Have been here before and will definitely be back .
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Seafood Boil
Andrew Rodney
It’s a weird experience, but it’s fabulous seafood.We’ve never been to Crackin Crab, and we didn’t do any research, so we didn’t know what to expect, except maybe good crab. Cut to the chase: our crab, shrimp, and scallops were excellent. The experience and process were a bit strange, but we fell in love with it all afterward. So first, the menu isn’t obvious; yes, you can order several products like crab, crab legs, mussels, and more by the pound, and you pick one of two sauces. The combinations were less clear until we saw you have three options (cast, drift, or gill), which you get a set number of three or four seafood options. We tried #1 (“cast”), which was 1lb of snow crab, 1 lb of headless shrimp, and 1/2 lb of scallops in one sauce. We decided to go with the Lemon Pepper sauce, which was outstanding. Now, you sit down at a table covered in plastic. You get a plastic bib to wear (and yes, don’t feel silly, put it on; you’ll need it!), and the food comes in a clear plastic bag with a ‘garbage can’ in plastic for all the shells and mess you’ll make. It’s weird, it’s odd, you don’t get any dinnerware, and you eat with your hands out of this bag. But the food was terrific! And it’s messy but fun activity food. For just under $60, two and a half pounds of great seafood, one little red potato, and two pieces of corn is a screaming deal. My wife and I were stuffed to the gills (no pun intended here). The sauce worked well with both the fish and the corn. We were concerned the Crackin Sauce might overpower the seafood. The lemon sauce was perfect, but we may ask for a taste of the other sauce next time. You are also supposed to get a sausage, but my wife requested some coleslaw instead, and our server was very accommodating. You are supplied two tools to crack open the shells; there’s one plastic device (shell slicer) I’ve never used before that did an excellent job of slicing through those crab legs. But what a bloody mess; a bowl to eat out of would have helped, but once you get into the eating action and understand everything is protected in (ugh, guilt trip) plastic, you can enjoy the meal. Our server, Cathy, was excellent; the food came out quickly, and yes, I would go back. The good news for us is there is a location in Santa Fe. I didn’t take any pictures, which I usually do with all reviews; there isn’t anything you want to view; it is not visually appetizing, but taste-wise, it was delicious. I think this would be an ideal takeout restaurant. You could ask for a few pounds of what you want in different sauces, take your bag home, use actual dinnerware, and make some nice bread to soak up the sauce, but dining in works, too.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Corn on the Cob, Snow Crab, Sauce
Andrew R.
It's a weird experience, but it's fabulous seafood. We've never been to Crackin Crab, and we didn't do any research, so we didn't know what to expect, except maybe good crab. Cut to the chase: our crab, shrimp, and scallops were excellent. The experience and process were a bit strange, but we fell in love with it all afterward. So first, the menu isn't obvious; yes, you can order several products like crab, crab legs, mussels, and more by the pound, and you pick one of two sauces. The combinations were less clear until we saw you have three options (cast, drift, or gill), which you get a set number of three or four seafood options. We tried #1 ("cast"), which was 1lb of snow crab, 1 lb of headless shrimp, and 1/2 lb of scallops in one sauce. We decided to go with the Lemon Pepper sauce, which was outstanding. Now, you sit down at a table covered in plastic. You get a plastic bib to wear (and yes, don't feel silly, put it on; you'll need it!), and the food comes in a clear plastic bag with a 'garbage can' in plastic for all the shells and mess you'll make. It's weird, it's odd, you don't get any dinnerware, and you eat with your hands out of this bag. But the food was terrific! And it's messy but fun activity food. For just under $60, two and a half pounds of great seafood, one little red potato, and two pieces of corn is a screaming deal. My wife and I were stuffed to the gills (no pun intended here). The sauce worked well with both the fish and the corn. We were concerned the Crackin Sauce might overpower the seafood. The lemon sauce was perfect, but we may ask for a taste of the other sauce next time. You are also supposed to get a sausage, but my wife requested some coleslaw instead, and our server was very accommodating. You are supplied two tools to crack open the shells; there's one plastic device (shell slicer) I've never used before that did an excellent job of slicing through those crab legs. But what a bloody mess; a bowl to eat out of would have helped, but once you get into the eating action and understand everything is protected in (ugh, guilt trip) plastic, you can enjoy the meal. Our server, Cathy, was excellent; the food came out quickly, and yes, I would go back. The good news for us is there is a location in Santa Fe. I didn't take any pictures, which I usually do with all reviews; there isn't anything you want to view; it is not visually appetizing, but taste-wise, it was delicious. I think this would be an ideal takeout restaurant. You could ask for a few pounds of what you want in different sauces, take your bag home, use actual dinnerware, and make some nice bread to soak up the sauce, but dining in works, too.
