Wonderful food & probably the best and fastest service ever! This will be my favorite seafood place! btw, freshest crawfish ive ever had, dont forget to toss it in the sauteed xo sauce! read more

Tasty Crab - crawfish tossed in xo sauce - Seafood Near Me - Richmond, Virginia

Love the food and the music and the workers and the cook and the company let's go to eat together and we can have dinner together

We were in Richmond VA and Made reservations however when we got there their were only 2 other people eating in. We ordered a boiled seafood bag to share. The snow crabs and shrimp were good however the lobster was old or over cooked and the black muscles were marginal. The cornbread was excellent. Not sure I would go back for anything other than the cornbread!! read more

First time here. Management and owner are both genuine people. Give them a chance; it's worth it. They run around and work their butts off. So the service is worth it; it could just be you. read more

Tasty Crab - Seafood Near Me - Richmond, Virginia

Brought our entire Sierra Canyon Basketball team by while we were in town and both the boys and staff loved everything! Definitely coming back if we are ever in Richmond again read more

Tasty Crab - @SierraCanyonBoysBasketball - Seafood Near Me - Richmond, Virginia

This place is very hit or miss. I have come here several times now with a friend and we either love our food or just feel like we wasted our time and money. If there's one major pro, it would be the clam chowder for sure. As far as the "buckets" go, I feel like they've gotten real stingy on giving a good amount of sauce and don't expect more than one half cut red potato, one sausage and half a ear of corn that comes included. My friend and I always go for the buckets with snow crab and shrimp which ends up being one crab and a lot of little shrimps. It's disappointing how little crab you get. The first few times I felt like the service was good, the place was kinda lit, and they were giving good portions. However now the place is rather empty, the prices went up, and the food isn't up to par. They also use to give you wet towelettes to clean up afterwards and accommodate for things but now the service is very base level. Last time I came, my server was watching TV the whole time by the bar. I would be wary of coming here when there's many other seafood boil places in town. read more

My only negative thought is the sauce is very watery. I love a thick buttery sauce in my boil and this is not it however it was still delicious. What gave this place five stars is the service. Our server was Rona and she was amazing. Not only that, management took time to come to the table to check on us which I absolutely loved. I will definitely be back! read more

Was visiting RVA and found this spot on Google. Nice big restaurant, easy to spot from the main street. Told the hostess it was my first visit and she helped me with the menu. Very nice young lady. Prices are average for a seafood joint. Today I tried catfish meal with seasoned fries and coleslaw. Fish could use a little more seasoning, but other than that, everything was tasty. Good portion sizes. Will try the seafood bag next time as I noticed that's what everyone else in the restaurant had ordered. read more

Tasty Crab - Catfish and seasoned fries - Seafood Near Me - Richmond, Virginia

Subpar seafood place. Relaxed atmosphere. Large TVs to view the game. Decent alcoholic beverages. Honestly I've had much better seafood. It wasnt seasoned well. The doctor gloves they issued had a weird smell to them. However the Snow crabs were really big and juicy. Bartender was nice and attentive. Tipsy Crab (food) in Richmond is waaaaaaaaaaaaay better. Save yourself a trip and visit them. More than likely I won't be returning here. read more

This place would have to come last to the all the seafood boils I'm familiar with in Richmond. Crustacean boil being number 1! Tasty Krab only has 3 pre-made bags...one for $20 then next bag Jumps to $42 bucks! And a family bad for $142? Wow! So Not a lot of options there. You can customize your own bag but they charge by the pound....just wayyy more expensive then crustacean Boil...which is down the street by the way...they are new so things will soon come together but a couple got up and left Bc they had sat there for more then 20 min and hadn't even been served a glass of water, they were never even acknowledged. As far as the taste, i had gotten the Louisiana special (something like that)... it wasn't bad but nothing to run and tell the town about..maybe I'd go back for happy hour but not so much for the food...my margarita was good :/ read more

