Reviews for Crabulous Boil Seafood in Montclair, NJ
I accidentally stumbled upon Crabulous when I was looking at Google Maps for a different restaurant nearby I wanted to check... out. My husband and I came in on a Friday right before 6 and there were a few people dining there already. Luckily, we made itjust in time for the $1 oyster happy hour, which is everyday from from 3-6. These were plump and shucked properly (unlike lotsof HH oyster spots in NYC). It comes with cocktail sauce and horseradish but I wish it came with some sort of mignonette - butnothing some extra lemon can't fix. For the rest of the food, we ordered: Cod fish and chips - these are served with thesebomb cajun fries and cole slaw, which I love having whenever I eat fried food. The fish was fried perfectly and came out pipinghot. Cod can be easy to mess up but this was probably my favorite dish of the night. It was even better than any fish and chipsI had in London 1 lb of Crawfish with original Cajun/lemon pepper sauce - for the sauces, you can pick mild, medium, or orspicy. Each pound of seafood comes with a corn, potato, and you can pick any of the sides so we went with the broccoli.Unfortunately, this also came with a strand of hair in it but they took it back (and hopefully remade it instead of picking thehair out). The crawfish themselves were very tiny. When we were ordering, the waitress warned us that the cajun lemon peppersauce isn't for everyone because it's salty/tangy and recommended that we get it on the side. Really grateful for the head's upbecause we didn't really like the sauce, so at least the whole dish wasn't ruined 1/2 lb of Snow Crab legs with Crabulous sauce- 1/2 lb is really just one cluster of snow crab legs. We got mashed potatoes as the side. I'm not sure what was in theCrabulous sauce but it was so good! I ended up dipping the crawfish, the broccoli, and the mashed potatoes in the sauce Strandof hair aside, it was still a good experience. Our waitress, Kay was really nice - even though it seemed like Read more
A BYOB that was very pleasantly surprising. The staff was super friendly and attentive and the food was phenomenal. The grilled... oysters were to die for and the cheesy seafood bread was a must. The dinner portions were a great size and I couldn?t believehow much lobster I got! Would definitely recommend trying this place out! Will definitely be coming back for more Read more
The only reason why I?m giving this a two star is because I ordered a seafood boil and they gave me these little clusters of... crab legs ???? not worth it. Mac and cheese was good but needs more seasoning. Lobsters barely have any meat in them. I wasexpecting a little bit more of this place. Best thing on the menu is the wings so if you?re wondering what to get don?t evenwaste your time on the seafood lol. Read more
Wife and I had dinner with friends here. we had several appetizers including the calamari, raw oysters, grilled oysters and the... garlic noodles. For the entree we did family style boil (2 heaping trays for 5 people). The food was hot, cooked well andextremely tasty. The staff and owner are attentive and friendly. It was an enjoyable dinner and we definitely plan on goingback. Read more
I have been anticipating the opening of this restaurant and it is finally here. The girls and I made reservations for 7pm and... when I arrived I found parking on the street. I walked in and was greeted by Ben. He was doing everything from serving to takingcalls. He was great! This place is BYOB fyi. The girls got oysters for appetizers and they loved it. I ordered the codfish withnoodles and broccoli. The meal was good but the next time I want to try the snow crabs. The girls enjoyed their food. There wasonly one complaint about the lobster roll and my friend had to send it back. The bill for me was about $21. We had a goodexperience. Read more
The ambiance is amazing. I love how cute and cozy the space is. The food is amazing. The garlic noodles are soo good! I?ve been... here a couple of times, all within a few days ???? and the food does not disappoint! Very happy I found this place. Ben is sonice and the chef also came out from the back to ask how the food was. Great experience, I will definitely come back! Read more
Everything was delicious. Crab dip was my favorite and of course the seafood boil. I usually don't eat Mac n cheese, but I did... try, cause my kids ordered it.. and omg I'll go back for more! Read more
Visited on Friday night 08/19/22. Skye our server was great. I visited with a friend & there was a couple sitting at a table... across from us & I?m going to assume the Asian guy was the manager but he kept on walking the aisle & not once did he speak tous but stopped at the table across from us. There was no one else in the restaurant. Also for an empty restaurant the food tookforever to come out & it?s not the best seafood boil I?ve tasted. Only good thing about here is BYOB. This was my first & lasttime there. Read more