Great food! They host R&B music after 5:00 to add to the ambience! The support staff is excellent. REPEAT! read more

I went to Ocean Crab and I will say this--the owner is very nasty. There's a little skinny Chinese guy (the owner) who acts like no mistakes can be made and he is NOT a man of his word. I ordered food and what I asked for was not even in my order. So I called to let them know. He told me when I come back I could get another plate or something else and I wouldn't have to pay, especially since I live far. When I got there, his whole attitude switched. He got aggressive and said, "why would I tell you that? nothing is free." I didn't even get to eat my food. Now let's talk about the atmosphere. Ever since they started playing loud music in there, it's just not the same. It's NOT kid-friendly at all. It's supposed to be a restaurant, but the mixed vibe is off. It turns into something else at night and honestly, it doesn't feel safe. If you go later when it's crowded, just know what you're walking into. Don't look at nobody wrong, don't drink too heavy, don't bump into anyone--because it can turn into a fight real quick. The ONLY positive thing I will say is Sandra the bartender--A+. If you do go, go to her. She's really good at what she does. But overall, the service, the attitude, and the environment is not it for me. read more

Ocean Crab House - Fashion show - Seafood Near Me - Richmond, Virginia

My last visit was different. They were understaff and one of my guest food was horrible . They were passing the food to the wrong people. It was a mess. The waitress was overwhelmed. This was the first time this has ever happened to me with me coming to this Restaurant Establishment over 2yrs. I would still recommend because of the Atmosphere and the food. read more

It took too long for us to receive a glass of water. So just imagine how long it took to order and get the food. Once we got the food, they kept bringing us food we did not order. Music loud to be expected on a Friday evening. Just not my scene. read more

My first time here. Ordered the po boy oyster sandwich. Incredibly fresh! Sat at the bar and Lisa the bartender was wonderful, super friendly and helpful. Will come again!!!! No pictures because I was so involved with my food, atmosphere and chatting with another client read more

Everything was great music off the chain on Friday DJ Drake is the boom Friday May 23rd I had my 72nd Birthday Party there it was very nice and beautiful had a great time read more

This place has such a good vibe! I ordered the wings and they tasted fantastic! The waitresses has been awesome as well!

Ended up here to celebrate my cousin's birthday with a pretty large group. It was a Friday and they had a dj and the music was nice but loud. Not sure if they have the party vibe every night but it works if you're celebrating. I ordered a drink and the ocean fried rice, and the wait was pretty long. There was only 1 server for our group and she did her best but 1 more would've been better. I also tried my cousin's shrimp basket which was good. The drink was too strong to enjoy but the rice was pretty good. read more

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This place was amazing . I enjoyed the food . The waitress was very sweet and professional . I would recommend this restaurant to family and friends .. read more

This place is pathetic. Servers are arrogantly condescending and the food is overpriced. The atmosphere is like a hip hop night club with blaring music. I will never return to this dump. read more

My youngest son treated me to a night out and decided on a seafood boil. Since this spot is close to my mother, figured we'd check it. We arrived around 7:30 so the place wasn't crazy busy but bar seats were taken (lots of booth/table seating). We were seated rather quickly and our waitress brought out menus and took our drink orders. I got a seafood boil combo with shrimp (head-off) and black mussels. I doubled up on the mussels and glad I did because these were perfectly cooked/steamed. After selecting my protein, I went with the lemon pepper seasoning mixed with the cajun.... banging, and of course I went with the spicy spice level. The bag comes with two corn on the cob, potatoes and sliced sausage so if you want egg that's an additional cost. They have a decent cocktail list and I tried the watermelon rum punch... yummy. My sons tried the blueberry lemonade (oh so good---yea I finished it off) and the apple of my eye. They get a thumbs up on the 'dranks'. Not sure if every night they have a live dj but last night they had the infamous DJ Lonnie B on the turntable. Nothing like, good food, good drinks and folks just having a good ole time on the dance floor. I will definitely be back for more! Note: our server was awesome and very attentive to our needs. read more

