Visited crackin crab with my sister for dinner after our movie day! This definitely hit the spot, we were craving seafood! No seafood in ABQ is going to be EXCEPTIONAL- and this place is no exception . It was okay! Not bad at all, the sauce was good. I wish they did a better job cleaning the shrimp and removing the poop vein on the back of the shrimp. Would go back only for crab! read more

Crackin' Crab Seafood Boil - Seafood Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

We have been twice recently. The entire family went and we had the calamari appetizer and one of the boils that had crab, shrimp and scallops with potatoes and corn. My son and I loved the scallops, most of us were turned off by the shrimp not being deveined before cooking and the crab was just not worth the work. The service for that visit was impressive, which really made the meal. 4 stars Last week, my son and I returned for another run at just scallops, calamari again, and Cajun fries. The restaurant was busier this time, but not packed and there was still no waiting, but the service was far less than what we had just a couple weeks earlier. The food was good, not great, again. At this price point, I expect better, and the difference in service showed me how much that can make the meal. This visit 2 stars. read more

Been twice and loved both experiences. Prefer the vibe at Winrock area one but went to the one at I-25 last week cuz Winrock was sold out of dungeon read more

Got take out, and the service was impeccable. Greeted immediately, the hostess was very helpful and friendly while taking the order. Sent to the bar where I got a nice glass of cold water with lemon while I waited. Food was out in a timely manner. The good: The scallops were wonderful! And we loved both the Crackin' Crab and Lemon Pepper sauces. Also the black mussels were very tasty! The crab wasn't quite at the same level, but still good and enjoyable. The less than stellar: the shrimp had not been properly de-veined and was mushy. We were a bit grossed out by this. I'll return, but will forego the shrimp in the future. That's not an "it's New Mexico thing and what quality do you expect in seafood here" thing. That's a lack of proper preparation issue. If you all can fix that you'll have a pretty good thing going. read more

We visited on a Friday afternoon and it was very busy, but the service was great, and amazing crab boils. Try the medium, the hot one is just too much. read more

The boil was but they did denied me just butter and saying butter yeah but it was steal good and stuff the service

Came here for dinner and the food was amazing. Got the seafood combo with lemon pepper and mild. Mild already has a kick to it so I'm glad I didn't get anything crazier. There's a good combo of food... just weird how a clearly 2 portion meal comes with only one potato and corn lol. The sauce is on the saltier side but it's still good. I also got the fried calamari and it was soooo good. The oysters were fresh but nothing special. The service is great here -- very attentive and nice. Didn't feel like the service was slow like some of the other reviewers mentioned. read more

Crackin' Crab Seafood Boil - calamari and oysters - Seafood Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

I love the seasoning they use on the crab legs! Service is timely and good. I like that it is so close to the movie theater.

I absolutely LOVE these seafood restaurants and Crackin Crab did not disappoint The food was really delicious, service was excellent, fast and friendly. I will be back for more! read more

The food there dose not taste fish it is so good but if u still don't like seafood the have chicken and a lot of other stuff.there service is really fast and the are so nice.the ambience is so good and nice. read more

