Service was lacking we had to wait long for a second round of drinks and our bill mind you there were only two other customers our waitress was busy talking to the other waitresses about stuff she was. I've but just not professional Mayb is the word the other customer did complain about the service I did not because she was still nice and Mayb it was just an off day I'm not judging of one visit. The boils could have used more seasoning and less oil was not seasoned enough for us overall 5/10 experience their drinks were nice and cold read more

4 stars because if you've been to Wilkes-Barre location, you know they do everything a little better, still, grateful to have this as a closer option. Same strip mall type locale, but seedier neighborhood, smaller dining area, & less enthusiastic staff. They didn't light my meal on fire (an unnecessary but fun thrill). Food quantity/size seemed less impressive than my 1st experience, but still one hell of a value. Husband ordered a fried shrimp basket & said shrimp was hot, fresh, & firm in texture. Live Lobster Special had 1.5 pounder, clams, shrimp, potatoes, corn, & I added broccoli. All firm- no soggy, water-logged seafood or veggies. Garlic bread for the table & they honored the coupon given at Wilkes-Barre. An excellent choice for anyone looking to have a delicious seafood experience west of the coastline. read more

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The Flaming Crab in Allentown was my first ever Cajun style boil experience. I promised to give O'Brian of the evening shift a shout out because he truly deserved it. He is the muscular, handsome, charming & hard working black gentleman with braids. My wife & I were there for my 41st birthday on 01/17/26. He gave me a complementary slice of cheesecake for my birthday & we asked him for his personal read more

This was an amazing, delectable experience for my birthday dinner provided by my family. The restaurant decor is beautiful. Our waitress was wonderful!!! She was very knowledgeable, friendly, and accommodating. She went above and beyond our expectations. Now, for the delectable, succulent perfectly cooked seafood OMG!!!!!! We got King crab, snow crab, shrimp, mussels, potatoes, corn with a spicy garlic butter sauce. THEN after setting our feast in front of us, she lit it on fire!!!! What a WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE and BIRTHDAY DINNER. If you love seafood, this is the place to go in our area of Central Pennsylvania. Don't miss out on this amazing restaurant. read more

Flaming Crab - Allentown - Family Big Boil - Seafood Near Me - Allentown, Pennsylvania

Service was great they were training a new waitress and they did a very good job. The ambiance is really cool. It's got fish hanging from the ceiling and nice relaxing little atmosphere. Lots of tables. I got the lunch special which was a half a pound of crab and a half a pound of shrimp come out spiced perfectly. It was extremely good. Made my tummy very happy. read more

Flaming Crab - Allentown - Seafood Near Me - Allentown, Pennsylvania

I've been wanting to go to Flaming Crab for years because it's called FLAMING CRAB, but I couldn't get my wife to go with me maybe because it's called Flaming Crab? But then I bet her the location of our next dinner date on a round of Scrabble and I thumped her good. So there we were, amidst nautical decor (two sharks!), non-subscription Doja Cat Spotify radio, and a handful of other patrons, ready to dine on a frigid Saturday night. Except first we had to decipher the menus--three of them, to use my math. Ordering at Flaming Crab is a trick question of sorts, where you're buffeted by a variety of options that, after studying them all (my wife was using a calculator at one point), really are the same option. You pick seafood--or sausage!--by the 1/2 pound, and then select your seasoning and heat level. We ordered the "Summer Special" as one does in late-January, cracked open an IPA (yes, FC is BYO), and donned our restaurant-provided, adult-sized plastic Flaming Crab bibs, but not our plastic gloves because that's weird and impractical. Then our server brought out MORE plastic, but this time it was in the form of a massive Under the Dome-like bubble that encased our 1/2 lb of blue crabs, 1/2 lb of snow crab legs, and 1/2 lb of clams--all swimming in a brick-red puddle of melted butter and cajun seasoning. I asked our very nice server if I should stab the bag with the provided shellfish picker, but instead she suggested the far less violent technique of gently twirling open the knot atop. All the seafood was tasty but the true culinary treat was taking the free garlic bread and dunking it into the spicy, buttery sludge that rests at the bottom of the bag after cleaning out all the food. Credit to my wife on that one, gastronomic experimentalist that she is. I wouldn't say that I felt great after eating at Flaming Crab, but a dinner bill of less than $40 for two is pretty fire these days. Fire. Flaming. Get it? read more

we were sat right away and our server was new but she was very attentive and took good care of us. The seafood came out quick as well and tasted amazing! We went for the seafood boil which is fairly priced, but they have a lot of other options as well. read more

