Hilltop Crab House Restaurant

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   April

   Philadelphia

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on 14 February 2025

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

   Always good food! Friendly severs. Busy Valentine Day
   

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   Jay

   Baltimore

   2 reviews

   5.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on 9 January 2025

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

   We had a great meal. Stopped in for Prime Rib night for the first time and we were not disappointed. Service was terrific, and we enjoyed the solo guitar player (AJ Love).
   

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   Cora

   Philadelphia

   23 reviews

   4.0

   23 reviews

   Dined on 6 November 2024

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

   Paulette was a very good server. Food was good. Next time I will come in a different door!! Didn’t like walking through the bar.
   

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   Yvette

   Philadelphia

   1 review

   2.0

   1 review

   Dined on 27 September 2024

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

   Can not understand why you could not take the leftover crabs home with you?? It was not like a buffet where you take too much food, the crabs were brought to us and when we could not finish them we could not take them home??? What a complete waste and the spinach salad was awful and then they add a 20% tip to the total and stupid me did not see that and gave her another 22% so she got a $53 tip on a $120 meal I will never go back!
   

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   jordon

   Philadelphia

   6 reviews

   5.0

   6 reviews

   Dined on 2 September 2024

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

   Wife and I go there frequently. I usually hit the all you can eat crabs, but got the ribeye on the specials menu. Was amazing. Oysters always outstanding.
   

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   Steven

   Philadelphia

   2 reviews

   5.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on 3 August 2024

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

   It had been a while, pre-Covid, since I had been there. Was as I remembered as far as food and service.
   

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7. OT

   OpenTable Diner

   Philadelphia

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on 27 July 2024

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

   The food was delicious, the band was great and our waitress was fantastic!
   

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8. OT

   OpenTable Diner

   Philadelphia

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on 20 June 2024

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

   The Food was Very Good and seating and service was good..The Butler/Simms Family was very satisfied..Thank you
   

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   OpenTable Diner

   VIP

   Tampa

   6 reviews

   4.0

   6 reviews

   Dined on 20 April 2024

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

   Happy they had a non seafood dish that was delicious for me. Boyfriend loved the AYCE crabs.
   

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    KeJo

    Philadelphia

    17 reviews

    3.0

    17 reviews

    Dined on 6 March 2024

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

    We went for AYCE crabs to celebrate my husband's birthday and instead of having the choice of two types of crabs, they only had one that night. That wasn't such a big deal but ... the price of the crabs was outrageous! In addition, for reasons unknown, they add a 20% gratuity automatically to the bill. If I receive great service, I usually tip 25%-30% but I greatly dislike being forced to pay for what that night was mediocre service. All the server did is dump 1-2 additional trays of crabs on our table when we were ready for more - she didn't even empty our bucket! I understand the utility of adding on the gratuity for groups of 6 or more but this was just my husband and me and the restaurant was not at all crowded.) Bottom line, AYCE crabs for two with no apps, no drinks (except a coke for me), and no dessert cost me $180 for this local, more-than-casual restaurant!!! If it hadn't been my husband's birthday, we would have left to go somewhere else, just on principle. Just a very disappointing and expensive evening. To be fair, the regular fare at the Crab House is usually consistently decent.
    

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