I drive by Mr & Mrs Crab almost daily, love seafood, but have not stopped by as I am a disabled…read moresenior, not into eating alone, and on a tight budget. A relative from TN came to visit, LOVES seafood, and asked so a good place to take me. Mr & Mrs Crab was close, but I googled anyway....the highest rating being Mr & Mrs Crab....AND I had one of their coupons....WINNER! No words can cover the quality of the experience from beginning to end! We were greeted as we entered by a staffer and a gentleman who was Leo the GM. We sat down at our table and were greeted by our server, Megan. So far, 10/10*. Her personality was so genuine, sought out what we liked, what we were looking for. We shared a calamari appetizer...was wonderful! She had fried oysters with reg fries, my oysters were with sweet potato fries. The meals were a 20/10* if that is possible. Leo came by to check on us and we could do nothing but rave on everything! I am very picky...used to train Cornell Univ hotel students to be GMs which incl the restaurant, bar, and rooms. Yes, I had my coupon, readily available in our mail delivery. While we were finishing up and taking care of the bill, I saw "the cherry on top of the sundae." A staffer came by to clean up a table near us after the people left. I have NEVER seen a staffer put so much effort in making everything THAT PERFECT...cleaning the table, booth seats, floor around it and did it all a second time and it wasn't a mess to begin with. He's hired!! Leo was at the front to say "goodbye," verify everything was to our satisfaction, and I extended my hand to shake his. Ah, duh!!! I will come with guests when possible and do take out for just me! Oh, and my leftover oysters/sweet taters reheated to just as good as before...didn't do the reg fries. I was so impressed!!! And thank you for my coupon...my budget appreciates it on top of their very reasonable prices.

I went to the location on Fowler Ave. during the day and I love that they offer lunch specials…read morewhich include drinks on happy hour before 5pm and after 8:30pm. I had the create your own combo with sausage and blue mussels. It included one corn and one potato. I also had their newest menu item which is a refresher drink. I enjoyed the refresher and the food was great. The prices can get expensive if you start adding shrimp, crab or lobster. There is plenty of parking and lots of seat so there is never a wait time.

It sits there in a strip mall in Lutz-right next to an Aldi. But once you get inside, you feel like…read moreyou're a world away, in a sea shanty in New England. So many nautical nods in the decor-rustic coastal-in sort of an 80s/90s way (love). You can almost taste salt in the air-you expect the Gorton's fisherman to walk in. Yes, I could settle in here for a while. And I did. There are chalkboard drink choices on the walls-and a large menu. Happy hour and daily specials add to the options. I asked my friendly and helpful server to help me choose. She was spot on. The onion rings basket was a thing of true beauty. That batter is incredible-so light, so melts-in-mouth good. I'd go back for them alone. (and to try the hush puppies and fried green tomatoes) But then came the main event: a gorgeous piece of fried haddock that hung wayyyy off the bun on both sides-and loads of tasty fries. I swapped out coleslaw for green beans. What a feast! This is a lot of food! And every bit of it was really tasty. The haddock was huge-and so well cooked. It was tender-flaky-with another light batter, that complimented the fish perfectly. I ditched the bun and ate it with a knife and fork. It was just yummy. The fries had a good crunch to them and the bowl of green beans was deep. This is a massive value for money! Oh! And the margarita was good, too! A little tangy-I like that! (There's a full bar area, if you care to belly up) My sweet server was easy to talk to and super efficient. She knows the menu inside and out-and reads her customers well and early. The restaurant was cozy and comfy-it's a casual spot, but well tended and very clean. You really do forget that the busy world is right outside the door. There's tons of parking, but beware on super rainy days-there are low spots in that lot. The water came up fast while I was there and another server warned us to check our vehicles and move them, if needed. I decided to make a dash for it-so didn't get all the pics I wanted-but that's just another reason (along with the scrod and the mahi taco, etc etc) to go back. The Great Catch is a great choice. You can trust the Gorton's fisherman!

We were highly recommended this place since everyone knows we love the great catch in Zeph…read more The service here is super friendly, the drink specials are a great option however we went two weeks ago and the onion rings were frozen but their menu said fresh?! I was confused. I took this place off our list. We attempted to go back again yesterday because my uncle wanted a lobster roll and wanted to spend time with the family. He ordered the lobster roll that was $50 then he was charged extra for side dishes that the menu already said came with them. I questioned the server and they said they asked whoever was in charge and they told her he said it was known as premium sides. These are basic sides and their menu no where listed premium sides as an option. I understand a soup maybe more but he ordered sweet potato fries and a potato, the soup was a third choice for this roll. $54 for a foot long lobster roll is insane and then to be charged for 6-8 fries and a small potato as premium sides. Please stop changing the menu. My husband wanted to ask for a manager to complain but we just left. We will go back to Zeph where nothing has changed. The service and the drink specials are why we came back here for the second time.

My review is short because I only tried one thing. They were a vendor at the NFL Kickoff Experience…read morein September, so they had a small menu like everyone else. I tried the seafood dirty rice. The rice was cooked well and the seasoned great. They give you a lot of rice, but I wish it had more seafood in it. The people were also very friendly and welcoming. There were a lot of food vendors at the event and they had the most inviting energy which persuaded me to try their food. I will look out for other opportunities to try more of what they offer.

