My visit to Smashin Crab was great! Our server was so attentive and helpful. Our drinks were out quickly and he was on top of refills. I really like their mixed drinks as well. I like their shrimp boils, mostly because I can customize my flavors, level of heat and seasoning. The dining area is always clean and I love the wash stations to clean up after my meal. read more

Smashin Crab - Seafood Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

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The service here was okay. It felt like a whole bunch of kids playing around but it didn't bother me much. When I received my order, it was completely wrong but it was rectified right away. As far as the ambiance, I think it's very clean and laid back. I enjoyed watching the Spurs game while I ate. Now let's get into the food... I'll start off with the bad: Seafood Boils: I believe the crawfish weren't washed well enough. They had a distinct smell and lots of poop. I've never had them like this and I've eaten crawfish in a lot of places and different cities. The "queen crab leg" was good and a nice size. And the potatoes and andouille sausage were good along with the eggs. Overall I think they could improve the actual water and seasoning in which the seafood is cooked in. The sauce was okay but also lacked some flavor. Needless to say, I will not be returning for any boils but maybe try other items on the menu. Boudin Balls: 5/5 - full of flavor and it was fresh! Fried Pickles: 5/5 - the best I've had. Delicious! All of this came out to $182 including the tip. I think they are a bit overpriced and charge for every little thing like taking the head off the shrimp lol. read more

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I had an amazing first time experience! We were greeted as soon as we walked in. Our server was extremely friendly and helpful with explaining the menu options. The seafood came out very fresh, seasoned to perfection, and I enjoyed every bite! The building was playing live sports, and had music on. The windows, doors, floors, and building were clean. The restrooms were clean and stocked. This was a very good experience, and u absolutely will return! If you're looking for a seafood boil, the prices are very reasonable, and the flavor is great! read more

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Sooooo disappointed my daughter was craving a boil so I ordered her a snowcrab boil with shrimp they added 1 potatoe 1 corn I had to pay extra for 1 boiled egg and extra for garlic butter sauce, their special sauce was good what was DISAPPOINTING was the size of the 2 clusters!!! Super tiny crab legs! Like wth!!! Never again! Do better at this price in this economy. read more

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Absolutely Horrific ! I took my whole family for my dad's 72nd bday. I just got better yesterday from a 5 day food poisoning from eating their Shrimp and crab boil I had noticed that the shrimp weren't properly cleaned and it did not smell fresh. Mind you my daughter shared it with me and she got sick too just throwing up and I could not keep anything down I just now felt better and it's been 5 days . I did call the restaurant twice once my son called and talked to someone named Jason and my son told him the whole story about what had happened and his response was I don't even work at this location I'm just here helping . WOW JUST WOW . The following day I called and I spoke with a manager supposedly and her name was Alisa Raines and she did not offer any sympathy to what had happened and all she said was well no one else has called . EXCUSE ME !!!! It takes one person to get sick just 1 and they did not give two craps . Do not take your family and your friends there unless you wanna pay for crappy drinks that are soo bland and poisoned seafood that hasn't been properly handled . STAY AWAY!!!! read more

Best service per usual, always worth the drive to this location specifically Michelle our server was very tentative and nice! read more

Smashin Crab - Shrimp & Cluster Boil (Feeds 1) - Seafood Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

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Spoke to Aaron the manager today, he apologized for the inconvenience and the undercooked shrimp. Made it right by giving us a gift card for them to make it right the next time. It is greatly appreciated. They might have just been really busy on Mother's Day and miss timed a basket. Hoping the next time I try it, everything will be cooked well! Thank you. read more

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One of my favorite places to get crab, great flavor, great service and always clean. My only complaint is that they don't have a crab only bag option. It has to be ala carte and they can get pricey. read more

Absolutely bomb, 10/10 highly recommend! This was my second time here and it did not disappoint. Delicious flavor and great service.

