My extended family and I always have such a great experience at Joe's Crab Shack, and I especially want to take a moment to recognize Darius (international drive in Orlando) for his outstanding service and kindness. Especially towards my 7 year old son who always asks to go see his best friend Darius at Joes Crab Shack. What stood out to me the most was how not only is he great to us, he is wonderful with my son. He was so patient, and kind to him, and it truly meant a lot to me as a mother. You can tell when someone is simply doing their job versus when someone genuinely cares about making people feel welcome, and Darius truly made us feel special. He even knows my sons birthday and threw him a surprise birthday party with decorations and balloons!!! His kindness really stood out, and I left feeling grateful that we had the opportunity to be served by someone who clearly takes pride in what he does. Employees like Darius are a huge asset to any restaurant. Great food and a nice atmosphere are important, but exceptional people are what truly make an experience memorable. Darius made a lasting impression on both my son and me and all of my family members that we always bring to y'all and I wanted to make sure his kindness and excellent service were recognized. Joes Crab Shack is truly lucky to have you! read more

Feb 16, 2026 Our first time at this restaurant. A party of 6. Sofia, was our server. She was awesome, very attentive to our needs. Great server. We truly enjoyed the ambiance. Love the colors and the decorations Food: was outstanding, the salmon with crab/shrimp stuffing was supper. Loved the asparagus. read more

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We had a wonderful meal here! Our server, Kimberly was excellent and on top of everything. Chef Matt was keeping a close eye on everything going on in the restaurant which is great to see. Everyone working was so nice to us and pulled us into the middle of the room to have the restaurant patrons sing us a song for our Anniversary. The Crab Daddy dinners were perfectly cooked, but I got it with the special house sauce and asked for it to be mild and no Cajun spice. It was still too spicy but Kimberly brought me melted butter which fixed it. The soup was delicious. I got it with lemon wedges on the side. Even better! Both desserts, the Chocolate Cake and Blueberry Cheesecake were absolutely scrumptious! Took some home for tomorrow. Just a lovely meal with great service, excellent food and super nice staff. Will definitely be back! read more

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So we didn't hit this spot the last couple of years we've been here in Orlando but my wife kept hyping up the nachos and the food so we just checked into our room and decided to take a Lil drive. Found it and we were promptly seated. Wife and i are looking for the nachos but they're not on the menu so we ask our server and he says they just changed menus but he goes back to the kitchen and gets us hooked up. We also get the Great American Boil and our food is promptly served. Also ordered a cocktail and it was so good. We have a great time and the food was great as was the service. We will be back as we had a blast read more

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This is a nice place on I-Drive. It's pretty spacious with plenty of seating inside and outside. The bar area is smaller but there were plenty of seats available while I was there. Our server was great. Very attentive and polite. It seemed he was the only server but managed to handle it all. Great job Diamontae! We enjoyed the Calamari as an appetizer. My daughter absolutely loved the Cajun mixed sea food. I really enjoyed the music playing while we were eating. It's located right accross from Point Orlando. Perfect location for a walk before or after dinner. read more

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Hubby and I stopped in here for lunch. So glad we did. Our waitress Zainab was superb. The place was clean and nice open atmosphere. Food came out nice and hot, Zainab kept our drinks refreshed. We ordered the Joes Classics each. The dungeons crabs were huge, full of meat, juicy and sweet. As well as the shrimps, corn, tasty sausages and potatoes. The sauce was well made and packed with flavor. See you soon again Jose's on I-Drive. read more

Joe's Crab Shack - Joe's Classic - Seafood Near Me - Orlando, Florida

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The staff was AMAZING Crystal was our waitress and she was very fast and nice! We had a birthday and they celebrate it with such empathy and passion, we got the sea food boil and it was amazing it included so much food. For dessert we got the white chocolate blueberry cheesecake, it was one of the best desserts I have ever had. The vibe, food, and service was incredible. read more

