Family was in town and they selected to eat at the twisted crab. There were no complaints at the table. I ordered the seafood boil which was the special. Snow Crab legs, shrimp, 2 corns, 2 potatoes, and sausage was seasoned just right. The corn and potatoes were cooked to perfection. The restaurant had a good amount of people dining in. The waiter was at our table making sure we were good. I will be back to try some other things I like on the menu. read more

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Our visit to Twisted Crab featured the T1 special combo, which offered solid value for 1/2 lb snow crab, 1/2 lb shrimp, 1/2 lb sausage, plus corn and potatoes. The twisted sauce seasoning (all sauces combined) was flavorful; however, the potatoes were slightly overcooked. The primary reason for our four-star rating was the slow and inattentive service, despite three servers being on duty. Upon arrival, we waited at the entrance for a bit until a delivery driver walked past us and was assisted first. We also observed another table waiting to place their order request to move to the bar because no one had serviced them. While the food was enjoyable, we would choose to dine elsewhere due to the service experience today. read more

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Very good seafood boil but oddly the star of the show was the wings! They have daily specials and the wait staff was so nice! read more

The Twisted Crab - Hampton - Seafood Near Me - Hampton, Virginia

You are better off going to the jefferson location. They read your order back and still get it wrong. Do not come here. First off music is so loud you can barely hear. Second its such a tight space. And last of all something is always missing from my order. Oh and when i ask for an 8oz garlic butter and i reiterate GARLIC BUTTER PLAIN NO SEASONING and i get what looks like scooped up drippings. Not even 8oz btw. Oh and when you place your order over the phone dont expect it to be correct either and expect to still wait. read more

The Twisted Crab - Hampton - Seafood Near Me - Hampton, Virginia

Another amazing experience here. I just love love love the seafood boils and really enjoy the atmosphere. We pretty much come here for any special occasion now because it's my favorite restaurant. I highly recommend the T5 special if you like crawfish!!! My only complaint is that sometimes the crabs are undercooked and it's super difficult to peel them but it really just depends on the day. Other times they've been perfect. Service is also very hit or miss -- sometimes they're fast and sometimes they're slow. I don't mind. You have to try this place if you like seafood boils. read more

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I have never felt so embarrassed and offended at a restaurant in my life. I frequently visit this bar when I'm in town and typically have a great experience, often meeting new people and enjoying the atmosphere. Unfortunately, my visit on Sunday, April 26, 2026, was completely different. While sitting at the bar, I struck up a friendly conversation with another patron next to me. We were having a great time, she was even on FaceTime with a friend and invited me to say hello, which I did. The interaction was respectful, social, and enjoyable. We even decided to exchange social media handles to keep in touch. However, when I asked for another drink the Bar Manager Prince intervened and told me I needed to drink water "for my safety" because I was allegedly "hanging all over" the person next to me. Which implied I was drunk. This was both inaccurate and inappropriate. When I calmly addressed the situation and the woman I was speaking with even supported me and clarified that nothing inappropriate was happening, Prince did not apologize. Instead, I was told that I was being "aggressive", which was simply untrue. To make matters worse, the same manager was observed throughout the evening sitting, eating, drinking, and socializing with other staff and customers rather than actively managing the bar. Had he been attentive and professional, he would have had a better understanding of the situation before making such an embarrassing and unfounded judgment. This experience demonstrated a clear lack of professionalism and poor management. It's disappointing to see this level of conduct, especially at a place I've previously enjoyed. Unfortunately, this will be my last visit to this location. read more

I love Twisted Crab, it's always my go-to spot for a good Seafood Boil. I do like this location in particular. The service I've received has always been quick for the most part, but the waiting staff isn't always attentive. They always play good music and it's not too loud either. There is good parking across from the restaurant, with parking options within the shopping center as well. I recommend the T1 Special with the Twisted Sauce! The twisted sauce is all of the other sauces combined into one and it is SOO good! You get corn, potatoes, andouille sausage, shrimp, and a crab leg cluster in this special which is A LOT of food! You also have the option of adding more things to your boil bag too. I always leave there with leftovers, it is sooo filling but so worth it. I love taking people here, there's no place in the area that can top their seafood boils. read more