Tasty Crab - Margarita - Seafood Near Me - Richmond, Virginia

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I ordered a crab boil bag, to go, with snow crab, shrimp, a lobster tail and green mussels. This was one of the best crab boil bags I've had in the area. The seafood was cooked perfectly, was very fresh, not mushy, and the seasoning was well infused. The sauce I chose was a blend of the Louisiana original and garlic butter, medium heat. I am not a huge fan of lobster tails in general, but a friend recommended it here and it was delicious. I ordered online, and my boil was ready when I arrived to pick it up, check out was quick and seamless. I'm looking forward to treating myself again soon! read more

Compared to seafood boil places I've been to in California or even Northern Virginia, the food wasn't as tasty as the name suggests. The shrimp was probably the winner. The service was a not a winner, especially when the place started to fill up. Overall, for the price I was expecting good quality crab and better service. read more

Rona was an amazing server. She took care of us made our day extra special! Stellar service! She needs to be the manager one day! :)

This Restaurant and bar is capable of hosting large parties. Management and staff will make you feel very welcomed and will go above and beyond for customer satisfaction. It's hard to find a better seafood restaurant than this locally owned gem. The food is awesome and their seafood boil bags is a must try experience, highly recommend it. read more

Wow! The food here is fantastic and prices are exceptional for the quality of the food. I had a pound of shrimp and a pound of clams with a side of cornbread. The shrimp and clams were excellent with the garlic butter sauce. I ordered them mild but if I were to go back I would step up the heat a little. I also tried the banana pudding, and it was outstanding. Service was great and food came out super fast. read more

Do yourself a favor and eat at Tasty Crab! This restaurant has a welcoming and chill atmosphere and great food. I tried the Shrimp Po Boy sandwich and it was the best shrimp sandwich I have had - it was super fresh, full of shrimp, and the homemade sauce they add to it is delicious. As a seafood enthusiast, I highly recommend eating here! read more

After trying some of the nearby competitors, I found myself coming back to Tasty Crab and making it my official seafood boil restaurant. The restaurant is quite large with nice decor. The only thing cheesy here are the plastic bibs. Lol. Of all the nearby restaurants like this, Tasty Crab has the largest and nicest bar area, that also has a lit of tv's. As for the food, they have a large menu and I've tried every single thing on it! I especially like that they're the only place that I've come across that offers green mussels as well as black. My only complaints are that I wish they didn't put so much batter on their fried food because the food quality is really good and that much batter kind of overpowers it. And lastly, their seafood Alfredo just needs to be taken off the menu. The Alfredo sauce was disgusting and I believe it had cheap frozen shrimp in it. I was really surprised that they didn't use the same quality shrimp as the rest of their dishes. Other than that, this is a solid restaurant. They have plenty to choose from on the menu with great quality and decent prices. read more

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Have been here on numerous occasions and have been very pleased with the many menu offerings. On this visit this sadly, we noted they have deleted the scallops from the menu - my favorite requested item. I asked our waiter why they have been deleted and was told the scallops didn't sell (or words to that effect). As such I'll not be back and will go to Red Lobster where scallops are available. read more

Great place nice service, the sauce wasnt all what I expected but it was good. It was packed ad all waitress kept up with their tables read more

Tasty Crab - Seafood Near Me - Richmond, Virginia

We were sat almost immediately, definitely a full restaurant but the seating space was well planned out. Our server was very welcoming and accommodating and answered all of our questions with a smile. Tasty crab has sauces that have a sweet side to them which is unique for a seafood restaurant and allows you to enjoy a savory flavor for a change. We ordered 1 lb shrimp 1 lb clams 1/2 lb crawfish Requested all potatoes instead of corn The shrimp were either not defrosted properly or over cooked as they were very firm and didn't pick up the sauce seasoning well. The clams and crawfish were very good, very tender and cooked to perfection. We didn't receive all potatoes as requested but the corn was juicy. All of the portions seemed lighter than what I've received ordering lbs at other boil restaurants and there isn't a generous helping of seasoning sauce. An extra serving of sauce is listed under the sides so i guess we should've expected that. All in all, not bad but just doesn't compete with the boil experiences I'm used to. The shining stars of our experience were our server and the savory sauce options. read more

