This is the food they serve and kitchen staff do not follow healthy standards. You have been warned. This place should be avoided at all costs. Old and past its prime. read more

Gettin Crabby At The Crab Barn - Burnt old fries and an out of date makes me poop steak sandwich. - Seafood Near Me - Reading, Pennsylvania

No they are closed there are new owners not open yet with a new name .Hopefully in time for summer weather read more

Gettin Crabby At The Crab Barn - The old crab barn - Seafood Near Me - Reading, Pennsylvania

Best family dinner ever tonight! Thanks so much! Absolutely delicious! The staff was so nice and all the food was delicious! We especially loved the snow crab, onion rings were a HUGE HIT, slaw was best I've ever had, and salad with basil dressing was absolutely delicious! Perfect night! read more

Still the best place! Hubby got fish n chips, fish was thick and huge. My lobster tails delicious! Salad with house dressing is awesome. Service top notch! Ambiance with old music wonderful. read more

Gettin Crabby At The Crab Barn - One of the decorative plaques. - Seafood Near Me - Reading, Pennsylvania

No flavor. Good was flavorless, stuffed flounder. Told the server about how unhappy we was with our food. Didn't do anything. Service was a 3 out of 5. Food was a 2 out of five. Cup of soup was 9$ . Thought that was a bit much. Crab Bisque Soup. The ambiance was cool . This place is where seafood shanty died. Stay away. I should of known better when I walked in and on a busy Saturday night there was 3 tables in there. Lol read more

Just nothing to write home about very average food. Atmosphere is cool because it's in an old barn etc etc. The service wasn't bad either. Just nothing about the food was good. Multiple people in our group felt the same way. They gave the person whose birthday it was in our group, a plate of whip cream with a candle in it. No little cake or ice cream, literal whip cream. Nice gesture weird approach with dessert. As with anything I'd give it a try yourself! read more

The grand re-opening was years in the making, but was it worth the wait? The jury's still out. There was a massive amount of hype leading up to the Crab Barn's return, which had been dormant since its initial closing in 2008. Once a seafood staple in Berks County, the original restaurant had seemingly run out of steam in the late 2000s, as the overall experience of the Muhlenberg Township eatery had spiraled downward across the board - food quality, service, accommodations - you name it. However, with new ownership and new renovations, expectations were high that the new Crab Barn could recapture the magic of the late 90s-early 2000s when it was in the prime of its existence. Sadly, they are way off the mark. I'm always surprised when seasoned restaurateurs decide to launch a new place and don't come hot out of the gates. How can food be so underwhelming in the first month? How are you ever going to get repeat business? Supposedly these cooks have been training for months ahead of the opening. I say "cooks", because there CANNOT be a head chef back there, or at least one with any standards. If touting yourself as a seafood restaurant, that should be your focus. Serve up a sub-par chicken sandwich, a lousy chef salad, a mediocre beef tips in burgundy sauce, but for the love of God, don't eviscerate every ounce of flavor from your fish fillets, crab legs, and lobster tails by overcooking and under-seasoning the hell out of them. That's your (so-called) wheelhouse. Let's get it together. Here's the backwards thing about this place, though. The salads ARE good. The chicken IS good. Certain seafood that is either fried (i.e. conch fritters) or served cold (lobster roll) is fine! But the actual seafood platters where fish is required to be baked, broiled, pan-seared, grilled, or whatever, is where this place suffers. How is that possible? It's a seafood place where most of the seafood isn't the best choice on the menu. In its current form, the new Crab Barn will suffer the same fate as the short-lived reboot of the Seafood Shanty. Once a beloved name, the new owner ran it into the ground within months. Will that happen with this place? It certainly appears that way. I can only hope the owner can right the ship before it's too late. read more

