Delicious seafood. We went to a similar place in Florida and this place in Iowa was better! Service was fast and friendly. Will definitely go again. Loved the early 90s cover music playing
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Whitney Brady
My son and I stopped in to eat this evening. Service was fast and delicious. We had the crab, Cajun fries, and seafood pasta. The fries were seasoned perfectly and the garlic butter sauce with the crab was to die for. We will certainly be back!
Erin Smith
Biggest waste of money ever.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 4
Baramsman
I absolutely do not recommend this place. Prices are way to high and dining next to screaming kids is not pleasant. Ten minutes into our dining experience, we had the server wrap up our whole dinner and we left. $155 wasted because people can't control their kids. Never ever again!
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 2
Benjamin Robertson
Service and atmosphere were awesome. I ordered the lobster and crab for $44. My snow crab legs were spot on and delicious. However, the lobster tail was extremely overcooked and had zero flavor. As a side, I had noodles which were cold when my plate was delivered and I just couldn't eat it.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Crab Legs
Makenzie Lopez
Was super excited to try this place, drove from Iowa city to check it out. It looks cool inside and it’s new and clean. The mozzarella sticks were good our waitress was attentive and everything came out fast.As an avid crab leg lover, I was disappointed in this boil. I opted for the king and queen boil. The crab was overcooked, they put a cluster of dungeness legs in (which Isn’t supposed to be in that one).
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
Breanna Stansbery
My new favorite resturant!! Food was absolutely delicious, hot and quick! Just left and want to go back already. Will continually make the hour drive to visit!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Seafood Lovers, Crab Legs
Mia T.
So good! We loved it. Definitely give it a try!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
dawnya grice
The food is AMAZING. The staff is very friendly. I am truly impressed an was extremely pleased with my crab boil.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Linda Tuttrup
Very expensive, not a great atmosphere, it just wasn't good. The spices really ruined the taste of the lobster, and I thought I had ordered butter not spicy. They did give complimentary butterfly shrimp because I spent so much, but the shrimp were mushy. The calamari was good but couldn't really taste any crab in the crab poppers it was very cheesy and pimento. I really wanted to love it but it was just bad.
It's really hard for me to give this place anything higher than a 2. 1. The atmosphere. It's one of those chic, modern place with weird Asian influences here and there and... tvs? Pick a theme. Please. Tables looked nice, ours was wobbly, and for two relatively bigger people, hard to squeeze into. And it didn't look like you could have a group over four since there were a LOT of two seater tables, and like 6 four seaters 2. Service. We had two waitstaff tonight interchangeably. They had impeccable communication with each other. They talked a little fast. Idk if that's a dialect thing or if they were nervous/excited or what. Let's just say there was a lot of repeating. 3. Food. Holy s--- . Finally a place where you can customize your spicyness level. Too bad they ignore it. I asked for mild. I did not get mild, but I tolerated it for the night because I didn't want to deal with the communication thing again. The people I was with also didn't get their spicyness level met. 4. Prices. They're pretty fair for what you're getting, minus apps. I've not gone to a crab place that has 15 dollar apps. Maybe that's just my experience. I want to like the place. I don't. I probably won't go back, and I'm not gonna recommend a place that's okay at best. SNS
Melissa C.
Asian-Cajun fusion is how I would describe Crab Shack. Decor includes a lot of Asian vibes and the employees are Asian, but the food is Cajun - gator, crawfish, seafood boil. I would love if they offered more Asian fare like sushi as I am not big on seafood boils. The only Asian items on the menu were the drinks. My husband's family loves seafood boils and thought it was excellent and reasonably priced. I went with honey garlic shrimp with rice and Brussel sprouts which was amazing! Service was good - a bit of a language barrier, but they surprised my MIL with a cheesecake for her bday!
Brooke Salzman
THIS PLACE WAS AMAZING FOR MY FIRST TIME. DONNY AND RUDY ARE THE
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Kenzie Ullian
Donny and Rudy made this experience so great! Best place I’ve been to yet. Highly recommend! Such a fun
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Crab Legs, Crispy Shrimp Basket with Cajun Fries
Jeffrey lefleur
This is a new favorite place to eat, great food, great atmosphere. Been here 3 times now and plan on coming back soon.