Delish!! But the portions :( I love the food here! Great service always, but.....if the menu says a 1/2 lb, that what I expect. If I'm being charged for the portion thats listed, I expect to receive what I'm paying for. The food is very good, but filling up the bottom with shrimp is the oldest trick in the book. Lol! read more

Service was excellent. Both my wife ordered boils. Seafood was very fresh. Different sauces are very good. We had mixed drinks that were very good. Dessert was also very good. read more

Although Tasty Crab has pretty good reviews, I'd have to say it gets a "meh" from me. These boil spots are popping up left and right. There's one right down the street from this location, as a matter of fact. I really enjoy a good boil from time to time. We usually split one and that ends up being enough food for the two of us. It was a Thursday night when we went and the place was dead! I actually couldn't believe it. There were maybe two or three tables being served. The place is huge, so that added to the dead-ness. A boil is a boil is a boil, right? I mean, there isn't much that can make one better than another... except the fact that our boil only included ONE 1/4 piece of corn, ONE piece of a potato, and ONE piece of sausage. Really?! I was kind of taken aback. The menu says that you get one of each per lb, but I'm thinking ok, so one ear of corn, one regular sized potato (maybe cut up into sections) and one large thing of sausage. That's not the case. Our boil bag was larger than a lb, yet we still only got one small piece of each item. To me, this is really unfortunate. I doubt we'll be going back which is a shame since it's so close to our new place! read more

I got the classic with crab legs and shrimp with the Louisiana original and garlic butter sauce. Super yummy. This was my first time going to a place like this so they had a waitress come to our table and explain the menu. A little expensive but filling. read more

Tasty Crab - Classic bucket with crab legs and shrimp - Seafood Near Me - Richmond, Virginia

Looks good. First bite...ummm yea, it was greasy! I"m talking about take a napkin and squeeze greasy. I should have ordered the crab legs $35.00 wasted. Maybe next visit I'll try the crab legs or something else no fried food! read more

Tasty Crab - Fried Oyster and Catfish - Seafood Near Me - Richmond, Virginia

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The food here is always delicious, and really fresh--which is impressive considering it not being directly by the coast. The owners are super cool and it's a great atmosphere. I eat here all the time read more

First time here and we both got the fryer baskets, one flounder and the other cod. I love fried fish and this may have been the best cod ever. Plump white fish with an awesome batter and fry. Fries, hush puppies great. Good coleslaw... for some reason a rarity these days. Two fryer baskets, two beers and a margarita for $57 and nearly 10% of that was meal tax. Give them a try! read more

Short story: I've been to Tasty Crab three times to date and highly recommend them. The food and service are the best I've experienced in Richmond for the boil-in-a-bag seafood type restaurant. Long story: I visited Tasty Crab for the third time a couple weeks ago and was just as pleased as the first, despite the fact that they were PACKED and things started off kinda rough. So the plan was to bring my mom here for her birthday dinner. Unfortunately, we were not able to make a reservation since there's a minimum of 6 and we only had 5 people. We arrived at 6 pm Saturday to a packed restaurant. After some confusion at the hostess station (they didn't seem to quite know how to estimate the wait times or convey such, which was frustrating), we put our names on the list and prepare for what we were finally told would be a 30-35 min wait. Since there isn't really a waiting area, they don't take down phone numbers and there isn't a notification system, we ended up sitting out in the car and checking in periodically. After about 15 min I return inside and am told that our table will be ready in 5 min. And this is where things started looking up. Once finally seated, we were greeted by our server Kevin. He apologized a number of times for the wait and informed us before ordering that since they were experiencing higher than usual volume (there was a birthday party taking up half the restaurant), the wait would a little longer for our food. We agreed to stay because 1) everywhere in Richmond seemed to be packed and 2) I really wanted my mom to try Tasty Crab. I'm so glad we stayed. Every bit of our order was amazing. And despite the longer wait, Kevin made sure to check on us regularly. It was a combination of good food and Kevin's above average service that turned what could have been a crappy birthday dinner into a really great night. My mom loved her food and can't wait to return. read more

Simply the best. My favorite new restaurant! Service is phenomenal!!! Food is out of this world.