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We have been craving seafood lately and wanted to give this place a try. Overall, the decor is nice and the staff was friendly. However, if your hope is to find good seafood, this place unfortunately isn't it. Our meal started with house garlic bread. It arrived soggy and very buttery. We ordered a mussel bucket, which arrived in a bowl rather than the large bucket we envisioned. The four of us in our party couldn't even choke them down. We felt badly about leaving most of them in the bowl but they were mushy and had no flavor. The crab legs we ordered were great! We had a drink from the bar, tasted like straight sugar syrup. Overall, we most likely won't be back. You can find better seafood elsewhere, which is a shame because the place is really neat and the staff is very friendly. read more

Gettin Crabby At The Crab Barn - crab legs and fries - Seafood Near Me - Reading, Pennsylvania

I don't like to leave bad reviews. I will try to keep my criticisms constructive. As mentioned in the other reviews, the green bean fries were delicious. The actual seafood was palatable but not great. It was fine. I remember Crab Barn (possibly several owners past) being absolutely packed with customers, and with delicious, fantastic seafood that Red Lobster could NOT compete with. This is no longer that. When we went, the place was empty. It was very quiet inside. Service was great, but....she didn't have any other tables. I can't recommend it at this time, unfortunately. I really WANT this business to succeed. read more

We never complain, however this was the absolute worst food we have ever eaten. We should have known better when the place was almost empty at 530pm. First impression was the odor of stale, used mop water. We were seated and each order a Malibu and Coke/Diet Coke. They were warmish and totally flat. Then we ordered bacon wrapped scallops and onion ring for an appetizer. The bacon wrapped scallops were deep fried and were dry, over cooked and tasteless. The onion rings were not too bad. My lady ordered the red snapper and I ordered the steamer pot with andouille sausage and crawfish. When they brought out the food my lady was given trout and told that they did not have any red snapper. She refused the trout because she does not like it and she then reordered the crab cakes. The came out 15 minutes after my food. They were on par with any supermarket, frozen food section crab cake. My steamer pot came out with no sausage and no flavor. The shrimp were over cooked way too salty, the crab smelled funky, the crawfish was like rubber and tasted like salty ammonia. The corn in the cob was way over cooked and mushy and the potatoes looked old and had a lot of sprout marks. We told the waitress that this was unacceptable and she retrieved the semi- manager/bar tender to talk with us. He started off saying that that's how the food is supposed to taste. I told him no and he was full of it. He went to get the manager. He refused to talk and told the waitress to take the steamer pot off the menu. $95.00 for garbage, thanks crab barn. Please close back up and let someone else take a crack at running this place. read more

Gave them 2 stars because some of the food was okay.... the compliments stop there. Waaaay overpriced for the portions you get and the size of the seafood is what you'd expect at a buffet. Sadly we won't be back... big disappointment read more