First time coming here and the Food was great along with the prices. Service, not so much. I got cat fish and it was absolutely incredible. Hush puppies and lobster bisque were delicious and cheap ($5). Waiter was very polite, All our food came out in about 20 ish minutes except for my step-Father's. He waited almost another hour for his food to come out as we ate. They also messed his order up instead of mild it was hot. Now I won't hold this against a business by any means as they took his order off the bill and were extremely nice about it. Overall a great seafood place. Highly recommend! read more

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Took my best friend here Sunday and the first thing is we were greeted by one of the best waitresses I've had in a long time, Anellie. Big smile, very personable, glad we were there. The restaurant was super clean. I had the Special "B" with scallops, shrimp, and lobster tail, mild cajun. Along with sweet potato fries and cole slaw, the food was absolutely incredible. Anellie kept an eye on things and came back at just the right times to fill drinks and check on everything. We will definitely be going to this location more often. Thank you ! From Scott Griffin read more

Flaming Crab - Allentown - Seafood Near Me - Allentown, Pennsylvania

A bit overpriced but fresh seafood. Spiced perfectly. They clean very well the tables for next customer. read more

Flaming Crab - Allentown - Blue crab n lobster - Seafood Near Me - Allentown, Pennsylvania

Ordered too much food. Enjoyed the shrimp basket the most. Garlic noodles weren't what I expected read more

Half pound scallops med spicy in garlic butter comes with small potato, two pieces broccoli and garlic bread. Scallops were really good. They were large, good quality, served in bowl of spicy oil w broccoli and sm potato. Transferred scallops, broccoli, potato onto plate. Added french fries and cole slaw to order. Fries pretty good. Cole slaw would be better if less sweet. Garlic bread had fishy taste. Waiter was very good, came to check how everything was. Love atmosphere in this restaurant. read more

i got a seafood boil from here for the first time. It was delicious... we couldn't stop eating it! definitely a place to check out. read more

Flaming Crab - Allentown - a close up of a cooked crab with corn on the cob - Seafood Near Me - Allentown, Pennsylvania

We got the Tuesday Special with half a pound each of crawfish, headless shrimp, and snow crab, 2 potatoes, and corn. We got it flamin' style and it was so flavorful, I was dipping my fried calamari and house garlic bread in all the flamin' sauce too. The food was a lot, enough to fill two people comfortably. We also got a bowl of clam chowder, which was just solid. The snow crab was my favorite part, sweet and juicy. The crawfish, I wouldn't get again unless it was fresh/in season. It had that bland frozen taste. But I would definitely come back for that very garlicky complimentary garlic bread, and crab in flamin' style. Delish! Service was also excellent, speedy and friendly. read more

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Its BYOB - thats first and foremost. It's in a plaza with family dollar, grocery outlet and a lil caesars pizza. The seafood was fresh and tasty. We had two platters - dungeness, snow crab, shrimp, combos with garlic noodles, broccoli, corn and potatoes, we got the house sauce medium. Food was good and flavorful. Well lit. Service was prompt and attentive, go visit so they'll stay. read more

Flaming Crab - Allentown - Dungeness crab, shrimp, corn, steamed broccoli and potatoes combo.. garlic noodles... - Seafood Near Me - Allentown, Pennsylvania

Amazing food and cool decor and AMAZING customer service and also really nice bathroom definitely recommend

Nice neighborhood restaurant. Good seafood. Nice wait staff. Area is a bit busy but worth it.

The place was clean and nice. Everything was delicious and fresh! Highly recommended! Joshua, our waiter was great and such a cutie!

I guess it's a good place for crab legs but we tried fried chicken and fried cod and it seems that they just through in frozen pieces of chicken and fish and it didn't cook totally through. Fries and onion rings were good. read more

Great food, good service, and reasonably priced for seafood. the daily specials are the best bet, they can easily feed 3 people.

We ordered a big family package and a few extra treats for my wife's birthday. She is a seafood lover, and grew up on the shore, not easy to please. We went in and got it to go. Long story short, it was great, and exceeded our expectations. It came out very quickly and was well packaged to stay warm and not make a mess in the car. Everything was nice and warm, the seafood was cooked perfectly, and the sauce was very tasty. Fattening, yes, but very tasty. I didn't try the corn, but my kids did not love it. We loved everything else, though. They scarfed up the potatoes and bonus broccoli. Four of us went to town on that thing, and we are big eaters. Still enjoying leftovers today. Nice amount of delicious seafood, and so easy and hassle-free. It is such a pleasure to try a new Allentown restaurant and be able to leave a positive review. Having lived in NYC for 25 years before moving here 15 years ago, and being a food service professional (I cook for a living), it has been tough to deal with the lack of decent restaurants in the Lehigh Valley. Huge welcome to the Flaming Crab. Thank you for not sucking! You are great! More like this, please. read more