Highly disappointed! The reviews and scores weren't the best, but hey, sometimes you want to give it a shot; people can be wrong. CAPITAL...NEGATRON! The service was good, and the Velvetta "cajun" mac and cheese were the best part of the meal. Did I mention the drinks were flat and flavorless as well. I respect when food is prepared well and service matches. When we decide to spend hard earned money to partake in vidals out and about, it should be worth it. And calories shouldn't be wasted. read more

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Great amazing food & service ! 10/10 ! The setting is nice and chill. My favorite place to eat on this side of town !

Went here for an afternoon crab boil this weekend and it was pretty delicious. The service was good. Could have used a refill of drinks as we did not get any but that's not a huge deal. The flavor in the boils was very tasty. The base was not too hot while even the second temperature sauce was pretty warm, but right to our liking. I feel like some of the charges for crawfish was a bit high as you don't get very much crawfish I understand it's by the pound, and the pound may vary in quantity, but it would be good for them to let them know that you may not get as much as you think or make sure that it's plentiful throughout the entire boil. Additionally, in the boil, if there are multiple people in our case five, it would be nice to at least make sure that there is enough potatoes and corn pieces to give each person in the group one of each of those items. Overall, price atmosphere service was very good and we will likely be back again in the future Make sure, though that you are prepared to spend a decent amount of money on these boils as everything is based on market pricing, and even our server was cut off guard slightly by the fact that one of the prices of the boil that we were looking at was about $15 higher than she had said Based on her own recollection without noticing that the price had gone up, but they are very transparent. there is market price listed on the menu, but a QR code allows you to scan and see what the current market price is so there's no sticker shock when you get your bill read more

This was a close debate for us between a 3 or a 4. It was empty on a weekend. Made us a bit curious as to why. I can see the issues. One, the process of scanning a QR code to see market price for the food....just why? Also, I know not the season, but we were hoping for crawfish. The boil came out faster than we expected which was a plus. Also the spice was delicious. We had Cajun slightly spicy. We continued to dip every item into the "sauce" that pooled at the bottom. We had the trolley stop, with extra potatoes,corn, and sausage. Also added vegetables. It was a first for us. And I will say this, it was a GREAT choice. The veggies in the sauce were absolutely delicious. Everything in the boil was delicious, except for one thing. Coming from some culinary experience, the shrimp was way too tough to peel. Which made our experience frustrating. It happens when they are de thawed in properly or overcooked. Either way they aren't suppose to be that hard to peel. Our waitress was amazing! It was also more expensive than similar places we have been too. We probably won't be back, it wasn't too bad, just not good enough to visit again! read more

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We have been here many times and each time we have loved it! The place is always nice and tidy, the staff always helpful and friendly and the seafood! The seafood is amazing! They usually have the live dungee's and that what my wife loves! The drinks are always great and made the way you want them if you ask! The crab always come out fresh and cooked perfectly and their hushpuppies are the best I've ever had! We recently had The Catch that usually feeds 3-4 for $175.10. It came with the following: 1LB King Crab, 2 Queen Snow Crab Clusters, 3 Dungeness Clusters, 3 Corn, 3 Potato, and a link of Andouille Sausage! WOW was it fantastic, had ZERO complaints as we ate most of it but we could not finish it but it was definitely worth the price. Definitely our favorite seafood spot in SA, we'll always go back as long as the standards stay high! The restaurant is always clean and staff always awesome and so very helpful with any questions you may have! read more

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I'm so happy they built a Smashing crab in the Alamo Ranch area. Anytime I don't feel like cooking, it's this spot for the win. Service is always on point with friendly staff and the wait is never long. I recently tried the Lobster Pasta and it's now my new fav read more

Smashin Crab - Lobster Pasta with a side of cream sauce - Seafood Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

We've been visiting Smashin Crab at the Bandera location for years, and we were so excited when this one on Alamo Ranch opened. Since then we've had kids, so most of the time we do To-Go orders or DoorDash and we're always happy with our food. We decided to visit the Alamo Ranch location to dine there for the first time. It was a great experience! Our daughter, of course, enjoyed coloring and drawing the whole time. Our son enjoyed the music and the shrimp. I forgot our server's name but she was absolutely amazing. She helped us figure out which kind of seafood boil was best for us. We can't wait to go back! read more