It's a typical Friday night, so we do what we usually do...go out for a nice family dinner. However, tonight, we decided to stray away from our typical favorite restaurants and try somewhere we have never been...The Crab Barn. Worst. Decision. Ever. First, we get there on a Friday night and we are maybe the 4th table in the whole (large) restaurant, making us already question our decision. We were greeted kindly by the hostess and our server. We quickly ordered, excited by the seafood choices especially crab...scallops, a side of fried plantains, snow crab legs, chicken tenders and a shrimp basket for the kids, and of course beers. We ordered corn on the cob for the kids to share. While we waited for our food we enjoyed our beer choices. Then, our food arrived. Our good moods quickly deflated. 1st, we never received the fried plantains. Our waitress blamed the cook. We laughed with her, and said it was no big deal. Then, I tried to break the corn cob for the kids to share to find out it was cold. We were a little put off, but decided it may be better for them to eat if it wasn't burning hot. We quickly discovered that most of our food was cold...everything except the food from the fryer. We don't typically complain, but felt that in order to enjoy our meal, something needed to be done. Our waitress, very defensively, took our non-fried food (except the crab legs) to be reheated. It returned quickly...hotter. Now I don't know about you, but microwaved scallops are not something that we desire. They could not be eaten. When telling the waitress, she was in shock that we didn't like them. I believe her response was "what? You didn't like them? Why?" No apology, although we know she didn't make them. When she returned to ask how everything was, we verbalized that it wasn't the best. The cold crab legs continued to be picked at because nothing had been done to take care of it. Again, no apologies. However, we did see her talking to a manager...the only man sitting at the bar watching tv. He never came to talk to us. The waitress brought our check...nothing we ordered was finished which is highly unusual. It was $102. We expect to pay that for a good meal...not for the crap that we were served. A manager was requested. She pointed us in the direction of the bar. We went to him...he didn't come to us... This is where our dining experience went from unfavorable to absolutely AWFUL! The manager said "the temperature of your meal was fine we felt it all" "the scallops were good and tasted flavorful." WHAT? You touched and ate our food? Then he proceeded to tell us that "you're a liar. He knows our kind". OUR KIND?! Anyone who knows us, has ever went out to eat with us, or has served us, knows that we thoroughly enjoy going out to eat and appreciate the service given. We have both been in the industry. We communicate respectfully, have fun, and ALWAYS tip at least 20%. He then proceeded with a bunch of remarks like... "what's fair for us to do? You need to pay for it all. I'm sure you'll take it out on her (the waitress)". He also mocked us to "go ahead and write a review". Never have we had a dinner that awful, but we've never been treated that disrespectfully by anyone..especially someone in the hospitality business. What it comes down to...we will continue to go out to eat and occasionally stray from our tried and true places. We will continue to spend our hard-earned money and generously tip our servers and bartenders. BUT The Crab Barn will never get our business and we strongly recommend to our friends and family (and to all of the other honest people who enjoy a nice night out) to avoid it at all costs. Now we no longer wonder why, on a Friday night, the establishment was not even occupied 25%. Jokes on us for giving it a chance anyway. read more

I came here a couple of months ago with my husband and son. The overall look of it is so nice and well done. It's a rather large place. There's a bar downstairs, which is nice if you're waiting. There's a bar upstairs along with two large dining areas. They also appear to have outside seating, which was obviously closed due to winter. We got there and were told a half hour wait. Okay, great let's put our names down and wait. Well about 50 minutes later we were called after checking twice where we were at. The hostesses seemed to be very overwhelmed. We were seated in a booth in the one dining area. The server came over after about 5-6 minutes. She was very overwhelmed with tables so that was understandable on her end. The server we had was super friendly and very knowledgeable of the menu. She was able to help guide us through the menu to pick different foods. My husband and I got the boom boom Shrimp as an appetizer which had a great flavor and some kick. We both had decided in crab cakes. He got his with the cucumber tomato salad and I got mine with fried plantains. Now, the crab cakes were good and didn't have a lot of "fillers." However, the fried plantains were sort of cold and rubbery. Probably the worst plantains I've ever had. The food took quite awhile to come out. As for drinks, they have an extensive beer list, which is excellent! My husband chose a couple of their beers to drink, which were nice and cold. I ordered one of their Bloody Mary's. I can honestly say it was the worst Bloody Mary I've ever had and didn't even drink half of it. The server wound up taking it off, which was unnecessary but very kind of her. The drinks also took a great deal to get to our table the first time we ordered (I'd say about 10 minutes). Overall, the prices are very high. I can go to the Ugly Oyster for better food at a better price. This place has a lot of fixing up to do if they want to survive. I did speak to a manager who was very kind but he even seemed a bit overwhelmed by everything. Hoping to give this place another try in a few months. read more

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We finally returned to the Crab Barn and I'm glad we did. We had a bad experience years ago and stayed away. They have really made an effort to do things right. Our waitress was amazing. She went out of her way to ensure we had a great meal. All of the food was amazing and they had a great bar selection. From what I remember, from our last visit, the food was tasteless and bland. That was certainly not the case tonight. We had a great meal and everyone was pleased. I'm happy that we have another restaurant to visit and especially one with great seafood. read more

Went for a business dinner. It was ok... not great. The crab bisque was very good but I would expect more crab. The Caesar Salad looked like bag salad with a grainy dressing and bag croutons. It was very disappointing. The ribeye was very good but I asked for it medium rare and it was medium well. But, it was still very good. My dinner companions got blackened scallops and a lobster roll. I was told the scallops were very good but the roll had too many onions and celery pieces. They both had the mashed potatoes and liked them. It is a Monday night but... they did not have any corn on the cob for a side... only in a boil. The beer selection was limited. The restaurant itself is the shining star. Very neat decor and quite the rustic feel. Very big place. Our server was attentive and friendly. read more

