The Drunken Crab Santa Barbara

Came in on a busy Tuesday night yesterday. Although it was busy the service was really attentive and the food was excellent. Lots of fun to pour the bags on the table and share the food family style. Tyler was our server and was very friendly

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Food was fun, eating food from a bag counts as fun surely? It's a tourist trap, zero frills but that's fine for a one off. Food was ok, shrimp heads-on were good, shrimp heads-off and mostly shell-off were chewy.
Dubious charging scheme employed here (you'll read it in most other reviews) 2% charge for eating in the restaurant (as opposed to a 2% discount for take out?) and an automatic 15% gratuity. Then when the check arrives you are asked for extra gratuity on top of that. Rent must be high here but that kind of thing puts people off tipping and word spreads.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 3

Service: 4

Ate here expecting a decent meal. The food was honestly terrible for the price. Boiling crab is so much better the sauce here just lacks any flavor. On top of that our waitress never offered a refill, she charged us for peeled shrimp when we wanted head on. There’s also an automatic 17% service charge on every check. This just means the establishment clearly doesn’t pay their staff enough. I wouldn’t even have an issue paying it if the service was half decent.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 2

Service: 1

Was told that there were fresh lobster that just arrived ordered it just for them to say they are out of lobster. Settled for the king crab and they over cooked it twice. Was tired of complaining. Service was good but food not so much. Two stars based off the waiter he was awesome.

17% MANDATORY gratuity and service charge no matter the size of the party. And they still want tips after. Not to mention it was already very pricy given the portion that was given.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 1

Service: 3

Came here while vacationing with the Mrs. Ordered a seafood boil with crabs, mussels and shrimp. Food came out hot. I enjoyed a cider while I was there. I don't think that they have any hard liquor.

My server was amazing!!

I enjoyed my boil, although I wish the sauce was a little bit thicker like in used to. However, the flavor and mild spice level was good. My wife ate her share the next day and liked it. She also enjoyed the spice level.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

The last time i went was maybe 4 months ago. An dam that was so good. I forgot what the bag was called but had crab legs sausage i think potatoe an that sauce, DELICIOUS. service was good an the wait was normal. Goin to take my daughter for her burfday tomrow, cant wait to show her wasap.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

I love this location in Santa Barbara. Staff is friendly and the food is so good. King crab with lemon pepper and Cajun mix was my fav

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Pricey, Boiling crab is 10 times better and it's cheaper. Service was good, our waiter was nice. If you like flavorless shrimp and good service this is the place to go

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 2

Service: 4

I’ve been here twice I love that give a lot of the king Crabs. The seafood sauce is amazing.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

The waiters were just a bit slow and sense of urgency was absent. But the food is amazing. That's the only reason the 5 stars is there.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 3

Food is delicious, service is a bit slow. Definitely best seafood boil in Santa Barbara!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 3

Food and service were great. So much fun!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Came here with my sisters, we left feeling full and satisfied. Definitely worth a try if you’re in the area. They gave me free cajun fries since it was my first time here!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Good spot for a drop in meal with friends and family. The atmosphere reminds me of a Florida beach front stop with wooden booths and wax paper drops for your in bag boils. Staff was attentive and enthusiastic. Don’t expect high end seafood, if that’s your thing. Green mussels came pre split and slightly over cooked. Oysters had no brine and were washed heavily. Come to enjoy the atmosphere, beer on tap, and eat all the crab you want. Good spot overall but for me it doesn’t hit a 4 or 5…. yet.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 4