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    The Crab Barrack Southside

    3.2 (18 reviews)
    Closed 12:00 pm - 10:00 PM

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    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Upscale
    Happy hour specials

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    Future restaurant space opening!
    Greg B.

    Friday 12/8/23 1:30 pm Customer: "May I have a sushi menu?" Server: "No. We're not serving sushi today." Customer: "But you have a 4 x 8 foot banner out front that says 'All You Can Eat Sushi!'?" Server: "Yes. We're not serving sushi today." Ex-customer: "So I guess I paid for parking and walked two blocks for nothing?" Server: "Yes. We're not serving sushi today." Screw this joint and their attitude! They're having two servers and NO customers should have told me all I needed to know. How much longer until this place joins the list of failed 5 Points South restaurants? $20 bucks says it'll be less than 90 days! Good riddance....

    Dungeonus Crab, shrimp, potatoes, corn. Added eggs, coleslaw and hush puppies.
    Tammy L.

    Beautiful place,very very clean. It's all you can eat sushi for $16 at lunch and $25 at dinner. We are at The Crab Barrick at 2 o'clock and they've got everything like the crab place everywhere and you'll just love it. The place is clean, y the service is great and you'll just have to come here at some southside and and try everything that you can. It's like the crab shack or the crab you know where you get the potatoes and the corn and the seafood prices are great and coming to southside something different. I will try to get some pictures and show you how wonderful this is.

    bland as hell. not a pound so we paid more than we were supposed to. bad decision.
    Tony S.

    The service was good. Not great because the girl didn't know anything about the menu and had no comments as pertaining to our food because she never had it. First red flag. She had no suggestions and seemed extremely unenthused about helping us order. It was our first time and we wanted to try and divulge into something assumed was awesome. the quantity they told us was a pound- complete lie. might've been half a pound but that pissed me off most. EVERYTHING WAS HORRIBLE. from the bland seafood to the flat soda- worst seafood restaurant ever. don't go spend you money there. it's a waste. we had two bites of our food, mutually, and were pissed. do not go waste your money. i literally brought my food home to try and add flavor... dumb decision, should've gone in the trash.

    1/2 lb shrimp and 1/2 lb snow crab
    Lucy T.

    I've been wanting to try Crab Barrack for a while so when they opened a location near me I knew I had to try it! It was pretty good! I came here with my boyfriend, his brother and his girlfriend this past weekend to watch the Alabama/Tennessee game and it was a ton of fun! We were able to sit at the bar and eat and drink for hours. Demi was the bartender, and he was super nice and attentive to us and all the other patrons. I had a hpnotiq and sprite to drink. It was so delicious. Like a blue gatorade. As for food, Austin and I shared a combo of 1/2 lb of snow crab legs and 1/2 lb of shrimp with mild heat and lemon pepper seasoning. It was super good. I really liked the sausage and potatoes it came with the most probably. I think I will branch out to their fried shrimp and chicken tender basket next time. There were so many tasty options here! They also have lots of drink specials for UAB students so I'm sure we will be back!

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    Food is amazing. Definitely stop by an and check them out. The ambiance is and service is amazing as well.

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    Under staffed, poor customer service, and the food isn't that good. Try another location maybe there will be better

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    Food was good. Facility was clean. Only drawback is that it's fairly small inside so not good for large groups.

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    3 years ago

    I got sick off of some tainted mussels, and they use entirely too much garlic.......definitely not going back!!!

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    4.3(641 reviews)
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    Outstanding seafood and a delightful dining experience are sure to be found at Automatic Seafood!…read moreThis is a more upscale outing, and it made for a cozy and elegant birthday dinner/date night. What we ordered: -Smoked Fish Dip: This appetizer could have easily been shared with multiple people. The dip was so flavorful! -Fish and Chips: You definitely can't go wrong with this one. The fish was perfectly crunchy and battered, and the fries were perfect! -Spice Crusted Yellowfin Tuna: my boyfriend loved this! It wasn't my favorite, but the potato stack that it is served with was phenomenal... they know how to do potatoes here. Without a doubt, I'll be back here. Their menu changes regularly, so there's always something new I can look forward to trying.

    Pros: food was good and cool atmosphere/vibe. The bread/rolls app and oysters were the highlight…read more Cons: #1 Prices were utterly absurd. Look, I understand inflation has taken a hit on everybody but charging up to $50 an entrée and everything else à la carte??.....my meal better be amazing but it wasn't. #2 Service was just ok. Ours wasn't the most jovial individual but not a dealbreaker. Issue came with the check....we had three groups in our party and he charged everyone's credit card on other's check and had to re-process everybody. Really annoying as this is not a hard thing to deal with handling separate checks (inconvenient for him?...yes, but not difficult). All in all....I will not be back as the food/service definitely not worth the $$

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    This morning, Sunday, February 15, 2026; My wife and I went to "The Essentials" for Sunday, Brunch…read more I have not eaten at "The Essentials" for a few years now. We don't like going out on holidays like Valentines Day so we usually do something the day after. Food: I got the Steak & Eggs. They were great. I did think the "Potato Cake" on the plate was a bit dry but I did eat it all. I was surprised that no Toast was provided for this item. Just an after thought. My wife go the Banana Bread French Toast. She also loved it. Service: This is where "The Essentials" understands what their clients want. Our server was outstanding. I looked around and felt the entire staff really knew how to work with their guests. Refreshing. Ambiance: At first, I thought the restaurant was a bit noisy. Yet my wife and my conversation was not strained. The Ambiance was upscale casual. Value: I thought the prices were a bit high yet the real story was, once I was finished, my mind was asking when the next time I would return. Cost a meal is in direct portion to how much you enjoyed it. I enjoyed my meal very much. Eat well, Drink well and stay healthy.

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