Great atmosphere, great friendly service, good drinks, plenty of parking, great for groups, pricing is fair. There are a lot of positives to the Crab Barn.....the soups are good the dinner platters are average. read more

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Great meal! Great Service! Holly served us and was awesome! Had dozen oysters on the half shell, crab bisque and soft shell crab. All prepared well and tasty. The surprise was the cocktail I had a Grey Goose Cosmo on the rocks and it was the best I've had in a long time. If you love seafood this place should be a regular visit! read more

Been coming here since we moved up here 2 years ago. The food is good especially the bacon wrapped scallops, crabcakes are decent and the mixed drinks are well made. We enjoy when either Kevin or John are our server(s). Several times I have asked when will they be getting blue claws in? I hadn't had them out in two years. I was told that they will never have them.. they never have and the owner won't get them even though they've been requested by the patrons. Well there is a giant blue claw crab ON the barn- one would think this is on the menu. If find it off that They do however, have fried plantains, Which is not a crab House/seafood staple. Makes no sense. I can go to a crab house and not get a crab but I can get (Spanish food) plantains? That kind of took the wind out of my sails. I go to a crab house for crabs. The food that they do serve is good, it's just not fresh blue claws and from what I was told, it never will be. They said something about having a hard time getting them which isn't logical to me. There was a place in Lancaster that sells them. I know factually and even get them delivered from Louisiana. I have gotten blue claws delivered to my home from Louisiana before. Shipped directly to my door. I will still frequent here, the staff is friendly and the place is cool. It is a little pricey though. I just won't go here when I'm really craving crabs.. hey.. y'all asked ! read more

I'll tell you what, I love sea food. Especially crab. Joe's Crab Shack is awesome, Red Lobster is nice, The Crab Barn was great. We had reservations tonight, Valentines Day. We were seated right away, and they were busy. We had the Alaskan King Crab, 14oz New York, salad, spinach, cheesy corn and cheesy potatoes. They were all great. Oh and we got a wine and a draft all for $66. I left needing a nap. I also want to give a shoutout to our waiter Johnny F., very friendly. I had my doubts about this place because I'm a original patron from back in the day and I read mixed reviews. To be honest I was expecting to be dissatisfied. I'll be inviting my entire family to go there in March for my birthday. read more

From the moment you pull up and get inside you really want to like the place. Terrific decor and giant dinning area inside. Unfortunately that's where it ends. The service was awful. We waited 15 minutes before a server even stopped by the table. At that point we should've known to beware. Dinner for 6 took nearly an hour and a half, we were about 5 minutes away from just ordering pizza for takeout down the street - it was that bad. The food was painfully average, especially for the prices. The crab imperial was very fishy and would've been sent back under normal circumstances. I will say the boom boom shrimp were fantastic. This could've just been an off night for the restaurant, but reading other reviews it just doesn't seem to be the case. There are 3 different bars inside/outside so this could be a nice place to grab an outdoor cocktail and some apps - but I'd avoid having dinner. read more

My spouse and I stopped in here for a Sunday lunch. Our server, Kevin was hilarious and knowledgeable. We had fresh crab legs, onion rings, fries, and kettle chips. Kevin supplied me with old bay and malt vinegar so I could get my MD fix. This will be our spot every time we are in the area. Great lodge style atmosphere. Highly recommended. read more

