Crabs and crab cakes were amazing. Definitely ordering more. I am a Marylander living in Phoenix, Az. Wanted crabs for the 4th of July. Took a flyer on this and I am so glad I did. Crabs were meaty and the crab cakes were delicious. read more

Chesapeake Crab Connection - Crabs and crab cakes from Chesapeake Crab Connection - Seafood Near Me - Oxford, Pennsylvania

ATTN: NEW OWNERS GIVE THEM A TRY I always get my crabs here and have always had good luck with my order. w Which is why I am always surprised to see a low rating, so I said something when I picked up my 2 dz medium males. They were perfectly cooked and seasoned. There were a couple light ones but that's to be expected. Will continue to support this business and urge everyone to give them another try with the new owners. I was treated with respect and the place is always clean read more

Chesapeake Crab Connection - 2 dz medium males - Seafood Near Me - Oxford, Pennsylvania

Food is WAY, WAY, WAY overpriced. And they sell nasty, rotten crabs. Customer service is non existent. They overcharge for spoiled, rotten, bacteria filled crabs. And they will NOT refund your money. I don't even know how the health department hasn't shut this place down yet. read more

I'll never understand the bad reviews. I've been coming here for over ten years to get my jumbo crabs, they've never been anything but PERFECT and on time. I've grown up crabbing as a kid and we know size and cooking, and Chesapeake does it right! The cost of course is market value and fluctuates. The building is so cute, feels like you're stepping into a seafood shop on the coast somewhere. The service has always been friendly and helpful! They carry mostly everything you'd need and their seasoning is a MUST! Only thing I was not happy with was a surcharge for credit card, that's it. read more

Chesapeake Crab Connection - Jumbo male crabs - Seafood Near Me - Oxford, Pennsylvania

Good quality crabs and the other selections looked top notch. Things were ready on time and the personnel friendly. The shop is what you would expect and you could see the kitchen which looked clean. Hot or cold the crabs were seasoned well read more

Highly recommend not getting oysters from this place. I picked up a dozen oysters today on August 30,2025. They were all Rotten and slightly opened. Very dangerous !!! read more

So disappointed. First crabs of the season and they were not good. The shrimp pasta fell flat - only 2 shrimp in a quart container, penne pasta instead of shells, the dressing was way too salty and too much vinegar. I've been going for years. Now it's time to move on. The new ownership isn't doing it for me. read more

So here is my experience. Ordered XL crabs this morning. They told me they had them in. Got there and was told they had to add large crabs to the order because their truck was late. Then they almost charged me $116 for crabs and then they caught the error and charged me less. There is also a sur-charge for credit cards. Then I get home 7min later to find Luke warm crabs. Had to put them in the oven. This is twice now I have had issues. Ok just finished. Horrible crabs. Light, no flavor, not MD crabs, just poor quality. $100 wasted. read more

My family and I have been taking home crabs from here for yeaaaaaars. Each time is to celebrate a momentous occasion... graduation, birthdays, anniversary, easter, Thanksgiving! We just love it read more

Chesapeake Crab Connection - a box of crabs - Seafood Near Me - Oxford, Pennsylvania

We ordered large crabs for our anniversary party from Chesapeake Crab Connection and upon examination of the crabs we found them to actually be smalls and they looked and tasted horrible , my father used to go crabbing every weekend and is well informed about the subject , he told us the crabs were dead long before they cooked them for us ( a big no no) and said they were not safe to eat,we called them and the owner called us liars and hung up on us! Do not buy seafood from these people the owner is unhinged and unwilling to help the situation ( unsafe food ) in any way,you were warned! read more

Captain Jim you did it again. we bought a dozen of Supers and that is exactly what we got. Super in size. Super full of meat. Super tasty. The crabs were absolutely scrumptious. Thank you so much for always taking pride in what you and all of your team members do. Kelly and Joe read more

Love this place they are always accommodating and helpful. I tend to do my shopping at the last minute but they are always helpful plus if I need something cooked they are more than willing to.. you do have to wait as a lot of people call in orders and I have seen many come in feeling rather entitled since they called. But they have always worker to get things done as quickly as possible.. plus the seafood is excellent read more

If I could give this place 0 stars I would. Purchased 6 live lobsters today. 3 of which had broken claws and damaged exposed meat. Refused a refund even though I was never given the chance to look at them prior to being bagged and paid for. Returned within 30 mins of picking up. The customer service was awful. The guy working knew he was in the wrong and still still didn't do anything to rectify. Beware. Apparently owners decision. Shame on you. Do better. read more

