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The Crab Shack

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40 Estill Hammock Rd
Tybee Island, GA 31328

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(912) 786-9857
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Best

If you're looking for fast food and fast service, or your idea of good seafood includes batter and oil, keep looking! If you're looking for good low country boil seafood and a lai...

Worst

Was our first visit to Savannah and everyone said to go to Crab Shack. The overall setting of the place, very nice. The arrangement of table and service was poor. Waitress and hos...

Not the best 11/1/2011

I didn't enjoy this resturant at all. If you like all your food boiled then you'd probably enjoy it. Everything ordered at our table was tasteless. Very bland. Maybe I just like spicer food. more

GREAT AND FAST SERVICE 8/9/2011

If you're looking for fast food and fast service, or your idea of good seafood includes batter and oil, keep looking! If you're looking for good low country boil seafood and a laid back atmosphere, this place is great. Yeah, it looks like a tourist trap, but it's some really great food. Slow down, relax, and don't go in a hurry. Loved sitting out under the trees! more

FUN!!!!!!!!!!!!! =) 8/4/2011

""If you want great food and a fun, casual atmosphere, this is it! I have been visiting Savannah / Tybee Island for years, and have never tried The Crab Shack because I foolishly thought it was """"touristy."""" My husband and I spent our anniversary in Savannah this past weekend, and decided to go try their crab legs. We are so glad we did! Everything about this place is fun, relaxed, and epitomizes the laid-back Tybee lifestyle. The food is fresh, crazy good, and piled high. Grab a t-shirt, shorts and flip flops, and go join in the fun!"" more

yeeee!!!! the crab shack! =) 8/2/2011

Always love the crab shack. Love the chowder. more

Food was good!!! :) 8/1/2011

We ate outside on the deck with views of the water (not ocean). They served the food on styrofoam plates and there were trashcans in the middle of the tables, but food was good. Very good value, especially for seafood. Great place to eat! more

excellent 7/26/2011

Everything was excellent and plenty of it. Had a Great time and will go again. more

loved it! =) 7/18/2011

On our first night of vacation to Tybee Island, my husband and I tried the Crab Shack. We ordered the Low Country Boil for one. It was plenty of food! The crab legs were my favorite, but my husband enjoyed the mussels the best. We will be back! more

Good food! 7/8/2011

This was my husband & I's second trip to Crab Shack. We knew our girls (12,9,4) would get a kick out of feeding the alligators so we took them here the evening we arrived on the island. We got a table outside rather than in the screened in restaurant area. Great view of the marsh but the cats were annoying. They are owned by the restaurant & there are signs not to feed them but I'm not a cat person so it was weird. We ordered the Shack Sampler for 2 (similar to Low Country Boil but also has crab legs & crawfish) and it easily fed all 5 of us! A good time was had by all! more

We had so much fun at this restaurant!! 7/6/2011

Its a huge place, you will never wait for a table their seating area seems to go on forever. The food may seem a bit pricey but we managed to spend $30 on 2 people which isn't bad for all the experience. The crab stew is out of this world!! There is an alligator lagoon with a webcam, we live out of state and were able to tell my family to go to crabshack. com and view the webcam and they could see us which was a real treat for my mom! We took so many pictures with the statues around the lagoon and bought souviners, it was so much fun!!! more

Love the gators!!! 7/1/2011

Ate here on vacation. Atmosphere is really unique with gators, cats, and outdoor seating. Everyone in my party was impressed with their food. I highly recommend the baby clam appetizer! I will definitely be returning to the Crab Shack the next time I'm at Tybee! more

Very Nice 6/29/2011

It was very nce, we enjoy sitting outside by the water. This is our 3rd time in 6 weeks! more

Wonderful place! 6/23/2011

Wonderful place! Fantastic atmosphere- don?t change a thing! Loved the tables more

Great experience 6/20/2011

Nice waiter talked to me about the banana spider. They are fantastic. The waitstaff is excellent. Great experience! more

Awesome 6/15/2011

Awesome! ?One of the highlights of our trip to Savannah! ?We ordered the Sampler platter for the 3 of us, and there was enough food left over for another person, and we were stuffed. ?The platter came out piled high with crab legs, stone crab claws, crawfish, mussels, shrimp, corn, smoked sausage and potatoes. ?I really wanted to get a low country boil while on this trip, and we definitely came to the right place. ?I may dream about this meal, it was so yummy. The food was so delicious, and what a fun experience! ?You will get messy, but that's part of the fun. ?And the atmosphere is really fun, too. ?Loved the lighting and the trees growing right up through the dining room, the well fed cats roaming around outside. ?We wandered around during the 30 minute wait for a table and looked at the boats, the alligators, the parrots, the gift shop, took pics with the various kitschy things, such as a turtle dressed as Captain Jack Sparrow. ?Yes, it is touristy, but every now and then you find a touristy place that really justifies the crowd, and this is it. ?NOT to be missed! more

Good food 6/14/2011

Good food. Enjoyed the unique atmosphere. Would recommend to others! more

Great food! 6/7/2011

Wonderful FLAVOR & excellent service! Helpful crab eating techniques provided :) more

Best seafood 5/24/2011

Best seafood I had while in Savannah! The atmosphere is fun and the alligators are so cool to look at and feed! Lots of cats run around but we didn't have any problems with them! Will come back again! more

Extremely subpar, uncooked shrimp. 5/23/2011

My brother, myself and his girlfriend visited the Crab Shack for lunch a few days ago. The shrimp that his girlfriend ordered was undercooked, we ended up feeding it to the cats they have wandering around. His crab had tons of shells mixed in the 'meat', so much that it was hard to pick them all out. Not just small pieces, but large pieces. My kosher dog was very oily as well, and they didn't even have any condiments such as ketchup or mustard, just an average looking hot dog on a bun. I'd not recommend it to anyone, and I'll not be coming back. more

Excellent! 5/20/2011

Your REPUTATION is excellent! Three people in the northeast told us to come here! more

LOVE the Crab Shack!! 5/11/2011

Visiting from California, LOVE the crab shack! more
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  • The Crab Shack isn't just a restaurant, it's a destination! We seat more than 700 guests and offer both indoor and outdoor dining options. Both dining rooms and our outdoor dining deck offer picturesque views of Chimney Creek. Both the young and young-at-heart will enjoy our interactive, educational "Gator Lagoon" which is home to 78 baby alligators; our aviary which is home to more than a dozen rescued exotic birds, and our "Gift Shack". The Crab Shack offers traditional Low Country fare, including fresh streamed and boiled seafood and slow-cooked BBQ. We also have a kid's menu available with burgers, hot dogs, and pizza. The Crab Shack is and always has been a family owned business, and recently began shipping our entrees in ready-to-be-cooked kits through LoCo To Go. Stop by and experience all we have to offer for yourself!

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  • The Scene
    Located on Chimney Creek, just off the main drag linking Savannah and Tybee Island, the Crab Shack has all the makings of a tourist trap. Fortunately, you won't mind being roped...

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  • Hours: Sun-Thu 11:30am-9pm, Fri-Sat 11:30am-10pm
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