This is a great no frills seafood restaurant serving up some amazing spicy crab. Prepare to get your hands dirty (or use the provided plastic gloves) to dig into some delicious crabs. I also ordered a side of rice and garlic bok choy with a couple large Tsing Tao beers. The service wasn't the friendliest but the tasty food made up for it. read more

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We landed in the early evening and this was the first place we'd wanted to try during our 1 day visit in Hong Kong from California. Quite honestly the food was just so so. The crab itself had no flavor although the spice and crunch were good. I think every Chinese restaurant in California had a much better version than this one using Dungeness crab . The veggie gai lan was too soggy and lack the crunchy texture. The only dish that we liked was the steam razor clam, which was cooked just right and good flavor. Nothing else worth mentioning here. read more

Food is good here, though prices seem kind of high. Also service isn't too great here, it takes a lot to flag someone down, unless there just happens to be someone looking right at you. I got the crab that everyone comes here to get, it was ok but doesn't beat blue crabs. In addition I got the mantis shrimp and shark fin soup. All in all taste that I've taste before at a expensive price. You also don't get rice with any of your dishes so you'll have to order that too. Would I come back? Probably not, but if you've never been it might be worth it Incase you're wondering what a under the bridge spicy crab taste like, which is basically a dried out less tasting blue crab. read more

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More of a 3.5 but kind of lost in translation. We ordered a medium sized crab ($780 HKD). Was forewarned about the tea and peanuts charge. I told her we didn't want it but she said something I didn't understand and didn't argue with her. We ended being charged for it anyway but that's a moot point. The crab itself if cooked well with the garlic as the star. It's spicy, hot, and crunchy all at the same time. Is it worth the price we paid for, probably not but an overall good dish I'll try to hunt for in the states to get my craving. It's super messy so dig in! read more

橋底辣蟹 - Cantonese Near Me - Hong Kong, HK

Went here a few times in the past. This time, i was a bit disappointed. The food was not hot and the workers looked dirty and not professional. However, the crab still tasted amazing. I doubt we received the entire crab on our plate though... The chicken tastes amazing. The skin was crispy and tasted good! read more

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I came here during Chinese New Year because... well, it was one of the only restaurants open. Interestingly enough, Anthony Bourdain came here... but I digress. Anyway, I really liked the spicy crab here. It was (obviously) spicy and cooked well. The meat was juicy and tender. As with the other reviewers, I will agree that this place is pricy for what it is. If you're looking for a tasty budget meal... this is not it. My 2 friends and I spent approximately $1200 HKD on 1 crab, 3 scallops, and a large beer. If money isn't an issue, come on in. It's a great food experience in HK! read more

If you are going for the ambience you are at the wrong place. Bright lights, staff attentive but in a rush, loud customers etc. The spicy crab is the reason to come here. Local Chinese, Mainlanders, Asian region tourists and even Gweilos all come here to tear that shid up. The other dishes are good but you can get them anywhere in Hong Kong. A bit overpriced as they are milking their popularity. read more

Overpriced, definitely a tourist trap - one telltale sign was that none of the people inside were locals. Was recommended to try this place by a friend of a friend. The overall food taste and quality was a 4 but not good enough to justify the price. For example, one "medium" sized crab was 680 HKD (roughly $88 USD) and although it came on a large plate piled with piles of fried chili garlic, we discovered there wasnt a lot of meat once we began eating. The crab was also overcooked as the meat stuck to the shell and was difficult to separate. A well cooked crab whether steamed or fried should not stick to the shell. Also, one Mantis shrimp was - 248HKD (roughly $32 USD). Granted they were twice the size of some found at Temple street night market. However, the markets sold 4 for 160HKD ($20 USD). We didn't try the ones on Temple Street but the fried garlic and presentation looked legitimate and there were a lot more locals eating there. Besides the crab and shrimp we also ordered shark fin abalone and fish maw soup, razor clams, scallops, and vegetables. The soup was solid but might as well be called just a Fish Maw Soup as it barely had any abalone or shark fin. All the food came out at once and therefore we had to juggle finishing the soup in order to eat it while still hot and jump around in order to eat before certain plates got cold. Nonetheless much of the food was cold by the time we ate it. For the price tag, we thought the arrival of each dish could have been timed better. The good: razor clams - even though were cold by the time we got to them were the best I've had. Cooked perfectly with just the right amount of sauce. Also the garlic vermicelli topping was very flavorful without overpowering the clam itself. Besides the razor clams the overall experience was subpar for the price. Next time when we're in HK and craving seafood, we'll skip this place and eat elsewhere. read more