My husband and I loved this place! We walked right in on a Saturday night, no wait. Diamonte was awesome. We weren't sure what seasoning to have on our crab, and he went so far as to get the sauce from the back with some tortilla chips to see if we liked it before we chose. We split a seafood boil and literally our food came out in less than 10 mins. It was delicious! We recommend this spot, everyone was really friendly, food was delicious and reasonably priced for seafood. read more

Ordered the Crab Daddy Feast. It had decent flavor, but everything was overcooked, seafood and corn was mushy. Had the server returned even once to check on us, I could have pointed that out, but we were long finished by the time he came back. Nothing taken off the bill. Probably won't return. read more

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Came here for my sister's 50th birthday. Levon was our server, he is absolutely amazing!! Being a server myself, I was very impressed on his customer service skills. It is so hard these days to find wonderful servers, professional and experienced. Thank you, Levon for being the icing on the cake! You are great at what you do! We appreciate you for making our dining experience/ birthday celebration the best. read more

The food appetizers sooo good bacon wrapped shrimp Drinks on fire The service was so fun friendly The ambiance so fun festive and David our bartender hello drinks read more

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Food was okay, not great at this location. Service was excellent nonetheless. The personal chef happened to be close by and was able to redo portions of our meal. The highlight is the coastal vibe of the restaurant. Overall, okay. read more

Was invited by a friend to join for dinner, after several years of not going (not for lack of interest, just never got to it). Our server Joe was very sweet and attentive. The Kitchen Manager Kimberly sat down with us to go over my allergy needs and assured us that she would take great care of us(and even offered to make me something off the menu if I couldn't find something). The food came out fresh, hot, and fast. It was nice to not worry about anything and just enjoy talking with a friend I rarely get to sit down and just relax with. The food was tasty and I now have a newfound appreciation for Bacon-Wrapped Shrimp! read more

Sat at the bar bc it was readily available. Service was TERRIBLE. Never even got napkins or silverware. Our meals took over 90 minutes to be delivered. It was Valentine's Day but *everyone* around us was served *and left* before we got our food. I ordered a shrimp po boy...the roll was so unbelievably hard, I gave up trying to bite into it and just ate the contents. Very disappointed to get such a bad meal with bad service on my vacation. read more

We came here after a long day at Universal. I love the variety they have on their menu and their alcoholic drinks are a good price and you can get a souvenir cup depending on what you order. Overall service was quick and I love the ambience of the sea theme at Joe Crab Shack. I'll definitely come back next time I'm in Orlando. read more

My granddaughter and I went in to get takeout. We ordered at the bar, I gave the girl my credit card...when she brought the bill to be signed, my credit card wasn't with it. I asked her where's my credit card, she pulled it out of her BACK pocket!! She apologized and said she sometimes does that by MISTAKE! Yeah right!!! The girls name on the receipt is Kimberly! What kind of operation was that? If I hadn't realized I didn't get my card back, God only knows what would have been charged. I'm from out of town too. By the way, the food was TERRIBLE, inedible. I threw it al out when we tried to eat it back at the hotel. #Beware of this place. read more

In the mood for some fish today so decided to go to Joe's since it was walkable from hotel . I love the mixed combo deal with fish, 3 diff type of shrimp,hush puppies, fries washed it down with a watermelon sangria . Definitely a notch above Red Lobster . read more

Joe's Crab Shack - Fisherman's Choice - Seafood Near Me - Orlando, Florida

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Bartender was our server. She was great. Food was meh. Got appetizers and was very underwhelmed. Some of it was cold. Overall place needs updates and cleaned. Went at opening and the bathroom was filthy from the day before. Sad. Used to be the place to go! read more

We were excited to find a Joe's Crab Shack in Orlando, as the ones in Chicagoland all seem to have closed down. This one is located near ICON Park, so it's a nice, fun area. The restaurant is large and has a fun theme. Service was friendly. We ordered a shrimp & seafood ensemble, which included coconut shrimp, popcorn shrimp, regular fried shrimp, fries, hush puppies, and fish. It was enough food for my wife, son, and I to share. After a long hiatus, it was satisfying, although I wouldn't say anything was exceptional except the coconut shrimp and hush puppies. Still, it was nice and seemed like a good value. read more

Joe's Crab Shack - Seafood Near Me - Orlando, Florida

Great job to Brittany our server she was great and so was the food. Will definitely be going back.

