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    Big Crab Seafood Restaurant

    3.6 (211 reviews)
    ModerateSports Bars, Seafood
    Closed 12:00 pm - 7:00 PM

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    BIG CRAB SEAFOOD RESTAURANT ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Good for kids
    Happy hour specials

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    Fried Mac and Cheese
    Daniel T.

    Service was good, got there at the beginning of dinner shift. Seating was fast. Ordering was accurate. Food was seasoned to liking and moneys worth in volume of food. Overall, satisfied and recommend when in or near Westside Jacksonville. From the foot traffic for to-go/carryout orders, seems like it is very popular and delicious.

    Crab leg boil
    Doresa I.

    Great service. Note they add the tip on your bill no matter how many people are in your party. The food was delicious. I took my 16 and 11 year old and they enjoyed the seasoning here better than other places we have visited. We wished there were more options to get more crab legs in the bag. For one person we did not need two pieces of corn, sausage I would recommend it.

    Daily special Drink Menu
    Shayla L.

    Flavor was good. But if your an oyster eater sake to see the oyster first as well as the crabs but they were incredibly small. Especially for the price

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    Leticia C.

    The sauce for their crabs I love ! However now they aren't putting as much sauce (to me) in the bags how they used to. (Not Pictured) oysters ...overpriced and they charge you an additional $2 for "the sauce"!which is actually the sauce that comes on your crabs. So instead of paying an extra $2, just put your sauce on them. BUT if you ask me, skip their oysters, they aren't good.

    Seafood Boil
    S D.

    The service is always great. The food is fresh and always. The season is just right, I like spicy. The chicken strips are juicy, tender as always. The specials are great with prices.

    Deunka T.

    I love Big Crab ! I been going since 2018 when I moved to Jax. My husband and I make it our we deserve it treat lol . It's always season so good and very tasty. I had the mussels, shrimp , potatoes, corn and sausage. I added a pound of crawfish. Medium spice. ( I started eating and forgot to take my picture first )

    Chicken tenders, shrimp, and lemon pepper chicken
    Sylvia W.

    This use to be Boiling Crawfish. We were having a middle graduation celebration. It was about 15 guest. It took over 45 minutes to get our food. I order fried shrimp, chicken tenders and lemon pepper when. Food was ok. Not worth that long wait.

    Shrimp
    Cuey M.

    This place has gone through many name changes, but seems to serve up the same thing. Any who - Our dinner plan sort of got ruined a week ago, because the place we originally wanted to try was closed, possibly for good, on Kerle St in case you are wondering. TBCSR was on the way home so I decided to stop by and try this place instead. First off - It's PRICEY. They also don't serve up shrimp in half pound portions, or have shrimp with the head on. Additionally I ordered 2 pound of shrimp, one pound of snow crab, and a pound of crawfish. Surprisingly it did not come with corn or potatoes. Other places include that. What was included is a service charge of $4.34 - Not sure what that's all about. I didn't even have them take the to-go boxes out to the car.... Shrimp had the medium sauce and crawfish had mild. Sauce is where it's at. Price though, not so much.

    Ruvani D.

    Fantastic food, brilliant value, great experience-we got the daily special plate which had 20 shrimp, huge spider crab, mussels and sausage - delicious super spicy sauce (on request) and great service-highly recommended.

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    Heath A.

    I'm willing to tolerate average food if the customer service is good. Reading the reviews here, I was prepared for the risk of poor customer service at the expense of food that is widely accepted as pretty good. Hey...take your chances. I'm glad I did! We had good customer service, and the food was great! The medium spicy kills! I had the BC combo - shrimp, crawfish, potatoes, corn and sausage. Perfectly cooked, buttery and messy. Gloves and bib came in handy. Add a cold beer and it's on! My only complaints are the dirty bathrooms and the 'service charge' added to your bill. If it's advertised, I overlooked it. I didn't care so much this time because I had a great experience. Next time, I'll pay closer attention.

    Hurricane nice!  Sunday is good!

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    The seafood was Way too expensive. No taste. And they add gratuity automatically. Do not recommend

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    11 months ago

    The food was great. Ariana made our dining experience delightful, she checked on us regularly and she served us with a smile.

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    1 year ago

    Awesome food and service for the price! Highly recommend, had the crab and shrimp combo and more food than anyone could eat!

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    2 years ago

    My favorite place to get crab legs from in Jacksonville. The sauce has a hold on me. I wish they would bottle the sauce....

