Crab Bag has a reputation for fat, quality crabs, and I decided it was time to find out for myself. Ambiance: 5/5 It's on Coastal Highway in Northern Ocean City, so don't come expecting a waterfront view. But I wasn't here for the view -- I was here for picking crabs. The setup here is genuinely impressive. You've got an outdoor patio section, another outdoor area with a fireplace and TVs, and a nice air conditioned indoor section. Plenty of variety depending on what you're in the mood for. The whole place is clean and well maintained. Five out of five, they did a great job here. Service: 2/5 I'll be honest, below average but everyone was very nice and friendly. They were fast at getting us crabs, but getting drink refills and more butter...kind of a pain. Our crab bucket sat full of empty shells way longer than it should have. Food: 5/5 Let me be clear. I came here exclusively for crabs. That day, medium larges were $90 a dozen and larges were $110 -- about what to expect in OCMD. With a group of three experienced crab pickers, we went with the all you can eat at $49 a person. And wow. WOW. Fat, juicy, steamed fresh crabs that were incredibly sweet and cooked to perfection. I was genuinely blown away by the quality and size for all you can eat. The size, the freshness, the value. You don't find this combination often in Ocean City. I went absolutely crazy. Seasoning was a touch light out of the gate, but they had no issues bringing more, and they were very generous with the butter. Also got the corn with the all you can eat and it was great. You can't go wrong with that. One more thing. Even if you don't eat crabs, their menu is impressive. Great selection for the whole group and kids. Overall: 5/5 Crab Bag is one of the best all you can eat crab deals in Ocean City, and it's not particularly close. The service isn't going to blow you away, but the crabs absolutely will. Great atmosphere, great variety of seating, and crabs that back up the reputation. I'll be back. read more

Crab Bag - Crabs - Seafood Near Me - Ocean City, Maryland

Was staying in Lewes, DE and wanted streamed crabs for lunch. That's a no-go in Lewes/Rehoboth mid-week, even in summer. Looked south and Crab Bag was the nearest option in OC. The drive was pretty easy and scenic. Was VERY pleased to find Jumbo crabs sold individually. As good as I've had anywhere. Hush puppies were very good. Cream of Crab / Crab Soup Blend ($13.95) is an amazing must-try! Great, friendly service. Highly recommend! read more

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Crab bag was such a great, fun place to have dinner! Teresa took care of us at the bar upstairs and she was incredible! She was attentive and had such a fun spirit :) Our monster crab pot was perfectly seasoned and the crab legs had plenty of sweet meat inside. We also had some mango habanero wings and old bay fries (not pictured) and those were also great! The drinks were delicious and STRONG! The bar was plenty entertaining and great vibes over all. read more

Crab Bag - Monster Crab Pot - Seafood Near Me - Ocean City, Maryland

Blue Crab Cream of Crab Soup Fried Oyster Muscles Fried Calamari Hush Puppies Surf and Turf The Wild Hog - Pulled Pork Sandwich Cheap Beer 8.0/10 read more

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This was a great stop in ocean city. We did have to wait about 40 minutes for a table but it was well worth it. My husband ordered a dozen crabs, I ordered the buffalo chicken Mac & cheese and we shared an order of hush puppies. Everything was delicious. read more

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1. Cash is legal tender and they dont take it. So they should be sued 2. I had ordered ribs and fish and chips for carry out but they had forgot the ribs and instead of comping me something for my time An energy after having waited for 30 minutes already they didn't offer to give a free drink or anything. If you messed up and made me wait longer for my meal while my other meal got cold while I was waiting, you should offer something. read more

as always, we left full and very happy! this has always been my brothers go-to spot to get crabs whenever we come to oc! read more

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Come here every year and eat as many crabs as possible. Love the whole experience of eating crabs and the conversations as it requires you to not be on your phone. We got a bunch of appetizers which included the burnt ends, fried calamari, crab cheese fries, hush puppies(all were devoured so there was no pictures taken.) This was my first time getting an actual meal here outside of just the crabs and the buffalo chicken mac and cheese was definitely a hit. The service here is usually great as there is a lot of people there and they are all running around and able to keep good service to each table. The feel of this place is great as well, with a large plethora of areas to eat. I love the different crushes here as well, personal favorite is the creamsicle. read more

Crab Bag - Crab Feast #1 Hot Steamed Crabs - Seafood Near Me - Ocean City, Maryland

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Had the PERFECT evening with my family here. We got the unlimited crabs and ended up getting three trays. They came out hot and perfectly seasoned. Our server, Chrissy, was a gem. Although she was slammed with tables, she still provided us superb service and made the whole experience amazing. Huge shout out to her for providing exceptional service to all of her tables with ease. read more