I've had the pleasure of attending two private dining experiences with Chef Ava and her grand…read moreopening of her new location in Lutz,FL. I love supporting local businesses especially when the owner is part of your community. Chef Ava has a remarkable spirit and is a joy to support. She offers a variety of services, private catering, large event catering, weekly meals, kids cooking classes to name a few. Her menu features an eclectic menu with southern and low country influence. I've never had a meal I didn't like! My latest meal that I tried from Chef Ava was fried fish and creamy grits with a banana foster cobbler with vanilla pudding. It was really great! The fish was fried in a cornmeal batter which is my favorite way to eat fried fish. The grits were savory and creamy and paired well with the fried fish. The dessert was a dish I had never tried before but will definitely be requesting it again the next time I get food from Chef Ava. So good! Chef Ava's brick & mortar location is open from 5-10pm on Friday's and Saturday's. Be sure to come out and support!

Looks are deceiving! The best lobster roll I've had since going to Maine. It doesn't look like…read moremuch, but the food was outstanding! Service was quick, and very friendly guy. Clam chowder was also wonderful. Highly recommend!

I'm sorry for leaving such a bad review but I'm more sorry that I had to leave after 45 minutes of…read morewaiting for the special, a lobster and pasta dish. No communication from the server lady. I would have loved to at least received a heads up that they ran out of pasta.

This place is so cute!!! Came here for my birthday and literally had been craving a seafood boil…read morefor months. The flavor was amazing and the boil was great. Only thing I did wrong was choosing the whole crab over the snow crab legs. There was very little crab meat in those which I wasn't aware of. The waitress was super sweet! We will be back!

I placed an order via uber eats. The food arrived quickly and was piping hot. It looked…read moreincredible-until I bit into a piece of fried shrimp. Absolutely disgusting. It didnt even taste like shrimp. It tasted like the ocean. I am certain it was expired. Truly disappointing. I also ordered the pineapple upside down cake. It was great. Thats the only reason this place received 2 stars instead of 1.

Really good ceviche and other dishes for that matter. Many options. All of the 6 options I have…read moretried are excellent. From presentation to taste, top notch. Grilled octopus is well prepared. No flaws in any dish. One of the best Peruvian restaurants I've experienced. The word "amazing" is so overused but it applies to this place. You won't be disappointed.

About 4.25 stars. This restaurant is a Peruvian cuisine. The restaurant has a food smell fill the…read moredining room due to fried food. Ventilation may need to improve. We got Jalea with mixed fried seafood. This dish is recommended. The frying batter tastes well. We also like the seafood is fresh. We also get the Peruvian green noodle with Churrasco steak. I like the skirt steak. The steak is well cook and good flavor. Overall service is good. Good to revisit to try other food.

I love myself a good Cajun-style seafood boil, and Crafty Crab delivers. As I'm still new to…read moreseafood boil arena in the Tampa Bay area, I can't really say that I have come across one that was truly lacking. You are looking at spending at least $98 for a family of 2 adults and 2 kids, no matter which restaurant you go to - it seems like the market does a good job at leveling the pricing competition between these restaurants. Crafty Crab is located essentially smack-dab in the center of Grand Plaza of the Carrollwood area. Although we didn't have issues with finding parking around 6-7pm on a Tuesday evening, the plaza can get quite busy with one row of parking on each side of a two-way lane that parallels the plaza. As we walked into Crafty Crab, it did have a cleaner feel and presentation compared to another local boil spot. Our waiter/server was great and extremely patient with us as we contemplated our choices. He continued with the positive energy throughout the service which made our experience at Crafty Crab rather nice. ***Not sure if it was standard practice, but he offered to empty the boil bag onto the aluminum tray (compared to leaving it in the bag) as an option which made navigating the morsels easier in my opinion. It also made for saucing the steam rice easier - just slap that jawn onto the tray, mix, and enjoy.*** What I enjoyed about Crafty Crab, is that they seem to offer better combinations when it came to the seafood deals. Dungeness crab is our staple, and they had a great combo that pair Dungeness crab with snow crab and headless shrimp. The fried calamari came with not only marinara, but also a spicy-mayo-wasabi sauce that slapped. Overall, you can't go wrong with Crafty Crab if you're looking for your Cajun boil fix!

The food was just okay, I prefer a different seafood place not too far from here. The area is just…read moreso congested that it was a little hard to find parking. The staff was friendly and made sure to check on us often.

I have been to this restaurant several times and had great experiences typically. Unfortunately…read morethis time had a few issues. I will start with the good. The food quality and flavor is excellent. I love the bread with olive oil served before the meal. I ordered veal and it was also excellent and the pasta is delicious too. We ordered the Romano pizza as an appetizer and it was ok. Unfortunately our food took a loooooong time to come out. The pizza probably took 30 minutes. We asked for the salads to come out at the same time but again had to wait. My salad had no dressing on it so I had to ask for it which they did send out. The meals again took quite awhile to come out. I will say our server was friendly, but the kitchen just took forever with everything. I will definitely come back because the food is so good. Hopefully this was just an off night.

Service is excellent and their wine selection is decent. They are limited in pastas, so I opted for…read morethe bucatini (it's one of my favorite). It was a more dense than I'm used to and this pasta had an odd taste. The salad was delish, as is the bread, which is accompanied by an olive oil and tapenade.