Crab Pub - Oceanside

Delicious. We got shrimp, scallops, corn, potatoes and sausage. We got the medium heat old bay seasoning. It was a spicy medium (which I loved) but if you are concerned they have a half medium.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Shrimp

We waited an hour for our food, only to receive small portions for a $100 meal meant for two. The sausage was extremely thin, and the overall portion size was disappointing. The food, though decent in taste, was overcooked. It also took 25 minutes just to place our order. Overall, the experience did not meet our expectations.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 3

Service: 1

Recommended dishes: Crab Legs Sausage

Decent food, fried items were dry. Nothing cajun about this food at all just because it's seafood with spice.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 2

Service: 5

Our local fam wanted to try this place. It was a late Sunday lunch, early dinner before leaving Oceanside. Our server was very great and she gave good recommendations. Had 2 pounds of the shrimp n 1 pound of mussels. Didn't seem like a pound of mussels though and shrimp were almost jumbo size. Corn on the cob pieces were 1/4 size, 4 bites it was done. Other similar places give slightly bigger cobs. Delicious 😋 clam chowder, was nice with good size garlic toast, I'm a fan of it Definitely a must to eat. Fries n chicken wings 4/5 stars. They had a small bar enjoyable for 1 person visitor, but I wasn't able to pass by it.
1st impression very clean, well kept. Plenty of televisions to watch the afternoon NFL games. This place has available rooms for very large parties or gatherings.
Large parking lot shared with grocery chain and Fitness gym.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Garlic Toast

Was a good crab bag with pork sausage, potatoes and corn. I got the Cajun seasoning and was supposed to be medium but it was hot. I like spicy but I wanted to taste the crab but my lips were burning. This did not take away from the good taste of the food. It was very light on business and the staff was on point with everything. Good place to try.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Snow Crab

Awesome spot

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Nice place to eat snow crab legs.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Snow Crab

It honestly saddens me that I have to give this place a horrible review. However, I believe it’s for the best so no one else gets duped out of their money. I have been going here for about 2-3 years now and the food has always tasted amazing. I get the biggest combo and substitute the clams for more muscles. I have noticed over the past 8 months this place has been slowly putting less and less seafood in their orders. At first I thought I was just imaging it but sadly it is true. I went this recent Friday 12/13/2024 at around 8:30pm and ordered my usual combo. My waitress brought out my food and my gf and I looked at the bag and just looked back at each other in shock. There was literally barely anything in there. I’m not exaggerating when I say we got 5 shrimp, 5 crawfish, and maybe 7-8 muscles, and a king crab legs with the snow crab clusters. It was so little food for 100$ that we were about to just get up and leave we were amazed how little they put in this time around. It’s gotten to the point where it’s stealing money from the customers. We ended up ordering another pound but our waitress never brought it to us and all the people who were working that night were hovering over on table cleaning absolutely nothing just talking about going out that night. You know I get it being at work isn’t the best but handle the customers first. They were ignoring everyone who was there. Out of the 4 people we saw messing around talking about going out there was one guy I see every time working his butt off and I felt so bad for him. When we wanted out check a different waitress came up and just put the device infront of us to pay. Didn’t say thank you not even a single word just the device in our face. It was so weird and uncomfortable. This place is going down hill. The sad thing is we purchased from the la mesa location to see the portions for comparison and it is so bad at this Oceanside location that La mesa location doesn’t give you 2 times more it’s literally more than 4 times more seafood. It’s heartbreaking because the food is so good but the establishment is so cheap it shortens its customers food and the customer service is down right awful. It’s sad to say but after coming here 2 times a month for 2-3 years I believe we will no longer be giving our money to this place. We felt robbed and mistreated. I highly recommend if you want to get your moneys worth to go to the La mesa location on college. Yes it is farther but you will not get your money stolen and get a lot more seafood for your money.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 1

My first seafood boil in Cali. and I recommend this place 👌🏼. The Crab was good 👍🏼 easy crack and pull... had the Pub style sauce that boy got a Lil kick to it even tho the spice lvl was mild still good. Everything came out great. The only takeaway was the sausage was only 4 little slices even though it just says "4" maybe better clarification. But still good experience. The price is pretty steep, so it is only an every so often kind of place unless your wallet can afford lol. Enjoy 🤙🏽

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Clam, Calamari and Fries, Snow Crab, Cajun Fries, Garlic Toast, Fried Shrimp Basket

Delicious seafood! Had the combo with king crab, snow crab, mussels, clams, corn, potato, sausages, and added scallops and raw oysters. Crab legs were so meaty and fresh just can’t get enough. Shelled seafood in the combo were pretty big and fresh but it got cold when i finally got to it, should have started with those first.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Fresh

Never had overly thin slices of sausage in a seafood boil! Furthermore, never heard garlic bread being sold by the slice! This place charges you almost $80 bucks for a seafood boil and even the corn is super mini! Like they are all about cost cutting at your expense! Joe’s Crab shack is way better in my opinion! The shrimp pasta was the only thing I enjoyed!

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 3

It’s wild to me that this place is not packed 24/7. It’s unrivaled when it comes to seafood in north county. Our family loves coming here and the staff is always amazing. If you’re thinking about coming here I can assure you you won’t be disappointed.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Hush Puppies, Fried Catfish Basket

Best corn nuggets this side of the Mississippi!

Celebrate every event here!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

The seafood is of very high quality and the sauce is to die for. As soon as you walk in, you can smell the awesome sauce. Super fiendly staff and a fun environment ! They play great music, too. My third time here and will come back with more friends.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5