Crab Bag - Unlimited Crab - Seafood Near Me - Ocean City, Maryland

If you're craving steamed crabs, this is the place to go. We sat at the open-air picnic tables near the entrance in the section served by the two Jens, and they were fantastic. Both were friendly, attentive, and made sure the crabs kept coming. The all-you-can-eat special features small to medium crabs, but don't let the size fool you. Every crab we had was full, perfectly cooked, and well-seasoned. We left happy and would definitely come back for another crab feast. The atmosphere is part of what makes this place special. It feels less like a restaurant and more like you're hanging out at a friend's house for a crab feast. The playlist was packed with '70s, '80s, and '90s rock, and the whole place had a relaxed, fun, come-as-you-are vibe that made it easy to settle in and enjoy the evening. read more

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Have been in OC for the week, looking forward to real MD crabcakes. We've been to 2 very popular and highly rated crabcake restaurants Saturday and Sunday and last night decided to try the Crab Bag. It was popping, no doubt, and had maybe a 15-20 minute wait but got our table inside. Our server came right over and took our drink orders. I ordered the cream of crab soup while my brother-in-law got the Maryland crab for starters. It was a nice sized portion and absolutely delicious! We all ordered crabcakes with the asparagus and potatoes. WOW! These were hands down the best crabcakes we've had yet. Large chunks of crab, very little filler, just enough to hold them together. The meal was delicious, the service was great and we left talking about how good everything was! If you haven't tried the Crab Bag yet, add it to your "Must Visit" list! read more

Crabs were fresh and packed with meat. Fried calamari and hush puppies were great as well. Service was decent. Had a great time there and will definitely be back once we're in OCMD! read more

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We got a table outside, was a long wait, the smell is horrendous, and the food had no flavor... Worst I've had and I truly hope they improve their food. It's a big place great staff but they need a new chef and the bathrooms are like porter potty's. So disappointing and I wouldn't recommend. Not a bashing session just extremely disappointed. read more

Crab Bag - Seafood Near Me - Ocean City, Maryland

Server was nice, place looked clean, and the drinks were yummy. We had the steamed clams that were amazing and juicy but the steamer pot was very disappointing. It's like they just cooked everything in plain water, no seasoning. Everything was so bland that it was a shame we paid that much for it. If you are looking for a ton of flavor, go somewhere else, this isn't your place. read more

Huge Shout out to Crab Bag from our visit this past August, hands down the best orange crushes we had on our trip! Besides being strong and so refreshing as crushes are, they were at happy hour price for $5 during the day! We definitely frequent Crab Bag on our yearly trips down to the area and have NEVER been disappointed which says a lot. They have an VERY expansive menu of all things crab but also BBQ and many other things. Great casual spot for families as well. Our kids always like their food here. Macaroni and cheese for kids is huge but great. I personally love their crab soups and always get some kind of oysters. My husband typically opts for one of their steam pots and leaves quite full. It gets very busy on summer nights so we often find lunch time and late afternoon to be the best. Just a quick tip for you! Service is always great and many areas and options for seating both indoor and out. We will be back for more great food and amazing crushes next summer or sooner for sure! read more

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We love it here! Every year that we vacation in Bethany Beach we stop here for a delicious seafood feast!! We got lucky this night that the lobster/crab legs pot was on their special menu. It was such a great value! (I do not remember the price because I ate this a few months ago but I would never have ordered it if it wasn't a great price! lol). This was my first time eating lobster... literally because it came with the crab legs and omg... chefs kiss! I love the vibe, and overall the service is great. Looking forward to our next visit in 2026! read more

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They no longer accept cash as payment, but yet they are going to charge you 3% to use your credit card. They offer Keynote at the bar but again no cash or very little very upsetting. Had one drink and left. read more

We stayed at a local Airbnb and discovered Crab bag in the last week of August. We went there after going to another establishment for AYCE crabs so we were just going for dinner. We were able to walk in 6 adults and 1 toddler. It's a super casual place so no need to dress up. The food was delicious and the pricing is affordable. The second floor kinda had an odor. Maybe it was the cleaning supplies but my sister did not like it. I didn't really notice it but the next time we returned, we sat on the main floor and it did not have a smell. We did AYCE the next time and it was delicious. It was worth the price and the service was great. The crabs were fat, warm and seasoned. We definitely will return as we did eat there 2 days in a row lol read more

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Great food and service. Variety of crab dinners and many other options. Good volume of food for the money. We got crabs: hard, soft, Alaskan, Maryland as well as some other options like calamari. All Food was worth the price and experience, read more

From the perfectional orange crush flavor to the delicious, fair price crabs, this was 10/10 choice for a casual dinner. On top of that, the staff were extremely friendly. Our server was cool and attentive. Lowkey off the Penjiman though, but good for him. High key recommend the crab dip. Will be coming back next trip. read more

Crab Bag - Seafood Near Me - Ocean City, Maryland

May be the filthiest restaurant I've ever walked into. The smell was so overwhelming we had to leave.