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    2 years ago

    Don't get the shrimp and crab dip....all else was good and plentiful! The combos are plenty for two people and reasonably priced.

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    The sauce was good and the shrimp was hard to peel, and the corn was good everything was good in the plate, so overall it was pretty good

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    Laura was treating me to lunch for my birthday that has since passed. This was our first time here…read more We've heard good things about the place. When we walked in, we saw a huge table of senior citizens, maybe about 20-30! We decided to stay. There was only one Bartender and one Waitress. The place was packed. We sat by the window seats-that was all that was left to sit at. The Waitress was very attentive(even though she was slammed). Today's special was shrimp baskets. Shrimp could be cooked three ways. I chose fried w/onion rings(fresh-not frozen rings) & and a 50/50 tea. My meal was delicious. Laura had blackened shrimp w/broccoli. We both enjoyed our meals and had a great conversation. I had $40.00 cash on me and Laura had a card to treat me, but the internet and card machine had just gone down. So I paid for the meal and tip. Laura Cash App'd me $40.00. Pros:big place with a very friendly atmosphere. Great service and food. Cons:it was out of their control that the machine went down. Recommend:Yes

    I have been to cowtown tavern a few times. Each time I have left feeling as if there wasn't enough…read moreservers to give proper attention to each table. It's a sit anywhere kind of place but with that it takes them over 10 minutes to bring menus to the table. All 3 times I had to ask for plates and silverware. The food was okay nothing spectacular. The last time, and final time I gave them a shot, the server we had seemed to be in an awful mood and was extremely short with everyone when ordering. She didn't know what beers they had so my friend had to get up and go to the bar to see. It just seems like she was having a bad day and possibly weeded but her attitude left a bad taste in my mouth and she said she had worked there from when it was still dicks wings. It gave the vibe of "I'm tired and I want to go home so hurry up and order". Not very welcoming.

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    I had a great time trying a bunch of different beers and even some wines and a mixed cocktail at…read morePour Taproom. I was pleasantly surprised to see they had a full bar with liquor as well as all the bar taps. Tons of friendly staff to explain the lay of the land and how the self serve bar taps work. I liked how the taps were organized by type of beer and they always identified the local brews with "904" above the tap. Also liked the extra touches like offering chilled glasses and free soda refills. Didnt order any food, but most patrons did seem to be eating. Enjoyed the different seating options, including a more chill lounge experience with couches upstairs. Decent amount of tvs to watch sports. Bar tab seemed a little steep considering you serve yourself, but I get that is how they probably are able to have so many brews at one time. If I happen to be downtown I will for sure visit again!

    Ugh, I hate, hate to leave bad reviews, and I leave them so very sparingly because I know the…read moremajority of them can be over zealous and unwarranted. With that being said... Last night a group of friends and I came here to celebrate a birthday. Nothing big or fancy, just wanted a good time with good people, with plenty of food and drinks. - The Taps System - Upon using the tap systems, between my husband and I more than 4 taps we're emptied, but we were still charged 2oz - 4oz pours... even if nothing but foam came out. There was even one instance where my husband was charged for a 4oz pour before he even touched the handle. - The Food - My husband and I only ordered the chip duo (comes with queso and salsa). You can tell the salsa IS made fresh in house, but it was extremely sweet, almost like a ketchup sweet but not the same consistency. It really needed some extra seasoning blends in it. The queso was good. I enjoyed that, but nothing too special about it, but good. A friend of ours ordered a burger, and after waiting 20 minutes for it, he was told he never placed the order for it. He pulled his phone out, showed where his payment had gone through and order was submitted, and then come to find out, the kitchen so.ehow didn't receive the order or his ticket got lost in the process along the way... so he never got food. Frustrating. Another person at our table ordered a special made drink from the bar, and after waiting 20 minutes for it had to ask about it and what happened. Then a couple minutes later two came to the table, she let them know she only ordered one, so they took the second one they goofed on making. - Service - I forget her name. She said multiple times she was new and had only just started. Bright, bubbly, energetic, and full of charisma. She is the reason this isn't a 1 star TBH. She was an absolute delight and wonderful to have serving and assisting us. I wish I remember her name, but she had wavy/curly hair and a sunny little finesse to her we all enjoyed. She was your saving grace last night for all of us. I hate to say, but after the multiple mishaps, we probably won't return. The atmosphere and space are great and beautiful, but the many failures in different aspects really made it feel like it wasn't a one off thing. When we reviewed our receipt at home, we noticed that a lot of the overcharges from the empty taps were not removed, and in this economy, that really sucks.

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