It's a weird experience, but it's fabulous seafood. We've never been to Crackin Crab, and we didn't do any research, so we didn't know what to expect, except maybe good crab. Cut to the chase: our crab, shrimp, and scallops were excellent. The experience and process were a bit strange, but we fell in love with it all afterward. So first, the menu isn't obvious; yes, you can order several products like crab, crab legs, mussels, and more by the pound, and you pick one of two sauces. The combinations were less clear until we saw you have three options (cast, drift, or gill), which you get a set number of three or four seafood options. We tried #1 ("cast"), which was 1lb of snow crab, 1 lb of headless shrimp, and 1/2 lb of scallops in one sauce. We decided to go with the Lemon Pepper sauce, which was outstanding. Now, you sit down at a table covered in plastic. You get a plastic bib to wear (and yes, don't feel silly, put it on; you'll need it!), and the food comes in a clear plastic bag with a 'garbage can' in plastic for all the shells and mess you'll make. It's weird, it's odd, you don't get any dinnerware, and you eat with your hands out of this bag. But the food was terrific! And it's messy but fun activity food. For just under $60, two and a half pounds of great seafood, one little red potato, and two pieces of corn is a screaming deal. My wife and I were stuffed to the gills (no pun intended here). The sauce worked well with both the fish and the corn. We were concerned the Crackin Sauce might overpower the seafood. The lemon sauce was perfect, but we may ask for a taste of the other sauce next time. You are also supposed to get a sausage, but my wife requested some coleslaw instead, and our server was very accommodating. You are supplied two tools to crack open the shells; there's one plastic device (shell slicer) I've never used before that did an excellent job of slicing through those crab legs. But what a bloody mess; a bowl to eat out of would have helped, but once you get into the eating action and understand everything is protected in (ugh, guilt trip) plastic, you can enjoy the meal. Our server, Cathy, was excellent; the food came out quickly, and yes, I would go back. The good news for us is there is a location in Santa Fe. I didn't take any pictures, which I usually do with all reviews; there isn't anything you want to view; it is not visually appetizing, but taste-wise, it was delicious. I think this would be an ideal takeout restaurant. You could ask for a few pounds of what you want in different sauces, take your bag home, use actual dinnerware, and make some nice bread to soak up the sauce, but dining in works, too. read more

If you like burnt chewy shrimp, this is the place for you. Missing side fries , no sauce. read more

It's Oct 17th, 2020. The boyfriend and I share a bday month. We decide to have a social-distance dinner at my moms house. They get mussels, snow crab, while the bf and I get Dungeness crab times 2. As usual it's amazing!! Getting the lemon-pepper mixed with the crackin sauce is AMAZING as usual. However, the Dungeness crab is smaller, and saltier than usual. In fact, it is like snow-crab and I'm not fond of it. I was think "I wonder what's going on?" But it's not a big deal because the up-charge is a $1 different. It's usually much more. So the company altered prices for the size crab they could get on the market. This is good business practice. Everyone loved their social distance dinner. Moms loved their muscles. We used kitchen scissors to cut thru the shell. Which is easier than the regular tools. Post-COVID I may just take scissors into the store. As usual 10/10! Happy Birthday to me and the boo!!! And thank you for being a part of it. Ps: 4lbs of seafood for less than $80. Potato's, corn, crab, and muscles. Perfection!!! read more

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Ok sometimes they take a little long but the food is fantastic every time and you can not beat the prices ! The service is a hit and miss but the vibe is very much what you expect from a seafood restaurant ! read more

The best seafood in Albuquerque. I prefer this location to the Winrock location. They also doubled their seating area recently. This til we went, there was no wait to be seated. Staff was friendly and quick. Food was delicious as usual. read more

We loved it very very great place to go. Absolutely worth a time out of the night to eat. read more

Crackin' Crab Seafood Boil - Seafood Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

Went to Crackin! Crab by the time I got home I was Crappin! Crab made me sick but the service was great.

Threw up for days. Both my daughter and I got food poisoning and threw up uncontrollably for days. Fever, aches and vomiting. For $150. I should've gone to Whole Foods and made my own. Then we wouldn't have lost 2 days being sick out of my mind. read more

A Great fun atmosphere! Food was pretty good. A bit pricey, but it was a decent experience!

