The Crab Restaurant And Bar

First time visitors to Bournemouth, we were spoiled for choices with dinning options, but Crab at Bournemouth caught our attention. Located just minutes walk from the beach and outstanding reviews, it seemed like the perfect fit for our love of seafood. We were not disappointed. Upon entering, the staff graciously offered to take our coats. We were the first customers of the evening, and the restaurant exuded a welcoming, clean ambiance. The server, who may be the manager, was exceptionally polite thru out the night. To our surprise, we were promptly treated a small portion of fish soup of the day for tasting not long after we were seated, it was very nice. Our order included the fish soup (of course), seafood linguine, hake risotto, the whole crab with garlic butter, and a beam fillet with black spaghetti (a special of the day). Each dish was outstanding, but the standout was undoubtedly the crab paste. Served with fries for dipping, it was a taste sensation that left us wanting more! We left with satisfied stomachs and a sense of contentment. It was truly a memorable evening.

It's a restaurant with sea food. My husband isn't into sea food much, so he came along just for me, but there weren't options to choose from for him. He ordered the sea food linguine, but he said the pasta was a little overcooked. I have ordered only starters: Oysters - min oder is 6. Would have liked it to be 3 as a fixed starter or order by piece. I like oysters, but it was a little too mu h because I wanted to have a variety of sea food. They were good. Octopus 🐙 salad - this was interesting. It was warm and with potatoes. Scallops - served on a cauliflower. At first, I thought they were served on couscous but it was indeed cauliflower, which was interesting. I liked it. We were there at 6 pm, still at daylight, so it's hard to say anything about the atmosphere. Also I don't think the restaurant is aiming for it. Their sharing seafood platter seemed to be popular. I couldn't order that because my husband didn't want it. If you choose to go there , make sure that everyone loves seafood.

We had our dinner at Crab last night. The made our reservation online two days prior to avoid disappointment as the reviews online are very positive. We were greeted by trained and friendly staffs when we arrived and our table is all setup for us. We ordered their specials menu which was fish soup and 1/2 lobster and hake on risotto from their normal menu. The taste of food is very nice, risotto is perfect. The fish soup is so so as I would expect there have some fish meat in the soup but no, just two-three croutons in fish and tomato soup. The taste is good but nothing outstanding. Now come to our another main, the lobster. I can say their lobster is not fresh as I can tell from the texture of the lobster meat. It is mushy, not chewy. I feed this back to the waiter and he said “i will let the manager knows” then he didn’t return to us anymore. I feel quite lucky I didn’t order their seafood platter (£115) as m their seafood is not fresh from the day. I think the manager need to review this as Crab is a seafood restaurant and freshness is the most important thing for seafood. I think I spent the money on their service more on their food. Overall, i think this restaurant is slightly overpriced based on the quality of food.

Enjoyed the food and sat next to the window with a view to the Pier. Varun served us and was really attentive. We did sometimes feel ignored but good ol' Varun kept an eye out for us. We went for the Moules (without the wine) which was great as expected (especially the fries that came with) as well as the catch of the day Sea Bream which was thoroughly enjoyed to the bone. The half lobster wasn't as great or good as I wished for, however all in all it was a great meal and we thoroughly enjoyed it!! Would recommend. We personally spent £85 all in on 3 meals that we shared between 2. We parked nearby and walked up the hill to the restaurant. We hope to come back when the music is playing - we noticed the white piano and would recommend the place for a date especially if you're into fish.

Great seafood place. Excellent food and good service. Nice environment. I can't really say anything negative about the restaurant (maybe I could say that one of the waitresses was not very happy, probably she was tired, but I could tell she didn't want to be there). I had seafood linguine and calamari and both were good (noodles where slightly better in my opinion, calamari were good, but I got tired of them after 4 or 5). Worth a visit if you are in Bournemouth.

Had dinner at Crab and was a pleasant experience. Wait staff were friendly and the food was delicious. Portions are smaller than I’d like, but there is a variety of food. Fish and chips were a generous portion, but the John Dory special was lacking. Perhaps other additional sides would help. Presentation of the food was nice, and location was convenient to walk to the beach/pier.

Food was even better than I though. Their fish korma was excellent, very well presented and not too expensive. Atmosphere was quiet but that's to be expected at 2.30pm for lunch and we were grateful they could cater to us at that time. I would definitely go back, the whole family were very impressed.