My husband bought seafood boil bags home for dinner. He ate at the bar and said there was great customer service and great recommendations made by his server/bartender, Tee. He had a shrimp basket with fries. The seafood boil was a huge hit for dinner. We live a little ways from Hampton so he had to reheat it l, but it was still amazing. Tons of flavor, juicy seafood and I almost never eat the corn, but I did with this boil. Can't wait to dine with you all in the near future! read more

Ordered Togo online & checked my order in the car realizing our fries were missing so went back to get those. Had ordered the chicken tenders for my little ones & they turned out to be fried fish. Disappointing when you are feeding it to your picky little eaters. read more

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The food was phenomenal. I had one of the boils (lobster,crab & shrimp) with the twisted sauce. Wifey had it with Cajun sauce. Both were great. Only disappointment was that they did not have any dark beer. To be the home of Alewerks and have no porters on hand, come on. The service definately needs improvement though that's is why I withheld a star. When asked if the had any dark beer the server only offered Vienna lager. I actually saw a yienglieng at the bar as well as red stripe. Although I prefer a porter type like Guinness I settled for the yienglieng. I was then even more disappointed that I couldn't get her attention to get another. Nor did we get the crab cracker until very late into the meal. Not necessarily for me cause I ate like an animal, but for for my lady! Need much improvement in that department. Even neighboring servers couldn't be bothered. Aside from that the music and ambience was great as well read more

Diamond gave us great customer service and the food was delicious but the manager T was disgustingly nasty to me when I told her an employee was sleeping in the booth next us. I came in from out of town and I am so disappointed but I will be calling the corporate office. read more

I love a good seafood boil, but I was skeptical about how this would work in a restaurant. The hubby chose this place for his birthday and it didn't disappoint. The food was well seasoned. My cousin wanted to try the scallops and I was really skeptical about them scallops tend to get really tough, but that was not the case. They were juicy and tender. read more

I have to admit that this is definitely not my first option if I'm going to eat seafood boil again. The service was fine and the place itself wasn't bad but unfortunately the boil didn't have as much flavor as I would expect it to have. It was good but not good enough for me to come back. read more

The food was really good. The service was wonderful. The atmosphere was just right. Go see Leah (Aleah) she's a wonderful waitress. Very attentive read more

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First time trying The Twisted Crab, and what a fabulous surprise!!! We did it as a pick-up. We had the shrimp, corn, wings, and crawfish with garlic butter. How incredible! Just a wonderful meal, with ample portions of everything! A*. Can't wait to dine in. read more

Don't be in a hurry . The service was completely absent . Took forever to get food . Bad sign when a server was eating 5 guys instead of their own food . 2hr dinner that should have been 30mins . Wings and frys ... place has serious issues . read more

Don't Eat here and management is ass as well there was hair in my food and they told me they weren't going to give me my money back because the food had been touched read more

The service is terrible. It's been 15 minutes since I've been seated and nobody has taken my order yet. I'm being as patient as I can but this is unprofessional. People who got seated 10 minutes after me, got their orders taken within 5 minutes of them being here. It's not right. read more

Server Kobe ftw! Tuesday night twisted wings special as much as possible! Like it for chicken.

