Recommended dishes: Dungeness Crab Legs, Mac and Cheese, Wings, Crab Cakes, Snow Crab Legs, Fries, Crab Fries
Davlet Hud
Delicious
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Durrell Cain
The best in the
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Dungeness Crab Legs, Mac and Cheese, Wings, Potatoes, Fries, Crab Fries
Tom M
Great food for
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
braheim rush
Food ??been here quite ah few times and it was awesome
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Crab Fries
Khalil Hightower
The food is the best in Philadelphia
Gera Robinson
So I found out about this place through Uber eats. I had the crab stuffed salmon the first time. It was good. However, I’ve had it a few different times and it has been different each time. Definitely the portion sizes. Sometime it’s a nice size and other times it’s very small. The Mac and cheese is hit or miss as well. Calling in your order is easy. Pickup is easy. Good prices. It’s all takeout. The overall flavor of the food is good. But they lack consistency. I’ve ordered the salmon fried rice multiple times the portion size and flavor was different. As seen in pics this time the salmon was 2 oz. At best the salmon should be 4 oz and it’s way too much rice. I work in the industry so I understand the business. So I get it but sometimes the portion sizes are way off. The calamari was a small portion but more importantly the calamari had two different batters and no real flavor and overcooked. Not edible. Very chewy. The fried shrimp was excellent. Not 16-20 jumbo. But I would order again. Great flavor. When I first ordered the crab balls it was real crab in there. Then I ordered again it was imitation crab and taste like the frozen kind with too much breading. I think they should minimize their menu and focus on what they do best! So if they can work on their recipes, portion sizes and consistency they will be a great take out spot.
Food: 4
Recommended dishes: Fried Shrimp, Salmon Platter
Elizabeth
1st pic is fried scallops, taste as if they were sitting in the batter all day. Same with the last pic which is calamari.2nd pic is sautéed shrimp. I enjoyed them the most. They were not over cooked and the sauce was good.3rd pic is crab fries. I have mixed feelings about them. They may have had the potential to be better if they were hot.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 2
Recommended dishes: Steamed Shrimp 1 2 lb
Taliah Sykes
I got a fish platter, good portion sizes, excellent flavor. It's a takeout space so no good score for atmosphere, but I just come there to get my food and go, so not really necessary. Nearby street parking to grab and go. Would recommend.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Fries
Lady X.
1st time ordering from Soul by the Sea through Doordash. I order the Turkey Wing Platter with Mac & Cheese with Collard Greens. Honestly I was disappointed !!!! It seem so hard to find a good soul food restaurant in the West Philly area, I was hoping Soul By The Sea would meet my expectations. Turkey Wings, were well seasoned but a bit tough and dry. They appeared to be baked, then deep fried for a few minutes to give the skin a crunchy/well done exterior. I get it but it was a absolute fail !!! Barely 2 stars !! Collard Greens just didn't taste good to me. The pieces are way too big, they need to cut the greens much smaller, or someone will choke. They had a light burnt/vinegar undertone taste. Not even 1 star !! Mac & Cheese was decent. It wasn't great but not bad, nevertheless it was the best part of the platter. 2 1/2 stars !!! Soul By The Sea, wasn't for me... 2 Star review !!!
I asked for collard greens they sent green beans, the turkey wings were over cooked and very dry, the mac and cheese was days old my dog didn’t want it he left this
Everett B.
Craving soul food for my birthday, being new to Philly from NYC, Soul By The Sea saved my day. The biscuits go crazy. Crab legs on points. Fried shrimp & clam strips fried perfectly. I was craving cornbread more than anything else and that jawn hit. Definitely ordering from here again
E.C.E. BUILDERS
Excellent customer service! They make sure you’re happy with your order. They answer the phone with kindness and a soft voice. The food was okay, but the customer service is what I will go back for a second time around and try new things on the menu. Overall great experience, friendly staff, would go back again. Butter-garlic sauce was good too!
Service: 5
Mona Lisa Virgo
My third time ordering, my food was burnt. Highly disappointed. ?