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Tourist trap. Tricky menu with some VERY overpriced "market price" items and overall just OK food. I wouldn't go back. $75++ for one crab topped with their universal garnish of chopped chili, salt and garlic? They serve you shitty peanuts with sand in them at the beginning and then charge you $9HK for them. They crammed us into the back private table with another party because they booked up and then charged us $79HK for a special table rental fee without telling us. If you must be a tourist sheep and eat here, avoid the rip off crab, overpriced wine, and anything that is "market price" (friend got *one* mantis shrimp that was about $32USD/$265HK! Lol. Just not worth it. I'd rather hit up a small seafood shack on Bowrington Rd. read more

Review continued... We were immediately sat down by our hostess, a youngish Chinese woman wearing a gold Cheong Sam dress as I recall. Our waiter was a middle aged Cantonese man in his 40's, slim, and slightly balding. No greeting came out from him. He didn't say much and just handed us our menus. Since my Cantonese language skills aren't up to par with my cousin Hoi's, he promptly asked "Lee-dee haai deem mai ah?" translating to "how are these crabs purchased?" In reference to scale weight made to order. We had three choices of crabs: small, medium, and large and I recall the large crabs were priced at $110USD each and $88 USD each for the medium crabs. I don't mess with smalls, ya heard? "$110 bucks for one crab? Dat's hella expensive!" was the first sentence that muttered out immediately. None the less, I reminded myself of the heaping amounts of fried garlic and prompted told our waiter "Ma sieng, luo yat gaw gzui dai jek haai tong mai yat gaw jong ma geh", translated to "Hurry up and get met one large crab and one medium." We ordered them to cooked together typhoon style. We added 3 large "Jew Yim Lai New Haa" AKA Salt n Pepper Pissing Shrimp priced at $35 USD each. We also ordered a specialty seafood fried rice, 6 large steamed razor clams with garlic on a clear noodle bedding, and a vegetable dish of stir fried garlic "dao mew" AKA pea vines. As we sat and waited for our order I observed the patrons around us and was not surprised to see mostly tourist like ourselves. The table to my right were PRC folks, judging by their strong Rrrr's in their spoken Mandarin I'm assuming they're Northern Chinese. The table to my left was Caucasian folks that spoke some type of European language I could not decipher. Out of the entire place the only folks speaking pure English were us three Asian faced folks. Shocker, huh? Alas, our two main awaited dishes arrive: Typhoon Shelter Crab: Two crabs, one large and one medium Mud Crab. They were deep fried to perfection and buried with heaping amounts of crispy fried garlic bits, scallions, chili peppers, and fermented soy bean. The fumes alone cleared my sinuses. Oh Heavenly Father, strike me like the Ecstasy of St. Teresa. This was a total orgasmic experience, comparable to the feeling of copulating with an attractive woman. The best part were the claws. So massive, so meaty, the texture was moist, light and very mild but still flavorful in it's own crustaceous right. I could tell that these were flown from Australia judging by my tongues senses. And my tongue knows a lot of senses. Normally, deep fried crab takes away the crabs juices and flavor giving you a dried product but we went in on a good day and our chef was able to perfect the crabs without drying out it's flesh in the hot oil. One hint of advice, mix the garlic with the crab meat, it's the perfect blend! And save the garlic bits for your rice. Mmm Mmm...Since my cousin Hoi isn't a big crab fan, Kevin and ran the train through this dish and devoured our two delicious crabs and left about 10% of the garlic on the plate. Salt and Pepper Pissing Shrimp: Three large 12-13" specimens, these are the barred white/black types, deep dried and again, covered with heaping amounts of garlic. They were left whole with a pair of scissors to dissect them. I am an expert at peeling pissing shrimp as I eat this dish during every dinner when I am in Cantonese cities. I prefer them fried with salt n pepper n garlic but "chek sook" AKA blanched is also very good. The blanched method allows the one to enjoy the sweetness of its flesh more compared to hot frying. Our shrimp was deep fried to perfection with the meat faintly reminding me of crab and lobster, but definitely on it's own level. So good, so fine, oh you were so beautiful. Overall our journey to Under Bridge Typhoon Crab was an excellent experience. Customer service was almost non-existent but hey, this isn't a high end eatery. If you want service you need to yell and demand, that's how us Chinese folks get things done. Totally worth the trip and if you can cough up the dough it is truly worth going. I've had typhoon style crab at various restaurants and Dai Pai Dong's in HK but Under Bridge Spicy Crab is just way better. This place is not cheap either; we spent nearly $400 USD for just us three for 2 crabs, 3 shrimp, some clams and two other dishes plus drinks. Oh Mr. Bourdain, how I envy you. Our experience was unforgettable but you actually had the chance to have typhoon crab in a typhoon shelter on a Tanka style boat. I must thank you for sparking my interest in trying typhoon crab again in Hong Kong. read more