First time here, food was pretty darn good and service was also good. Large restaurant, great for large parties and full service bar with drafts. If you like seafood you should give this establishment a try. Even if the seafood boils don't peak you, there are plenty of fried platters to choose from. But prices are similar to Sauce and Toss but the boils are spiced a little different. Both are great tasting, but it's good to see there's a little difference in spices. Tasty Crabs not as heavy so your hands aren't needing an hour bath like Sauce and Toss, but S&T spice is what makes their pots. The fried fish was excellent along with the scallops and fried shrimp. The batter is seasoned just right. Will be back to try the other pots soon! read more

Tasty Crab - Whole Lotta Fried Basket - Seafood Near Me - Richmond, Virginia

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Tasty Crab was recommended so we tried on an early Sunday dinner. Husband ordered fried Whole Lot of Seafood baske and he said was good...his came to the table 7 minutes after my entree. I ordered l lb snow crabs with butter garlic sauce. Potato was lukewarm as was the corn and the crab legs were cooked too much....felt like the bag had been sitting around for a while. Server was very attentive and offered to re-heat..but this would have additionally cooked the crab which was already over cooked. It was a wrestling match to get the crab out of the shells. The butter sauce was thick with tons of minced garlic from a jar. From the rest of the good reviews wonder if we hit a bad night, but will not be back. Many good seafood restaurants to waste money here. read more

I would give this a solid four and half stars... but half stars not allowed. The food was good, but I do wish they would have offered broiled seafood option(s) as well. Personally, I had a bucket of snow crab legs and they were great! Could have been hotter, but I enjoyed thoroughly. Service was good, friendly staff, clean restaurant, prices were fair. We certainly will return. read more

Just ate dinner here after another spot was closed and we were really satisfied and the customer service was amazing. The staff was super attentive and the bar tender came over to explain some of the drinks to us! I had the fried flounder special and a pound of snow crab legs. Everyone else in my party did the seafood broil bags which came with your choice of seasoning and spice level. It all tasted great and was so filling. The prices are very reasonable for seafood. We will be back again soon! Thanks for awesome experience, RVA is really trying to catch up in area of food scene and this place has my vote! read more

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Food was great, employees were nice, experience was good. I've been to a lot of seafood boils and this want anything new. However, the taste was superb. We ordered a variety of seafood which include clams, mussels, snow crab legs, lobsters, and crawfish. Got them boiled with the "X.O." Seasoning and that was absolutely amazing. Different then a lot of boils I've been too and I was really amazed at the taste. We also ordered seasoned fries which were ok, hush puppies which were tasty, and chicken wings which I thought were cooked perfectly and lightly battered had a great flavor. Tip: get the X.O. Seasoning on your boil. read more

