The Boiling Crab

96 Winthrop St, Cambridge
(617) 300-0299

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J K

This was our first time here , ( we have been to other places like this ) but I have to say this location in Cambridge mass , not only was it super clean , the staff was amazing but to top it off Raul the General Manager was so kind , welcoming and we chatted for a while ! My Husband and I are both managers at restaurants so we have pretty high standards over all and this place was amazing ! We will be back soon! We don’t get many days off together so this truly made our night !
Thank you !!!!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Snow Crab Legs

Jess Sanders

One of our first times at a crab boil. Food was amazing! Went here for a friend’s birthday dinner. Val was our server and she was spectacular!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Eduardo S

FOOD WORTH DYING FOR!!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Clams, Sausage, King Crab Legs

Bejoy Sikder

I loved the seadfood experience here!! The food was good, the ambient was awesome!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

chanda ellis

Solid seafood boil spot. Crabber fries with lemon pepper is a MUST. The fresh chopped garlic in the sauce was such a bonus, most places use the jarred. Their XXX level spicy sauce is no joke, go medium and enjoy(this is coming from a Khmer girl where spice is my life)

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Seafood Boil Shrimp and Mussels, Lemon Pepper Fries, Crabber Fries

Zhizhong Pu

tl;dr: good food, high price, unapologetic waitress (so I recommend against dining in)

went there twice; first time was good; food is great although price was high (so not sure if it's worth it); was interested in the dungeness crab but didn't order it because it'd take 30 min, i was told.

on the 2nd time, I was hoping to get the dungeness crab, so I called to see if they could start cooking the crab 30min before i arrive; to my surprise, they said yes and we agreed on a time of service (in exactly 25 min); then i got there on time and no crab showed up until after 30min waiting in-house; i asked the waitress if they took my order on the phone and she said "yes BUT WE WERE BUSY"; overall the experience felt quite bad. while i don't mind being lied to, it stunned me to see how the waitress could be so unapologetic when they could not deliver something that they promised (at the expense of my waiting for 30min).

(while I already don't expect much from waitresses in the US, this experience is the worst dining experience ever)

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 1

Mohamed Benmessaoud

Great seafood spot. We tried the shrimps with cajun sauce and it was excellent. Service was also very good and waitresses were attentive and kind.

I highly recommend it if you're visiting Boston.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Shrimp and Corn on the Cob

Matteo Marengo

A nice restaurant if you want to experience the American atmosphere of New Orleans where seafood is in the spotlight! Great service ;)

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Teresa Lopes

First time there I wasn’t impressed, will not go back lobster over cook, mussels had a salty taste. Very little food in the bag

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 3

Corinne Jean-Gilles

I went with my best friend for a girls night. Upon arrival, our host was really sweet. He offered us a table upstairs and seated us right away. Our waitress Mariana was kind, attentive, and gave us everything we needed for our meal. The wait staff was very polite multiple waitresses who were not serving our table stopped by to see if we needed anything. We got the hibiscus drink, half a dozen oysters, and we each got a seafood boil bag with snow crab, mussels, potatoes, corn, and sausage. It was the best seafood boil I’ve ever had!! we got the whole Shabang sauce and it did not disappoint. We will definitely be back ;)

Dietary restrictions: has plenty options if someone in your party has a seafood allergy

Parking: the location is a lot bigger than we thought, there’s three floors and plenty room if you want some alone time

Kid-friendliness: family friendly!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Anthony Lam

This place is soo good reccomend !!

Jahir

The service was amazing. The staff were really friendly friendly, specifically Val. She was attentive and charismatic. I would 10/10 recommended!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Divangel Guerrero

Our server, Val, was great! Very friendly and welcoming! Food was good too!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Ajani Barrow

Great food and Val was a great server!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Nat Ost

Great experience overall 😋

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Snow Crab Legs

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