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06/30/23 09:24pm. This place is great for night club vibes. Music is loud but gets you dancing. My wife and I got 2 seafood boil bags. The shrimp was medium size, not Devained. The snow crabs were small( like Kroger brand leftovers). The sauce (Cajun seasoned & Ocean seasoned) had no flavor, watery, not spicy, tasted like light nonsalted butter. The waitress was nice but overly busy, we waited for our check for 30 minutes.....but I guess they do that so they can charge you 18% gratuity after 9pm. We got to restaurant, at 7:45pm. The parking lot was crowded when we finally got to leave at 09:24pm. I guess the only reason this restaurant has a high Star Rating is from the Music...Club Vibes and the drinks( the drinks were good). Overall this place is way Over-rated. I've been to now 4 different Crab Boil restaurants( Twisted Crab/ King Krab/ Hook & Reel/ Crab du Jour ), and this one has no Wow factor. I'm just goin to stick with King Krab on MIDLOTHIAN. read more

Ocean Crab House - Martin: Tennessee Apple & Irish Mule - Seafood Near Me - Richmond, Virginia

Food is good. The prices for the ocean specials are high compared to the hull street location. I've ordered pick up a bunch of times and food was good and I went back a few times. I once ordered through DoorDash for a po boy and that was terrible. I'm guessing boils are really their specialty so stick to that. I dined in once and the table service was terrible. Waitress doesn't come up refill soda. She took so long I had to get up and pay at the register because she took forever. In her defense it was a little crowded but since the automatically add in gratuity, service really needs to improve. I wouldn't ever dine in again but I'd order take out. read more

Shrimp basket !!! Best shrimp basket I had !!! The shrimp was big and jumbo. Plus the bartender Apple she's so nice !! I had $3 margarita!!! Yup $3 love the price and so good!! great service and food will be back on the weekend when they have there DJ's read more

Ocean Crab House - Shrimp basket - Seafood Near Me - Richmond, Virginia

I want to start by saying Thank You Christy for the great time we had 9/14/22. Christy our server who at the door was so knowledgeable and pleasurable. My daughter and I went to Wine Wednesday 1/2 off for women. The food was great. We have been there twice so far. Going back this week. The music is GREAT and Fridays with the DJ. YOU WILL ENJOY EVERYTHING!!!!!!! We will be back read more

Solid service and a nice variety of choices for seafood. They keep something going most nights to entertain guest that eat inside. Music is a staple and you get a nice selection of new school vs old school. The bar is a plus as well and the drinks are good. My family typically has the boil with mixed types of seafood and other choices, the ocean sauce is a combination of all the sauces and is the best one honestly, the others are okay but have little to no flavor. Ocean sauce mild or hot is the absolute best. I give it 4 stars because I have not tried any other entrees other than the boils. Will update things once I try the wings, po' boys, and other selections. Great choice for seafood boils on the Soufside of Richmond, with great drinks and atmosphere. read more

Good seafood party atmosphere Sunday afternoon. Server Kierra is very nice and attentive; came by several time to tend to our needs! We ordered more to take home. All and all it is a very nice experience! read more

Fresh seafood. Excellent oysters. Service can be hit or misss but usually great! Excellent get together spot. Restaurant is very open!

Very happy place, Dj is amazing, my family enjoys everything about place. Friday night is a vibe

Food is amazing and customer service is friendly and approachable. The place is nice, clean, and homey.

This is a brand new business so most of my concerns are little things like waiters not being attentive and long waits. Like I said this is a brand new business so I won't hold that against them. The food was amazing and so were the drinks I ordered. I love the live dj and dance floor. The place is huge with lots of seating. read more

Not thrilled. No Buffet. Waitress said all the Crab houses are individually owned so menus may differ. Came in at midday. Place so dark I had to use my cellphone flashlight to read the menu, which was black. Ordered LUNCH ltems and got large portions. Food adequate. Paid my bill. No individual items listed, just a grand total. I thought it was rather high, that's when I started my tally. They charged me DINNER prices. I had even.confirmed with the waitress that I wanted LUNCH. Haven't been back since. read more

