Crab House - Monterey (CA)

3 /5 Scarlett Ng: A quick stop by this restaurant just to have a small beer with some oysters and cup of clam chowder. Food is just ok. Service ‘s good Friendly and did a good job. However food waiting time is too long for small clam chowder dish with cup of chowder. Restroom is very clean. Paid Parking in fisherman wharf area. Free 2 hrs street parking couple blocks away. Sorry to leave 3 stars even with good service and food is not bad. Just because i think they need to improve more to have customers come back. Price’s upscale compared to Pier 39 in San Francisco.

5 /5 Wendy Brickman: The Crab House, with its signature giant clock near the end of the Wharf, is a wonderful relaxing destination to dine with family or friends, featuring a great setting and beautiful views from both upstairs and downstairs. It’s perfect for corporate and tour groups and celebrations, offering a spacious layout, al fresco dining upstairs and downstairs with great views of the Monterey Harbor, and a comfortable bar area also with fantastic views. The restaurant is very well run, with professional and friendly servers and hostesses who make the experience seamless. They welcome families and with the big space and a variety of seating options, its a great choice. For lunch yesterday, everything was delicious. They have a big menu with lots of choices. The Jumbo Coconut Prawns with chunks of sweet mango were crispy and wonderful, the Goat Cheese and Beet Salad was excellent, and the garlic bread was crunchy, tasty and fresh. Special thanks to our server, Jorge Ranilo, who was superb—friendly, knowledgeable, and clearly very experienced. He made our visit especially enjoyable. Highly recommended for anyone looking for excellent seafood, great service, and a beautiful dining atmosphere. Be sure to check it out!

5 /5 Elaine Collins: A lovely restaurant on the pier. My partner had the oysters and I had the Prawn cocktail, we both had the stuffed sole. The food was just so tasty and well presented. Service was good.

3 /5 Darryl A. Davis: We have been to this restraunt before and absolutely loved this dish (Seafood tower). For the price, this did not stand up. My hopes are, when we go back, they will fish the issues. There is an incredible view.

5 /5 Jeffrey Martin: Excellent food! The seafood sampler appetizer was our favorite, but the crab cake was also very good with plenty of crab, not overdone with stuffing. The pasta was good, but a little under seasoned. We ate at 5:30pm. No wait and service was excellent because not many diners were out early on a weeknight. The view of the pier was nice. Overall, 5 out of 5.