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Great crabs ! Correct me if I'm wrong but they take ebt! Excellent service! My crabs are always hot and seasoned, never been dissatisfied by going here. It would've been nice if it was a restaurant! But it is very clean in there. All the times I been there they were very professional I 10/10 would recommend, I would love it even more if they were open on weekdays... that's why they have a 4/5 ! read more

I ordered a bushel of crabs to be delivered on Saturday. They said to expect delivery at noon and at noon my crabs came. They came with a mallet , bibs, little things to pry crabs out with and lots of spices and seasoning. So, a lot of the crabs only had one claw. Not sure whether they got into a fight or what? Lots of missing claws. Other than that I would order again and they were delicious. Oh, the other thing of concern is that I paid almost $73 shipping for overnight. When I read the invoice it showed that it shipped on Thursday at 4 PM. If I don't get them till Saturday at noon, how old were my crabs and why did I pay for such a cost for shipping? They were plentiful, tasty, some bumps in the road but I think I would order again! read more

Chesapeake Crab Connection - Can you say Yummmmmm - Seafood Near Me - Oxford, Pennsylvania

I must say. I was very excited when I heard about this place being I am a huge crab eater. We met the owner which seemed like a very nice, friendly guy. The place is very nice, clean inside- seems very legit. The problem was when we got home after paying $210 for 2.5 dozens of crabs. Yes, they were good for being Large but to pay $80 a dozen is absolutely insane for what we got. I know many places nearby that have the same size and quality for $45- $50 a dozen. I hate to bash a place especially with a very friendly owner but there isn't a chance I would come back here for crabs. Bottom line, they do most of their business online nationwide so I see people out of state willing to pay those insanely high prices... but for a local that knows his crabs and has been eating them for many years, I would advise not coming here. I was promoted by Facebook reviews so curiosity killed the cat on this one. All good, you live and learn. read more

I bought the 1/2 Bushel Small and Medium mixed for $99 on 29 August at the Columbia location. Worst crabs I have had from your store all summer and I am a regular. 99% of the crabs in the box were Small if we had two or three Mediums we were lucky. Quite of few which I should have measured didn't even look legal. Threw away at least a half dozen didn't look or smell good to eat. Very disappointed in the quality, maybe it's because I ordered during the week, I usually order on Saturday. I DON'T like re-heated crabs, when I order I expect the crabs to be cooked just before I pick them up. Re-heated crabs us like re-heated pizza they suck. I always get XL-Crabs, got a dozen the week before, ordered them through Holly as usual they were excellent and hot. Guess I will have to order on the weekend and dealing with Holly from now on.....Thank you read more

We used to love getting our crab and lobsters here. Just stopped by two days in a row, both times closed, even though they had a sign posting hours they were open. Drove 30 minutes each time. Extremely disappointed. Need to find another source for seafood. read more

The crabs were meaty and very tasty. The shrimp We're huge. Cocktail sauce could have used a bit more horseradish in it for me, but I like it kickin. read more

I love this place. The crabs are always excellent. The old bay they use is very good. The only bad reviews I read were when people had them delivered. If you live close to here, do yourself a favor and come here to get crabs. I am on my way back from Ocean City MD and didn't want to chance the crabs not being as good as here so stopping there on my way home. read more

Really good crabs!! Worth the wait!!! We ordered them they told us 6 we arrived and they were just steaming them but it was worth it.

This was the worst experience of my life. Jim said it would be 15-20 minute wait for my call ahead order. 40 minutes later I asked if we should check in and he said, " no just wait in line"....WHAT LINE? you waited on 20 people before me as they walked in. Get a better process JIM. read more

Unfortunately this place was a huge disappointment on a day when we were expecting friends for a July 4th celebration! Several days prior to event we Ordered steamed crabs for pick up- was promptly given a pickup time and order was placed. We arrived at pick up time, only to be told they couldn't find our order but they would take care of it, after waiting for an hour inside, and no further attention given to our order we left! No explanation and no further acknowledgement of our order! Huge disappointment! I would rate zero but app doesn't have a zero!! read more

