We are on a road trip and I found this restaurant on the map and it seemed interesting. Some of the reviews about service had me nervous but we figured it might be fun none-the-less. We were greeted kindly at our arrival and seated immediately. Our waitress, Patty, was at our table within seconds. She was extremely sweet and very attentive and returned frequently to the table to check on us and offer drink refills. Our food arrived quickly, was hot, and was perfectly fine. No, it is not fine dining, but that's not what we were looking for. Best of all was the check, which was incredibly reasonable for what we got. We will remember this as an excellent stop on our trips north. read more

The dirtiest restaurant I've ever been in! Paper all over the bathroom floor and tracked out into the hallway of the main dining area. Very slow service! Both orders of onion rings were cold and the batter was falling off, the worst onion rings I've ever had! Poboy sandwich didn't have enough shrimp on it to cover the bun and had terrible flavor. I wouldn't eat here again if it was free! read more

We were disappointed with our experience at Captain Crab. We drove approximately 30 minutes each way to pick up our takeout order. After getting home and opening the food, we realized the order was incorrect. When we contacted the restaurant, owner Andy told us we would need to bring the food back before a refund could be issued. He did say it did not need to be returned the same day, but this still requires another long round trip entirely because of the restaurant's mistake. What made the situation frustrating is that the food had already been opened to discover the issue, and California Health & Safety Code §114079 generally recognizes that returned food that has left a customer's possession cannot be re-served for human consumption. We offered to provide photos and proof of the incorrect order and hoped for a more customer-friendly resolution considering the distance involved. Mistakes happen in every restaurant. The real issue is how they are handled. Unfortunately, this experience left us disappointed with the level of customer service and inconvenience involved in resolving an order error that was not our fault. read more

My family and I have been back here four or five times since my last review and WOW, what a come back!!! I can honestly say they have improved in all aspects of running a successful business. The service is great, the food is excellent and prices are affordable for being seafood. I look forward to another visit soon! read more

This review is for a pick up order. It was easy to place an order online and you pay at pick up. I got there about 5 to 10 minutes before the pick up time and it was ready! The hostess was friendly and prompt. As I was looking around, it looked pretty busy for a Thursday evening, which is great for business. Food was packaged well and tasted great. Ordered the bag with crab legs, potatoes, corn, shrimp, and sausage ($42.50 total). The sauce was pretty good and buttery. read more

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I recently decided to retry this restaurant and I'm so glad I did. I grabbed a boil bag with garlic noodles and it was absolutely delicious! Ordering to go seems to be quick and it's always a nice vibe and good service. read more

Captain Crab - Seafood Near Me - Stockton, California

It has gone way downhill. The food was good and it looked clean and nicely decorated, but the customer service is so bad! Our waiter was nice, but he dropped off our food and we never saw him again. He didn't ask if we needed gloves, utensils, he didn't check on us, gave no refills, nothing! We had to ask another waitress to grab him for to go bags and the check. Then, we had to pay in front because again, he's no where to be found. The waitstaff/hostesses all had a stank faces and attitude. Wtf?! This place has potential if they hire better staff and more of them. This place is a hard pass. read more

Captain Crab - Seafood Near Me - Stockton, California

This is one of my granddaughter's favorite places to eat, so we usually order the family boil with dungenous crab, clams & headless shrimp with 1/2 lb sausage and 3 eggs added. The sauce is good as long as it's not too spicy, but she likes it hot so we get extra sauce on the side. I also like the garlic noodles. read more

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This place never misses. Reasonable prices for delicious food service is coo. Definitely the perfect place for a family outing or even an intimate date night. The family meal is best for two ppl at the most. Comes with 1lb of your choice of seafood (I got dungeoness crab legs) 3 potatoes & 3 corn. And you get to choose 2 sides. I got sausage & headless shrimp ($4). And the sauce is AMAZING. Get a mixture of all the sauces together **chefs kiss** read more

