the rest were spoiled and smelled of ammonia. How are they selling spoiled seafood when not only is it hazardous but it's also a waist of money. First and last time I order from here. I have always been a customer at Mr.Bills Seafood but they were closed and I decided to give this place a try. Huge mistake! This place needs to be reported as soon as possible. They are ripping people off and selling spoiled seafood. Save your money folks!!! read more

Ditto on getting scammed by the groupon voucher. I assumed the value of the voucher could be applied to the astronomical handling, shipping, etc. Not true! As many others have said, I should have checked the reviews before getting suckered in on this! read more