Our dining experience at Gettin Crabby At The Crab Barn left me quite disappointed. I had reviewed the website and pictures and had decided ahead of time I was going to get the Soft Shell Crab Sandwich. (See pictures) Also note worthy this isn't my first go round with a soft shell crab. I upgraded my chips to the Crabby cheese potatoes, which arrived hot, however, the potatoes were watery...tasteless. Had to add salt which is unusual when there is cheese in a baked product...I requested my Soft Shell Crab Sandwich be served with NO roll, however, it arrived with a roll. It was fried in Tempura batter, one could not see any of the legs to make out the shape of the crab. I cut it half...upon doing so, so much water came out, the meat inside was complete mush. I attempted to eat it. It had no taste, flavor. The fried part tasted like dirty oil. Our server, who was attentive, went to the kitchen to talk the "owner". He returned to say that's the way they are. Too bad..so sad...well I was not going to eat it. He the owner did not offer to return replace the nasty sandwich. The server feeling bad, went and got the female owner who came to the table, with the "chef" who was very young wearing a dragon jacket attire. I shared with them my concerns for my meal. Including the picture that brought me in...I was informed by Ms. Owner that was an old picture. The "Chef" said they don't make soft Shell crabs like that anymore. I explained I have eaten many soft shell crabs and never had one like this. Ms. Owner proceeded to inform me this Crab Barn was NOT the Delaware seashore...meaning what?! You're not going to get a decent sandwich there? Maybe they should have advertised that for customers to know so they can make an informed decision!! Ms. Owner told me she NEVER had a complaint about the soft shell crabs before...funny check screen shot of a complaint. I would not have written this long review if they would have acted like they cared... Maybe Gordon Ramsey needs to visit and teach them how to cook seafood acceptable in any state!!! My dining partner had the beef tips and baked potato. Beef tips ordered well done...only the smaller pieces were cooked to order, the larger ones were still pink inside...the baked potato looked like it had been baked over and over. It was dry and the butter never melted. The salad was fresh and crispy. The server apologized over and over but his hands were tied because Ms Owner never tried to make the situation right! I'm a beachy woman through and through! I live in Ocean City MD and know a good Soft Shell Sandwich I wish I had read Yelp reviews before I had gone...I would have reconsidered my choice of dining tonight and not left wondering what I was going to eat once I left.... read more

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Had dinner last evening with my family, and let me say up front our server was fantastic. However, I'm 56 and have NEVER sent anything back, that changed last night. She brought out fried calamari, and immediately I asked if someone had passed gas (sorry to be so graphic), and then we realized where the smell was coming from.... yes they were that bad. I cannot begin to describe how bad they smelled, we could barely wait for them to be taken off the table. She brought out a replacement double order, and the rest of our food was fine. She could not have been a better server, was attentive and her tip reflected it, but I'm not sure I'll ever give this place another try if their "Chef" thinks that first plate was anywhere near ok to serve!!! read more

When this place first opened and previously owned it was great. Twice called made reservations a d got there to find it closed. Wont go back. Sad ! read more

When u order this restaurant must double check everything. When I take it go home，no crab soup no cup corn，no money back，no anything. read more

First visit on New Year's Day and we will be back! Very meaty crab bisque, a whole Maine lobster bake full if lobster (of course), clams, mussels, shrimp and sides, and crab cakes were our menu choices, and we were not disappointed. Steamed seafood was juicy, though corn and potatoes a tad overcooked, but that's not what we came for. Our server, Massi, was pleasant, knee all the specials, served us quickly and was not obtrusive when checking in. Decor is interesting without being cluttered. Very clean also. We will go back! read more

Gettin Crabby At The Crab Barn - Seafood Near Me - Reading, Pennsylvania

My mother and I went to this place with my nieces and nephews. We ordered 4 crab boils, surf and turf, and 3orders of chicken tenders. 3 of the 4 crab boils had raw shrimp and one of them were missing the potatoes. 1 of the three also had raw potatoes. The steak was supposed to be medium well and was instead medium rare. The only good thing was the chicken tenders and fries. When confronted about the food. You can hear the cook yelling at the server saying it was done! When we asked for a manager. The manager was extremely rude. I do not recommend this place to anyone! read more

Dont let the reviews fool you. Yes the atmosphere is ok. Way to expensive, food is not good at all. And the service was horrible!! Took forever to get a waiter and food. At the end when we asked foe the check he did ask if there is anything else. We said no, we have a long drive ahead of us. He took his time getting us the check. We had to ask him again! We were so disappointed. Never go here. Save yo our $$ read more