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We came in on a Saturday night for my lil sis birthday dinner. She wanted some crab legs and shrimp so we decided on this spot. It was our first time coming. Parking was packed but we managed to find a spot, they have a large lot! We arrived and were greeted by the host. However, staff were just okay throughout our entire night. The host was in sweats and her hair in a bun and I'm not one to judge but she was just rude and kind of obnoxious. We didn't get checked on much by our waitress.. I ordered a shrimp po'boy (not worth it) it only came with 6 shrimp, like 2 wedges of lettuce and 2 pieces of tomato. The only good thing about it was the sauce! Not sure what kinda sauce it was but it was fire! My mom and brothers all got catfish, tilapia and chicken wings with sweet potato fries, cajun fries & onion rings. They didn't even have any hot sauce other than TAPATIO.... Like what? Where's the siracha and crystal? It's fish! I don't want no TAPATIO.. We also got fried cheese sticks and fried calamari and oysters.. all of it tasted so frozen and some weren't even cooked all the way in the middle. Lastly, we ordered the famous low country boil with cajun and lemon pepper medium hot. It came with an egg, potato, corn, shrimp, crab legs and sausage. The flavor was on point, but the quality of the food could've been better. I guess you just gotta think about how busy this place gets and how much seafood they must go through. I wouldn't come back and honestly don't recommend. I'd rather spend my money elsewhere and get treated better than the service they give here. read more

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Placed a picked up order on a Friday night. Parking lot was packed...that was a good thing. Ordered the "Ultimate Captain Special". It was pretty good only than it came with one 1 lobster tail and it's advertised as 3lbs of seafood. Plan on returning to try again. Maybe lunch next time. read more

Brought the fam here my kids liked it the drinks were good as well si les gustan los camarones y no los han probado deberían this sht good af read more

I was out in Stockton, CA the other day visiting my girlfriend and asked her to pick a place to take her to lunch. We both love seafood and crab, so she picked this place which is right off the freeway. Plenty of parking the place inside was huge. They had great selection of seafood boils. I picked the option of crab of choice(I got dungeons, of course) with two other choice options so I got crawfish and sausage using Captains seasoning in mild for heat for $58.! I should've taken a picture, but I was so hungry and so excited to eat with my hands(gloves provided) ... It came with a good amount of potatoes and corn and everything else and it was so flavorful.! I'm definitely gonna come back when I'm in the area again. Service was fast too! I must try if you're into Seafood!!! read more

I had the deep-fried oysters which were covered with so much fry mix and such a tiny amount of dried out oyster inside, I found it sorely lacking for human consumption‼‼ read more

Unfortunately, today's visit was very disappointing due to the poor service, and I don't think I'll be returning. When our food was brought out, the server didn't acknowledge us at all--no greeting, no eye contact, no offer to get anything. She simply set the food down and walked away. We had to flag her down five minutes later just to ask for salt and pepper. She never checked on us again for the rest of the meal. After our meal (which we ate and chatted over for about two hours), we had to get up and go to the front just to pay, with our crab boil bag leftovers in hand. Thankfully, the cashier was helpful, but the lack of basic service from our server was unacceptable. This was a Thursday evening, and we were a table of 3. read more

I had been driving past this location for almost year since it opened and decided to finally stop in! So glad I did. There is plenty of parking. We went in on a Saturday afternoon around 2p and we were seated right away. The restaurant is super spacious and there was plenty of room for our baby stroller next to our table. Our waitress came over right away to take our drink orders. I decided to start with a cocktail and got the Dusse sidecar. It was 10/10 amazing. We started with the shrimp appetizer which was excellent. We both decided to get seafood boils which also came out excellent. I was so surprised to see that they had blue crab as an option! I am a Marylander who grew up k blue crabs so I am always excited when I can get it on the west coast. Service was great. Restaurant was clean and safe. Will definitely be visiting again next time I'm in the mood for seafood. read more

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Discussing, we went to eat and have had decent experiences in the passed within reason, we waited way long to be sat in a basically empty restaurant THEN when we were sat our table cloth was sticking to our table with grease from the previous patrons and the napkin holder was covered in greasy finger prints, needless to say we were ready to leave, we unfortunately will not be back as we've noticed the steady decline in cleanliness and service. Too bad this place has been Stocktonized. read more

Definitely 10 stars for Patryce! We came in last night for dinner around 7 pm. Plenty of parking as they have a large lot and we were able to get in right away. Patryce was our server and she is First Class! She had a great smile and awesome personality. She was professional, friendly and she helped with our questions on the menu as this was our first time. We both ordered the Famous Low Country Boil. It has 1 pound of carb, 1/2 pound of shrimp, 1/2 pound of sausage, potato, corn and hard boiled egg. We also ordered a side of rice and bread. The food came out quickly and was so fun to open your bag and eat. They give you gloves and bibs to stay clean and lots of napkins! Food was delicious. The rice is plain white rice and the bread was buttered and hot. We also had pink lemonade which was delicious! Bonus Points for a clean restroom with nice soft toilet paper! It is the little things that matter :) Thank you Patryce, please ask for her section, you will not be disappointed. read more

