Food is good, but portion sizes are small. Can be pricey if you go there really hungry! Casual, friendly staff. Can have a long wait to be seated and to get your food. It has been a hit or miss. Family friendly too. read more

Excellent food. Great service! We thoroughly enjoyed our meal! A hidden gem. Never knew they were at the mall.

Seafood was fresh & service was fast & the oysters where super cold like there supposed to be!Bartender was very friendly & polite towards my family. Would recommend giving it a try 9.5/10 read more

I came down to pensacola to visit my daughter in the military. We went out for dinner wanting seafood. This place didnt dissapoint. 60 bux for boil for 2. I found this reasonable. Plenty of crab crawfish mussels and clams. Tasted like real butter and plenty garlic. The flavor we chose. Service was on point. Place was clean. Mind you its covid times and the attendance was light. I give this place 5 stars not for being the best seafood, but for being excellent at what they do. I didnt go in thinking its a fancy seafood place. Its a reasonably priced, good restaurant with good flavor combinations good service and good drinks. We were very happy and full. Good oysters too fat! read more

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We love this place! We specially go for the seafood boils. We've ordered the gumbo and hush puppies for appetizers. We all get combinations of seafood in our boils, but mostly pick shrimp, crab legs, mussels, and andouille sausage. We pick all of the seasoning flavors and keep it at a medium spice level. I've had the fire before and it was a little too hot to enjoy your food at the same time. I am definitely giving the food a 5 star rating. The service and seating I would give a 4 star. I've been on nights where the dining room is full and when it's empty. The service was slow on both occasions. Looking forward to more seafood boils from this place! Side note: Juicy Seafood is a similar restaurant to this on 9 mile road read more

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After my kids food got served we noticed it was raw and sent it back! My kids began to eat and we started breaking the tenders open only to discover that every single strip was raw! This is absolutely unacceptable! read more

Cracking Crab - Chicken Tender Basket - Seafood Near Me - Pensacola, Florida

What a great seafood restaurant. Food was great but more importantly the manager and server were fantastic! Fixed an incorrect order and offered me complimentary food as well as sincere apologies. Great people and great food. I'll definitely frequent Cracking Crab!! read more

Just ok, prolly wouldn't do it again... So so hot food on top not hot sweet tater fries... do not order crab cakes (it's bites right now) I couldn't find any crab mostly wet fillers not good.. Catfish was ok strange batter and shrimp were good. Waitress sweet, Monet! read more

Cracking Crab - Yuk crabcake - Seafood Near Me - Pensacola, Florida

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My friend & I happened upon a soft opening for this new restaurant today, Saturday, 1/18/2020. They are officially set to open on Monday, January 20th. The Cracking Crab is located in the old Romano's Macaroni Grill location on the exterior of Cordova Mall, next to Red Robin. We were instantly greeted by the bartender/manager. He asked if we wanted to sit at the bar or restaurant side. We said the restaurant side. He was friendly. He came and checked on us during our meal. A host then took us to our table. He was very friendly. Then our sever came. We both asked for water and sometime to look over the menu. I decided on the Fried Shrimp basket. My friend ordered the Crab Cake basket. I ordered sweet potato fries for my side and also added a side of coleslaw. My friend ordered a side of cajun fries. The decor was pretty nice. It is an underwater theme with all kinds of fish all over. They have a water feature that changes color. On the other side of the water feature, you can see the kitchen. Also, they had 4 TVs in the restaurant area showing different channels. Finally, our food came. The fried shrimp were very good. They were lightly battered and had a buttery taste, kind of like shrimp scampi. The sweet potato waffle fries were good except they weren't served hot so they cooled down fast. The coleslaw was good but a little sweet. I had to add some ground pepper to break up the sweetness. My friend liked his crab cakes and cajun fries. I sampled a piece of crab cake and a couple cajun fries. They were both pretty good but I'm glad I ordered the fried shrimp as it tasted better to me. The server was just a little slow. She had about 3 other tables of 2 besides us. My friend asked for a side of ranch and had to re-ask for it because she forgot it. She apologized. Overall, this was a really good place to eat. Even though it was just a soft opening, it went pretty smoothly. I believe this is a chain as I saw there was some other Cracking Crab restaurants in New Mexico when I looked online. I'll be back to try the shrimp seafood boil and the tomato soup with maple-candied bacon. My friend wants to try the gumbo. read more

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There was a delay in food and service, we sat there for an hour and got like no food and when we got our food it was horrible quality and taste. Every time our waitress came by she would progressively become rude and always smelt like cigarette smoke. Management please change the name to either "crackling crap" or "sit and wait." read more

The food is terrible and service as well. We had to cancel our order after an hour and 30 minutes. Waitress would disappear 20 mins at a time. Music was so loud. read more

Great crab legs and shrimp at a reasonable price. Try it you will not be disappointed read more