Great food, generous portions at a reasonable price! Family needed a crab fix and this place delivered!!!

Save yourself the trouble and go to On the Bay instead! The food took over an hour and we did the AYCE crabs. We didn't get our first round of food and ultimately decided to leave at 9:40 since the restaurant was closing at 10. The restaurant didn't seem too busy so we were a little confused why everything was taking so long. The server lacked communication and urgency. I wished I saw the reviews on google prior to coming in bc it seems like multiple people were experiencing the same issues dining in the same day. I've heard a lot of good things about this restaurant, so I was disappointed by the experience. The few apps that we did get were good, but the experience was not worth coming back for. read more

The service was AWFUL! The ambiance was awful! Some of the entrees were really good but the other stuff was really bad.. wouldn't recommend if in the area. read more

TL;DR - this is the real authentic experience. Wear casual clothes, be prepared to get your hands dirty, bring an appetite. Longer version: California native, been a fresh Dungeness guy my whole life, routinely buying live off the boats @ San Francisco wharf. First visit to Maryland, was told by the group of friends I had to try a traditional crab joint while in Ocean City. They all grew up in Maryland (was here for wife's high school reunion), so I trust their word on this. There are MANY crab joints on the main drag in Ocean City, from the end of the boardwalk all the way up the strip. They insisted this place, so in we go. First floor presents a long bar, and many tables, all of which are full. Football on TV on every wall. A beer and margarita kind of joint. For a party of 8, we wait about 5 minutes and are taken upstairs. lots of picnic bench longer tables, 2nd floor view of the main street and the rows of resort hotels. Long sheet of thick brown paper is laid down on the full length of the two picnic tables. We order drinks and few different appetizers - oysters, hush puppies, and few other things. All of it super casual, and the food is good, beer is cold, margaritas not bad (could be a little stronger). Then the main meal. Two dozen "medium large" blue crabs poured out of two brown paper shopping bags. Looks like they've been steamed in Old Bay and the shells are heavily crusted with seasoning. They are substantially smaller than the Dungeness we get in California. One of our friends has gotten a side of mac and cheese, which is huge. Another of our party opts out of the crab and gets fish and chips entree, as he says "crabs are too much work for too little payoff". We also have a few cobs of corn in the bags. And away we go with mallets and knives. There's a traditional method of opening up these things to get to the meat. Really simple to learn, and I suppose having "the process" gets automatic, but it ain't brain surgery. The smaller size generally means your payoff is in the claws and the body. Unlike Dungeness or King, Maryland Blue crabs don't yield much meat from the tiny legs. The Old Bay seasoning is tasty, and I get this is the traditional way to do this. Great fun time with friends - crab shells and debris, beer and margaritas. I will say this - service was good, food was tasty...and Maryland blue crabs are substantially smaller than SF crabs, which I think I still prefer. The taste is subtly different (and Maryland crabs are tasty, just a little different), but the difference in size makes the labor/payoff ratio so much better for Dungeness. read more

Was so excited to finally try this place ! Went on Monday and got the crab pot special for football . We were starving and could not wait to dig in !! The pots FINALLY arrived and thank God my boyfriend noticed something on my pot and stopped me ! The pictures will explain. My bf threw up his soda . I haven't been able to eat since . read more

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We came here as a big family dinner and it was a nice time. The ambience is very beachy, sitting at a picnic table for hours is a little hard in the back, especially for the older folks. But when you're a big group you take what you can get! The food was good! One of my crab leg clusters was a bit over steamed but everything else was good! Everyone seemed very happy with their dinner. The Mac and cheese was extremely cheesy, the ribs were fall off the bone, the shrimp, clams, and mussels were all well done! All in all a solid choice, I just wish they weren't out of whole crabs when we went. read more

Crab Bag - Super Steamer Platter - Seafood Near Me - Ocean City, Maryland

Solid place can't got wrong portion are big pretty decent for price drinks are good and they do happy hour all day

To start our experience we had to walk in an alley past 6 trash cans that wreaked. Next, when we go to the host stand she is not pleasant and stands there saying nothing to us for 2 minute. Then we get in and the floor and whole place is so dirty we had to walk out. Not a good experience will not even attempt to try the food! read more

