Blue Crab Grill

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1. SF

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   Baltimore

   83 reviews

   3.0

   83 reviews

   Dined on 17 November 2024

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 4

   My wife and I really like this restaurant, and we have been here several times. Mostly, it goes really well. This experience was different. I would characterize it as suboptimal in two dimensions. One was the seating speed. We had to wait twenty minutes to get seated. Now, this may sound trivial (even petty), but one of the main reasons I use OpenTable is so that I don't have to wait. So, process foul. The second was service. Now, we did get great service, but on this occasion, it was uncharacteristically slow. The kitchen also screwed up one order, up charging for a side salad, and then running out of baked potatoes since they were slow to fill the order. Overall, it was a little disappointing, but we would go back and give Blue Crab another chance.
   

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   Jeff

   Wilmington

   5 reviews

   5.0

   5 reviews

   Dined on 8 November 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   The food at Blue Crab was very good, as usual. The few things that kept them from an outstanding rating was that my crab legs were overcooked and my father-in-law said his vegetables were not good. Other than that, it was great and we will be back!
   

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   Thomas

   Philadelphia

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on 27 October 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Brittany was the perfect hostess and server. Patient, informed, concerned about the quality of our meal, charming, friendly and fun, we hope to have her presence at our next meal here.
   

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   JenniferP

   Greater Boston

   9 reviews

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   5.0

   9 reviews

   Dined on 26 October 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Great menu, delicious food, wonderful service! Very impressed! We will be back! Highly recommend for Univ of Delaware parents and family when they are visiting! Go Bluehens!!
   

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   Richard

   Philadelphia

   60 reviews

   vip
   4.0

   60 reviews

   Dined on 12 October 2024

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 3

   Dined here for the first time on a Saturday night in a party of two. Let me jump right to the conclusion: the food was excellent, some of the best seafood I’ve had in a long time, meanwhile the setting for the meal, the ambience if you will, was modest. The restaurant is in a strip mall, the decor is not that much different from a nice diner, and the lighting is very bright. And yet, the food is elevated and the quality of the fish and its preparation was really good. We had the sea bass and the halibut special. Both were served over risotto. We finished with the Carrot cake and a freshly brewed coffee. So pleasantly surprising.
   

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   Jacqueline

   Philadelphia

   76 reviews

   3.0

   76 reviews

   Dined on 11 October 2024

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 3

   Celebrated my birthday today. I did indicate in my reservation that it was my birthday. Unfortunately, no one acknowledged that. Our server was friendly and courteous. Food was good when it came out over an hour later. The delay should be mentioned. My 13 yr old grandson said he wouldn't return on a Friday evening due to the long wait. The food was hot, which I liked. I enjoyed my mocktail. There was grit in my scallop, which is unpleasant. I was looking forward to the snow crab, but did not enjoy them because there was too much tomato sauce drowning them. It made the flesh mushy and lacking texture. Steak n cake, gumbo, and seafood platter were enjoyed.
   

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   Eric

   Washington DC

   18 reviews

   vip
   3.0

   18 reviews

   Dined on 29 September 2024

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 3

   Food was ok. Not great. Not bad. Just ok. Would probably not go back.
   

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   CindyH

   Fayetteville

   2 reviews

   3.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on 15 September 2024

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 1

   The food was mediocre, we were only able to get branch or sandwich or salad. We went on a Sunday afternoon very few people were in there until 2pm when it turned in to a bar! Noisy band blared in your ear. I think they forgot it was Sunday and not Saturday night. We were there with friends and small children, we were not able to hear ourselves talk. The waitress was very polite but it was way over priced.
   

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   Doug

   New York City

   12 reviews

   3.0

   12 reviews

   Dined on 13 September 2024

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Drunken Clams were amazing although we sent back the shrimp appetizer due to being uneatable .
   

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    Suzanne

    New York City

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on 7 September 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4

    First time at Blue Crab Grill and it did not disappoint. The drinks and food were excellent. Our server was lovely, accommodating and personable. We forgot a set of keys and she checked to see if we came in o.n a reservation and called us immediately to let us l Le our keys were there. Above and beyond! We will be back for sure!
    

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