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    Crafty Crab

    3.9 (224 reviews)
    Closed 12:00 pm - 10:00 PM

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    CRAFTY CRAB ATMOSPHERE

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    Moderate noise
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    Trendy
    Good for groups

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    Destiny D.

    Everything was great, service was also good. Only bad thing was my husband couldn't get a 1/2pd of shrimp with sausage. For some reason you have to get a pound of seafood, then add sausage. Didn't really make sense. But food was great, perfect amount of spice. Gumbo was delicious!

    John R.

    Food was good service is very accommodating. Had a seafood bag and it was good... food came out fast

    ILIA A.

    Amazing Seafood Boil seasoning and Awesome Hush Puppies! I love their Boom Boom sauce and Cocktail Sauce for extras! 10 minutes from the beach, perfect place for lunch or dinner! Sweet potato fries were super fresh and delicious!

    Catfish and a few fries
    Vickie B.

    There was a write up on FB about the place so we decided to try it out. What a disappointment! I ordered the catfish and fries, and husband ordered the shrimp basket with onion rings. My fish was crispy on one side and soggy on the other, where his shrimp and onion rings were over cooked. they gave him 3 different dips, none of which were a cocktail sauce. Tough and hard to digest. Wait staff was decent, but food, not so good, unless you want to spend 40+ on the crabs....

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    Dawn N.

    So good! I was determined to find a good crab place in the Melbourne area & this is it! I had the boil with snow crab with medium "the boom" seasoning. It was everything I thought it'd be. My friend had shrimp instead & it was good as well. It has a Joe's Crab Shack like atmosphere but much better food. I will definitely be returning! I've also gone to Crafty during the quarantine & the food is just as good! I appreciate how organized the staff was & how well they handled the large amount of orders coming in during the weekend dinner hours.

    Shannon V.

    Food was great, service not so much. Waitress seemed like she was annoyed that she had to wait on us. Didn't come by at all to see if we needed anything which we did.

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    4 months ago

    I love crafty crab price is great flavors always great. Have never been disappointed here.

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    7 months ago

    The atmosphere is amazing. The food is delicious. The owners are great been a minute since I've been there, but I need to get back.

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    1 year ago

    Fantastic seafood boil will always be back. The seasoning was on point & NEVER disappoint, Service is always great!!

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    11 months ago

    Very good portions and the seasoning was good. I was happy with my crab legs and sides. Delicious!

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    Really great good. Service is very good. Prices are a little steep but for a treat not bad. Ambiance is nothing special.

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    Great seasonings and food is always on point service is fast and place is clean. Convenient location

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    Excellent blue crab and shrimp with corn and potatoes. The sauce was delicious, medium spice was perfect.

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    Ask the Community - Crafty Crab

    Do they have ALL YOU CAN EAT snow crab?

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    Server was on the ball.. got the order correct and kept the glasses full. I ordered the special…read moreMardi gras menu so I could try a few different things. The crab cake and crab and was good, the fish was over cooked and dry, the shrimp had the taste of previously frozen that could not be covered with blackened seasoning. The rice was simple but good the veggie were boring and had to many onions. They need to clean their booths there are food stains all over

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