The atmosphere is themed very well. Lots of nautical decor. The corner we were in was very dim though. I thought that we could use a little more light. Service here is very friendly and quick! The food is honestly just average but good to satisfy the need for seafood. I like how there are many different options from fried, to boiled, to grilled for many types of seafood. The pricing is relatively good too for the area. I got the pirate's platter and it was way more good than I needed as one person. I also saw that they have new food and drink menu items if you haven't been in a while. It's definitely worth checking out if you are nearby. read more

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Went here on a Wednesday night and surprisingly it wasn't that busy and we were able to get seated right away. The service was amazing since they were super aware of when we needed water refills and were constantly checking in on us. We took the I-Drive Trolley back to our hotel which was super accessible since the stop was just a short walk away. Always love the food and ambiance at joe's crab shack. Even though we were visiting the area, instead of trying something new, we knew we'd love eating here again. read more

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Visited on a Monday night and almost no one was there. Our server was extremely friendly and took our order quickly. The food took longer than most spots to come out, but I enjoyed my meal. My friends did not love theirs as much. King Crab Cluster ($11.99 when ordered with an entree): I got this steamed with a side of butter but you can choose to get it Cajun style or with garlic etc. I thought the flavor was good - I like crab, so no complaints. Cup of Clam Chowder ($4.99 when added to an entree): Flavor was good, extremely small portion for a cup but it was filling and comes with oyster crackers. Waitress gave us extra crackers too! Fish and Chips: Fish was soggy. Taking this home and popping it in the air fryer would've restored it. Lacked flavor (needed salt). Grilled Tilapia: Friend asked for it grilled but it came blackened (or burnt). Said the rice and veggies were cold. He gave it 2 stars. Seafood Ensemble: A mix of fish, fried shrimp, and coconut shrimp. I tried the coconut shrimp and it was weird - tasted like honey bunches of oats granola type cereal and the shrimp was flavorless and mushy. Wouldn't recommend. Shoutout to our server - she was great!! But this spot lacked the energy of other Joe's I've visited. Will happily take other seafood reccs for Orlando! read more

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B.est service R.apport building at its finest I.ncredible attitude T.errific at what she does T.alented A.mazing food with an amazing waitress N.ever missing a detail Y.es when you come here ask for Brittany read more

No one was at stand to seat us when we came in. I waited several minutes until a bus girl spotted us from the back and came all the way to the front to help us. Also there was a wet rag and a Stanley at the stand. Not nice. Bus girl is Hispanic; didn't catch her name. Server Brittany was pleasant, speedy, and attentive. read more

They have a really good happy hour. The drinks were terrible. I order a mojito and my cousin order a Long Island. It cost us $6.00 so we were like meh! No need to complain. We shared the seafood nachos & the seafood boil. The server was in it the food was good.nachos came out nice and hot. The seafood boule as delicious. read more

Brittany is very attentive and food is delicious! and the environment was great and clean.

A wonderful experience and hospitality, Thank you Dave. Best Customer Service since I've been here in Florida... All the way from El Paso Texas! See you in February and I will definitely make my first stop here.. Thank you for the laughs Dave! 5+ Star read more

Joe was our server and he was fantastic!! We got the crab boil and everything was excellent!! Great atmosphere, great food, great service!!