Jason C
Got cast combo and added an extra potato, corn, and sausage. Just got water no appetizers, $70 with taxes included (plus tip). Not bad. Really good. Had an Asian lady as waiter; super nice!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Hector Vazquez
Very good!
Holly Joe
Great service! Great food! Will definitely come again. One critique would be to deep clean the restrooms. Other than that, it was a great dinner for our first time there.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Snow Crab
Jennifer
Found hair in the snow crabs!!! The Manager said sorry I will work on this and REMIND our Cooks to wear their hair nets!! What! You mean your cooks weren't wearing them!! Ugh!! Felt so disgusted and sick!! 9
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 1
Melissa Martinez
First time at this seafood boil and I hated it. Would never be back. My kids loved it but It was to messy, to salty and to much work for what you get. PAID $220 and I was still hungry. Not worth the price. I would rather make it at home.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Seafood Boil
Chelsey W.
Poor service. The hostess didn't want to serve me and said it was a 35 minutes wait. Then proceeded to tell other behind me 25 minutes or leas of a wait. Never coming again. Was visiting for the week. Avoid.
Kevin McDonald
Great Food Excellent Service! Took my son here for his birthday
Place is great. Enjoyed that food a little too much. Waitress was patient with explaining how it all works. Thank you. If anything, the atmosphere wasn’t very clean. Too loud for my taste. The food and service carries real well.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Cory Hicks
Love the cracklin sauce. Consistently
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 4
Raymond Zamora
A little expensive but good food
Miguel Acosta
Just went I ordered one pound of scallops I opened the bag and there only one scallop in there. It’s ok I recorded because cracking crab has done this before I’m just going to my refund tomorrow ???
Have been here before and will definitely be back .
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Seafood Boil
It’s a weird experience, but it’s fabulous seafood.We’ve never been to Crackin Crab, and we didn’t do any research, so we didn’t know what to expect, except maybe good crab. Cut to the chase: our crab, shrimp, and scallops were excellent. The experience and process were a bit strange, but we fell in love with it all afterward. So first, the menu isn’t obvious; yes, you can order several products like crab, crab legs, mussels, and more by the pound, and you pick one of two sauces. The combinations were less clear until we saw you have three options (cast, drift, or gill), which you get a set number of three or four seafood options. We tried #1 (“cast”), which was 1lb of snow crab, 1 lb of headless shrimp, and 1/2 lb of scallops in one sauce. We decided to go with the Lemon Pepper sauce, which was outstanding. Now, you sit down at a table covered in plastic. You get a plastic bib to wear (and yes, don’t feel silly, put it on; you’ll need it!), and the food comes in a clear plastic bag with a ‘garbage can’ in plastic for all the shells and mess you’ll make. It’s weird, it’s odd, you don’t get any dinnerware, and you eat with your hands out of this bag. But the food was terrific! And it’s messy but fun activity food. For just under $60, two and a half pounds of great seafood, one little red potato, and two pieces of corn is a screaming deal. My wife and I were stuffed to the gills (no pun intended here). The sauce worked well with both the fish and the corn. We were concerned the Crackin Sauce might overpower the seafood. The lemon sauce was perfect, but we may ask for a taste of the other sauce next time. You are also supposed to get a sausage, but my wife requested some coleslaw instead, and our server was very accommodating. You are supplied two tools to crack open the shells; there’s one plastic device (shell slicer) I’ve never used before that did an excellent job of slicing through those crab legs. But what a bloody mess; a bowl to eat out of would have helped, but once you get into the eating action and understand everything is protected in (ugh, guilt trip) plastic, you can enjoy the meal. Our server, Cathy, was excellent; the food came out quickly, and yes, I would go back. The good news for us is there is a location in Santa Fe. I didn’t take any pictures, which I usually do with all reviews; there isn’t anything you want to view; it is not visually appetizing, but taste-wise, it was delicious. I think this would be an ideal takeout restaurant. You could ask for a few pounds of what you want in different sauces, take your bag home, use actual dinnerware, and make some nice bread to soak up the sauce, but dining in works, too.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Corn on the Cob, Snow Crab, Sauce
