I always stop here when in the area. Great chowder and crab cakes.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chowder
Todd Benrud
Good, simple, clean food.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Gilbert Munoz
I have been coming here for about 28 years. There was nothing better than coming here with friends or a date and sitting on the bench for some great clam chowder. Now it’s all remodeled us locals can’t afford to sit outside and warm up to a memory. All my kids remember sitting on the bench loving the bread and chowder.Sadly price and chowder are not the same. Why can’t we leave greatness alone.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 5
yvette rufty
Delicious food
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
ekate brooks
Terrific. Wonderful experience for years. Never disappointed. Delicious menu. Atmosphere casual and fun. Lots to look at. Great service. Paid parking kind of a bummer but still worth it every time!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Combination Plate with Rice Pilaf and Coleslaw, Fish
Kim B
First and last time here. Nothing special about any of the food we ordered. Chowder tasted like canned vegetable soup.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 2
Olivia Love Worthy
Fun atmosphere, love seeing the shark hanging from the ceiling that was caught very near the restaurant, and the whole place is interesting and beautiful to look at.I tried the lobster skewer last time but didn't care for the mesquite flavor (plus the melted butter was flavorless, I added salt) so I'm going back to my tried-and-true scallops and bacon on a skewer...I also tried the scallops, shrimp and bacon skewers once (same price as scallops alone with bacon), but the scallops have a lot more flavor than the shrimp and are consistently the best I've ever had.Outstanding flavor and happens to be the least expensive entree.The cheesy potatoes are pretty bland in my opinion, but the scallops will keep me coming back and I'm a happy customer because of them.Oh, and the chefs consistently prepare the calamari appetizer to perfection! Bravo!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Calamari
AFW
Underwhelming experience. The clam chowder was mediocre, and the clams were tough. My king crab was stringy and made me sick/vomit shortly after. Great tourist spot but locals look
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 4
Dian Rohret
Excellent food & service!! Large portions of food.
Finally got a chance to make it out to the reopened Crab Cooker in Newport Beach. This restaurant is a Newport Beach institution. I picked up a large clam chowder, breadsticks and a coke to take back to work. On rainy days I would park by the ocean and eat my chowder while listening to the rain come down, but this day I had some work to jump back onto. This is a place my dad used to take all of us to when we were kids. Now that my wife and I are splitting up and I am moving out of California I am really going to miss The Crab Cooker.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chowder
William Collinson
An amazing part of history that still maintains amazing food!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Morgan Perabo
Great food, fast friendly service and steps from the beach!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
david glenn
Best red clam chowder
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Clam Chowder Soup, Combination Plate with Rice Pilaf and Coleslaw
Iris Wiener
Such a beautiful exceptional Delicious Restaurant. Delicious very fresh seafood, mouth-watering melt in your mouth lobster. Highly recommend, and excellent wines to compliment the
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Clam Chowder Soup, Combination Plate with Rice Pilaf and Coleslaw, Lobster on a Skewer, Fish, Chowder, Mashed Potatoes, Shrimp Cocktail
I always stop here when in the area. Great chowder and crab cakes.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chowder
Good, simple, clean food.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I have been coming here for about 28 years. There was nothing better than coming here with friends or a date and sitting on the bench for some great clam chowder. Now it’s all remodeled us locals can’t afford to sit outside and warm up to a memory. All my kids remember sitting on the bench loving the bread and chowder.Sadly price and chowder are not the same. Why can’t we leave greatness alone.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 5
Delicious food
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Terrific. Wonderful experience for years. Never disappointed. Delicious menu. Atmosphere casual and fun. Lots to look at. Great service. Paid parking kind of a bummer but still worth it every time!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Combination Plate with Rice Pilaf and Coleslaw, Fish
First and last time here. Nothing special about any of the food we ordered. Chowder tasted like canned vegetable soup.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 2
Fun atmosphere, love seeing the shark hanging from the ceiling that was caught very near the restaurant, and the whole place is interesting and beautiful to look at.I tried the lobster skewer last time but didn't care for the mesquite flavor (plus the melted butter was flavorless, I added salt) so I'm going back to my tried-and-true scallops and bacon on a skewer...I also tried the scallops, shrimp and bacon skewers once (same price as scallops alone with bacon), but the scallops have a lot more flavor than the shrimp and are consistently the best I've ever had.Outstanding flavor and happens to be the least expensive entree.The cheesy potatoes are pretty bland in my opinion, but the scallops will keep me coming back and I'm a happy customer because of them.Oh, and the chefs consistently prepare the calamari appetizer to perfection! Bravo!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Calamari
Underwhelming experience. The clam chowder was mediocre, and the clams were tough. My king crab was stringy and made me sick/vomit shortly after. Great tourist spot but locals look
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 4
Excellent food & service!! Large portions of food.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Fish
Good restaurant!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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Finally got a chance to make it out to the reopened Crab Cooker in Newport Beach. This restaurant is a Newport Beach institution. I picked up a large clam chowder, breadsticks and a coke to take back to work. On rainy days I would park by the ocean and eat my chowder while listening to the rain come down, but this day I had some work to jump back onto. This is a place my dad used to take all of us to when we were kids. Now that my wife and I are splitting up and I am moving out of California I am really going to miss The Crab Cooker.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chowder
An amazing part of history that still maintains amazing food!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great food, fast friendly service and steps from the beach!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Best red clam chowder
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Clam Chowder Soup, Combination Plate with Rice Pilaf and Coleslaw
Such a beautiful exceptional Delicious Restaurant. Delicious very fresh seafood, mouth-watering melt in your mouth lobster. Highly recommend, and excellent wines to compliment the
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Clam Chowder Soup, Combination Plate with Rice Pilaf and Coleslaw, Lobster on a Skewer, Fish, Chowder, Mashed Potatoes, Shrimp Cocktail