Queen crab had no taste and they should go back to the old way of steaming them what they do now is add a sauce and you cannot hold the crab it's to slimy Landreys should close it there are better crab places in Orlando read more

amazing place, great food, good atmospher, servers are very welcomin. Levon was our server and made us feel very welcomed as well as being very helpful. You also get your food very quickley!! read more

This was my first time to a Joe's in well over a decade. I was in the area for my job and needed to grab some dinner. Since the places across the street were all packed and I was looking for something healthier, I thought Joe's might have some healthy seafood options. I sat at the bar and it took a LONG time to even get a drink. The bartender was overwhelmed, and she was working very hard. The manager came in to help, which was good to see. I ordered salmon, which came with rice and veggies. The salmon and veggies were good, but the rice was absolutely gross. It was like it had been sitting out for hours and hours.....hardened and stuck in a giant clump. Overall, I was quite disappointed, but I'll give them a bit of a break because it seemed to be a bit of an off day. read more

Our server Brittany was great. Very helpful and attentive. The food was very tasty and the servings were large. We had lunch and really enjoyed it. read more

They closed all the Joe's Crab Shack locations in the New York/Nj area and somehow there's multiple locations in FL. Anyways, I went around 3:30pm on a Thursday afternoon and sat in a booth. It was quite empty inside the restaurant, but I noticed that everyone shows up at 4pm. My server told me that they no longer serve the crab legs in the pot, they've changed to the steam bags. I placed my order of queen crab legs steam pot of mussels, sausage, corn, potatoes and shrimp. My server brought it out to my table, shaked the flavors around in the bag and poured it out onto a platter. Yes, I ate it all. Still perfect! read more

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I came here not expecting much and getting a little better than expected. I was given a gift card for this restaurant and didn't want it to go to waste. My family and I came in a Friday night expecting it to be very busy, but it wasn't at all. However, we still had to wait an exceptionally long time to be seated because there was no hostess at the hostess stand. When she returned from "in the back" and we were seated, our server came out quickly and was very attentive. Until we received our food and then she seemed to disappear as well. She only refilled one person's drink and we couldn't find her, so I had to refill my water with that person's water because I was so parched. As for the food, the coconut shrimp was good. I could Pass on the Joe's sampler. I felt like the sea food dip was pretty runny (but it had good flavor), the great balls of fire and the calamari were pretty flavorless. I ordered the salmon and did enjoy that very much. The asparagus was also cooked well -nice and crispy. My husband ordered the stuffed flounder and he was underwhelmed by it. Overall, this was as expected for a large chain sea food restaurant. I would return if I had another gift card, but I wouldn't make a special trip to eat here again otherwise. read more

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What a fun little spot to hang out at! The location is great and parking is easy, tons of fun stuff around the area. Was my first time here so I was overwhelmed by the menu options but the server was amazing and helped us pick so we were able to get a little bit of everything. Definitely recommend this location if you are looking for a casual spot with a fun atmosphere and great service read more

Joe's Crab Shack - Fish tacos and shrimp platter - Seafood Near Me - Orlando, Florida

Mickey and Kimberly are AMAZING! This place runs like a well oiled machine thanks to them and their whole team. The food was fresh and delicious and the service was exceptional. We had to wait for our crab cake a little longer than anticipated but it was made fresh and Kimberly was nice enough to comp it for us. Definitely worth the wait. Honestly the best restaurant for good food and great service. read more

Joe's Crab Shack - Snow Crab - Seafood Near Me - Orlando, Florida

Kara, our waitress, deserves better than this...she is awesome! Fast, fun and good at what she does. That's it, the only good thing I have to say, other then the beers were cold! We ordered calamari, not horrible, but run of the mill at best. We had two salads, they were fresh and that was good. Then comes out an abomination to all seafood boils! Lobster was tough and tasteless. Crab, over cooked and underwhelming. Shrimp, chewy and hard to peel. Veg, over cooked and mush. Mussels, well, chewy like mussels SHOULD NEVER BE! Last, the "sausage" was soured and taste like ass...and that my friends, is an insult to asses world round...and the solution from the manager was to offer a sausage replacement...while my wife was puking in the bathroom! Kara, I feel sorry for you, you deserve better...I can not recommend you highly enough! But, the establishment you work for should not exist! ZERO STARS!!! read more

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Food was good! The crab legs could have been better but over all Everyone that didn't order crab legs had a great meal. I'll order them again. I have eaten there before and the crab legs were amazing. Could have been the time of year. Waitress was awesome! read more

Brittany was super friendly, great suggestions offerings for our dinning experience. Thank you, can't wait to come back.