I pre ordered a dozen large male crabs at 1:30. He told me they were still going through the crabs and didn't know if they had enough larges to make a dozen so it might have to be a mix of medium and larges. I said ok I prefer more larges than mediums. He asked when I wanted them ready and I said 5:00. I got there at 4:45 only for them to tell me they only had females left. I was not happy - that is the whole reason I called to RESERVE them. I was not happy. They will not get anymore of my business. read more

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@ordercrabs.com 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@ordercrabs.com 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

The CHEAPEST shipping is $35!!! For ANYTHING (and most of the things on their website are way overpriced anyway). I live within the one-day shipping zone since I live in the same state and it was still $35. THEN they also charge their own $9.99 packaging service (yes, they charge you for packaging their own products to send it to you) which is ON TOP of the shipping and handling charge. So whatever you buy, you're paying at least $45 more to even get it. They also recommend you purchase their $4 shipping insurance, and from what I've read in the other reviews, you'll probably need it because if you don't get your package or it's damaged they won't send you another. I bought a Groupon, but after seeing all the added charges (which are on top of their already ridiculously high prices) I canceled it. Oh, and their website is a joke because it's pretty difficult to use. read more

Horrible and bad customer service. I called the Oxford location last Saturday afternoon, October 8th for 2 dozen crabs and soup for a special they were running that came in my email. Gave my name and phone number. The person on the phone said the order was good and yes, that was the special for $79.95. Told them what time I would pick my order up. Later when I arrived at the Oxford location, one of the employee said they did not receive the order, but will put it in. I told him about the special, and the employee told me that I got it mixed up with a mail to home delivery order, which was not the case. I pulled up the email(which took me a while to locate). Once I had, both of the employees read it and still called the manager to get it oked. I don't understand if I had the email, and the special was send by Crab connection, and I had confirmed it in the phone, they still had to confirm it again? After that I finally got my order. This not the end. The employee told me that if I used my credit card, I would be charged 3.9% which is no where on their website! Now I am really angry. I first gave him my credit card, and then I changed my mind and took the card out of his hand and gave him a debit card and told them that I was being discriminated against since it felt like it ever since I came in. And I will not be doing business with them. One of employee said that I was using the race card, and they do not want my business! I was so angry, I cussed at them. Not my best moment. I had NEVER used my race to my advantage. The employees never apologized even though I was in the right. I also posted this review on their website, and SURPRISE, it is not on there. Definitely will NEVER return since this is not how you treat customers. read more

Too bad that there are no NEGATIVE STAR ratings else i will place this POS company at -10! Ordered crabs for my son's High School Grad party 6/5/15 and the icebox arrived perfect BUT the crabs were crumbled. Worst customer service and crabs taste old and spoiled! here is my invoice OC21311 - call me if you have the guts to defend your product. Advice for future customers NEVER EVER ORDER from this POS company! You are warned! I will share this on Facebook read more

Called and reserved 1 dozen 'extra large' crabs. Picked them up, ($90.00) and took them home for dinner. WHAT A RIP OFF! The largest crab was 5 1/2 inches. Two of the crabs were really heavy and delicious. One was spoiled. The remaining eight were really light and watery. (I know that only adds up to 11 - that's all I got.) NEVER AGAIN. Worst experience ever. I'll go to Chesapeake City, or Captains Catch from now on. Always had a good experience at both of them. Went to Oxford because it's closer. BAD IDEA. read more

DO NOT ORDER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I ordered 1/2 bushel of live crabs. I was expecting some loss... Every crab was dead!!! I even bought the insurance.. Company said sorry about your luck!!!! I will make it my mission to tell everyone I know how awful this company is and they were rude on top of everything!!! Do not waste your money!!!!!!!! read more

Got two dozen large last night for our annual feast with friends and yet again they were fantastic! Staff is super nice and helpful. Yet another year with no reason to go anywhere else. Worth the 30 minute drive for sure! read more

Crap. Not worth your time, energy or money. Your crabs will not be delivered on the day confirmed. They advertised a promotion "MUST be delivered by 7/7!" We order the crabs... call the day before to confirm... they confirm... we confirm all guests for crab feast Then I get a voicemail... "oh sorry you're going to have to change your party to Saturday" - Chesapeake crab company. What a mess. We ran around trying to find crab. Go to another company. Crab express or someone else. These guys can't get their act together and lie, about their own promotions, about their services read more