Food was 5 outta 5 We did the Restaurant week $20, 3 course menu: Hush puppies, combo Poboy and Beignet fries. Hubby had Fried Okra, soft shell crab sandwich, with fries and banana pudding. Everything was delicious. We brought home the Crab cakes and some more fried okra. Our server IZZY was absolutely amazing, attentive, friendly and informative. The restaurant was clean and inviting. Will recommend and return. read more

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Hate to give two stars because the manager and our server Kat were amazing. At the end of the day, the shrimp was obliterated. Trying to take the shell off turned the shrimp into baby food. They did try to appease us and got us another order of shrimp. This second batch was 5% better but still so horrendously overcooked that it was looking like mashed potatoes coming out of the shell. The flavor was spot on but the kitchen needs to work on the timing for boils. The appetizers were on point, drinks were delicious, and service was impeccable. At the end of the day, the kitchen ruined the experience. It seems this was a common theme recently with the shrimp which is unfortunate for an establishment like this. read more

Just left here not long ago and I really enjoyed it. Food was great definitely recommend. Meshelle was our waitress and was very friendly and nice. Come here and she'll hook you up. read more

First time coming to Smashin Crab and we will definitely be returning! The staff was attentive and explained the full menu. We had seen Flight Chicken at the Texas Eats when they had it at Skybar so we asked the manager if they had it here ...... and they sell it here! My kiddos got the fried chicken and it was delicious! We opted for the boil with shrimp, potatoes, sausage and snow crab legs, medium spicy extra garlic next time I'll ask for less lemon since I think too much overpowers the garlic spiciness. Either way sooo good! read more

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The food was sour and edible! They refunded my money to my credit card and apologize, however did nothing for future or try to replace the order. I was very disappointed in the service and the manager. read more

Awesome service. Our waitress was very attentive, food had great flavor and was fresh. The place was very clean we got to sit by the sinks which was convenient to wash our butter filled fingers after eating our seafood boil. Got the trio sampler with jambalaya, gumbo, and crawfish etouffee and hot & sticky chicken wings. read more

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We have eaten here many times. We picked up an order to take home. I ordered a snow crab cluster. It was a total rip off. It was so tiny a toddler would not have had enough to eat. My son eats Carolina reaper peppers and habanero peppers. I do not eat that spicy of food so we got the number 2 which is jalapeno hot. This was so hot we both were had tears. I couldn't eat it. I called spoke to the manager. No remedy was offered. The worst experience ever. read more

First visit to Smashing Crab, and I'm glad I stopped in. Came in hungry after a long day and just wanted to relax with some good food--and this hit the spot. I got the crab boil (not totally sure of everything that was in it, but it was boiled up right and had great flavor). It was a little spicy, but nothing overwhelming. Tried a drink called the Broken Leaf during happy hour--only $5 and really tasty. I ended up getting two! Will I be back? Most likely. It's close to home, food was solid, drinks were good, and the vibe was chill. Worth a visit if you're near read more

Let's start with the positive. Izzy was very friendly and had amazing customer service. She emailed our drinks were full and we had everything we needed. When my hands became extra saucy, she even slid my cup over for me so I could reach my straw. Thank you! Now for the food. I just wasn't impressed. We ordered the sampler and I was disappointed to taste the fried pickles tasting like they came straight out the freezer. The sampler was def not fresh food. We didn't even eat it. The shrimp w/o the head were delicious. It's worth the additional $6 bc they come peeled. A positive. The crab legs didn't crack good at all. I didn't get one good full crack. They very much could have came straight out of a box. The season was good. The corn was disgusting. It was so soggy. It tasted like it had been sitting in water all day. My husband got the catfish and he said it wasn't anything to write home about. He ate half. Most expensive worse meal I've ever had. I'll wait until I go back to DC or take a trip to the beach to eat seafood! read more