Garlic noodles pale, tasteless and nasty asf. I'm hoping the boil is better. I usually never leave reviews but being that I pay $60 for water it's crazy. read more

Captain Crab - tasteless nasty. I was told to add it to my garlic boil, I'm so confused - Seafood Near Me - Stockton, California

First time here and it was terrible! Not only did it take forever for us to get our food but it wasn't even good. The waiters were stressed out and rude. The portions were really small. Never coming back read more

went in w 4 adults and 3 small children. ONLY the adults ordered food and were serviced , and they TRIED to STILL add the "gratuity" bc it was "6 or more" but only FOUR people (the ADULTS) were helped/ordered & on top of that the service wasn't even THAT good for them to even want a $20 tip smh. so make sure to always pay attention to them receipts. i'll give it a 3 stars bc the food was good but the service definitely needs IMPROVEMENT read more

Tried it for the first time today, my family usually has firehouse crawfish in Sacramento but we didn't feel like driving. Wasn't too sure what to expect of Captain Crab because most other seafood spots I've had it town were mid, I was pleasantly surprised tho. Flavor was pretty good we got the captain special & mild spice, price was decent as well. We made it just in time for happy hour, and got the family special for $58 which was a great price & definitely enough food for our small family. Service was great as well & a decent environment in general. read more

The food was good. The waitress was nice and friendly. The music wasn't too loud. We have went in there to eat for my goddaughter's birthday. read more

Captain Crab - Seafood Near Me - Stockton, California

The food was delicious and the service was just as good. We had a mid spice family deal special. Good value for sure. Five of us left absolutely satisfied! read more

Captain Crab - The aftermath! - Seafood Near Me - Stockton, California

Food was delicious!!!!! Over cooked oysters thou... boil bag for 2 was sooooooo good!!!! Service was just ok average. Ambiance good read more

Captain Crab - Seafood Near Me - Stockton, California

Server is always in a rush and rushing you, I feel like I have to catch her everytime or else she'd be gone in a blink of an eye! I got 1/2 lb of snow crab and 1/2 lb of crawfish and I barely got anything, the serving size is so small It didn't even fill me up. Overall it was still good but I won't be returning. read more

I'm surprised this place is only 3 stars considering when we went there was a good amount of people. We were seated right away, and our waitress took our order not too long after. Our waitress was honest about our order, and her guesstimation on what we ordered was on point. We ordered the king special, another lb of shrimp, and sweet potato fries. We didn't wait too long for our food and I felt like the seasoning was on point. The hot probably could've been a little more hot, but everything was cooked well. Definitely will come back. read more

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Absolutely incredible! Captain Crap is hands down the GREATEST thing to ever exist on this planet! I would give ANYTHING--yes, anything--to experience this masterpiece again. It's beyond amazing; it's life-changing. I find myself counting down the seconds, the minutes, the hours, just so I can come here again. It's not just a visit; it's a spiritual journey. Every moment here feels like a dream, and honestly, if I could live here, I would. Forget luxury vacations--Captain Crap is the real paradise. If you haven't been, drop everything you're doing right now and get there because you are missing out on the pinnacle of human achievement. Absolutely 10/10! read more

Captain Crab - 1 lb shrimp 1 lb sausage 2 sides of rice Cajun fried Captain special seasoning Medium heat Amen - Seafood Near Me - Stockton, California

Okay, it's not the most tasty crab boil but still worth stopping by. Popcorn shrimp was the best I've ever had. I asked for an extra 1/2 pound of snow crabs and it was $22... for half a pound. Wow! Service was immaculate. Server was really nice and attentive. She made suggestions and checked on me very regularly. I really appreciate it. Hush puppies were okay. Overcooked. The boil bag itself just lacked seasoning and flavor. I got the Cajun seasoning and medium heat. Blue moon was $6 which seems high. Mix the drafted beer with actual orange juice and it's amazing! Don't knock until you try it. Overall it's a place I'd visit again around this time of day. Ambience is chill. Lots of netting and boat decorations all over. Parking - ample Value for money - 3/5 Service - 5/5 Time to be seated - 5/5 Time to get food - 5/5 Return value - 5/5 read more

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First time here, we drove from San Leandro for Father's Day and it was 10/10. We had 2 family deal for $58 and my sister had her own separate order. Will definitely come back read more

