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    The Twisted Crab

    3.1 (21 reviews)
    Open 12:00 pm - 10:00 PM

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    This restaurant is my favorite here. My family and I come here almost every week. Yesterday we ordered coconut shrimp and boiled seafood. It was delicious. The service was also very good. The environment was elegant. I like coming here very much.

    Amanda M.

    I don't think I can say enough good things about this place! The food was AMAZING, the seafood was cooked perfectly and the sauce you dip it in is bomb! You can get Cajun sauce, lemon pepper, garlic butter, creole or the twisted sauce. The twisted sauce is all of the sauce mixed together which that's what I get! You can get no spice, mild, hot or super hot and I got mild it wasn't spicy at all. We ordered this meal to go and brought it home to eat. We got 1lb of shrimp with head off, 2 clusters crab legs, 1/2lb crawfish, 1 lobster tail, potatoes and corn and it was $55 which this fed my family of 3:) for the amount of food and how good it was it is so worth it!! I want it every day now lol. I walked into the inside to pick up my food and you can tell it is brand new! It is decorated like a boat with wood floors and walls with nautical decor. Can't wait to go and eat inside!

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    Irma S.

    Wasn't a huge fan of the crab boil. The spices were farm from Cajun. The sausage tasted wayyyyyyyyyy to Smokey. It was just a different experience from any other crab boil places I've been to. Maybe it was the night we went. But the waiter got my order wrong twice, and my order was the easiest one with less items at the table. Over all very mediocre food and way overpriced.

    Pre lunch munchies... fresh butter... yum
    Deborah S.

    I have been to a few different of the Cajun seafood restaurants that are popping up everywhere. Been to Lakeland, Tampa and Orlando similar places but the Twisted Crab was by far the best of them all! The flavors were perfect! I ordered a combo of 1/2 pound snow crab, 1/2 pound headless shrimp, 1/2 pound sausage with two pieces of corn and potatoes in the garlic butter sauce. Cheung greeted me and seated me immediately. Brought my drink order out with a bowl of freshly buttered popcorn to munch on while waiting. I didn't have long to wait... my food was brought out and it smelled amazing! It looked amazing as well! The crab weren't little tiny things, they were very meaty and cooked to perfection. The shrimp and the potatoes were perfect. Corn was a little chewy but it always comes out that way if it was frozen corn to begin with. Someone in another review mentioned the sausage was too smoky tasting. It did have a smoky flavor but it wasn't too strong... just added another element of flavor. I ate what I could (of course the crab is all gone) and still have another meal of leftovers! I will be back again!!!

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    Bobbie H.

    We have been to this restaurant 3 times since moving back to Auburndale. My husband got the oyster basket and i got the shrimp basket. Nicely done..decent sized shrimp and tasty. Service was impeccable. Paul is just attentive enough to make sure you need anything or not but is not overly pushy like at some places. Last time we got their BOGO of steamed shrimp to go and i must say the shrimp were done perfectly. So many places either over good or undercook shrimp. Today we got their special. It was soooo amazing. 5 lbs of seafood for $65!! you just can't beat that. 1 lb. headless shrimp (or head on if you want) 1 lb crab 1 lb black mussels 1 lb crawfish 1 lb sausage. plus you get 4 corn on the cob halves and 4 small potatoes. Everything was again done to perfection. I have had many southern or low country boils etc. but these outdid them all. We took half of it home! Again Paul made sure we had everything we needed and at perfect intervals. It takes a lot to impress me especially with seafood. Twisted Crab has easily reached my 5 star level!.

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    The parking lot is indeed empty but the food is great! Nice size portions and great flavor! Definitely a return customer!