It's a weird experience, but it's fabulous seafood. We've never been to Crackin Crab, and we didn't do any research, so we didn't know what to expect, except maybe good crab. Cut to the chase: our crab, shrimp, and scallops were excellent. The experience and process were a bit strange, but we fell in love with it all afterward. So first, the menu isn't obvious; yes, you can order several products like crab, crab legs, mussels, and more by the pound, and you pick one of two sauces. The combinations were less clear until we saw you have three options (cast, drift, or gill), which you get a set number of three or four seafood options. We tried #1 ("cast"), which was 1lb of snow crab, 1 lb of headless shrimp, and 1/2 lb of scallops in one sauce. We decided to go with the Lemon Pepper sauce, which was outstanding. Now, you sit down at a table covered in plastic. You get a plastic bib to wear (and yes, don't feel silly, put it on; you'll need it!), and the food comes in a clear plastic bag with a 'garbage can' in plastic for all the shells and mess you'll make. It's weird, it's odd, you don't get any dinnerware, and you eat with your hands out of this bag. But the food was terrific! And it's messy but fun activity food. For just under $60, two and a half pounds of great seafood, one little red potato, and two pieces of corn is a screaming deal. My wife and I were stuffed to the gills (no pun intended here). The sauce worked well with both the fish and the corn. We were concerned the Crackin Sauce might overpower the seafood. The lemon sauce was perfect, but we may ask for a taste of the other sauce next time. You are also supposed to get a sausage, but my wife requested some coleslaw instead, and our server was very accommodating. You are supplied two tools to crack open the shells; there's one plastic device (shell slicer) I've never used before that did an excellent job of slicing through those crab legs. But what a bloody mess; a bowl to eat out of would have helped, but once you get into the eating action and understand everything is protected in (ugh, guilt trip) plastic, you can enjoy the meal. Our server, Cathy, was excellent; the food came out quickly, and yes, I would go back. The good news for us is there is a location in Santa Fe. I didn't take any pictures, which I usually do with all reviews; there isn't anything you want to view; it is not visually appetizing, but taste-wise, it was delicious. I think this would be an ideal takeout restaurant. You could ask for a few pounds of what you want in different sauces, take your bag home, use actual dinnerware, and make some nice bread to soak up the sauce, but dining in works, too.
Got cast combo and added an extra potato, corn, and sausage. Just got water no appetizers, $70 with taxes included (plus tip). Not bad. Really good. Had an Asian lady as waiter; super nice!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Very good!
Great service! Great food! Will definitely come again. One critique would be to deep clean the restrooms. Other than that, it was a great dinner for our first time there.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Snow Crab
Found hair in the snow crabs!!! The Manager said sorry I will work on this and REMIND our Cooks to wear their hair nets!! What! You mean your cooks weren't wearing them!! Ugh!! Felt so disgusted and sick!! 9
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 1
First time at this seafood boil and I hated it. Would never be back. My kids loved it but It was to messy, to salty and to much work for what you get. PAID $220 and I was still hungry. Not worth the price. I would rather make it at home.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Seafood Boil
Poor service. The hostess didn't want to serve me and said it was a 35 minutes wait. Then proceeded to tell other behind me 25 minutes or leas of a wait. Never coming again. Was visiting for the week. Avoid.
Great Food Excellent Service! Took my son here for his birthday
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
Place is great. Enjoyed that food a little too much. Waitress was patient with explaining how it all works. Thank you. If anything, the atmosphere wasn’t very clean. Too loud for my taste. The food and service carries real well.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Love the cracklin sauce. Consistently
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 4
A little expensive but good food
Just went I ordered one pound of scallops I opened the bag and there only one scallop in there. It’s ok I recorded because cracking crab has done this before I’m just going to my refund tomorrow ???
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1