Cravin' Crab Haus

1201 University Ave STE 117, Riverside
(951) 742-5859

Recent Reviews

tim deegan

Great service, good food. Fresh churros at the end was a nice finish.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Potatoes, Seafood, Churros

JD Moore

Service was quick, friendly and efficient. The $5 house drinks are pretty good, two and you should be feeling good. The food was good and worth recommending to anybody in the mood for a crab boil or something to that

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Tayvia Espino

The service was great, food is great, I did not like that they have packages which leave out some of the most important things like the sausage or that you have to add a bunch of things individually with the prices already very steep.Flavor is great and service was fastParking: You have to pay but the do validate so don’t forget your ticket

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Garlic Bread, Snow Crab, Potatoes, Seafood, Cajun Shrimp, Cajun Fries, Seafood Boil

Jonathan tonthat

Let’s start with the food. 2 stars. They offer a luxury deal for $89, that comes with a side. But it doesn’t come with everything that the all in deal comes with that’s only $10 cheaper.We opted for the luxury since it comes with a side of your choice and dessert plus 2 drinks an additional $4 if you want alcoholic bev. It comes with crab legs shrimp, corn, 1 potato, we opted for mussels as our second choice with the shrimp.The mussels look more like clams. They were extremely tiny. The shrimp was okay sized but they only gave about 10 shrimps. If you want sausage it’s an extra $9. We had to have the sausage since the luxury didn’t come with it. The sausage came out completely over cooked and almost soggy like. No snap to the sausage what so ever. The Cajun fries were crispy and fluffy on the inside but had little to no Cajun seasoning.Seated immediately so no wait time on a Friday night seating rating AFood can be better or improved. Seasoning was flavorful for the Cajun meal. Rating CService was okay, they were attentive but forgot my drink and when I asked for my drink they said oh you want another one?? No you forgot my original drink. So service gets a C+Overall I paid $136 with tip for 2 people for food that I thought was lack luster. Over priced for the quality of food they provide in my opinion. There are better options for less.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 2

Service: 3

Juan Sandoval

Yesterday, I was looking for a quick option to have a snack and a place to connect through WiFi to have a short meeting through Zoom. The first place I found was this restaurant. I asked the host if the have free WiFi and he told me: "We don't have, but the university offers free WiFi." When I mentioned that I wasn't a student, he told me: "it doesn't matter". I decided to come in everything was nice until I was about to finish my food (shrimp, potatoes and corn). An insect was in the pan they served. I was not sure if it was a little cockroach because it was very tiny. I called the waiter, and he said: "let me see! It is not a cockroach, it is a gnat"First, he never apologized but just explained why that could happen. He put the pan back on the table without the insect.Second, he asked me: "you are going to do Apple Pay, right?". I was surprised that he would charge me even though that disgusting thing happened to be in my food. He was keeping the same rhetoric trying to explain the reasons of gnats in the restaurant.Third, when I asked, "You are still going to charge me despite this?" He said: "yes because you ate your food". I said, "yes, but I found out after".He gave an attitude, and I stopped arguing because I was in a rush to go back home to prepare for an event.He only provided a discount, that I considered not enough as the person in charge of this restaurant was unapologetic or saying at least: "I am sorry" not even once, which would have more meaningful. Pictures show the pan and the bill as proof that I was there. I will not come back to a crab house for a long time.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Becca Strange

We came in to have a Galentines dinner with our friends and split one of the combo meals. It was plenty of food with an appetizer, main course, dessert, and two drinks included which included cocktails as a selection. The service was great everyone was very personable. The only issue was the churro dessert had a freezer burn taste but the seafood was so fresh and delicious we didn't care. We went for the seafood which was top notch. Garlic bread was soft and tasty. Cajun fries were crispy and seasond perfectly. Definitely coming back to this spot. Enjoy ?Parking: Parking validation is offered up to 90mins

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Seafood, Mild, Shrimp Snow Crab Legs

Mari

The sauce was ok but very salty. I had placed an online order and payed extra for head on shrimp however that’s not what I received. I bought the special half pound of different types of seafood felt like for the price there was not enough seafood! For the price you get ripped off! But plenty of sausage, the lobster and shrimp were overcooked as well. Wouldn’t go again, me wanting to receive what I payed for isn’t high standards!

Davonne 3ptshooter

Riverside LocationAmazing Customer ServiceBut Horrible Experience once the meal Arrived The Sha Bang Crab Sauce was Over Salted , the Warm Butter Over Salted Entire Meal packed with so much salt in the seasoning that It was impossible to Enjoy The Crab was Overcooked and the texture was Horrible the Meal Ruined My Valentines Dinner Date The manager Offered a Free Cheesecake However we Declined I did not want to stay a minute Longer in the place

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 1

Service: 5

Patrick Punkrock

My mom and I were trying to get Chinese food on Christmas, but both restaurants were closed! We stumbled upon this place trying for somewhere to go and my goodness we were both glad we did. Excellent cocktails, spicy shrimp and sausage, and amazing Cajun fries. We will be coming back again!Wheelchair accessibility: Very easy handicap parking close by.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Potatoes, Seafood

MsDolly

Food was okay… service was great….Parking: If you never have been before you are very confused on where to park…

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 5

乔思甜

This restaurant is very delicious. You must try it. It’s in the ext plaza. Chinese people don’t lie to Chinese people! !

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Keysha R.

If this place was the last place on this earth and I had to eat here to survive I would just die. Me and my mother and my sister have come to this place for years even when it first opened and they couldn't get a license for beer, wine etc we supported.them. well it definitely went unnoticed it appears as if they had a new cooks ordered some chicken and the chicken wasn't fully cooked the manager had the waitress come to our table in front of everyone count the chicken we ate and charges for it.Wow what an embarrassment for me and my family after all we did for this restaurant as far as supporting them telling friends ,churches ,families and they treated us like s*** and charges for the three pieces of chicken we ate at $3.85 and there food has gotten worst with the new cook!!!! go by Tyler mall by the McDonald's the seafood place there is the best fresh and always treats you will respect.

Regine H.

This place was great! The food, the service, and the ambience were amazing and our server Brian made it even better.I ordered the crawfish boil with Cajun garlic butter and it tasted so good with the Texas toast. They also had $5 cocktails for happy hour and those were ALSO very good. Good recommendation for the area!

Marlene G.

Absolutely loved this place! A little pricey BUT it was worth it. Their sauce has a creamy consistency instead of the oily sauce which was a game changer! & with a burst of so much FLAVOR! definitely our new spot! Sorry boiling crab & pirates kitchen & star crab lol

Savannah Vera

First visit here today, When i came in the manager was doing it all- serving & bussing whilst providing exceptional service. The food was amazing, i ordered a great variety. We ordered wings, a boil, and the pasta and we weren’t disappointed with anything. The fries were seasoned amazing and yall $5 cocktails during happy hour …will definitely be back!! Also shoutout to the manager on duty today he was amazing

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Cajun Fries Basket, Seafood, Cajun Fries

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