My mother in law ordered some crabcakes for us that they shipped incorrectly. They were shipped from PA on the 12/28 a Friday and we got them on Wednesday 1/2. 6 days later. No dry ice, they were not even cold anymore. So we cannot eat them and my MIL is out a good bit of money. We called them to try to get a resolution and they basically told us they could not help and blamed Fedex saying that Fedex does not deliver on Saturday or Monday. Ugh!!! read more

Awful. Ordered a dozen extra large males for over $100 dollars. This is over $8 a crab. The crabs were awful, they tasted strongly of ammonia. This was such a ripoff, I will never again purchase anything from them. read more

I ordered a half bushel live blue crabs on a Monday for Wednesday delivery. They arrived Wed around 1 pm, and only 2 crabs of about 40 appear that they might be dead. They might still be ok. Very impressed! I was very nervous about this, as you just place your order and pay a lot of money, get an email saying they got your ordered, and then hear nothing and just hope they arrive and everything will work out as planned. I did get an email the morning of delivery confirming the UPS shipment. I wouldn't try to order live crabs shipped in the middle of the summer, but October seems to be cool enough for them to survive the trip just fine. I ordered the smallest size and they are just right. read more

I would like to give negative stars. After seeing this on the Today show, I wrongly assumed they could handle Christmas orders with great customer service. In fact, they can't do either. I payed $36 in shipping plus $4 in shipping insurance for a gift to be delivered on Sat 12/21. It never showed up. They never sent me a confirmation tracking email. I've spoken to them twice today and been hung up before getting my tracking number. Over $150 and 10 phone calls later, and I'm no better off. I've never received worse service from a company. Do not do business with them! read more

RIp off!! Lousy customer service!! Terrible product!! Ordered a turkey and all the fix-ins for CHRISTMAS dinner. Also, other crab products, salmon, etc. It was supposed to be delivered on December 20th so the turkey could unthaw and be ready for the big dinner. A message was left on my voicemail late on the 19th to let me know that the company missed the deadline to send out some of their orders and would try again on the 23rd (meaning my order would arrive on Christmas Eve). Freakin Fantastic!! So here I am on Christmas eve and my box just arrived. Turkey is frozen solid so useless for our meal. The "holiday fixins special" that I paid $14 was a bag of powdered gravy, a bag of dehydrated potatoes for maybe 2 people, a bag of frozen beans and a bag of stuffing mix. WHAT A WASTE OF MONEY!!! I now have to find a way to get something for our holiday dinner at 5pm on Christmas Eve. What makes me really angry is that when I called them on Monday they didn't care and said that I was not the only one that didn't get my order so I shouldn't be angry! Well that makes me even angrier that they care so very little for their customers. Their prices are ridiculously high and the product is awful. I could have purchased much better everything at the grocery store down the road and had a $100 bill to spare. One star is my Christmas gift to you...only because I can't give you none! read more

Worst customer service ever. Ordered seafood package for my parents & mussels were all spoiled. The stench was there before we even opened the box. Delivery was on Sat. Emailed to them in the afternoon. No response. Called on Monday, no one picked up the call so left voicemail message. No response. Tried on Tuesday finally got hold of someone. Told them mussels were spoiled, they asked for a photo. Now who would think of keeping the rotten mussels. Obviously it was already thrown away. Their reply no photos then no refund. What a rip off. I'm the idiot for not reading the reviews because then I would never in million years order from this company. STAY AWAY FROM THIS COMPANY! read more

This company refused to honor my groupon voucher. I called to discuss this with them and spoke with "Courtney," who raised her voice and was extremely rude to me, and told me she owed me "nothing." I would recommend never doing business with this company; they are shady, fraudulent, and money-hungry. Aside from this, the products on the website all come with a $30 minimum shipping fee AND a $10.00 packaging fee, so you're paying an extra $40.00 on TOP of already overpriced seafood. Stay away! read more

Shouldn't even deserve one star actually. I live across the country and paid $120 for two dozen soft shell crabs as a surprise gift for a family member. Mixed my billing and shipping addresses during their shipping process and lost the crabs, never delivered. Called them, they sent another package out to the wrong state. Called again, no answer, no return call. Called them again a few days later, they sent out one dozen. Arrived at the right place two weeks after initial order, asked for a refund on the second dozen they hadn't sent. They refused and "sent out another package", arrived today with four crabs in it... it's been 4 weeks since my initial order and it still hasn't been placed correctly. Received 16 out of my 24 crabs. These people suck. Update: Finally called them enough to get a call back after a week, first nice person I talked to the entire time, "took care of refund". We shall see. read more