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When I visit a new restaurant, I like to try a bit of everything. We ordered: - The drink flight 2/5 (better off ordering one drink you like rather than the flight) 3/5 drinks I did not like and tasted like bad liquor and melted ice -lobster roll 5/5 -shrimp po boy 3/5 -red beans and rice 3/5 -hush puppies 4/5 -cat fish 4/5 -fries 3/5 Overall the food and atmosphere were great! We would definitely go back. But expect it to be loud and busy. read more

Smashin Crab - Seafood Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

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The food was so hit or miss. The onion rings were great. The oysters are something I would not order here again. My daughter once loved the large crunchy chicken tenders. I believe they made a change because they are now much thinner. She wouldn't even eat them because they were flavorless and chewy. I tried them myself and kindly asked the waitress for a corn dog (which my other daughter had ordered) instead and explained there was no need for more fries. There was no apology and the tenders were taken back. However I was charged for another complete $6 kids meal ‍. read more

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Great service, oysters were meaty and boil was amazing! JoJo was an attentive and great server. Thank you so much for the military discount. read more

Smashin Crab - The magnolia with clams added. - Seafood Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

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I will never return to this location and order food to go. My husband ordered the shrimp basket sub for the sauté shrimp(not saute at all) and broccoli. Mind you I have ordered this before my husband had to send back while at the restaurant for the amount of shrimp that was in this almost $15 plate. Once he got home he was still disappointed with the size of the shrimp the amount and how everything was in a separate container. I had this before with bigger shrimp and packaged with the shrimp and broccoli together. But the star(being sarcastic) of the show was the Low Country crab boil with 2 boiled eggs added. The sauce was just a paid actor....crab legs overcooked couldn't even get meat out of them they were dirty with marine leech eggs attached to them and the head on shrimp we couldn't peel either overcooked and one had bright red blood coming out of it. It was not the sauce either I took a chance and took a little taste. YUCK! I called and spoke to the manager Lydia she wanted me to bring the food back for a refund she needed to see what the food looked like I told her I look pictures but said I still needed to bring the food back?? It was close to closing time and I would have never made it in time. I told her I spent $64 on trash she corrected me and said $59 but yes $64 with taxes. Lady I spent $64 on trash seafood. I asked for the general manager she said his name is Chris and he will be in tomorrow she took my name and number and said he will call me. I poured what we had left in an HEB bag and will wait for Chris to call me. I didn't get a picture of the shrimp plate my husband worked all day and was starving. Restaurants should put more care in their to go food...but when you have a policy that you have to bring the food back before you can get a refund or re make is absurd this is why the kitchen staff is not putting 100% in the quality of food they are sending out on to go orders. Some people don't live right down the street. Management look into a better policy that will build trust with your customers and get staff that truly care about the quality and the cleanliness of the seafood they are preparing. I will update once Chris calls me. I gave 2 stars because the person who took my order was nice. ***UPDATE*** Chris the General Manager called and was very professional and nice he is going to refund my money back and send us a gift card. I will give them another try but will definitely eat in the restaurant. Thank you Chris for making my issue and concern a priority. read more

What a shame! We spent $90 for just two people, even gave a 10% tip to receive luke warm, unseasoned food. Not happy with what we received at all. We have been to the location at 8910 Bandera rd, and please trust me, save your money and time and go to the Bandera location. We had to add butter, seasoning- slap ya mama, and reheat the food before we could even begin eating! We will NEVER be back to this location again. So we are basically re-cooking food and we spent $90 in the process. Not a good experience. *** when I called the store and advised the manager of the food being unseasoned and cold she laughed and said she would've preferred we bring the food back (15min drive there) and let them fix it**** I advised the manager they didn't "fix" the food correct the first time. Still no apology... don't waist your money here!!!! read more

Smashin Crab - Seasoning we had at OUR house that WE HAD TO ADD - Seafood Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