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 4
Rich Mitchell
Soul by the sea has the best prices in the city when it comes to seafood.. And they cook it just right, never over cooked, never under cooked. They should know me by now ???? I order on Uber eats all the time.
The food was great all
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Dungeness Crab Legs, Mac and Cheese, Wings, Crab Cakes, Snow Crab Legs, Fries, Crab Fries
Delicious
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The best in the
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Dungeness Crab Legs, Mac and Cheese, Wings, Potatoes, Fries, Crab Fries
Great food for
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Food ??been here quite ah few times and it was awesome
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Crab Fries
The food is the best in Philadelphia
So I found out about this place through Uber eats. I had the crab stuffed salmon the first time. It was good. However, I’ve had it a few different times and it has been different each time. Definitely the portion sizes. Sometime it’s a nice size and other times it’s very small. The Mac and cheese is hit or miss as well. Calling in your order is easy. Pickup is easy. Good prices. It’s all takeout. The overall flavor of the food is good. But they lack consistency. I’ve ordered the salmon fried rice multiple times the portion size and flavor was different. As seen in pics this time the salmon was 2 oz. At best the salmon should be 4 oz and it’s way too much rice. I work in the industry so I understand the business. So I get it but sometimes the portion sizes are way off. The calamari was a small portion but more importantly the calamari had two different batters and no real flavor and overcooked. Not edible. Very chewy. The fried shrimp was excellent. Not 16-20 jumbo. But I would order again. Great flavor. When I first ordered the crab balls it was real crab in there. Then I ordered again it was imitation crab and taste like the frozen kind with too much breading. I think they should minimize their menu and focus on what they do best! So if they can work on their recipes, portion sizes and consistency they will be a great take out spot.
Food: 4
Recommended dishes: Fried Shrimp, Salmon Platter
1st pic is fried scallops, taste as if they were sitting in the batter all day. Same with the last pic which is calamari.2nd pic is sautéed shrimp. I enjoyed them the most. They were not over cooked and the sauce was good.3rd pic is crab fries. I have mixed feelings about them. They may have had the potential to be better if they were hot.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 2
Recommended dishes: Steamed Shrimp 1 2 lb
I got a fish platter, good portion sizes, excellent flavor. It's a takeout space so no good score for atmosphere, but I just come there to get my food and go, so not really necessary. Nearby street parking to grab and go. Would recommend.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Fries
1st time ordering from Soul by the Sea through Doordash. I order the Turkey Wing Platter with Mac & Cheese with Collard Greens. Honestly I was disappointed !!!! It seem so hard to find a good soul food restaurant in the West Philly area, I was hoping Soul By The Sea would meet my expectations. Turkey Wings, were well seasoned but a bit tough and dry. They appeared to be baked, then deep fried for a few minutes to give the skin a crunchy/well done exterior. I get it but it was a absolute fail !!! Barely 2 stars !! Collard Greens just didn't taste good to me. The pieces are way too big, they need to cut the greens much smaller, or someone will choke. They had a light burnt/vinegar undertone taste. Not even 1 star !! Mac & Cheese was decent. It wasn't great but not bad, nevertheless it was the best part of the platter. 2 1/2 stars !!! Soul By The Sea, wasn't for me... 2 Star review !!!
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I asked for collard greens they sent green beans, the turkey wings were over cooked and very dry, the mac and cheese was days old my dog didn’t want it he left this
Craving soul food for my birthday, being new to Philly from NYC, Soul By The Sea saved my day. The biscuits go crazy. Crab legs on points. Fried shrimp & clam strips fried perfectly. I was craving cornbread more than anything else and that jawn hit. Definitely ordering from here again
Excellent customer service! They make sure you’re happy with your order. They answer the phone with kindness and a soft voice. The food was okay, but the customer service is what I will go back for a second time around and try new things on the menu. Overall great experience, friendly staff, would go back again. Butter-garlic sauce was good too!
Service: 5
My third time ordering, my food was burnt. Highly disappointed. ?
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 4
Soul by the sea has the best prices in the city when it comes to seafood.. And they cook it just right, never over cooked, never under cooked. They should know me by now ???? I order on Uber eats all the time.
Food: 5
Service: 5