Sloooooooowwww service. Order was incorrect. Too long a wait for wings, steamed broccoli. One wing order came out after a 30 min. The waitress realized the the inconsistency another 30 min wait for the second order. All food was ordered at the same time. Otherwise food had a good taste. read more

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Food is very good. The ambience is friendly. The service is very slow. If you're in a hurry, this is not the place to come. No drink refills offered. Servers never check on the guests. read more

The food and service was incredible! Priced right. Great local ambience. I could immediately tell it was a local favorite. Our waitress Bella made the evening complete. Thanks, Twisted Grab team. We had a great evening and left full, happy and satisfied. Mike read more

Although I came in on Auntie duty, I can see this being a fun spot to watch games or hang out with friends. The atmosphere is fun, music is good. We ordered one crab leg bag, rice and sweet potato fries. The bags are petite in comparison to other places I've been but my niece enjoyed it just the same. My sweet potato fries looked and appeared to be but did not have any flavor whatsoever. They were good. All in all I'd suggest for a group of friends. It's fun. read more

Best crabs in town! Their concept is the same as other crab places, but the twisted crab has high quality seafood and I've never liked the sausage in the bag until I came here. Covid restrictions were in place here just like everywhere else. There's a scan code to look at the menu on your phone, and the waitress sticks around long enough so you don't get confused. Me and my friends were excited and talking a lot since it's been awhile since we've seen each other. That was until we got our food. It was real quiet. We all agreed in how delicious it was. All you could hear were crab shells cracking. I got the T1 with crab, potatoes, corn, sausage, and the twisted sauce with medium spice. You can get it as spicy or as mild as you'd like. The medium has a kick with a ton of flavor. We all left happy and satisfied. Now all we talk about is when we can go again, so we'll definitely be back! read more

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I asked for the ticket and I left the cash on the table then the worker came outside accusing me of not paying it was clearly on the table said they didn't see it, I went in and showed them and they saw it. read more

Our waiter was great & very attentive. The food was tasty and plentiful. Nice place to catch a reasonably priced meal.

Great boil bags and happy hour specials. Friendly staff and ambiance. Great Service. Stop by! read more

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Excellent food excellent drinks and exceptional service during happy hours. I will come back again soon read more

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Good vibes, great food, service has always been good! Has really good drink menu as well

Didn't give us the time of day and after waiting at least 15 minutes for somebody to talk to us and nothing very bad service

Cliff notes: fun place, delicious fresh seafood, fresh popcorn brought to the table when you arrive! This place was busy even at an "in between time." We sat a booth near the window. The staff here was fantastic - genuinely friendly and welcoming. Hip Hop was playing and our waitress asked (either because we have two kids or because I look like a big prude) if we wanted her to change the music. We had two different seafood boil bags - one Cajun and one creole seasoning - and fried shrimp basket with Cajun fries. Everything was perfectly seasoned and prepared, served hot and fresh. The boil bags included potatoes and corn. You'll need plenty of napkins, and come hungry! read more

This is my first review for this spot, but not my first time here. Once they opened up in Hampton, my girlfriend and I checked it out and fell in love with them. Before, we would head over to the Shaking Crab in Virginia Beach (a very good restaurant I might add) to partake in some genuine crawfish since we're both from Louisiana. For this particular trip, it was for her birthday. So why not splurge a bit for the special occasion??? For starters, we ordered a basket of soft shell crab with onion rings and tartar and cocktail sauces. Being a soft shell fan (much less work than traditional crab), it was in my realm. Right out within 10 minutes hot and with some crunch. Seasoned well to where you really don't need any sauce for dipping. And the onion rings were fried and crispy, but not greasy at all. For our main courses, we both ordered a pound of boiled crawfish in mild Cajun spices with some corn. Boy oh boy do you talk about heaven on a plate. The crawfish itself was......lets just say amazing. Very big pieces full of Cajun spices waiting to be devoured. And the corn cooked just right soaked in the seasoning. It just felt like home. And quite a mess too (you'll see in the boil bag picture). Once again, not a bad meal here. Great food with great service. Note to add: definitely have a bib on when you eat seafood boils. They will be messy and you don't want them getting on your clothes. Gloves will be available to wear (we personally don't wear them). Believe me, this experience is worth it if you haven't been a place such as Twisted Crab. read more

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Decided to try this place out early Sunday afternoon. Probably won't come back. The explicit music depicting sex and drug use was too loud. The window at the booth we were seated was splattered with sauce, we were the first customers of the day. There were no seafood forks to eat the crablegs. There was no soap in the bathroom. Bathroom doors didn't fully shut... Wife's fried food was cold. Overall not impressed enough to return. read more