Great shrimp, but that's about it. My better half and I met some friends here on Saturday the 14th. We met at 3 p.m. It is not a real busy time for the restaurant. We noted on the menu that all of their items were either fried or they were steamed in their own bags which quite often is very delightful. Helen asked the waiter if she could get the steamed shrimp without any of the spice on it and the waiter said that would be fine. However when the item was received it was a slight amount of spice on it so that was a little disappointing. I like to order a combination of shrimp and oysters or shrimp and scallops in this is not something they offer on the menu. The only combination platter they offer is the "Whole Lotta Fried Basket" - $25 for Shrimp, catfish, scallops, calamari. My shrimp was tasty with very light breading which is the way I like it. The calamari were also tasty; however, I could not taste the difference between the catfish and scallops. They looked different but tasted the same. As for the atmosphere, we are little surprised just what we found as we entered the restaurant. we notice several people that must have been employees were sitting and eating Chinese food and we couldn't understand why they would be eating Chinese food when it is a seafood restaurant. Chinese food is not on the menu. We assumed they were employees of the establishment. I guess they do not even like their own food. The service was less than desirable. We ordered mixed drinks before we gave the waiter our food order, and we had to wait until after our meal was delivered before they delivered our mixed drinks. Only soft drinks were delivered prior to our meals. I wonder how hard it is to make a bourbon and coke. It looked to me that they did not have anybody working behind the bar, and this makes very little sense since most people like to relax and have a mixed drink or a beer before and during their meal. Once the meal arrived I let the waiter know to not to worry about my Bourbon and Coke he said it's already been made and it will be here in a moment. That is not what I call good service. Since I was with my friends, I did not want to make a problem, so I paid for the drink. I normally leave feedback on restaurants I really like, and do not say much if it is not a great restaurant. I believe in my mother's old saying "If you cannot say anything nice, don't say anything at all" This review will be the exception to the rule because I do not want my friends to throw their money down the drain and waste it on this establishment. It seems they do not want our business, and I am happy to give my business to a restaurant I enjoy eating at. read more

Comeing from Maryland my mother and I are very picky about crabs. We came in pretty early around 4. I was planning on getting blue crabs, they only had jumbos at the time so I ended up getting the crab lovers boil with the garlic butter at the hot level. The sever let me try a sample first since there are a few sauce options. As someone who is used to old bay style crabs I was very impressed! It had great heat but still had flavor. Others had the oyster Po-boy and fried shrimp platter. The po-boy was delicious with large meaty oysters with a great aioli. The shrimps were lightly breaded. Portions were generous. Service was wonderful, Jako was very attentive. He never let my water run dry with my spicy boil. Great atmosphere. I will definitely be coming back and I'm so happy to have somewhere to get crabs here in Richmond! read more

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This place does excellent seafood! It's very unassuming from the outside (bland white building in a shopping mall) but the inside is open and has a modern bar feel. We had the seafood sampler and popcorn shrimp. Both were delicious and perfectly fried without being too oily. With brown paper covered tables and plastic utensils this is a no frills kind of place. It was quiet on a Saturday afternoon but the food came out quick, fresh and delicious. Loved the fried scallops and calamari. We will definitely be visiting again! read more

Tasty Crab - Seafood Near Me - Richmond, Virginia

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Jeiko is one of the best server I've ever had Thank you very much for everything (service,food and informations about downtown richmond) This is my first time visiting Richmond I definitely will come back for this restaurant read more

I am finally getting around to writing my review for here. I have tried the tasty krab a couple of times and Everytime it does not disappoint. The staff here are friendly and attentive. This is especially true with the waiter Min. He constantly came and checked on our table and maid sure our drinks where full. As somebody that tends to drink alot this is always a good thing. Onto the food, I have gotten there fried entrees including the scallops fish and shrimp. All of these had good flavor. I like the fact that there breading on the seafood is light which allows you to taste the freshness of the seafood. Sometimes I feel as though restaurants will have to much of a batter on there fried foods.They have really good fried as well. Sometimes this is not the case with fried seafood platters. Overall I recommend this place if you want good seafood for a good price! read more

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Came to the Tasty Crab for the first time today after hearing about it from several friends, and it did not disappoint. We were seated promptly and our server was friendly and knowledgeable about what to order. My boyfriend and I ended up splitting the crab lovers bucket and it was delicious. So fresh and seasoned perfectly. We also got several sides including the hush puppies and seafood pasta salad that paired well with the food. I had a strawberry basil margarita that was delicious and strong but in a good way. My boyfriend loved their beer selection and got a Golden Monkey. I will definitely be returning next time I'm craving good, fresh, seafood. read more

Tasty Crab - Seafood Near Me - Richmond, Virginia