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Really good place for seafood lover, if you actually a big fan of Hongkong local cooking style. The signature crab dish is absolutely delicious, with several cooking style you can pick. And also the giant shrimp and different kind of shellfish. You'll love it if you are a seafood monster! Also open till really late. Good place to go if you feel hungry at midnight. read more

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This is another Anthony Bourdain find and worth the visit. Staff here speaks English so it's a great place for tourists. While not a fancy restaurant, it is a bit pricey. You can expect to spend over $750+ HKD/$100 USD on a medium sized crab. Make sure you try their famous typhoon shelter spicy chili crab! The staff is quick, attentive and helpful about making sure you pick the right size crab for your party. You also get to pick the level of spiciness for your crab. I would recommend that you choose one level below what you think you can handle here. It is spicier than you think. The crab comes out pretty fast and is mostly pre-cracked for you, which is helpful because the shell is really thick. Be prepared to roll up your sleeves & get your hands dirty for this. Aside from the crab, I recommend you try the chili mantis prawn (a HK specialty), and some rice and veggies. There are lots of other seafood & poultry/meat items on the menu but you should really come here to indulge in the crab. Pro tip: mix your chili crab deep fried crumblies into your rice! Also good to know: there are more than one of these restaurants on the same block, but it is the same brand and food/service is the same at either location. read more

3.7 - Excellent typhoon shelter chili crab... sizzling garlic, ginger, scallions, chilis... wonderful taste (6 different degrees of spiciness available, I went with #4) ... although a medium crab was $980 HKD ($130 USD) - as good as it was I think that is waaaaaaay overpriced... and the waiter wrote the price he gave me on his notepad, almost as if they make it up on the spot based on your appearance (otherwise why the need to write down the quoted price?). This is also significantly more than some other reviewers quoted.... so you might want to call ahead and find out the price in advance to avoid any surprises... I think it's more worth around $500 HKD tops, given it is a touristy place. Good service, but no awards for above-and-beyond friendliness. read more

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Yay! I finally found the worst dining experience ever! Where is that negative star when you needed to hand one out! After checking into our hotel, the Gloucester Hotel (review coming). We were recommended by the front desk staff to a Korean restaurant nearby, as we were walking we saw a collage of pictures with famous people including one of Anthony Bourdain. Given that the man just passed away and the numerous pictures of famous people, we figured it wouldn't be that bad and decided to give it a try. Ambiance - Poor. Staff - Extremely poor. We normally don't mind that staff doesn't speak English but they were extremely rude, sat us down drop off two pots of tea and then walked away. We had to asked for menu. The kids normally like a little rock sugar with their tea, they asked the lady for sugar and she yelled and said "NO SUGAR". Not sure if she knows what we were asking for and we just laughed it off. After the first staff dropped off the dish, I asked for a coke and he walked away in mid sentence. Happened twice with different waiters where they walked away in middle of us talking to them. Food - Extremely Poor. This is based on a few dishes we ordered. 1. Fried Tofu - best thing we had. It was plain tofu and fried. Not great but best thing on the table. 2. Water Spinach (Morning Glory) - they sautéed it with "tofu cheese", inedible. 3. Szechuan Beef - Okay, more soupy and watery but edible. 4. Tea - tasted like sink water with a little hint of tea. 5. Steamed chicken with ginger/scallion - after we finished our meal we never got this dish. We asked a neighboring table if they can help translate to the staff that we never got it and if they can canceled it since we are already done with our meal. We finally had someone came over and we were told that this is super fresh and it takes longer to make (so over an hour for this steamed chicken longer than the fried chicken we ordered). Literally 20 seconds after we complained the dish came and we said let's hope it's fresh. NOPE, it taste like it was sitting around. We actually had a better steamed chicken dish at Tsui Wah (a restaurant chain!.. review to come). 6. Chicken wings - the kids said it was blah and I agree with them. 7. Crispy Noodle Nest with Seafood - fishy smelly and tasting (not in a good way). Warning people to stay away from this rude place, overpriced, and bad food. and yes we were charged for the bad tea as well. read more

Tried the famous spicy crab... So i like the spices, which are tasty, but the crab meat is pretty dry and kinda tasteless. Old bay crabs in Maryland is better and juicier (and more abundant at cheaper prices). read more