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    Gary's Oyster Bar & Seafood House

    3.9(172 reviews)
    4.6 mi
    $$

    Duuuuude... holy king crab and oysters…read more This was hands-down one of the BEST dining experiences I've had in a long time. Everything was incredible--but the undisputed star of the show is their proprietary "dirty butter" for the crab. I'm not exaggerating when I say this stuff is borderline spiritual. Like somehow--some way--they got their hands on water from downstream of Jesus Himself being baptized in the River Jordan and turned it into butter. That's the only explanation. It's rich, complex, perfectly seasoned--absolute insanity. The kind of flavor that makes you stop mid-bite and just sit there in disbelief. Honestly, it's the kind of dish that's worth planning a trip around. I would 100% fly back here just to have it again. If you're anywhere remotely close--GO. And do not, under any circumstances, skip the crab with the dirty butter. You'll be thinking about it for weeks.

    I went there with my daughter and we waited about 15 minutes to be seated, which was fine…read more However, the experience changed the moment our waitress approached us. From the start, her attitude was rude, dismissive, and unwelcoming. As one of the only Black families in the restaurant, the way we were treated felt uncomfortable and discriminatory. It was enough for me to decide not to order any food at all. I chose to leave with my daughter rather than spend money somewhere we didn't feel respected. I'm sharing this especially for other Black families if you value being treated with basic kindness and respect, you may want to think twice before visiting. No parent should have to feel that kind of energy while out with their child.

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    3.9(844 reviews)
    4.7 mi
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    The ambiance and view is wonderful. Service is only topped by the food. We highly recommend the…read moremahi sliders and the fish and chips. Again, service is wonderful and we will return.

    Beautiful location, great drinks, average food…read more I wanted to love this place. It has great Yelp reviews and is located right on the water. The drinks were very good, service was super friendly, it was the food that fell short. Here's what we got and what we thought. My husband started with the harborside margarita, which was great. He then decided to get a fishbowl margarita. It's 52 oz so it's huge. It was only $15 which was stunning for that amount. He couldn't finish it and left about 1/3. I got a watermelon smash. It has a good amount of alcohol and was delicious. I'd probably branch out and try something else, but it was pretty good. For food we started with the meatballs. It's all beef and was the highlight of the meal. The kids loved the bread it came with. I got a lobster roll and found it had too much dressing to let the lobster shine. It was $30 and disappointing. The coleslaw was ok. My husband got a filet with a Caesar salad. The Caesar salad also had too much dressing. The filet was ok. I didn't love it but our younger son did eat a bit. My older son got the French bread pizza with fries and didn't like the pizza. I wasn't a fan either, the cheese tasted pretty meh to me. He ate some of the fries. Overall this place is great for the atmosphere but I don't think we'll be back soon because of the food.

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    Tallulah's Table by the Sea

    Tallulah's Table by the Sea

    4.7(17 reviews)
    3.7 mi
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    Awesome Local Florida Seafood!…read more When I first started eating from this food truck they used to serve fries with the protein. Since the accident with their truck and they have been using the smaller trailer truck they stopped serving fries. Instead they replaced it with 4-5 Hushpuppies and a small sauce container of coleslaw. To me its not worth buying the plates without the fries because you feel its less food for the price you pay. My favorites are : Crab bites / crab cake balls. They increased the price to $10 and you only get 5 pcs now. Apparently the size is bigger than before. The new size is golf balls size. Fried Shrimp / you pretty much pay $1 a shrimp. You get about 10-11 shrimps per plate. They are huge shrimps. This costs about $11. Fried Grouper Sandwich / this is my favorite when it came with fries. Because I don't eat the bun - I eat the grouper like fish and chips! The grouper is huge! And tasty! It is one of the popular item on the menu! The cocktail and tartar sauce and the coleslaw are house made. To me the blackberry lemonade and coleslaw tastes like publix. I only follow them to grab eats when im craving but since they stopped serving fries I slowly decline following them nowadays. The cod fish and chips most of the time the fish is tad overcooked .. and no more fries! So I stopped ordering it. As much as I hate to not support the locals .. until they bring back fries in the plates, I wouldn't support as much anymore.

    Grouper sandwich delicious and big enough for two. staff was wonderful. neighborhood is having…read morethem back often!!!!!!!!!

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