The Drunken Crab

This spot is great for lunch for any seafood lover. Flavorful sauce in every bag. Our waiter/bartender/hostess was attentive and friendly. The only negative thing to mention are about the crab legs; we got one thick piece and the rest were Tiny-thin legs. That 1lb of crab legs is the priciest I’ve seen in any other similar seafood restaurant. If I’m ever around Santa Barbara area and in the mood for seafood , l will be stopping by at The drunken crab to hopefully get thicker crab legs on the next visit .

This is our first time for dinner. We ordered Brussel sprouts for appetizer, battered shrimp with Cajun fries, and battered soft shell crabs with fried sweet potatoes. My husband wanted the fish and chips & they ran out. The food came very hot and crispy. The portions were good size. Our server was friendly. I hope that the restaurant would consider combo plates. I would have liked to order half lb mussel, half lb clams, and half lb snow crabs.

The Cajun fries in the Fish & Chips were tasty, but the fish, although a generous 5 pieces, were terribly greasy so I didn't finish them. Other people in my party said the calamari was rubbery, the panko fried shrimp was good, and the Mild deveined/peeled shrimp in the bag was flavorful but unexpectedly spicy for Mild. So again, beware of elevated spicy levels that seem to be the norm at Louisiana-themed spots.

What a great place! I loved the food. It was our first time here, went with a friend that raved about it and it didn’t disappoint. We had the Louisiana style shrimp with the garlic sauce. We literally had to lick our gloves because the sauce had the right kick and the most amazing garlic flavor. We literally had to dance of happiness while eating. They gave us paper table clothes and we put them in the back of the truck at the beach and ate. I would recommend going to eat your food at the pier lots of tables and free parking for the first 90mins. Can’t wait to come back to Santa Barbara.

The food here is great ! Especially the cajun broil bag. I would also like the shout out Adrian (hopefully I didn't get his name wrong). He was great and crushing it especially with him being the only waitor on a saturday night. From busting tables, bringing out food, all while making sure guests are taking care of in a timely manner. 👏🏽

I tried all three sauces on my crab legs which was a bad ideal it was a very salty but all in all I ate them. My margarita was very sour one sip and I was done with that. Then the bill as we all know seafood is expensive but then they add on a service charge of 15% talking about Covid. That was insane. Never again.