We were only in Hong Kong for a couple days on a layover. One of the must eat things on our list was crab. We didn't have a plan on where to go. We checked out the reviews and decided to come here. A note about service, and stuff on the table. There are "rules" and a pattern to the service. As long as your plan is to quickly order, eat, and go the service is great. The stuff on the table may not be free. This a true for other places in Hong Kong. If you don't want tea or peanuts you'll need to tell them. They will take it off the table (otherwise you'll be charged). We got the crab dish everyone comes for and mantis shrimp (we've never tried that before). The mantis shrimp looked a little hardcore, but it was really good. Overall I'd go to this place again. read more

I gave it 2 stars because the crab tasted good. Everything else was a major disappointment. 1. Tourist trap prices with hidden charges. 1 small crab, 1 bowl of plain rice and 1 small side of steamed bok choi was USD$100. 2. Service was terrible and the servers seem irritated everytime they came by. I had actually ordered shrimp fried rice which they forgot. I am glad they did because they would have tacked on another $30 to my bill. 3. Charging for peanuts and hot tea which I never asked for. This is criminal. This practice probably costs them a lot of repeat business. They could care less. 4. I would avoid this place. read more

We ordered 6 dishes but can only eat 1. Adding to insults, the services were horrible. Supposedly, no sugar in the whole restaurant. The whole restaurant was empty at 11.30p yet after 3 flags, only one person would come. One man in restaurant would yelled at a waitress who tried to service us. Would not recommend this restaurant for any travellers from any states. read more

Overated on Trip Advisor. It's hard to find reviews on yelp for HK eats. They are known for their signature crab, large mantis shrimp and they close at 6am. I had a 12 hour layover and made this my first dinner spot at 11pm. The food was picture worthy, however very salty and on the pricey side. I ordered two items and it was $135 USD. The mantis shrimp was $35 USD each , they also charge for tea and peanuts that you did not order on the table. Hidden fees! A place just to try ONCE and for pictures only. read more

Not cheap but quite tasty. I came for the crab but seeing how it was Christmas I opted to get goose as well. The goose was good, a little chewy but I love the tangy sauce it comes with. The crab was very good. It is cooked a lot so don't expect tender crab. But still fun. Covered in fried garlic and peppers. It's a messy dish and a lot of work but tasty. This is the place to go for the best spicy crab I'm told. read more

Went there for my wedding anniversary, it taste great!! But the customer service could be improved.

Spicy crab is delicious and messy! This typhoon shelter style crab is deep fried and then cooked with secret typhoon style sauce and ingredients, including garlic, chilis and corn meal. The serving is large. You'll need a lot of napkins! This isn't a fancy restaurant, the kitchen is a couple of doors down, but it's great! read more

The crab is coated in fried garlic and ginger and so tasty with a hot bowl of rice. But really the secret star of this place is the fried tofu! It's the lightest and silkiest fried tofu I've ever had! Like little fried clouds of tofu!! The rest of the food was okay...the noodles were pretty uninspired with minimal crab. It was also pretty expensive. But I would go again for the tofu!! read more

Exactly what I expected; very tasty and authentic. Prices were a bit high, but it was worth the experience. Don't get the highest spice level unless you can handle fire; second down was still super hot. Had conch, mantis, and crab; all very tasty. read more

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Quite a tourist trap - tasteless extremely salty overpriced seafood. Rude service. PS they place peanuts in front of you, unsolicited, then charge for it __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ read more

Food was great and very busy restaurant. Friendly staff. I would totally come here again in my next visit.

If I could give a no star I would. This place is highly over rated and feels very geriatric when arriving. But thats not why the rating. My family treked over to this location based on all these rave reviews. When we arrived were seated and left with menu as usual. The restaurant was not busy at all and an older gentleman seemed to be the only waiter. A group of three came in after us and all the old man did was bring them different beers and chit chat with them in chinese. Even when he was done he never bothered to make eye contact with us. Just went about his business like we were not even there. Another lady came out bringing food and as she passed by my wife tried to waive her down which she looked at and walked away. At this point we decided to just leave as we knew the price of food was not cheap here so why have a crappy experience as well. Long and short we got up and left and I looked the old man and the face and said no thank you and left. Maybe they thought we couldnt afford the food or we were not the type of customers they were looking for...who knows. I will never waist my time here eve again as they seem a bit racist or snobish in their attitude toward non-chinese asians. read more

I'll admit the food good, but the service is TERRIBLE! I guess they think because the food is good they can act belittling to the customer. Food is basically thrown at you. If you asked for something extra it seems to be a hassle. The other issue is they have all these hidden discounts if you know how to maneuver all the online food apps but for the common customer you get screwed. Will never come back! read more