The Crab at Bournemouth

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1. OT

   OpenTable Diner

   London

   2 reviews

   4.0

   2 reviews

   Dined 2 days ago

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   Lovely place to experience a local seafood.

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   EandJ

   London

   1 review

   1.0

   1 review

   Dined 4 days ago

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   Shockingly poor service. Ordered there sharing platter starter, but with gluten free bread, arrived with ordinary bread, told didn't have gf. If been told that when ordering wouldn't have ordered it. Who prepares a sharing platter for two, with one piece of prosciutto? Main courses - Monkfish korma - 3 pieces of fish - one perfectly cooked, one overcooked, one very over cooked - at nearly £30 it should be much better than this. Moules and frites - the frites were delivered to the table when there were only 4 modules left. Who serves a course with the different components at different times? You wouldn't dream of bringing a plate with a steak on it, then bring the chips 15 minutes later. You need a new chef and probably more staff in the kitchen. I feel sorry for the waiting staff because they were delightful.

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3. DO

   DiningOut

   London

   2 reviews

   4.0

   2 reviews

   Dined 4 days ago

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   A lovely venue, great food and just across the road from the BIC. I like that we were offered a choice of places to sit. The background music was lovely. Fantastic fresh seafood and really nice staff. We had to rush off to see a gig but would have been happy to stay and dry dessert. Wine glasses could be nicer and perhaps some side plates for shellfish/bones would be useful. Will definitely return!

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4. OT

   OpenTable Diner

   London

   5 reviews

   5.0

   5 reviews

   Dined 5 days ago

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   The food and service were great! We travelled from London on purpose to enjoy some fresh seafood and nice weather. We will be back for sure

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5. RW

   RebeccaW

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 6 days ago

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   Excellent, fresh seafood. Well worth a visit if you are in Bournemouth :)

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   AlexS

   Hampshire

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 6 days ago

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   Absolutly brilliant from start to finish. Staff are very attentive but not at your table every 5 mins so you can enjoy your time there without being hassled. Piano player was amazing and food cooked to perfection :-)

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7. MB

   MatthewB

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 6 days ago

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   Great food,great service. Mistake was made on my order,but it was quickly rectified and the manager took it off our final bill. Really nice touch. Definitely eat here again when returning to Bournemouth. 10/10

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8. NS

   NicolaS

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 7 days ago

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   Wonderful food - had a slight problem with the mains order - just a bit of confusion (2 dishes sounded very similar) - great cocktails and lovely service - would defo recommend and defo return - thanks x

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   Rogers

   Las Vegas

   2 reviews

   4.0

   2 reviews

   Dined 7 days ago

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   Not a great deal of selection on the menu, but what was there was cooked very well.

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    007Bondgirl

    Dorset

    20 reviews

    4.0

    20 reviews

    Dined on 17 May 2022

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    Great fish in an oh so convenient location for the BIC opposite Tasty balanced elements and a wide choice make this my go to restaurant in Bournemouth

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11. TG

    TraceyG

    Dorset

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on 16 May 2022

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    Excellent service, particularly from Richard the bar manager who kindly found us 2 decent champagne glasses, rather than the IKEA type that we were first provided. The fish pie did not have crevettes or mussels (honestly that is what we were told, but thankfully no mussels) in but was tasty with salmon and white fish. The Crab thermidore was delicious but could do with a lot less butter 🙏. We asked to move tables after finding ourselves in a noisy kids corner at 8pm. The staff were all great, particularly David and Richard, and swiftly moved us and asked the parents to turn down their kids screen volume, but really such small children should not be permitted so late. In fact I think they were still there when we left at 10pm. We will go back but we do ask that a little more effort could be made with the cutlery and glasses and perhaps some more thought into the tables e.g. covers or flowers. The prices warrant just a little more please, We will bring glasses for our champagne next time 😁🤣👍

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12. PM

    PrimM

    Dorset

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 16 May 2022

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    Best fish restaurant I have been to, loved their prawn and garlic starter. Definitely coming back to try the fruit de mere platter which looked delicious.

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    Newby

    Dorset

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 16 May 2022

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    Service staff were amazing and so was the food. Cant wait to go again.

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14. SB

    SueB

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 14 May 2022

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    Lovely restaurant, warm inside with piano player adding to the overall ambiance. Good selection of starters and main. Service was excellent. Nice touch of complimentary soup in a small coffee cup. Would recommend.

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    Winnie

    Dorset

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 14 May 2022

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    nice food and good service. We have a wonderful night in there

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    Giraffe16

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on 13 May 2022

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    Amazing food. Nice atmosphere with piano player. Attentive staff throughout the evening.

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17. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on 12 May 2022

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    Had a lovely anniversary dinner with my partner. Terrific service, Miroslav the maitre was brilliant and very attentive.

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    MichelleK

    Hampshire

    2 reviews

    4.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on 12 May 2022

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    Food was out of this world extremely tasty and well presented. Only downside was we were told we had to wait until 17:30 before we could order food which was fine but felt the waiter was quite rude when saying this however the waiter was amazing during the food service.

