Crab Cellar Reviews

Submitted by Philip Quan on 04/22/2021

Philip Quan 5 stars rating.

Place is literally the cellar of Quality Crab and Oyster Bah. You have to descend a flight of stairs to the right side of the entrance of the building.

There are five tables with a bar to the side. Pretty small which is why you need reservations for this place.

Our server Ryan was great very attentive and good at conversing and making us feel comfortable.

We we given an appetizer. Blur crab cream cheese dip with shallots. Buttered italian bread which was then toasted was served on the side. Excellent, I could eat this all day, but have crab to eat.

First came the burgers which were made to our preference. The burgers were medium sized cut into quarters. The buns were pretty good had good browning on them. Fries were just fries. Choose of cheeses were blue, cheddar, or American. Meat being prime was excellent. It had a nice mouthful.

On to the crab, perfectly steamed, and had the right amount of saltiness. There was plenty of meat in the legs and almost all were of colossal size. No limp claws were found. For the dipping butters, you can choose from sweet European butter, garlic butter, or Cajun butter. I preferred the garlic butter, Cajun butter was more sour than spicy. European butter was too plain.

My only disappointment was a personal one. I brought someone who had never cracked crabs before and he didn't feel like doing much. Lazy. Thanks Rich.

Back to to the positives I more than made up for it. The server Ryan and the kitchen brought up the crabs quickly as soon as we finished each pot.

I would heartily recommend this place. Bring a empty stomach and arrive just a little before your appointment or else you'll be paying for cocktails while waiting. That bar by the street entrance is just too tempting!