Hours are posted on the door stating they are open until 2130. We arrived at 2100. We waited for 5 to 10 minutes at the "Wait to be seated sign" while an employee was on the phone. Finally another employee showed up and asked if we wanted to do take out or dine in? We responded that we would like to dine in She then stated they were only doing take out. A total waste of time. We definitely will not be eating there in the future. Two additional notes, there place was still about half full and I rarely post negative reviews but this was beyond unprofessional. read more

Our server was very nice and attentive. The food was more than enough and very delicious we really liked the everything spice and actually could've used even the spicy temperature because the mild was a little less favorable. read more

Cracking Crab - Mild everything A. Snow Crab and Headless Shrimp - Seafood Near Me - Pensacola, Florida

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Unexpectedly good! I had their seasonal special which was 1/2 lb of snow crab, 1/2 lb of shrimp, 2 potatoes and a piece of corn. The flavor was pretty good and the portion was generous. Other reviewers have suggested that they were shortchanged but I did not feel this was the case. About 9-10 medium sized shrimp and 4-5 legs of snow crab. Overall pretty awesome lunch. read more

Cracking Crab - Snow Crab & shrimp special - Seafood Near Me - Pensacola, Florida

Review Time: Cracking Crab Seeing that we live in seafood heaven, I'm always on the search for some delicious crab legs and shrimp. I have seen a few positive reviews on here about this restaurant. So after a week of eating left over soup; it was time to try something new and hopefully some extremely tasty seafood. I'm still in shock that Macaroni Grill closed down from this location, but it seems the table set up has not changed very much. Once you walk in through the doors, you definitely get hit with a strong seafood boil aroma. Our server was absolutely fantastic. She was even kind enough to ask my husband if he was military, which provides you with 10% discount. She was consistently checking on us, and our glasses of sweet tea never went below half full. I absolutely love calamari, so we decided to give their's a try. This calamari was absolutely fabulous, which was extremely fresh, tender, and lightly battered. I would come back to eat this frequently, just as a snack. We decided to share the Combine em 1b snow crab and 1b shrimp dressed in the medium special sauce, which comes with corn and potatoes. The shrimp were extremely delicious and pre-cleaned. The snow crab was good, but probably not the freshest. The meat was slightly soft and lacked in flavor, but maybe today was just one of those off days. The corn was not the freshest either, but dredged in the special sauce it was okay to eat. I did love these red potatoes in the special sauce, so no salt, pepper, or butter was needed. I will say their special sauce is amazing, and the medium spice was perfect. The medium spice level packed just enough punch to where you could still enjoy the flavor of the food. Overall review: fabulous speedy service (5/5) and food (could have done better on the quality of snow crab and corn) (4/5)...so if I want snow crab and shrimp locally, I would definitely come back here hands down... read more

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Inexpensive crab boil that's flavorful and delicious. Shrimp are a nice large size and cooked to perfection. Service is fast and friendly and the price is affordable for what you get. Love this place. read more

Seafood lover heaven! So good, so messy, so delicious! Just wish we had one close to where we live! Granddaughter and I shared one of the feasts. It had shrimp, mussels, clams, crawfish and an oyster. She snagged the oyster before I could get it! Wish we could go right back! read more

Omg this place was amazing. We stumbled upon this place after leaving the beach and I'm so happy we did. We ordered the large boiled seafood platter which was more than enough for 2 adult seafood lovers. The boiled seafood was topped with a spicy butter garlic sauce.... I was licked the plate it was so good. read more

Cracking Crab - Boiled seafood platter with spicy butter garlic sauce - Seafood Near Me - Pensacola, Florida

We're visiting from Texas and OMG this is the BEST crawfish, snow crab, potatoes and corn boil we have EVER had!! We will definitely be coming back. Boiled Shrimp with Buttery Garlic sauce and mild seasoning read more

the food was fair. the staff was non responsive. three people at the door when we came in. time was 2:30 in the afternoon. with maybe six tables being used. our server was Queenie. I would have liked to order something more to drink but she never checked on us. we had to ask another server to get a check. upon leaving girl had her face in her phone up front. guy didn't even look up and was busy picking his teeth. I would not spend anymore time or money in here. they are in no way interested in their jobs of service. sad. read more

Great restaurant. Great deals. Went here with a large group on Friday night at 6pm and staff sat us immediately and offered some of the most efficient, upbeat service. We told everyone we knew to come here. read more

My family definitely got food poisoning from here Sunday. we still feel horrible. Food was not good and temperature was off.