Super fun place to go for a seafood feast. Prepare to get buttery!! We decided our kids needed and introduction to crab legs so we went here for our anniversary date with our kids tagging along. They were family friend but there was a bit of a wait. The menu options were simple enough to not overwhelm novices but enough options to satisfy discerning palates. We each got different flavors and they did not disappoint. By the end of the meal our bellies were stuffed and the buckets were empty. We will definitely be returning next time we have a seafood craving. read more

When I'm craving a seafood boil this has been my go to! I always get to go and every time I get there it's done so the service is definitely quick. If you're thinking about ordering from here or stormin crab get your seafood from here!! I can not stress that enough. Stormin crab is overpriced and poorly seasoned in my opinion. read more

Take out one star cuz the sauce is a bit too much on the salty side. But to be honest, I do think all the seafood boil sauces I've had are a bit too salty for me as I always go for the spiciest, maybe that caused the triple shot of salt or something. I do love the spicy level of the spicy Crackin sauce though. Perfect on shrimp and scallops ( BTW, amazingly fresh). Never a huge fan for snow crab legs. However, the clams can do shorter time and is the sausage the Costco one? Love the fried calamari, crispy on the outside and soft&chewy on the inside. Got rice and bread to go with the seafood which balanced out a bit of the saltiness. This site has plenty of spacious parking. However, they've closed the Santa Fe site and I was told to follow them on Facebook to get most recent updates. read more

Crackin' Crab Seafood Boil - Fried calamari - Seafood Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

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Asked for lemon pepper and got Caju. Kids couldn't eat it. cook came out and said it was lemon pepper. it was covered in really a lot of Cajun seasonin. We have been here before and we know the difference but they insistes it was lemon pepper. Ruined a birthday dinner. read more

Crackin' Crab Seafood Boil - Cajun not lemon pepper - Seafood Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

Very expensive for what you get. Not much to choose from for less than a super hearty appetite. Could have better options and ambiance. read more

Tumm for my tumm tumm you know when the food is good when they have to wear gloves to bring it out cuz how hot it is yummmmmm

I thought it was okay. Their oysters are five stars. They have some great flavor and crunchy little caviar on them. The king crab legs were only okay in their sauce and for 65 bucks were a little underwhelming with one potato in the bag. I just didn't think the sauce they are known for was that good and for one hundred dollars I left still hungry? read more

My husband and I tried Crackin' Crab a few months ago to see how it compares to our favorite "Storming Crab". Yup, Storming Crab is still our favorite. Cracking' Crab wasn't bad. Just lacking the good service and cool ambiance. read more

Exactly as described. Finger licking good. I don't like king crab legs so I just order by the pound and get extra scallops. I do wish they had more sauce choices. read more

I think I've found my new seafood splurge, I'm not so rich that I can just go our and eat on a whim. We try to go out for once nice meal a week and we'll treat ourselves to an excessively pricy meal. We ended up getting king crab and lobster and it turns out after decades of thinking I like lobster more I actually prefer the taste and texture of crab more... The food was very good but I'm not a huge fan of spice on seafood so I ended up asking for some butter which they happily provided. I'll be back. read more

For me it hit all the spots. It had great flavor, the seafood was good, it was messy (which is a good thing) and the service was quick. Our server was also pretty funny and delightful. Not something I eat often but this is where I go when I'm craving it read more

I have been dying to try this place so finally decided to today and boy was I happy that I did! I chose to get my "usual", and try the king crab legs. I added andouille sausage, corn cob, and an extra potato. I opted for the lemon pepper and Crackin crab mild seasoning. I haven't had seasoning this good on Seafood, probably, ever. My dad had the house oysters and was full of glee after eating them. He eats or Oysters almost every time we have seafood and he said that these, were by far, the best. He also ordered the muscles with medium Crackin crab seasoning and they too, were amazing! My mom had her "usual," the softshell crab & and french fries and everything was delicious. On top of all of the incredible food, we had superb service by Lung. He was knowledgeable about the menu, the seasonings, the sides, and the beverage menu. He gave us just enough time between checking out the menu and ordering. In addition, he has great timing in terms of checking on you while you're eating, not too much, not too little. We can hardly wait to come back! We've been to most of the seafood joints here in town and this is one of our top three. Will definitely be back. I highly recommend this restaurant for both food and service. read more

Crackin' Crab Seafood Boil - King crab with corn on the cob, red potatoes, and andouille sausage, covered in Crackin crab mild and lemon pepper spices. - Seafood Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