The vibe is very much outdoor crab house. Lots of picnic tables, a somewhat dilapidated vibe. Inside is decent, but the area we were in was small and can get noisy by the bar. Bartender was great, drinks were cheap, food (not crabs) took an hour and was just fine. The seafood was great though. read more

The crab was absolutely delicious. The atmosphere was nice . I liked that they put down brown paper so you didn't have to worry about not making a mess . The corn in the pot was kind of bland compared to the crab but the crab and shrimp made up for the corn . read more

Crab Bag - Crab and shrimp pot - Seafood Near Me - Ocean City, Maryland

We arrive, there is a 2 hour wait and we stay for the wait. We ask to sit outside because we have a large party of 14, they declined our request and sat us inside. Our waiter, Jen was very unhelpful. We requested our food come out as soon as ready because we had 6 kids. Once our food arrived the burgers were cold, the steak and cheese was greasy and cold, the crabs came out 10 minutes after the food, The cesar salad was warm and spicy when we did not ask for a spicy salad, the crabs were watered down. We sent back the burger because it was too cold and the cheese wasn't cooked. They come back and it's a little better but still not fully cooked. In total we waited 2 hours for horrible food and a horrible experience definitely never coming back to the crab bag. read more

We ordered one dozen of the extra large crabs. I was a little underwhelmed with the size. They replaced one crab that was empty.

We heard about this restaurant from a local, so we decided to throw caution to the wind and check it out. It's decorated like a crab shack, but has vintage posters throughout. The service was excellent and she knew the menu well. We ordered a dozen blue crabs for 5 people, fries, coleslaw, and hushpuppies. I don't eat coleslaw very often, but my mother in law said it was good. The fries are tasty, but those hushpuppies! These were the best hushpuppies I've ever eaten! The crab was steamed to perfection using Old Bay seasoning. Holy cow! We forgot about talking as we broke into our crabs, racing to get to the delicious meat. If you're looking for great crabs, give this place a try! read more

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20 guys was not too much for this place to handle! Stopped in after golf and chowed down on just about every appetizer and all you can eat crabs.....worth every dollar! Service was awesome read more

2nd visit in one week. Asked waiter what he thought, crab cake or shrimp salad sandwich. He said the shrimp salad sandwich because it was the bomb, so big. Well, not so big really. Not a salad but cut up pieces of shrimp with lettuce and tomato on bread. Disappointed. Tonight, went back to get the $39 all you can eat crabs that the waiter told us about the other night. Price was now $49 and the crabs were small, paper thin crabs. Many very light. Again disappointing. I do like the atmosphere of the place. read more

The food was excellent. The prices were very reasonable. The reason I got on here to post was the service. Our waiter named Serge was phenomenal. We had a rookie crab eater with us and he took the time to explain everything. It was the best service of the trip And he was definitely the nicest guy. I would totally recommend this place. Also the speed of service was the best that we had down here. Was a great evening! Again, ask for Serge for your waiter! read more

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Overcharged for drinks on their specials menu and then my credit card # was stolen. immediately got 2 charges for Uber in CA.

Really wanted to have legs so we put our name in and got a link for how many tables were in front of us, so handy! They have an indoor bar and tables and outdoor seating with a fire place. We ordered the crab cheese fries which were delicious and we totally inhaled them! My friend and I split the crab leg special with 5 clusters! It was came with half lb of shrimp and hush puppies and fries. But honestly, my friend and I just were happy with the crab legs! We were full. My other friend at the crab cake platter which the crab cake was yummy but she said the asparagus was a bit dried. I would definitely come back for crab legs and the dip!! read more

Crab Bag - Hell yes!!! - Seafood Near Me - Ocean City, Maryland

So glad we listed to the local recommendations for Crab Bag because dinner here was delicious! Vibes were laid back crab shack but fast moving and lots of tables indoor and outdoor. To start the all day everyday happy hour was amazing and the $5 orange crush was the freshest tasting we had all weekend. The stars of our meal here were the cream of crab soup and the mussels in garlic wine sauce. Both insanely delicious!! The mussels especially were just so fresh, decadent and not fishy or gritty at all. We also tried the crab cake sandwhich which was tasty but not as good as the appetizers! I loved the variety in the menu options for seafood lovers and non. There is really something for everyone! Serg our waiter was so kind and helpful and went out of his way to make sure we had everything we needed. It wasn't cheap per say but checking other spots in the area seemed on par if not cheaper for the portion size and quality. Would definitely recommend! read more

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