Delicious seafood. We went to a similar place in Florida and this place in Iowa was better! Service was fast and friendly. Will definitely go again. Loved the early 90s cover music playing
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
My son and I stopped in to eat this evening. Service was fast and delicious. We had the crab, Cajun fries, and seafood pasta. The fries were seasoned perfectly and the garlic butter sauce with the crab was to die for. We will certainly be back!
Biggest waste of money ever.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 4
I absolutely do not recommend this place. Prices are way to high and dining next to screaming kids is not pleasant. Ten minutes into our dining experience, we had the server wrap up our whole dinner and we left. $155 wasted because people can't control their kids. Never ever again!
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 2
Service and atmosphere were awesome. I ordered the lobster and crab for $44. My snow crab legs were spot on and delicious. However, the lobster tail was extremely overcooked and had zero flavor. As a side, I had noodles which were cold when my plate was delivered and I just couldn't eat it.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Crab Legs
Was super excited to try this place, drove from Iowa city to check it out. It looks cool inside and it’s new and clean. The mozzarella sticks were good our waitress was attentive and everything came out fast.As an avid crab leg lover, I was disappointed in this boil. I opted for the king and queen boil. The crab was overcooked, they put a cluster of dungeness legs in (which Isn’t supposed to be in that one).
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
My new favorite resturant!! Food was absolutely delicious, hot and quick! Just left and want to go back already. Will continually make the hour drive to visit!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Seafood Lovers, Crab Legs
So good! We loved it. Definitely give it a try!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The food is AMAZING. The staff is very friendly. I am truly impressed an was extremely pleased with my crab boil.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Very expensive, not a great atmosphere, it just wasn't good. The spices really ruined the taste of the lobster, and I thought I had ordered butter not spicy. They did give complimentary butterfly shrimp because I spent so much, but the shrimp were mushy. The calamari was good but couldn't really taste any crab in the crab poppers it was very cheesy and pimento. I really wanted to love it but it was just bad.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 4
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It's really hard for me to give this place anything higher than a 2. 1. The atmosphere. It's one of those chic, modern place with weird Asian influences here and there and... tvs? Pick a theme. Please. Tables looked nice, ours was wobbly, and for two relatively bigger people, hard to squeeze into. And it didn't look like you could have a group over four since there were a LOT of two seater tables, and like 6 four seaters 2. Service. We had two waitstaff tonight interchangeably. They had impeccable communication with each other. They talked a little fast. Idk if that's a dialect thing or if they were nervous/excited or what. Let's just say there was a lot of repeating. 3. Food. Holy s--- . Finally a place where you can customize your spicyness level. Too bad they ignore it. I asked for mild. I did not get mild, but I tolerated it for the night because I didn't want to deal with the communication thing again. The people I was with also didn't get their spicyness level met. 4. Prices. They're pretty fair for what you're getting, minus apps. I've not gone to a crab place that has 15 dollar apps. Maybe that's just my experience. I want to like the place. I don't. I probably won't go back, and I'm not gonna recommend a place that's okay at best. SNS
Asian-Cajun fusion is how I would describe Crab Shack. Decor includes a lot of Asian vibes and the employees are Asian, but the food is Cajun - gator, crawfish, seafood boil. I would love if they offered more Asian fare like sushi as I am not big on seafood boils. The only Asian items on the menu were the drinks. My husband's family loves seafood boils and thought it was excellent and reasonably priced. I went with honey garlic shrimp with rice and Brussel sprouts which was amazing! Service was good - a bit of a language barrier, but they surprised my MIL with a cheesecake for her bday!
THIS PLACE WAS AMAZING FOR MY FIRST TIME. DONNY AND RUDY ARE THE
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Donny and Rudy made this experience so great! Best place I’ve been to yet. Highly recommend! Such a fun
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Crab Legs, Crispy Shrimp Basket with Cajun Fries
This is a new favorite place to eat, great food, great atmosphere. Been here 3 times now and plan on coming back soon.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Seafood Lovers, Crab Legs