My crab legs had .. what seemed like mold in them.. even the meat was black.. usually i cooked here alot but the post 2 times it's either 1. made me sick from the undercooking or 2. the quality of the food is terrible...... DO BETTER.. like when you first opened read more

We were seated really quickly. The waitress was super friendly. The food was absolutely amazing! My seafood boil was the best I've had in the area-- full of flavor and had the perfect touch. My husband and stepdaughter are both picky eaters and did not want any part of the boil. Instead, the opted for the fried shrimp basket and burger. They were absolutely delighted with the quality of their meals. Very reasonably priced & unexpectedly perfect for the whole family! read more

Cracking Crab - Combo: 1/2 lb shrimp & 1/2 lb crawfish - Seafood Near Me - Pensacola, Florida

If you're looking for "cajun" this is not the place Just a little bit of seafood. Asked to try sample of the fire flavor for our crawfish and was denied by owner.. decided to go with mild and there was zero flavor and way over cooked with the bag FULL of grease. The oysters are not fresh shucked. Store bought shells that's been cleaned and little oysters out of tub. The only positive thing we experienced was the waitress. Definitely not a place to try read more

We were serviced quickly. The food was fantastic! Bar drinks were okay, but priced reasonably.

This is probably the best seafood boil I've ever had! Nice prices, Margaritas are $1.99!!! Can't beat that.

Service was extremely slow, though they were not busy. We had the fried fish and buffalo chicken wings. The wings had a huge amount of crust/breading, not that good. Dont ask for Blue Cheees read more

When I came here last time while visiting a friend in Pensacola, the service was disappointingly slow. With that being said, I'm giving the 5-star review because the seafood boil I had was the best thus far. Planning to visit again when I'm in Pensacola this year. read more

Greatttt!, Not fully opened until the 20th/Jan. Food was very good, nice bar , signature drink, alcohol menu and they do have door dash. Service was good. Enjoyed eating, comfortable seating booths. Bathroom needed little attention, but nice. This is preliminary rate. Highly recommend. read more

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The service was terrible. The food was just OK. Not what I expected. Will not be back.

Oysters are amazing I almost enjoyed them as much as I enjoyed sucking my bf penis .amazing and they have great service

I was in the Cracking Crab (at Cordova Mall) on Saturday, August 7, 2021 with my wife. We ordered our food and they forgot to put our boiled eggs and sausage in the seafood bag. We called our waitress over and she tried to take our food to the kitchen. I said no, just bring it to us in another bag please. She did. While trying to eat, the food was way too spicy. We contacted one of the male managers. I said I think we got the wrong order because of so much spice. He said he was sorry, they would do a re-make, and asked what spice level we wanted? We said none, just butter and garlic. We gave him back the seafood bag after pouring the food we had on our plates in it, the plates and silverware to him to discard. The waitress returned later with a new bag of seafood. We opened the bag and to our surprise noticed it was the same food we thought they had discarded. Upset, I asked for the head manager. He came over and I told him what was done. He calmly said that when it's a spice level complaint, they take the food back , rinse it off and return it to the customer. I said, Why are you treating us like dogs? You shouldn't do that due to C-19 virus and cross contamination. He did not care and acted like it was a common practice of their restaurant. We got sick to our stomachs. I told him to eat it! We left immediately. My wife worked in food service for over 10 years. She said she would never give back bad food to customers. She simply had her employees make it over correctly and gave it to the customer. If this is common in Pensacola, Florida, I will gladly dine in Alabama where I live. I pray no one else goes through that bad experience. Marsha read more

Overall the food was great. The oysters were fresh and delicious. The female bartender was very helpful. However, I ordered an old fashioned with four roses and the male bartender came up to me and asked how it tasted. I gave him my honest opinion and told him it was a little watered down. He told me to order neat or straight up next time. I didn't feel too good about how he responded. I would given a five star review but that last minute experience kinda got me. Overall everything was great. read more

Walked in and was seated right away. The vibe is definitely a seafood one with decor that puts you in the mood to explore the menu in search of seafood. I decided on a combination platter with 1/2 pound of a snow crab legs and headless shrimp. The meal was delicious and service was good, overall a nice place with a good vibe to indulge your seafood whim. read more

amazing food, great price, and excellent customer service. i would recommend this spot to anyone. they where fast with my food. and i enjoyed every bite of it. inside was nice and cozy. it was very clean. definitely would be coming back! 10/10 read more

Very busy place! Didn't take long to be seated. Our waitress, Morgan, was very nice, attractive, and pleasant. Food was well prepared and tasted great. Oysters grade-A and Morgan ensured we had lots of horseradish! Had the catfish, which was excellent. French Fries could have been crispier. Key Lime Pie was great. read more

Cracking Crab at Cordova Mall is amazing. We got the steamed snow crabs, steamed shrimp, steamed crawfish and lobster tails in "Cajun Fire". Unreal and best seafood I have had in a long time. Highly recommended and we will return!! read more

My family came here to celebrate a birthday and we were not disappointed. The food was delicious with generous portions. The staff were friendly while providing top notch service. We will definitely go back. read more

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