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    Marv

    London

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 10 May 2022

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    Hot fruits de mere was fantastic. Staff both helpful and friendly recomended

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    Winch1957

    Berkshire

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on 10 May 2022

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    Very nice restaurant, waiters very attentive nothing was too much trouble, friendly staff. Food very good, hot seafood platter with cooked mussels was enough for three people, the two of us couldn’t actually finish it! One thing I’d suggest is that crab legs and claws are cracked a bit more as the claws especially were so massive that it took a lot to crack them at the table. We will come back again. Highly recommended.

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21. CA

    CAROLS

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 10 May 2022

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    Lovely restaurant, food arrived in good time, plenty of waiting staff.

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22. LP

    LysienneP

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on 10 May 2022

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    Prob my worst dining experience to date food wise. Warm seafood platter was mostly frozen, drowning in garlic butter. Left us both feeling queasy. Very overpriced for the quality. Staff were very pleasant though. Would not return.

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23. NB

    NicolaB

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 9 May 2022

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    Food was amazing. Staff are brilliant. Best restaurant in Bournemouth.

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24. SB

    SusanB

    London

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on 7 May 2022

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    We had a terrible experience at the crab and won’t be going again.arrived to noisy crowd in bar swearing.were seated and left an 1 hour 15 mins later as our order had been lost!?!?Place is a shambles with staff not knowing what they are doing.Don’t go there.

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25. JR

    JacquelineR

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on 6 May 2022

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    The food overall was good, especially the fish soup. Spicy, lots of fish, saffron & pepper. The moules could have had more onion, parsley & garlic in the cream sauce but the shellfish themselves were plump & sweet. Overall, I felt it was a great choice, liked the background piano music & nice staff. Fair value for money too.

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    RachelJ

    Dorset

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 6 May 2022

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    The food is exceptional and the piano accompanist was quirky but pleasant. Would thoroughly recommend for a date night

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    Prancer

    Dorset

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on 5 May 2022

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    Lovely seafood and a good service although the lobster was very small

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    Eddie

    London

    5 reviews

    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on 5 May 2022

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    Amazing fish and seafood in a wonderful setting by the sea. Perfect!

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    BobF

    Los Angeles

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 3 May 2022

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    My scallops were big and juicy and perfectly cooked and the turbot was exactly as I like it - only just cooked. The cod wrapped in prosciutto had somehow managed to cook the fish to perfection without the ham going unpleasantly brittle. Well done to the chef. The creme brûlée was also spot on.

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30. GL

    GindiL

    London

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on 1 May 2022

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    Lobster was nice, needed more flavour. Great Whute Russian, fab Calamari

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31. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 1 May 2022

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    Great service and food! We enjoyed a wonderful dinner yesterday.

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32. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    London

    2 reviews

    1.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on 1 May 2022

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    I went there to have a nice lunch on Sunday, they didn’t have the crab and the lobster was the size of a tiger prawn. I wonder how the restaurant chef can sell a lobster bite size with a price of a normal lobster. The waiters were not paying attention in the tables just in talk with each other. Sad…

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33. AR

    AnthonyR

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on 30 April 2022

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    Had a good time at the crab. The pianist was very good and added to a great ambience. and good food. The service was good but you eat your first course and your second course comes to soon so you feel rushed. A little time to talk and let you food go down would help. A little thing that would add to a better experience would be to frost up your signage so you don't see all the traffic going passed.

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34. C

    Connorrrr

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 23 April 2022

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    Food was incredibly good. Would recommend to anyone. Ambience was perfect. Love the piano playing for background noise. All the staff were so polite and welcoming

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    CrisD

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on 21 April 2022

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    Would have been nice to recieve the hummus we paid for and to have a check back, but we did enjoy the hot platter

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36. GH

    GrahamH

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 21 April 2022

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    Catch of the day was excellent. Food was very tasty Service exceptional, professional and friendly. Cocktails well presented. Worth a visit, highly recommended

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37. LT

    LiliT

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on 20 April 2022

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    We had to ask for water 3x from different waiters! My son was so thirsty already it came so late! That was the downfall! U should assign one waiter on one location only so they dont run around like headless chicken getting confused of who to serve ist! At least the customers can see then too not everywhere

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38. AS

    AndrewS

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 20 April 2022

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    Excellent service and the food is really outstanding, I would definitely go back again and would highly recommend them.

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    BeckyF

    London

    1 review

    1.0

    1 review

    Dined on 19 April 2022

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    Absolutely terrible!!!! Ordered 2 starters only 1 arrived then half hour later 2 more arrived. We waited over and hour 10 minutes before someone came to us about our mains, they said they would check on it, they never came back, 20 mins later we asked again and was told it is just being plated up. To which the risotto was undercooked and still hard! When we asked for the bill there was food on there we didn’t even order! The place looks lovely and is in an ideal location, but the service is absolutely shocking!!!

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40. OT

    OpenTable Diner

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on 19 April 2022

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    Service was a little slow but the staff were very pleasant. Enjoyed the food.

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