The Crabman

341 Franklin St, Buffalo
(716) 322-6001

Recent Reviews

Leola Curry

I am sad to hear that The Crabman is closed, i pray that they reopen this was the first one me and my Husband went to Two Years ago.

Food: 5

Service: 5

charles hegarty

usually a great place to eat. service is always garbage but the food is good. Today i went to pick up my food and the restaurant was completely dark with a notice on the door. illegally serving alc. :{ hope they can open up again.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 1

Recommended dishes: Seafood Boil

Rebekah Gmeinder

Best seafood we've had in the area. My husband and I were hesitant since the place was practically empty. Do not let this place fool you. The food packs a punch. I got the hibachi shrimp and the shrimp was sooo good!!! It was cooked in a flavorful garlic sauce. The veggies and the rice were both perfection!!! A spring roll came on the side and my only regret was not getting a side order of more. They were some of the best spring rolls I've had!! My husband got the lobster tail in a garlic butter sauce and it came with a small corn on the cob and potatoes. The corn was the most tender I've ever had and the garlic butter was just to die for. The lobster was just so perfectly tender. The prices were right on the mark for being seafood and good seafood at that! Everything tasted really fresh. Needless to say we've been talking about it all night and we're planning for when we come back! LolParking: Right across the street from paid parking.Wheelchair accessibility: It is all one level to get in. There are two dining rooms that have a step down but there is also an area by the bar with a few tables. I could say call ahead and make sure that will accommodate your group if you have more than 2-4 people dining.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Corn, Lobster Tails 2, Garlic Butter, Lobster, Potatoes

Dennis Daniel

Not much they can do about it but the downtown restaurant on the weekend was empty. The flavor was the best boil we have had locally. App menu needs calamari.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Seafood Boil, Crab Legs

Keith Bennett

Perfect first time customerNext time I'm dining in/

Food: 5

Recommended dishes: Seafood Boil, Sausage, Crab Legs

David P.

The worst meal I have ever had. The chicken was tough, the scallops fishy tasting, so probably not fresh. They did replace them immediately with shrimp. The atmosphere dingy, the rugs old and worn. The service was good and very polite. But overall a negative experience and I would never go back. I am guessing there four star review was pre covid. Horrible experience. One star for the service. Not good.

Rebecca Kingshott

Best seafood boil I ever had. Service was very efficient and food was very fresh and tasty - fabulous meal! Will definitely be back!

Celina Kingshott

Wow! Amazing meal and amazing service! The boil was the best I’ve ever had (and I’ve been to many!) super fresh shrimp and lobster! Highly recommend

Rick J.

My Wife found this place by doing an online search. Customer service was pretty good but the food was not good. My Wife ordered a crab cake basket and I ordered a shrimp basket. Neither one of us finished our baskets because it was very bland, had no flavor and was over cooked. Maybe their specialty is seafood boils opposed to fried seafood. Needless to say, we were definitely disappointed with the food. Oh well, on to the next one.

Devin Poorman

Such a cute quite little place! It’s also absolutely delicious!! The spicy Cajun Snow crab legs were amazing along with the garlic butter snow crab legs and clams! Definitely worth the money!

alex m

The food was okay . My crab leg was kind of fishy and they charged my card 2x and then told me sorry I have to wait 3-5 to get my money back . I won’t be coming back here King crab food and pricing is way better

Kristin C.

If I could give it 0 stars I would. Food was dreadful, didn't even smell good, came out cold. Shrimp tasted fishy, fried rice wasn't real fried rice and you are up-charged for it. Nothing was fresh. Restaurant was completely empty should have taken that as a sign to walk right back out the door.

Lindsay Bonus

thought I'd give somebody else a try ...If I could give a zero I would the seafood boil was so tiny the crab legs look like a shrimp so I gave it to my sixteen-year-old son and I ordered from my usual spot ALOHA CRAB don't waste your time or money here on a seafood boil at least....

Mario W.

Crab legs and shrimp were very fresh and cooked perfectly. Not really sure if we truly got 2lbs of crab legs. Seems like other crab spots give you a bit more for your buck. There was only 1 server and she was a bit frantic as she was also the host and possibly the cook too, but she was very sweet and efficient. There was no paper on the tables which made a mess from the butter and sauces. Food was great but the scene needs some work.

Esh W.

One of my friends said this place was really good so she suggested we go there. It's right downtown so parking van be tricky. It can also be a bit hard to find so if you know where Tudor is, it's right next door. Down the street from Vice on Franklin. It is an Asian restaurant so their menu actually expands from seafood broils and offers hibachi items as well. My friend got the hibachi chicken. It definitely isn't done hibachi style but she said it was good overall. My other friend and I got the crablegs and shrimp. I never realized how much 1 pound a shrimp was. You get a lot of big juicy shrimp which is great. It is peal and eat shrimp so the flavor you choose gets soaked into the shell allowing a good flavor. They alao ask you what spice level you would like which is nice. For the 1 pound of crab you get 2 clusters. Which ends up being an extra $10 for the cluster when you compare the price to the cluster and shrimp combo. It also comes with 2 mini corn and 2 red potatoes. I think it was a good amount of food considering the price we each paid. Our waiter was very nice and there's a good amount of room for seating. I would come back here again when I'm in the mood for a seafood broil. Oh and when you check in through yelp you get a free desert. It was cheesecake and surprisingly very good.

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