We had dinner there this evening. I had a complaint about my meal and the general manager was sent to talk with me. What a joke. He actually made such a condescending comment about the people who live in the area. He said "you people in Berks County just don't understand expensive seafood". REALLY?!?! Not what management of any establishment should ever say to a patron. So, if you don't want to be made to feel like a backwards country bumpkin because you live in Berks County, then definitely avoid this restaurant. I guess it never occurred to this gentleman that not everyone who eats in that restaurant is necessarily a local resident. I have never been so annoyed with the way someone spoke to me. From what I have discovered, this isn't the first time someone has complained about this general manager. I am not sure why he is still employed there, but we won't be returning. One positive thing about our evening was that our waitress was wonderful and couldn't have been any more helpful. Overall, it was a very disappointing experience and it makes you wonder why the owners allow this to continue... read more

Absolutely fantastic and outstanding! Fun place, great service, the lobster pizza is to die for, the decor and ambiance of the place is like none other. read more

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Not good, just skip this place. Got crab cakes, fries and asparagus. Fries were obviously left over, limp and dull. Asparagus just awful, I would never have served it. All I could taste in the crab cake was salt. I hate to write this with COVID but if you serve 2 or 200 it should be good and worth it for the customer. read more

My family and I came here often when I was growing up. We all had very fond memories of this place before it shut down in 2008. When we heard it was reopening we were very excited and decided to go as treat for Christmas. What a mistake. I honestly don't know where to start so I'll say this. I wish I had read the poor reviews on Yelp before we went because I would have saved over $100. Do not go here, I would not recommend it to an enemy. When we walked in, we were very impressed with the place. It was clean, beautiful, and nostalgic. Our waitress wasn't awful. She failed to mention things like they work on a buddy system between servers etc. Which honestly meant nothing because they still didn't communicate. The three of us each tried each other's food with the websites quote in mind: "we offer delicious seafood and a large craft beer selection" By that they mean they have ZERO craft beer. The selection is under ten domestic options, that's it. The food itself is highly overpriced on portion and quality. The plating is awful and makes it all look like a sloppy mom and pop experience. You'll spend $25 on two crab cakes (low end of the prices) that take up a quarter of your plate with your "2 side dishes" sliding around that plate in individual bowls. All three of our meals were luke warm or cold. No spice on anything. Very bland. The crab bisque (very small portion) tasted like the crab imperial, which tasted like the crab cake. All the same, just a different shape. We waited forever in between refills and orders. They flat out forgot side dishes and when told, didn't seem to care. On top of that, the moment they realized it, they came out in a split second. Why am I paying SO MUCH for something that so clearly is either sitting there forgotten and cold, or just kind of preprepared and heartless? They knocked the bill down after we complained but that doesn't fix that fact that the food we got tasted worse than microwave seafood from the store. Lastly, the menu is incredible limited. No other kind of fish to be found really. It was all variations of the same items. And we left hungry. I hope this place gets its sea legs because if not, this ship will sink. read more

The service and food was incredible. We loved the decor and do not have any complaints. We came into town to visit family from Florida and we were pleasantly surprised. The crab artichoke dip and crab sandwich were the best!!! They also cater to non seafood lovers. My nephew had the angus burger and he was very impressed. We travel to PA regularly and this will become a must go to spot just like Tony Lukes is in Philly. read more

Gettin Crabby At The Crab Barn - Seafood Near Me - Reading, Pennsylvania

I love the environment of this place. I took my family here for the first time and had a great time. I couldn't believe you could get a whole lobster for $15 on Mondays. Besides that their pricing is reasonable and have a large selection. Can't beat $2 beer either. Will be back for sure. read more

Wasn't that great for the price I paid. The waiter was horrible and had an attitude. To get an add for the crab boil was around $15 for a crab cake. Don't recommend. Go to red lobster instead read more