UPDATE: I got food poisoning from here. I started throwing up violently within an hour of eating here. Horrible food!!! I ordered calamari basket with fries. We also ordered bread. The calamari was rings which were over cooked and extremely rubbery. The fries were as expected. The bread was toasted but cold when we received it. The soda tasted heavily with chlorine. This is by far the worst review I have ever given. The waitress was great. At first we were seated by a screaming toddler. Not the parent's fault but I didn't want to sit next to the screaming toddler. The waitress moved us to another table. Thank you. My son ordered shrimp boil and liked it. We will not be back. read more

Very big seafood boil spot, great for larger parties. They have lots of other choices besides seafood boil, you can get po boys, chicken tenders, fried shrimp, etc, we also really like the fact that they have family special deals and not to mention tons of choices for drinks. The sauce is pretty good and I love their side choices. read more

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My favorite place to come!! Food is always amazing never had a complaint. Our server was Britney!! I just have to say, we have had Britney as our server 3 different times now & every time has been amazing service. Not only does Britney have outstanding customer service, but she is always showing her beautiful smile, bubbly personality, fantastic attitude & always goes above and beyond for her customers. Thank you Britney for always making our experience amazing! read more

Captain Crab - Crab M0.Boiling Seafood Combo - Seafood Near Me - Stockton, California

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The service is not good. The food is great but the service needs some improvement. The place itself is great! Loved the ambiance. read more

This place is amazing! Good price, great food, tons of fun. We love getting 2 family meals with Snow Crab, Crawfish, and headless shrimp. We order the extra butter to dip in and its so good. Tips - wear a shirt you dont care about. Its buttery and delicious. You will get messy. Use their bibs and gloves, dont try to do it alone. They give them to you for a reason. Don't come with people who hate seafood, while they have stuff on their menu for them, I just would leave them behind because CRAB FEAST. As long as they steam your bag appropriately its the best seafood you'll have in a 30 mile radius of Stockton. We once got a over steamed bag of crab but they were quick to fix their mistake. Love this place. Plan on going back as many times as possible. read more

I was craving something delicious and decided to give Captain Crab a second chance. The last time we visited this establishment was over a year ago. We ordered the Ultimate Captain's Special with the captains special sauce, mild level and the fried catfish basket. The fried catfish was crunchy and fried perfectly; satisfyingly paired with yummy Cajun fries. The boil however didn't get that same reaction. I specifically ordered the sauce mild so I could taste all the flavors and I asked for a side order of the extra spicy ultimate sauce. The extra spicy had some heat but like the mild, it also lacked "umph" in flavor. This quickly reminded me of why I hadn't returned sooner. If you are craving boil, I can think of two other establishments which are superior in the flavor department. We did fully enjoy their fried catfish basket and would return for that, it's just a bummer that I wasn't as satisfied with their boil. Service was ok, they were busy and our server's section was pretty busy. This restaurant is casual with chill vibes. read more

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PLEASE DO NOT GO HERE. I haven't been coming to this spot since they opened and yesterday was my first time getting food poisoning. I immediately got sick 10 minutes after and I'm barely recovering. I am so disappointed because I chose this place out of the others in Stockton. My stomach is pretty strong too so for me to get sick off of something I've always had is disgusting . I don't even want to imagine how they handled the food. I got mine around 12:30 yesterday btw. I wanted to call the manager and let them know but I doubt anything will be done. Just be careful of where you go. Boiled food should not do this. read more

Shrimp and sides were very good for the price but it's definitely not half a pound it's less, I would just order a full pound because the half is probably closer to around 1/4 of a pound. Customer service was pretty terrible the cashier had no idea what he was doing he was seating groups out of order and our server was very fast and snappy but it came off very rude. This is a great spot for great seasoned seafood but don't expect the greatest customer service. read more

My husband & I went for the first time today. We ordered appetizers mozzarella sticks & hush puppies. We also both each ordered the famous low country boil & add ons. The food was good, felt it needed more seasoning but it was still finger licking good. I would definitely go back. (beats driving 45min to the boiling crab & waiting another 45) We got sat in less than 5 minutes (went at 6:05pm), they do seem low/slow staffed but I went to eat so didn't mind/pay attention much. The restrooms do need to be kept up there were seat covers everywhere & like they aren't eyed on normally. read more

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Captain crap... oh i mean captain crab lol.. this place is just okay. If your gonna eat here go with the bag forsure. The other food is alright. The hush puppies are good. they were short staffed so the service wasnt great. I felt stiffed when it came to the happy hour drinks. There was no liquor in them at all just the margarita syrup. I even asked for them to remake it and they brought it back the same exact way, i think they thought i wouldn't notice because i was 3 drinks in. Lol read more