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Ok so my girl friend and I went yesterday and first of all our server Sean was amazing. Not only did he listen well and was quick he recommended a way for us to save money and it was def clutch. The food was delicious and aside from a couple flies it was clean in there. We split the bread pudding and beignet fries as neither of us could eat it all. And with the amount we bought we both had leftovers. Sean also told us how to properly reheat it and it was even more tasty today!!! Gonna make this a regular girls date read more

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I love a good shrimp boil so I was excited to try this place. We went on a Friday evening so it was pretty busy as we expected. When we ordered they did seem to be out of a lot of the food we wanted including their sweet tea. I ordered the shrimp boil and my boyfriend ordered the basket with friend shrimp and catfish. A little while after we ordered they did come out and inform us they were then out of the catfish. It was a little disappointing since what he originally wanted they were out of as well. We just ended up with the shrimp boil. The manager was really kind and offered to comp the meal. The shrimp boil was great though. We'll try again another day. read more

Smashin Crab - Shrimp Boil - Seafood Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

Horrible customer service when me and my husband walked in no one greeted us or sat us down, after waiting for a while we sat ourselves down. Server Michelle never came, we were helped by another server she got our drinks and said Michelle will be with us shortly, that's did not happen! Me and my husband waited while Michelle was behind the bar on her phone, we decided to leave due to unprofessional behavior by these employees management should reconsider having someone like Michelle. read more

Second to go order has been wrong or missing something again. Always double your orders. Manager did not even apologize. He stated this never happens. He was shocked if my wife didn't like seafood I would never order from this place again. Got home and this order was suppose to have garlic butter, nope it was bland. You can tell they rushed this order. I had to add my own seasoning, I'm not making a third trip today. read more

I understand everything is more expensive but this is pretty sad. $38.00 for this and the crab legs barely had any meat. Very disappointed. read more

Smashin Crab - Seafood Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

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This was our second visit and it was just so yummy! Not only was the food very good, but the service was absolutely exceptional. [Go on a Tuesday night when Damien is working!] My drink- a flight of their signature hurricanes- hit the table very fast. Damien was attentive and helpful with menu suggestions. I went a bit out of my comfort zone for a shrimp boil with veggies, corn, potatoes, and sausage, with a side of their "soppin bread". I am so glad I did! I got the garlic sauce- be warned that there's a tiny bit of heat, but I'm a wimp about spicy food and I could handle it. This is my first experience with a boil, and I honestly loved it. There's something so satisfying about having a bunch of good food dumped out in front of you to dive into, bib and gloves included! My husband got an assortment of fried seafood, which was quite good, and their fries and onion rings are both good. Now for my one complaint- in the boils, you can only order it by the pound. That is FAR beyond what I can or want to consume, and reheating at home just isn't as satisfying. So it's great if you have two people wanting the exact same thing, and not so great if you're only ordering for yourself. That being said, the food is delicious, the service outstanding, and the drinks stellar! Give it a try for sure. read more

Well, I will not order redsnapper, gator or hushpuppies again. My grandson was pleased with his crab and shrimp, so that's what's important. Staff was friendly and attentive. read more

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Its good i feel like the servers only come around every like 45 min its weird but food always good read more

Smashin Crab - shrimp Build Your Own Boil - Seafood Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

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We haven't been to this location in several months. Today we were reminded once again that we need to visit more often. On top of the amazing happy hour specials, Mesh (Meshelle) the bartender is top tier. The drinks she makes are amazing and her customer service is amazing. Actually, all the staff are amazing. So outgoing and personable. Good vibes all the time. We love this place. read more

What a fine place to stop for lunch. First time visitor from out of state. Seated immediately and served by bartender Meshelle. Not many other patrons as it was a bit early on a weekday. Clean and spacious. Extensive menu and the options all sounded great! I had gumbo that was delicious and served good and hot. Lots of shrimp, sausage and crab. I also had shrimp po boy. Tasty. Husband had catfish basket and potato salad. He enjoyed every bite. Plenty of flavorful sauces and Meshelle kept our beverages filled. Full bar but we were unable to partake this day.will definitely try the margaritas if we can stop again. read more

Smashin Crab - Gumbo - Seafood Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

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