We used to visit The Carb Barn YEARS ago regularly as a family. It had closed and now open again. My family heard it was open again and were excited to go. NEVER AGAIN! obviously it is new people running it. Let me start by saying I an the one that has the reputation of enjoying all my meals out. I love it when I don't have to be the cook and cleaner upper! lol I think this is the first review ive ever done! I don't even know where to start... water arrived in dirty plastic Coke 'glasses' ( think cafeteria) after waiting a long time our regular drinks arrived. Menu was VERY limited! After our Order was taken I heard another waiter telling someone about specials that we weren't told about. Calamari arrived with a 'marinara' that looked like paste.GROSS Salads arrive but we had no silverware. Crab soup was bland and cold. Had to wait to get silverware until our entrees came because she was no where to be found. I ordered the twin lobster tail.... YUCK! They were TINY, rubbery and cold. Baked potato was tiny and shriveled. I should have gotten the snow crab legs, I tasted that and it was much better than my lobster. The 'drawn butter' they serve with it was funky too. Must have been cut with some kind of oil, as it was 'watery' and bland. ( weird) The salad was good. The other gross think were the 'crackers' for the crab!!! They were so old, sticky and dirty and smelled like metal. Even picking them up once your hand smelled like metal. Absolutely gross! Needless to say we didn't use them! A big waste of $250!!! And won't be back! read more

To be honest, it's more a two star but our waiters were very friendly and deserve the extra bump. Me. Michael wanted to be the first to review this place after the grand reopening.. Well I'm beating him to it. It's food, I'm always down. Unfortunately, I was also let down in the process. The place is pretty fitting to the name, although a crab barn in the middle of nowhere Reading is kind of odd, maybe that's why they closed in the first place. Let's get straight to the food though. I'd never had conch, and when our waiter compared the app to calamari I threw my hand straight up, but once in my mouth I put it right down. It's basically like a hush puppy.. But mushy.. With a kind of crab cake taste. No bueno. Although my fellow diners were obsessed with the cocktail sauce if that helps you out. My friend and I split the blackened Mahi Mahi sandwich and lobster roll, and although they were very tasty (highly recommend the Mahi) the servings were small for the price. I understand it's seafood, but I still feel as though there could have been much more substance to them. Same goes for Mike's plate of the crab imperial and legs he received. Their coleslaw is very creamy, but I loved how crunchy it was, so I do approve of that. My Puerto Rican friend approved of the plantains as well, and I think that's saying something. Overall I doubt I'll be back, but if you're not concerned about prices it's worth checking out. read more

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Ordered the "Prime Rib" Valentines special. When the server placed the plate with this mystery "Prime Rib" in front of me my reaction was what is this...never seen a piece of mystery meat quite like it. As the server continued to place our orders in front of us the guest with us whom also ordered the Prime Rib tried his and told the server it was ice cold...I tried mine and it was also ice cold...please do not confuse ice cold with Luke warm. The server took our plates and returned in a few minutes with out mystery meat covered in a thick tan/ gray gravy...??? I then tried this still cold meat and it was bad...tasted like a day away from spoiled...neither of us ate the mystery placed in front of us. Have now tried this place 3 times and each time the meal had been worse then the last...one mans opinion read more

It was our first time here. Food was ok, nothing spectacular & when you are spending $$$$ on seafood you want it to be great! King crab legs were over cooked so the shells were soft & harder to open. The blackened scallops on the other hand were great! Don't get the broccoli as a side as it was over cooked. Service was excellent! read more

Came to Gettin Crabby this afternoon for lunch and it was okay. It's a clean, roomy establishment and the owner greeted us and was super friendly. Our waitress was equally as friendly. However, my shrimp cocktail was way over cooked or just kind of old... the rest of my party had a grilled Mahi Mahi sandwich, which was just okay, not bad, but nothing to write home about and the crab bisque. I can say the crab bisque had A LOT of crab which was great and was sweet with a little spice. But everything took a very long time to come out and with a half empty dining room, we were a little surprised. I really can't give this little piece of Berks County more than two and a half stars. It was just okay. If you're coming here, expect something fried and kind of mediocre, but do expect a great beer list and very friendly people serving you! read more