The service was very spotty; our server ignored us the entire visit. He got the order wrong and I received my mussels and crab with the incorrect seasoning which made it almost inedible. My food arrived before my husband's which is quite odd. The crab is clearly frozen crab with fresh crab pricing. Definitely crossing this "seafood" place off the list. read more

I didn't have my phone with my last night so could not take pics of the deliciousness we had at Twisted Crab. We went early - around 5p and were easily able to get a booth. Our server was very friendly. We ordered a pound of snow crabs, pound of mussels, and half a pound of shrimp in the Cajun sauce and garlic seasoning. We also ordered a side of onion rings. The bag of seafood came with potatoes and a few ears of small corn. Some of the mussels were the biggest I've ever seen. The flavors in that bag... perfection. We thoroughly enjoyed our meal. The only thing that needed improvement was the service. Once our server brought our boil bag and other supplies, she left and didn't come back to check on us. As we were getting organized and situated, we realized we needed another plate, utensils to crack the crab legs and our onion rings were missing. We waited a few mins to try to catch her walking around but I ended up requesting what we needed from the host. The host did relay our requests to our server because she came to our table shortly after. She apologized, got us all we needed and put in the order for our onion rings, which she'd forgotten to place. It all ended well so doesn't deter me from giving this place a high rating. read more

We're in town for an event. The server was new and AMAZING. It was her first day on the job and she was super helpful (I forgot her name). The food was tasty and we got a lot for our money (crab legs and shrimp with head off plus a shrimp basket). It was hot and the seasoning was on point (mixed sauce & hot). The server suggested that we get the "Blue Motorcycle" drink. It was delicious and very potent. Lol. Two other parties had drinks and they said it was good too. The ambiance was smooth and laid back. The music was good too. The restroom was clean. Overall, we will be back. read more

I was in the mood for King Crab legs and saw they were on the menu here, so I stopped by. I was greeted by a young hostess who asked if I was there for a pickup. I told her I was dining in. She looked disappointed, sighed, and rolled her neck and eyes as if this was a great inconvenience. I was seated at a booth within sight of the TV. The place looked clean, and they were playing music, which I didn't mind. My waitress arrived promptly and took my order. Unlike the hostess, she was pleasant. The crab arrived within a reasonable time, along with corn on the cob, a potato, and my drink. The food was piping hot and delicious. My only complaint was the hostess. I would return to this place. read more

We were in town for the Hampton Jazz Festival and were looking for a local spot for dinner before the show. The seafood boil and catfish were delicious! Our server Noya was very attentive. read more

Oh Yelp, I LoVe you!! Another fantastic find on here !! Our party of 4 arrived shortly after business opening for the day. We had many options for seating and picked a cozy corner booth. Shortly after, Susan came out to assist us w ordering, etc. She always returned at the right time and was 100% accurate w all requests. We were immediately given a portion of buttered popcorn for table sharing while we pursued the menu. The menu was full of seafood items and chicken. We ordered Catfish Basket, Crab Cake Basket, Lemon Pepper Wings, King Crab Legs (Medium Cajun) & Shrimp w/o Head w Corn & Hush Puppies. The hit at our table was the Shrimp & Lemon Pepper Wings !! The Shrimp was so good that we ordered a 2nd order at our table. The Crab Cake struggled a lot. It was ill flavored w a hint of sweetness. The prices are super reasonable and food portions hefty. We were full for the next 4 hours. Another strange yet great thing was the bathroom smelled so good! Uber fresh scent. I definitely recommend read more

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Stumbled onto some goodness... enjoyed snow crab legs in butter & garlic sauce & shrimp in garlic butter. My friend said the Old bay non-breaded wings were delicious I also ordered fried calamari with onion rings & would probably not get that again. Would definitely come back for crab & shrimp. I loved the detail of the menu even down to what's in their mixed drinks. read more

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