Myself and my friend went on a Saturday evening when Dj Lonnie B was in the building. From customer service to food to the drinks made to perfect not watered down AT ALL to the vibe!! Definitely a 10/10!! We will be back!! read more

Ocean Crab House - Idr because of it - Seafood Near Me - Richmond, Virginia

It was a solid for nothing extremely special but nothing all that wrong the food was decent the service was decent all around not too bad of an experience nothing especially special but a solid place to eat read more

I ordered and paid for a meal online. When I picked it up, I was asked to pay again. For the online order I used a credit card. When forced to pay in person, I used my debit card. The credit card payment is still pending in my credit card account. The meal was not worth paying double for it. Beware. read more

Love this place! Food is amazing and the ambiance is great too. I recommend it if you looking for a pleasant restaurant with a club atmosphere. Just love it!!! read more

Walked into Ocean Crab House for the first time today with my mom. The music was blaring hip hop. I asked if the music had to be that loud. We got up and left. We went somewhere else for my oysters and will not be back! read more

The food was just alright, but the order was wrong, & although mentioned, no attempt to make it correct or changes where offered. It was simply accept it the way it is. As if I'm eating for free & not a paying customer . Ummm, for the price, it should be as the customer ordered no? It's as if some of the waitstaff & barstaff had this level of arrogance & entitlement that of an upscale Manhattan Establishment or something. Not fully realizing that their little restaurant is located in a tiny, rural, rust belt sized, humble town. The noise level was a cross between a Ballgame & a Nightclub, so there's that. All in all, while the entire experience wasn't as bad as you'd imagine walking across burning coals barefoot, for the time & money spent, you might find a more savory experience dining at Riptide's or another local establishment. I did request the manager or owner give me a call before leaving this review to see if he or she cared enough that a customer had a bad experience, hopes of potential future visits in all that jazz. Unfortunately nobody got back to me. So, for future potential customers.... Hopefully you're experience will be better than mine, or just save yourself the Migraine, respect your money & time, & maybe treat yourself, your loved ones to someplace that atleast attempts to appreciates its customers a little more. read more

I got there at 6:00 pm for a party of 30.My mother and ordered our food at 630 and we didn't get until 830!!!! The whole party got there food and ate while we waited for our food no apologizes for the wait manager didn't come out this was disappointing on so many levels. read more

order incorrect and overpriced. had to go back to the location and still sit and waited 30 more minutes only to get literally 5 small snow crab legs for 18.00 in a dripping lemon pepper juice bag. Even gave a $2.00 tip I picked up the order myself had to come back because it was incorrect. Overcharged . disappointed read more

Wow! What a great addition to the neighborhood. My husband and I ate dinner there Saturday night. The place is nicely decorated, our server was excellent. The food was cooked perfectly. The only negative was the music was a little too loud. We will definitely return. read more

Order to go last night and was pleasantly surprised! Got a book bag with shrimp, mussels, crab and added egg. It came with corn and potatoes and the sauce was delicious as well. Also ordered mozzarella sticks and the Cajun wings that were extra crispy and yummy. Will definitely return! read more

Delicious, very fairly priced, good service, comfortable booth. Good spot in Richmond.

My family and I enjoyed the food and the drinks are really good too. I have been there a couple of times. We enjoyed the music. Not everyone enjoys the same music though. Really nice atmosphere and wait staff. Great asset to the neighborhood! I have no complaints (thus far). read more

Food was good. Atmosphere a vibe. Service could've been better. The DJ was good he played a variety of songs. Drinks were ok

Noelle was one of the best servers I've had. She always made sure I had what I needed & always had a smile on her face while serving myself & other customer. read more

What a great hidden gem on the south side of the river. Our servicer Christy was helpfu, friendly and offered a genuine suggestions

First time stopped on a date im a Vegetarian my date order plenty of seafood I got stuck with nothing until my server (Christy) said let my figure something out for you my love she came up with a boil bag with potatoes and corn ocean sauce I loved it she made sure I was completely happy upon leaving I will be back to see her I only want service from her she s one of the best servers I had in a very long time dont know if she l know I did a review on her her service was excellent keep her around she s a good saleswoman read more