The Crabs Claw Inn Reviews

A terrific choice at the shore. Good food; great bar atmosphere.

Food is always good, service is just as good. Glad their open for business.

So so. Food expensive for quality. My steaks at home are far better. Wife hated her dish. Son liked his . Won't probably go back as there are better places in the area.

Good food and good service! Always my families favorite place to go!

Try it, you will like it!

Food and service was perfect, they even practiced social distancing

Up tight atmosphere. Skip this pompousness and find friendlier place

The food is mediocre at best AND expensive. We returned to their restaurant with guests of ours who wanted to try it. The male staff member at the desk was extremely rude in turning away our party of 11. The man verbally ridiculed my husband when answering his question about our circumstance.

I didn t know there was a party limit. I have never been turned away from a restaurant before due to the size of my party. I would have thought that in a beach town the hostess would have mentioned that when I called to ask for a reservation. (which they do not take, by the way)

I was willing to go back for the mediocre, expensive food, but NOT to be abused by the staff.

Its a wonderful locals place and family friendly environment. Always has good food and large beer selection. If your in from out of town I would say a must if at least once.

Always great time and great food here. Never disappointed without food, frequent visitor, especially in the bnb off season because they stay open when many places is the area are closed for the winter. In the summer prepare for a longer wait on the weekends but it will be worth it.

typical local shore bar feel, food was not as good as it has been in the past, but still always a classic

Awful. I ordered off the early bird menu and the waitress put in the same entree under the regular menu which was twice the price and didn't come with soup or salad. Assuming the meal came with a soup, salad and desert I ordered accordingly and was eventually charged full price for all. They need to train their staff. Food wasn't good to make things worse.

Last night we had prime rib that melted in our mouths. Great service, we'll be back!

We had a party of five and everyone loved their meal!
two of the people are very particular when they go to a restaurant and even they were very satisfied. It's great to take even your picky friends out for something to eat and have a great night!

A block from the beach. Filled with locals. Fresh squeezed orange juice. Love it!

Great place, food and atmosphere! Pricey but worth it.

Creative menue, great tasting food and just the best service. Most importantly they observe all Covid 19 regulations, we felt safe while eating out doors.

No words. Been going there for 40 years. Incredible seafood.

Always great food. Kinda bummed bout the triple crab turning into a due crab pot. But still is great

Brunch expensive for quality & surroundings ! near the water but no view

It's ok, we were not impressed by the food or the service here. This was our second time because I thought the first time may have just been an off night. Not sure what all the hype is about other than the limited amount of establishments that are open year round on the barrier islands.

Staff super. Food top notch. Atmosphere friendly and helpful. Love this place. It's been here forever. Survived Sandy. We can always reinvent.

My wife and I were staying down the street and came in for dinner on a Friday. We had one of the crab pots, crab dip, and crab bisque shared between us. That left just enough room to split a piece of Mud Pie. Live music was better than I usually expect in a restaurant, and there was even a beer special. I would definitely visit again.

A Great place for dinner or just a snack and a beer. Great selection of both. Family has been going there for decades.

This is Lavallette answer to Cheers. Every body
know this place, the food is okay. After a few drinks who cares. If you are driving south on 35 make a left on President one block over.
Have some eats, take a walk about town enjoy the shops.

The food, the drinks, all delicious and tasty! Loved it!

I went here once for lunch and it was very good. The seafood selections are all good. And I love the outdoor seating.

Great place - very pleasant staff, delicious food, relaxing atmosphere. My only complaint would be it is somewhat expensive for the portions but still recommend. Expect to wait awhile during the summer.

large restraunt very casual. children friendly. from seafood to chicken fingers has every thing. large bar, area with music and dining. also in closed sunporch. ( my fav). also large dining area upstairs. always stop here when on the island.

Just one of those local places with delicious food and good people

Had a great lunch. My waitress was great so attentive and so courteous
Thank you Sheena your excellent service was so appreciated.

Been going there for awhile have had prime rib before was quite good. However tonite was not that tender very dissappointed.

Decent food, don't like partisan news channels on the TV's. I don't care what side of the fence they fall on.

Been eating there since late 70s..They usually have killer flounder franchaise but my last visit they substituted scrod (and did not tell me). It was fresh and tasty so I still enjoyed it. Guess they think people dont know the difference. My next visit will mention "no substitutions". Server was "out to lunch" (left a 15% tip which is low for us)

Service sucks food overrated restaurant very overrated if you want to go there be packed in like sardines I know them to walk around at all not worth waiting he said his

People in Lavellette are super nice, that was true of the waiter at Crabs Claw Inn. I had the fish tacos, they were OK. But the experience was tainted by a really bad odor that we couldn't identify, to me it smelled like vomit or sour milk. Not everyone smelled it, but it spoiled my appetite.

Always a favorite. Steamers are the best. Lavalette means The Claw!

The food was fantastic, and the wait wasn't terrible

Great place! King crab legs are delicious! During the summer they have livemuskc almost every day!

Poor customer service, lot of staff but not responding to the customer.

We had a Maine and an Old Bay seafood steam pot. Oth were outstanding.

I worked for this restraunt over this last summer and I have to say it is the dirtiest most disgusting establishments I've stepped foot in. There were rats in the going back in forth. I would never subject myself to a plate at the crabs claw. The bread your eating has been on someone else's plate. The atmosphere is terrible!

We had a Maine and an Old Bay seafood steam pot. Oth were outstanding.

Excellent salmon. Great service even on a busy Saturday night. Would definitely go back again!

Pretty standard shore restaurant. Good food, good atmosphere

They wouldn't seat us because we had a sleeping child in a stroller. Said it was against fire codes.

GREAT people and food I always have a good time there

Great place for a taste meal and spirits. Would definetly recommend.

Good local spot with great selection of beer and wine. Seafood a speciality along with steak and salad.

I ordered mussels in red sauce with garlic bread. The mussels were miniscule and the garlic bread stale. The butter was excellent as was our waitress. Downstairs they had the music the band was really good.

This place is been around forever I remember you 25 years ago haven't changed a bit still great good Ambience good atmosphere right next to the beach fantastic Staff the place brought back many many memories on my next visit it'll be my first stop your guide Joe Cochrane

Good food. Good service, a fish eaters delight menu mostly fish

For a $30 plate you would expect great service and your meal cooked right. The only time my waitress came to my table was to take my order and bring my check. The dish was overcooked

What a great time! Lunch "al fresco"! Beer batter fish and chips, fried shrimp and fried clams, is what our party had for lunch. It could not have been better! The great thing is that the Crabs Claw is open all year round. Inside has a great local feel, outside during the beach season really lets you feel right at home, a block off the beach. A hit with both locals and visitors, come and enjoy a great time in this reasonably priced restaurant, where you will feel right at home!

Visting from Massachusetts...the food and service was awesome. We expected the check to be a lot more for the quality of our meals. Everything was fresh and the sauce was one of the few sauces I've ever liked that wasn't made at home.

Food was expensive & Very disappointing, fish was over cooked & the Crab soup had No Crab in it!! I will Never go back!

So happy to find a great seafood place, there are so many duds in the tourist areas. Their seafood boils were great, and they took our special order in stride.

"Love the food, but this location always seems to have slow service."

The Crab's Claw has a wonderful bar both up and downstairs. The upstairs bar is fun - west Virginia themed. the downstairs bar can get crowded at night, especially when they have karaoke night. I love the blackend fish bites, the the buffalo calamari, and the creamy crab soup. The early bird dinner special is a STEAL!