First time here! I'll Admit was a little lost at first, but the waitress was super helpful and we made our selection!! And what fun!!! The food comes in a bag, and it was super delicious!! You basically eat all this seafood, corn on the cob, mini red potatoes and such with your hands. Definitely would recommend!! read more

About two months ago we gave ol' crackin' crab another go, and I'm glad we did. Tonight is our third time ordering it!! The food is always fresh and we alter their flavor just a little with a little extra creole and Tabasco lol We order take out and throw it next to some fat ash steaks off the smoker!! read more

Crackin' Crab Seafood Boil - Thanks crackn'!!! - Seafood Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

My first time here. The food wasn't to bad. The scallops & mussels were yummy but the potatoes were undercooked. The service wasn't the best. The waitress forgot to bring a drink. It took her 20 minute to come back THEN reminded her of the drink because she clearly forgot. She may have been new as she seemed a bit a little flustered... I also do understand they were also super busy, but still... forgetting drinks, taking her time & not very attentive. I may try again, but Down n Dirty is where I like to go for seafood boil. read more

Crackin' Crab Seafood Boil - Crab, Scallops, Mussels & Shrimp In medium. - Seafood Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

I love this place. Seafood boil in the desert, who would've thought? Great food, great service and good times. You order seafood by the pound or order one of the combos, they bring it out in bags and you just go crazy with your hands. It's a bit pricey but we are in the desert. We ordered the house oysters and the gill combo which comes with snow crab, clams, shrimp and scallops. The oysters come pre sauced with a spicy fish sauce, fish roe and a cilantro leaf. Sounds funny but super delicious. We got our combo hot and it was hot. Delicious and messy. Here are some tips. Never wear white when you dine here. The food is spicy and they use a lot of butter. I carb up on rice first to minimize any upset stomach issues later. read more

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This rang the bell as our worst restaurant meal ever. The scallops tasted 'off', shrimp was cooked with vein in so it tasted like poop, the garlic in the butter garlic sauce was old. Very disappointing. Wine and beer fine! read more

This is the best crackin crab location in Albuquerque! The staff at this location are super attentive and willing to answer any questions you may have before ordering. We were seated right away when we came in for lunch. We started off with some oysters which weren't as big as they usually have but I don't think the employees have control over that. This was a great experience for myself and my family, three of the people I was with had never been here and loved the experience. The medium crackin sauce mixed with the lemon pepper is AWESOME if you like spicy lemon flavor to go along with your seafood, potatoes, corn and sausages. read more

Crackin' Crab Seafood Boil - Prices and options - Seafood Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

Every time we come to this location, we are always greeted and treated like family! The food in house is the best , but they also make take home just as perfect . They provide the tablecloth the lemons , anything you need to make it a great experience! The staff is amazing and very attentive. This is the first time we ate in since Covid-19 and I am very pleased with how many safety measures they took . We had snow crab and mussels and they were delicious and popped out so satisfying Seasoning was delicious! Go try them . read more

Always a must in the ABQ. Food is always good and service is knowledgeable but could use a brush up on refills in a timely manner. Decor and music don't match. read more

Crackin' Crab Seafood Boil - All done another one down - Seafood Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

Good service, great fresh seafood and very tasty. Every time I've been here, the food is hot, comes with a rockin' sauce and plenty for 2 to share (for more than 2, get another bag) The seafood is fresh, and is done well, and is served in a fun way, by the bag. If you your seafood neat on a plate, pass. But if you like sharing and even use your hands, than this place is your glass of beer! Also, their beer selection is great and matches well with the seafood. Is kinda small, but hey, who cares if you want a great meal? We went on valentines afternoon, and even we had a wait, it wasn't very long and the wait was worth it! Crackin' Crab keep on crackin' read more

Crackin' Crab Seafood Boil - Great yummy selection, with current market prices. - Seafood Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico