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    Ben's Crab Uniondale

    3.9 (174 reviews)
    Open 2:00 pm - 11:00 PM
    Updated a few days ago

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    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Outdoor seating
    Happy hour specials
    Good for groups

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    Kendrick G.

    My best friend wanted to treat me to a seafood birthday dinner after our great beach day on Long Island and he recommended Ben's Crab. He's a true seafood lover so I trust his judgment. I've actually never heard of this establishment until he mentioned it. They opened their first location (Oceanside, Long Island) in 2017 and apparently it was a hit! They have expanded in Long Island since then by opening two or three other locations (and even opened one in the Atlanta GA area). Because of Ben's Crab, cajun seafood became Long Island's hottest new restaurant trend. Drinks: We didn't order any since we had plenty of adult beverages at the beach earlier. We did get water though :-) Food: I must say I really enjoyed it. We each had the bbq honey garlic wings and fries combo as our appetizer. Could it have been the endless cocktails we had on the beach earlier that heightened the taste of the food? Possibly! I mean we were starving and craving for this food. Whatever the case, those wings and fries were tasty and we enjoyed. As far as entrees, I chose their Lobster Mac & Cheese and my buddy chose their Shrimp Cajun Pasta. We both really enjoyed our entrees (evident from our plates being empty). My Lobster Mac was well seasoned, flavorful and creamy. Yum! We also appreciated the fact that our food didn't take long to come to our table. There was a DJ on site playing some great R&B/Hip Hop tunes. The space is large enough to dance. The customer service was wonderful as well. I will definitely return to Ben's Crab in the near future.

    Pomegranate Martini
    Nesha S.

    Four years since my last review/experience with this establishment and it's still amazing! From the food, to the service and ambiance. This isn't a seafood boil that is oily, greasy and flavorless. This seafood boil packs a punch of flavors, it's so delicious and for the month of December they're offering buy 1, get 1 snow crab legs and king crab legs. That is AMAZING! Literally 2lbs of seafood for the price of one. I tried their pomegranate martini, highly recommend. It was a creeper. The peach lemonade with vodka is also very delicious, you'd think it's lemonade with no alcohol but it has plenty. Haha, thank you to my server who played magical tricks and really was a pleasure to be around, he was super nice, funny and helpful. Ben's crab thank you for another great experience after so long, happy you did not go downhill as an establishment. I will be back and it won't take so long!!

    Pomegranate Martini
    Akeema R.

    I've been to their other location in and the ambience, vibe and music was much better there. Came here for dinner around 5. It's a little confusing because a big sign says entrance in the back. But when you get to the back a sign says enter through another door. So we literally walked around the entire perimeter of the restaurant before entering. They have ample parking. We were greeted and sat right away. The place was clean and kind of gave diner/seafood shack vibes. Half the tables were empty. The server was nice enough but very pushy when trying to get our order. We kept asking for some time. We had already ordered drinks and apps. They have pictures on the menu so you can see what things look like. There was also things crossed off in marker on the menu. It was happy hour so most of the drinks as long as it didn't contain Hennessy was $9. I know times have changed when $9 is considered happy hour pricing. I got the pomegranate martini. It was excellent and authentically tasted like pomegranate. The martini glass it was served in was big and they filled it to the brim. My date got the blue Long Island. It tasted as it should. He also tried the pina colada. It was served in a Collins glass and that was unacceptable. It was tasty. All the appetizers come with fries and depending on how hungry you are, it could actually double as an entree. My date got the lemon pepper wing basket. The fries had Cajun seasoning, were hot and crispy. The lemon pepper wings were good as well. For entree he got the lobster Mac and cheese and I got the crawfish and shrimp boil. The Mac & cheese smelled good and it was topped with Parmesan Reggiano. Too much claw meat, and it was rubbery to me but he enjoyed it. The boil sauce was full of flavor. I got Ben's special sauce and requested spicy which is just one tier below their "fire". It wasn't hot at all so I guess I need to order fire to get some heat. You get 1lb of each shellfish, and three pieces of corn that could be one ear cut in 3 and three mini potatoes. Some of the crawfish was over cooked. But overall it was good and good portion. Could've gave 2 more potatoes. I didn't like that they automatically added gratuity for a party of 2. Especially since it didn't say that on the menu and that isn't standard. I would dine again.

    Chilled Margarita
    Zuleika P.

    The smell when you walk in is a little off putting but none the less, food is good in my opinion. Nice size place. Saturday afternoon place was empty. Service was great. Friday & Saturday nights are loud & crowded....very upbeat vibe. Music is old school RnB which is great in my book.

    Peach Lemonade
    Vanessa G.

    If I've said it once I've said it a million times, Bens just isn't it when it comes to seafood boils. Their seafood never taste marinated in the sauce and it always seems to be lacking. Now the pasta is good! Go there for that and the live music which can be overwhelming considering how small the space is but it's different and you'll like that.

    Small pieces of corn

    The last 2 orders I placed to go for crab boils didn't meet my expectations. My orders both times, the crabs are overcooked and sticking to the shell. I've never experienced this when I stayed in the restaurant to eat. I was highly disappointed in the size of the corn they give now. They literally take and ear of corn and cut it up into 4-5 pieces. The corn used to look larger in size in the bag. My daughters boil this time as well, had half a cluster. For $45 - the bag should at least have 2 -2.5 clusters. All in all Im disappointed in the quality of the food be bringing it home and eating in the establishment. I don't think it's right. Ben's has always been my go to but now im not sure.

    Lobster Mac and Cheese
    Yvonne G.

    Been eyeing this place for a while but never stopped in until recently. We started off with the sliders and I would not recommend them. Something about the meat was just off to me. I absolutely loved their spicy Cajun shrimp dish though. It was heavy but really flavorful. The lobster Mac and cheese was ehhh, probably wouldn't order again. They overdid it with the pepper. The servers were nice though.

    Front of store
    Pamella D.

    Super cute spot!!! Stopped by a friends House and we got hungry so we decided to look up some food and Ben's crab Louisiana Cajun style seafood popped up. We decided to stop by and check it out. The prices were decent a basket of fried shrimp with fries is $13. I decided to get a side of calamari as well fir $12. Since it is Covid we couldn't sit inside. But from the looks of it it looks like something that I would like to come back to. Definitely looks like a good vibe and the decor is similar to the beach. This is located by Hofstra university so do plan on seeing a lots of college students. Update.... I'm not happy with the chalky taste of the batter. The shrimp and calamari tasted fresh but the batter was not flavorful. It also felt like I was eating chalk. The fries had this powdered seasoning and that was necessary. Maybe trying out the steamed options might be best

    Fried Calamari  Cajun Wings Basket
    Djinou J.

    Came here for a birthday, group of 4, and we had a wonderful time. The food 5/5, drinks 5/5, service 5/5. I was honestly impressed. Out of all of the seafood boils I've tried, this has the best flavors. We had: - fried calamari-so tender and flavorful - wings- regular, nothing too special - we all got a mixture of crab, shrimp, clam combo boils in the Ben's special sauce - amazing - drinks: hurricane, lychee martini, mango margarita - all very good Our waitress was a doll, she recommended items and steered us away from ordering random things we'd probably not enjoy. It was super busy, but she still offered attentive service. Everyone was happy. I can't wait to come back lol.

    Large Shrimp Creamy Pasta (shrimp substituted for salmon)
    Devin T.

    What I Will Say Is That The Food And Drinks Came Back Before I Could Blink My Eyes. I Haven't Been Feeling For Anything Besides Fish Lately So I Asked For The Large Shrimp Creamy Pasta And To Substitute The Shrimp For The Salmon Fillet. I thought I was going to get a fillet of salmon but I got salmon chucks. I think the Cook was trying to give the dish the same appearance as if it were shrimp. My Food was a 2 out of 5 stars wouldn't recommend. My drink was really great the bartender poured my drink in front of me at my table I enjoyed that! Oh And My Waiter He's Real Cool Shout Out To HIM!

    Tasleema H.

    Kind service Food was delicious And the aesthetic is wonderful! Virgin Cocktail is amazing!

    1 lb. King Crab and 1 lb. Shrimp Head On w/ Garlic & Lemon Pepper medium Spicy Combo 12-6-2019

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    So I went here for a change of pace. Although the seaford boil was not so bad, the food was salty which took forever to get to my kids.

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